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Sorry Jelena fans, it is time for Selena to move on from Justin! After all he's put her through, it's great that she's been hanging out with Niall! Here's six reasons why they'd be quite the couple!
Selena Gomez recently headed to London to meet up with One Direction's Irish hottie, Niall Horan — and we're team Nilena! Justin Bieber just isn't good for Selena anymore, and we've got a ton of reasons why she needs to ditch him for Niall.
Selena Gomez: Date Niall Horan Instead Of Justin
Justin, 19 isn't old enough or mature enough for Selena — especially with his recent legal shenanigans. From partying in brothels, to being arrested for DUI, driving with a suspended license, and resisting arrest, it's pretty evident that his maturity level isn't one that's healthy for Selena.
The stress of her up and down relationship with Justin is literally affecting her health — it was part of the reason she went to rehab. It's unhealthy for her to be with Justin, and Niall, 20, just has a much better head on his shoulder.
Additionally, Niall is close with one of the most important people in Selena's life — Taylor Swift. Having your boyfriend hate your best friend is tough and since Taylor and Justin butt heads so much, it just caused more stress on Sel! Niall became friendly with Taylor when she dated his bandmate Harry Styles, but they've stayed friends. He went to her show on Feb. 2, and she set Selena and him up on their London date!
We've got to say — Niall and Selena would be good together (and look super good together!). Click through our gallery to see all of the reasons they should date, then let us know what you think! Should Selena ditch Justin for Niall? Let us know!
– Emily Longeretta
More Selena Gomez Dating News:
- One Direction Dissed Justin Bieber Because They're 'Team Selena' Gomez
- Selena Gomez All Smiles After Returning From Niall Horan Date
- Liam Payne & Louis Tomlinson Diss Justin Bieber — Helping Niall Horan?
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even after you have been dating several months Is he super busy or are you play toy number 7.
For all intents and purposes you need to view this is a completely
new and separate relationship. He might be flattered at first, but he will lose interest quickly.
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This girl needs to calm down with the dating and take time for herself. work on a few movies maybe write a song or two but she should not date at least not until she knows who she is as a human being and what she wants from a man (not a child). People forget that this girl went to rehab over JUSTIN BIEBER for crying out loud.
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Wow why does all this dogging and dissing make me sick to my stomache justin gonna be alright selena gonna be akright while you on the blog site wasting your life justin he working selena wraping up tour nial idk about him like that but dig the girl in between second austin seventeen taylor is what is called helping shes not sheltering herself shes just seeing the world selena she is a navi.hatah hahha much love love selena remember yo fours and five means six ya dig
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Hollywood Life loves making up stories about people they know nothing about. The whole Niall thing was a smokescreen. Selena spent a romantic weekend in London with Samantha Droke, not Niall Horan. She went out on a date to Sketch in London with Sammy. She was out again with Sam Droke today. No sign of Niall. Selena plays for the other team. Wake up and smell the Starbucks coffee.
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So far so good, but what are the new highlights? Well, Giants fans at San Francisco's AT&T Park will get to try a new hand-carved roasted meats stand, local spicy Italian sausages, and an array of cheesesteak options at its new Outta Here Cheesesteaks kiosk. It also boasts a new in-house specialty San Francisco deli. Safeco Field in Seattle is setting up an all-natural concessions zone with vegetarian and vegan option aplenty, plus local Puget Sound seafood. Just north of us in Tampa Bay, Rays rooters can take advantage of a new partnership between Tropicana Field and acclaimed New York City chef David Pasternack -- who will be introducing all sorts of cool new street foods, including fish taco and po' boy stands. They'll also be getting a sophisticated new high-end wine bar.
Wow! So many cool new foods. And what did Marlins fans come out with at Sun Life Stadium? "Extensive facility upgrades including a new general concessions area, kitchen equipment and refurbished carts."
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Pennsylvania Reduces Energy Consumption 10 Percent, Saving Taxpayers $1.6 Million
Pennsylvania has saved the state's taxpayers $1.6 million by conserving energy in its state facilities, Department of General Services (DGS) Secretary James Creedon announced April 26. The savings were accomplished by replacing incandescent lighting with fluorescent bulbs, eliminating nonessential appliances, turning off power when it was not needed, and creating standard office temperature settings.
State employees were asked to remove nonapproved electrical devices, including personal toasters, popcorn makers, hair dryers, curling irons, space heaters, refrigerators, lamps, clocks, and radios. Employees are also being encouraged to turn off office lights and equipment when they are not in use, especially at the end of the day and on weekends and holidays. Where practical, office temperature settings are now 74 degrees in the summer and 68 degrees in winter. DGS continues to replace incandescent lighting with energy efficient fluorescent lighting throughout state buildings.
Creedon made the announcement with the chairman of Pennsylvania's Public Utilities Commission, Wendell Holland, during the opening of Energy Expo 2007 in Harrisburg. The conference included 55 exhibits showcasing the energy conservation initiatives and conservation measures by state agencies, energy service companies, utilities and transit agencies. Energy Expo 2007 is part of Energy Conservation Week, designated for April 22-28 by Governor Edward Rendell.
DGS is coordinating with the public utilities commission, which is working to educate consumers. The commission's goal is to adopt recommendations this spring that will allow consumers to decrease energy use through efficiency, demand-side response, and advanced metering programs.
In 2004, Rendell placed DGS in charge of the energy management and conservation campaign for state-owned facilities. The state's goal is to realize an energy savings of 20 percent by 2011.
DGS is responsible for the construction of all capital projects, excluding highways and bridges. The department also works to incorporate green building practices into any new or renovation project, and administers the Energy Service Company program, which provides energy efficient rehabilitation of existing facilities.
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It's a matter of gradual change. People have one thing replaced in their lives at a time, so slowly that they never notice anything has even changed. Phones gradually improve. Cars gradually improve. My computer and gaming consoles gradually change.
Also most people aren't rich so they don't get to constantly access the cutting edge. I know some middle class/poor people will buy the newest smartphone, but most people just use something until it breaks and then upgrade. So by the time people get something, they've already heard about it for years. I generally don't upgrade my phone until it breaks, so I had a dumbphone for a while as all my peers got smartphones. People tend to notice change only in kind, not degree. Self driving cars is a cool, big change. No one really cares about the latest million improvements that cars undergo every year.


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Thought I should write you guys a letter before i jump back into commenting on your posts. It's long. I know. All my letters are long. I'm a writer. Writing is what I do. Just read it and hush up.
Hi. My name isn't Gabby but I am 21. However, my parents insist on treating me like a sixteen year-old (and I suppose I let them). I am not rebellious. I love my parents. I appreciate everything they have done for me (and that's a lot). It's difficult for me to break away. It's kind of like our family is a living organism and each person in the family is a vital organ or vessel. All the organs and vessels are connected and twisted around each other. If one separates from the rest...the organism dies (and I imagine a horrible tortuous death). I don't want to cause this.
Hi, I'm not sure if anyone remembers me; it's been 9 months since I last posted! So re-introduction...
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A lot has happened since I last posted (most of it depressing, sorry) so I'll just put into a list some of the major things that are worth mentioning.
