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The first sign of potentially serious trouble during the birth of Brandon Hall, on Sept. 9, 2010, was the greenish tinge in the fluid when his mother's water broke.
Meconium, an infant's first stool, typically occurs after birth. Showing up in the amniotic fluid suggested it already had – and may have entered the lungs of the unborn baby, blocking his airways.
"When he came out, he was covered in the meconium. He was totally covered," said Brandon's mother, Tricia Hall. "When he took his first breath, he collapsed both lungs."
Hall held her baby for mere seconds after his birth before he was taken away to be examined. She, her husband, Jon, and mother, Corinne Anzalone, who were there during the delivery, were soon joined by other relatives.
Then someone said the room had to be cleared.
That directive to clear the room is etched in her memory.
"The thing that will replay in my mind, and I picture so vividly: 'Everybody has to leave the room – we need to talk to the parents,' " she remembered someone saying.
On a recent afternoon, a healthy, inquisitive Brandon explored brightly colored toys in the ninth floor Child Life Playroom at Women & Children's Hospital, while his mother described his birth in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital and the two weeks he spent in the 64-bed neonatal intensive care unit at Children's, the largest and most advanced unit of its kind in Western New York.
Nancy Barclay, a neonatal nurse practitioner, was on duty that day at Millard Fillmore Suburban and attended the delivery.
"I realized right after birth that Brandon was in grave circumstances – that he needed help," Barclay said. "I knew immediately what I needed to do and how I needed to do it."
Barclay, a member of Children's Neonatal Transport Team, helped stabilize Brandon in the newborn nursery and arrange for him to be rushed to Children's. She's part of a team of 14 neonatal nurse practitioners trained in stabilization and intervention techniques who divide their time between the two hospitals and are dispatched to community hospitals to pick up critically ill infants.
"They were wonderful," Hall said about the transport team.
Seasoned professionals, each member has decades of experience. "Each one of us has been to hundreds of deliveries over our careers," said Barclay, who joined the team in 1985.
The team itself dates back to the 1970s. It uses a specially equipped neonatal ambulance that can carry two infants at a time.
Last year, team members – who work with pediatric respiratory therapists and, when necessary, neonatal physicians – performed 319 transports; 30 were by air.
Each of the two hospitals averages 3,000 births a year, and there's a neonatal nurse practitioner attending approximately 40 percent of them. About 10 percent of babies require some assistance at delivery, Barclay said. And just 1 percent require extensive measures, such as resuscitation.
Brandon's condition fell within that 1 percent.
"Brandon was very sick. There was a time when I was thinking, 'I hope that he makes it,' " Barclay said.
Now Brandon is thriving, with asthma as the only long-term effect of those nightmarish first days. He's also a doting big brother – to Justin, who celebrated his first birthday in March.
Hall praised the care and commitment of those who helped get Brandon through those dark days.
"These people saved him. These people definitely saved him," Hall said. "They are angels."
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Catholics around Western New York on Monday praised Pope Benedict XVI's decision to step down before becoming too frail or incapacitated to lead the church.
"I think it's a good idea," said Susan Stievater, an Amherst Catholic. "He hinted at it a while back."
Michael Godzala of Cheektowaga was surprised by the announcement.
"I've never heard of a pope resigning," said Godzala, following a morning Mass in St. Gabriel Church in Elma.
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"I don't know what the circumstances are," he said. "If he steps down and says, 'You know I'd rather have a younger, more enthusiastic person take over' and he gives his blessing ... If that's what he feels is in his heart, what can I say?"

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CodeDoor: get a job based on your contributions to open source
Use your open source contributions to get a job
One night, after reading the Who's Hiring Freelance thread on HackerNews, I decided there had to be a more efficient way to match programmers with freelance jobs. While sites like oDesk and eLance are general-purpose marketplaces for freelance workers, they seem to have more of an emphasis on price than quality. On the other hand, sites like TopTal and ooomf vet freelance programmers that apply to join the site by screening the candidates. So, while I'm sure they have a pool of excellent programmers for hire, they require applicants to spend time on a process that may or may not yield work opportunities, even if they get accepted.
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Some programmers dislike the fact that many software companies put more emphasis on algorithm exercises during interviews rather than real-world experience with open source code. My take is that this is because most programmers only list the open source projects that they have started themselves, which are usually not very popular.
When evaluating source code, the goal is to determine whether the code is clean and whether the code produces its intended behavior in a robust manner. The latter is deceptively difficult to do because the corresponding spec is not attached, and the reader of the code usually does not have domain knowledge related to the open source code. However, when a programmer has contributed to a major open source project, the code's behavior has been vetted by the project maintainer, thus producing a stronger hiring signal.
Go out and contribute to popular open source projects! It's good for your resume, and it's good for the rest of us.
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What about major contributors to projects who have home repositories not on Github? Drupal comes to mind.
Sweet! Good to know, thanks! - jam.
Freelancing is really fun if you use the right sites to see your potiential like http://5spot.ca ... only saying that because they are the fastest growing site and only site that is commission free as well.
Agree with the "why only github?" objection. Very limiting.
Isn't this exactly what https://www.ohloh.net/ does...?
And besides code there are many more ways to contribute to open source...
- project management
- organize events
- write documentation/ tutorials
- moderate on forums
- build the website for the product
- spread the word/ marketing efforts
- ...
Its a great initiative Ronnie. As a recent graduate seeking new opportunities and a regular contributor to open source, I think CodeDoor is a very helpful platform.


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"We, in our 21st-century daily lives with all their urban experience and technology, have gotten quite far from the pleasure of just immersing ourselves in beautiful, unspoiled natural settings," explains Lemonedes, the Cleveland Museum of Art's associate curator of prints and drawings and 19th-century art expert. "Monet allows us to escape into a world we aren't ordinarily able to obtain."
From February 18 through May 20, the Cleveland Museum of Art will offer patrons a passport to visit "Monet in Normandy," when it hosts a 50-painting retrospective focusing on the artist's love of the French coastal region that was his boyhood home.
It will, promises Lemonedes, give visitors insight into the key influences exemplified in his paintings.
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Born in 1840 in Paris, where his father was a wholesale grocer, Monet moved with his family to Le Havre when he was 5 years old. The Normandy region was to have a profound effect on the artist throughout his life, as evidenced in his dramatic seascapes at Pourville and the celebrated canvases of his garden at Giverny.
"Most of us tend to have a special affection for the place where we were raised, and Monet is no exception," Lemonedes says. "He developed a lifelong attachment to the Normandy coast. So much so that he chose to live there in his later years."
Although Monet is considered an impressionist, embellishing portraits of the landscape around him with his interpretations of light and color, he was schooled as a realist under the tutelage of luminaries including Camille Pissarro and Constant Troyon.
"Monet came on the scene in the 1860s as an artist painting the coast," Lemonedes says. "He had this amazing ability to communicate the moods of nature - the winds, the sea breezes - through the way he put the paint onto the canvas. If he painted a stormy sea or rough wind over a hillside, he used these kind of brutal, jagged brushstrokes, whereas if he painted a smooth sea on a calm day, the brushstrokes were more delicate and softer. It's almost as if the artist channeled nature."
Lemonedes is quick to add that visitors to the exhibit will also see examples of the Monet they know best, including the museum's own beloved "Water Lilies" painting created between 1920 and 1926, in which, she says, "his palate brightened, his style loosened tremendously and the lilies have an abstract pattern of color and reflection."
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The Cleveland Museum of Art is hosting a variety of programs to complement the "Monet in Normandy" exhibition. For information about these and other special events, call 216/421-7350.
