Tim Hortons shares fall on weak 3rd-qtr results

Tim Hortons Inc. reported Thursday that its third-quarter net income grew 2 percent, but the restaurant chain said its business was hampered by the weak economy. Its profit missed market expectations and shares fell in trading Thursday.

The Canadian restaurant chain sells coffee, donuts and light food offerings at stores across North America.

Tim Hortons got a boost from a lower tax rate and customers spending more each visit. However, it also faced higher administrative costs and interest expenses during the period.

The company reported net income of $105.7 million Canadian dollars ($107.4 million), or 68 cents Canadian (69 cents) per share, for the quarter that ended Sept. 30. That compared with net income of $103.6 million ($105.3 million), or 65 cents per share (66 cents), last year. It also was helped by fewer shares this year, which improves its per-share performance.

Tim Hortons total revenue increased 10 percent to $802 million ($815.2 million) on higher sale and franchise fee revenue.

Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting the company to earn 72 cents per share (73 cents) on revenue of $791.8 million ($798.2 million).

The company incurred $8.6 million ($8.7 million) in expenses during the quarter tied to a reorganization that it announced in August, as it shifted management and realigned its structure to try and improve its business.

Tim Hortons said that the company made strong gains despite the tough economy and stiff competition. The company said that revenue from its stores open at least a year increased 1.9 percent in Canada and 2.3 percent in the U.S.

U.S.-traded shares of Tim Hortons fell $1.82, of 3.7 percent, to $47.90. Its shares are at the low end of its 52-week trading range of $46.44 to $58.47.

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Mathematical proof reveals magic of Ramanujan's genius

PROOFS are the currency of mathematics, but Srinivasa Ramanujan, one of the all-time great mathematicians, often managed to skip them. Now a proof has been found for a connection that he seemed to mysteriously intuit between two types of mathematical function.

The proof deepens the intrigue surrounding the workings of Ramanujan's enigmatic mind. It may also help physicists learn more about black holes - even though these objects were virtually unknown during the Indian mathematician's lifetime.

Born in 1887 in Erode, Tamil Nadu, Ramanujan was self-taught and worked in almost complete isolation from the mathematical community of his time. Described as a raw genius, he independently rediscovered many existing results, as well as making his own unique contributions, believing his inspiration came from the Hindu goddess Namagiri. But he is also known for his unusual style, often leaping from insight to insight without formally proving the logical steps in between. "His ideas as to what constituted a mathematical proof were of the most shadowy description," said G. H.Hardy (pictured, far right), Ramanujan's mentor and one of his few collaborators.

Despite these eccentricities, Ramanujan's work has often proved prescient. This year is the 125th anniversary of his birth, prompting Ken Ono of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, who has previously unearthed hidden depths in Ramanujan's work, to look once more at his notebooks and letters. "I wanted to go back and prove something special," says Ono. He settled on a discussion in the last known letter penned by Ramanujan, to Hardy, concerning a type of function now known as a modular form.

Functions are equations that can be drawn as graphs on an axis, like a sine wave, and produce an output when computed for any chosen input or value. In the letter, Ramanujan wrote down a handful of what were then totally novel functions. They looked unlike any known modular forms, but he stated that their outputs would be very similar to those of modular forms when computed for the roots of 1, such as the square root -1. Characteristically, Ramanujan offered neither proof nor explanation for this conclusion.

It was only 10 years ago that mathematicians formally defined this other set of functions, now called mock modular forms. But still no one fathomed what Ramanujan meant by saying the two types of function produced similar outputs for roots of 1.

Now Ono and colleagues have exactly computed one of Ramanujan's mock modular forms for values very close to -1. They discovered that the outputs rapidly balloon to vast, 100-digit negative numbers, while the corresponding modular form balloons in the positive direction.

Ono's team found that if you add the corresponding outputs together, the total approaches 4, a relatively small number. In other words, the difference in the value of the two functions, ignoring their signs, is tiny when computed for -1, just as Ramanujan said.

The result confirms Ramanujan's incredible intuition, says Ono. While Ramanujan was able to calculate the value of modular forms, there is no way he could have done the same for mock modular forms, as Ono now has. "I calculated these using a theorem I proved in 2006," says Ono, who presented his insight at the Ramanujan 125 conference in Gainesville, Florida, this week. "It is inconceivable he had this intuition, but he must have."

