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Why Stocks Aren't As Cheap as You Think
Even as profit growth has slowed for corporate America, stocks still appear to be fairly valued. But Steven Russolillo has a note of caution. Photo: Getty Images.
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... ay ay mm mm ... profit growth slowed for corporate America ... stocks still appear to be fairly valued see the Dow thirty five points this morning ... has become a big selling point as equities continue to press to record highs ... but stocks may not be quite as cheap as they appear Steve Russolillo right to the MoneyBeat blogged is often on the show and assuming ... joins us to explain why ... this is your morning MoneyBeat Congo that every morning to subscribe to folks if you want to buy E-mail get when your inbox ... and I'm just isn't a good one this morning stocks and into stocks and she definitely got a PE ratios ... why are these because they seem to be this so we settled into the numbers here and and as you said that the market bread around record highs and just keeps going up of an upper house of console point where it gets low pricing in a lot of people he talks it's a no no it's not it's everything is fairly valued ... the forward price to earnings ratio valuation metric that a lot of people use ... it for a run for it and a half times are now which is right around long-term averages seven says hey it's all good everything's fine ... well maybe that's not quite the case and the reason why is because we looked at how earnings growth has progressed over the past few quarters ... and compare that's what analysts are projecting into the next few quarters so ... as we talked on the written about for quite some time now ... earnings growth than relatively flat for this quarter ... it's the similar trend over the that pesky Porter's nothing really big and exciting excited about ... analysts on the other hand expected profit growth is going to improve ... substantially over the next few quarters Allsup on for five percent growth in the third quarter ... eleven almost twelve percent growth in the fourth quarter ... the scenes Paul percent growth in in two years now so ... those are very very optimistic numbers ... and so it goes optimistic numbers are then compiled into what people are expecting what this forward PE ratio is ... so that's why it's mostly in line ... only setback is that when ... what say that growth actually projects actually feel continues at the peace that it's been which is like one two three percent not much ... all the sudden the valuation and gets a little bit more expensive here that the increases to about eighteen and a half times ... the that's not crazy expensive ... but it's also on the wrong side of ... the expensive or cheap it's getting a little bit of a ... so so the heart of which the retailer ... profit growth is not good I mean it's not going to be protected building with ... blood stocks are as follows one every time the Dow's Opnet Allie is basically a record high ... how the T square that circle a meet those two things match ... on the market seems to kowtow promo probably don't even if it doesn't really make sense because the SNP is up twenty two percent over the past twelve months but profit growth has been coming into two or three tries and so people ... the people that are big believers that corporate profits drive the market ... you know that it's not really meshing rebalances something doesn't make sense and so part of the reason why people say that stocks are not expensive at this point is because analysts expecting growth to really ramp up much ... but ... it was that it had been higher than it was easy for investors comes down to are you buying me by Ernie buying property by a company when buying an analyst estimate I mean you go through that with that or are you buying a home here is that the Fed will keep pumping writing professor and Apple another illegally using more amenable thinks it September they'll perk for all that mean for stocks will it mean for the economy ... yet this is ... to say this is really delicate time to be putting all your your faith in the fact that stocks of any keep going up we are delicate time I think another thing to point out too is is that ... I love these expectations of calm in ... he'll repeatedly over the past few quarters this is a trend that we've seen an ounce of been way way too optimistic and all the sudden as ... earnings season comes up those estimates come in so ... it could happen again in the third quarter the fourth quarter at a person ... wears in twenty fourteen ... season in the quiet what it ... what ... it has a great now and that's why those PE ratios are still in one of the IHT was all good stuff thank you very much


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Terang pacing cup triumph for trainer, driver
ECKLIN-trained pacer Keayang Cullen delivered trainer Marg Lee and driver Glen Craven the highlights of their careers by winning the Terang Pacing Cup.
The five-year-old scored a 2.1-metre victory from fast-finishing Rodrigo and Our Arlington in the $25,000 feature over 2680 metres at Terang Raceway.
The triumph at odds of $3.60 was the feel-good story of cup night and sparked jubilant celebrations.
Making the win more special was the family connections with both the horse and the Terang Harness Racing Club.
Lee is an aunt of Craven while her parents, Harold and Alice Craven, are long-time stalwarts of the club.
Harold is a life member while Alice has been ever-present at the track.
The pair were unable to be trackside on Saturday night but both trainer and driver paid tribute to them post-race.
Lee yesterday described the cup win as "pretty special".
"There's nothing like winning your home-town cup. I've won a lot of other races but this one is a highlight," she said.
Craven was likewise still on a high yesterday.
"I don't get very excited too often but I got a little bit excited over the line with a bit of a salute," he said.
They compared Keayang Cullen to another Lee-trained pacer, Keayang Hanover, which won 22 races but never the Terang Pacing Cup.
Keayang Cullen has 17 wins and eight placings from 29 starts and will contest a heat of the $750,000 Inter Dominion Championship at Melton on Saturday night.
"Both have been great horses. I can't really split them for the enjoyment I've got out of them," Craven said.
"Both have been really good for me. Keayang Hanover was there for me when I first started. This bloke (Keayang Cullen) is definitely on his way to toppling him."
A fast start from position three on the second row paved the way for the victory. Keayang Cullen was able to follow Arber out of the gates and capitalise on a gap in the front row to hit the first turn in front.
Craven was able to dictate terms from there and the gelding held firm in the straight as the placegetters charged home from mid-field.
Keayang Cullen finished in three minutes, 20 seconds and clocked quarters of 30.8, 29.9, 27.8 and 28.9.
Lee described the drive as "brilliant" and reflective of a reinsman who understands the horse. Craven said the good start was "pretty much what won us the race".
"If we didn't get to the front it could've been a totally different story," he said.
Terang Pacing Cup night was successful beyond the cup win for the Cravens.
Matt Craven, the older brother of Glen, drove the Peter Manning-trained Earl Harbour to victory in the $10,000 Terang Trotters Cup over 2680 metres.
The six-year-old gelding was a $2.30 favourite and won by 3.3 lengths from Illawong Magic and Enjoy A Coldie.
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Marco Crespi maintained his lead after the third round of the Telenet Trophy despite a shaky one under par round of 70 which left him a shot clear of Frenchman Alexandre Kaleka, whose eagle at the par four 18th hole set up an intriguing final day in Belgium.
Crespi admitted he could feel the nerves stepping onto the first tee as the outright leader at Ravenstein Royal Golf Club of Belgium and it showed as the bogeyed the first, second and fourth holes.
The Italian steadied himself, however, and picked up shots at the sixth, ninth and 13th before a chip-in at the 14th hole moved him under par for the day. He looked like he would relinquish his outright lead after a bogey at the 17th hole but a birdie on the final hole meant he remained in the driving seat for a first Challenge Tour title.
"I played pretty badly today," said the 33 year old. "My game was completely at odds with my previous two rounds. I missed a lot of fairways with the driver and a lot of greens with my approaches.
"I hit only 24 or 25 putts today so that was the only thing that kept me in it and gave me a one under par round. I was very nervous this morning but I tried to focus and play it shot by shot. This helped me hit a few good shots here and there so it wasn't so bad."
Kaleka was right on Crespi's tail after an eventful finish to his round. The 25 year old stepped onto the 16th tee three under par for the day and tied for the lead but took a big gamble by trying to clear trees with his approach from the rough. That didn't go to plan, however, and he carded a triple bogey seven.
His impulsive streak did bear fruit on the 304 yard par four 18th hole when his drive rolled to within 16 feet of the pin and with the anticipating crowds watching on, he held the putt to move right back up the leaderboard into second place.
"It was really cool to finish like that," said Kaleka, who won the ALLIANZ EurOpen de Lyon in 2009 on his Challenge Tour debut.
"I played really well today so I was disappointed to be level par on the 18th tee. I just missed my tee shot on the right side on the 16th and I decided to play over the trees but it was an impossible shot.
"It probably was down to overconfidence, maybe my Latin blood, but it wasn't very smart! I played aggressive today because it's a short course and if you drive well you can get close to the greens so that's what I tried today and it went well on some holes and bad on others.
"I'm confident going into tomorrow. I think I can score well and I'll try to shoot a low score and we'll see what happens."
Olly Whitely was a shot further back in third place on seven under par after a steady one under par round of 70.
