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The "lockup" system used by USDA to avoid advance release of secret crop statistics is rife with vulnerabilities, according to an internal report.
Crop information compiled by the agency's National Agricultural Statistics Service can affect prices for commodities traded in the futures market.
Prior to the official release of such data, NASS must keep the information confidential to prevent anyone from making illicit trading profits.
Under the "lockup" system, two floors at USDA's headquarters in Washington, D.C., are locked and guarded.
Only authorized people are allowed within the lockup area while the final crop reports are aggregated and nobody can leave until they are officially released.
During that time, telephone and computer systems are disconnected from the outside world and wireless devices are prohibited.
However, a recent audit by USDA's Office of Inspector General found numerous chinks in this armor.
"As a result of these weaknesses, sensitive market information could be compromised or leaked before the official release of data, which could adversely affect NASS' mission and equitable trading in the commodity markets," the report said.
• Auditors twice entered the lockup area carrying cellphones in their pockets with "minimal effort" and sent text messages from the facility.
The agency is supposed to monitor for wireless devices in the lockup area, but the text messages went unnoticed.
Technology used to detect cellular signals in the facility couldn't accurately locate them.
For instance, the software will detect devices operating on another floor of the building that's not within the lockup facility.
"Therefore, NASS staff cannot be certain when and if any cellular activity is occurring in lockup, as the software continually detects signals," the audit said.
• Visitors to the lockup area can't bring devices with cellular capabilities, but the auditors saw a reporter using a wireless iPad tablet computer in the facility.
Upon signing in to enter the area, the reporter had claimed not to have a wireless device.
Lockup procedures require USDA staff to watch reporters to ensure wireless devices aren't being used, but auditors found such monitoring to be lax.
Auditors showed NASS officials the incident on a security video, after which the reporter's news organization was suspended from the facility.
• Guards repeatedly let auditors enter the lockup area with expired passes and without verifying the names on their security badges.
Visitors also entered the lockup area without signing in as required and nobody instructed them to do so.
"If an accurate record is not kept, NASS will not have a record of all individuals present in the event of an emergency, or be able to hold those individuals accountable in the event of a security breach," the report said.
• Numerous people who were no longer NASS employees were still included in a key card access database.
The agency lacked a documented process of removing former employees from the database and didn't reconcile it with a list of current employees.
"As a result, unauthorized and terminated employees could still gain access to restricted areas," the report said.
• An internal USDA review previously documented three cases in which press articles about crop statistics written by news reporters in the secure area were released before the official reports.
Though the review found "equipment malfunction" to be the culprit, the audit report said similar problems still occur.
Due to computer "connectivity issues," for example, an official NASS report was delayed by four minutes while press articles went out immediately.
"Since markets can have an immediate reaction to the reports, this reinforces the need for timely dissemination to all members of the public — not just those with news organization subscriptions," the report said.
• Auditors walked into a room that contained a special server for crop statistics without having to log their visits.
"In the event that the server equipment was tampered with or changed, NASS would have no record of individuals that could be responsible," the audit said.
• Confidentiality agreements were only signed as required by three out of 41 employees participating in lockups reviewed by auditors.
Supervisors weren't properly checking employee records to ensure such confidentiality deals are signed each year.
In a response letter to the audit, NASS Administrator Cynthia Clark said the agency is complying with recommendations in the report.
For example, all lockup entrants must now pass through an "electronic screening device" purchased by the agency to preclude prohibited devices.
The agency also asked for permission to block cellular signals from the area, but the National Telecommunications & Information Administration denied the request, she said.
"NASS will continue to investigate mitigation strategies for limiting cellular access," Clark said.


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AG holds off releasing name of man killed by Weare police
August 16. 2013 11:16PM
WEARE — Authorities continued Friday to refuse to release the identity of a man shot and killed Wednesday by Weare police officers.
"We are not releasing that at this time," Assistant Attorney General Susan G. Morrell said.
Morrell said authorities have yet to notify family members of the man. The day before she had said the information would be available on Friday.
On Thursday she said that an undercover drug buy was to take place at Dunkin' Donuts at Lanctot's Plaza on Route 114 about 10 p.m. Wednesday. Several Weare police officers, two confidential informants and the alleged male target of the investigation were in the plaza.
However, the deal went sour and the target tried to drive away, authorities said. Two officers fired their weapons, wounding the man as he drove off in a green Acura, which crashed just south of the plaza. The officers involved in the shooting were put on paid administrative leave pending an investigation, which authorities said could take several weeks.
Morrell did not say when the victim's name would be made public.

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City's finance director says tax cap is 'problematic'By TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
February 06. 2013 11:42PM
MANCHESTER - The city's chief financial officer told the Charter Commission on Wednesday that the tax cap in its current form poses a "serious challenge."
Finance Director Bill Sanders said the problem with the voter-approved cap is that it restricts not only spending, but revenue - in particular the degree to which tax rates may be raised.
"This dual cap and revenue equation, which is so hard and arcane, will be a challenge in the future, a very serious challenge," Sanders told the nine-member panel.
Sanders, who is typically measured in his public comments, said the restriction on revenue increases is especially problematic for the school district, since primary funding sources, such as state aid and grant money, rarely keep pace with the rise in inflation.
"As long as state funding stays flat and expenses keep going up, if we can't raise property taxes - if the aldermen don't have the option to do that, or don't have the political will - there will have to be a cost reduction in other areas," he said.
Sanders said the restriction on revenue distinguishes Manchester's tax cap from the one in place in Nashua, which has been pointed to as a city that has managed to fund its schools under a tax cap.
Manchester's tax cap, enacted in 2011 after being passed by voters two years earlier, limits increases in budgets and revenues - tax and fee rates - to the three-year average rise in the Consumer Price Index.
The commission also heard from the city's chief lawyer, Solicitor Tom Clark, regarding the tax cap.
Reiterating an opinion he issued last year, Clark said that the tax cap applies to the budgets proposed by both the school board and the aldermen.
"In my opinion, the way the charter is written, that is what it says," he said.
At the same time, Clark said he was not the final authority on the meaning of the charter. Different interpretations could only definitively be resolved through the courts, he said.
The legal counsel for the school district has argued that the school board is not required to submit a tax cap budget.
The attorney retained by the commission, Richard Lehmann, told the panel last month that "it's not clear" whether the school and city budgets are to be taken "individually or in the aggregate."
The discussion has been followed closely by members of the school board, as they prepare to submit a budget to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen in the coming weeks.
The ultimate authority to reject and establish the district's budget is held by the mayor and aldermen.
Addressing another possible charter change discussed by the commission, Clark said that under state law, the requirement that a super-majority of the aldermen override the tax cap could not be altered.
"Anything over eight would qualify," Clark said, referring to the 15-member aldermanic board. Currently, 10 votes are necessary for an override.
The commission also narrowed down a list of topics for discussion at next week's meeting. They are: making the school district a city department; moving up the time-line for establishing a school budget; reducing the mayor's role on the school board; and lowering the number of votes needed to override the tax cap.


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The Cortez Farmers Market invites all of last year's vendors, and others interested in participating in this year's market, to attend its annual spring meeting, Saturday, March 30 at the Calvin Denton Room, Empire Electric Association, 801 N Broadway, Cortez. The meeting will be from 9 a.m. until noon.
Applications for participation in the market will be available for returning and new vendors towards the end meeting. Returning vendor's applications, with fee payment may be returned to the Montezuma County CSU Extension Office beginning Monday, April 1. New vendor applications will be accepted beginning April 15. Applications will not be considered valid until fee is paid. Spaces will first be assigned to returning vendors who have until Friday, April 12 to submit their application with payment to reserve their space(s). After April 15, 2013, the Cortez Farmers' Market Committee will meet to consider new vendor applications and assign space(s). New vendor applications will be considered in the order they are received (not postmarked) at the Extension Office. For more information contact Theresa at email@example.com or call the Extension Office at 565-3123.