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Team Alton Cracks the Top Three: Your Week Two Picks Revealed
by Sara Levine in Food Network Star, May 29, 2012Our week two Fan Vote tally is in, and Team Giada's Martita Jara and Ippy Aiona continue to duke it out for first place. Martita regained her preseason lead this week with 24% of your votes, while Ippy stayed strong at 21%. But this week, Team Giada's sweep of the top three was broken as Team Alton's Emily Ellyn claimed third place with 11% of the vote.
Will Team Alton keep gaining momentum after their "unofficial" win in the Chopped desserts challenge?
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Is anybody else having problems voting? I have been trying to vote all day and it keeps telling me that I can vote tomorrow. What's the deal, FN?
Why is Martita in 1st place? I see absolutely nothing original about her! I think Justin should take first place because he's original. I see nothing in Martita that would make her stand out above the rest. I never trust these votes because they can be EASILY manipulated through computers and several I.P addresses.
I don't care much for her either. It's nothing against her. She just doesn't stick out in my mind like some of the others do.
She's in 1st place because she got the most fan votes!!
Agree & disagree.
I agree--about the voting. Someone with a large twitter-following could email their friends n say: hey, do me a favor. I'm voting for a cook on TV. Vote with me for whoever. Chances are, there are lots of these "friends" who do NOT post or write on here that dont even follow the show but they do their friend a favor.
So, people can cast a vote that is not an informed decision.
I Disagree about "originality." Martita, or anyone else, can put a new twist on dishes they make, and very likely will! When I try a new restauarant for the 1st time and turns out to be surprisingly awesome, it is, well, hardly-ever, because of of food that is "original." It is nearly-always because its just plain has fantastic flavor to die for! If I crave the taste, I dont care much about originality. A nice bonus, but not the deciding thing at all.
I do not like this format at all. The teamleader will naturally try to get the chef in the lead. It becomes more about personal feeling rather than the actual ability. I think Alton is so competitive he now looks mean. I hate this.
I love this new format. It is focusing on developing the star and the cooking. Thank you for doing away with the back biting and forced drama. This is so pleasant to watch!
Why are they allowing the women to let their hair hang over the food? If Ann Burrell was one of the judges, there would be none of that! There's something completely unappetizing about someone's hair hanging over a saute pan.
I've only noticed their hair pulled back while cooking.
This week was the first time we disagreed with the judges. We regret that either of the final two had to be dropped, especially when Linkie got to stay! C'mon!
Then again, we have never liked Guy Fieri, either, and he obviously is a "pet" of the network, so we're just not with you people, I guess. Guy is another loudmouth, obnoxious slob, and we never watch anything of his, either.
I feel Alton's team would be much more successful if he would relax, lose his condescending attitude and encourage them to work hard and also enjoy themselves. I have been a fan of his for several years. After seeing him in this competition, I don't care to watch him any longer. Alton, I hate to break it to you but you are not someone unforgettable. You have been so moody, arrogant and cocky on this show I am ashamed of you. Your should do your job and inspire your team rather than adding to their anxiety. Get over yourself.
Life's not fair. His approach separates those who have talent from those who do not. This "competition" is not for the meek.
I'll be one (of potentially many) to say that I think Justin's pure awesome and that the level of genius he has and executing prowess AT HIS AGE isn't something to be taken lightly! I really like watching him grow and bringing to the table something no one could've ever mentally or physically conceived in the time constraints all the finalists get. And I think he IS sincere, ESPECIALLY about cooking and about presenting who he is, as the unique star-quality chef with a brilliant mind and eye for something new, into edible form that TASTES GOOD. And his relationship with Alton - ohmygoodness, I lovelovelove it. The way Alton beamed when Justin pulled together that story about the no-bake cookie... my heart just melted and maybe even smoked up like the chocolate in the microwave! This network needs fresher minds and I know Justin's definitely going to pull in a whole crowd of newly inspired food enthusiasts from an untouched population.
I agree with you RKei, except I'm concerned whether he will be relatable to the home cook. Will he be using "far fetched" ingredients, etc?
Also, Alton has a lot on his plate as I'm sure the other producers do too and the way he coaches is unique to him as Giada's style is to her and Bobby's to him. I appreciate his frankness and his way with words because he has a mind that can see beyond his team's potential and how much of a reality it can be if only someone was direct enough to say the words. Coddling and lightly patting these fully grown adults on the back is kind of a really sad sight to see. I don't want to bash on any finalist, but some should've been gone weeks ago and I really detested how Giada and Bobby talked about confidence or just being real. Lastly, Alton's members chose to be on Alton's team. Even if he wasn't everything they expected, who are we to complain on their behalf when they're getting experiences of their life time?


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Spotless shines in tough month for small caps
PUBLISHED: 15 Nov 2011 16:50:00 | UPDATED: 21 Nov 2011 07:39:45PUBLISHED: 16 Nov 2011 PRINT EDITION: 16 Nov 2011Claire Stewart
As equity markets reach the halfway point in November it looks as though the S&P/ASX Small Industrials index could struggle to close higher despite last month's rise, which followed six consecutive months in the red.
The Small Industrials has added just over half a per cent since October, while the S&P/ASX 200 has slipped about 0.3 per cent, but some analysts warn that while the index is trading close to a 12-month low for its forward earnings multiples, stocks in the sector remain more expensive than their large-cap counterparts.
Spotless Group has managed to outperform the broader index, up more than 19.5 per cent this month, buoyed by speculation about a possible private equity takeover.
Of the worst performers this month, three are leveraged to the global move towards a carbon-neutral economy, which some market watchers say is an issue because market volatility and soft investor sentiment – as experienced recently – can pose a risk to research, development and commercialisation funding in that sector.
Spotless Group's share price moves this year have been marked by takeover speculation and while performance improvements have been driven by its four-year business regeneration plan, a reduction in overall activity levels and margin pressure could result if broader economic conditions remain tough.
Citigroup analyst Ross Barrows has a target price of $2.23 on the stock but recommends investors hold steady on their investment, noting the current valuation of about 14.5 times earnings and the challenging macro environment and tough competitive climate, particularly for its UK business.
"Spotless continues to undergo a material amount of organisational change in what is, and may be for some time, a very challenging operating environment," Mr Barrows said in a note to clients.
However, management has pointed to further growth opportunities during the 2012 financial year flowing from the company's role at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, the Presidents Cup Golf and the London Olympics.
On Tuesday, Spotless Group issued a notice to the Australian Stock Exchange stating it had not received any proposal from Private Equity Partners to acquire all outstanding shares in the company.
However, the announcement did little to dampen investor enthusiasm with shares rising 1.7 per cent yesterday to close at $2.39.
Shares in the company displayed similar volatility in early May this year, when the stock jumped almost 25 per cent on news private equity group Blackstone had issued a $2.50 a share bid, which was later rejected by the company on the basis it did not reflect fundamental value.
While the share price is still about 15 per cent higher over the year, it hasn't traded at or above $2.50 since May last year.
"It's very hard to make any money for companies involved in the [green technology sector]," SmallCo portfolio manager Rob Hopkins said.
"The only people it makes sense for are the big electricity distributors such as AGL and Origin, where they have a portfolio view and tend to balance the upfront cost of investing in that technology against the potential liability they are exposed to once the carbon price is implemented."