Playing with the leader Crespi, the Englishman birdied the second hole and parred every hole up until the 17th, where another birdie moved into the lead briefly before a bogey on the 17th left him two shots off the lead.
Spain's Carlos Aguilar, Jurgen Maurer of Austria and Italian Andrea Perrino shared fourth place on seven under par but on a day when low scores were at a premium, Eddie Pepperell's six under par round of 65 provided one of the stories of the day after he put his change in fortunes down to a YouTube video tutorial from none other than Luke Donald.
The 21 year old from England won on his first appearance this year at the ALLIANZ Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne two weeks ago but was struggling around the greens in the opening two days in Belgium.
He still made the cut, however, and he had a YouTube video lesson on the short game featuring Donald to thank for his emergence as he launched himself right into contention.
"I watched some short game stuff with Luke Donald this morning on YouTube," said Pepperell, who won the Portuguese Amateur Championship in an impressive amateur career. "I was struggling with chipping and pitching and the feel around the greens so I watched some of his stuff."I love watching him, the way he plays and his short game so a few of his tips really helped me out there around the greens."
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Go Behind the Scenes of Gwen Stefani's Harper's Bazaar Cover Shoot
Gwen Stefani sat down to talk her effortless top knot hairstyle, her clothes and lipstick in this behind-the-scenes footage from her Harper's Bazaar cover shoot. Stefani covers the September issue, looking pretty in pink. She broke down her style hallmarks and even revealed a secret association with famed photographer Terry Richardson.
So about Terry. He was in a band called Devil Freak that used to play with No Doubt in the L.A. scene back in the day. The singer and mom-of-two made him promise to listen to the new album since it's upbeat. The Harper's shoot was Stefani's first-ever with Richardson! What goes around…
Stefani also talked about her top knot or the "fun bun," as girls who copy her coif call it, but when asked about how often does she '"thinks pink," since her shoot and spread was so pink-centric, she said,
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The diva and L.A.M.B fashion designer revealed she used to customize clothes she bought from thrift store. There were lots of glue guns and Velcro being used!
It's odd that Stefani refers to some of her outfits and dresses as "that thing," such as the fluffy pink gown she wears in the Harper's Bazaar spread or the black Stella McCartney jumpsuit she once wore to a red carpet event. She is quite nonchalant, which is strange for someone so fashionable and so on-the-pulse when it comes to clothing.
Her staples are white tanks, which are easy to dispose of. She also has a storage space but she's never been there. She just knows that the clothes "go" there. Stefani has a very standoffish attittude about her wardrobe, doesn't she?
Lastly, she copped to being in "L'Oreal mode" with her lipsticks. Well, she is a spokesmodel for the brand, so she best be!
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#1 The Last Days of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid08-18-2012, 05:48 PM
At the end the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Paul Newman and Robert Redford reload their six-shooters and exchange a final round of wisecracks, then dash valiantly into a plaza rimmed with Bolivian soldiers. The movie, a box-office smash in 1969 and a late-night television chestnut today, closes with the wounded outlaws facing almost certain doom. The frame freezes before the antiheroes fall, however, leaving open the barest possibility of their survival.
The movie is based on a true story, which began shortly after the Civil War. The outlaw known as Butch Cassidy, born Robert LeRoy Parker on April 13, 1866, was the eldest of 13 children in a Mormon family in Utah. His admiration for a young cowboy named Mike Cassidy and a stint as a butcher inspired his nom de crime. A stretch in a Wyoming prison for the theft of a $5 horse impelled him toward a life on the run.
The Sundance Kid, born Harry Alonzo Longabaugh in the spring of 1867, was the youngest of five children in a Baptist family in Pennsylvania. After heading west at the age of 15, he ranched with relatives in Colorado, then knocked around the U.S. and Canadian Rockies, working as a drover and broncobuster. He earned his nickname by serving 18 months in jail at Sundance, Wyo., for stealing a horse.
Sundance's companion in the movie was Etta Place. His companion in real life was an enigma. Although she has been described as a prostitute, a teacher, or both, no one knows her true origin or fate. Even her name is a mystery. The Pinkerton Detective Agency called her Etta on its wanted posters, but she called herself Ethel, which may or may not have been her real name. Traveling as Sundance's wife, she shared the alias Place (his mother's maiden name).
Butch and Sundance belonged to a loose-knit gang that included the likes of Elzy Lay, Matt Warner, Harvey 'Kid Curry' Logan, Ben 'Tall Texan' Kilpatrick and Will Carver. Dubbed the Train Robbers' Syndicate, the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang and the Wild Bunch, the band held up trains and banks and stole mine payrolls in the Rocky Mountain West, making off with a total of $200,000 (the equivalent of $2.5 million today) between 1889 and the early 1900s.
With $1,000 rewards on their heads and the Pinkertons on their tails, Butch and Sundance fled to South America with Ethel in 1901. The movie takes them directly from New York City to Bolivia, but their initial destination was actually Argentina. After steaming into Buenos Aires on the British ship Herminius in March and taking the train to Patagonia in June, they settled in the Chubut Territory, a frontier zone in southern Argentina sparsely populated by immigrants, pioneers and Indians. Although most of the immigrants were Welsh or Chilean, several North Americans had journeyed to the same corner of the world, looking for open ranges. The bandits' nearest neighbor, for example, was John Commodore Perry, who had been the first sheriff of Crockett County, Texas. Butch and Sundance also traded and socialized with another Texan, Jarred Jones, who lived a two days' ride north, near Bariloche.
Calling themselves James 'Santiago' Ryan and Mr. and Mrs. Harry 'Enrique' Place, the Wild Bunch exiles peacefully homesteaded a ranch in the Cholila Valley, raising sheep, cattle and horses. All three got on well with their neighbors, and if anyone came to know about Butch and Sundance's shady past, it never interfered with those good relations. So highly were they regarded that when Territorial Governor Julio Lezana visited the valley in early 1904, he spent the night in their home, a well-kept four-room log cabin on the east bank of the Blanco River. During the welcoming festivities, Sundance played sambas on his guitar and Lezana danced with Ethel.
Meanwhile, in March 1903, the Pinkertons had sent agent Frank Dimaio to Buenos Aires, after receiving a tip that Butch and Sundance were living in Argentina. Dimaio traced their whereabouts, then cabled his superiors, saying the rainy season prevented him from going to Cholila. Before leaving Buenos Aires, he supplied the police with translated versions of the bandits' wanted posters.
On February 14, 1905, two English-speaking bandits held up the Banco de Tarapacá y Argentino in Río Gallegos, 700 miles south of Cholila, near the Strait of Magellan. Escaping with a sum that would be worth at least $100,000 today, the pair vanished north across the bleak Patagonian steppes. Although Butch and Sundance were never positively identified as the culprits (whose descriptions didn't fit them as well as the modus operandi did), they were the prime suspects.
Responding to a directive from the Buenos Aires police chief, Governor Lezana issued an order for Butch and Sundance's arrest. Before the order could be executed, however, Sheriff Edward Humphreys, a Welsh Argentine who was friendly with Butch and enamored of Ethel, tipped them off. In early May, the trio hustled north to Bariloche and took the steamer Cóndor across Lake Nahuel Huapi to Chile.
Almost nothing is known about what the bandits did in Chile, but they apparently spent time in Antofagasta, the center of the nitrate trade on the northern coastal desert. The Pinkertons learned from a postal informant that Frank D. Aller, the U.S. vice consul in Antofagasta, had bailed Sundance (alias Frank Boyd) out of a scrape with the Chilean government in 1905.
Late that year, the outlaws returned to Argentina on business. On December 19, Butch, Sundance, Ethel and an unidentified confederate heisted 12,000 pesos (worth about $137,500 today) from the Banco de la Nación in Villa Mercedes, a livestock center 400 miles west of Buenos Aires. With several posses chasing them, they slogged west over rain-drenched pampas and the Andes to safety in Chile.
A few months later, Sundance briefly visited Cholila to sell some sheep and mares he and Butch had left with their friend Daniel Gibbon, a Welsh rancher. By then, Ethel was in San Francisco, having returned to the United States for good, and Butch was in Antofagasta, en route to Bolivia.
In 1906, Butch (alias James 'Santiago' Maxwell) found work at the Concordia Tin Mine, 16,000 feet up in the Santa Vela Cruz range of the central Bolivian Andes. Sometime after selling the livestock in Cholila, Sundance (alias H.A. 'Enrique' Brown) hired on with contractor Roy Letson, who was driving mules from northern Argentina to a railroad-construction camp near La Paz. Sundance worked awhile breaking mules at the camp, then joined Butch at Concordia, where their duties included guarding payrolls.