Figuring out the value of a modular form as it balloons is comparable to spending a coin in a particular shop and then predicting which town that coin will end up in after a year.

Guessing the difference between regular and mock modular forms is even more incredible, says Ono, like spending two coins in the same shop and then predicting they will be very close a year later.

Though Ono and colleagues have now constructed a formula to calculate the exact difference between the two types of modular form for roots of 1, Ramanujan could not possibly have known the formula, which arises from a bedrock of modern mathematics built after his death.

"He had some sort of magic tricks that we don't understand," says Freeman Dyson of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.

While modular forms are mostly related to abstract problems, Ono's formula could have applications in calculating the entropy of black holes (see "The black hole connection").

So will Ono's work turn out to be the last of Ramanujan's contributions? "I'm so tempted to say that," says Ono. "But I won't be surprised if I'm dead wrong."

The black hole connection

A new formula, inspired by the mysterious work of Srinivasa Ramanujan, could improve our understanding of black holes.

Devised by Ken Ono of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, the formula concerns a type of function called a mock modular form (see main story). These functions are now used to compute the entropy of black holes. This property is linked to the startling prediction by Stephen Hawking that black holes emit radiation.

"If Ono has a really new way of characterising a mock modular form then surely it will have implications for our work," says Atish Dabholkar, who studies black holes at the French National Centre for Scientific Research in Paris. "Mock modular forms will appear more and more in physics as our understanding improves."

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Real Estate ? Learn the Industry So You Can Make the Best ...

When it comes to dealing with property, the best way to help protect and educate yourself is to learn all you can about real estate. Since there is a whole lot of responsibility involved no matter what your role is, you need to make sure that you are aware of what is going on every step of the way. Keep in mind that unless you are a professional that has many years of experience handling property transactions, you may want to enlist the help of a few professionals along the way.

Now is the perfect time for you to take advantage of the properties that are available in the market. Since there is an influx of foreclosed properties, prices have dropped to an all-time low and interest rates are also very appealing. If you have been waiting for a chance to get a home or purchase some land, don?t wait too long or you may just miss the best deals in the industry.

Even though the prices are at an all-time low that doesn?t mean that your ability to get approved for financing and mortgages has gotten any easier. In fact, since the economy has experienced a downturn and is still lacking some stability, lenders and banks have beefed up their requirements. You will have to jump through more hoops to get approved even if you have a decent credit history.

Even if you don?t have a great credit score that doesn?t mean that it is the end of the world for you. You can still take advantage of the real estate market. You may have had a hard time meeting the requirements but with a little patience and some hard work, you will become a property owner in no time. Keep in mind that there are several different ways you can purchase property. Some of those ways involve you going online and participating in an auction. Keep in mind that auctions allow you to purchase property for prices that are way below the current market values. Even though it may seem as if you are getting a good deal, you need to make sure that you do all of your homework first.

No matter what type of land you decide to purchase, make sure that you have an independent party come out and inspect the property. You can?t afford to invest in property that looks structurally correct on the outside but is weak and unsafe to live in because it doesn?t meet the building codes in your state. Make sure you purchase all of the appropriate insurance policies for the property you are purchasing. You need to make sure that you are protecting yourself from any legal issues that could arise against the title to your property. It is in your best interest to make sure that you read all of the documents involved in the purchasing and closing process. If necessary hire a real estate lawyer to help you determine whether or not the documents are to your benefit.

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Society of Environmental Journalists Conference Showcases Texas ...

Texas Tech Chancellor Kent Hance spoke to the SEJ contingent at its welcome dinner.

About 560 journalists, expert speakers and others from around the globe descended on Texas Tech to attend the 22nd Annual Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) Conference from Oct. 17-21.

Reporters represented organizations such as National Geographic, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, ABC News, National Academy of Sciences, Science News, Pro Publica, The Dallas Morning News, National Library of Medicine and other institutions across the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Europe.

??We developed and offered a very ambitious program agenda, featuring dozens of events during five days ? eight if you count the post-conference tour to Big Bend,? said Beth Parke, executive director for the SEJ.

?The impact of this conference cannot be overstated. We had people there from 11 countries and 40 states. Conference results will be playing out for years to come in terms of all that was learned and how that will be applied in terms of journalism, business, advocacy and public communication of science politics ? a wide range of fields.? It was exciting to me to see people from all over the world, sitting down and talking together, or in some cased visiting unusual locations of special interest that few might ever have a chance to see, learning and exchanging information and points of view.?