However, management at the $347 million energy security-focused company Silex Systems confirmed in an operational update yesterday that it was "well-placed with sufficient resources" to capitalise on the growing need for low-carbon energy. Its assets include proprietary rights in laser enrichment technology for uranium and its mono-crystalline silicon-based technology which is used in products such as rooftop photovoltaic (solar) panels.
Despite a late rally yesterday, the stock has fallen 6.7 per cent in November and is trading about 63 per cent lower over the year to date, although with shares at $2.10, the forward earnings multiple is estimated at about 253 times.
Infigen Energy and Ceramic Fuel Cells are also expected to benefit from their position in the green technology space, particularly after the federal government's carbon tax was passed earlier this month.
However, wind farm operator Infigen Energy has fallen about 55 per cent over the year and more than 17.2 per cent during November, with shares closing at 24¢ yesterday.
Analysts are evenly divided about the investment prospects of the stock, some recommending investors acquire stock at the current price, and some thinking it is fairly valued. From the eight analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, the consensus 12-month target price is 56¢.
Ceramic Fuel Cells has withstood market volatility slightly better, dropping about 25 per cent since December 31, although it is still some way from its almost 12-month high of 18¢ reached in early August. Over the past three weeks the company, which has developed fuel-cell technology to generate low-emission electricity from natural gas, has signed a memorandum of understanding with a global company for manufacturing services, announced a £3.8 million ($5.9 million) placement, and launched a retail rights issue intended to raise about $21.7 million to fund production volume increases and satisfy growing international demand.
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A lot of people are twittering – and Tweeting – this week about the fact that JP Morgan filed a patent for its own cryptocurrency. The move certainly holds some interesting implications but 'JPM Coins' as a realistic competitor to Bitcoin is not one of them. Quite the opposite – it is more evidence that Bitcoin is a serious alternative to many revenue lines upon which banks are dependent.
First, could 'JPM coins', a corporate cryptocurrency, succeed? To achieve success as a widely-used currency, the ease of use must transcend what users already have. In a vacuum, JPM's currency is certainly easier than all the friction one encounters using the existing methods of transacting – any cryptocurrency is – but we don't live in a vacuum: if a currency is usable only in the economy of a single company (corporate "autarky") even one as large as JPM, it is not "easy to use", its just another layer users face in their overloaded financial universe. JPM Coins' limited footprint will kill it in the cradle.
Even within the JPM economy, it doesn't change much. I can already easily pay other people who also have a JPM Chase account (Chase Quickpay) and I can easily transfer money to a company that has an account at JPM. Maybe the JPM cryptocurrency will make those things a touch easier but not enough for me to care and it impacts the life of those outside of JPM, i.e., 99% of the parties with whom I transact, not at all.
Cryptocurrency is still a winner take most game and a cryptocurrency owned or sponsored by a corporation is not going to win.
The implications of the patent filing by JPM do, however, bode well for Bitcoin. Jamie Dimon is not stupid. In fact, he is brilliant. So why did he do it? Like all of Wall Street, Dimon is alternately propelled by fear or greed. This move smells like fear. He knows Bitcoin is a serious threat to parts of his banking business and this is an attempt to dilute that threat. It's as if a large competitor just entered his market. He needs to counter-punch. Unfortunately for him and much of his industry, he is punching at air. His new competitor is everywhere and nowhere.
Better to integrate Bitcoin into his company and get ahead of other banks than to waste time creating a rival currency. If this were 1992, would JPM be better off filing a patent to create it's own, closed Internet, or leveraging existing protocols to get ahead in his industry? JPM's "competitor" to Bitcoin will work out about as well as AOL's 1990s walled garden did (or as well as Facebook Credits did).
JPM Coins are also dead on arrival because of regulatory overhang: governments will have a hard time regulating a decentralized "currency" like Bitcoin but they can easily regulate a bank. Regulate JPMorgan and you regulate its currency.
In sum, it's a little annoying that JPM is dragging patents into the cryptocurrency movement but it has no negative implications for Bitcoin. In fact, it's good news: when someone of Dimon and JPM's seriousness acknowledge Bitcoin's power, it's strong proof that Bitcoin is no fad.


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Hello you can all call me Lupa. I appear as a 16 year old girl with purple eyes and black hair with wolflike ears and a tail. I don't have a pack anymore so I'm a lone wolf but loyal. I'm here to make friends and learn more about the anime that I love. It's been a pleasure to introduce myself. *bows*
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Welcome Welcome Miss Purple Eyes! That is awesome...I hope you enjoy your time here.
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That is so sad. I am glad the child is back in school. I think that zero tolerance driving laws are required.
Having laws on the books that have zero tolerance DUI or zero tolerance drinking laws is required to keep people safe.
People should lose their license the first time they are found driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. They not only endanger their lives, but the lives of others as well.
In 2002, over 40,000 people died in a car accident and about 40% of these cases were alcohol related. This is why states have toughened up on these zero tolerance laws because many people become overconfident when they drink and do not understand how they are actually impaired until it is too late.
There was a case of a mother who had five children with her, four of which were her own children and ended up killing everyone in the car including herself because she was driving under the influence of drugs. This is why people like this should have never been given a driver's license.


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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A bill of information and plea agreements were filed today in U.S. District Court charging two men with embezzling from the Foothills Regional Airport, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
U.S. Attorney Tompkins is joined in making today's announcement by Chris Briese, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Charlotte Division.
Alex Dean Nelson, 49, of Lenoir, N.C., was the Administrator of the Foothills Regional Airport. According to the charging document, Nelson was the top official for the Airport, responsible for overseeing its financial and operational affairs.
Bradley Dale Adkins, 36, of Hickory, N.C., was the Operations Manager for the Airport.
According to the filed court documents, Nelson schemed to use his access and public authority to steal and embezzle over $130,000 from the Airport and its customers in order to fund his personal lifestyle, including purchases of a Key West vacation timeshare, a "Party Barge" pontoon boat, the building of a new in-ground pool at Nelson's residence, and cars. Court documents show that Nelson and Adkins diverted checks made out to the Airport into accounts controlled by the pair, and Nelson stole money that Airport customers entrusted Nelson to pay to the Airport for things like airplane and hangar rent, services, and fuel by diverting their checks to Adkins' account, and by running their payments through a personal credit card machine that Nelson had hooked up. Nelson and Adkins also defrauded the Airport and the Foothills Regional Airport Authority by awarding no-work contracts and contracts for services at grossly inflated prices. Among other things, Nelson also stole approximately 1,000 gallons of fuel from the Airport to heat a personal martial arts studio that Nelson owned.
The bill of information charges Nelson and Adkins with one count of engaging in a public corruption conspiracy. Count two charges Nelson and Adkins with embezzlement from the Airport, and organization receiving benefits in excess of $10,000 in Federal Assistance. Count three charges Nelson with money laundering. According to the plea agreements filed today, both men have agreed to plead guilty to all charges contained in the charging document.
Count one carries a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Count two carries a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000, and count three carries a statutory sentence of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine or twice the amount of criminally derived proceeds.
The defendants' initial appearances and plea hearings will be scheduled by the U.S. District Court.
The investigation is handled by FBI. The prosecution for the government is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Kurt W. Meyers of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Charlotte.
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The recently publicized troubles within the Veterans Administration health care system are disturbing to all Americans. And although the U.S. House and Senate are working on legislation that would authorize veterans to seek health care in non-VA facilities in certain circumstances, the failure of the VA to provide timely, effective medical services to our nation's veterans is unconscionable.