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Salem gets peek at proposed casino
SALEM - New plans for a casino complex at Rockingham Park include the return of live thoroughbred racing along with construction of a hotel and a 1,500-seat entertainment complex in addition to gambling tables and slot machines, the project's developer revealed Wednesday night.
The new plan would increase the cost of the project to about $600 million. The proposal for casino gambling now pending in the Legislature would require the company winning a casino license to spend at least $450 million.
Project developer Millenium Gaming unveiled the plans at a public forum in the racetrack's Belmont Room Wednesday night. Millenium holds an option to purchase the track and surrounding property from Rockingham Venture, which has owned the track since the mid 1980s.
While lawmakers consider whether to legalize gambling in the Granite State, the new proposal would not only restore horse racing to Salem, it would also add a convention center, restaurants, a spa, a new track clubhouse and resort features to the proposed casino.
But the plans depend on a casino bill being passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Maggie Hassan.
Right now, opponents and supporters of the bill are heading toward a legislative photo finish.
According to state Rep. Robert Elliot, R-Salem, a 45-member legislative committee deliberating a final recommendation on the casino gambling bill, Senate Bill 152, is currently split.
Elliot said 20 members of the panel favor the casino, while 20 are against it.
Five committee members haven't committed one way or the other. The committee is scheduled to meet next week to vote on a final recommendation.
"Once this goes before the entire House, it would take 199 votes for this to pass," Elliot said. "The future of this track could lay in the hands of Salem's nine representatives."
"I hope all of our legislators find this as exciting as I do," park president Ed Callahan said.
Bill Wortman, co-CEO of Millennium said the plans have been a long time in the making. Wortman thanked the citizens of Salem for their 80 percent affirmative vote on a nonbinding casino referendum on the March ballot.
"I think that was a very strong message to send," Wortman said.
Eight years ago, Wortman and his Las Vegas-based gaming company began working towards the ultimate goal of bringing a casino to Salem.
"It was then that I said we were here to stay and we were going to redevelop this project into something you can all be proud of," he told the audience.
Over the years, the vision for The Rock's future has changed with the times.
But the state now finds itself with casinos in Maine and a casino licensing process under way in Massachusetts.
"For this to work in the current marketplace, we need to be competitive but do it in a way that's cohesive to the New Hampshire way of life," Wortman said. "We can't just come in and build a giant, glass building in Salem and expect it to work."
The track's original buildings were designed to accommodate up to 30,000 people. Because of that, infrastructure changes will not be as extensive as they may have been at other potential sites, Wortman noted.
Callahan said a convention center and hotel on the site would fill a void for the area's business community.
"Many of the groups in the area now have to go down to Boston when they host a convention," Callahan said. "So this would serve the needs of the surrounding communities."
The venue would also include a 1,500-seat entertainment facility. Officials believe the theatre venue alone would bring several million people to the area each year.
David Climans, an architect with Climans Green Liang Architects Inc., said he designed the structure as "a destination."
Climans said the new plans, including a refurbished racetrack, give the Salem project a further competitive edge, given the site's lengthy history.
Plans for a new clubhouse at the racetrack draw inspiration from the original Rockingham building that was constructed well over a century ago, he noted. Common motifs of traditional New England architecture with a modern twist would give the site a timeless appearance.
"We want it to look like the buildings were always here," Climans said.
Wortman noted the site plan reconfigures the entire site, with today's racetrack moved to a new area in hopes of fully using the site.
Should the casino bill pass, project officials said it would take around 18 months to complete construction on the new Rockingham, with the construction process expected to bring some 1,300 full-time jobs to the area.
Callahan said the original structure would likely remain open to allow continued operation of charitable gaming during construction.
Methuen, Mass., resident Jerry Valley said he supported the proposal, but was concerned that other New England casinos, such as Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, would fight the plans.
"It could happen," Wortman said. "Obviously, it's a competitive environment."


