Hamels ignores Harper to toss gem

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It was supposed to be the Phillie vs. the Phenom. Cole Hamels vs. Bryce Harper. Lingering bad blood between two budding rivals.

That was the buildup to Wednesday night's matchup, the first between the two players since Hamels admitted he intentionally plunked the Nationals' burgeoning star on May 6. All eyes were on the lefthanded pitcher and lefthanded hitter every time Harper stepped to the plate.

Nothing materialized.

Hamels was too tuned in on the business at hand -- ending another Phillies skid. He pitched Harper ? who finished 1 for 3 with an impressive eight-pitch walk ? the same as he did Jesus Flores. The same as he did Ian Desmond.

"Ultimately I had nine guys I had to face," Hamels said after again putting the Phillies back on the right track. "[The incident] wasn't even in the back of my mind."

What was on his mind was shutting down the Nationals. The Phillies' 2012 ace pitched eight scoreless innings and struck out eight to put a stop to the team's season-high four-game skid with a 4-1 victory over the division rival Washington Nationals (see Instant Replay). The Phillies avoided a sweep at home.

"Without a doubt, he's been big for us," manager Charlie Manuel said. "Tonight was big for us. We needed to win a game. We're going to win some more. We're not going anywhere."

"You never want to get swept at home," outfielder Hunter Pence said. "Never."

On a team with Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee pocketing the biggest paychecks and top billing, it has been Hamels (7-1) that has been the Phillies' best and most consistent pitcher this season. Halladay and Lee have a combined four wins in 16 starts. Hamels has seven in 10 starts.

Wednesday night was also the third time this season that Hamels has stopped a Phillies losing streak. Not even a little pregame hype was going to affect the red-hot lefty, who has won seven straight decisions and is 7-0 with a 1.89 ERA in the eight starts since losing his season opener.

"Ultimately, if we won 20 in a row I'm going out there with the same sort of emphasis as if we lost 20 in a row," Hamels said. "Ultimately, I like to win. I don't like to lose. I know in order to get ready for a game, I have my routine and I stick with it no matter what the circumstances are or how we're playing."

The Phillies had been playing poorly. Wednesday's series finale might have been one of their cleanest games of the season. They used good pitching, fielding (two spectacular plays ? a throw home from right by Pence and an over-the-shoulder catch by shortstop Freddy Galvis ? saved runs), small ball (a perfectly executed suicide squeeze by Juan Pierre) and the long ball to beat the first-place Nationals.

"We played good," manager Charlie Manuel said. "We played good defense. We scored some runs. We executed and got some ribbies."

Shane Victorino hit a home run. Carlos Ruiz, batting cleanup for the first time in his career, had three hits and a run scored. Mike Fontenot had a pair of hits out of the eight-hole. And, most importantly, Hamels did his job on the mound. Dominantly. The Nationals didn't get their first hit until the sixth inning.

Hamels, an impending free agent, lowered his ERA to a minuscule 2.17. He leads the majors with seven victories. In his contract year, he's pitched better than ever before in the regular season.

"He's better now because he has that cutter," said Pierre, who studied the scouting report on Hamels for several years when he was with the Marlins. "He didn't have that cutter when I faced him. He's just mature now. When I first started facing him he was a younger guy, always poised, but now you just see the maturity level in him coming out."

The total package is going to land Hamels a hefty new deal. With every solid outing, his price tag could be increasing. It's still not a thought he's taken to the mind.

"I'm just playing the game as best I know, take it one pitch at a time, one inning at a time," Hamels said. "I'm not really thinking about that sort of big picture because it's not fair to my teammates, the organization or obviously the fans if you think about the other causes of the baseball world.

"I'm here right now and ultimately trying to win for my teammates, the fans and the organization."

So far, he's been successful. Not even a little Bryce Harper controversy can stand in his way.

E-mail Jordan Raanan at jraanan@hotmail.com

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A New Study of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in Breast Cancer Patients from ...

Posted by Matt Mealiffe, M.D. on May 24, 2012 in Blog, BRCA1, BRCA2, Breast Cancer | 0 comments

There?s a growing amount of information about the extent to which inherited BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations play a role in breast and ovarian cancer risk in Asia.? A new paper adds to the available information for patients in Thailand and Pakistan.

In this international study, Dr. Fabienne Lesueur and colleagues studied a total of 207 breast cancer patients from Pakistan and Thailand.

• The 77 Pakistani patients were from a Hospital-based series of breast cancer cases in Balochistan province
• The 130 Thai patients were selected for early-onset breast cancer (121) or a breast cancer family history (9) such that the median age of breast cancer onset was in the mid-30s for this group

In the researchers? analysis combining the two groups of patients there were a total of 10 clearly deleterious mutations in the 207 breast cancer patients (there were 2 mutations that were each found in 2 patients).? Four of the 8 distinct mutations were in BRCA1, and four were in BRCA2.?