Our veterans are the embodiment of sacrifice and the legacy of the enduring cost of our freedoms. It's because of their outsized sacrifice that the news of long waiting times in many parts of the country to access excellent care at a veterans' hospital or clinic is so troubling. But, at least these veterans have some ability to access care. What is largely unknown is many veterans and their families -- including a significant number in Kansas -- don't have access to care at all.
Many individuals who did not receive care from the VA or are not eligible would have used the private health care system if they had health insurance. It makes perfect sense -- no long waits and care provided close to home for those where a VA facility is a long drive away.
But for many, a local access point is problematic. One in 10 of the nation's non-elderly veterans has no health insurance and does not use VA services -- that's 1.3 million veterans. Nearly 950,000 of their family members also lack coverage. That's because nearly half of uninsured veterans have incomes below 138 percent of the federal poverty level -- $26,951 for a family of three. At this level, veterans would be eligible for coverage under Medicaid as states expand their programs. In fact, if all states would expand Medicaid, nearly half of the nation's uninsured veterans would have access to affordable health coverage.
For states such as Kansas that have rejected Medicaid expansion for the last two years, the situation is unfortunate. Kansas has 15,000 veterans and 10,000 family members without health insurance. Using the national percentage of 48.8 percent of veterans with incomes below the poverty level, the estimated number of Kansas veterans and family members who would be eligible for Medicaid coverage under expansion would be 12,200.
Veterans' health care needs are real. The research finds more than 40 percent of uninsured veterans report unmet or delayed health care needs. Nearly 55 percent of veterans' families report similar needs. Both veterans and their families report they have delayed seeking care because of the costs they would incur as uninsured individuals.
It's one thing to wait in a long line. It's another altogether when you can't get access to the line. Unfortunately, this is happening in Kansas. VA and federal lawmakers are working hard to reduce the wait times at VA facilities. That's their job. It's the job of elected state officials, including our governor, to help veterans and their family members gain access to that line.
That easily could be done by expanding coverage and access to care for our veterans and for thousands of other hard-working individuals through Medicaid expansion.
Citizens who have put their lives on the line to serve their country deserve our full support when they return home, as do their families. That support includes access to the best medical care we can provide them -- whether in the VA system or in the private sector. All of us, including our elected officials, should be saluting our veterans by taking advantage of opportunities to provide them and their families with access to health care services.
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Last August I did a really stupid thing. I hiked Pikes Peak (up and back down in one day) and then did the Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon less than a week later. I was still recovering from the hike when I did the half-marathon... which made that race feel like a total beat down. I haven't been able to get excited about running(or hiking for that matter) since. I've jogged a mile here and there but nothing consistent.
Getting yelled at a few times while on a run by idiot drive bys didn't help motivate me to hit the trails either. I would rather be ignored. One of the major reasons we got a dog (and pepper spray) was so I wouldn't have to run alone. I've worked with him some. I've even run him on the treadmill (yes, he likes it). I still wasn't sure how he'd actually do jogging along side me. Well, today I decided to find out. We walked to the trail, I set my watch, tied the lead around my waist and off we went. We jogged for 15 minutes straight and for the most part he stayed right beside me. He tried to head for the grass a couple of times but a snap on the line with a "No" and he returned. I elected to go uphill first. This little jog was just as much about getting my legs moving again as it was about trying out the dog. The wind was pretty rough but at least it wasn't knocking me over today. I wish I could have gone longer than 15 minutes and I wish I could have run faster. I'm trying be be patient with myself though. My times will get better if I keep at it. Plus, I walked/jogged the stands at the rink for 30 minutes earlier this morning.
Today was day one back on a training schedule. I'm not going to decide just yet what races to enter until I see how quickly I get my distances back. For today, I'm just thrilled with getting out there.
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The Early ExitWritten by Jay Turo on Wednesday, June 3, 2009Categories: The next big private equity investment idea is the "Early Exit." The best articulation of it comes from Basil Peters, a serial technology entrepreneur, co-Founder of Nexus Engineering, former Canada Entrepreneur of the Year, and Managing Partner at 3 venture capital funds – Fundamental Technologies I and II and the BC Advantage Funds. His blog is one of the best resources on technology investing out there. Aptly to the point, Basil is the author of a great new book – "Early Exits: Exit Strategies for Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors." His core thesis is that successful private equity investing is now driven by quickly getting to the smaller investment exit. Or, as he says it, "Today, the optimum financial strategy for most technology entrepreneurs is to raise money from angels and plan for an early exit to a large company in just a few years for under $30 million." I love this strategy because it is realistically attainable for the individual investor. Here's why: You, Mr. or Ms. Main Street Investor, are NOT getting a piece of the next big IPO: The 2 best known venture capital funds –Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins - because of their reputations and massive bankrolls – will continue to get the lion's share of the deals with rockstar IPO potential. Try these names on for size – Electronic Arts, Apple, Google, NVIDIA, Rackspace, Yahoo!, Paypal, Amazon.com, America Online, Intuit, Macromedia, Netscape, Sun Microsystems. They were all Sequoia and/or Kleiner investments that became mega-successful IPOs. To give a feel for the power of their investment model, estimates are that Kleiner's investment in Amazon scored returns of 55,000%! YOUR big problem – your friendly neighborhood stockbroker (if they exist anymore) isn't getting you in on any of these deals anytime soon. And if you don't have a $100 million bankroll and the very right connections to become a Kleiner or Sequoia LP, you're not joining their club. Hit'em Where They Ain't: The size of most modern venture capital funds has increased, with the average sized fund now having more than $160 million under management. As a result, the vast majority of professional investors simply can't and won't invest in smaller deals. The new VC model has, for better or for worse, become "Go big or go home." As such, competition for smaller deals is much less and the deal pricing on them far more favorable. Small Deals Rock: You don't need a lot of money anymore to build a technology startup – not with outsourcing, viral marketing, and the Software as a Service (SaaS) revolution. And if your business isn't cash flow positive REAL FAST, you probably don't have a very good business. So the new technology investment model is to place small amounts (under $1 million) into companies that a) develop intellectual property and compete in markets with lots of active strategic acquirers (think Internet, software, biotechnology, digital media, and energy) and b) have management with the mindset and track records to ramp-up and exit FAST and at very attractive but not pie-in-the sky multiples. Not a game that big private equity or venture capitalists are interested in playing because it is just too hard to put large amounts of money to work in such a fragmented marketplace. But if done right, an EXTREMELY lucrative one for thoughtful entrepreneurs and the investors that back them. Here Comes The SunWritten by Jay Turo on Thursday, May 28, 2009Categories: In my role as the CEO of Growthink, I get asked variants of the same questions a lot, namely: "What do you think about this economy?" "Do you see things turning around?" "Are there any deals getting done out there?" I answer these questions based on a number of factors:
What does this all sum up to? The Beatles say it much better than I ever could: The Future IS Ours To SeeWritten by Jay Turo on Wednesday, May 20, 2009Categories: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" - George Santayana The financial panic of 1873, which set off a severe nationwide economic depression that lasted for 6 years, included The New York Stock Exchange closing for 10 days, 89 of the country's 364 railroads going bankrupt, and unemployment as high as 14%. During this extremely challenging time, a gentleman by the name of Thomas Edison started a company called General Electric. You may have heard of both of them. The Great Depression of the 1930's is even scarier in statistics than in legend. Industrial production fell by 45% between 1929 and 1932. Homebuilding dropped by 80%. 1,000 of the nation's 25,000 banks failed. US GDP fell by 30%. And during these dark days, DuPont created new products and indsutries including rayon, enamels, and cellulose film. RCA invented television. And a little company called IBM started pouring research dollars into something called the computer. The 1970's are commonly remembered as a dark period for American finance and business - stagflation, negative stock market returns for the decade, and hits to the national psyche including Vietnam, Watergate, and the Hostage Crisis. It was also the era that 2 ambitious and visionary young men named Bill Gates and Steve Jobs got their start. My 20 years in angel investing, small business and entrepreneurship have taught me to separate the world into two kinds of people: Those that comment and complain on how things are and those that do something about it. Unluckily for all of us, television and the always on Internet give those that comment and complain bigger megaphones than ever to spread their false prophesies of doom. It is only human nature to be affected, depressed, and even scared by their strident negativity. Very, very luckily for all of us, however, there always be budding Bill Gates and Steve Jobs and Thomas Edisons and Thomas J. Watsons amongst us. And where are these future shining stars devoting their prodigious energies to these days? I promise you that most of them aren't working at General Motors, nor are they drawn to politics or working in the public sector, nor to non-profits. No, they are capitalists. They are entrepreneurs. They start and work at Internet companies, they research alternative energy technologies they discover new drugs to make us all live longer and healthier lives. They are and they discover Black Swans. They - in the words of Voltaire - make "life throb to a swifter, stronger beat." And you know what else? They're in it for the money. They want to build companies like Pure Digital (makers of the FlipCam) did and sell out to Cisco Systems for $590 million. Or Facebook, on the verge of a public offering that will make its early investors billions. Or Integreon, whose business plan was perfected in a small Growthink conference room 10 years ago, and is now the largest legal outsourcing firm in the world (and saving a lot of folks a lot of money on their legal bills). With apologies to Doris Day, the future is in fact ours to see. As long as little boys and girls are raised to grow up to do something great with their lives, progress will march on. Technologies will be commercialized. New industries will arise. Companies will be born and will grow and grow and grow. Fortunes will be made. The question, of course, is what will be in it for you? Will you be on the couch with the critics? Or will you be in the game with the builders and the doers? These Truths About Angel Investing Will Surprise YouWritten by Jay Turo on Tuesday, May 12, 2009Categories: Scott Shane, one of the world's most respected statisticians regarding entrepreneurship and angel investing, has a new book out - "Fools Gold? The Truth Behind Angel Investing in America." It is without question the finest compilation of statistics and cold, hard facts regarding the REALITIES - as opposed to the myths - of the keys to successful angel and emerging company investing. Some amazing statistical nuggets from Scott's book:
My overall takeaway: If you want to invest in private company deals, only do so via one of two avenues: 1) Via a GOOD angel investment group like The Band of Angels or the Tech Coast Angels (if you can get in) or via a managed portfolio approach such as a private equity or venture capital fund targeted toward the space or via a hybrid, operational approach like Growthink. Obama Stimulus Package Stimulates Renewable Energies Across the NationWritten by Jacklyn Rome on Tuesday, April 28, 2009Categories:
While you probably have heard about the Stimulus Package and President Barack Obama's push toward increased usage of renewable energies, you may not be aware of how this initiative can help your business and where the money is in fact going. The following information will explore the specific allocations of the Energy Stimulus and how you, as a business or as a consumer, can take advantage of this unique opportunity.
The following outlines the specific initiatives the energy stimulus money will be dispersed to:
Historically, companies have been reluctant to invest in renewable and clean energy technologies, because they require tremendous economies of scale to be profitable. Since these systems require large capital outlays upfront, it takes a long time to see return on investment. The Stimulus Package aims to combat these hesitations toward switching to renewable energy systems. The initiative will benefit various members of the energy sector from large utility companies upgrading energy grids to small businesses installing solar panels. It also benefits end consumers striving to make their homes more energy efficient through tax breaks and government subsidies. Federal Involvement will Spur Investment, Growth, and Job Creation The influence of government grants, loans, and tax breaks, will help encourage progress for both the supply and demand side of this sector. On the supply side, the government will provide research grants and funds for investing in promising existing and new technologies. On the demand side, the Stimulus Package will help companies and homeowners purchase new green energy systems by making them more affordable. The Stimulus Package will also create thousands of new jobs across the nation fulfilling these initiatives, helping to fuel unemployment and the overall status of the economy. According to Nancy Pelosi, investment in the green sector will create close to 500,000 jobs in 2009, 67,000 of which will be in the solar and wind power installation sector. Ultimately, the energy portion of the stimulus package will reduce American reliance on foreign nations for fossil fuels, generate domestic jobs, and promote innovation and adoption of new renewable energy technologies nationwide. Access to the Allotted Funds Whereas other areas of the stimulus package will be distributed through company applications and competitions to receive the funds, the money attributed to the energy sector will be primarily dispersed through tax credits and purchase incentives. For example, within solar and wind energy, the government is now offering a 30% tax credit to offset the cost of installing a solar energy system or wind farm, whereas previously the tax credits had a cap of $2,000 and $4,000, respectively. Some additional credits include up to $7,500 for buying a plug-in hybrid electric car or a 50% tax credit for gas stations or other businesses that install alternative fueling pumps. For more information on the specific types of grants or tax credits offered, please find more information at the following website: http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/obama-signs-stimulus-package-5736.html. So What Does This Mean for You? Energy Companies If you are involved in the clean energy sector, Growthink recommends additional research into the specific provisions of the stimulus to see if your business will qualify for federal subsidies or research grants. Additionally, Growthink suggests putting together a strong marketing campaign that highlights government support and tax credits for purchasing your products. This will educate the many unaware businesses and consumers that believe switching to alternative energies is outside of their affordability. Additionally, it is a wonderful way to draw positive publicity for your business. Growthink is happy to provide you with complimentary feedback on your current marketing program. We can also assist you by utilizing our expert group of marketing professionals to work with you on creating a Marketing Plan to target your customers in the most effective way possible. Contracting, Construction, Eco-Friendly Transportation, and Electrical Infrastructure Companies If you own a contracting, construction, eco-friendly transportation, or electrical infrastructure company, Growthink recommends seeking additional information on how you may bid for funds allocated to electricity grid design, weatherization, environmentally friendly transportation development, energy efficient housing, and building renovations. Growthink can help you with conducting this research and help articulate how your business is the most suited to perform the specified work or receive a government grant. Consumers As a consumer, you can reap the benefits of the energy sector stimulus by utilizing the tax incentives to switch to renewable energy systems, such as installation of a solar or wind energy system in your home. The government is also offering customer rebates for those who purchase energy efficient appliances for their homes. The Obama Stimulus Plan is an unprecedented program that has created unique opportunities for tremendous innovation and growth within energy efficiency. Please contact Growthink for more information on how we can help you position your company to benefit from the billions of dollars allocated to this sector and within your reach. Where to Find AlphaWritten by Jay Turo on Monday, April 27, 2009Categories: Adobe. Akamai. Amazon. Amgen. Apple. Baidu. Bed Bath & Beyond. Biogen. Broadcom. Check Point. Cintas. Cisco. Citrix Systems. Dell. eBay. Electronic Arts. First Solar. Flextronics. Garmin. Genzyme. Gilead Sciences. Google. Hansen Natural. Infosys Technologies. Intuit. Juniper Networks. Logitech. Maxim Integrated Products. Microsoft. NVIDIA. Oracle. Paychex. QUALCOMM. Research in Motion. Seagate Technology. Sigma-Aldrich. Starbucks. Symantec. Urban Outfitters. VeriSign. Xilinx. Yahoo!