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Obama promises action on gun control early next yearBy MARK FELSENTHAL
December 19. 2012 11:03PM
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama vowed to press for tighter gun laws early next year, as he sought to turn national outrage over the Connecticut school massacre into action to ban assault weapons and ensure better background checks on gun buyers.
Obama held a White House news conference on Wednesday to announce that Vice President Joe Biden will lead an interagency effort to craft new gun policies. The group is expected to offer its proposals in January.
"We know this is a complex issue that stirs deeply held passions and political divides," Obama said. "But the fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing."
Biden and other cabinet members planned to meet with law enforcement leaders from across the country to discuss policy ideas on Thursday, a White House official said.
Obama said he believed most Americans support the reinstatement of a ban on the sale of military-style assault weapons, barring the sale of high-capacity ammunition clips and a law requiring background checks on buyers before all gun purchases, to stop sales at gun shows without such checks.
Saying gun control cannot be the only solution to the problem, Obama also expressed support for making it easier for Americans to get access to mental health care - "at least as easy as access to a gun."
Obama urged Congress to quickly pass new measures next year.
The killing of 20 young children and six adults at a elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, last Friday has even shifted pro-gun advocates away from long-held views in a way that previous mass shootings have not.
Friday's massacre by a 20-year-old man was the fourth shooting rampage to claim multiple lives in the United States this year.
Under pressure from fellow Democrats, Obama insisted the guns issue would not be ignored this time.
But changing the rules will be difficult.
Most Republicans remain staunchly opposed to tighter gun laws, particularly in the House of Representatives, where the party holds a majority.
Robert Goodlatte, a Virginia congressman who will be chairman of the House Judiciary committee next year, said flatly in Roll Call this week he opposed gun control.
With Biden at his side, Obama said the group would give him proposals he could outline in his State of the Union speech in late January.
Cabinet members involved include Attorney General Eric Holder, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
"This is not some Washington commission. This is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months and publishing a report that gets read and then pushed aside. This is a team that has a very specific task to pull together real reforms right now," Obama said.
Obama has tapped Biden to lead other high-profile initiatives, including efforts on a deficit-reduction compromise with congressional Republicans in 2011.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Emma Stone, who last year abandoned appearing in the Broadway revival of "Cabaret," might still be in need of fishnets and a bowler hat.
Roundabout Theatre Company said Monday that Stone is in negotiations to make her Broadway debut as Sally Bowles. She would take over from Michelle Williams, who has extended her run as Bowles opposite Alan Cumming through Nov. 9.
Set in 1931 Berlin, "Cabaret" centers on the world of the indulgent Kit Kat Klub as it becomes intertwined with the world outside, which gets more precarious as Nazis take over. The songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb include "Willkommen" and "Tomorrow Belongs to Me."
Williams stepped into the role, once played by Liza Minnelli, when Stone had to withdraw due to scheduling conflicts.
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Washington. Colorado. Pennsylvania?
A Democratic lawmaker from Montgomery County plans to introduce a bill making marijuana use legal in Pennsylvania.
What is Sen. Daylin Leach smoking, you might ask?
Common sense, he says.
Buoyed by the legalization of marijuana by voters in Washington and Colorado in the November election, Leach is circulating a memo seeking co-sposors for his bill to make pot legal in the commonwealth.
To Leach, the war on drugs, as it relates to marijuana is a waste of money and makes criminals out of otherwise law abiding citizens.
In Pennsylvania alone, there were 24,685 arrests for marijuana possession since 2006, according to the office of National Drug Control Policy.
That means $325 million to prosecute, incarcerate and disrupt the lives of thousands of people whose only crime, says Leach, "was smoking a plant which made them feel a bit giddy."
But could it happen in the socially conservative Pennsylvania legislature, where even medical marijuana legislation can't find its way out of committee let alone become law as it has in 19 states?
"I acknowledge that it may take a while," said Leach. "But like same-sex marriage, this will inevitably happen. Demographics and exposure will in time defeat irrational fears, old wives tales and bad science. This bill furthers the discussion, which hastens the day."
Leach said persecuting marijuana users is foolish, ill-conceived, costly and destructive policy must end.
His bill, he said, will remove the possession, use, and regulated sale of marijuana from the purview of our state's criminal justice system and legalize the consumption of marijuana for adults.
Leach adds the state could benefit from hundreds of millions in taxes on a product that continues to be trafficked underground.
Provisions of the legislation would include that marijuana be a regulated product, treated in a way similar to how alcohol is treated. It will be sold legally only in either state stores or beer distributors.
It still would be illegal to:
- Operate of motor vehicles under the influence of marijuana
- Possess narijuana if you are under the age of 21 or for an adult to sell it to a minor.
- It would be illegal to resell marijuana, as it is illegal to resell alcohol in Pennsylvania today.
- It would be illegal in public places - as alcohol is - and employers may prohibit its use on their property.
Said Leach: "It is time for Pennsylvania to be a leader in jettisoning this modern-day prohibition, and ending a policy that has been so destructive, costly, and anti-scientific."
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Dan Belt is a rational man. He picks up on community issues quickly. If one of those issues is presented to him, he will jump on it. That's according to local artist Bill Tetzel, who is 50 percent responsible for the public art display of vultures located on top of Belt Salvage.
The idea to beautify Cortez with public art was Tetzel's idea. A way to spark interest in the community from people who come through town. The large, bizarre display of birds scavenging has already garnered the community's attention. Best of all, passersby are taking notice as well.
"I wasn't too keen on the idea," Belt said, about Tetzel's public art idea. "But the more we talked the more I liked it."
In the week after the installation was placed on the roof of his business, Belt said three people who were driving down Highway 491, stopped to inquire about the artwork. In Belt's opinion, it isn't really the beauty that is eye catching, but the uniqueness of the display. One might even call it strange. An oddity spawned from the mind of Tetzel, who has been a customer of Belt's for years. He is often seen coming in to the scrap yard and digging through one person's junk in hopes of finding a treasure to use in his next endeavor.
"We get along well. I go in and we talk politics, but he (Belt) can't figure me out," Tetzel says, chuckling.
The idea of a public art display at the corner of Highway 491 and Road G, steadily grew in Tetzel's mind. The more he drove through that intersection, the more he was determined to do something about it.
Before moving to Cortez 12 years ago, Tetzel lived in Santa Fe, N.M. There, as an employee for the state, he helped design and implement an economic development plan for New Mexico. Once he moved to McElmo Canyon, the constant drab and dreary feel of that industrialized intersection was too much to bear any longer. Not a stranger to beautification projects, he jumped at the chance to be part of a solution. He saw the salvage yard as a perfect place to start.
"Belt Salvage may look like the ugliest place on the block but it's not - it's interesting," Tetzel says. "It needed something quirky."
Quirky is a good way to describe the art.
He recruited fellow artist Rose Russell to help draw up the idea for the art display. The two artists have often discussed their love of the area. Both were equally dismayed at lack of aesthetic appeal in the town's entryways, the obvious place for a first impression. They were also intent on creating a buzz about public art.
"Dan (Belt) is a true community advocate," Russell says. "We all share the same desire to enrich the community and because of that he was the perfect example of starting where you are with what's available to you."
Quirky is one thing, but why vultures? It's a simple answer. Belt has long used vultures as the art for his business cards. The looming, leering bird has always been a fixation for Belt.
"I've applied the idea of a vulture to my business," Belt explains. "Because we are like a vulture in the sense that we are waiting for things to break down and buy, like the birds are waiting around for things to die so they can eat."
Tetzel and Russell feasted on the idea. She drew a small-scale design of vulture displays and individual birds to present to Belt and his sons. The visualization of buzzards on the roof of his building floored Belt. He loved the idea. Especially since he envisions his business as a vulture's next of kin.
They tweaked a few more details and got to work. Belt volunteered materials from his scrap yard - a natural place to begin - such as sheet steel and various sizes of steel pipe. A few of the materials, for detail purposes, were also purchased.
"Playing off the idea of the vulture was great," Russell says. "By incorporating the junk yard materials we repurposed those things and gave it a new life. It sort of highlights the idea of reusing things. As with vultures, who don't let anything go to waste."
The pieces came together quickly. After a month of plasma cutting and welding, the artists were left with eight five-to-six foot birds. The entire display took about four hours to attach to the building. Five pieces were individually placed on two sets of branch pieces. One of the branches holds two birds and occupies the corner of the building. The other holds three birds and is under debate on where it will be located.
There is also an old car, turned upside-down, that the artists pulled from the heap. Two large birds sit on the car, ripping away at scraps like a real vulture enjoying dinner. Russell says there was a lot of elbow grease that went into that peculiar installation.
"We had to take weight off of it (the car) so we torched the undercarriage and chunks of the frame to make it as light as possible and structurally sound. We also added some lights and chrome to make it really stand out," she explained.
The largest bird of all stands about six-feet tall, with a wingspan of 10 feet. The bird is strategically placed on a branch piece at the corner of the roof, menacingly gazing at the ground. This particular piece is probably the most life-like. Belt is extremely proud of the winged bird because he knows this is a very natural posture for a buzzard.
"When vultures get up in the morning they spread their wings to warm them before they can fly," Belt says. "It's a pretty intimidating look, like they may swoop down at any second."
The five vultures perched atop the tin-sided building look, amazingly, right at home.
Russell and Tetzel are hoping their installation will be the start to Cortez becoming a culturally thriving and sought after community. The beginning stages of their idea may have been birthed by the world's most misunderstood scavenger - the salvage yard - but amid the rubble of defunct metal, these artists found true inspiration.
In a sheet of scrap they saw life.
In a rustic pipe they found hope.
And from junk they created art.