Four of the 77 patients from Pakistan (5.2%) had clearly deleterious mutations even though there was no selection of the cases studied for age or family history.

For the patients from Thailand, a total of 6 individuals out of 130 (4.6%) had a clearly deleterious mutation.

They also identified a number of variants of uncertain clinical signficance in the two genes.

Bottom Line from this Study Focused on BRCA1 and BRCA2 in Pakistan and Thailand

1. In the series of breast cancer patients from Pakistan, who were unselected for age of onset or family history, approximately 5 percent were found to have deleterious BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations.

2. A similar percentage of individuals with deleterious mutations was found in the women with breast cancer from Thailand (who were primarily selected for this study based on early age of onset of breast cancer).

3. Because the researchers used mutation identification techniques* that do not identify all mutations and rearrangements in the genes, it is likely that the true frequency is actually somewhat higher than they reported.

* high-resolution melting curve analysis followed up by Sanger sequencing

Selected References

Ahmad J, Le Calvez-Kelm F, Daud S et al.? Detection of BRCA1/2 mutations in breast cancer patients from Thailand and Pakistan.? Clinical Genetics 2012 (published online ahead of print Apr 8 2012)

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Astrodome fades, crumbles as Houston decides fate - KWQC-TV6 ...

By CHRIS DUNCAN and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI
Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) - The Astrodome, a now-empty showplace that has hosted everyone from Elvis Presley to Hurricane Katrina evacuees, should be turned into a multipurpose facility that could spark fresh interest in the city of Houston, a group of consultants recommended Wednesday.

The $270 million option was one of four considered by consultants led by Dallas-based CSL. The other options included leaving the dome alone, demolishing it and building an outdoor plaza, or building a massive and expensive "renaissance" complex anchored by a luxury hotel.

In a presentation to Harris County's sports and convention agency, the consultants said the multipurpose option could turn Houston into a popular destination for special events and national trade shows. The plan would preserve the iconic structure's outer shell.

Bill Rhoda, CSL's president, said the multipurpose facility proposal "recognizes the magnitude of potential opportunities offered by this one-of-a-kind structure."

The reconfigured dome would have more than 300,000 square feet available for trade shows, exhibitions and various sporting events, including basketball and football games.

Rhoda said the multipurpose facility could be finished by 2016, when nearby Reliant Stadium hosts the Final Four in men's basketball, and help make Houston more attractive for any bid to host the 2017 Super Bowl at the stadium. Rhoda also said the multipurpose facility leaves open the possibility of revisiting the renaissance option in the future.

"It provides additional flexibility for being able to attract a variety of events," Rhoda said. "It adds the ability to move toward the Super Bowls and the Final Fours of the world, and get those events to Houston."

The recommendation now goes to the Harris County commissioners, who can review the details at their next capital projects meeting on June 26. There is no known timeline for a decision, and the dome's future could in theory be put before voters someday.

"Under the multipurpose facility, the days of the Astrodome exclusively as a sports facility are over," said Edgar Colon, chairman of the Harris County Convention and Sports Corporation. "It will be sports facilities-plus."

The Astrodome was closed for good in 2008. On a tour taken this week by an Associated Press reporter, piles of boxes littered the stadium floor alongside a crumpled mat of synthetic football field. Trash was strewn around the stands under the torn seats, mold was on the walls and dimly lit corridors were filled with a pungent, musty odor.

State-of-the-art Reliant Stadium was opened next door in 2002, and the Astrodome quickly became nothing more than a hulking relic of the city's past and a drain on taxpayers, costing between $2 million and $4 million in maintenance and insurance costs annually. In July 2010, the corporation commissioned a study to decide the building's fate, and an online survey showed overwhelming public support for the ambitious "renaissance" option.

Rhoda said the consultants determined that option would cost about $385 million, and the county would have to find a private investor to build the hotel.

"It does provide the opportunity for third-party development," Rhoda said. "It could create a regional destination. However, at this point, it's not economically viable."

Opened in 1965, the Astrodome was a revolutionary building in more ways than one. It was the first multi-purpose domed stadium and the first building of its size with air conditioning. An 18-story building can stand underneath its translucent roof and Walt Disney, according to local legend, was so blown away when he stood inside that he dubbed it the Eighth Wonder of the World.

Presley, Muhammad Ali, Evel Kneivel and the Rolling Stones all performed there, and it was the site of circuses, bullfights, polo matches, Major League Baseball's first indoor game, a Republican National Convention and the world's largest indoor rodeo.

It had luxury suites, food and beer served at clean Formica counters, comfortable press boxes and cushioned seats. The original plan called for natural grass on the field, but it couldn't grow under the skylights after they were painted to reduce glare for athletes. At one point, when the grass turned brown, groundskeepers painted it green. Plastic AstroTurf debuted in 1966 as the first artificial playing surface.