Monet Lecture Series
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Feb. 25, 2 p.m.: "Monet in Normandy," presented by Heather Lemonedes, CMA's associate curator of prints and drawings
Feb. 28, 6 p.m.: "Monet 1878-1883: The Seine and the Sea," presented by University of Edinburgh faculty member Richard Thomson
March 28, 6 p.m.: "Monet, Modernism, Normandy and La France," presented by University of Massachusetts professor Paul Tucker
April 15, 2 p.m.: "Japanese Influence on Impressionism," presented by Marjorie Williams, CMA's director of education
Monet Family Day
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Feb. 25, 1-4 p.m.: Activities for all ages include craft projects and tours of the exhibit.
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These little wooden shelves used to hang in my studio before we switched the rooms around, and were covered in work supplies. They now hang over our big bed, and I have filled them with nice things that are lovely to spot when we wake up in the morning.
The little wooden pegs which hang underneath the bottom shelf were so handy to hang aprons, scissors, or rulers, but I wasn't sure what to do with them once they were just above our bed. As I stood back pondering what to hang on them, Adelaide promptly skipped by me and hung up one of her little necklaces. I wonder how long it will take before she is nonchalantly outsmarting me on a daily basis? So now these little pegs are always strung with her little necklaces and bracelets, and always the little bag that I made for her birthday. It is such a perfect spot to hang her treasures.
I put up these wall shelves in our kitchen and use them to store our dishes and plates. They help out emmensely in creating more storage space in our little kitchen, and being out in the open, they force me to keep our things tidy. I saved the cabinets with doors for such things as vitamins, small cooking ingredients, and snacks which I find are much more of a chore to keep organised and looking tidy.
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When it comes to General Motors vehicles with advanced
powertrains, the
Chevrolet Volt led the charge. The attractive four-door sedan
uses a lithium-ion battery pack to travel 40 miles on a charge. It
can also be plugged into a household outlet to charge over night.
Yesterday, GM announced its Cadillac Provoq concept vehicle,
another plug-in, which couples the E-Flex propulsion system with the
company's fifth generation fuel cell stack. GM CEO Rick Wagoner today
rolled the vehicle out on stage at CES alongside the Volt during his
keynote address.
Wagoner stated that the Provoq and its successors are the second
big card in GM's hand in terms of protecting the environment, and
saving consumers thousands in fuel expenses. Wagoner stated, "The
auto industry can no longer depend entirely on oil... It is critical
as both a business necessity and as an obligation to society to
develop alternative energy."
Developing alternative energy, performing desirably, and looking
good at the same time are among the Provoq's abilities.
The Provoq features two 10,000 psi composite storage tanks under
the rear cargo floor which store the hydrogen. The dual tanks feed
the fuel cell stack which in turn provides up to 88 kW of power. The
9 kWh lithium-ion battery pack powers a 70 kW co-axial motor which
powers the front wheels while a single 40 kW motor is mounted in the
hub of each rear wheel.
Thanks to its advanced powertrain, the Provoq can travel 300 miles
with a full load of hydrogen -- it can travel a total of 20 miles on
battery power alone. Likewise, the Provoq can reach 60 MPH in just
8.5 seconds and race to a top speed of 100 MPH.
GM also added additional touches which may find their way into
future fuel cell and hybrid vehicles. The Provoq contains solar
panels on the roof which are used to power electrical accessories
within the vehicle. The front grill features louvers which remain
open under low speeds to provide maximum cooling for the fuel cell
stack, yet close to create a more streamlined shape for optimum
aerodynamic performance. Finally, the Provoq features charging ports
on either side of the vehicle ahead of the front doors -- this makes
it more convenient to charge the vehicle at home.
While the fuel cell technology is definitely an incredible
achievement for GM's Advanced Systems Integration team, the Provoq
also foreshadows the styling of the next generation Cadillac SRX
crossover utility vehicle (CUV).
The current generation SRX is built on the previous generation
Cadillac CTS chassis. The second generation CTS was recently launched
which means that the SRX is due for its own makeover. The fact that
the Provoq looks very close to production-ready and that the interior
looks like a heavily stylized version of the second generation CTS'
interior leads to the pretty obvious observation.
DailyTech asked two members of the Chevrolet Volt team
about the relationship between the Provoq and the second generation
SRX -- they looked at each other with a smile and laughed knowingly,
although their official stance was a textbook "no comment."
In addition to the Provoq, Wagner also talked up GM's OnStar
system which will have the ability to slow down a vehicle at the
request of pursuant law enforcement in the event of a vehicle theft.
Offiers can call OnStar which can then beam a signal to the car's
engine control unit (ECU) – the vehicle then safely slows to a stop
while a pleasant voice tells the driver to steer the vehicle to the
shoulder and remain in the vehicle. That segment of the keynote got
quite a rise from the crowd.
Theft deterrence was not the only
new OnStar feature, however. GM is developing a mobile phone
OnStar application which will allow you with a simple click to unlock
your car, start your engine, check your car's status, or even help
you locate it in a parking lot by turning on your lights and beeping
the horn. In the case that you lost your phone, GM engineers
personally assured DailyTech that would-be thieves would not
get out of the parking lot -- the car won't shift into gear, even if
pre-started unless the key is inserted.
Wagner also talked about the self-driving Chevrolet
Tahoe which recently won the DARPA
Urban Challenge and the Chevrolet
Equinox fuel cell vehicle which will soon be available to
southern California and fortunate east coast residents.
DailyTech will have one-on-one sessions with both the DARPA
Tahoe and the Equinox fuel cell vehicle along with the Chevrolet Volt
tomorrow. Stay tuned for more coverage.
quote: So getting to work faster makes up for having to spend more money?.....No.
quote: That just took all your savings from getting those extra 10mpg over the years.
quote: However, I think Ford's approach is going to beat everybody's, especially Toyota's.
quote: Volvo has legendary reliability in the turbo deisel
quote: that'll be a harder push on Americans
quote: Toyota thinks Hybrid is the future and wants it in everything, forgetting it is expensive to maintain and only Toyota can maintain it.
quote: Toyota, good luck. When your customers finally start doing the math, your doomed unless you start using better battery technology ASAP.
quote: Diesel will never get adopted. Vokswagen was supposed to release a diesel Jetta here, but it's price would be more expensive than the Prius, it wouldn't achieve as great a fuel economy, and you'd have to pay more for fuel.
quote: Im not sold on Ford's approach either. I've turbocharged Audi's before, and I've got to tell you, not very reliable. For some reason, I just dont trust a turbo as being a reliable, every day driven vehicle.
quote: LOL - i think i typed it wrong. I did not personally turbocharge my car.
quote: I've heard other people complain about Audi's and VW's quality so these problems don't surprise me.
quote: Many people who are self made wealthy did so by not spending money on things that were not necessary.
quote: not wasting your money buying that $500 DVD player
quote: Who keeps a car for 10 years these days?
quote: And a lot of the more upper middle class people I know lease their cars (what a waste of money that is!).
quote: What drives the wheels (via a transmission, I suppose) is the electric motor.
quote: As for regenerative braking, I haven't heard any plans to have that feature on the Volt
quote: These Hybrids are a complete maintenance nightmare. Who's going to drop $3000-5000 on batteries every 10 years? Electric motors don't last forever, either. I just talked to a friend who spent $1000 on a brake job for his Prius because of the complex and expensive components in the regenerative breaking feature.
quote: So, I'm glad to see hydrogen technology kicking up with GM vehicles.
quote: However, I think Ford's approach is going to beat everybody's, especially Toyota's.Ford's plan is to make smaller, efficient, turbo-charged engines that sip fuel. Volvo will likely help them make reliable turbo engines, as Volvo has legendary reliability in the turbo deisel field.Honda plans to go the deisel route, which is almost as good as Fords solution, except that'll be a harder push on Americans that Ford saying you're getting a 4-cylinder in your Explorer, but its turbo-charged with 220hp (as much as their V6 4.0, which gets 18mpg)
quote: Overall, Honda and Ford have my support with their plans. For GM, if they can push Hydrogen into the market, I'll gladly accept something that will become commonplace.
quote: Toyota, good luck. When your customers finally start doing the math, your doomed unless you start using better battery technology ASAP.
quote: Compare it to a fuel injector or the computer for controlling the ICE...
quote: Electric motors are much simpler and more reliable than combustion engines.
quote: These Hybrids are a complete maintenance nightmare.
quote: Ford's plan is to make smaller, efficient, turbo-charged engines that sip fuel.
quote: Honda plans to go the deisel route, which is almost as good as Fords solution
quote: The engine (generator) will be significantly less complex as well and should be much cheaper to maintain.