Environmental Impact

The SEJ is the only U.S.-based membership organization of working journalists dedicated to improvements in environmental reporting.

The annual conference brings together hundreds of journalists, scientists, educators, government officials, environmental advocates, business representatives and other leaders to explore the many facets of environmental stories. Randy Lee Loftis, environmental writer for the Dallas Morning News, served as the 2012 conference chairman.

The goal of the conference is to help journalists working in all forms of media to improve the quality and accuracy of environmental news reporting. Each conference presents an opportunity to meet with other journalists, sit in on training, writing and computer workshops and attend panel sessions where current and emerging issues are debated by experts, policy-makers and experienced reporters from all types of media.

During the event, Jill Tidman and Robert Redford?s son, Jamie, presented the film ?Watershed.? The pair produced the film, which was shown on Oct. 16 in Lubbock as part of pre-conference events. Also, an Oct. 18 pre-screening of Ken Burns? ?The Dust Bowl? featured Dayton Duncan, a co-producer on the master documentarian?s latest piece.

Texas Tech students also had the opportunity to share their research with the many journalists on hand.

Each year, the society chooses a distinguished research university to co-locate its conference. This year?s theme, ?Big Land, Big Sky, Big Issues? covered topics such as Lubbock and the South Plains region, environmental toxicology, water use in an arid environment, oil and natural gas production, the cattle industry and the natural environment.

The event offered a great opportunity for Texas Tech and West Texas to showcase how the region contributes to the nation?s economy and considers land stewardship at the same time, said Lawrence Schovanec, interim president of Texas Tech.

?For four days, Texas Tech University, the city of Lubbock and the South Plains were the focal points of some of the leading environmental journalists across the country and abroad,? Schovanec said. ?Dr. Ron Kendall, his staff and the staff of the SEJ are to be commended for providing and accommodating meaningful dialogue pertaining to issues facing our world. It will have a positive social and economic impact on our region from what these reporters learned about us. We are proud to have hosted such a venerable group.?

Throughout the event, Parke said members continued coming up to conference organizers remarking on the high level of information and education offered during various programs.

?We are surveying attendees right now, and they are telling us that they got tremendous value in terms of new contacts including sources for news stories, a deeper understanding of issues and story leads,? Parke said. ?Some folks were surprised by how much they enjoyed Lubbock and the surrounding area. Folks were also eager to learn about water issues and the Ogallala Aquifer, to ask questions and make observations first hand on some of the tours. We were congratulated for having such a great conference and taking the group to a lesser known place, not another meeting in a predictable convention town.?Quite a few said it was the best conference they?d ever attended.

?We cannot say enough about the contributions of Dr. Ron Kendall, without whom this conference would never have taken place. He gave critical, essential support to so many aspects of this project, from the very beginning, up to and throughout the thick of those last few months.??

Great Publicity for Texas Tech

More than 70 experts from Texas Tech University served on panels, discussions and field trips, Parke said. That number was more than any other institute that has hosted the conference in the past.

?We were thrilled by the level of enthusiasm and high-level contributions we got from so many of Texas Tech?s outstanding faculty and staff,? she said. ?Your researchers had a lot to share and their presentations were very attractive. I could name many faculty members who served as speakers, and made simply outstanding contributions to the program. Dr. Katherine Hayhoe in particular was a sensation, and kind enough to speak on several sessions. Kelly Kaufhold from your school of Media and Communication worked with us to train and deploy a wonderful crew of students for the purpose of recording many sessions. The student poster session that presented their environmental research on Wednesday was perhaps the most successful we?ve ever had.

?We do hope to maintain relationships with a number of TTU people we had the opportunity to work with in this process.?

The conference also provided Texas Tech professors the opportunity to demonstrate their work, such as Seshadri Ramkumar?s Fibertect.

Bringing the conference to Lubbock was the idea of Kendall, professor of environmental toxicology and special assistant to the president, Office of the President. After reading about a recent SEJ conference held at his alma mater, Virginia Tech, he said that he became intrigued with the possibilities of hosting a meeting at Texas Tech.

The process to bring the journalism organization to Lubbock took three years, he said.