Assistant manager Percy Seibert, who had first met Butch and Sundance during a Christmas party at the Grand Hotel Guibert in La Paz, knew that his employees were outlaws, but he 'never had the slightest trouble getting along with' either of them. He found Sundance somewhat taciturn, but grew quite fond of Butch. After Seibert became the manager at Concordia, they were his regular guests for Sunday dinner. To avoid unpleasant surprises, Butch always took the seat with a view of the valley and the trail to Seibert's house.
Having been forced to give up his quiet life in Argentina, Butch still wanted to settle down as a respectable rancher. In late 1907, he and Sundance made an excursion to Santa Cruz, a frontier town in Bolivia's neotropical eastern savannah, and Butch wrote to friends at Concordia, saying that he had found 'just the place [he had] been looking for 20 years.' Now 41, he was burdened with regret. 'Oh god,' he lamented, 'if I could call back 20 years I would be happy.' He marveled at the affordability of good land with plenty of water and grazing, and made a prediction: 'If I don't fall down I will be living here before long.'
The bandits quit their jobs in 1908, after an inebriated Sundance bragged publicly about their criminal exploits. Although there is no proof of their having been anything other than model employees during their tenure at Concordia, Seibert credited them with several holdups in Bolivia. He said, for example, that they had robbed a railroad-construction payroll at Eucaliptus, south of La Paz, in 1908. The payroll was actually robbed twice that year. According to newspaper accounts, the perpetrators of the first holdup, which occurred in April, were 'three Yankees who had been employed as contract-workers.' The newspapers provided no details about the second robbery, which took place in August, after Butch and Sundance had left Concordia.
Later that month, they turned up in Tupiza, a mining center in southern Bolivia. Intent on robbing a local bank, perhaps to finance their retirement in Santa Cruz, the outlaws needed a place to lie low while making their plans. They found a perfect hideout at the camp of British engineer A.G. Francis, who was supervising the transportation of a gold dredge on the San Juan del Oro River. Introducing themselves as George Low and Frank Smith, Butch and Sundance appeared at Francis' camp at Verdugo, 15 miles south of Tupiza, and asked to rest their mules for a spell. Their legendary charm soon won Francis over, and they wound up bunking with him for several weeks.
While Sundance stayed with Francis, Butch made frequent forays into Tupiza, casing the bank and formulating his plans. Unfortunately, a detachment of visiting soldiers from the Abaroa Regiment, the Bolivian army's celebrated cavalry unit, was ensconced at a hotel on the same square as the banktoo close for Butch's comfort. Frustrated, and tired of waiting for the soldiers to leave town, the bandits turned their attention to the Aramayo, Francke y Compañía, which had mines in the area. Although the operational headquarters were at Quechisla, three days' journey to the northwest, the Aramayo family lived in Tupiza, and the money for the payrolls came through the Tupiza office. In conversations with an unidentified Aramayo employee, the outlaws learned that manager Carlos Peró would soon be taking an unguarded 80,000 peso payroll (worth half a million of today's dollars) to Quechisla.
In late October, Francis moved his headquarters to Tomahuaico, three miles south of Verdugo, on the west bank of the San Juan del Oro. Shortly thereafter, Butch and Sundance decamped to Tupiza, where they staked out the office behind the Aramayo family's Italianate mansion, Chajrahuasi.
Early on the morning of November 3, Carlos Peró picked up a packet of money wrapped in homespun cloth and set off from Chajrahuasi with his young son Mariano, a peon and several mules, trailed discreetly by Butch and Sundance. Peró and his companions spent the night at the Aramayo hacienda in Salo, then resumed their journey at dawn. The outlaws were now ahead of them, watching through binoculars as the group made its way up Huaca Huañusca (Dead Cow Hill), the peon and the boy on mules and Peró on foot in the rear.
At 9:30 a.m., Peró's party rounded a curve on the far side of the cactus-studded hill and found the trail blocked by Butch and Sundance, wielding brand-new small-caliber Mauser carbines with thick barrels. Dressed in dark-red corduroy suits, with bandannas masking their faces and their hat brims turned down so that only their eyes were visible, the bandits had Colt revolvers in their holsters and Browning pocket pistols tucked into their cartridge belts, which bulged with rifle ammunition.
Sundance kept his distance and said nothing. Butch politely ordered Mariano Peró and the peon to dismount and asked Carlos Peró to hand over the payroll. Unable to offer any resistance, Peró replied that they could take whatever they wanted. Butch began to search their saddlebags but could not find the money, so he told Peró to open their luggage. Speaking in English, Butch explained that he was not interested in the money or personal articles of Peró or his companions but only in the 80,000 pesos they were carrying for the Aramayo company. When Peró replied that they had only 15,000 pesos (worth $90,000 today), the larger payroll having been scheduled for the following week, Butch was stunned into silence. Perhaps as compensation, he took not only the packet of money but also a fine dark-brown mule that belonged to the company.
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I wondered what they looked like. I found this pictuure:
Sundance Kid - bottom left; Butch Cassidy - bottom right.
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by Freddy J. Nager
I recently met a consultant who argued that all corporations should have a "Chief Reputation Officer." The CRO's responsibility would be to monitor, protect and promote the company's reputation. I noted that this consultant was a "reputation specialist" by trade, so I detected a little self-promotion going on.
Now, I won't begrudge anyone a good job in this economy. We should all aspire to higher responsibilities and rewards, particularly if they include healthcare with dental.
I also agree that corporations should manage their reputations as diligently as they manage their money. While the consultant and I debated, Microsoft unleashed an ad nicknamed "OMGIGP" for "Oh My God I'm Gonna Puke." Really. The ad featured a woman vomiting. Microsoft quickly withdrew the ad after bloggers and consumers broke into protest and ridicule.
Hmm, maybe the Jerry Seinfeld spots weren't so bad after all…
So, yes, Microsoft tossed its reputation to the curb. But would appointing yet another exec at a top-heavy corporation make a difference — or even marketing sense?
Imagine investor response to hiring yet another C-level exec just to monitor reputation — particularly since a company's reputation should be the responsibility of every executive, board member, and employee. True, a "czar" could help manage reputation matters, but that person already exists: the Chief Marketing Officer (or VP/Director of Marketing). If your CMO isn't managing your reputation, time to send them packing.
Reputation is part of a company's brand, and branding is to marketers what money is to financiers. It runs in their veins. They eat it for dinner. It's their job. Hiring a CRO in addition to a CMO is completely redundant — and a recipe for corporate politics run amok. (Never spur rivalries between execs capable of writing lethal emails.)
I've also heard of other contrived marketing positions, such as VP of Branding Strategy and Image Officer. These executives can nuance their job descriptions to perfection, but they simply add another layer of bureaucracy. Such jobs would entail reviewing every communication, product and policy before public release, and predicting how they'll be received by customers, employees, shareholders, the media, the community, etc.
Once again, the job of the CMO.
Now, if you don't already have a marketing exec, your company is only running on three legs. In that case, your president, ad agency, or publicist should oversee reputation. A CRO? No, not even if you have money to burn.
As a marketer who teaches aspiring marketers, I love seeing more opportunities in marketing, but contrived executive positions only hurt a company's brand — almost as much as commercials of women losing their lunch.
Freddy J. Nager teaches courses in social media, entrepreneurship and marketing at AULA. The founder of agency Atomic Tango LLC, Freddy has over two decades of professional experience in marketing and media, including 17 online. He previously worked for music label MCA Records and major ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi, and served such clients as Nissan & Infiniti, the NFL on Fox, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, National Lampoon and numerous startups. He holds a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from the University of Southern California


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Construction boom heading to Moose Lake
Moose Lake will be the site of a construction boom in the next few years. Major commercial construction projects will begin in June this year and continue into 2015.
Arrowhead Lane, the main artery through the city, is on the schedule for improvements in 2015.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the $38 million expansion and remodeling project at Mercy Hospital has been set for June this year, along with a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the hospital. The expansion will result in a second story on the existing hospital, where patient rooms will be located. The main entrance will be relocated to the south side of the existing building.
Another operating room will be added, and the pre- and post-surgery areas will be expanded.