The Astrodome hosted the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King, college basketball's "Game of the Century" between Houston and UCLA in 1968 and WrestleMania before Katrina forced thousands of people inside in 2005.

"It was an amazing structure at its time," said Mark Miller, general manager of the corporation, which oversees the Astrodome, Reliant Stadium and other complexes on a 340-acre campus.

"People were coming from all over the world to see the Astrodome. It was that significant. People like Frank Sinatra, Walt Disney, John Wayne," Miller added. "It seems commonplace now, but for its time, being the first, it was just incredible."

Other cities followed with their own domes: the Kingdome in Seattle, now gone; the Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla.; Minneapolis' Metrodome; and New Orleans' Superdome, considered bigger and better than the Astrodome.

"Eventually, it's always about money," said Bob Bluthardt, former chairman of the ballparks research committee at the Society for American Baseball Research. "And the Astrodome went from being state-of-the-art to being obsolete in barely a generation."

John Pastier, an architect who wrote the 2006 book "Historic Ballparks," agreed.

"The fixed dome had a certain period of currency and then was replaced by retractable domes," he said.

The NFL's Houston Oilers left for Tennessee in the 1990s. Baseball's Houston Astros wanted their own stadium, so they built Minute Maid Park with a retractable roof. The NFL's Texans also got a new retractable-roof stadium - Reliant - that opened in 2002.

Since then, the Astrodome hasn't turned a profit.

Rhoda said the consultants also recommended replacing nearby - and also decaying - Reliant Arena, a tiny, inadequate indoor arena across a parking lot from the Astrodome. The consultants recommended building a new 10,000-seat arena, along with adding a 2,500-space parking garage and exhibition space around the Astrodome itself.

That proposal also included a hotel, with a total cost to the county of about $385 million. Miller said that option could be considered separately from the Astrodome's future - and may even be the more urgent priority for county commissioners.

"They could vote on one and not the other," Miller said. "They can do a multitude of things. It's totally up to them."

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Tips On Buying An Air Cylinder | Industrial Mechanical

How to buy an air cylinder, what to look for and other related information.

Shopping for an air cylinder may sound like an easy and quick task when you look at it from the outside. But the moment that you go to buy one of these you will realize that everything has changed right before your eyes. When it comes time to make a buying decision you have to get on the right track or risk being left out in the dark without the item that you need. Fortunately, if you know what goes into buying an air cylinder you can make the most of the process and eventually get the perfect one.

The first thing you should do is shop around online. You will find that air cylinders are on sale at many different outlets. Along with this, there are quite a few companies that sell these including Parker, Bimba, and SMC. As you move along you will realize that some of these companies are better suited to match your needs than the others. This is a matter of preference, and of course, what you are hoping to buy. Just because you purchase an SMC air cylinder does not mean that this is the right choice for every other consumer.

What price are you looking to pay? This helps to make things much easier on you. Again, some companies are more expensive than others. You want to search around and compare many options so you can end up spending what you want, yet still getting the perfect cylinder. Price is not everything, but your budget will definitely dictate what you end up with.

What are you using it for? Will you need any pneumatic accessories to go along with it, such as a pneumatic air canon? It is one thing to know who sells cylinders, but another entirely to get the one that is right for your use. Some people buy these for industrial jobs, which might require a high pressure cylinder, while others are using them to build some sort of leisure item. Obviously, your use is going to have a lot to say about the type of cylinder that you end up purchasing.

When you buy any type of cylinder you need to make sure that the decision you make is one that you can live with now and into the future. Do you think you have the knowledge to buy the right unit sometime in the near future? If you have ever made a purchase in the past you probably know what you are doing and where you should turn. On the other hand, if this is new to you make sure you take your time. Buying an air cylinder should be a seamless process. In the end, if you made the right purchase you will know it.

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John Greyling is a retired entrepreneur and businessman. During his career he acquired extensive experience if many business sectors. He now spends his time travelling the world with his family and writing. If you would like to read more on air cylinders please visit http://www.pneumatic-air-cylinders.com.

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Ancient Bethlehem seal unearthed in Jerusalem

In this photo made available, Wednesday, May 22, 2012 by Israel's Antiquities Authority, shows a detail of a seal bearing the name "Bethlehem" in ancient Hebrew script. The Israel Antiquities Authority says archeologists digging at a Jerusalem site have found the oldest artifact that bears the inscription of Bethlehem _ a 2,700 years old seal with the name of Jesus' traditional birthplace. The clay seal, or bulla, was found in a Jerusalem dig. The seal is 1.5 centimeters (0.59 inches) in diameter and was most likely used to stamp tax shipments said Eli Shukron, the authority's director of excavations. (AP Photo/Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)