?I found out previous meetings were at Stanford and the University of Wisconsin at Madison ? both of which are top-tier universities,? Kendall said. ?This was a huge coup for Lubbock to bring this kind of organization in so that we, as academics and as a campus, can interact and establish relationships with its members. After this, we?ll have extraordinary outlets with which to communicate about our community and university, and make aware, particularly to industry research sponsors, our capabilities at Texas Tech University.?

Kendall said he was pleased with the involvement with Texas Tech faculty and said the contacts made and education presented not only gave the world press a better idea about Texas Tech?s activities as an emerging research university, but also about how industries such as cotton, oil and gas, wind power and the cattle industries have worked to make their various commodities more environmentally sound.

?I?ve been told by many through the SEJ organization that we had a lot to offer and we proved it in terms of the environmental research we?re doing,? Kendall said. ?This didn?t just involve the university. It also involved a lot of the important industries. We showed very well as a university, a city and as an entire region.?

This event was co-sponsored locally by Texas Tech?s Office of the President, Office of the Provost, Office of the Vice President for Research, Cotton Inc., Bayer CropScience, Syngenta, Prosperity Bank, Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, High Plains Underground Water Conservation District, Plains Capital Bank, Lubbock National Bank, Texas Tech South Central Climate Center, and United Sorghum Checkoff Program.

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Doug Martin, Eric Decker, Brandon Weeden, Aaron Rodgers, more -- NFL Week 9's best/worst performers

Doug Martin averaged an electric 10 yards per carry against the Raiders. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

When Oregon?s Kenjon Barner rushed for 321 yards and five touchdowns on Saturday night, it was safe to assume that would be the best running back performance of the football weekend.

Tampa Bay?s Doug Martin at least threw himself into the discussion Sunday.

Martin, playing near his hometown of Stockton, Califl, rumbled for 220 yards and four touchdowns on 17 carries ? in the second half of his team?s 42-32 road victory over the Oakland Raiders. Up until halftime, Martin and the Tampa Bay offense was sluggish at best ? he had eight carries for 31 yards during the first two quarters, and the Bucs took a 10-7 halftime deficit into the locker room.

There was no stopping either Martin or the Buccaneers from then on, however.

And each of Martin?s first three touchdown runs was more sensational than the next. He opened the fireworks with a 45-yarder up the middle, in which he broke a tackle at the line, bounced outside and schooled both of Oakland?s safeties. Later, he took one to the house from 67 yards and then from 70. A 1-yard TD plunge late put the game away ? and looked entirely humdrum by comparison.

Martin?s four-TD performance more than doubled his rookie season touchdown total (he had three before Sunday), but it also marked the third consecutive game he?s crossed the goal line.

Even on a day when running backs league-wide enjoyed an abundance of success, Martin?s breakthrough showing stood out as special. (Check out the best of Doug Martin?s breakthrough day.)

Here are more of Week 9?s best and worst performers:

? First Down: Isaac Redman and Emmanuel Sanders.

The Steelers headed into an emotionally-charged Meadowlands Sunday minus RBs Rashard Mendenhall and Jonathan Dwyer, then lost WR Antonio Brown and KR Chris Rainey to injuries. And they didn?t miss a step.

Redman turned in a man-sized performance in the backfield, rushing for 147 yards and a touchdown, often making something out of nothing against the Giants? front. His teammate, Sanders, caught a TD in the first quarter and later delivered a huge punt return that helped flip field position.

Don?t look now, but Pittsburgh?s 5-3 with a game against Kansas City forthcoming.

? Fourth Down: Washington?s 2012 season.

Washington fell to 3-6 with a demoralizing home loss to Carolina on Sunday, and afterward, head coach Mike Shanahan turned the calendar over to 2013.

?Now you?re playing to see who obviously is going to be on your football team for years to come,? Shanahan said. ?Now we get a chance to evaluate players and see where we?re at.?

He added that ?we?re not out of it statistically,? but realistically the playoffs will have to wait at least a year. Still, it?s surprising to hear a coach admit as much with seven games left on the schedule.

? First Down: Eric Decker.

Sunday will wind up far from Peyton Manning?s greatest hits list. But he still managed to throw three touchdown passes in a 31-23 win over Cincinnati, with two of them ending up in Decker?s hands.