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Manchester teens turn detective; police get their manBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 04. 2013 10:39PM
MANCHESTER - A Manchester teenager who walked in on a drug store holdup jumped in his car and tailed the culprit, giving police cell phone updates on the robber's location and even facing down the robber when the man drew a knife on him.
Victor Rosario, 19, said he felt like it was the right thing to do after he saw a masked man demanding money from a clerk at the 271 Mammoth Road CVS store early Monday morning.
So he went back to his car and followed the man as he jumped on a bicycle, peddled to a nearby getaway car on Oakland Avenue and took off onto Interstate 93 south.
"I was trying to do the right thing. My family told me to be careful about what I do," said Rosario, a student at Memorial High School.
Rosario said he followed the robber's car off Exit 5 in Derry, lost it, and was then startled when the man approached him and revealed a small knife hidden in his sleeve. "He told me 'Get out, I don't want you here.' I closed my window quick."
Within minutes, Derry police arrived and arrested Manchester resident Seth Skillin, 32, and charged him with robbery. They also arrested the driver of the car, Robbi O'Rourke, 24, on a robbery-related charge.
Police said they discovered $900 in cash hidden in Skillin's pants leg and underwear.
Meanwhile, Rosario's family is wondering what to think of the young man and his step-brother, Jonathan Tavares, 17. A passenger in Rosario's car, Tavares kept police apprised of the robber's whereabouts via 911.
Rosario's aunt, Irma Rosario, said her family is worried sick about what might happen to the two teens.
"You're not supposed to get in the middle because it's none of your business. For us, right now, he's not a hero," Irma Rosario said. She said Rosario's grandmother is crying, and his father is worried.
Rosario's mother said she thinks the two were crazy for following the car, but is not as worried.
"I never expected they would do anything like that," she said.
Rosario said he went to CVS to get a soda after he and Tavares had a late-night meal at a nearby McDonald's restaurant.
It was about 12:50 a.m. when the robbery was reported, police said.
Rosario said when he entered the store, the robber told him not to worry and to do whatever he was going to do in the store.
Police said the robber had an unknown object in his hands and had the clerk empty two cash registers.
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UPDATE: The Flyers announced before Thursday's game that they had signed Timonen.
The Flyers will sign veteran defenseman Kimmo Timonen to a one-year, $6 million extension in the next few days, a league source confirmed Wednesday night.
Timonen, who will turn 38 next month, would have been eligible to become an unrestricted free agent in July. He has a $6.3 million cap hit this season.
The signing is somewhat surprising because it would mean the Flyers have already committed about $62.1 million on just 19 players --including the injured Chris Pronger -- toward next year's $64.3 million cap.
Excluding Pronger, they will have about $23 milion committed to seven defensemen for 2013-14.
They will also have an option of using an amnesty buyout on up to two players.
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Ionia holds Haslett to 28 points, earns first CAAC Red win
The Ionia basketball team put together its best defensive effort of the season Friday night, holding the Vikings of Haslett under 30 points en route to a 58-28 victory, the Bulldogs' first in Capital Area Activities Conference Red play.
"I am happy for the players. They have been working hard and it's good to see them get rewarded for it," Ionia coach Scott Swinehart said.
The Dawgs were able to get going at both ends of the floor right away as they built a 22-10 lead. Although the Bulldogs cooled off offensively in the second quarter, scoring only eight points, they only gave up two points during the period to extend their lead to 30-12.
In the third, Ionia was able to knock down some shots, outscoring the Vikings 19-12 to take a 49-24 advantage.
Swinehart said his players have been putting a great deal of work into their defensive play during practices, so he was happy to see them execute in a game situation.
"It's something the guys have been working hard on in practice, but it takes time to transfer that into a game," he said. "It was good to see that happen tonight.
"I am seeing a lot of improvement in our players and that's what we want to see. I am pleased with the progress they have made."
Austin Gregory led Ionia with 20 points and eight rebounds, while Colin Prominski finished with a double-double of 13 points and 10 boards.
Austin Wolcott scored 12 points and dished out four assists, and Bryce Cashner chipped in with five points.
Zac Barna pulled down eight rebounds for the Bulldogs as well.
Ionia (2-12, 1-7 in CAAC Red) will play host to CAAC White leading Corunna on Tuesday.


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Manchester school officials fighting contract battle on two frontsBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
May 13. 2013 11:40PM
MANCHESTER - The school district's dispute with the two sending towns is moving forward on two different tracks, with district officials pressing for more information from their counterparts in Candia and preparing for a June court date with Hooksett.
Both towns have charged that conditions in Manchester schools, in particular crowded classes, violate the contract under which they send their high school students to city schools.
Both towns have allowed some parents to leave the Manchester district, but the Hooksett School Board has authorized a far greater number to leave. This has prompted the district to file an injunction against Hooksett, accusing it of violating the contract, which calls on the towns to send "all" their students to the district.
It's still not clear exactly how many students the Candia board has authorized to leave. According to an earlier estimate, 18 of its 54 eighth-graders have been allowed to go to other schools.
Mayor Ted Gatsas said he and Superintendent Thomas Brennan held a recent meeting with a member of the Candia board who told them that the number authorized to leave was "closer to 12," and that half of them were going to private schools, which would not involve the diversion of tuition money.
Members of the Board of School Committee on Monday directed Brennan to conduct further "due diligence" in order to determine precisely the number of students that have been allowed to leave the district.
Meanwhile, the first hearing in the lawsuit filed against Hooksett is scheduled for June 18 at Hillsborough Superior Court North, although it may be rescheduled for a couple days later due to medical procedure one of the attorneys is undergoing on that date.
The Hooksett School Board has allowed more than 60 students to leave the district, which could cost Manchester nearly $600,000. Hooksett officials have contended they're allowed to grant parents' requests to leave on a case-by-case basis.
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Gold futures prices started Wednesday under pressure as a rally in the dollar continued to erode the value of the yellow metal. Gold futures have also felt the pinch of investors looking to rotate out of alternative assets classes and back into stocks. As prices fell, Bullionvault Tweeted: "#Gold drifting in absence of economic collapse.":
The 2013 rotation out of fixed income products and money markets has also created headwinds for precious metals and grains. Equity funds experienced inflows of approximately $70 bln during the month of January compared with $23 billion in all of 2012. Although the majority of the capital flows that made it into the equity market came from deposits, gold futures and ETF experienced negative capital flows.
The dollar continued to generate headwinds for gold futures prices, despite continued negative economic data points seen in Europe. Industrial production declined in the EU, reflecting the strength of a strong Euro. Wednesday Eurostat s reported that Eurozone industrial production rose 0.7% on the month in December, compared with a 0.7% monthly decline in November. On an annualized basis, output dropped 2.4% after a 4.0% decline in November.
An increase in the payroll tax in the U.S. insured that retail sales remained subdued putting pressure on purchases of gold at the retail level. According to the Department of Commerce, Retail Sales declined .1% in January, which was in line with economists' expectations. Excluding automobiles, retail sales increased by .2%, which was slightly better than expectations.


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TUSCALOOSA | Tuscaloosa Department of Transportation crews are preparing the former CityFest lot for developers who plan to build an Embassy Suites hotel.
TUSCALOOSA | Tuscaloosa Department of Transportation crews are preparing the former CityFest lot for developers who plan to build an Embassy Suites hotel.
The city-owned property known as the CityFest lot will change hands March 31. Developers have plans to construct an eight-story Embassy Suites hotel on the 2.02-acre tract at the corner of Greensboro Avenue and University Boulevard.
The University of Alabama Office of Archeological Research will soon complete an archaeological study of the property, said Deidre Stalnaker, spokeswoman for the city of Tuscaloosa.
The Tuscaloosa City Council approved the plans by Memphis-based Kemmons Wilson Companies to build a $27 million, 154-room hotel at the site.
Amenities will include an indoor lap pool, 5,478 feet of conference space, a hotel restaurant and bar, a second restaurant and bar area that will be leased, a lounge and dining room, exterior veranda with dining areas, a rooftop bar and lounge and a fitness room.
Construction is expected to be completed by June 2014, according to Birmingham-based construction and engineering firm Robins & Morton.
City leaders have wanted to sell the lot to developers for years. It was appraised for $4.3 million in 2008, but no buyer emerged. Interest piqued when the appraised value dropped to $1.69 million. Three developers submitted proposals in August before the City Council chose to sell the lot to Kemmons Wilson.