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Burmese political activist Khin Than Myint measures progress by nights well slept.
For so many years under Burma's oppressive military junta, Khin Than Myint and other dissidents would stay awake long past midnight, listening for a knock on the door that could mean an arrest and decades in prison.
"But now, it's not like that," Khin Than Myint said, explaining the rapid change in her country. "The happiest thing for me is that we can sleep very well at night."
Khin Than Myint and three other Burmese freedom activists discussed on Monday their country's recent progress — and the many challenges that remain — during a panel discussion at Southern Methodist University's Tower Center for Political Studies.
The visit, part of Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Women program, was co-sponsored by the George W. Bush Institute. The women — including Zin Mar Aung, winner of last year's International Women of Courage Award — will tape interviews Tuesday to join the Bush Institute's online video archive, the Freedom Collection.
And the event, which included SMU students and a handful of invited guests, could be a preview of the kind of programming the Bush Institute will offer when the George W. Bush Presidential Center opens at SMU in April.
The four women shared intimate details about their triumphs and travails, mixing cautious optimism about the country's recent political and economic "opening" with a wary acknowledgement of ongoing problems.
Zin Mar Aung, who was featured last week in Kathleen Parker's Washington Post column, recounted her 11 years as a political prisoner, describing a cramped, dirty and isolated misery.
She said she came to grips with what was supposed to be a 28-year sentence by reciting revolutionary poetry and refusing to let her 8-foot-by-8-foot cell imprison her mind.
"I gradually learned how to survive," said Zin Mar Aung, who was released from prison in 2009. "I tried to meditate. I tried to recite [poems], to reflect."
Khin Than Myint explained how part of her work involves teaching that women play critical roles in politics and civil societies and reversing the mindset that "women are traditionally are the supporter, follower of the man."
That's even with Nobel Peace Prize Winner Aung San Suu Kyi being freed from house arrest in 2010 and winning public office soon after.
"The role of women is very challenging at this moment, but compared to previously, it's really better," Khin Than Myint said.
Ma Nilar Oo explained how she's working to find women jobs, fight the growth of prostitution and the exploitation of women, and protecti civilians who live in parts of Burma still affected by conflict.
Ma Nilar Oo also described one of the more stunning markers of Burma's progress: the price of a cell phone. Four years ago, a cell phone cost $1,050 and more than $4,000 on the black market. But in the last six or seven months, she said, the going rate has dropped to around $200.
And Shunn Lei Swe Yee, a 21-year-old activist, talked about her efforts to engage other young people. She said Facebook has been a key tool in sharing news and organizing support, and she talked about the need to eliminate the fear of participating in the political process.
At one point in the conversation, Rena Pederson — the discussion's moderator and a former Dallas Morning News editorial page editor — asked the four women if they were interested in running for political office or if they would rather continuing making noise on the outside.
Shunn Lei Swe Yee leaned in toward Pederson with a smile and said, "Making noise is more fun."


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The workplace rights and protections we enjoy today were won for us by generations of America's working heroes. They paved the way not only for their generations, but for the generations to come.
César Estrada Chávez
Folk hero and symbol of hope who organized a union of farm-workers.
Nelson Hale Cruikshank
Helped create Social Security and Medicare.
Eugene Victor Debs
Apostle of industrial unionism.
Thomas Reilly Donahue
Champion of labor renewal and former AFL-CIO president.
Arthur Joseph Goldberg
Legal strategist for the union movement and former Secretary of Labor.
Samuel Gompers
First and longest-serving president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL).
William Green
Former AFL president, moved the federation toward "social reform unionism."
Joe Hill
Songwriter, itinerant laborer, union organizer, and martyr.
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America founder, who invented trade unionism as we know it today.
Mother Jones
"The most dangerous woman in America." Mary Harris "Mother" Jones rose to prominence as a fiery orator and fearless organizer for the Mine Workers during the first two decades of the 20th century.
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Lived his dream until his last days, he made lasting change for millions around the nation.
Lane Kirkland
Former AFL-CIO president had a profound effect on world affairs.
John L. Lewis
President of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and founding president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).
Lucy Randolph Mason
Social reformer dedicated to workers' rights and racial justice.
Peter J. McGuire
The "father" of Labor Day and of May Day championed the need for a national labor federation.
George Meany
The builder of the modern AFL-CIO.
Philip Murray
CIO president who helped transform industrial union movement into a stable and powerful organization.
Frances Perkins
Committed labor secretary and first woman in a presidential cabinet position.
Esther Eggersten Peterson
Eloquent and effective advocate for the rights of workers, women and consumers.
A. Philip Randolph
Organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and fought discrimination in national defense.
Walter Reuther
Long-time president of the United Automobile Workers (UAW) considered the model of a reform-minded, liberal trade unionist.
Bayard Rustin
Brilliant theorist, tactician and organizer and first head of the A. Philip Randolph Institute.
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On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched an attack against United States naval forces stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. But what if the Japanese followed up their air assault with an invasion and occupation of Hawaii? With American military forces subjugated and civilians living in fear of their conquerors, there is no one to stop the Japanese from using the islands' resources to launch an offensive against America's western coast.
"The [premise] is worked out with rigor and an astonishing mastery of the period." —S.M. Stirling"Brain candy for history buffs." —Sacramento News & Review"Demanding, irresistible and magisterial-to say the very least." —Booklist


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Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wartinger of Lancaster celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a reception for family and friends in Protocol Restaurant, Amherst. Mr. Wartinger and Rose Miskey were married Jan. 24, 1953, in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Buffalo. He is a retired engineer; she retired from Transit Lanes. They had five children, 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.


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We believe these Microsoft-based requirements would violate the Competition in Contracting Act because they bear no rational relationship to the DOI's needs, are not written to enhance competition or innovation, and unduly restrict competition.
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In a coupling you only thought possible in a nostalgic 1990s-era dream, Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg are dating, PEOPLE has learned – even if they are taking things Step by Step.
Steamy sparks flew between them in late March when New Kids on the Block and Blue Bloods star Wahlberg, 43, made an innuendo-filled appearance on her self-titled VH1 talk show.
The duo provocatively sucked on red lollipops while McCarthy, 40, asked "Do you talk dirty while you're having sex?"
"I do," he replied.
"You do – but some guys do it wrong," she replied.
"Yeah, I don't do it wrong," he said seductively, as McCarthy looked as though she needed some air.
McCarthy referenced the red-hot appearance in a blog she posted in advance of the episode on Chicago Splash.
"Let's just say we visually give 50 Shades of Grey a run for its money," she writes. "It gets steamy. I mean like really steamy. Being turned on by a guy is always fun but to have it legitimately happen to you on TV is to be turned back into a 12-year-old. By the time we get into the groundbreaking interview, my face turns fifty shades of RED."
In April – several weeks after Wahlberg's appearance, McCarthy told PEOPLE, "I'm hoping to meet some [eligible bachelors] on my talk show, after fellow talk show host Chelsea Handler suggested she book guests she would like to date.
At the time, McCarthy said she was still single, but looking.
"I miss the romance," she said. "I miss the cuddling.
How long the relationship will last is anyone's guess, especially because Wahlberg's schedule is about to get extra jam-packed.