In this photo made available, Wednesday, May 22, 2012 by Israel's Antiquities Authority, shows a detail of a seal bearing the name "Bethlehem" in ancient Hebrew script. The Israel Antiquities Authority says archeologists digging at a Jerusalem site have found the oldest artifact that bears the inscription of Bethlehem _ a 2,700 years old seal with the name of Jesus' traditional birthplace. The clay seal, or bulla, was found in a Jerusalem dig. The seal is 1.5 centimeters (0.59 inches) in diameter and was most likely used to stamp tax shipments said Eli Shukron, the authority's director of excavations. (AP Photo/Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)

JERUSALEM (AP) ? The Israel Antiquities Authority says archeologists digging at a Jerusalem site have found the oldest artifact that bears the inscription of Bethlehem ? a 2,700 years old seal with the name of Jesus' traditional birthplace.

Eli Shukron, the authority's director of excavations, says this is the first time the city's name has appeared on an artifact from this period. The clay seal, or bulla, was found in a Jerusalem dig.

Shukron said on Wednesday the seal bears the ancient Hebrew script used during the period of the first biblical Jewish Temple. He says pottery found nearby dates back to the same period.

He says the seal is 1.5 centimeters (0.59 inches) in diameter and was most likely used to stamp tax shipments.

Associated Press

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Summit Business Media ? Blog Archive ? Colleen Zelina Joins ...

New York, NY, May 23, 2012 ??Summit Business Media, a leading business-to-business media company serving the insurance, financial services, legal and investment advisory markets, announced that it has named Colleen Zelina as Senior Vice President of Human Resources.

Zelina brings to Summit more than 25 years of experience in leadership; strategic planning; organizational development; talent recruitment, retention and development; and compensation and benefits management.? Prior to joining Summit, she was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at KnowlegePoint360 Group, global leader in healthcare information and medical communications.?? Prior to KnowledgePoint, Zelina served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness at Penton Media.? She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Seton Hall University. She is a longtime member of the Society of Human Resources Management and a former member of the HR Committee for the American Business Media.

Steve Weitzner, Summit?s chief executive, said, ?Colleen brings extensive hands-on organizational experience around digital transformation in the business-to-business world. Her ability to balance the strategic needs of the company with a deep commitment to its talented people and her down-to-earth approach to HR practice make Colleen the ideal executive as we move Summit forward.?

Zelina added, ?I am very enthusiastic about joining the Summit management team and am looking forward to supporting the goals of the staff and the organization.?

About Summit Business Media
Summit Business Media is the leading B2B media and information company serving the?insurance,?financial,?legal?and?investment advisory?markets.?Summit strives to be ?The Next Generation of Business Information? for executives and practitioners by providing breaking news and analysis, in-depth practice management strategies, business-building techniques and actionable data.?Summit services the information needs of its customers through numerous channels, including digital, print, and live events.?Summit publishes 16 magazines and 150 reference titles, operates 20 websites and hosts a dozen conferences, including the world?s largest mining investment conference held each year in South Africa.?Summit?s Data Division provides detailed information on millions of agents, advisors and benefits plans.

Summit employs more than 300 employees in ten offices across the United States.??For more information, please visit?www.summitbusinessmedia.com.

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Matthew McConaughey Nabs Spot On 'Magic Mike' Soundtrack

Actor will perform song 'Ladies of Tampa' on soundtrack to Steven Soderbergh-directed flick.
By Jocelyn Vena

Matthew McConaughey and Channing Tatum in "Magic Mike"
Photo: Warner Bros.

It's raining men and cheesy music all over the "Magic Mike" soundtrack. A number of classics made the cut, and so did star Matthew McConaughey, who will be putting his shirtless stamp all over a track called "Ladies of Tampa."

Other songs on the soundtrack include a cover of the Weather Girls classic "It's Raining Men," by Countre Black, as well as the Foreigner classic "Feels Like the First Time." The soundtrack will drop on June 26, , just in time for the film, which opens June 29.

Noticeably absent from the track list is Ginuwine's "Pony," which star Channing Tatum said he dances to in the flick. "I dance to a pretty sexy hip-hop song, 'Pony,' " . "It's been one of my all-time favorite songs to grind to, so hopefully it's going to be [good]. And everyone did their own dancing. There is not a bit of substitution, everyone was game to take it off and get crazy."

"Magic Mike" follows Tatum, the title character, as he takes a newbie stripper (Alex Pettyfer) under his wing. In addition to catching those two dance around shirtless, audiences will see McConaughey, Matt Bomer and Joe Manganiello playing strippers in the Steven Soderbergh-directed film. Tatum will join MTV News during MTV Sneak Peek Week on Thursday, May 31, to chat about the release. It will all go down at the 5 Towers on Universal CityWalk the week of the 2012 MTV Movie Awards.