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Pennichuck officials meet the shareholderBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
March 23. 2013 11:13PM
NASHUA - It was history in the making on Saturday when Pennichuck Corp. hosted its first meeting with the city of Nashua as its sole shareholder, although some city officials were not pleased with the process.
"I am disappointed. I expected there to be more of an interaction today," said Alderman Dan Moriarty, Ward 9, who was frustrated that although the public was able to speak, questions were not immediately being answered by Pennichuck officials.
Moriarty had several financial questions he wanted answered, but Jay Leonard, chairman of the Pennichuck board of directors, said the public comment period was specifically for comments.
After objections from some people in attendance, Leonard did alter some of the process and briefly answered a few of the questions at the conclusion of the meeting.
Saturday's gathering was Pennichuck's first annual meeting since the city acquired the water company at the beginning of 2012.
"This is a transition," said Leonard, describing Pennichuck as a holding company that is now owned fully by the city of Nashua. "Ours is a corporation. We are a business, and we have proprietary information."
Still, Leonard said, Pennichuck has made a commitment to the people of Nashua to be open and transparent in its business transactions and decision making.
Pennichuck Water Works Inc. provides water service to about 27,000 customers in 11 communities. Pennichuck Corp. has other subsidiaries, including Pennichuck East Utility - which provides water service to about 7,000 customers in 19 communities - and Pittsfield Aqueduct Co., Pennichuck Water Service Corp. and the Southwood Corp.
On Saturday, three people were nominated to be members of the Pennichuck board of directors: Jay Lustig, John McGrath and Preston Stanley Jr. In addition, several housekeeping items in the Pennichuck bylaws were amended.
Furthermore, the board opted to reappoint Leonard as chairman for an additional year.
City officials and Nashua residents in attendance - about 50 in total - received a brief analysis of the water company's financial status, although several people still wanted some of the items clarified at the conclusion of the meeting.
According to Larry Goodhue, the chief financial officer, Pennichuck's revenues for 2012 were nearly $37.8 million compared with revenues of $38.3 million in 2011. The operating expenses in 2012 were about $28.6 million, and the operating income was nearly $9.2 million.
Furthermore, he said, the net income in 2011 - prior to the city's acquisition - was $4.1 million compared with the net loss of $1.9 million in 2012.
The company spent about $5.3 million in 2011 and about $6.4 million in 2012 to replace aging water infrastructure, according to Pennichuck officials.
Fred Teeboom, a former alderman, questioned the financial statements provided on Saturday. With a net loss of nearly $2 million last year, Teeboom said he was concerned that ratepayers may soon see a 20 percent increase in their water rates.
"How are you going to get out of this loss situation?" he asked. "How on earth are you going to make up the difference?"
Pennichuck is a capital investment business, said Don Ware, chief operating officer, stressing the need exists throughout New Hampshire to replace about $860 million in water infrastructure.
"This business is about serving our customers," he said, noting it is important to update generators, water mains, information technology and distribution equipment to provide clean water.
Moriarty noted that the salary of John Patenaude, Pennichuck's chief executive officer, is about $190,000 a year. The alderman said that "seems a little high" for a company that has an annual revenue of about $38 million, adding Mayor Donnalee Lozeau is paid about $100,000 a year.
Alderman-at-Large Jim Donchess expressed concerns about attendees not being able to get immediate responses to their questions.
"I hope that we can set up a question session as soon as possible," said Donchess.
Leonard said such a meeting is being planned.


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Psych patient charged in attack at Manchester hospital admitted to Boston facilityBy SHAWNE K. WICKHAM
New Hampshire Sunday News
October 19. 2013 7:54PM
A psychiatric patient who police say attacked an Elliot Hospital security guard last week was transferred to an undisclosed Boston hospital a day after that incident in serious condition, officials said Saturday.
Fern Ornelas, 54, of Manchester attacked guard Lawrence Bolduc, 49, in the hospital's emergency department Wednesday evening, according to police. Both men were treated there and did not require hospitalization, according to Lt. Maureen Tessier, spokesman for Manchester police.
After Ornelas was "medically released" by Elliot staff, Tessier said, he was brought to the police station for booking, then transferred to Valley Street Jail.
He was supposed to be arraigned Thursday morning on a charge of simple assault, Tessier said, but police were notified he would not make that court date, and it was postponed until Friday. He did not attend that hearing either, she said.
Susanna Whitcher, Elliot's vice president of public affairs and marketing, said Ornelas was "cleared medically" Wednesday, but returned to the hospital's emergency department on Thursday and was admitted in serious condition.
Later that day, he was transferred to a Boston hospital, but Whitcher said she could not release any additional information about his condition or whereabouts because of privacy laws.
A shift supervisor at Valley Street Jail, who identified himself only as Lt. Williams, said he could not comment on the matter and referred all questions to Superintendent David Dionne, who he said would not be available until Monday.
Asked whether Ornelas was in the jail's custody, Williams said, "He is in our custody." Asked whether Ornelas was at the jail, Williams said, "I cannot answer that question."
Tessier said a police officer stayed with Ornelas while a doctor treated him in the emergency room after the attack. She said he did not suffer any additional injuries while in police custody Wednesday.
"Once he was in our custody, there were no incidents," Tessier said.
"His period of time in our booking facility was uneventful, and he went to the Valley Street Jail with no additional problems other than the facial injuries from the initial encounter with the security guard."
At the time of the Elliot attack, police said, Ornelas was awaiting admission to the state psychiatric hospital. He became "agitated" and attacked Bolduc, who was attempting to lead him back to his room in the hospital's secure psychiatric evaluation unit.
Ornelas and Bolduc, a retired state trooper, exchanged punches, and both suffered facial injuries before Bolduc and other officers subdued Ornelas with pepper spray, according to police.
New Hampshire Hospital, the state's 158-bed psychiatric hospital in Concord, has been operating at full capacity for years, a hospital official said last week.
The lack of available beds is a growing problem for acute-care hospitals, where patients often end up waiting for days in emergency rooms.
Last week's attack at Elliot Hospital was the second in the past four months involving a psychiatric patient there.