On Friday night, he Tweeted "Heard #BlueBloods is on right now! Reminds me, I start shooting again in a week! While still touring! Thats when 3 hours of sleep becomes 1."
Wahlberg has two sons from his nine-year marriage to Kim Fey, which ended in divorce in 2008.
McCarthy has one son, Evan, from a previous relationship. She also famously dated Jim Carrey for five years, but that ended in 2010.
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TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - "Freecylcing" is a way to get rid of things kicking around your house and of no use to you. Instead of paying the garbage company to carry them away, post your items online at www.freecycle.org and someone else might just need them. We had a box of old random ceramic tiles in our garage. These were the "extra" tiles they always give you in case one should break on your bathroom or kitchen countertop. We posted them and they were gone by the next day. We have also given away fabric remnants, old National Geographics, twin-sized sheets for college-sized twin beds, and a perfectly good inkjet printer that didn't have the correct connection for our new laptop computer.
The beauty of participating in a Freecycle group is you can also get items you need for free from someone else in our community. Log in to the website and post a "wanted" ad. For example, I started a new exercise program and needed a pair of two-pound hand weights and a pair of five-pound handweights. Within a week two different freecyclers had given their old (but perfectly good) weights to me.
We have been able to get shipping boxes and packing material, a "like new" riding toy for our grandson, chocolate molds, and even new Pamper's toddler sized diapers from a child who toilet trained.
It is easy to make the exchange. Reply by e-mail telling the person you would like their item. A place is arranged for the exchange. We always find out when the person will come to pick up our used goods so we can put them on our front porch. Other freecyclers arrange to have the pick up done at their place of employment. Truckee Tahoe has a small Freecycle group. If we "grow" the group it will be easier to exchange used goods. Check out the website and sign up. You never know how much money you might save by asking freecyclers for things you need instead of buying them.


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Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande.
Albuquerque is home to the University of New Mexico (UNM), Kirtland Air Force Base, Sandia National Laboratories, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, and Petroglyph National Monument. The Sandia Mountains run along the eastern side of Albuquerque, and the Rio Grande flows through the city, north to south.
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- 1Lovelace Medical Center
601 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Ave NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
(505) 727-800
- 2Heart Hosp Of NM At Lovelace
504 Elm St NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
(505) 724-200
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505 Elm St NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
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235 Elm St NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
(505) 842-555
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700 High St NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
(505) 242-444
- 6Presbyterian Hospital
1100 Central Ave SE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
(505) 841-123
- 7UNM Carrie Tingley Hospital
1127 University Blvd NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
(505) 272-520
- 8UNM Children's Psychiatric Hosp
1001 Yale Blvd NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
(505) 272-289
- 9University Hospital New Mexico
2211 Lomas Blvd NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
(505) 272-211
- 10University New Mexico Psych Ctr
2600 Marble Ave NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
(505) 272-280
- 11Desert Hills Center For Youth
5310 Sequoia Rd NW
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87120
(505) 836-733
- 12Turquoise Lodge Hospital
5901 Zuni Rd SE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108
(505) 841-897
- 13Lovelace Women's Hospital
4701 Montgomery Blvd NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109
(505) 727-780
- 14New Mexico VA Healthcare System
1501 San Pedro Dr SE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108
(505) 265-171
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8300 Constitution Ave NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110
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Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109
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Subaru has remade itself into a premium brand and nowhere is that more evident than in its expansive Impreza line of compact cars. Premium features come not in the form of fancy interiors but in the form of sophisticated all-wheel-drive systems, turbocharged engines and high-quality engineering designs. The days when the Impreza was an inexpensive subcompact, sold mainly on the strength of its low price, are long gone. The 2006 Impreza line offers more variants than ever, almost to the point of confusion.
There's a lot to like in the Impreza line, and a small car for nearly every taste. All models are good fun to drive and quite practical, with decent room in the back seat and good gas mileage. The standard fulltime all-wheel-drive system is legitimately a safety, performance and foul-weather advantage.
On one hand, the least expensive model costs substantially more than some other very good small cars. On the other, even the base Impreza has more horsepower than most cars in its class. For less than $18,500, the 2006 Impreza 2.5i Sedan and 2.5i Sport Wagon (as the base models are now called) come very well equipped. They're the least expensive all-wheel-drive sedan and wagon available in the United States. The Impreza Outback Sport offers a bit more ground clearance and a modicum of off-road capability. The WRX is a genuine high-performance car, but too refined now to be considered a boy racer. The crazy fast WRX STi is an ultra-high-performance machine that can run with big dogs like the BMW M3 for tens of thousands of dollars less.
Their silhouettes may look familiar, but the Impreza models benefit from some serious upgrades for 2006. All models have been restyled front and rear. More significant, in our view, are improvements less visible to the eye. Power has increased at least slightly across the board. The body structure has been improved and the suspension refined. There's more standard equipment, more safety equipment, more new technology.
The 2006 Impreza is more sophisticated, perhaps more serious, but it's still fun and sensible in any guise. It's still loaded with character compared to some of the sanitized appliances that populate this class of car. One of our favorite small cars is better than ever.
In any of its many guises, the Subaru Impreza is a solid performer. All but the ultra-high performance WRX STi are comfortable, easy to live with, and quite practical. Any Impreza is very stable and forgiving, thanks to its all-wheel-drive system, which improves both performance and all-road capability and in certain respects adds a margin of safety.
Imprezas have always been fun. What stands out in the 2006 models is how refined it has become. It's almost as if years of incremental improvement have somehow reached critical mass and moved Impreza up a level or two. Particularly with the WRX, the Impreza makes its case with sophistication as much as thrills for the buck, the way the best small European cars do.
No doubt Subaru's Ring Frame Reinforced body helps. That's what the company calls the underlying structure, which now uses hydroformed sections and components stamped from tailored blanks. Those techniques have one key advantage: more strength and rigidity without an undue increase in weight. You might think of RFR as a safety cell in roughly a cube shape around the passenger compartment, and Subaru's primary objective is better occupant protection. Yet the structural improvements pay dividends in many ways, like more responsive handling, better ride quality and improved smoothness in just about every aspect of the Impreza's operation.
For 2006, the base Impreza engine has been massaged with new technology, including an electronic (drive-by-wire) throttle and variable valve timing and lift. This 2.5-liter four cylinder retains Subaru's familiar horizontally opposed cylinder design. The boxer, as it's called, was the engine design used in the original Volkswagen Beetle, and it's still used in Porsche's sports cars. The improvements to the Impreza engine increase horsepower on 2006 models by eight to 173 hp. By that figure, the Impreza 2.5i leaves competitors like the Mazda 3 and most Honda Civics in the dust.
Those familiar with a boxer engine will recognize the faint, loping vibration that makes its way through the flywheel and down the center of the car at idle. It's comforting to anyone who's owned an original Beetle (or 911). The other thing about boxers, compared to some inline four-cylinder engines, is an abundance of acceleration-producing torque at low- to mid-range engine rpm. Here the Impreza 2.5i has it all over most of its competitors, generating an impressive 166 pound-feet. And there's an added benefit to this good low-end response. In the past we've found the Impreza better suited than many four-cylinder cars to an automatic transmission. Acceleration is brisk, and thanks to the new variable valve operation, the 2006 Impreza 2.5i is more flexible than its predecessor. The engine breathes a little better than before at high rpm, and it keeps pulling strong further up into the rev range.
The 2006 Impreza WRX gets even more extensive improvements than the 2.5i, and a new engine entirely. Until now, the WRX was equipped with a smaller, 2.0-liter version of the boxer, powered up with a high-boost turbocharger. Now it gets the 2.5, still with a turbo and intercooler. Horsepower has increased by 13 to 230 hp; at least as significantly, torque increases by 18 to 235 pound-feet.