The full track list for the "Magic Mike" soundtrack:

»Alice Russell, "Breakdown"
»Countre Black, "It's Raining Men"
»The Unknown, "Bang Bang Boom"
»Black Daniel, "Gimme What You Got"
»Cloud Control, "Just for Now"
»Ringside, "Money"
»Joe Tex, "Sassy Sexy Wiggle"
»Vegas Audio Ninjas, "Mo Cash!"
»Beth Thornley, "Wash U Clean"
»Win Win featuring Blaqstarr, "Victim"
»Matthew McConaughey, "Ladies of Tampa"
»Foreigner, "Feels Like the First Time"

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HBT: Rangers' Feliz out until All-Star break

UPDATE: According to Anthony Andro of FOX Sports Southwest, Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said earlier this evening that Feliz has a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. He won?t throw for four weeks, but he could be shut down for longer.

7:36 PM: The Rangers placed Neftali Feliz on the 15-day disabled list this afternoon with right elbow inflammation. While an MRI revealed no structural damage in the elbow, it will be a while before we see him back in the big leagues.

According to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com, Rangers assistant general manager Thad Levine said this afternoon that Feliz will be shut down for a month. He?ll resume a throwing program after that, but assuming that he?ll likely need at least a couple minor league rehab starts, that places his return somewhere around the All-Star break. And that?s assuming no setbacks.

Feliz, who is making the transition from closer to starting pitcher, has a 3.16 ERA and 37/23 K/BB ratio over 42 2/3 innings this season. Scott Feldman will fill his spot in the starting rotation for now.

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Sporting goods and accessories plays an important role in making the person ?A Perfect Player?. So to choose the perfect accessories becomes the first and important task of players. To play the sports, exercise is necessary and for exercises sports training equipment are useful. They help players to learn different aspect of movements, different drills, side step development and evasion. By using sports training equipment players learn different ways to walk, run and jump.

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Safeguard your most valuable asset?your home. Filing for bankruptcy does not mean you have to lose your home. For instance, if your home value has dropped recently, or even if you happen to hold a second mortgage, you may not necessarily lose the home. There are also homestead exemptions which, depending on your other finances, may allow to remain in your home.

After filing bankruptcy, many people refuse to use credit cards or get loans. However, building a good credit history requires that you occasionally use credit. Avoiding credit altogether prevents you from rebuilding your credit standing, and will therefore serve as an obstacle when you wish to finance a house or a vehicle. Start with one single credit card, and rebuild your credit once more.

Don?t file for bankruptcy until your represented by an attorney. It is unlikely that you will be able to comprehend all the various rules and regulations involved in bankruptcy law. An attorney will make sure that everything is being done correctly.

Obtain copies of all credit reports about six months after the bankruptcy petition has been approved. Check to make sure your credit report accurately reflects your recently discharged debts. If there are any errors, make sure that you take action to resolve them as soon as possible.

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Facility will remain closed until repairs are complete

The skate facility at Frontier Sports Complex, located in south Naperville and behind Neuqua Valley High School, was vandalized sometime between the evening of Monday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 15.

Two of the ramps were inscribed with graffiti and attempts made by parks staff to remove it were unsuccessful. A contractor will be called in to make repairs.

It is anticipated that the Frontier skate facility will be closed for approximately one week.

Anyone who may have information about this incident is asked to please call Naperville Crimestoppers at 630-420-6006 or the Naperville Police Department at 630-420-6666.

Created in 1966, the Naperville Park District is an independent, municipal agency serving the recreation needs of its residents. An Illinois Distinguished Agency since 1994, the District is one of only 1% of park districts across the country to be nationally accredited through the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA). The Naperville Park District?s mission is to provide recreation and park experiences that enhance the quality of life for our community, including benefits such as community health, environmental education, social connections, and personal growth. The District maintains and operates more than 2,500 acres with 140 parks and facilities and provides more than 1,400 recreational, arts and environmental programs and special events annually. Included within the District?s operations are two championship golf courses, a multitude of playgrounds, trails, athletic courts and sports fields, two inline skating and skateboarding facilities, the Millennium Carillon, a paddle boat quarry, historic Centennial Beach, and the beautiful Riverwalk.

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Southwest LRT backers will seek DEED money | Finance & Commerce

Posted: 4:33 pm Fri, May 18, 2012
By Nancy?Crotti
Tags: Department of Employment and Economic Development, Gail Dorfman, Laura Baenen, Metropolitan Council, Southwest Corridor, Southwest LRT, Susan Haigh, TwinWest Chamber of Commerce

Metropolitan Council Chairwoman Susan Haigh (File photo: Bill Klotz)

The Metropolitan Council and business groups will continue to fight for preliminary engineering money for the Southwest light rail transit (LRT) line, even though the Minnesota Legislature denied a $25 million bonding request.

The regional planning agency intends to join the fray of government entities clamoring for a share of the $47.5 million that legislators gave the state Department of Employment and Economic Development to award to capital projects that would lead to jobs and business development.