The ambulance and emergency room entrance will be relocated near the surgery center and close to diagnostic services. The former attached clinic has been purchased by the hospital, and it will be remodeled for the receiving area and the cafeteria.
Mercy Hospital sold the nursing home and assisted living facility to Augustana a few years ago, and plans are to begin construction on a 20-unit assisted living expansion in the fall. The project will provide a facility to meet the changing needs of long-term care.
The Moose Lake School District has sold 24 acres of land on its property along Highway 73 on the south end of town to the city, and the city is in the process of selling the land to a developer.
It has been reported that the developer, Land and Lease, plans to build a McDonald's and a retail store on the land, to begin the development. The developer will construct the roads into the property and install all of the utilities.
The entrance road to the new development will be located directly across the road to the rear of the prison, and the new businesses will be located east of the entrance road.
The Moose Lake School Board has approved holding a bond referendum election on May 20 this year.
If the referendum is passed, design work on a new prek-12 school will begin this year, and construction would begin next year. The new school would be completed for the 2015-2016 school year.
The school would also be located on the school district's property, off of County Road 10.
Meanwhile, the school is one of the two schools chosen in Carlton County for Safe Routes to School, a program sponsored by the Statewide Health Improvement Program, and a grant application was submitted on February 15 for a major infrastructure project to repair and build sidewalks near the existing school.
If the grant is awarded, the sidewalk project would be completed in 2014. It was said that the sidewalk project was needed, whether the school remains there or is moved to a new building elsewhere.
An expansion project is also planned for Marketplace Foods this year or next year.
The expansion would be added to the south side of the store, featuring an area with seating near the deli.
The Age to Age group is moving ahead with plans to build a pavilion in Earl Ellens Park by the river this year, despite the vulnerability to flooding. No decision has been made about moving the arena or keeping it in its current location.
Moose Lake has felt the effects of the downturn in the economy for the past five years. However, major construction projects had taken place on I-35 in the area the last two years, and another phase of an expansion has been built onto the Minnesota Sex Offender Program for food service and industries.
All of these major projects reinforce the concept that Moose Lake is a major hub in the region. People come from many surrounding communities for health care, for retail shopping and for services.
Those all provide jobs.
The city, with its many trails and area lakes, also attracts tourists. Activities planned by local organizations and the chamber of commerce bring thousands of visitors to the community.
These construction projects are major investments in a thriving community. Keep watching this newspaper for more information as the projects progress.


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by Trevor Kuss, Sports Information Assistant
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Georgia College men's cross country will kick off the 2012 season Friday, hosting the fourth annual Bobcat Invitational.
The Bobcats are sporting a new look this year, having six seniors on the 2011 team. Seniors Dan Horseman and Tyler Mattix led Bobcats last season, both earning All-Peach Belt Conference (PBC) honors and Mattix earning All-Region. In addition to the All-PBC runners on the team, seniors Colin Conroy and Rob Manning were also key members of the 2011 Bobcats.
The Bobcats were selected to finish sixth in the PBC Preseason Coaches Poll. The squad returns only three upper classmen, juniors Tucker Forbes (Lilburn, Ga.) and Philip Laskey (Marietta, Ga.), along with senior Nick Widener (Newnan, Ga.). Laskey, the only returning Bobcats to put up a consistant scoring finish in 2011, will be an important member of the 2012 squad.
The loss of so many seniors has made plenty of room for the five freshmen on the team to make an impact. Paul McNeil (Dunwoody, Ga.), Michael Valerio, Dylan Price (Buford, Ga.), James Ryden (Atlanta) and Michael Ziegler (Grayson, Ga.) will all have a chance to contribute to the 2012 Bobcat squad. McNeil and Ryden have both looked strong in pre-season training and could be develop into key members of the team quickly.
After the Bobcat invitational the team will travel Sept. 7 to the Fordham Fiasco in the Bronx, N.Y., then Sept. 15 they'll be back in Georgia to compete in the Mercer RunFit Invitational in Macon.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Fang Holdings Limited (SFUN) Summary of Price Movements
Fang Holdings Limited (SFUN) At the moment, stock is trading at $1.56 and moved -3.11%. Meanwhile, the stock investors and analysts deem this stock on the go as it shuffled with 3.09 million shares contrasting its Average Volume of 0.85 million shares. The trading company has the Market Cap of $687.66. SFUN stock about -72.58% away from the 52-week high and closed 32.20% away from the 52-week low. The total dollar value of all 440.81 million outstanding shares is 0.69 billion. SFUN has Forward P/E of 9.29.
The P/B rate went up to 1.08. When it comes to P/B Ratio, it is basically known as a ratio that can be used to compare the market value of a stock to its book value. Currently Analysts have a mean recommendation of 3.30 on the shares. This is based on a 1-5 numeric scale where Rating Scale: 1.0 Strong Buy, 2.0 Buy, 3.0 Hold, 4.0 Sell, 5.0 Strong Sell. Investors saw a negative move of -9.30% in last five trading days. This performance is snap pessimistic view of last week. The stock is remained in negative radar as stock is falling. Going back previous 30 days we noticed that SFUN performed along premium change of 16.42%. This booming movement indicates the picture of whole previous month is healthy. Currently Fang Holdings Limited (SFUN) stock is moving with Upswing trend. Going move backward a period of six month analysis we come to know that stock dipped -31.58% giving falling alert for Investors. Now we take an assessment of last twelve months period, where stock moved lower with performance of -68.61%. Investors also expect the good YTD performance from the stock. From the start of year 2019 to present date SFUN reported surged performance of 9.09%.
Common shareholders want to know how profitable their capital is in the businesses they invest it in. The company gives a ROE of -7.00%. The higher the ROE, the better the company is at generating profits. Return on Assets (ROA) ratio indicates how profitable a company is relative to its total assets. The ROA is -2.50%. A company that manages their assets well will have a high return, while if manages their assets poorly will have a low return. ROI is 1.30%. A positive result means that returns exceed costs. Analysts therefore consider the investment a net gain. The opposite kind of result, a negative means that costs outweigh returns. Analysts therefore view the investment as a net loss.
The moving average approach will help them to quickly measure stock performance related to price change. In this manner, SFUN' simple moving average comparison gave the analysts a clear-cut view. The company has SMA50 day's proportion of 6.14% to its most recent price change. The firm has SMA200 day's percentage of -27.19%.
This technical indicator is largely used on a 14-Days time period, weighed on a scale from 0 to 100, with both ascending and descending volumes manifested at 70 and 30, correspondingly. Both upward and downward levels do not crop up frequently – 80 and 20 and 90 and 10. Nevertheless, they show us a clear-cut picture by making a strong impact. The indicator showed that 14-Day RSI of the Fang Holdings Limited (SFUN) was currently settled 55.15.


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2014-16 events
Fall 2016
September 22: Salvatori Center Open House
Fall 2015
Michael McConnell
Constitutional law scholar from Stanford Law School
October 6, 2015
MMC Athenaeum (dinner)
Spring 2015
Leo Strauss's "How to Study Spinoza's Theologico-Political Treatise"
January 23 – 24, 2015
Participants: Mark Blitz, CMC, Ronna Burger, Tulane University, Michael Kochin, CMC, William Kristol, The Weekly Standard, Steven Lenzner, CMC, Christopher Lynch, Carthage College, Arthur Melzer, Michigan State University, Svetozar Minkov, Roosevelt University, Christopher Nadon, CMC, James Nichols, CMC, Clifford Orwin, Univ. of Toronto, Joshua Parens, Univ. of Dallas, Steven Smith, Yale University, Nathan Tarcov, University of Chicago, Peter Thiel, Thiel Foundation, Bernhardt Trout, MIT, Martin Yaffe, Univ. of North Texas
Harold Rood Memorial Lecture Series
Co-sponsored by the Claremont Institute and the Salvatori Center
Third Annual Lecture
Featuring Dr. Stephen Cambone
"Anticipating History: How Well Can China Control Its Destiny?"