Along with the engine, the WRX gets aluminum suspension arms front and rear (as do some very expensive cars). The steering ratio is even quicker than before. The brakes, already large for this class, now have four-piston calipers in front. It's serious stuff, and should dissuade anyone who might still think of Impreza as an economy car.
The best news: the WRX may be more fun than ever. Some may lament the passing of the higher strung 2.0-liter engine, but the 2.5 is more mature. It feels more substantial at all speeds. It still makes revs quickly, to the point that under hard acceleration you might bump the rev limiter before you realize it's time to shift up. B
The Subaru Impreza models are more refined and sophisticated than ever. While the Impreza 2.5i costs more than a lot of cars in its class, it comes standard with all-wheel drive, more power, and a fairly comprehensive standard equipment list. It's a great winter car in the Snow Belt, and unlike most competitors, it's available as a wagon. With its taller ride height and suspension design, the Outback Sport works well for gravel roads. The many WRX variations are true driving-enthusiast cars and fantastic daily drivers. The track-tuned WRX STi performs as well as some serious sport sedans that cost nearly twice as much. By virtually every measure, the Imprezas stack up well against the competition.
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PITTSBURGH - Clint Barmes liked to think he was immune to the pressure. He wasn't.
When the veteran shortstop arrived in Pittsburgh last spring after signing a two-year, $10.5-million free agent contract, he felt the need to prove his worth right away.
It led him down a path he knows he should have avoided. Though Barmes had been productive during his final season in Houston in 2011 - batting .244 with 12 homers and 39 RBIs in 123 games for one of baseball's worst teams- he spent the winter tinkering with his swing.
He nearly tinkered it into oblivion.
Barmes hit just .170 the first two months of the season, remaining in the lineup only due to sublime work in the field and his lengthy relationship with manager Clint Hurdle that dates back to when Barmes broke into the majors with the Colorado Rockies in 2003. Hurdle stayed patient and kept sending Barmes out there even as the boos and the 0-for-4 nights piled up.
"It's hard to say if I had signed somewhere else if they would have stayed with me as long as Clint did last year," Barmes said. "But he knows me. I've spent most of my career under him. He had seen something like this before and he believed I would get it right."
The hole was so deep, it took Barmes the rest of the season to dig out of it. He finished the year with a .229 average, 20 points below his career mark. In a way, however, it felt like a success.
He could have bailed when things went south quickly. He didn't. He went back to work, fixed what he could and hit .251 over the season's final four months. Now the 34-year-old is hoping that momentum carries over into 2013.
"I've just made things as simple as I can make it on the offensive side," Barmes said. "I'm a lot more comfortable with where I'm at and expect to have a lot better start than I did last year."
It would be difficult to do much worse, though the way Barmes continued to grind even as his average plummeted immediately won over a young clubhouse in search of some veteran leadership.
"He's somebody that I've learned a lot from, especially with some of the things that he went through on the offensive end," second baseman Neil Walker said. "To see him go about his business on the defensive end has made me that much better of a defensive player."
And in turn helped provide the Pirates with some much-needed stability up the middle. Barmes and Walker quickly developed a rapport - both on the field and off - that helped Pittsburgh contend for a playoff spot until early September.
The fact Walker was sidelined the majority of the season's last six weeks with a back injury happened about the same time the Pirates began to falter isn't a coincidence. Sure, the Pirates missed his bat but they missed the fluidity of having their two middle infielders separated, too.
Walker is healthy and Barmes insists his confidence is high. It wasn't the smoothest spring. He hit .178 during Grapefruit League play, the lowest among Pittsburgh's regulars.
Still, there's no doubt Barmes will be penciled into the lineup for the opener against the Chicago Cubs on Monday. Given Pittsburgh's lineup, Barmes knows he doesn't have to come out and try to hit .450 the first month of the season. He also knows he has the trust of his manager and his teammates, allowing him to relax, something that was difficult last spring.
"When I go out there and try to make things happen and try to get results, it's usually blown up and backfired in my face," Barmes said.
Barmes is at the point in his career where he understands what he's good at, and what's best left to others. He will never hit in the heart of the order. There's no reason to swing like a slugger when you're not one.
"If you've got guys at other positions that are going to be big and drive in runs for you, you know it takes a little pressure off a guy like myself and my situation," he said. "If I go up there and I battle and I have good at-bats ... at the end of the season, I'm going to be OK."


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TENNERTON - Alexandria Witt pitched a complete-game effort to lead Jefferson past Buckhannon-Upshur 6-3 Friday to win the Class AAA, Region II final.
The Lady Cougars (20-8) move on to the state tournament, which gets underway Tuesday in Parkersburg.
Witt gave up three runs on nine hits, walked one and struck out three for Jefferson.
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Jefferson's Brittany Jackson attempts to steal third base on a passed ball as Buckhannon-Upshur's Katlyn Slaughter applies the tag Friday afternoon.
"I thought Alexandria really pitched well tonight," Jefferson coach Mary Beth Group said. "We played very good defense behind her, which we needed."
Jefferson jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Lauren Lewis hit a solo home run to left field.
Jefferson tacked on four more runs in the top of the fourth inning as Jenna Witt and Alexandria Witt came up big with RBI singles.
The Lady Bucs cut the deficit to 5-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning as Sarah Ling had an RBI single that scored Claire Davis.
Jefferson scored one more run in the top of the fifth inning as Jenna Witt hit a solo home run to make it 6-1.
Buckhannon-Upshur scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning as Davis hit a two-run double, scoring Julie Tenney and Megan Williams to make it 6-3.
Alexandria Witt had two hits and an RBI to lead the Lady Cougars at the plate.
"I thought we were patient at the plate tonight," Group said. "We got some timely hits at the plate and had the one big inning, which helped us."
Brooklyn Waddell had three hits to lead the Lady Bucs at the plate.
Davis had two hits, two RBIs and scored a run, while Ling and Megan Williams had singles for B-U.
"Jefferson wanted it more then us," Buckhannon-Upshur coach Tom Hasbrouck said. "When you don't score that many runs you can't win games.
"I'm proud of the girls," he said. "They never gave up and fought until the very end of the game. We had a great season."
Buckhannon-Upshur finished the year with a 19-12 record.


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Festival of the Arts – Grand Rapids
2013 will be the 44th Festival of the Arts, making it one of the longest-running festivals in the state. Festival always takes place the first full weekend in June in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. The 2013 dates are June 7-8-9.
Festival of the Arts is a community celebration in downtown Grand Rapids, featuring arts, entertainment, food and fun activities for the entire family. All Festival performances, exhibits and activities are free, thanks to generous donations by local organizations, companies and individuals. Six indoor or outdoor stages with music of all types, plus dance, theatre, and more. Enjoy poetry, films, storytelling, and lots of art activities! Come hungry! Throughout Festival grounds, you'll find dozens of food booths operated by local nonprofit organizations. Ethnic specialties, desserts, "kid food"- you name it, we serve it.
Fri, June 7: Noon–10pm
Sat, June 8: 10am–10pm
Sun, June 9: 10am–7pm
Festival offers a world of artistic possibilities: The Festival Regional Art Exhibition is a juried show, featuring the works of West Michigan's finest artists. Don't miss the Youth Art Exhibit displaying artwork from students of all ages.
Interested in buying art? Choices abound at the Art Sales Tents on Calder Plaza. Maybe you'd like to create your own art? We'll provide you with the supplies – you bring the creativity!
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Thanks for the Mammaries
- Height: 15m
- Ascents: 26
- Description:
The insanely knobby rib to highly suspect shared lower offs with Salad Days.
- Ethic: inherited from Lindsay Rock Tops
The 1993 Kaputar guide lists many trad climbs, but unfortunately someone has retro bolted almost all of the north face routes between 2012-16. This has been progressive along the cliff. The retro bolting has been done with ugly large fixed hangers. Many climbers feel that these routes should not be retro bolted, but as of May 2016 no action has been taken. Since 2014 Robin Barley has been putting up new routes along the east face. These are on camouflaged black hangers, and many routes are mixed, in keeping with the Kaputar trad ethic. He is definitely not responsible for the retro bolting.