What is an Emerging Company?Written by Jay Turo on Saturday, April 11, 2009Categories: Over the years, descriptions, or "boxes," for various type of privately-held companies like "middle market," "venture-backed," "startups," "small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's)," to name a few, have been tossed around so much as to obscure and confuse their original meaning and intent. This is highly unfortunate, as it creates opaqueness and inefficiency in an asset class already plagued with too much of both. Let's leave the official classifications aside for now and focus on developing an identification process for the kinds of private companies that are worthwhile for the growth investor to consider for their portfolio. At Growthink the catch-all term we use for the private companies we like best is "emerging." It does not suffer from "commentary fatigue" as do private equity and venture capital, and it effectively carves out the large mass of startups and small businesses destined to stay small. Webster defines "emerging" as follows: 1. To rise from an obscure or inferior position or condition 2. To rise from or to come out into view 3. To become manifest 4. To come into being through evolution Let's elaborate on these definitions in the context of an investable company. 1. To Rise From an Obscure or Inferior Position or Condition: Emerging companies are, in their most common and interesting form, small and obscure. Microsoft and Google were once just a small group of programmers and were deep under-the-radar. And if you were invested in them then, your life changed dramatically for the better as they emerged. Less famously but still extremely lucrative were companies like the below that emerged to significant exits for themselves and their investors:
2. To Rise From or To Come Into View: Emerging companies are often ones that have fallen on hard times and are seeking to "rise from" their current distress via turning around and restructuring their businesses. The banking and real estate sectors are right now treasure troves of fantastic distress and turnaround opportunities, as are arenas like publishing and the automotive industry. As adversity intensifies, so does emerging opportunity. 3. To Become Manifest: Here we need Webster's help again - to become manifest, or to be "readily perceived," or to be "easily understood or recognized." Emerging company businesses are SIMPLE businesses. They make things or provide services, and sell them for more than they cost to make or deliver. And every quarter and every year, they just "chop more wood" and "carry more water," and thus drive revenue and earnings growth. It usually isn't fancy nor often even terribly interesting. But it almost always is easy-to-understand and recognizable in the company's financial statements. An important note here is that emerging companies, contrary to popular belief, are usually NOT venture capital-backed companies. Why? Because they don't need to deficit finance their businesses because they are cash flow positive. In fact, the very sign that a company needs outside financing (see GM, AIG, et al.) is often the best sign that it is NOT an emerging company because they can't make any money. 4. To Come Into Being Through Evolution: This is perhaps my favorite because it references the essence of any business - the talent of its people and the quality of its corporate culture. The best emerging companies are always run by a group of hard-working, thoughtful, creative, persistent, and fantastically committed owner-operators. They devote their lives to their businesses for multiple, non-contradictory motives. They want to offer true value to the marketplace with their product and service offerings. They want to leave a legacy via building enterprises of lasting value and character. And they want to make a lot of money. Accomplishing these 3 objectives in a big way involves a lot of trial-and-error and a lot of figuring out all of the ways not to invent the light bulb. While popular business culture is fascinated with the "golden boy entrepreneur" stories (i.e. Microsoft and Google), these are much more the exceptions than the rule. Far more common are stories like Amazon, Kinkos, The Body Shop, Outback Steakhouse, or even Wal-Mart and Hewlett-Packard - companies that had reasonably long gestation periods, and a lot of slow or no growth periods, before evolving to successful forms. And then continuing to evolve as market and competitive conditions dictate. If you are a fundamental investor, look for the above qualities in companies you are considering for your portfolio. Look for them quantitatively with the key metric of operating cash flow growth (everything else is subject to accounting whim) and look for them qualitatively in the mindset of management and in the tenor of the corporate culture. If both the numbers and the business tone align and you can get in before the whole world knows about it, then you have yourself a money-maker. Or, another way of saying it, an emerging company. Idealistic CapitalistsWritten by Jay Turo on Tuesday, April 7, 2009Categories: Investing in startups and emerging companies is the process of identifying and backing the entrepreneurs and executives with the best ability to move efficiently and profitably from ideas to execution, and then from execution back to ideas and then back to re-focused execution. And finding those that do so on all aspects of their businesses -- marketing and sales, operations and finance. The entrepreneurs to avoid are those overly focused only on ideas or only on execution. Those focused only on ideas often let the desire for the perfect negate the doable. They don't quickly and rigorously subject their ideas to the rumble and tumble of the marketplace. Here we are referring to the great idea person that never gets around to actually executing upon an action plan. On the other hand, those entrepreneurs focused on just execution, while at some levels far more effective than the ideas set, are often too slow to react to changing technological, marketplace or competitive conditions. They often define their value offerings so narrowly that they miss adjacent opportunities. Classic examples of this include IBM defining themselves as a computer hardware as opposed to a technology solutions company in the 1980s, thereby ceding the operating system software market opportunity to Microsoft. Or the traditional phone companies in the 1990's not leveraging their huge patent portfolios to profit in the emerging mobile communications and Internet marketplaces. Contrastingly, the best entrepreneurs and successful executives are constantly finding the balance between ideas and execution. They are masters at what we at Growthink like to call, "The Business of Ideas." They are both creative and task-focused, but not too little or too much of either. They make plans and they work them, but they are not slaves to them. They understand that great businesses are inspired by ideas, but their success is counted in cash. They are, in essence, "idealistic capitalists," believing that the best ideas, the best products, and the best services make the most money. Entrepreneurs running businesses like these are few and far between for sure. But when it all comes together, legends are born and fortunes are made. Effort is EverythingWritten by Jay Turo on Thursday, April 2, 2009Categories: Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck in her book "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success," addresses the fascinating issue of why some people and companies achieve their potential while others equally talented and positioned don't. The key, interestingly, is not ability. Rather it is whether ability is viewed as something inherent that needs to be demonstrated or as something that can be developed and increased over time, through persistence and experience. Incredibly important for entrepreneurs is the corollary idea to this -- namely that if you take on the belief that ability can and must be developed (as opposed to being something that you either are or are not born with) that great strides in performance are possible. This "effort effect" is really a key success metric for emerging and middle market companies. In today's globally competitive, fast-changing marketplace, great companies are built not simply via aggregating talented teams, but via aggregating talented teams and creating a corporate culture that rewards thoughtful risk-taking and "learning on the fly" -- thoughtfully incorporating market and competitive feedback into managerial decision-making processes. Another way to think of the Effort Effect is that business in the 21st century is not a place for resting on one's laurels, resume, or past successes. Rather, it is an increasingly global, level playing field where individuals and companies can rise from the humblest of circumstances, and via effort and imagination, rise to compete and win on the grandest of stages. And make themselves and their investors a lot of money in the process. Seeking AlphaWritten by Jay Turo on Tuesday, March 31, 2009Categories: The overriding body of statistical research conducted over the past 30 years shows that the vast majority of all venture, private equity, hedge, and mutual fund manager's investment return performance is worse than that of the market averages. Stepping back for a moment, one should really be struck by how absolutely