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Gene Shalit's car-crash case in Lenox to be dismissed
LENOX -- Retired TV personality Gene Shalit's misdemeanor charge of operating negligently to endanger after he drove his car into a utility pole and up against a Housatonic Street residence on Oct. 24 has been continued until April 2, when it will be dismissed.
The agreement between Police Chief Stephen O'Brien and Shalit's attorney, Leonard H. Cohen, was reached and approved during a magistrate's hearing to determine probable cause regarding the charges. Clerk-magistrate Thomas Bartini presided at Southern Berkshire District Court in Great Barrington on Wednesday afternoon.
"Attorney Cohen and I made an agreement that makes both the driving public and Mr. Shalit safe," O'Brien explained during a brief interview at the Lenox police station. "His case is continued for a period of time, to be dismissed."
The chief acknowledged that for the charges to be dismissed, Shalit will have to abide by the safety condition attached to the agreement.
Describing Shalit's demeanor during the court appearance, O'Brien said that "he was very appropriately concerned about the incident and very remorseful that it occurred. He understood an error was made."
At the closed-door court hearing, Shalit, 86, "indicated that he will have someone else drive him" until April 2, Cohen told The Eagle.
After that time, his driving status "will have to be addressed," said Cohen, adding that the Stockbridge resident's license has not been revoked or suspended.
At the hearing, Cohen said he told O'Brien and Bartini that as the critic at NBC's "Today" show for 37 years, Shalit had reviewed a film directed by Spike Lee. The film's title was "Do the Right Thing," Cohen said that he told the magistrate and the police chief.
Asked to explain the extenuating circumstances that led to the outcome of the case, Cohen requested that his client's right to privacy be respected.
After the 12:30 p.m. accident at 120 Housatonic St., Shalit told Lenox police he had fallen asleep at the wheel. Property owners Donald and Gracie Rawson, who operate the seasonal Farmer Don's produce stand in front of their house, were not at home at the time of the incident. After hitting the utility pole, Shalit's vehicle swerved onto the front lawn and came to rest against the house, leaving scuff marks and minor damage on the siding.
According to state law, if Shalit had been found guilty or had pled to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding on the criminal misdemeanor charge, maximum penalties could have included a 60-day suspension of his driver's license, a fine ranging from $20 to $200 or a jail sentence of two weeks to two years, which could be suspended with probation.
Shalit, who had retired from NBC in 2010, was uninjured, but his Honda Element was towed from the scene because of front-end damage. He did not return a message left at his Stockbridge home Wednesday evening in time for this report.
The Eagle has published the obituary of Shalit's daughter, Emily Grace, 55, who died Nov. 28, 2012, at the Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after a three-year struggle against ovarian cancer. She had also lived with multiple sclerosis for several decades.
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|TAAL VOLCANO BULLETIN 23 September 2012 8:00 A.M.
|Sunday, 23 September 2012 07:24
Taal Volcano's (14.0000°N, 120.9833°E) seismic network detected four (4) volcanic earthquakes during the past 24-hour observation period. Field measurements conducted on 18 September 2012 at the western sector of the Main Crater Lake yielded slight decrease in water temperature of 32.4°C from 32.6°C, water level remained at 0.85 meter and slight increase in acidity of pH 2.70 from pH 2.71. Ground deformation survey (precise leveling) on the Volcano Island last 9-19 July 2012 indicated no significant change compared with February 2012, but is nonetheless still inflated compared with baseline data. GPS data for the period of February 2011 to 13 July 2012 show steady deflation beginning in August 2011, but nonetheless also indicated that the edifice is still slightly inflated compared to February 2011 baseline data. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emission at the Main Crater Lake increased to 627 tonnes per day on 07 July 2012 compared to 482 tonnes per day last 18 October 2011.
Alert Level 1 remains in effect over Taal Volcano. This means that hazardous eruption is not imminent. The public, however, is reminded that the Main Crater should be strictly off-limits because sudden steam explosions may occur and high concentrations of toxic gases may accumulate. The northern portion of the Main Crater rim, in the vicinity of Daang Kastila Trail, may also become hazardous when steam emission along existing fissures suddenly increases. Furthermore, the public is also reminded that the entire Volcano Island is a Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ), and permanent settlement in the island is strongly not recommended.


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Perhaps it is time to discuss the closing of all overseas bases and embassies due to the fact that we are now hated by so many countries. It is past time to learn that we cannot control others; we can only control ourselves.
Some will ask, "Where do we put all of the troops and employees?" That's an easy one: on the border to secure our country, on our seaports, in our airports and railway stations, on our airplanes and trains, and on our streets to stop the gun/drug trade as well as the murders of innocent Americans.
Where do we house them? Of course at home with their families. The military bases Congress closed in the United States to "save money" can be reopened for the singles.
There is a vital need to stop the gifts of our tax money to other countries. Restructuring of our bridges, roads, pipelines, electric grid, etc., needs our immediate attention, which will also provide many jobs right here in our country. Most importantly, American corporations need to be brought back to our country to provide more jobs.
President Obama inherited the Republicans' two unpaid-for wars and tax breaks for the rich, which created the mess we are in. The House Republicans voted down all legislation President Obama proposed to step up our economy, as well as indicating that they were not going to tolerate an African American in the White House. However, we the people responded to their lack of judgment in two elections by voting President Obama into the White House. It is past time for House Republicans, who are earning $17,500 each per month, to start working for we the people and America.
It is time for common sense to prevail. It is time to vote them out.
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Newark holds on to beat St. Andrew's 55-50 in boys high school basketball action.
It was a case of too much defense by the Newark Yellowjackets, as the St. Andrew's Cardinals lost in the second round of the DIAA boys' basketball tournament for the second straight year.
The Jackets advanced to the second round after beating Sussex Central 59-50, Thursday night in a nail-biter in Newark. Central trailed 11-0 at one point, and 18-4, but clawed back to make the game an exciting contest.
The Jackets rolled to a 16-6 lead in the first period, and held their momentum through much of the game.
The Cardinals, behind their 'Top Guns' Ben Bentil and Andrew Tilghman, closed the gap in the second quarter, to bring the half-time deficit to 28-24.
The third quarter was a defensive struggle, with neither team willing to give up an inch, let alone an easy basket. After 24 minutes of hard play, Newark still led 34-30.
In the fourth and deciding period, St. Andrew's worked hard to get momentum and inside advantage, but Newark' size proved to be a good match against the Cardinals. Ultimately, Newark's defense was able to hold off St. Andrew's and advance to the quarter finals of the tournament this week.
The Cardinals, with a number of sophomores and juniors on the team, finished the season with a 16-4 record.
NEWARK: Blake 10, Purnell 8, Clarke 10, Greer 18, McGriff 2, Justice 0 2-2 2, Wing 2 0-0 5.
Totals 16 18-32 55.
ST. ANDREW'S: Bonner 5, Tilghman 15, Bentil 20, Brown 1 0-2 2, Thomas 3 2-4 8.
Totals 18 9-18 50.
3-point goals: N (Blake 2, Clarke, Greer, Wing); SA (Tilghman 3, Bonner, Bentil).