The Met Council is not able to wait for the Legislature to reconvene because, says Chairwoman Susan Haigh, the failure to land state funds this year will jeopardize a major contribution from the Federal Transit Administration.

?The urgent need for this line requires that we begin exploring other temporary funding alternatives to keep the project on track until the 2013 Legislature has the opportunity to fund the state?s share of the project,? Haigh said in a statement. ?In the coming weeks, I?ll be talking with our local funding partners and the Dayton administration about how to keep Southwest light rail progressing and how to ensure the project remains competitive for federal dollars.?

Bruce Nustad, president of the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce, said the Southwest LRT project needs a minimum of $14 million in state money this year for preliminary engineering to keep its place near the top among transit projects nationwide that the FTA has pledged to help fund.

?If we get $14 million, it will continue to demonstrate local commitment to the project, and it will continue to keep preliminary engineering moving forward,? Nustad said.

TwinWest and the Greater Minneapolis and St. Paul Area chambers of commerce, which lobbied hard for bonding money, will also continue to pursue funding from other sources, Nustad said.

?I think we know where the buckets are, but we don?t know what the availability or the appetite is? for funding the Southwest LRT, he said. ?Conceivably a failure to fully fund preliminary engineering could stall the project. Obviously, a stalling ? would not send a good message? to the FTA, he added. ?Right now the project enjoys a very favorable placement in the federal queue, and we don?t want to give that up.?

The project would still need $9 million to start the final design, said Met Council spokeswoman Laura Baenen.

The council already has $47 million dedicated to this two-year engineering phase from the Counties Transit Improvement Board and the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority, she added. The state?s proposed $125 million total contribution would be matched 9-to-1 with federal and county funds to pay up to half the cost of the line.

It?s unclear whether the LRT project would qualify for the DEED bonding money because the line is in the preliminary engineering phase. DEED officials have said they want that money to go to projects that would begin construction during this construction season, said DEED spokesman Monte Hanson.

?At this point, we haven?t even set up the criteria for how that funding will go out,? Hanson said. ?It?s just a little bit early for us.?

The Southwest LRT has stiff competition for the DEED money. The final $496 million bonding bill was two-thirds of the amount that Gov. Mark Dayton requested for bonding projects.

The rejected projects are lining up. As previously reported by Finance & Commerce, Mankato, Rochester and St. Cloud city officials emailed requests for a total of $59.6 million for civic centers to DEED Commissioner Mark Phillips shortly after the Republican-controlled Legislature passed the bonding bill. St. Paul wants $27 million for a new Saints baseball stadium in Lowertown.

The situation is frustrating to light rail proponents.

?The bottom line right now is there?s $47 million on the table to spend for preliminary engineering, but we can?t access all of it without the state committing,? said Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman, who represents St. Louis Park and the portion of Minneapolis through which the line would run. ?Even though we have enough money to do a year (to) a year-and-a-half of design and engineering work, we?re still required to have a proportionate amount from the state.?

Hennepin County officials had been planning the project for about a dozen years before the FTA committed to funding preliminary engineering in September 2011, giving the green light to the Met Council to take over.

The county intends to lobby the Legislature for more money, Dorfman said. She said it?s not unusual for local government agencies to approach the Legislature multiple times for a state contribution to such a project.

Baenen would not specify how much money the Met Council would seek from DEED.

Meanwhile, the council is negotiating with one of two companies, URS Corp. and AECOM, on the preliminary engineering contract, said Baenen, who said she was prohibited from identifying which one until the council approves the contract.

?Unfortunately, the procurement process remains active, and we are not at liberty to discuss anything until an award is made,? AECOM spokesman Paul Dickard wrote in an email. ?Even then, if we are fortunate to receive the contract, we would need to receive approval from the client to offer any comment, which is standard practice for all of our client-based activities.?

A URS spokesman also declined to comment.

The 15.5-mile Southwest LRT line would run through Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Hopkins, St. Louis Park and Minneapolis. From Minneapolis, riders could continue on the Central Corridor LRT line to St.? Paul or change trains at Target Field Station for the Hiawatha LRT or the Northstar commuter rail line.

If all goes according to schedule, construction on the $1.25 billion Southwest line would begin in 2014, and it would open in 2018.

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The GI Bill And How It Helps Veterans Further Their Education ...

WWII had ended and troops were returning home to the United States, ready to jump back in to civilian life. Something needed to be done to allow the troops to be reinstated into American life without flooding the job market. The government feared a breakdown of the economy causing another depression. A solution was found in the establishment of the Servicemen???s Readjustment Act of 1944; more commonly called the GI Bill.

The GI Bill has evolved into the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Currently, veterans of the US Armed Forces have access to funding for postsecondary school through the for certificates programs, vocational schools and colleges.