amazing this fact really is. Think about it - here are some of the highest-paid and theoretically smartest people in the world, and yet if you take their advice you will most likely have a below-average performing investment portfolio. A famous feature in the Wall Street Journal for many years had a cross-section of well-regarded investment analysts pick stocks head-to-head against a monkey and a dartboard. And this randomly-generated portfolio did, on average, appreciably better than the portfolio assembled by the top-shelf analysts. Now, once-upon-a-time in a more innocent age, these results could be taken in an almost light-hearted manner. Overall stock market performance was generally good enough to overlook the reality that the huge infrastructure of Wall Street brokerages, analysts, and commentators essentially added no value. Over the past 25 years, there was so much money to be had by all as the investment management industry grew from a relatively quiet backwater to the behemoth that it is today, institutional and individual investors did "well enough" to not rock the boat on this issue. As an aside, I think the main reason for the relative quiet has been that the investment industry has always been truly the ultimate old boy's club. Pension fund managers, the family office guys, the analysts at the big wirehouses and those that ran mutual and hedge and venture and private equity funds all traveled (and still do) in the same social circles. They all went to the same Ivy League colleges. Same golf clubs. Same charity banquets. It has been, for a long time, a nice, lucrative, relatively low stress, insider's game. But the event of the last 6 months have taught us that those days are over. And from the perspective of believing that entrepreneurs and the operators of companies, and not financial intermediaries, should get the lion's share of a capitalistic economy's financial rewards, it is about time. We here at Growthink, as any regular reader of our contributor columns know, are not interested in being sideline commentators or market prognosticators. We'll leave that to the talking heads. Rather, we focus our effort in identifying, in investing in, and in helping startups and emerging companies grow and prosper. Why? First, because we believe that entrepreneurship is by far the greatest force for positive social and economic change in the world today. And second, because in modern, efficient markets, it is ONLY via investing in these companies that investors can consistently earn alpha returns. Startup and emerging company investing, when done right, offers a unique combination of both value and trading-based fundamentals. Value-based because entrepreneurial companies, on average, offer a far higher probability of revenue, asset, brand, and cash flow growth than larger enterprises. And trading-based because the equity in these companies can be bought in highly inefficient markets. These inefficiencies are two-fold. First, these companies trade in inherently lopsided markets - there are always a lot more sellers of startup and emerging company equity than there are buyers of it. Second, because there are so MANY of them - more than 500,000 new companies in the U.S. coming on-line every month (startups) and more than 2.2 million firms with between 5-100 employees (emerging companies), the savvy, hard-working investor can consistently achieve significant information advantage in diligencing these deals. So, to seek alpha, turn off CNBC. Put down the Wall Street Journal. Or, chuckle-chuckle, tune out Washington. Entrepreneurial America has, and will continue to be, your best bet. And in the process of making a lot of money, you just make help change the world for the better. Enough said. |
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The Madera boy who made it to the big leagues
One year after Madera County separated from Fresno County, Charles Leggett moved his family from Merced to Madera.
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Days arise upon which our personal existences rest. Our birthdays are an obvious example. In my case, today is another.
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Took the new Tacoma out for its' inargural offroad trip this past Thursday.
Really impressed by the low range power, especially since we have the 2.7 liter 5 Speed.
Put it in 4 Low shift into 1st and the Taco just crawls..
Went up some pretty good hills and crawled across some pretty rocky sections of trail.
Did notice the mud flaps seem to get in the way and I almost ripped off one of the rear ones.


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Have you ever wanted to create your own pop-up menu that is full of programs and documents you use the most? Well, thanks to PopSel, you can! No longer do you have to hunt for that program, file or link that you need. Simply put it in a pop-up menu and call on it when you need it.
Main Functionality
PopSel is a simple program that offers you the ability to make pop-up menus for the things you use the most. Create menus for programs, documents, website links, batch scripts, and more. These menus can then be opened by simply clicking on the menu icon, or you can incorporate these menus to open when you launch other programs (if supported).
In short, this is a program that is designed to make your computing experience easier.
- Create pop-up menus for the things you use the most
- Helps clear up your desktop by allowing you to delete icons
- Can be used to launch more than just programs (web links, explorer windows, documents, etc.)
- Can be set up to launch with other programs (if they support launching external programs)
- PopSel is not a resource hog and does not remain in your memory
- Learning how to set up menus can be confusing at first
- Only one level of sub-menus are supported
PopSel has been an extremely helpful program for me. This caught me off guard, because it did not seem like a program I was going to find very useful. However, being able to create a number of different pop-up menus really did come in handy.
Pretty much, you use PopSel to create pop-up menus to launch the things you use the most. No longer do you need a ton of different icons on your desktop. Simply put the programs, web links, documents, and other things you use most often in a pop-up menu. Then you can simply bring up this menu when you need it and choose the item you want to launch.
Another cool feature with PopSel is its ability to be integrated with other programs. If a program supports launching some kind of external program, you can set up PopSel to make this process just that much easier. This may be a feature that not everyone can use, but for some this could be the main reason they choose to download PopSel.
Of course, as with most programs, there are a few drawbacks. The good news is that these drawbacks are not really too huge thanks to the most recent update. The latest version of PopSel does a great job at creating sub-menus. However, if you used the version before 2.50, you may notice PopSel having a hard time handling sub-menus.
With the current version, there were only two problems I really ran into. First, creating your first pop-menu may take a bit of time to figure out. It is not overly challenging by any stretch, but for some it may be a little confusing. Second, the program only supports one level of sub-menus. For most this is enough, but I did find myself wanting to multilayer a few of my programs/links.
PopSel is a great program for people who are sick of having a "junked up" desktop or for people who hate searching through their program list to find that certain app they want to run. PopSel is not perfect, but it helped me out more than it hurt me. Overall, I feel like most people will be able to get some kind of benefit from this program.
Price: Free
Version reviewed: 2.50
Supported OS: Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7
Download size: 85KB
VirusTotal malware scan results: 1/34
Is it portable? Yes
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Looks interesting, but I don't see how it's better than the Start Menu Search in Windows 7. And the Start Menu requires no configuration.
If you need more power, you could use something like Launchy or my favorite Find & Run Robot, which don't need this level of configuration either.
Seems like a decent program but doesn't appear to do any more than creating your own toolbar(s) by right-clicking on the task bar does. The major drawback with this program, for me anyway, is the extremely limited sub-menu feature. Using my own toolbar lets me go as many levels/sub-menus deep as I need to, whereas this program limits me to just one level/sub-menu. Being a long time Windows user I simply write script/batch files for any auto-launching of programs that I need. If this program ever supports true multiple sub-menus I would gladly use it for the time savings though.
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I installed and tried to use this program, but was totally boggled. Can't figure out how to use it, or why. A built-in set of examples probably would have helped. I tried to run the demo, but even that was a mystery because no demo would run. Very confusing piece of software. Needs to be simplified for non-programmer use. Ideally it should run right out of the box with some common items (e.g., calculator, notepad, etc.) and then the user can pick up from there and go by analogy.