Thursday, January 29, 2015
MMC Athenaeum (dinner)
William Kristol
Founder and Editor, The Weekly Standard
"The Current Political Scene in the United States"
Thursday, January 22, 2015
MMC Athenaeum (luncheon)
Richard Sanders
"Affirmative Action and the Dilemmas of Race in 2015"
February 2, 2015
MMC Athenaeum (dinner)
Michael Barone
American Politics 2015: Looking Forward
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum (dinner)
Co-sponsored with the Rose Institute
Stephen Elkin
Emeritus Professor of Government
University of Maryland
"To Constitute the American Republic: Statesmanship and Other Maladies"
Friday, February 20, 2015
Luncheon Lecture
Kravis Center, Seminar Room 321, CMC
Michael Kochin
Prof. of Political Science Tel Aviv University
Visiting Fellow (2014-2015), The Henry Salvatori Center, CMC
The Constitution Viewed from Without
Friday, February 27, 2015
12:00 p.m., Luncheon Lecture
Kravis Center, Seminar Room 321, CMC
Nietzsche's Twilight of the Idols
March 6 – 7, 2015
Kravis Center 367, CMC
Participants: Giorgi Areshidze, CMC, Nasser Behnegar, Boston College, Murray Bessette, Morehead State University, Mark Blitz, CMC, Michael Kochin, CMC Laurence Lampert, Indiana University, Daniel Tanguay, University of Ottawa, Steven Lenzer, CMC, Chris Nadon, CMC, James Nichols, CMC, Clifford Orwin, University of Tornoto, Richard, Velkley, Tulane University Richard Zinman, Michigan State University, Susan Shell, Boston College
Prof. Jean Yarbrough
Gov Professor, Bowdoin College
March 23, 2015
"Theodore Roosevelt and the American Political Tradition"
Lecture Speaker, MMCA, Luncheon
John Eastman
Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University
Immigration and the Constitution
Friday, April 17, 2015
12:00 PM Luncheon Lecture
MMC Athenaeum, Freeberg Room
Steven Hayward
Pepperdine University
Environment and the Constitution
Friday, April 24, 2015
12:00 PM Luncheon Lecture
MMC Athenaeum, Freeberg Room
Waller R. Newell
Wednesday May 6, 2015
"Tyranny Ancient and Modern"
Kravis Center, RM 345
12:00 to 1:15, Luncheon
Conservative Professors and the Politics of Higher Education
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Keck Library, CMC
Participants: Gerard Alexander, University of Virginia; Brian Balogh, University of Virginia; Amy Binder, UCSD; Joshua Dunn, University of Colorado; Jonathan Imber, Wellesley College; Jon Shields, CMC; Steven Teles, John Hopkins University; Jon Zimmerman, New York University.
Fall 2014
Constitution Day Speaker
Jeremy Bailey
"Jefferson's Revolutionary Constitution: Paradox and Potential"
Friday, September 19, 2014
Kravis Center 367 (Luncheon)
Co-Sponsored by the Jack Miller Center and the Salvatori Center
William Deresiewicz
"Leader-sheep and Elite Education""
Monday, November 17, 2014
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March 2017
Savills report on Vientiane real estate market
31 March 2017
Laos has recently been among the fastest growing economies in the region, which is reflected in the development of the real estate market in Vientiane, its capital. Savills Vietnam therefore conducted a research on 6 market sectors of the market and evaluated their performance in comparison with neighbor cities including Hanoi, HCMC, Yangon, Bangkok, Phnom Penh.
Agency Shows Need for Action in Sydney's Core
30 March 2017
As a testament to 'walking your talk', Savills has moved into its new premises at Governor Phillip Tower.
Home is Where the Hotel is for Savvy Investors
30 March 2017
The hotel property sector is currently outperforming all other property classes in the Australian market, with Sydney and Melbourne the standout performers.
Offshore Buyer Pays $15m on 4.7% Yield
29 March 2017
An offshore buyer has paid $15 million on a sharp 4.7% yield for a Hawthorn serviced apartment building.
Flagstaff City Inn Sale to Test Market
29 March 2017
The sale of the Flagstaff City Inn Hotel in the western sector of Melbourne's CBD will be welcomed by a market desperate for hotel properties.
Prime South Melb Office to Fetch $18 Million
29 March 2017
Suburban office markets nationally increasingly attract the attention of local and offshore investors with record sales over the last 12 months.
Savills Hotels sees rapid growth of Asia Pacific Hospitality sector, merges with Alternaty
29 March 2017
Savills Hotels, Asia Pacific has announced a merger with Alternaty, a leading hotel advisory practice in Indochina, highlighting Savills commitment to South East Asia, and strengthening their hotels platform across the region.
Savills and Alternaty to create best in class hotel advisory service line in Vietnam and South East Asia
29 March 2017
Savills is pleased to announce a merger with Alternaty, a leading Hotel Advisory in Indochina. The merger highlights Savills' commitment to accelerate growth in the Asia Pacific and particularly South East Asia.
Southridge Plaza Open for Business
28 March 2017
Developed by Stirling Park Developments, Southridge Plaza is conveniently located on Southridge Street in Sydney's Eastern Creek.
Savills Bolsters VIC Residential Projects Team
27 March 2017
Savills Australia's Melbourne office has further bolstered its growing Residential Projects team with the appointment of Charles Callis.


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Patapsco Vallis
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Credit: NASA/JPL/MOLA
This VIS image shows two different types of linear depressions. The wide depression at the top of the frame is Elysium Fossae, which most likely formed due to tectonic activity. The fossae is probably bounded on both sides by faults. The narrow depression at the bottom of the frame is a lava channel called Patapsco Vallis. This channel has lava flows on both sides which were probably formed by over spilling of lava as it flowed down the channel. Both these features are located east of Elysium Mons.
Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude 24.1N, Longitude 152.8E. 21 meter/pixel resolution.
Please see the THEMIS Data Citation Note for details on crediting THEMIS images.
Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.


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Corey Taylor Thinks Media Should Have More Respect For Metal
Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor has never been one to shy away from his opinions and in a new interview he discusses the current state of metal, the evolution of the genre, and the continued disrespect it receives from the mainstream media.
Taylor sat down with Guardian music critic Alexis Petridis, who openly admitted he's not a fan of metal, to discuss why the genre has never been widely embraced by the media. "There is that stigma around metal – that's its dumb, Neanderthal – which is such bullsh–," explains Taylor. "Some of the smartest people I know are metal fans." In fact, Taylor feels that it takes a skilled ear and sharp mind to really appreciate the genre, explaining, "If you listen to some of the music, it's very intricate, layered. You have to be at least sort of savvy to get into it."
Taylor considers metal "the last real rebellious spirit in music' and that "metal is the voice of the disenfranchised and that need to become unhinged." It's that voice and spirit that captures fans at a young age and keeps them fans throughout their lives – making metal fans some of the most loyal followers ever.
In addition, Taylor feels that metal is constantly evolving in comparison to other genres. "There's this need to raise the bar. I don't see that in any other genre," says Taylor. "Black Sabbath begat Metallica begat Marilyn Manson begat us [Slipknot]."
Petridis suggests that perhaps the media steers away from metal because they just don't understand it and don't want to insult the artists but Taylor feels the genre deserves more respect. "The Rock'n'roll Hall of Fame is a joke – the fact that Madonna is in before Rush and Kiss. Those two bands have influenced so many groups and people other than in metal," Taylor expressed. "I wouldn't say that we give a sh–about acceptance. I just want respect for the bands who laid the way."
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February 23, 2001
A drug called Z-100 (also called Ancer 20) has been approved for years in Japan and used by thousands of patients there to stimulate growth of blood cells after cancer therapy; doctors use it when filgrastim (Neupogen®) would be used in the U.S. The drug, prepared from the cell walls of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis and injected in very small amounts, stimulates the production of many cytokines in the process of causing blood cell growth -- and has been found to increase the production of MIP-1-alpha, which can help block many HIV variants from entering cells, in laboratory tests with cells from patients with HIV.(1) It appears to change the immune response from Th2 toward Th1, which may be useful in controlling this virus.
Laboratory tests with HIV found that Z-100 alone did not reduce the growth of the virus -- but did reduce viral growth when combined with a concentration of AZT which was too low to be effective in itself.(2) These studies are only suggestive, because patients usually respond differently than cells in a laboratory culture.
The first study of Z-100 as a possible HIV treatment will soon start at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. It will test Z-100 alone (without antiretrovirals) in volunteers who are either antiretroviral-naive, or off antiretrovirals for at least 16 weeks, and whose CD4 count is between 300 and 800. Their viral load must be between 2,000 and 50,000 copies, and they must pass usual safety tests (liver enzymes, etc.). Volunteers will be randomly assigned to take either 20 micrograms or 40 micrograms of Z-100, or placebo, for 8 weeks, followed by four weeks followup. There are no plans currently for providing Z-100 after this trial.