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Route History:
First Ascent: Ian Brown (solo), 1982
Located in Lindsay Rock Tops approx:
Lat/Long: -30.282448,150.177219
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Overall quality score: 63%
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on February 7, 2013 - 9:07 PM
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LOCKPORT – Michael D. Maacks, 26, of Dysinger Road, Lockport, pleaded guilty Thursday to two felonies in connection with the theft of $10,000 worth of property from a Lockport business and the possession of tools and construction equipment from an Amherst job site.
Maacks is to be sentenced April 16 by Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III for fourth-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.
Assistant District Attorney Brian D. Seaman said Maacks and co-defendant Shane R. Pearce, 24, of Walnut Street, Lockport, cut a hole in the fence at Custom Crews on Old Niagara Road in Lockport April 16 and stole various pieces of equipment and scrap and raw metal which was sold at a scrap yard.
On May 14, North Tonawanda police stopped the pair in a rented truck which contained tools and equipment belonging to four contractors working on a construction project in Amherst, Seaman said.
Pearce pleaded guilty Oct. 9 to third-degree criminal possession of stolen property and was assigned to the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment.


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Tips & Tricks
Cleaning up your bookmarks in Safari on iOS
Find yourself faced with a mess of unorganized bookmarks on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? There's an easy way to remedy the situation. Simply tap the Bookmarks button, then tap Edit. Doing so will bring up the familiar red deletion circles for bookmarks and folders you no longer need or use, the triple-line buttons for grabbing and rearranging bookmarks and folders, and a New Folder button, which lets you pile bookmarks you simply want to reorganize into their own folder, and out of your main Bookmarks menu.
Making iOS forget Bluetooth devices
Bluetooth can be super handy for short-range wireless communication, but with so many devices supporting it, you might sometimes find yourself in situations where the list of Bluetooth devices appearing in your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch's list becomes unmanageable. Thankfully, Apple built in a way to get rid of listings for devices you don't use. Simply fire up Settings, tap on Bluetooth, and tap on the blue circle next to the device you'd rather not see again. On the next page, tap on Forget this Device, and you won't see it again. If you decide at some point in the future that you want to use a forgotten device again, just set it to pairing mode and it will reappear in your list. [via CoM]
Hiding text message previews on iOS
Sure, getting a preview of your incoming text messages without needing to unlock your device is handy—but there are some times when you might not want everyone in eyeshot of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to see what you're discussing with the person on the other end. Luckily, iOS offers a super-easy way to stop this. Open the Settings app, tap on Notifications, and tap on Messages. Scroll down the screen a bit, and you'll see an toggle for Show Preview. Set this to off, and you won't see anything more than an alert telling you who your new message is from. [via CoM]
Manually adding images to Photo Stream
Apple's Photo Stream service does a good job of automatically syncing your latest photos across all your Macs and iOS devices—but what happens when you need ubiquitous access to an older photo? Well, you can manually sync your device and transfer it over, or you can just use Photo Stream to your advantage to send it back out to your devices. To do so, just drag and drop any image or collection of images you want from iPhoto or Aperture on your Mac into your Photo Stream, and viola—all of those photos will now appear in your Photo Stream on your iOS devices, for the next 30 days, at which point they'll "expire" to make room for new memories.
Showing/Hiding the Battery Percentage on iOS
Starting with the iPhone 3GS, Apple's iOS devices have been able to provide users with a (relatively) precise measurement of their battery's remaining charge. Some people like it, some don't, but no matter which way you lean there's an easy way to toggle it on and off. Open the Settings app, tap on General, tap on Usage, and find the switch named Battery Percentage. Set it to your preferred state and you'll never have to worry about it (not) cluttering up your status bar again.
Rotating images from within the Photos app
While the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad generally do a good job of rotating images to their proper orientation, every once in a while an odd grip or shot will confound it, leaving you with some work to do before it's ready to share or archive. Luckily, there's an easy—and built-in—way to fix this. Simply select the photo you need to fix, tap the Edit button, and tap the rotate button—it's the one that looks like an arrow pointing backwards. Do this as many times as necessary to get the look you want, then tap Save. iOS will automatically replace the original image with the new version, and you'll be ready to use it however you please—and should you need to undo your changes, it'll have the original waiting for you.
Taking control of iTunes' visualizer from the keyboard
- July 12, 2012
- iTunes,
iTunes' built-in visualizer has been improved and changed many times over the years, but one thing that's been constant in recent versions is a series of undocumented keyboard shortcuts for controlling it once the action's started. While you can see a brief rundown by hitting the /? key, here's a quick list: Tap M to change the current mode, P to change the palette, I to display track info, C to toggle auto-cycle on and off—it's on by default—F to toggle freeze mode, N to toggle the mysterious "nebula" mode, and L to toggle the camera lock on and off. Now there's no excuse for staring at a particularly nauseating color combo for longer than it take to tap a key.
Saving an image in Safari on iOS
Run across an image you'd like to add to your collection while browsing on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? There's a dead-simple way to save any image you find online to your Camera Roll. Simply tap and hold on the image, and choose Save Image from the menu that pops up. Just don't go posting it on Instagram—after all, no one likes a cheater.
Enabling Caps Lock on iOS
While it's not nice to shout, there are times when the Caps Lock feature of standard keyboards can come in handy—when typing out a list of acronyms, for example. Luckily, Apple made it easy to access this same feature from your iOS virtual keyboard. First, open up the Settings app, tap on General, tap on Keyboard, and make sure that Enable Caps Lock is set to on. Once that's done, all you need to do is double-tap the shift button—it will turn blue to let you know it's enabled, and a single tap is all that's required to shut it off. SEE? SO MUCH BETTER.
Sharing Reminders over iCloud
Have someone you need to share a list of Reminders with? You might not know it from looking at the app, but there's an easy way to do so. Simply fire up your browser, visit iCloud.com, log in, and open up the Calendar app. Over to the left, you'll see a list of your Reminder lists. Just choose which one you'd like to share—a grocery list, for example—and then click the broadcast button (the one on the right). A box will popup allowing you to invite iCloud members to the list, and giving you full control over whether they can simply see the list or edit it, as well.
Changing your Apple ID email address
- June 21, 2012
- iTunes,
Not everyone sticks with the same email address forever — even though the Apple ID system was seemingly built with that idea in mind. Luckily, if you happened to sign up for an Apple ID using a non-Apple—as in not @mac.com or @me.com—address, switching your Apple ID to a new email address is easier than you might think. To do so, simply visit the My Apple ID page and then click on Manage your account. Once logged in with your current address and password, you'll be able to change the name, password, email, physical address, and other information regarding your account. [via NYT]
Removing the Dictation key from iPhone 4S
- June 19, 2012
- iPhone,
Despite the company's efforts to promote it, not everyone likes Siri—and some folks like the Dictation key that comes with her even less, as it shrinks the iPhone's space bar. Luckily, there's an easy way to get rid of it—you just have to disable Siri in the process. To do so, open the Settings app, tap on General, and tap on Siri, then turn the slider to off. Once this is done, you'll have your pre-4S keyboard back, larger space bar and all.
Marking media watched or unwatched from Apple TV
- June 14, 2012
- Apple TV,
iTunes and Apple's media devices typically do a good job of keeping track of what media you have or haven't yet watched—but for those times when you don't want a TV show, season, or movie marked the way it is, there's a simple way to change it—right from the Apple TV. When browsing through your TV shows or movies, simply select the episode or movie you'd like to mark as watched or unwatched, and hold down the select button on the Apple Remote to bring up a menu. From there, you can mark the video as you see fit, and in the case of TV shows, will also have the option to mark the entire season however you want it.