The original GI Bill included provisions for education and training, guaranteed home, farm and business loans, and unemployment pay. The educational benefits of the bill are the most commonly known. Approximately one-half of the 16 million WWII and Korean War veterans used the educational benefits by the time the bill expired in 1956. The diversion of thousands of vets into college kept the influx of workers into the job market manageable.

In 1966, the GI Bill was re-instituted as the Veterans Readjustment Benefits Act, later known as the Vietnam Era GI Bill. A higher percentage of this era???s veterans used the educational benefits of this bill than any previous generation. However, with the onset of the all-volunteer military, the GI Bill ended for those entering the service after 1976.

Enactment of the Montgomery GI Bill

Education benefits remained an outstanding recruiting tool for the military and benefits were provided with the contributory Veterans Educational Assistance Program and the Montgomery GI Bill. The passage of these two programs ensured that veterans would be able to take out home loans and also provided veterans scholarships and matched educational contributions up to 8 times the amount the serviceman provided. The Montgomery GI Bill also allows benefits to be transferred to a spouse or children of the veteran.

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In the summer of 2008, Congress passed the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act, which expanded educational benefits for those serving after September 10, 2001. The new bill provides tuition payment, a stipend for books and supplies, a housing allowance and other benefits for vets attending college, vocational school, trade school, or pursuing a certificate program. The benefits are tier-based on the amount of active duty time served since 9/11 and vary from state to state based on the cost of attending a public college.

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Here's how you get a piece of Facebook

Danny Moloshok / AP

Facebook's logo is seen at a movie theater in Los Angeles. The social network's stock is expected to start trading on the Nasdaq this Friday.

By Roland Jones

Excitement is mounting for Facebook?s expected debut on financial markets Friday. So if you?re an individual investor, can you get a piece of the action, and should you?

The first thing to remember about IPOs is that they are not normally geared toward individual investors. Underwriting banks typically allocate IPO shares to their best clients, which include hedge funds, wealthy individuals and large institutional investors. These investors will get the right to buy a certain number of shares at the offering price, which is expected to be announced Thursday afternoon. Facebook estimates the offering price will be in the range of $28 to $35 a share.

Some smaller retail investors may get a few shares allocated, especially if they have a good relationship with a broker for one of the dozens of underwriting firms handling the transaction.

If you have not already been in touch with your broker, however, it is too late to even try get in at the offering price. The deadline to express interest was Tuesday afternoon at brokerages we checked with, and the deal reportedly is oversubscribed.

Your only option is to buy shares after they begin trading on the Nasdaq stock market, when the price will be set by the law of supply and demand.

?This is not a strategy for the faint of heart,??said Hugh Johnson, chief investment officer of Hugh Johnson Advisors in Albany, N.Y.?Intense?interest in Facebook?s offering is likely to drive the price up sharply as soon as trading begins, meaning the first public trade could be well above the offering price.

In an example of the type of pressure investors could face, LinkedIn, another social media company, went public almost exactly a year ago at $45 a share and closed at $94 on a volatile first day of trading that saw its shares top $122 at one point.

That means investors lucky enough to get in at the offering price were able to book an immediate paper profit of more than 100 percent or?"flip" shares and cash in. Other investors paid as much as $122 a share for LinkedIn that day and were left with paper losses. (LinkedIn shares currently trade for about $113.)?

Facebook could easily see a similar first-day trajectory, but it is impossible to know. Online investors who place a general order for Facebook stock will get shares at whatever price happens to be prevailing at the moment.

?Is it a sound investment for a sensible portfolio? No," said Johnson. "Is it a worthwhile speculative investment? Sure, but you have to be fully prepared for something that could be a very emotional event. And I have the sense that [the IPO price] could be very overvalued.?

One good piece of news about Facebook?s IPO is there are plenty of shares up for grabs.

In a sign of intense investor interest, Facebook said early investors in the company will be selling more of their shares in the IPO, bringing the total number of shares available to as many as 484.4 million, up from a previous maximum of 337.4 million.

The news came a day after Facebook raised the expected price range for the stock to a range of $34 to $38 per share, up from its previous range of $28 to $35.

Still, despite the increased number of shares on offer, the hype and interest surrounding Facebook?s IPO are precisely why investors should be cautious about investing in the company, said Professor Anant Sundaram of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

?My concern is the market is pricing [Facebook] to perfection ? and the kind of fundamentals that are premised in that valuation, growth and revenues and cash flows, are simply astronomical,? he told CNBC Wednesday. ?Now it?s possible they could achieve that, but I think the probability is low.?

Sundaram also says the fact that founder Mark Zuckerberg will control more than 50 percent of the company?s voting rights after it goes public is ?very, very troubling.?

While a handful of new technology companies, such as Google, have thrived under the tight control of their founders, the stock ownership structure at Facebook limits the ability of shareholders to take action if things go wrong.?He?said evidence shows tightly controlled companies are more likely to wasteful acquisitions, overpay employees and spend unnecessarily on capital expenditures.

Other technology companies, such as Microsoft and Apple, have fared well without that sort of governance structure, Sundaram said.?

?Basically, as investors we are being asked to liquefy and validate a lot of insider wealth, and being told to sit and zip your lips in the peanut gallery,? he said.

While Facebook is expected to get a big opening-day ?pop,? Kathleen Shelton Smith, co-founder and chairman of IPO research company Renaissance Capital says it?s more important to track what Facebook?s stock price will be a week or a month after its initial trading day.

?For an IPO to work it has to trade higher over time after the initial trading day, and not all of them do,? said Smith. ?So the challenge for the underwriters is to price the IPO where it can move higher over time.?

CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports Facebook's IPO is expected to be priced in the $34 to $38 range after the market closes today.

?The question is, over time will the company deliver the kind of performance that justifies its price? Every investor studying this company wants to work that out.?

For individual investors, it is worth remembering that Facebook shares will be available on Nasdaq for the foreseeable future. Would-be investors can wait a day or two and buy shares when the price is less volatile.

For investors interested in IPOs, but unable to purchase them directly, Smith suggests investing in a mutual fund that track the IPO market, such as the Direxion Long/Short Global IPO Fund (ticker:?DXIIX) or the Renaissance Global IPO Plus Aftermarket Fund (ticker:?IPOSX).

Investing in these funds might even be a smarter play than buying Facebook shares directly. Sundaram said there are many reasons to expect Facebook shares to fall after their opening day.

He pointed to similar technology companies such as?Zynga, which have seen their share prices fall after the expiration of "lockups" that prevent company insiders and major investors from selling for at least 90 days after a stock is first publicly traded.

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Physique: Intelligent Workout Planning and Tracking App Now ...

Ottawa-based Interactive Touch Software today introduces Physique 1.0, its new intelligent workout planning and tracking app for iOS devices. Physique helps gym-goers plan and track their weight lifting workout routines with ease so they can improve their fitness, gain strength, build muscle, and slim down. Developed with exercise science principles in mind, Physique pioneers a number of smart features that are intended to streamline users? workouts from start to finish.

Ottawa, Canada ? Physique, the intelligent workout planning and tracking app, is now available on the App Store. Physique helps gym-goers plan and track their weight lifting workout routines with ease so they can improve their fitness, gain strength, build muscle, and slim down. Physique was developed with exercise science principles in mind and pioneers a number of smart features that are intended to streamline users? workouts from start to finish, helping them quickly enter their results and make consistent progress:

* Automatic Weight Progression ? Lifting progressively heavier weights is key to getting results while weight training. Physique has weight progression built right in. By analyzing previous workout results, it determines when to increase users? target weights and by how much. This powerful feature encourages continuous improvement.

* Warm-up Sets ? Warm-up sets help prevent injuries and prepare weight lifters for the heavier sets that follow. With this feature, Physique calculates the best warm-up weights to use and adds them to the user?s workout.

* Integrated Barbell Calculator ? Previously, gym-goers had to calculate which plates to use during barbell exercises. Physique saves users time by displaying an easy-to-understand visual breakdown of the plates used for any given weight.

* Rest Timers ? Keeping workouts consistent from week-to-week is important for measuring overall progress. Physique?s Rest Timer feature automatically adds a timer before each set and advances when finished.

* Intelligent Keyboard ? Users spend less time entering their workouts while using a custom keyboard designed for quickly entering weights and reps.

* Automatically tracks personal records and calculates estimated one rep maxes
* Comes with 10 professionally designed workout routines
* Share completed workouts to Facebook Timeline and Twitter

Physique offers a streamlined, intuitive user experience for both planning and tracking workout routines. Users set up their routine before going to the gym and use Physique to enter their weights and reps throughout their workout. It?s fast to enter weights due to the weight progression and intelligent keyboard, taking as little as two taps per set.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* 6.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Physique 1.0 is $4.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Health & Fitness category. For more information, please visit the website, review the press guide, or email us.

Physique 1.0: http://physiqueapp.com
Purchase and Download: http://itunes.apple.com/app/physique-intelligent-fitness/id510056260
YouTube Video (Introduction): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOPE7ruJgqE
Press Guide (pdf): http://physiqueapp.com/press-kit/Physique-PressGuide.pdf
Press Kit (zip): http://resources.physiqueapp.com/press-kit/Physique-PressKit-latest.zip

Interactive Touch Software is an Ottawa based company devoted to making iOS apps that are intuitive to use and provide continuous value to users. Copyright (C) 2012 Interactive Touch Software. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

About Shauna

Shauna is Editor of The App Register. If you've got app launch or update announcements, she'd love to hear about them. You can contact her via news@mobileindustryreview.com.

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