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AIDS Fight Enters New Phase With Prevention Pill
May 18, 2012
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With a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel's endorsement of the use of the drug Truvada to prevent HIV infection, the 30-year battle against the AIDS epidemic is advancing to a new phase, advocates say.
"With this recommendation, we're nearing a watershed moment in our fight against HIV," said James Loduca, a spokesperson for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. "We know this isn't a magic bullet, and it's not going to be the right prevention strategy for everyone, but it could save thousands of lives in the United States and potentially millions around the world."
Truvada has been on the US market as an HIV treatment since 2004. It is already being prescribed off-label by some doctors for preventing HIV infection in certain patients who are healthy but at risk. If FDA expands approval to formally sanction this use, insurance companies could likely cover the cost. And widening the market could prompt Truvada's maker, Gilead Sciences Inc., to lower its price -- currently around $11,000 to $14,000 a year.
Truvada is available in poor countries for as little as $9 per month, said a Gilead spokesperson, but generic versions will not be available in the United States until after the US patent expires in 2021.
Truvada can cause kidney and liver problems. But for some people, the risk of kidney problems "10 years down the line may be less than the risk for acquiring HIV, which is significantly more problematic and can be fatal," said Jim Pickett, prevention advocacy director at AIDS Foundation of Chicago.
FDA's decision is expected by June 15.
Associated Press
05.11.2012; Lindsey Tanner
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Eight Tips for Handling a Toxic Coworker
By Caroline M.L. Potter
Times are tough enough without having to deal with a toxic coworker; but if you do, you may be stuck with him longer than usual, thanks to a weakened economy. Consider these eight tips to ease the tension:
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1. It's Business, Not Personal
"It's way too easy to take something personally and think behavior is about us, when it is really about the other person," says Elayne Savage, author of Don't Take It Personally! The Art of Dealing with Rejection.
2. Avoid Negative Bonding
"At some point, the negative person will complain about something that resonates with you and your circumstance," says corporate relationship expert Tony Chatman. "Do not join in. Don't even empathize. If you 'bond' with someone on a negative issue, they will feel that they have found a partner in their distress, and they will look for you every time they feel something negative."
3. Find Out What's Really Eating You
Darcy Eikenberg, a professional coach and HR expert, urges professionals to find out why this person is bugging you. "Sometimes we're annoyed by someone who actually reminds us of the worst qualities in ourselves," she says. "For example, the workplace whiner may actually be expressing things you're thinking but don't feel safe to say. As Stephen Covey says, 'Seek first to understand' -- knowing why this person's behavior bugs you is the first step to changing your reaction to it."
4. Don't Get Too Close
Workplace expert Donna Flagg, author of Surviving Dreaded Conversations, says steering clear is a solid survival strategy. "Keep a safe distance so as to avoid getting sucked into the toxicity. It's contagious," she believes.
5. Seek a Sympathetic Shoulder
"Unfortunately annoying coworkers are a hidden reality from most job descriptions," says workplace legal expert and former prosecutor Robin Bond. "Sometimes the best remedy is trading stories with a close friend [outside of the office] and finding humor and comfort in knowing you're not alone."
6. It's All About Inclusion
"If you really want the person's behavior to shift, try to include the toxic-minded people in more and more activity," says Amy Dorn Kopelan, co-creator of The Guru Nation. "Ask for their input. Ask for ideas. Don't let them grumble their way to effective discontent with the business and with the people around the office."
7. When in Doubt, Check It Out
Is a coworker really acting in a toxic manner, or did you get their tone wrong? "Check out what you thought you saw or heard so space doesn't get filled with hurt feelings, anger and resentment," Savage says. "Something on the order of, 'This is what I heard you say. Is it what you meant?' can work wonders."
8. Exit, Stage Right
Babs Ryan, author of America's Corporate Brain Drain, says you may have just one option in the end. "Only 1 percent of bullies are fired; action is usually taken against the [bully's] target," she says. "If you work with a toxic coworker, your only choice may be to leave as quickly as possible -- especially if the company supports that bully repeatedly and has already exited several of the bully's targets."


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Thursday, May 07, 2009
Preakness News-May 6-2009
BALTIMORE, 05-06-09---The prospective field for next Saturday's 134th Preakness® Stakes grew by three confirmed starters when the connections of Musket Man, General Quarters and Terrain committed to the middle jewel of racing's Triple Crown. The $1 million race now has nine definite starters with Big Drama the first to arrive at historic Pimlico Race Course.
Trainer Derek Ryan told Maryland Jockey Club officials that Musket Man, who finished third in Saturday's Kentucky Derby would be Preakness bound. The Illinois Derby (Grade II) and Tampa Bay Derby (Grade III) winner has never finished off the board in seven lifetime starts.
Eibar Coa will have the mount.
Just after noon, owner/trainer Tom McCarthy contacted Maryland Jockey Club stakes coordinator Coley Blind from Kentucky with the news that General Quarters will be making his way to the Preakness. The son of Sky Mesa galloped a mile and a quarter under exercise rider Julie Sheets Wednesday morning.
"I knew I couldn't walk him another day and Julie couldn't stop him," McCarthy said. "He came out of this race better than any race yet."
General Quarters, winner of the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (Grade I) before finishing 10th in Kentucky Derby 135, returned to the track Wednesday for the first time since the Run for the Roses.
"You never know until they gallop if there is anything wrong. You can see it right away," McCarthy said. "But he did so well this morning."
General Quarters will leave Louisville Tuesday morning via van.
"That would give us Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to gallop over there," McCarthy said.
Julien Leparoux has the riding assignment.
Terrain galloped a mile and half at Churchill Downs under exercise rider Jimmy Valdez rather than boarding a plane to Texas for Saturday's Lone Star Derby (Grade III).
"We are not exactly sure what we saw last Saturday," trainer Al Stall Jr. said of Mine That Bird's upset victory in the Derby and the decision to go on to Baltimore.
Fourth in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (Grade I) in his most recent start on April 11, Terrain vanned to Churchill Downs on Tuesday afternoon from Keeneland where he's had two works since the Blue Grass after a little break.
"He is right where he needs to be," said Stall, who plans to work Terrain Saturday or Sunday and ship to Baltimore next Wednesday.
No rider has been confirmed for Terrain.
Delta Jackpot winner Big Drama arrived at Pimlico at 6 a.m. after a 19-hour van ride from Calder Race Course. The son of Montbrook has won five-of-seven lifetime starts, including a rare sweep of the three races that comprise the Florida Stallion Stakes as a two-year-old. In his last start he broke the seven-furlong track record at Gulfstream Park in the Grade II Swale but was disqualified and placed second.
Trainer David Fawkes said John Velazquez will have the Preakness mount.
"So far he's proven that he can do anything you've asked him to do and handled everything very well," said Celia Fawkes, exercise rider and assistant to her husband. "There's no reason why he can't compete against these horses."
Celia Fawkes indicated Big Drama would jog around the Pimlico oval at 6:30 Thursday morning. David Fawkes said his star will breeze Monday.
Papa Clem will be the second Preakness starter to arrive at Pimlico. Trainer Gary Stute said Wednesday morning that the fourth place finisher in the Derby will leaving Churchill Downs for Pimlico on Friday or Saturday.
"My alternate plan was to breeze him five-eighths at Churchill Downs on Friday, then check his legs on Saturday and wait to ship," Stute said. "But I am thinking now that I will go on to Baltimore and meet the horse there, gallop him a few days then breeze five-eighths either Monday or Tuesday."
Longshot Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird galloped twice around Churchill Downs through a light drizzle Wednesday morning with exercise rider Charlie Figueroa up. Mine That Bird is scheduled to ship to Pimlico next Tuesday.
"He looked super and switched leads perfectly," trainer Bennie "Chip" Woolley Jr. said. "I was happy with him yesterday (when Mine That Bird galloped a mile). He tried to run off a little bit and that surprised me. I will let him do a little bit more tomorrow."
Woolley said he does not feel any extra pressure going into the second leg of the Triple Crown to quiet naysayers who viewed the 50-1 Derby victory as a fluke.