Forcing an iOS device to Update or Restore
Typically, getting an iOS device to update is as easy as plugging it into your computer and hitting the Update button in iTunes—or even easier if you have an iOS 5 device, as you can handle the update directly from the Settings app. But what if you need to downgrade your OS, or install an Update image that iTunes can't retrieve from the server—such as the just released iOS 6 beta? Doing so is easy. Simply connect your device to your PC or Mac, make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed and the necessary update image downloaded, click on your device in the iTunes sidebar, and when the main tab appears, hold the option (on Mac) or shift (on Windows) key in and hit the Update or Restore button, then choose the location of the update image. Click done, and iTunes will begin its normal process of updating or restoring the device's software, no separate download required.
Enabling Closed Captioning on iOS and iTunes
Most folks are familiar with Closed Captioning (CC)—the system for displaying text during a TV or video to help those with hearing disabilities follow along. But the system isn't useful solely to them—if you'd like to watch a movie or TV show silently, for instance. Luckily, there's lots of CC-enabled content available from the iTunes Store, and enabling the service on Apple's devices is fairly simple. In iTunes on a Mac or PC, open up the Preferences, select Playback, and turn on the "Show closed captioning when available" option. On an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, open the Settings app, tap on Video, and turn Closed Captioning on. Last but not least, you can access the same option on the Apple TV by visiting the Settings menu, selecting Audio & Video, and then turning Closed Captioning on. Now you can enjoy your content—and some peace and quiet. [via OS X Daily]
Manually updating your Apple TV's software
- June 5, 2012
- Apple TV,
The Apple TV is pretty good about giving you on-screen reminders when it needs updated—but if you want to make sure your unit is running the latest and greatest software, it's easy to do. Open up the device's Settings menu, select General, and select Update Software. It there's an update available, it will prompt you to download and install it—and if not, you'll get a reassuring message that your software is up to date.
Using Siri without the Home button
- May 31, 2012
- iPhone,
Watch any of Apple's recent iPhone 4S commercials and you'll no doubt see a celebrity tapping and holding their phone's Home button in to activate the (miraculously accurate) virtual assistant. But did you know that you can use Siri without hitting the Home button at all? Simply open up the Settings app, tap on General, tap on Siri, and turn Raise to Speak on. Now when you need help pulling together your gazpacho or answering ridiculously obvious questions about the weather, all you need to do is grab your phone and hold it to your face.
Disabling iOS' built-in YouTube app
Apple has generally done a great job of keeping its built-in iOS apps up to date—with the YouTube app a glaring exception to this rule. Barely updated since its debut on the original iPhone in 2007, it has long since been surpassed by the video sharing giant's own mobile website—yet iOS is still set to open all YouTube videos in the native app. Luckily, there's an easy way to get around this limitation. Simply fire up Settings, tap on General, tap on Restrictions, enable Restrictions if you haven't already, and disallow YouTube. Doing so has the dual benefit of redirecting all YouTube links to the mobile website and hiding the native app on the device, clearing up more space for apps you actually want to use. [via Lifehacker]
Introducing Siri to your family
- May 24, 2012
- iPhone,
Siri is certainly smart, but she's not a mind reader—if you want to be able to tell her to call your mom, you have to tell Siri who she is first. Doing so is amazingly simple. Just call up Siri, and when you hear the familiar prompt, say "Jane Doe is my mother" or "John Doe is my father"—note that you should use your actual family member's names, unless your name happens to be James Doe—and soon enough Siri will know your spouse, parents, siblings, and other relations—possibly better than you do.
Searching the current page in Safari
Most of the time, it's easy to find what you're looking for on a webpage from an iOS device—especially if you're on a mobile-friendly site. For those times when it's not so easy, like when you're searching for a particular passage in a long-form article, Safari offers an easy to do so. Simply tap in the built-in search area and type in what you're looking for. Below the recommended search suggestions you see an area marked "On This Page", with the number of times a certain term is used. Tap on it, and you'll be given a pair of arrows that will let you hop between each appearance of the term; once you're finished, simply tap the Done button to start reading.
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Chicken on the run offered today
SALEM - Chicken on the run drive-thru chicken dinners, will be sold from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church, 244 S. Broadway Ave. The meal includes a stuffed chicken breast, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and a brownie. Cost is $7.
Goshen High Class of 1958 lunch canceled
SALEM - The Goshen High School Class of 1958 lunch on Feb. 10 has been canceled.
Library hosting Victorian Valentine Tea
LEETONIA- Friends of the Leetonia Community Public Library invite you to a Victorian Valentine's Tea at 2 p.m. Feb. 13. Janet Moy will present a musical program on Victorian songs from the 1850s to 1910 with interesting tidbits of history on the music and composers.
There will be prizes for those dressed up in Victorian attire. There is no charge for the event. To register call 330-427-6635.
Skating resumes at Mill Creek MetroParks
YOUNGSTOWN - Mill Creek MetroParks re-opened the Lily Pond to ice skaters at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Skating will continue as long as conditions safely allow.
Supervised ice skating at Lily Pond will continue from 3 to 6 p.m. Feb. 7 and 3 to 6 p.m. on Fridays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 23, weather permitting. For more information call 330-702-3000 or millcreekmetroparks.org.
WR Amateur Radio Club will meet
CANFIELD - The Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club (wrarc.net) will host its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at Davidson's Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road. Dinner begins at 6 p.m.
The guest speaker is Matt Welch, the American Radio Relay League's section emergency coordinator for the Amateur Radio Emergency Services. He will conduct "Ham Jeopardy," an audience participation game. The WRARC provides interested individuals ongoing amateur radio licensing classes and examinations. In addition, members also provide voluntary communication services at various community events throughout the year.
All licensed amateur radio operators are welcome to attend along with anyone interested in learning more about the hobby. For more information contact Roy Haren, president, at 330-717-3695, or email@example.com.
Sebring American Legion hosting steak fry
SEBRING - The Sebring American Legion on California Avenue will host a steak fry from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Grilled porterhouse, strip or ribeye steaks are the choices which include a baked potato, all-you-can-eat salad bar, bread and coffee. Carryouts are available and the public is welcome.
Pancake plus breakfast planned Saturday
NEW WATERFORD The public is invited to the "pancake plus breakfast" to be served from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at New Waterford United Methodist Church, 46925 S. State St. Donations will be accepted. For more information call 330-457-7436.
KSU hosting financial aid application event
EAST LIVERPOOL - The financial aid application process will be explained from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 19 in room 318 of the main building at Kent State University. For more information contact Chris Winland at 330-382-7557.
Johnny Wright benefit scheduled Feb. 22
SALEM - The Johnny Wright benefit will be held from 4 p.m. to midnight Feb. 22 at Salem AMVETS Post 45, 750 S. Broadway Ave.
A spaghetti dinner will be served from 4 to 7 p.m. Cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children 10 and under. There also will be a Chinese auction and bake sale. Entertainment is planned from 9 p.m. to midnight with music provided by Ruckus.
Lepper Library sponsoring free tax prep
LISBON - The Lepper Public Library will sponsor free income tax return preparation for senior citizens age 65 and over.
Returns will be prepared by the library's fiscal officer, Carol Tsilimos, who is also a registered tax preparer. Appointments are available from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25 and March 13. Those interested must reserve a time in advance by calling the library at 330-424-3117.
S. Range kindergarten registration planned
CANFIELD - Kindergarten registration for students in the South Range Local School District will be taken March 3-7.
Parents of children who will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 30, 2014, may register over the phone and make an appointment for screening by calling the elementary school office at 330-549-5578 between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. during the designated week. Students to be registered must be residents of the South Range School district.
Library hosting Game Day Program
COLUMBIANA -The Columbiana Public Library is having a Game Day Program for students in grades five to 12 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
No registration is necessary. It's not too late to join the Chips and Chatter Book Club for teens in grades six to eight. The next meeting runs from 4 to 5 p.m. Feb. 18.