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Tricida is trying to sell 10.3 million shares at $16-18 per share, which will trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol TCDA.
No convertible securities will be remaining after the IPO goes live. Dilution risk will diminish.
At $17 per share, the company would trade at approximately 2.8x its cash per share.
Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Cowen are working on the IPO.
With an experienced management in place and in-house generated patents, Tricida seems a must follow stock. The fact that company's only product candidate is at Phase 3 is quite interesting. Finally, loan agreement with Hercules will provide additional financing, which could lead to share price appreciation in 2018 and 2019.
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The underwriters are well-known. It is another beneficial feature:
Source: Prospectus
Incorporated in Delaware in May 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, Tricida is a pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of chronic kidney disease. With one product candidate at Phase 3, the company seems interesting because the research is at the final stage. It has planned to submit a New Drug Application in the second half of 2019.
The company casts itself with the following words in the prospectus:
Company's only product candidate completed a Phase 3 clinical trial after working with 208 eligible subjects. The image below shows the results provided in the prospectus:
Source: Prospectus
In the next phase, Tricida will work with 196 patients to continue its safety extension trial TRCA-301E, which is expected to be completed in the first half of 2019.
What's the total addressable market? According to estimates of Tricida, approximately 3 million people suffer from chronic kidney disease in the United States. The following lines from the prospectus show more information about people suffering from disease as well as Tricida's patent rights:
Source: Prospectus
According to the prospectus, annual Medicare expense for CKD including end-stage renal disease is approximately $98 billion.
Which are the competitors of Tricida? Investors will appreciate that there are no therapies approved by the FDA for the treatment of metabolic acidosis. No competition will mean more potential revenues for Tricida in case of success:
Source: Prospectus
Tricida has 61 employees, of which 45 are engaged in RD. The following lines provide further information:
Source: Prospectus
Additionally, the company leases a 26,897 square feet office until 2021. The amount of square feet seem sufficient for 61 employees.
Source: Prospectus
The management seems to have outstanding expertise accumulated in large pharmaceutical companies. The founder and CEO, Gerrit Klaerner, Ph.D., and CSO, Jerry Buysse, Ph.D., previously discovered and received approval for the commercialization of Veltassa® (patiromer) and bixalomer (approved in Japan as Kiklin®). Additionally, members of the management bring expertise accumulated in Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Goldman Sachs (NYSE:), Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:), and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:).
As it is usually the case in pharma IPOs, the company shows stable financial situation. With $9.7 million in cash and $57.7 million in marketable securities, the company seems cash rich. The following is the list of assets provided in the prospectus:
Source: Prospectus
With that, there are some intangibles that are not registered in the balance sheet. The rights for the TRC101, the company's sole product candidate, were not acquired by Tricida, but discovered in-house. The company has two issued patents in the U.S. and another one in Europe. The following lines provide further information in this regard:
Source: Prospectus
Research in Google Patents shows that Tricida filed a patent application in February 2015 and received a patent in December 2015. Check the following image and note the name of the company:
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With most small pharmaceutical companies acquiring rights from large groups to conduct their research, investors will appreciate that Tricida discovered the potential beneficial use of TRC101.
On the liabilities front, as of December 31, 2017, the company showed total liabilities of only $11.545 million with $11.2 million in current liabilities:
Source: Prospectus
However, the investors need to notice the Loan and Security Agreement signed with Hercules Capital Inc., which was not included in the balance sheet. Depending on several performance-based milestones, the company could receive up to $100 million at high interest rate of 8.35%. The following lines contain further information in this regard:
Source: Prospectus
With that, the contractual obligations as of today are not worrying. Tricida will have to pay $37 million for term loan and several leases:
Source: Prospectus
Investors will appreciate term loan received from Hercules Capital Inc. If the clinical data from the Phase 3 Clinical trials is beneficial, Tricida will receive financing to continue its activities. With that, investors should also notice that 8.35% interest is elevated. It is evident that in case of failure, Tricida will have to pay large sums to debt holders. Little assets could remain after payment to debt holders. As a result, equity investors could see large value erosion if the company is not successful
The company seems very well financed, but it is also burning cash at a high pace. The net losses in 2016 and 2017 were equal to $28.6 million and $41.3 million respectively:
Source: Prospectus
On the cash flow front, the situation is the same. The company used cash of $23.1 million and $40.4 million in operating activities in 2016 and 2017 respectively:
Source: Prospectus
With this elevated cash burn rate, the company will need to raise more capital or receive more debt soon. The company noted in the prospectus that with the current amount of cash, it will have financing to fund its operations for the next 12 months. Investors should be aware of the risks. If the company raises more capital, the share price could decline in the future.
Source: Prospectus
Investors will appreciate that the money to be received from the IPO will be used for financing the research activities. A small part of the proceeds will be used to repay the term loan:
Source: Prospectus
Investors who take a quick review of the current state of the balance sheet will not appreciate $147 million in convertible preferred stock. It is shown in the image below:
Source: Prospectus
My followers and investors making a full review of the prospectus will get to know that the equity structure will be much better after the IPO. All the outstanding convertible preferred stock will be converted into shares of the company's common stock. Read the following lines for more information in this regard:
Source: Prospectus
The following is the list of shareholders with the amount of shares owned before the offering. Investors will appreciate getting to know that well-known money manager Wellington Management Company is among the shareholders:
Source: Prospectus
Additionally, it is also beneficial that certain shareholders have indicated interest in acquiring up to $45 million in shares:
Source: Prospectus
With that, it is also quite beneficial that the Board of Directors of Tricida is independent:
Source: Prospectus
Selling shares at $17.00 per share, the company would have $233 million in cash after the IPO. With $33 million in debt, the net debt is equal to approximately -$200 million. Taking into account 39 million shares outstanding after the offering at $17, the market capitalization would be equal to $663 million, and the enterprise value would be equal to $463 million.
With Medicare expenses for CKD at $98 billion, in my view, the amount of capital employed is not large. With this information in mind, shareholders should get excellent stock returns if the company is successful.
Source: Prospectus
The cash in hand per share is equal to approximately $6. If shares trade at $17 after the offering, the price would be 2.8x its cash in hand. With most pharma IPOs trading at 3x after the offering, Tricida does not seem undervalued. Readers should check Autolus (NASDAQ:) , or Eidos () for some other examples of pharma IPOs trading at 3x their cash per share.
With a massive total addressable market and a fantastic team of professionals, Tricida seems like an interesting stock to buy and hold for a long time. Taking into account the agreement with Hercules, beneficial data after the clinical trials would help Tricida receive additional financing, which could lead to share appreciations. With this rationale, following company's press releases closely will be very important.
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I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.
"We are a late-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of our drug candidate, TRC101, a non-absorbed polymer designed to treat metabolic acidosis by binding and removing acid from the gastrointestinal tract, or GI tract. Our goal is to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease, or CKD, through the treatment of metabolic acidosis." Source: Prospectus
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St. Joseph wins Sturgis invite
Augspurger Courts was the site for the Sturgis Invitational on Saturday.
The Lady Trojans hosted the tennis tournament, which saw Stevensville-Lakeshore, Marshall and St. Joseph all attend.
Taking first place with 20 points was St. Joseph. Marshall came in second with 10 points and tying for third was Sturgis and Lakeshore with 9 points.
At first singles for Sturgis, Khushi Vakharia finished the day 2-1. She beat her opponent from Marshall 6-0, 6-0 and Lakeshore by default. Against St. Joe she lost in a third set tiebreak 10-4. The first and second sets went to tiebreaker before that, with each player winning once.
Elle Bowman had a 1-2 record on the day at second singles. She beat her opponent from Marshall 6-1, 6-1 but fell 0-6, 4-6 to St. Joe and 3-6, 6-2 and 9-11 to Lakeshore.
At third singles Stephanie Cressman finished with a 1-2 day. She lost to St. Joe 2-6, 3-6 and Marshall 0-6, 6-2 and 8-10 but rebounded to beat Lakeshore 6-3, 6-2.
Katie Flowers went 1-2 at fourth singles. She beat her opponent from Marshall 6-1, 6-1 but fell to Lakeshore 6-0, 0-6 and 7-10 and St. Joe 2-6, 0-6.
The first doubles team of Sam Setterblad and Gretchen Inman took first place by going 3-0.
They beat St. Joe 7-5, 6-3 before beating Marshall 6-1, 6-4 and Lakeshore 6-0, 6-2.
At second doubles Katherine York and Elizabeth York went 0-3. They lost to Lakeshore 2-6, 3-6, St. Joe 3-6, 1-6 and Marshall by default.
Madeline Earl and Taylor Clark at third doubles went 1-2. They beat their opponents from Marshall 6-3, 6-4 but fell to Lakeshore 2-6, 4-6 and St. Joe 6-1, 6-7 and 9-11.
At fourth doubles Allison Harker and Emily Condon went 0-3.
They fell to Lakeshore 3-6, 3-6 before St. Joe 6-7, 4-3 (retiring) and Marshall by default.