"He had a great run and came out on top," Woolley said. "We are going to train him the way we trained here and hope things go well again. I don't expect us to be the favorite. Pioneerof the Nile, if he runs, rightfully so. He may have stumbled a little bit in the Kentucky Derby, The Preakness is a sixteenth of a mile shorter and that is in his favor."
The aforementioned Pioneerof the Nile, who is not a confirmed Preakness starter, was one of the first horses on the track Wednesday morning at Churchill Downs, jogging once around accompanied by a pony.
"Everything is looking good this morning," said Jim Barnes, assistant to trainer Bob Baffert of Pioneerof the Nile's first day back at the track since his runner-up finish in Kentucky Derby 135.
The son of Empire Maker is expected to breeze Monday and if all goes well ship to Baltimore on May 13. Garrett Gomez will have the mount. Baffert lifted the Woodlawn Vase four times from 1997 to 2002.
Undefeated Hull galloped after the renovation break Wednesday morning at Churchill Downs. Now three-for-three after winning the Grade III Derby Trial on April 25, Hull is scheduled to have his first work since that victory on Saturday before heading to Pimlico on May 13. Trainer Dale Romans, who never has had a Preakness starter, was asked what the deciding factor was in opting for the Preakness for the son of Holy Bull.
"It looks like a wide-open race," Romans said.
Miguel Mena, who rode Hull to his Derby Trial victory, has the Preakness mount.
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas had Flying Private gallop Wednesday morning at Churchill Downs before the renovation break with exercise rider Taylor Carty up. The son of Fusaichi Pegasus returned to the track for the first time since running 19th in the Kentucky Derby on Tuesday to jog. Lukas said no rider has been confirmed for Flying Private, who is scheduled to ship to Pimlico on May 12.
Lukas also will be bringing Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) runner-up Stone Legacy to Pimlico for the May 15 Black-Eyed Susan (Grade II), plus Jazz Nation (Jim McKay Turf Sprint).
Lukas has saddled 32 starters in Maryland's signature race since 1980, the most of any conditioner. He tasted victory with Codex (1980), Tank's Prospect (1985), Tabasco Cat (1994), Timber Country (1995) and Charismatic (1999).
Former Lukas protégé Todd Pletcher plans on running Take the Points in next's Saturday's $1 million race. The son of Even the Score is two-for-six lifetime and finished second in the Grade III Sham Stakes and fourth in the Grade I Santa Anita Derby in southern California. Pletcher will breeze Take the Points Saturday or Sunday at Belmont Park.
Mine That Bird Won Kentucky Derby May 12
Musket Man 3rd, Kentucky Derby TBA
Papa Clem 4th, Kentucky Derby May 8 or 9
General Quarters 10th, Kentucky Derby May 12
Flying Private 19th, Kentucky Derby May 12
Big Drama 2nd, Swale May 6
Hull Won Derby Trial May 13
Take the Points 4th, Santa Anita Derby TBA
Terrain 4th, Blue Grass May 13
Pioneerof the Nile 2nd, Kentucky Derby May 13
Others under consideration for the Preakness are Friesan Fire, Conservative, European invader Sky Gate and Laurel Park-based Tone It Down, who finished third in last Saturday's Tesio Stakes at Pimlico. Trainer William Komlo said the son of Medaglia d'Oro will work Saturday morning and then he will make a decision.
The Maryland Jockey Club announced today that Heather Radford, a student at the University Of Maryland, is the 2009 Miss Preakness. The 23-year-old animal equine studies major will represent Pimlico Race Course at all of the Preakness Celebration activities, including the Preakness Parade and the post position draw for entries at on Wednesday May 13. Radford is an exercise rider for trainer John Melton at the Bowie Training Center.
Judging was conducted on April 29 at Pimlico by WBAL Radio's Keith Mills, the Leffler Agency's Rachel Crawford and the Maryland Jockey Club's Jacqui Nigh.
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There likely won't be any hospital buildings or programs named for John Desmarais – he wanted it that way.
But that doesn't mean the man who quietly guided Commonwealth Health Corp. and its affiliates, including The Medical Center, won't have a long-lasting legacy on the medical industry here.
The Medical Center probably wouldn't be where it is today without his guidance. When Desmarais started here in 1975, it was still a hospital on the hill called the Bowling Green-Warren County Community Hospital. The hospital moved from the hill in 1980 to where it is now and became known as The Medical Center.
Commonwealth Health was formed in 1984 to oversee the hospital's operation, as well as other ancillary organizations. Commonwealth Health actually has Medical Center campuses in Scottsville and Franklin, is part owner in UrgentCare and is about to acquire Western Kentucky Diagnostic Imaging.
While Desmarais retired in 2010 as president and CEO, some recalled his contributions.
Anna Sue Heller recently wrote a letter to the editor about how Desmarais inspired her father through his grand vision.
"He wanted to elevate health care for Bowling Green, Warren County and surrounding areas. The man was not satisfied with just an adequate hospital, but saw a need for a medical center for the future," Heller wrote. "Having a vision and making it happen are two different things, but John Desmarais made it happen and he let others in the community share the vision."
Bowling Green physician Herbert N. Harkleroad recalled his time with Desmarais.
He was a remarkable man with great intellect and business astuteness, Harkleroad wrote.
Even those who took issue at times with Desmarais still admire the contributions he made to the organization, Harkleroad said.
Friend Jim Johnson attended Desmarais' funeral and said he was struck by Desmarais' devout faith.
Johnson said there were likely many people who knew little about Desmarais' accomplishments and he liked it that way.
But his passing is one that should not go without comment.
After years of entertaining potential buyers, Western Kentucky Diagnostic Imaging owners have reached an agreement with The Medical Center for the clinic's sale.
"The medical environment has some uncertainties now ... and that affected our decision to approach several different buyers," partner physician Rodney Veitschegger said. "After a lengthy process, we narrowed down the field ... and The Medical Center was the winner."
Veitschegger said he and his partner, physician Sean Willgruber, aren't part of the deal. But the office's 37 employees will be able to apply for jobs with Commonwealth Health Corp., The Medical Center's parent company.
"I don't know if they will be doing the exact same jobs, but they will most likely need all of the employees to continue operating the services here," Veitschegger said.
Employees were informed of the sale in meetings Friday.
Veitschegger said he's aware that rumors of the impending sale had been flying for months. "But we had to keep this thing under wraps while all the details were worked out because nothing is really final until it's signed," he said.
The details included having the physician-owned practice apply with the state for a certificate of need to become a licensed medical facility. That licensure was required before it could be acquired by a hospital.
Willgruber said it's not the first time that the facility has been in talks for a potential sale. But for whatever reasons, earlier efforts dating back to 2001 weren't finalized.
Clerk Allison Thomas, who has been in the office for two years, said she thinks the move to CHC will be a good thing for her. Thomas said she's not sure if she will be doing the same job or not.
"They said they would let us know," she said.
Eddie Scott, director of radiological services at The Medical Center, said the operation of WKDI will pretty much remain the same, with the exception of the physicians.
"Our goal is to employ all of their staff members and maintain status quo as far as operations," Scott said. "We don't anticipate any shuffling of staff. They have done a good job at operating this facility, and we want them to continue doing so in this acquisition."
The Medical Center's radiological group – Imaging Consultants of Kentucky, directed by physician Jeffrey Brannick – will have one physician in the facility during all operating hours.
Willgruber said he thinks the acquisition will be good for both the community and The Medical Center.
Western Kentucky Diagnostic Imaging performs about 38,000 diagnostic imaging procedures a year, Willgruber said. Those services include high field MRI, open MRI, digital mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, ultrasound, bone density evaluation, fluoroscopy, CT scan, nuclear medicine and X-ray services.
A comprehensive number of services will be maintained, Scott said.
"The Medical Center had been looking to enhance our outpatient imaging services, so when the owners (of WKDI) approached us several months ago, we began the negotiations," he said.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Details of any cost changes for patients are still to be worked out, Scott said.
"This is still in its early stages," he said.
The transfer of ownership is scheduled to take place Oct. 1. Veitschegger said WKDI first opened its doors in March 1996, after more than a year of planning.
"So it's really hard to let go of something that has been your baby for that long," he said.
Veitschegger and Willgruber will continue the relationship they have had for several years with Graves-Gilbert Clinic.
"We are already down there pretty regularly," Willgruber said.
No longer owning a facility will free Veitschegger and Willgruber from some of their administrative duties.