Oasis Ministry food distribution planned
COLUMBIANA - The Oasis Food Ministry will hold a food distribution from 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 13 and 27 at the First Christian Church, 39 Cherry St.
Parent conferences set in Leetonia
LEETONIA - Leetonia Exempted Village Schools will hold parent/teacher conferences on Feb. 13. Middle and high school appointments from 3 to 9 p.m. may be made by calling 330-427-6594 Ext. 2300.
Elementary school appointments from 3:30 to 9:30 p.m. may be made by calling 330-427-6594 Ext. 2100.
McVicker scholarship breakfast planned
SEBRING - The LCpl Daniel McVicker scholarship breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to noon March 2 at the American Legion, 395 W. California Ave.
The all-you-can-eat meal includes eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, french toast, pancakes, sausage gravy and biscuits, hash browns, juice and coffee. Cost is $7 per person.
Lily Pond closed to ice skaters
YOUNGSTOWN - Due to the warmer temperatures over the past 24 hours, Mill Creek MetroParks officials have decided to close the Lily Pond to skaters until further notice. The safety of visitors is of the utmost importance.
Officials are hoping that below freezing temperatures over the next week will permit them to open the Lily Pond to skaters next weekend.
Mill Creek MetroParks officials would also like to remind visitors that due to the fluctuating temperatures, trails throughout the MetroParks might be slippery. Visitors and hikers should use caution when on these trails.
Clothing sale scheduled at Eagles
SALEM - The public is invited to a clothing sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 15 in the back room at the Salem Eagles Auxiliary 316, 1884 N. Ellsworth Ave. Cost is $1 each or $2.50 per bag.
Bingo canceled at East Liverpool Lodge
EAST LIVERPOOL - East Liverpool Moose Lodge will not have bingo on Friday due to the winter convention. Bingo will resume on Feb. 14.
Storybook Museum program is Saturday
SALEM - The Salem Storybook Museum will host a celebration titled, "Love and Friendship," from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 8. Students from 6 to 12 are invited to 'bring a friend' and come to Kent State University City Center.
Although the event is free, reservations are required by calling 330-332-4723. Janis Yereb, museum curator, will be in charge of the creative project that the children will do. "Who doesn't love Valentine's Day? And one of the great loves in our lifetime is the love for our friends," she said.
Elizabeth Thatcher, museum director, will read one story to the visitors. Refreshments will be served.


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In fact, historically, increases in tax rates have been followed by increases in revenue and vice versa (http://library.mises.org/books/Murray%20N%20Rothbard/Making%20Economic%20Sense.pdf)
I'm not sure about the answer to your specific question, but does it have to be impossible that a higher tax rate may in fact lead to higher revenues?
I'm not sure about either question but I will ad my 2 cents on the topic.
Comparing tax rates as such to tax revenue isnt too telling in an envronment when the tax system is so convoluted. (and I know that is somewhat contradicts the point of the first question) If politicians raise tax rates they may also add in some extra loopholes for their friends. Even if they dont do this, there are certainly already a large number of deuctions and loopholes in our tax code. At low tax rates it is cheaper for the rich and businesses to just pay the taxes and at high tax rates it is cheaper for them to pay a tax lawyer (or team of them) to scour the code and find every deduction and loophole they can. This point is different for every company.
if there were a level tax rate across the board things would be a little different. If increasing tax rates ceteris paribus always increased revenue then maximum revenue would happen at 100% tax rate. But this is obviously not the case because there would be no incentive to produce anything. 0% taxes would give no revenue for obvious reasons. Thus you can increase taxes to increase revenue only to a certain point before further increases actually begin to decrease revenue. This is the Laffer Curve.
Rothbard: "In fact, historically, increases in tax rates have been followed by..."
Wheylous: "Wait, he's talking historically, right?"
According to the Laffer Curve, there actually is a tax rate range at which an increase in tax rates would lead to higher revenue. (Which, logically I don't think you can argue...i mean, if taxes are zero, and you raise them to 1% accross the board, I'm not sure how you wouldn't end up with increased revenue.)
Rothbard is looking at history and making a statement. Of course the missing element in thie statement is time. In the short term, before people in a complex economy can adjust their behavior to the higher tax reality, a majority of tax increases may result in increased revenues to the state.
Of course in the longer term, the increase in revenue may/will be lost as people make adjustments to their behavior to avoid paying the tax.
Also, it does not say that this is good for the rest of the economy. In my opinion increasing taxes is always disasterous as the government uses this marginal increase in revenue as collateral to take on more debt.
Bogart:Of course in the longer term, the increase in revenue may/will be lost as people make adjustments to their behavior to avoid paying the tax.
I would argue that future revenue may be lost due to many factors - Taxes of any type or form lead to capital consumption - Taxes must always lead to higher time preference as compared to if no taxes were present. In other words, there will be less savings and more consumption. This can be proven by a priori reasoning. This probably has more of an affect on capital accumulation and futrue growth then anything else, i.e., tax evasion, although no doubt those things also compound on the "problem", thus, less capital accumulation also means less future revenue for the government. However, there is no simple connection between the two. There are other factors.
But it is clear that the immediate outcome of a tax increase is more likely to result in an increase in revenue for the government. The Republicans claiming otherwise are idiots, purely and simply!
Also, since the time preference of polticians is about that of a 5yr old, then it clear what path is more likely to prevail. I would also argue that the argument over revenue misses the point about big government politics. It is not so much the total revenue in absolute terms, but more of relative revenue to the private sector. Those gaining personal gains from political power are more interested in relative control and power over society. Not so much total revenue. It's similar to the quest after equality, which is more of an important goal then the goal of the poorest man being better off if it's going to be in a society of inequality.
Here is an interesting news article. Yes the media tends to oversimplify things but it is an exercise nonetheless. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9707029/Two-thirds-of-millionaires-left-Britain-to-avoid-50p-tax-rate.html
When I said historical, I meant "he does not claim causation, but merely correlation."
I also didn't say I disagreed with him ;)
if the government increases collected, it increases revenue.
i don't think the government could increase revenue by not collecting anything.
it just depends on elasticity of the market.
I think Rothbard is merely implying that there is a threshold for diminshing returns. He says that when tax rates are at 98% and drop to 90% that there will likely be increases in revenue as people have a lot more money (even though 8% doesn't seem like much you have to realize that operating on 2% and moving to 10% is a big increase), but if rates are only at 38% and you drop them to 30% it doesn't warrant as great of an increase in activity.
In economics, he claims, the masses want a massive welfare state, drastic income-tax cuts, and a balanced budget. How can these contradictory aims be achieved? By the legerdemain of the Laffer Curve. And in the monetary sphere, we might add, what the masses seem to want is inflation and cheap money along with a return to the gold standard. Hence, fueled by the axiom that the public is always right, the supply-siders propose to give the public what they want by giving them an inflationary, cheap-money Fed plus the illusion of stability through a phony gold standard.
I love Rothbard. Taking it to the Establishment types in every way he could.


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If you missed out on the Fort Lauderdale Patient & Family Retreat, January 23-25, be sure to sign-up for our next seminar in Minneapolis, MN. Scheduled for March 12 and 13, the retreat will provide the latest news, updates and individual consultation from the world's experts in multiple myeloma. Dr. Brian Van Ness (Professor in the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development at the University of Minnesota), one of the foremost myeloma authorities and a lead investigator for Bank On A Cure, is scheduled to speak. This is an excellent opportunity to meet Dr. Van Ness and gain the latest insights into current myeloma research. For complete details on this event and upcoming seminars in San Jose (CA), Teaneck (NJ), Vienna (Austria), and Ankara (Turkey), please visit www.myeloma.org and click on "Meetings and Events".
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