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Salem pastor is this year's Ganley honoree
SALEM - A local pastor whose caring nature has touched those well beyond his own congregation was honored Friday afternoon with the presentation of this year's Chief John P. Ganley Community Service Award.
Rev. David F. Yasenka of Triumphant Cross Lutheran Church was the guest of honor yesterday at a special St. Patrick's Day luncheon held at the Boy & Girls Club of Greater Salem.
Named in honor of former Salem Police Chief John P. Ganley, who died in 1989, the award is presented each St. Patrick's Day to a local individual who demonstrates qualities Ganley personified: leadership, compassion, community involvement and inspiration to others.
The afternoon included a traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner, a performance by the New Hampshire State Police Pipe and Drum Band, and live Irish tunes sung by "Singing State Trooper" retired Sgt. Daniel Clark. A crowd of roughly 350 people included Gov. Maggie Hassan, local legislators, Salem town officials and past Ganley Award recipients.
Greeted with a standing ovation, Hassan lauded Yasenka's good works and the legacy left behind by the award's namesake. She said it seemed fitting to honor Ganley and Yasenka at the Boys & Girls Club.
"It's not always easy to make everyone feel like they belong, but both of these men have done just that," Hassan said. "Chief Ganley personified what makes our state one of the best places to raise a family. And ever since Yasenka started his ministry, he's been a champion for charity and justice. He's always been there to help the community care for the old, the weak and the neglected.
"That is where our true power lies," the governor continued. "It's in how we treat the most vulnerable people amongst us."
Visibly touched by the afternoon's fanfare, Yasenka said he was humbled by his recent honors. "Thank you for raising community service to such a great level in this town," Yasenka told the crowd. "I'd also like to thank Jesus, because that is why I'm here today."
Yasenka, who has served as the pastor of Triumphant Cross Lutheran Church for more than three decades, has partnered with a number of local businesses and organizations over the years, and has been instrumental in implementing such community programs as the Greater Salem Caregivers, the Western Rockingham Coalition of Care, the Isaiah 58 Ministries, A Family Promise and the Success by Six preschool program. He has also served as president and member of the Board of Directors of Salemhaven and Silverthorne Adult Daycare for a total of 10 years, and is a member and past president of the New Hampshire Council of Churches.


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To better express its philosophy on connecting long-term growth opportunities to clients, no matter where they are located, North Jersey Community Bank is undergoing a complete corporate rebranding campaign, which will culminate in a name change to ConnectOne Bank on Feb. 11.
Founded by local community and business leaders through a lone Englewood Cliffs branch location in 2005, the bank today maintains seven additional branches in Fort Lee, Cliffside Park, Cresskill, Hackensack, West New York, Ridgewood and Holmdel.
But as the bank's client base has ballooned out to neighboring states, NJCB Chairman and CEO Frank Sorrentino III said "it makes all the sense in the world for us to serve a larger market now with a broader reach than just what you would define as North Jersey."
"I think it's just important to take the geographic connotation out of what the bank represents, so when we launch our new logo, it will include things that say how we feel about our clients — not the place we're doing business," Sorrentino said. "It used to be that you wanted to be on the best corner in town and that regulations didn't let you expand outside of your county or state, but that's all gone, and the concept of how people do banking — for the consumer and the business — has changed dramatically. We understand through this change that it doesn't matter where we are, so now we can forget about where we are."
However, Sorrentino said reaching past North Jersey doesn't mean the bank will slack on its current level of connection with personal and business customers.
"It's still about us being the place where people want to go when they're looking for ways to grow their business. Beyond banking services, customers come to us as a point of contact for other needs, like finding a good attorney or roofer or accountant," Sorrentino said. "We understand a client's business, what makes their business successful and what they are looking for, so we keep them at the top of our minds when we're talking to other clients to seek out growth opportunities for them. We're really good at shaking hands and kissing babies, but we're also really good at providing the services and resources that our customers want."
The bank's website, social media content, corporate logo and marketing materials will drop the North Jersey Community Bank name in February to make room for ConnectOne Bank, but Sorrentino said the company wants to set some space aside for its original tagline — "A Better Place to Be" — as he noted "I think it works well, and it is what we are and what we want to continue to be."
The rebranding announcement follows the bank's addition of a chief compliance officer to its formerly seven-member senior management team on Jan. 9. The chief operating officer's role also was expanded to include new technology development services with a focus on customer experience, which Sorrentino said has been a focal point for the bank since its founding.


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Family assault leads to shooting in CamptonBy MEGHAN PIERCE
Union Leader Correspondent
June 25. 2013 7:11PM
CAMPTON — Monday night a Massachusetts man allegedly assaulted his sister on Dunn Avenue, got shot by his brother-in-law, and was arrested, Campton Police Chief Christopher Warn said in a press release Tuesday.
Joseph Ciraso, 45 of Waltham, Mass., was charged with assault and treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The shooting occurred around 10:30 p.m. Monday night, Warn said.
Campton police responded to a report of an assault on Dunn Avenue. When police arrived they learned Ciraso had been involved in a physical altercation with his sister, 39-year-old Tina Johnson of Campton.
After the altercation, Tina's husband, 39-year-old Mark Johnson fired a pistol at Ciraso, wounding him, Warn said.
Ciraso fled the area, but was stopped in Holderness.
Ciraso was taken to Speare Hospital in Plymouth where he was treated and released for non-life threatening injuries.
He was also charged with assault.


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Committee hears testimony on bill to allow teachers firearms in schoolBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
February 21. 2013 7:18PM
CONCORD - If teachers and administrators were armed and trained, they would not need to hide under their desks looking for scissors and pens to defend themselves and their students when a madman attacks, said the prime sponsor of a bill to allow firearms in schools.
House Bill 609 would allow school districts to decide if licensed school employees would be able to carry firearms while on school property.
Rep. Dan Itse, R-Fremont, said after the Newtown, Conn., tragedy in which 20 children and six educators were killed he wanted to propose something to better protect students and educators.
When an incident happens, Itse said at a public hearing before the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee Thursday, police are unlikely to be there at the beginning. But properly trained, armed educators could confront an intruder "and stop mayhem dead in its tracks," he said.
Educators and the state school boards association opposed the bill, saying more guns are not needed in schools.
"It is both astounding and disturbing that following the recent tragedies, politicians and pundits who have spent little if any time in public schools have taken to the airwaves and to the State House floors to call for arming our teachers," said Scott McGilvray, president of NEA-NH. "As the rest of the country debates how to keep guns out of schools, in New Hampshire we are actually proposing bringing more guns in."
He and others suggested the bill's focus should be greater access to mental health services and meaningful gun control.
Gov. Maggie Hassan signaled the answer is not additional guns in the state's schools.
Hassan press secretary Marc Goldberg said: "The governor believes we must always be working to improve the safety of our schools and communities, but encouraging weapons in the classroom would put New Hampshire's children at risk of harm."
Under HB 609, a school board may place a warrant article to allow licensed employees to carry concealed weapons. Voters would decide the issue at an annual or special school district meeting. In districts without annual meetings, school boards could follow the procedure to adopt a resolution.
If the article passes, boards would have 90 days to establish and implement policies and procedures covering licensed employees carrying concealed weapons on school property.
Itse said the decision would be left to local voters.
"We're not telling them you have to do it," he said, "and we're not telling them they can't."
Supporters of the measure argued arming school employees would be a deterrent to anyone thinking about entering a school to cause death and mayhem.
"If a bad guy knows someone might be armed in a school," said former Rep. Spec Bowers of Sunapee, "he'll probably skip that school and go to the school where guns are not allowed."
Brian Blackden of Concord said he would have been willing to take on the responsibility of carrying a concealed weapon when he was an elementary substitute teacher.
"We live in violent times," Blackden said. "Some times we need the good guys to take on the bad guys."
But Dean Michener of the NH School Boards Association said arming school staff has the potential to create a very dangerous situation that could have an impact on a school district's legal responsibilities and liability.
"You're choosing the riskiest arena of all," Michener said. "The chances an armed teacher will hit a child are high."
He told the committee that even with significant training, New York City Police officers hit their target 18 percent of the time.
If several people have guns, police arriving at the scene may take the teacher for the perpetrator, he noted.
Janet Groat of Portsmouth, a member of Moms Demanding Action for Gun Sense, said her group was formed after the Newtown incident and is opposed to guns in the classroom.
"As a mother, this is very real to me and very personal." Groat said. "This is not an abstract discussion about the Constitution."
The committee did not make an immediate recommendation on the bill.
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