"We will be able to focus more (on patients)," Willgruber said.
To Mandy Emedi and Patty Thurman, The Medical Center's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit staff is like family.
When Emedi's twin daughters, Anna and Brooklyn, were born about six weeks early, she found the NICU staff "amazing."
"You give birth to babies and envision yourself two or three days later going home. That was the hardest thing I've ever had to do, leave without my babies," she said. "The NICU took such good care of not just the girls, but of us as a family. They really made us feel a part of the babies' care."
NICU Parent Encouragement and Support Group coordinator Patty Thurman remembers when her twin daughters, Grace Ann and Addyson, were in the NICU.
"They were born at 32 weeks. Grace Ann was my most sick child. She was on ventilators and had bowel and intestinal problems. They had to watch her real close," she said. "Most parents don't know they're going to the NICU. You don't put that on your birth plan. There's a flood of emotion.
"While you're in the NICU, you get to know the nurses. They talk on your level," she continued. "You get on a personal level with them. It makes you feel better about the situation your child will be in."
Both women will attend the fifth NICU Reunion, which gives parents and former patients the opportunity to reunite with physicians, nurses staff members and other parents who were involved with their child's hospital stay.
The free reunion, which will feature food, games and fun, will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 9 at The Medical Center Auditorium. Registration is preferred, but not required. Parents of former NICU patients can submit photos by Wednesday for a slideshow. For more information, call 796-2144 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
George Miller, a registered nurse in the NICU and nursery, said this year's reunion theme is "Under the Sea."
"We've had a barnyard and beach theme for the kids who come back and visit. It makes it fun for them," he said. "It's fun for the kids, parents and nurses. There are a lot of smiles."
The reunion has drawn about 300 people over the past couple of years, nearly maxing out the capacity of the facility, Miller said.
"We've frequently got twins who are born premature and stay with us for a while," he said. "The longer they stay the more they get to know the staff."
Emedi agreed.
"We had the same nurses for several days at a time, so you really get to know them," she said. "I would wake up and call in the middle of the night – about 4 a.m. – and never would the nurses would be bothered by it."
Emedi said she sometimes runs into nurses outside of the hospital who still ask about her daughters, who are now nearly 4 years old.
"This is our fourth reunion. At the first reunion we were so proud we had gotten a good start with them. They showed us how to feed them, how to bathe them," she said. "It was a good learning process since I'd never really been around babies. I know people who say they can't wait to get back to the reunion."
Thurman's babies are now 4 years old and "doing well with no issues or problems at all," she said.
"The nurses get so excited to see your child again because they took care of this child when they were sick. To me, being a NICU nurse is an incredible job. They do miracles," she said. "When they see a happy child and happy parents, they feel good. You can't praise them enough. You don't just come back the first year. You come back year after year."
Miller said the people who work with the babies enjoy the reunions as much as the parents.
"We put a lot of passion in our work. It's quite the payoff to see them a couple years later and see they're doing so well," he said. "It's a thrill to know you played a little part in their success."
Chaplain James Britt has devoted a large part of his life to serving the Lord. In that time, he has served Him and those he has touched with great respect and dedication.
Britt is well known in our community. When he's not spending time with his beloved family, writing passionate letters to this newspaper or walking his dog around town, he can be found volunteering as a hospital chaplain at The Medical Center.
Britt, who was a pastor before serving as a hospital chaplain, began consoling patients in 1978 when he worked as a full-time chaplain at the former city-county hospital.
He has given so much to the hospital in his visits to patients over three decades. We believe because of his devotion to those patients and The Medical Center that the prayer room at the hospital's Hospitality House, which will be called Chaplain James Britt Prayer Room, was a very fitting recognition.
On Monday, Britt believed he was going to the Hospitality House to see a patient, but instead walked into a large crowd assembled to honor him and to witness the dedication of the room.
Britt's daughter and son-in-law, Beth and David Bradford, and a friend, Coverall Biggers, donated a total of $100,000 to Hospitality House and requested that the prayer room be named for Britt.
Britt was very humbled by the honor and was brought to tears by the event.
Britt, during his time at The Medical Center, has encountered his share of tough situations where he is with patients in their final days or hours, and he has seen the sudden death of children. But good has come out of those very difficult experiences. Britt has formed many meaningful relationships and friendships through his work.
Bradford said, "It's just in honor of a giant among men – one of the greatest men I know. It's just ... a very appropriate place for his name to last forever."
These are words well spoken.
Britt's acts are selfless. We could think of no one more deserving to have been honored in this manner.
Do you wait eagerly for county fair season so that you can indulge in funnel cakes? That sweet treat will add 750 calories and 44 grams of fat to your thighs.
Maybe you think a corn dog sounds better. You'll have to walk four miles to make sure it doesn't expand your waistline.
Does the thought of a smoked turkey leg make your mouth water? Surely that has to be healthy – it's turkey and it's smoked. It's worth it if you're willing to pay the price of devouring 1,150 calories and 54 grams of fat. You'll have to walk 11 miles to make up the balance.
The county fair may be a great place to enjoy wild rides, but it isn't a place to go wild for the food, said Linda Howsen, registered dietitian with The Medical Center Medical Nutrition Therapy Program, who researched statistics for popular foods at county fairs.
"A splurge once a year at the county fair is OK. Make sure it's a one-time splurge," she said. "The problem is if it becomes once a week or once a day. We have to watch that because we tend to become a society of splurges."
Part of the reason people tend to indulge more at fairs is because of mindless eating, Howsen said.
"It's like watching TV and other activities and not focusing on the food," she said. "It's the lights, music, rides, talking – you tend to lose track of what you're eating, and that's a danger."
Overeating isn't the only hazard. Fair foods can be hard on the teeth. Dr. Devin Hall of Chandler Park Dentistry said that a variety of foods, particularly carbohydrate-laden ones, can cause tooth decay.
"When it comes to teeth and oral health, foods that you find at the fair are probably not going to do anything worse than typical food. A green bean can have a bit of sugar in it. If we eat that in the wrong way, that could hurt as much as bowls of M&Ms," he said.
"I'm not one to tell people not to enjoy that type of thing," he added. "The frequency gets us, but not the treat every now and then."
Good oral hygiene is always important to keep the mouth in a healthy state, Hall said.
"After we enjoy them, there's nothing wrong with getting a good toothbrush and floss to clean them up after that," he said.
One of the better food choices may be a surprise since it's sweet. Cotton candy has 170 calories and no fat, Howsen said.
"You have to walk for one mile to burn it off," she said. "It's a good option."
Other healthier options include corn on the cob on a stick, fruit, a small ice cream cone, a pickle, a caramel apple, a small bag of popcorn with no added butter or a snow cone, Howsen said.
"It's always about the portions. Smaller portions equal lower in calories," she said.
When considering what to eat, check out the food choices, Howsen said.
"You don't want to fill up on the high-calorie things before you check out the lower calorie choices. Think about three things you're going to choose," she said. "Don't graze and have a little bit at this stand and a little bit at that stand."
In fact, those considerations can be made before leaving home.
"Eat or drink something before you go to the fair. If you're hungry before you walk in, you may choose high calorie foods," Howsen said.
Seek out grilled food instead of fried food, Howsen said.
"When you look for grilled meat, look for one that's not ground – pork chop (instead of) hamburger," she said.
Walk as much as possible to help burn off the calories, and make sure to drink a lot of water, Howsen said.
"You need water so you will be hydrated because you're going to be hot," she said. "Take a water bottle and fill it at the water fountain."
Stands featuring local foods may help with finding healthier options, Howsen said.
"Maybe a farmer has set up a stand with fresh apples and peaches or corn on the cob on a stick," she said. "Eat it with less butter and a little salt or no butter."
Sharing splurges will make all the difference, Howsen said.
"It'll save each of you 400 calories with a funnel cake," she said.
Most of all, remember that your body is not a trash can.
"It's OK to throw food in a trash can. You don't have to eat all of it," she said. "It's not going to hurt the trash can, but it can hurt you."
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"HIV" Controversy: Nelson Mandela's Call to End Dispute
July 28, 2000
The following is the beginning of the closing address of Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, at the XIII International AIDS Conference, Durban, July 14, 2000. He was repeatedly applauded by the delegates.
Copyright 2000 by John S. James. Permission granted for noncommercial reproduction, provided that our address and phone number are included if more than short quotations are used.
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