I'll certainly try this one, but i'm a big fan of
sTabLauncher (www.stablauncher.com/) to do this job (btw, there is a Mac version too).
Thanks for the review Justin.


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"We call these people 'untutored,' and yet, to watch a desert dweller spill varicolored sands between his fingers into a magic pattern on the ground glowing with color and beauty; to see rich designs springing from under the flying fingers of a Navajo woman seated impassive before her loom; to see the cunning of the silversmith; enigmatic pictures evolving in beads and straw, sheer beauty flowing from the finger tips of this strange race of men and women, to study their symbolism and listen to their age-old tradition, is to be lost in wonder."
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'The Prodigy Show: Hipstamatic Addict Insane' By Joseph Bellows
- When Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 6 p.m.
Ongoing until Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - Tuesday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Wednesday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Thursday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Saturday noon - 5 p.m.
- Where ArtHatch, Escondido
- Age limit All ages
- Categories Arts, Books, Charity, Exhibits, Painting, Photography, Sculpture
- Cost Free
Above: Graphic logo for The Prodigy Show: Hipstamatic Addict Insane exhibit running from April 13 - May 4, 2013. Courtesy image of Distinction Art Gallery.
ArtHatch and Distinction Gallery are pleased to present an exciting Group Exhibition featuring cellphone photography entitled "The Prodigy Show: Hipstomatic Addict Insane" curated and juried by the notable Joseph Bellows.
This exhibit features cellphone photographs, some of these photographs using filters from Apps such as Instagram and Hipstomatic. The show highlights the evolving and accessible new craft of cellphone photography as a serious art form.
The Opening Reception with live music will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2013 from 6-10pm. Complimentary Stone Brewery Beer and Wine will be served to guests 21 years of age or older.
This exhibit is juried by Joseph Bellows whose gallery was established in 1998. The Gallery features rotating exhibitions of both historic and contemporary works drawn from the gallery's collection, with a special emphasis on American work. Joseph Bellows is a member of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD), and served on the Board of Directors from 2005 until 2012.
The exhibition will run from April 10 – May 4, 2013. Gallery Hours: Open Tuesday - Friday 10am-6pm and Saturday 12-5pm.
Location: ArtHatch, 317 E Grand Ave, Escondido, CA 92025 Google Maps
About ArtHatch:
ArtHatch is a 7000 square foot building which houses the front gallery: exhibitions changing monthly, "The Alley," featuring new and previous works from over 75 artists, the teen room featuring artwork by 6 local teens, 14 artist studios, ranging in size from 150 to 800 square feet, featuring the work of over 28 local artists, and "The Lounge", containing 8 walls featuring local artists. The front gallery features contemporary and cutting edge artwork. A variety of art books, prints, and collectors dolls are now available as well as an in house art supply store.


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How to uninstall and remove Antivirus'09By Lawrence Abrams on April 15, 2009 @ 10:42 AM | Read 8,519 times.Antivirus'09, otherwise known as Antivirus 09 or Antivirus 2009, is a rogue anti-spyware program that was discovered by security researcher Bharath, This program uses aggressive advertising and false scan results in order to scare you into thinking you are infected. At this time Antivirus'09 is advertised through the use of pop-ups that appear when browsing the web. These pop-ups will state that your computer has a security issue and that you should run an online anti-malware scanner. You will then be brought to a page that displays an advertisement that impersonates an online anti-malware scanner, and when it has finished scanning will state you have a myriad of infections and that you should download and install Antivirus'09 in order to protect yourself. Though this program is not currently advertised or installed through Trojans, we expect that in the near future Antivirus'09 will start to be promoted via malware.
When the program is installed it will be set to start automatically when Windows starts. Then when you log into Windows, the program will automatically start and scan your computer. When the scan has finished it will display numerous infections that cannot be removed until you purchase a license of Antivirus'09. The infections it finds, though, are actually false and the files it shows are either legitimate or do not even exist. This is because the program is scripted to state that you are infected by a selection of over 3,000 infection types that it are hard coded into the program. That means that even on a freshly installed and clean computer, Antivirus'09 will still state that your computer is infected. If this program states that files are infected, please ignore what it says as you may accidentally remove a legitimate Windows program. A sample of the infections it states are on your computer are:
While the program is running you will also constantly see security alerts and nag screens appearing on your screen. These screens are very disruptive as they will stay on top of any running programs until you acknowledge them. These nag screens range from stating that you are being hacked to malware processes being detected running on your machine. An example of the type of alert you will see is: Antivirus'09 also installs a program called C:\WINDOWS\system32\SysShield.exe that displays a fake Windows Security Center. This security center window will attempt to appear as a helpful screen showing the latest virus threats and the status of the security on your computer. In reality, though, all this program does is further try to convince you to purchase the program. If you are infected or have symptoms of Antivirus'09 then please use the removal guide below in order to remove this rogue and any associated malware. Threat Classification: Advanced information: View Antivirus'09 files. Entries for this program found in the Uninstall Programs control panel: Antivirus 2009 Tools Needed for this fix: Symptoms that may be in a HijackThis Log: O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Antivirus 2009] C:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009\AV2009.exe Guide Updates: 04/15/09 - Initial guide creation. Automated Removal Instructions for Antivirus'09 using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:
Your computer should now be free of the Antivirus'09 program. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want to consider purchasing the PRO version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to protect against these types of threats in the future. If you are still having problems with your computer after completing these instructions, then please follow the steps outlined in the topic linked below: Preparation Guide For Use Before Using Malware Removal Tools and Requesting Help Associated Antivirus'09 Files: c:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009 Associated Antivirus'09 Windows Registry Information: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AVP09 This is a self-help guide. Use at your own risk. BleepingComputer.com can not be held responsible for problems that may occur by using this information. If you would like help with any of these fixes, you can ask for malware removal assistance in our Virus, Trojan, Spyware, and Malware Removal Logs forum. If you have any questions about this self-help guide then please post those questions in our Am I infected? What do I do? and someone will help you. |


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KTM are still being cagey about it.
I already have the ultimate MX bike, i'm pretty happy with my case reed induction thanks.
I might see the strategy KTM (and possibly the Japanese) have with DI. First, for KTM they don't want to add the cost if regulators are not forcing them. It WILL hurt sales. On the other hand, they also don't want to hurt 4$ sales with people buying 2T's. Especially if they mop up the competition and the FIM/AMA rule against them, giving the advantage back to the 4$. You say they wouldn't do that but just look at the AMA's tail dragging support for Harley in flat track and road racing. So unless someone forces their hand, they want the status quo.The Big 4 own the industry. If one changes, they all have to change and have not had a reason. Again, status quo. More BNG's and stupid people will by their "new and improved" models.


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Accidental Art
I am such a sucker for my kid's art. I don't know what I'm going to do once Calvin starts preschool this Thursday! He's bound to bring home loads and loads of projects that I'm going to want to keep. I guess that's why I have a digital blog, to digitally keep all those precious childhood creations!
Anyway, we were learning about color families the other day, and just when I was about to toss his seemingly random paintings, I discovered some "accidental art". I showed Calvin how just by adding wiggly eyes, his little color exploration turned into a bird and a fish:
On a side note, my new Etsy shop made it's first three sales this weekend! I spent some time tonight packaging my first product: