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In response to the security incident at the Pauline Marois speech:
My fellow Quebecers, we allowed the sowing of poisonous seeds this past spring, and sadly, the fall harvest is proving to be true to what we sowed.
Everyone — everyone — must immediately turn down the rhetoric, turn down the hate and turn up the love. It's time to act like adults right now.
Mark Khoury
I am appalled at the senseless, callous, unwarranted and dastardly election night shootings. It was even more disturbing to learn that the suspect said that "the anglos are awakening"!
I would propose that all Quebecers become honourary members of Parti Québécois for a day to show solidarity and respect for the democratic principles upon which our political system functions and, I am sure, fully espoused by the overwhelming majority of Quebecers.
Our hearts go out to the families of the deceased and injured as well as to all PQ supporters, who duly elected their party to govern in Quebec. All Quebecers must denounce such acts and advance the healing process by standing together with PQ at this critical hour. It is imperative that we root out any type of xenophobic ideas and hate-mongers within our society, or wherever they exist.
Zaheer Rana
I am an anglophone who joins with all of Quebec in condemning the gun attack at the PQ's victory party.
A great leader distinguishes themselves by uniting everyone of all backgrounds. Instead of resorting to politics of division as seen in this election, this is Premier-designate Pauline Marois's chance to rise above it. Hopefully she and the PQ will point out that the attack was the act of a lone deranged individual, vigorously discourage any retaliation against anglophones and encourage us to all live together peacefully regardless of our language, race, religion or political leanings.
Remaining silent or using this incident as a tool to further a political cause would only open up a Pandora's box for all of Quebec.
Ben Van Gak
I am shocked to learn of the shooting at the PQ victory rally last night and I denounce it unequivocally.
This is the time when cool heads must prevail. This is the time to embrace all Quebecers no matter their political leanings and opinions.
My Canada includes all Quebecers — no matter how they voted.
Antoine S. Terjanian
I've got news for the man who ranted that "the English are waking up."
We've been awake for a long time. And we condemn the shootings!
Whether the governing party has been left or right wing, or straddled the conservative, socialist or liberal lines, we've always remembered that we live in a democracy, and it's every citizen's right to vote for whomever he or she sees fit. And whether we win or lose, we accept it with dignity and grace, knowing that we'll be here to fight again, when needed.
Like in hockey, when the final bell sounds and the opposing teams lifts the cup, we fans still acknowledge the loss with grace, because that's what a civilized society does.
I just hope that the French extremists remember that not only does the suspect represent a minuscule percentage of the scum of the Earth, but we acknowledge that we will sit across from them at the bargaining table, and we hope that (our egos aside) we will be able to work together, for the betterment of this country. Which country will depend on one's perspective.
Now it's time to move on and work on the issues that none of the leaders discussed.
Brian Proctor
With early indications that the alleged killer at the Métropolis Theatre late on Tuesday night may be in some way linked to the anglophone community, a clarification of perspective is in order.
He is in no way representative of our community, just as the FLQ assassins of Pierre Laporte in 1970 and the Quebecer Marc Lepine who was responsible for the Polytechnique Massacre in 1989, were not indicative of the separatist movement or of any other Quebecer, respectively.
Such people represent only themselves, and no one else.
Quebec is such a democratic society that its nationalism can be traced back to at least 1608 and the founding of the City of Quebec by Samuel de Champlain, with few violent incidents, but a lot of discussion, for over 400 years.
Robert Marcogliese
Another innocent life senselessly wasted because of a divide in language. When are people going to learn that a difference in language is not worth inciting violence?
I am an anglo and I have lived in Quebec for 45 of my 49 years. I choose to live here, it is my home, it is where I am raising my children with my wife, it is where I work at a job at a company that I am proud and happy to work for. I have never wanted to leave the province.
Until last night.
I am not deterred one bit by a Parti Québécois government. I have seen PQ governments come and go. I thoroughly believe that the majority of Quebecers have come to realize that sovereignty is not the answer. I thoroughly believe that the majority of Quebecers want the real issues to be addressed: the economy, health care, infrastructure. I thoroughly believe that the majority of Quebecers are tolerant of one another. However, I have grown beyond tired of this debate over language. It is all I've heard since the 1970s. I wish that our elected officials would get the message that "language" is not an issue, it's only so because they make it so. It was a manufactured issue used to galvinize the uneducated electorate decades ago. I believe that the majority of the educated in this province do not view language as a viable issue.
I am now seriously considering leaving the province. Living in a province where taking another man's life over the issue of language is simply beyond comprehension to me — as it was in the '70s. We have raised our children to be trilingual and tolerant. I wanted them to consider Quebec home, but now I fear I cannot. A madman has stirred the hornet's nest ... and it will never end.
It's time to move to a place where people are accepted for who they are, for what they bring to the table, for contributing to the community despite the differences amongst them, to work hand in hand to build a better community.
Anyone know of such a place? Please let me know, until then I'll be packing boxes.
Rob Reid
We seem to elect our officials with very small amounts of popular support. Forty percent of the vote got us Stephen Harper as prime minister and 32 per cent of the popular vote now has got us Pauline Marois as premier. Sixty-eight per cent of the Quebec population voted for a party other than the Parti Québécois.
Marois ran a divisive and acrimonious campaign based on intolerance and separation of country, culture and people.
And now we are faced with a heinous, senseless, potentially divisive tragedy, an act apparently by one crazed individual.
I fear that the division, acrimony and intolerance is now only going to increase, and we will need strong, unifying leadership to prevent it — leadership 68 per cent of the province did not support.
The coming months and years will be a true test for Madame Marois and her vow and hope to put aside our differences and become a united Quebec based on respect, inclusivity and understanding. Time will tell whether she will act as the premier of all Quebecers, or continue to divide with her policies.
Mandie Aaron
Côte Saint-Luc
I went to bed after Pauline Marois's speech, after she was whisked off the stage by her bodyguards, after seeing the suspect on the ground outside the Métropolis cuffed by police.
I slept about five hours, most of it with nightmares! Listening to Marois get booed when she spoke English to assure anglophones that their rights would be supported, watching her shouted at when she said she commended all the candidates and leaders for a hard-working campaign, and then when she said they needed to put their differences aside to work together to ensure peace — it brought me back to the feelings of fear I had during the FLQ crisis. Yesterday a video was posted on youtube of a francophone man shouting at three young anglophones for speaking English on the street in Montreal. Is this going to get dangerous? I fear so.
Debra Barry
The crashing of a Canadian political acceptance speech by an armed man thoroughly vindicates the Quebec government's stance to fight to the end to keep our gun control. Today's assassin is an apparently deranged man wearing a balaclava and a bathrobe; tomorrow's may be an Anders Breivik type wearing a flak jacket, full camo gear and carrying one of those assault weapons like Marc Lépine and Breivik's Ruger Mini — which Canada's own Public Safety Minister Vic Toews chooses to call just another "long gun."
Rugers, Steyrs and Tavor TAR rifles must be declared restricted weapons, just like semiautomatic handguns. The cost of a restricted weapons license must be steeply increased, and should be good for a year, not the current five years.
Ron Charach
It seems obvious that the Coalition Avenir Québec is the party with the best prospects for future growth. While they are disappointed with the number of seats they won, their share of the vote was substantial, and with 19 seats in their first try, they did far better than the nascent PQ achieved in their first two elections. They were the second choice of the electorate in more than 50 ridings, giving them a strong base upon which to build.
François Legault's promise to shelve the sovereignty option for a decade seems to resonate with the soft nationalists who hold the swing votes in Quebec elections. The Liberals, on the other hand, were supported by many for negative reasons, and this does not bode well for their hopes of regaining power in the near future. Based upon all of the above, and also their centre-right platform, it is hard to visualize CAQ co-operation with the PQ. In fact the CAQ may be eager for a new election, sooner rather than later, and it will be up to the Liberals to keep the PQ in power. Politics creates strange bedfellows.
Norm Shacter


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Mark as many hours as you can and mark out the rest using the space between each measured hour as indicators to where each marker goes.
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Effectiveness of a Community-level HIV/STD Prevention Intervention in Promoting Safer Sexual Behaviors in High-risk Populations
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00710060
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 3, 2008
Last Update Posted : November 4, 2013
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|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases
|Behavioral: Community Popular Opinion Leader (C-POL) Behavioral: HIV/STD educational materials
|Phase 3
The HIV/AIDS epidemic remains largely out of control in many areas of the world, with an estimated 2.5 million new HIV infections worldwide in 2007. Developing countries with few economic resources and world regions undergoing difficult social transitions have been particularly impacted by large increases in HIV and sexually transmitted disease (STD) infections. To date, effective individual prevention approaches have not been rapid enough to avert the epidemic in these areas and may be too resource intensive to maintain. Behavioral HIV prevention interventions on the community level seek to reduce the prevalence of high-risk sexual behaviors by reaching large numbers of vulnerable people in a cost-effective and feasible manner, even in areas with limited resources. The Community Popular Opinion Leader (C-POL) program is an HIV prevention intervention that recruits and trains trusted opinion leaders in the community to promote safe sex behaviors through risk-reduction conversations with peers. Implementing the C-POL program in world regions facing significant HIV/AIDS epidemics may be the most effective means of encouraging behavior change among members of at-risk populations and strengthening social norms to maintain these changes. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of the C-POL program in promoting safer sexual behaviors and reducing the transmission of HIV/STDs among at-risk populations in China, India, Peru, Russia, and Zimbabwe.
Participation in this study will last 2 years. Initially, an ethnographic study will be conducted to determine the HIV/STD knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among the population living in the target communities. Information collected via observation, focus groups, and interviews will be used to determine the social risk groups operating within the community and to identify and recruit the opinion leaders who are influential in these groups. Also, an epidemiological study will be conducted to collect information on sexual behaviors and HIV/STD rates.
A cohort of members from participating communities will first undergo baseline assessments that will include a survey about general health and knowledge of HIV/STDs and a biological sampling for HIV/STD testing. Participating communities will then be assigned randomly to receive the C-POL intervention and HIV/STD educational materials or HIV/STD educational materials alone. In communities receiving the C-POL intervention, the previously recruited opinion leaders will be taught skills for sharing HIV risk-reduction messages in daily conversation with peers. This training will occur over four to five weekly sessions. At least 15% of the community population will be trained as opinion leaders. After the initial training, opinion leaders will attend six to nine booster sessions over the next 2 years to reinforce and support continued conversation efforts. Communities assigned to receive the HIV/STD educational materials will receive informational materials on HIV/STDs to provide to community members and will provide treatment or treatment referral for people with nonviral STDs.
All participants in the baseline cohort will be asked to repeat the baseline testing 1 and 2 years later. Participants who are not able to visit a clinic for testing will be contacted by phone to complete the baseline survey. After the 2-year assessments, the C-POL intervention will be conducted in the communities that received educational materials only.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|18147 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|NIMH Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial
|Study Start Date :
|September 2002
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|August 2007
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|August 2007
Experimental: 1
Participating communities will receive the Community Popular Opinion Leader intervention and HIV/STD educational materials.
Behavioral: Community Popular Opinion Leader (C-POL)
The C-POL intervention will teach identified opinion leaders to share personalized HIV prevention messages in conversations with peers in an effort to change community norms. Opinion leaders will be taught skills for sharing HIV risk-reduction messages during four to five weekly training sessions. At least 15% of the community population will be trained as opinion leaders. After the initial training, opinion leaders will attend six to nine booster sessions over the next 2 years to reinforce and support continued conversation efforts.
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Behavioral: HIV/STD educational materials
Communities will receive HIV/STD educational materials and treatment referral information to distribute to community members.
Active Comparator: 2
Participating communities will receive HIV/STD educational materials only.
Behavioral: HIV/STD educational materials
Communities will receive HIV/STD educational materials and treatment referral information to distribute to community members.
- Frequency of unprotected sexual acts with nonspousal partners [ Time Frame: Measured at baseline and Years 1 and 2 ]
- Overall observed incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) (e.g., chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, trichomonas, HIV, or herpes simplex virus-2), as detected by biological specimens [ Time Frame: Measured at baseline and Years 1 and 2 ]
- Increased exposure to HIV prevention messages, more STD treatment seeking, lower stigma regarding HIV and STDs, and lower substance abuse associated with sexual behavior in intervention group as compared to control group [ Time Frame: Measured at Year 2 ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 49 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Either lives, works, or socializes in the selected venues
- Plans to remain in the venue for at least 1 year after study entry
Exclusion Criteria:
- Permanent disability that hinders participation (e.g. deaf, mental retardation)
- Reports no sex in the 6 months before study entry (China, Peru)
- No STDs present at study entry (China)
- Enrolled in final year of school at time of recruitment (Russia)
- Has lived in venue for less than 2 years (Zimbabwe)
- Lives in venue for less than 9 months out of a year (Zimbabwe)
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00710060
|Fujian Institute of Health Education
|Fuzhou, China, 350003
|YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRGCARE)
|Chennai, India, 600 113
|Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
|Lima, Peru
|Russian Federation
|Biomedical Center
|St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 197110
|Zimbabwe Community Health Intervention Research (ZiCHIRe) - University of Zimbabwe
|Harare, Zimbabwe
|Principal Investigator:
|Carlos F. Caceres, PhD
|Cayetano Heredia University, Lima, Peru
|Principal Investigator:
|David D. Celentano, ScD
|The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (India)
|Principal Investigator:
|Thomas J. Coates, PhD
|University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (Peru)
|Principal Investigator:
|Tyler D. Hartwell, PhD
|RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (DCC)
|Principal Investigator:
|Danuta Kasprzyk, PhD
|Battelle Center for Public Health Research and Evaluation, Seattle, Washington (Zimbabwe)
|Principal Investigator:
|Jeffrey A. Kelly, PhD
|Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Russia)
|Principal Investigator:
|Andrei P. Kozlov, PhD
|Biomedical Center, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
|Principal Investigator:
|Willo Pequegnat, PhD
|National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland
|Principal Investigator:
|Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, PhD
|University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (China)
|Principal Investigator:
|Suniti Solomon, MD
|YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education, Chennai, India
|Principal Investigator:
|Godfrey B. Woelk, PhD
|University of Zimbabwe Medical School, Harare, Zimbabwe
|Principal Investigator:
|Zunyou Wu, MD, PhD
|Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, P.R. China
Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Willo Pequegnat, PhD/Principal Investigator, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
U10MH061537 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U10MH061537 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U10MH061499 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U10MH061513 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U10MH061536 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U10MH061543 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U10MH061544 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|July 3, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|November 4, 2013
|Last Verified:
|July 2008
Popular Opinion Leader
Behavioral Intervention
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Virus Diseases
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases, Female


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Web Hoster Endurance International Preps for IPO
By Telis Demos and Ryan Dezember
Endurance International Group Inc., a provider of web hosting services, is being prepared for a possible initial public offering later this year, according to people familiar with the matter.
Owners of the company, which operates sites such as Domain.com, iPage, and FatCow, hope to get a valuation of more than $2.5 billion, one of the people said.
Warburg Pincus LLC and GS Capital Partners, the private-equity arm of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., paid about $975 million for the Burlington, Mass. company in November 2011. They acquired Endurance from two smaller investment firms including Accel-KKR.
Since then, Endurance has acquired Houston-based competitor HostGator.com LLC, issuing $225 million in new debt to finance that deal, as well as Intuit Inc.'s websites business, for which it paid $60 million. Endurance's cash flow has more than doubled since the 2011 buyout, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Serious 2001 Nissan Frontier
On the Trail of a Built Nissan
Some years back Aaron and Natalie Pennell acquired the 2001 Nissan Frontier truck you see here, but it didn't look much like it does now with the exception of the factory silver paint. The truck had been 'wheeled quite a bit and pushed beyond the limits of the stock Nissan drivetrain. They soon realized they wanted to build the truck into something more that could get them across tougher trails in the Southwest.
Since then, the IFS has parted ways with the truck, stronger axles have been added to linked suspensions, a stronger t-case has arrived, and rolling rubber has increased. Aaron has done a good majority of the build himself, working out of his carport.
The Pennells now have a truck that is far more capable to get them out exploring their favorite areas in the backcountry. With a thoughtful approach to a tubular bed design, the truck can be set up compactly for tougher trails or reconfigured with more bed space for camping runs.
Aaron is still pushing for a little more strength in the drivetrain, and we've seen photos of a Dana 60 housing he's started building as a replacement for the front Dana 44. He hasn't experienced a lot of carnage with the half-ton axle, but he's looking to push the truck harder and the 1-ton-rated axle he has planned will allow him to tackle tougher trails with greater confidence.
This isn't your average Nissan Frontier, and it wasn't meant to be. This Frontier sees regular desert use and has been built for more serious pursuit of trail fun!
|2001 Nissan Frontier
|Aaron and Natalie Pennell/Tempe, Arizona
|3.3L V-6 with factory supercharger
|Stock Nissan four-speed auto
|Transfer case/low range:
|Atlas 2/5:1
|Front end:
|High-pinion Dana 44, Yukon chromoly shafts
|Rear end:
|Ford 9-inch, Dutchman 35-spline shafts
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|5.38 (front), 5.42 (rear)
|Front Differential:
|ARB Air Locker
|Rear Differential:
|Grizzly locker
|Custom three-link with panhard (front), Custom triangulated four-link (rear), 14-inch FOX Racing coilovers
|37x12.50R17 Goodyear Wrangler MT/R
|17x8.5 MB Razor aluminum
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After a look back on his career, The Rock talks about his struggle breaking into Hollywood and why you should never compromise who you are, because it is your greatest asset.
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JSO: Man admits to killing ex-wife
Jeffrey Mackey, 58, appears in court Tuesday morning on murder charge
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 58-year-old man who police said confessed to killing his ex-wife made his first appearance in court Tuesday morning, a week after he and his ex-wife were reported missing.
Jeffrey Mackey (pictured below in booking photo) was arrested Monday by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on a murder charge in the death of 48-year-old Kimberly Mackey (pictured at bottom of story), who was last seen May 26 at her home on Suni Pines Boulevard on the Southside.
Investigators said they found the body of the mother-of-two in a gully in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.
Police said a neighbor saw Jeffrey Mackey loading what appeared to be a blanket with a body into his car. They said Mackey drove 1,100 miles across five states with Kimberly Mackey's body and buried her in Missouri.
"I have a lot of mixed feelings going through my heart and my mind right now. Some of it's just anger and some of it, I feel pity for him," said Jesse Rodriguez, Kimberly Mackey's brother.
The mother of two was last seen on Memorial Day at their home off Suni Pines Boulevard on the Southside and police believed she was in danger. Police said Mackey killed her, then drove 1,100 miles with her body in the car, eventually dumping it.
Rodriguez said that's hard for him to accept.
"It makes me feel disgusted. How can someone do something so cruel to somebody so sweet and innocent?" he said.
Police interviewed Mackey in Missouri. They said he told them he last saw his ex-wife leaving their mobile home Monday on a motorcycle with an unknown man. But detectives interviewed him a second time when they learned he was back in Florida at a St. Augustine hotel. They said Mackey confessed to killing her in their Southside home after an argument and burying her body in Missouri.
As hard as this is for Kimberly Mackey's brother, he said he is leaving it in God's hands.
"I don't wish any bad punishment on him. God's going to serve him his," Rodriguez said. "God forgives and so can I."
Police said the couple had been divorced for several years and had two adult children, who live out of state.
Rodriguez said he had no reason to think Mackey would ever hurt his sister.
"He was not that type of guy," Rodriguez said. "It wasn't an abusive or violent guy. He was a loving and caring man, to be honest."
"Unfortunately, we do not always know what people are going to do. And we can't always predict when violence is going to happen," said Ellen Siler, of the Hubbard House, a domestic violence center and shelter. "Most of the people who are losing their lives now have not called the police, has not sought help from an agency. And so we didn't have the opportunity to intervene before the homicide happened."
There were nearly 7-thousand domestic violence incidents reported last year in Duval County alone, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. But Siler points to studies that show only one out of three actual cases is ever reported.
She said there are usually 10-12 people who lose their lives in Jacksonville each year because of it. Last year, the number decreased to seven, but Siler said one is too many.
"Really the riskiest time is usually when you have made the decision to leave until a divorce is final," she said. "But every once in a while we see a tragedy where the homicide happens long after the divorce."
Rodriguez said he hopes his sister's death is a lesson for people to keep an eye out.
"Everybody thinks everything is OK and everybody just closes their eyes to matters like this," he said. "It is always swept under the carpet. I think everybody should raise awareness and be aware at any given time that no matter if they're married or not married, whether they have been separated or whatever, something needs to be done."
A funeral service is still being planned in Michigan, where Kimberly Mackey's family lives.
Anyone woman being threatened or abused by a man in her life can get help by calling Hubbard House's 24-hour hotline at 800-500-1119, 904-354-3114 or visiting HubbardHouse.org.
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Sony has revealed the Xperia acro S and Xperia go - a duet of durable, water resistant smartphones for wet and wild (or simply clumsy) gadgeteers who are looking for a little extra protection for their smartphone.
The PlayStation certified Xperia acro S (above) will serve up Android Ice Cream Sandwich on a 4.3in 720p Bravia display, which is coated in mineral glass for some serious scratch resistance.
Powered by a 1.5Ghz dual-core processor, the Sony Xperia acro S will have a 12MP camera with 1080p video recording, as well as a front facing 720p alternative.
The Xperia acro S' party trick is its ability to survive in up to 1m of water for 30 minutes, though the verdict's still out on the effects of a washing machine spin cycle.
The equally aquatic Sony Xperia go has a dinkier 3.5in Bravia display, 5MP camera and 1Ghz of dual-core processing grunt to keep it ticking along, and although it won't be launching with Ice Cream Sandwich, it will be upgradeable in future.
Both the Sony Xperia acro S and Xperia go could be available as early as July, for an as yet undisclosed price. In the meantime, check out our hands on reviews of the waterproof Panasonic Eluga and Fujitsu quad-core smartphone, to whet your watery appetite.
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Notice of Comment Friday, November 8, 2013
Supreme Court No. 20130314
[¶ 1] On October 8, 2013, the Joint Procedure Committee forwarded proposed amendments to North Dakota Rules of Court 3.1 and North Dakota Rules of Court 8.4. The proposal is available at http://www.ndcourts.gov/Court/Notices/Notices.htm. Individuals who do not have internet access may contact the Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court to obtain a copy of the proposal. The Court considered the matter, and
[¶ 3] ORDERED, any person wishing to comment on proposed North Dakota Rules of Court 3.1 and North Dakota Rules of Court 8.4 may do so in writing no later than Monday, December 2, 2013. Written comments may be e-mailed to Penny Miller, Clerk of the Supreme Court, at firstname.lastname@example.com, or addressed to 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505-0530.
[¶ 4] Dated this 8th day of November, 2013, with the Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice, and the Honorable Dale V. Sandstrom, the Honorable Mary Muehlen Maring, and the Honorable Carol Ronning Kapsner, Justices, directing the Clerk of the Supreme Court to enter the above order. The Honorable Daniel J. Crothers, being unavoidably absent, did not participate in the decision.
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BANNER ELK, N.C. – The King University men's track and field team came into the Conference Carolinas outdoor meet with confidence after winning the indoor championship earlier this spring. However, the Tornado finished fourth in the outdoor meet on Saturday with 116 points.
The Tornado took home four individual titles and one relay title from the weekend. Jordan Noe recorded a time of 9:45.59 to win the 3,000 meter steeplechase while Brent Swiney won the 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:06.35. The 4x100 meter relay team of Justin Newring, Alson Edgecombe, Jordan Tippens and Reggie Warren finished in 42.83 seconds to take the title. Newring finished the 200 meter dash in a blistering time of 21.77 seconds, finishing 0.27 seconds ahead of teammate Reggie Warren for the win.
In the hammer throw, Jeremy Stamper registered a distance of 37.88 meters to take first place. Stamper also took home top-10 finishes in the discus and shot put. In the discus he placed third with a toss of 34.30 meters, and he placed fourth in the shot put at 13.20 meters. Stamper was named both the men's field athlete of the year, and the men's freshman field athlete of the year in the conference.
Spencer Frantom had a solid performance as he record a pair of top-5 finishes. He placed second in the 10,000 meters with at time of 33:28.06. Frantom followed that with a 5,000 meter time of 15:39.10, finishing in fourth place.
In the 4x400 meter relay, the Tornado team of Newring, Warren, Edgecombe and Tippens clocked a time of 3:19.63 to finish second.
King placed four runners in the top-10 of the 400 meters. Newring led this group with time for 50.41 seconds to place third while Edgecombe was right on his heels at 50.43 seconds and a fourth place finish. Tippens and Warrant weren't much farther behind, finishing in fifth and sixth place, respectively. Tippens came in with a time of 50.49 seconds while Warren finished in 50.59 seconds.
The Tornado finished with 116 points to finish in fourth place while Limestone College posted 142 points to finish in first place. Mount Olive College paced second with 132 points, and North Greenville University placed third with 129 points.


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Overlord - PC
- Genre: Action
- Publisher: Codemasters
- Developer: Triumph Studios
Taking control of a mysterious figure that has inherited the legacy of the long-dead evil Overlord, the player emerges near death from the ruins of the old Overlord's Dark Tower. Only the player's actions will determine if they will rise to become the new all-powerful Overlord; it's all up to how bad they want to be in order to succeed… evil or really evil! With a dark sense of humor, the game will immerse players in twisted parodies of classic fantasy stories and characters.
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and now for something completely different...
i etch PCBs using hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide. this process is quick, efficient and seems to leave no horrible stains all over the place like FeCl3 does. it does leave me with a major problem, namely safe disposal of the CuCl2 solution left behind.
now, the simple solution would be to let the water evaporate until only the crystals are left behind and hand those over to the correct authorities, right? problem - i live in INDIA. we have nothing in the way of collection of hazardous goods or anything of the sorts. effluents, garbage, chemicals, you name it are dumped into the closest water body.
i don't like the idea at all though. so i need help...
this is what i did -
a. first batch - i took the used etchant and dumped baking soda (backpulver) into it until it would no longer effervesce. then i let it sediment and poured off the clearish liquid (an aggressive base) on the top into a beaker. using a pH meter i added HCl till it was around pH 7, diluted it with water and poured it down the drain. i think that should be quite safe. i still have the copper sediment - no idea what that is now, my chemistry lessons are failing me here. how do i get rid of it safely?
b. second batch - my current batch of etchant is still going strong, have done a few PCBs with it already - HCl, H2O2. it is going quite blue now, and i would like to think of a better method than method a. is it possible to electrolyse the copper out? does anyone know of any simple rig that could achieve this?
thanks to all on this great forum for any suggestions - i want to do my bit for the environment, status quo and lackadaisical attitude in this country be damned.


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Andrea Young is the host of Aspenbeat and host of Jazz from Aspen on Aspen Public Radio.
Andrea is a longtime member of the Aspen Public Radio family. She's been Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Bottle Washer and is having the most fun now as a Music Correspondent for the News Department, host of her own eclectic Aspenbeat show on Saturday nights, and as one of the evening DJ's and hosts of Jazz From Aspen, which airs nightly on APR. When she isn't listening to, playing or searching for the next big trend in music, she's biking or skiing or just generally enjoying this incredible place she calls home.
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Compact GTA Welder
The machine's most recognizable feature is its large, bright LCD screen—the Dynamic Display—making all relevant parameters visible at a glance. This gives the operator ultimate control over weld processes from simple stick mode and basic GTAW to AC/DC GTAW pulse welding.
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A hundred bucks isn't what it used to be. It won't get you a new pair of Jordans or take you halfway to buying your way out of a Union army conscription. But it'll buy you a half-decent video card.
AMD has released three new cards for $100 or less. Ranging from $100 down to $55, the Radeon HD 6670, 6570, and 6450 are decent upgrade options if you're still chugging along with an older or integrated chip, trying to peel off headshots at 10fps on minimum settings. However, they're not without their drawbacks—the fan noise is apparently pretty noticeable and there are slightly better options for just a few dollars more.
That said, if you're looking at these cards in the first place, there's a good chance that those couple bucks matter to you, and these are more than enough to get you up and running on today's newer releases: the GDDR5 6670 (the $100 model) managed a perfectly respectable 45 FPS in Call of Duty: Black Ops. So if you're in the Ramen, water and Wonderbread crowd, it might be about time to upgrade that graphics card. [Engadget]


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Robert D. Wilcox MD
About the Practice
Practice Philosophy
Welcome to the Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Center of Texas Dr. Robert Wilcox along with his surgical team offers the latest techniques in plastic surgery to Dallas, Texas residents and people throughout the nation. If you reside in the Dallas, Texas area, we invite you to schedule a personal consultation with Dr. Wilcox to find an individual plan to address your plastic surgery needs. The Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery Center of Texas is revered as an innovative, cutting-edge plastic surgery facility by both the public and the medical community of the Dallas, Texas area.
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Dr. Wilcox and his team will customize a whole-body solution exclusively for you- from subtle to dramatic depending on your goals and lifestyle. This might involve a multi-faceted course of treatment, such as a tummy tuck combined with a breast augmentation to create the ultimate, personalized image of balance and proportion for your body. Or, you might be seeking to do that brow lift you have always wanted. Other examples include:
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University Hospital
University of Florida Health Science Center at Jacksonville
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Southwestern Medical School
University of Texas Health Science Center at DallasJuly, 1991 to June, 1992
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Texas A&M University
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Presbyterian Hospital of Plano
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Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children
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Texas Medical Association
American Medical Association
Dallas County Medical Association
Lipoplasty Society of North America
Offices Held
Past President, Vice President and Secretary of Dallas Society of Plastic Surgeons
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At the Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery Center of Texas, Dr. Wilcox and his team provide state of the art surgical techniques, personal attention and a facility that has achieved the highest level of accreditation by the Texas Department of Health. State licensed by the Texas Department of Health, the 11,000 square foot Surgery Center also meets the strictest Federal Government guidelines. And the facility is uniquely equipped to give you the safest, most effective surgery experience with the expense of a hospital setting. In addition, the Center provides the ultra convenience of a freestanding structure. Access to the Center is very easy and there is plenty of free parking. Additional advantages include more privacy and confidentiality, and the facility is free of patients suffering from infectious diseases. The environment is pristinely maintained and can be kept more hygienic due to the virtual absence of illness.
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Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery Center of Texas offers a complete range of skin care treatments through Trudi Davila, licensed Aesthetician and Registered Nurse. Trudi customizes a skin care program that is coupled with an at-home skin care program specifically designed to meet your needs. Whether you are enhancing skin tone, color or texture, or seeking a new skin care regime to maintain the benefits of your surgery, you will find Trudi's knowledge and expertise unsurpassed. These signature treatments include:
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{A Full Set Printable PDF of the Three Page Madison Paper Doll}
I don't have very many Asian paper dolls, partly because it took a long time before I was comfortable drawing epicanthic folds, which are a characteristic of many East and Central Asian people, though are by no means exclusive to those groups. There is a huge variety the shape of the epicanthic fold and I never felt like it looked right until I got to grad school and ended up sitting across from a Chinese student for an entire semester. I don't know what she did to stay awake, but what I did was use her as a model for my first Asian Pixie paper doll, named Zoe. Of course, she didn't have blue hair or such a huge head, but I digress.
So, the Poll is over, since January is done and a child paper doll won to my own astonishment. So, I'll get on that. In the mean time, enjoy Madison.


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Zimmermann, Nats get back on track in Miami
Righty strong for seven; Moore, Leon each homer, drive in two runs
MIAMI -- Washington's clubhouse resembled a rave -- complete with strobe lights, smoke machines and Lil' Jon's latest single -- following Monday night's 9-2 victory over Miami at Marlins Park.
It was quite the change in atmosphere from this past weekend, when the National League East rival Braves earned the sweep.
"That was a tough weekend, but they came out today, they responded, they played hard," manager Matt Williams said. "That's a good thing."
The Nationals broke out for a season-high 16 hits and tied a club record with 11 for extra bases. Their three triples also tied a record dating back to 2005. All but left fielder Kevin Frandsen collected a hit. Six players recorded at least two.
Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann turned in the rotation's first quality start since Thursday as Washington dropped Miami for the 13th time in their last 15 games.
"It was a fun night," said first baseman Tyler Moore, who went 3-for-5. "We needed that after three tough losses on the road. We just tried to turn the page and let that go, starting a new day today. Obviously, it helped out. We went out there and swung the bats."
Zimmermann (1-0) pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits. He struck out seven and walked one. He also went 2-for-3, with two singles and a sacrifice bunt, at the plate.
Like Washington's performance over the weekend, Zimmermann's appearance contrasted from his previous start last Wednesday at Nationals Park. The righty tossed the shortest outing of his career by lasting just 1 2/3 innings. He gave up five runs on seven hits and left with his team trailing, 5-0, to Miami.
"It was a lot better today," said Zimmermann, who improved to 5-3 with a 3.84 ERA against the Marlins. "I was getting ahead with the fastball, and when I'm able to get ahead, I can throw everything else when I want, where I want. When I fall behind, that's when I run into trouble.
Washington put together a two-out rally in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead off left-hander Brad Hand (0-1).
Jayson Werth connected on the sixth pitch of his at-bat, and the ball bounced off the padding above the out-of-town scoreboard in left-center field. Williams asked the umpires to review the play. After a one-minute, 50-second delay, the play was confirmed as a double. Bryce Harper drove him in with a triple to right-center four pitches later.
The Nationals extended their lead to 4-0 with three runs on four hits in the second.
Moore led off the frame by sending a 2-0 pitch to right for his first homer. Danny Espinosa doubled to left, and Sandy Leon singled sharply to right. With runners at the corners, Zimmermann put down a sacrifice bunt. Anthony Rendon followed with a two-run double to left.
Miami picked up consecutive hits off Zimmermann in the bottom half to score a run. Jarrod Saltalamacchia doubled to right and came home on Reed Johnson's single down the third-base line.
Espinosa got the Nationals that run back with an RBI triple in the third, driving in Ian Desmond, who led off with a single up the middle. It would be Hand's last inning of work.
"I was leaving too many balls up in the zone -- that's what hurt me," said Hand, who surrendered five runs on eight hits over three frames. "This is a game of adjustments. I'm sure they made adjustments. I made some good pitches that they put good swings on."
Garrett Jones knocked a 1-2 pitch off Zimmermann to right for his second homer of the season in the sixth, cutting the deficit to 5-2.
Long reliever Kevin Slowey kept the Nationals off the scoreboard until a four-run seventh, which included Leon's first career home run, a two-out, two-run blast to right. Moore and Rendon each plated a run to cap the scoring.
"I think everybody put that behind us yesterday," said Harper, who is 13-for-25 in his last seven games. "It's part of the game. Going into today -- win ballgames, go into the series and try to do the best you can and win the series and get back home."


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NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers can't get enough of those zombies.
The Nielsen ratings company said Monday that 9 million people watched the season finale of "Walking Dead" on AMC Sunday night. That's the largest audience ever for an episode of the series, which is in its second season.
It was the most-watched original drama episode ever on basic cable among some key demographics, including viewers under age 49 and among young men, although it fell short of being the most-watched drama ever on basic cable.
The show's season average of 6.9 million viewers was up 32 percent from the first season.
Nielsen: 9 million viewers for 'Walking Dead'
NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers can't get enough of those zombies.


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I'm Kellie, creator of Blackboard Kitchen. I share tidbits from my world here: recipes, how-to videos, the occasional home improvement project, and funny things my students say. You can find out more about me on the "Meet Kellie" page!
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Bubble Guppies Birthday Invitation
Start your celebration off right with this adorable and fun birthday party invitation!
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You will receive a single jpeg 4x6 or 5x7 digital file or a pdf digital file with 2 invitations on the page. If you require a bleed on your invitation size, please include that with your party information.
Invitations are designed at high resolution for a high quality print. They are created for the convenience & purpose of printing from your home printer. You may also order prints through some professional printing services/photo labs.
Current processing time is 1-2 business days to receive your file via email. If all information is provided at checkout, I usually have it completed and sent to you within 1 business day.
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Enter your party information using the text box provided. For invitations with a photo, please email your photo to email@example.com. Please do not edit or crop your photo prior to sending.
Your invitation design will come with one free revision if requested within 14 days. Design files are deleted after 14 days.
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This file is for personal use only. Mass production, file sharing, selling and commercial use of the files is not permitted. All rights reserved.
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It is very important to note that copyright restrictions on the Characters only permit graphics to be used for one time personal use such as birthday parties. Not all photo labs are aware of this policy and if you have issues with a photo lab refusing to print for you, please try another local photo lab or print at home yourself. You are responsible for the printing of your invitation. No refunds will be given for printing issues.
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O'Mongain, Aoife; Ottemoller, L.; Baptie, Brian; Galloway, David; Booth, David. 2007 Seismic activity associated with a probable submarine eruption near Tristan da Cunha, July 2004-July 2006. Seismological Research Letters, 78 (3). 375-382. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.78.3.375
Douglas, A; O'Mongain, A; Porter, D; Young, JB. 2005 An analysis of P times reported in the Reviewed Event Bulletin for Chinese underground explosions. Geophysical Journal International, 163 (2). 559-566. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02721.x
Baptie, Brian; Ottemoller, Lars; Sargeant, Susanne; Ford, Glenn; O'Mongain, Aoife. 2005 The Dudley earthquake of 2002: A moderate sized earthquake in the UK. Techonophysics, 401 (1-2). 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2005.02.010
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O'Mongain, Aoife M.. 2004 Seismological calibration of arrays. Nottingham, UK, British Geological Survey, 29pp. (IR/04/056) (Unpublished)


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- David Haye v Dereck Chisora
Warren adamant: Haye v Chisora will go ahead
The Luxembourg Boxing Federation is standing its ground over the David Haye v Dereck Chisora fight - despite the threat of expulsion from the European Boxing Union.
The Luxembourg authority is sanctioning Haye v Chisora, which takes place on July 14 at Upton Park, because neither man is currently in possession of a British licence.
Haye handed his in when he 'retired' from boxing last October, while Chisora's was taken away because of his antics before and after a February clash with Vitali Klitschko.
The British Boxing Board of Control has reacted angrily, saying that anyone involved with the contest will be assumed to have handed their British licence in. That hardline stance has been supported by the EBU - but the LBF is refusing to blink as the stand-off heightens.
A statement from Frank Warren said: "The LBF is backing the show along with the World Boxing Organisation and the World Boxing Association, whose international and inter-continental titles will be contested, and the promotion will definitely go ahead."
Warren, who manages Chisora, has said he intends to issue legal proceedings against the BBBoC.


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Is ColdFusion's GetPageContext().Forward() Method Worth Using?
My traditional form-based-page model is such that a form submits back to itself for data validation and manipulation. If all goes well, I perform a CFLocation tag to send the user to either a confirmation page or some other type of "success" page. This works great. The only issue is that it involves going back to the browser. CFLocation sends a 302 response code back to the browser requesting that the browser then redirect to the given Url. This is a tiny interaction, bit if you are looking for extreme optimization, this can be slow.
The beauty of the Forward() method in ColdFusion's page context (via GetPageContext()) is that it stops the current page execution and "forwards" the current response to another part of the application (ie. the url you pass in). It doesn't have to go back to the browser at all. At first, this seems really snazzy and upon testing appears to be a fraction of a second faster. But, is this fraction of a second in performance worth the baggage that comes with it?