The first put Denver ahead 10-3 in the second quarter ? Decker caught one cutting across the middle, turned upfield at the sideline and stiff-armed Nate Clements to get into the end zone. Manning and Decker then connected to more or less put Cincinnati away late in the fourth, as Decker went up and over Terence Newman for six.

Manning looked Decker?s direction on 11 of his 35 passes Sunday, three more shots than Demaryius Thomas received. Decker, clearly, has earned his QB?s trust.

? Fourth Down: Brandon Weeden.

The Browns had posted a 2-1 record over their previous three games and they, along with their rookie QB, appeared to take some very serious steps in a positive direction. Sunday marked a bump in the road, especially for Weeden.

He tossed a pair of interceptions and never really seemed to settle in. The Browns also settled for field goals on five possessions, something that came back to haunt them in a 25-15 loss to Baltimore. Weeden?s lone touchdown pass, a connection over the middle with Josh Gordon, was wiped out by an illegal formation penalty.

? First Down: The Indianapolis Colts? organization.

For starters, if you haven?t watched Chuck Pagano?s speech to his team after the Colts? 23-20 win, go do it. Pagano, away from the team since Sept. 26 while battling cancer, delivered one of the season?s most poignant moments as his supportive players circled around him.

What a day for the Colts. Not only was Pagano in attendance, but also ?Andrew Luck set the single-game rookie passing record with 433 yards and Indianapolis pulled off a critical win over Miami. Suddenly, Indianapolis is 5-3 and a legitimate playoff contender in the AFC.

When you talk about franchises that operate the right way, the Colts have to be right up there at the top of the list. They committed to rebuilding around Luck this offseason, letting Peyton Manning go in the process. It?s already paying off, and even better days should lie ahead.

? Fourth Down: Tennessee?s ball security.

The Bears? defense has made life miserable for more than one opponent this season, and Sunday was just another example.

But Tennessee should be embarrassed by what happened, especially since it came on home turf. The Titans put the ball on the deck six times (Chicago recovered four), Matt Hasselbeck threw an interception and the Bears blocked a punt for a touchdown. It?s no wonder Chicago waltzed away with a 51-20 victory ? and the Titans are lucky it wasn?t even worse (see all six Bears touchdowns).

? First Down: The Lions? ground game.

Yes, really.

Sure, Matthew Stafford put up 285 yards and Calvin Johnson had 129, but the Lions mashed Jacksonville up front to the tune of 149 yards and four touchdowns. The star? Mikel Leshoure, who became the first player in Lions history with three rushing touchdowns in the first half. Joique Bell chipped in 73 yards and a TD of his own ? and he saw a lot of snaps late as Detroit ground down the clock.

? Fourth Down: Buffalo?s play calling.

Bills coach Chan Gailey said a couple weeks back that he wanted Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller to combine for ?between 30 and 40? touches per game. They only got to 22 on Sunday, despite Buffalo staying in its game against Houston.

Two issues: 1. The Texans? defense is terrific against the run (Buffalo rushed for just 78 yards); and 2. Spiller had way more success Sunday ? 6.5 yards per carry and 12.6 yards per catch compared to 3.5 and 2.8, respectively, for Jackson.

The Bills might not have mustered enough offense regardless to pull the upset Sunday, but they did themselves no favors by forcing a Spiller/Jackson split or by bailing on their run game early.

? First Down: Aaron Rodgers.

Rodgers? completion percentage was ugly: 46.7 on 14-of-30 passing. He made those 14 connections count, though.

Rodgers threw four TDs ? two to Randall Cobb, one to James Jones and a 72-yarder to Tom Crabtree that put Arizona away late. Rodgers also scrambled for 33 yards on eight rushes, simply surviving and getting the job done without Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson or right tackle Bryan Bulaga.

? Fourth Down: Minnesota?s defense.

The Vikings were one of the league?s best early-season stories as they raced out to a 5-2 record. But they have now lost two straight, and three of four, counting Sunday?s 30-20 setback in Seattle, and allowed 30-plus points in all of those defeats.

Minnesota had absolutely no answers for the Seahawks, either on the ground or through the air ? Marshawn Lynch churned out 124 yards and a touchdown, while Russell Wilson tossed three TD passes. The porous defensive effort ruined a marvelous Adrian Peterson effort, too. Peterson had 182 yards and two touchdowns on just 17 carries, nearly 11 yards per carry.

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