I guess it's a philosophical argument. I say NO, that it is not worth it. These are my reasons:
- Once on the success page, there is no visible URL change for the user / browser.
- Once on the success page, if the user were to refresh the page, the browser would try to resubmit the FORM data as it thinks you are still on the same page.
To me, these things are just not worth it. But again, this is philosophical. I am sure there are plenty of people that would argue that when a user refreshes a form confirmation page, the browser SHOULD resubmit data. They might also argue that "success" page shouldn't be a different url, that it is merely a different "phase" of the current form. Oh well, to each his own. At the very least, it was nice to experiment with.
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Hi Ben,
Point 2 is the killer. My old procedural controller was queue based. It would undertake an action within a while loop until the queue was empty, so all you needed to do to go from form processing to list display was to add an If FormValid THEN <Add UserList to controller queue>.
It was great until I realized that refreshing the list added another new instance if you'd just filled out an add form.
Exactly. That's why I think for me, this is not going to be a solution that I can really use.
Good point, Ben. I also find the confirm page is easier to develop and debug when I can call it directly from the browser.
The only advantage to server-side redirects I've found is the ability to see debugging information in the browser after you submit the form. I found a way around that problem with a custom tag.
True, the page is MUCH easier to debug when you can call it directly from a browser.
Thanks for the link as well.
I too like to use self-posting forms. My issue is that after a sucessful validation and the following cflocation the form scope is lost for the confirmation page. How do you get around that?
Most of the time I do not need the form data on the confirmation page. However, if I do need some of the information, I generally pass it through the URL or in a uniquely key'd session object (and then just pass the unique key in the url).
Yes, I too put the form data into a session object to get it to persist through to the cflocation page. I tend to use a structure name based on the form id but using a unique id that is passed through in the URL is an idea I'll have to consider.
Thanks for sharing your technique.
Hi Ben,
We had just an issue on one of our CF7 Hosting Servers where the server was getting out of memory and the logs showed a template that was using the getPageContext().forward() method.
According to the following technote, after the forward method a cfabort should be used or at least no output should be generated.
Don't know if later Versions of CF are affected too.


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By Nadia Damouni and Nicola Leske
NEW YORK (Reuters) — The abrupt firing
of Symantec Corp Chief Executive Steve Bennett last month is
attracting activist investors and private equity firms to the U.S.
security software maker, in a development that could potentially
lead to its breakup or sale, sources familiar with the situation
Activist investors, including ValueAct Capital, are examining the
company's prospects and may decide to build up stakes to agitate for
change, the sources said. ValueAct declined to comment.
At the same time, a number of private equity firms, including Bain
Capital, Blackstone Group LP and Carlyle Group LP, have started
assessing the possibility of a leveraged buyout of all or parts of
Symantec, the sources said. Bain did not respond to requests for
comment, while the rest of the private equity firms declined to
Symantec, best known for its Norton antivirus software, is worth
about $14 billion at its current stock price. It declined to
Some private equity firms have approached Symantec in recent weeks
to discuss deal possibilities, but the sources said there are no
serious conversations going on for now. They cautioned that it was
too early to tell if those conversations will get any traction.
It was also not clear whether any activist had built up a stake in
the company. Sources said at least two major activist investors had
decided against building up positions in the company because they
thought there were limited profits to be had from it.
Before the company enters into a dialogue with any potential buyers,
Symantec's board and management, led by interim CEO Michael Brown,
are trying to chart a business plan and find a full-time chief
executive, the sources said.
Symantec has hired executive search specialist Russell Reynolds
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Russell Reynolds declined to comment.
Earlier this month, sources had said that Symantec was close to
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against potential activist investors.
JPMorgan has since been enlisted as its financial adviser, the
sources said. The bank declined to comment.
Symantec's board is expected to discuss options for the company at a
meeting this month ahead of the release of company earnings
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The external interest, including from typically vocal parties such
as activist shareholders, in the company means that Symantec may
have to act quickly.
Symantec, which also offers data storage products, has seen revenue
growth turn negative in recent quarters, unlike the rest of the
security software market, which is growing at least 10 percent to 15
percent annually.
The slowdown is partly due to eroding PC sales, affecting demand for
its software, which often comes bundled with new computers. It has
failed to gain a strong footing in the market for mobile security.
It has also been lagging smaller, more nimble rivals such as FireEye
Inc, Palo Alto Networks Inc and Check Point Software Technologies
Ltd that are focused on network security, one of the hottest areas
in that market.
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Symantec's shares have lost about 17 percent over the past 12
months, compared with a 26 percent rise in the S&P 500 Systems
Software index. The stock dropped as much as 14 percent on March 21,
the day after news of Bennett's departure. He was the second
Symantec CEO in two years to have been shown the door.
Analysts have said that Symantec would benefit from selling off
assets within its consumer, storage and server businesses.
They calculate that its individual businesses could add up to $25 to
$28 per share, giving it a value of around $16 billion to $19
Symantec's stock was trading close to $20 on Tuesday.
Although some analysts said the company would be too large for a
private equity firm to buy, the sources said buyout shops are
examining that possibility. Since buying the entire company would
require an equity check of $4 billion to $5 billion, they might look
to pool resources, the sources said.
Private equity firms are also looking at the possibility of breaking
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attractive to industry peers, according to the sources.
The storage business, for example, could be attractive to companies
such as NetApp Inc and IBM Corp, one of the sources said.
NetApp was not immediately available for comment. IBM declined to
Symantec's desktop management unit Altiris, which it bought in 2007
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could also be a potential asset divestiture, analysts have said.
Separating some of the businesses to sell may not be easy, however,
as they have been integrated into the company and may have a low
cost basis, which would trigger a hefty tax bill, the sources said.
(Additional reporting by Soyoung Kim and Greg Roumeliotis;
by Paritosh Bansal, Lisa Shumaker and Jonathan Oatis)
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