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"Private-sector job creation initially recovered from the recession at a normal rate, leading to predictions last year of a 'Recovery Summer.' Since April 2010, however, net private-sector job creation has stalled. Within two months of the passage of Obamacare, the job market stopped improving. This suggests that businesses are not exaggerating when they tell pollsters that the new health care law is holding back hiring. The law significantly raises business costs and creates considerable uncertainty about the future. To encourage hiring, Congress should repeal ObamaCare."
"The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) was created based on the premise that decisions about the pricing of health benefits offered by Medicare are simply too contentious to be adequately handled by our present political system. But these decisions are precisely the kinds of consequential choices that should be subject to close public scrutiny and an open, rigorous, and transparent decision-making process that engages with Medicare's stakeholders. Changes to the way Medicare pays for and covers medical services affect too many people in significant ways to be made behind the closed doors of an insulated committee."
"Clearly, the IPAB is unprecedented in the
power given to unelected officials to direct
hundreds of billions of dollars in federal
spending. The IPAB will give unelected,
unaccountable government appointees the
power to make decisions about payment
policy in Medicare that will ultimately
determine whether millions of seniors have
access to the care they need."
"ObamaCare creates incentives for state and federal politicians and bureaucrats to exert direct control over the premiums of health plans. However, because health plans largely pass through costs from medical providers, artificially limiting increases in premiums cannot actually result in lower health costs. Instead, it results in reduced access to care and threatens the solvency of health plans. ObamaCare also introduces at least five critical uncertainties that make it difficult to estimate future medical costs accurately, and suggest that Obamacare will be much more disruptive to health insurance than the Administration has advertised."
"Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) measures the effects of different drugs or other treatments on a population, with the goal of finding out which ones produce the greatest benefits for the most patients... The 2009 federal stimulus law allocated $1 billion for CER programs, and the 2010 health-care overhaul created an institute to promote CER and disseminate the results of this research to doctors and payers... Our results suggest that CER will not fulfill its promise unless it is implemented differently by researchers and understood differently by policymakers. Simply put, seeking the treatment that is most effective on average will not improve health or save money."
"Our research suggests that when employers become more aware of the new economic and social incentives embedded in the law and of the option to restructure benefits beyond dropping or keeping them, many will make dramatic changes. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that only about 7 percent of employees currently covered by employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) will have to switch to subsidized-exchange policies in 2014. However, our early-2011 survey of more than 1,300 employers across industries, geographies, and employer sizes, as well as other proprietary research, found that reform will provoke a much greater response."
"One of the key components of ObamaCare, tax subsidies to purchase federally approved health insurance, will substantially increase the number of people who are not paying for government services and thus have a lower incentive to be concerned about record-breaking government spending. These tax subsidies, which take effect in 2014, will also harm the economy by increasing the national deficit and by creating huge marginal tax rates that will discourage productivity for many households. Obamacare's tax subsidies are one of the primary reasons to repeal Obamacare."
"Basically, hospitals will not be able to provide seniors with the same kind of services they provide younger patients. To survive, we may see hospitals specialize in Medicare patients and provide far fewer amenities. In some cases, they may offer reduced access to expensive technology. A private room paid for by Medicare may be replaced by four- or six-bed wards. Menu choices may be replaced by the civilian equivalent of meals-ready-to-eat. Hospitals that accept Medicare patients may have access to MRI scanners, but not PET scanners."
"Beginning in 2014, the Affordable Care Act will expand the mandatory population and require that states make Medicaid available to all individuals, married or single, under the age of 65 with incomes at or below 133 percent of poverty. Although the federal government will provide funds for states to cover this newly eligible population, it will increase the fiscal burden on many states, particularly those that do not already cover expanded optional populations."
"A variety of research shows that Americans enrolled in Medicaid have less access to health care, and when they do receive care, the quality is often inferior to the care provided to other similar patients. This Heritage Foundation paper lays out the research, and shows how Medicaid is failing current enrollees and taxpayers and must be fundamentally reformed. The Medicaid expansion contained in ObamaCare will further weaken the program—hurting those who really need it, as well as unduly burdening the taxpayers who pay for it."
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Where Houston brags, laughs and wonders about the animals we love.
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Ad agency follows Kittywood Studios model: A Pets Chronicle
If you enjoyed Kittywood Studios video, check out the video about Catvertising. [Read More]
Calendar: pets festivals: A Pets Chronicle
Oct. 8, Saturday DOG-tober Fest, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Fire Museum of Texas, 400 Walnut in Beaumont. Canine carnival with Strut Your Mutt Parade, Master/Dog Look-Alike Contest, food court and vendors area. Oct. 22-23, Saturday and Sunday PetFest 2011, 10 a.m…. [Read More]
RIP: Heidi, the cross-eyed opossum: A Pets Chronicle
Heidi. the cross-eyed opossum who became an unlikely international celebrity, has died. The Leipzig zoo said Wednesday that Heidi's keepers decided to put the 3.5-year-old animal to sleep after trying unsuccessfully for weeks to treat her for arthritis and other symptoms of old age. Zoo director Joerg Junhold says the decision was made "in the [...] [Read More]
Baby tortoises sunbathe on mom: A Pets Chronicle
Check out these babies at a zoo in Hungary. [Read More]
Today's cuteness: Baby panda day care: A Pets Chronicle
Dare we say these photos from the panda breeding center are unbearably adorable? [Read More]
Paws on Patios success: Ziggy's is first to get restaurant variance: A Pets Chronicle
Paws on Patios' hard work has paid off. The city now allows a variance to the city ordinance that prohibits dogs on premises of food establishments. Ziggy's Bar + Grill on Fairview passed a health permit inspection Thursday so you may see dogs at the Montrose restaurant today. Patrick Key, Houston Department of Health and [...] [Read More]
Determined two-legged dogs melt hearts: A Pets Chronicle
Puppies missing their front legs were dumped on a Houston street in December. Now Julian and Oliver live happily with Kathryn Turnbull of K's Mutt Hut in Brenham. In this video "the boys" demonstrate their step-climbing technique. These pups are adorable. [Read More]
Guinness World Record: Dog grows into his gigantic ears: A Pets Chronicle
When he was a puppy, he would trip over his big ears. But now Harbor, a black and tan coonhound, has been awarded the title of "longest ears on a living dog" for the 2012 edition of the Guinness World Records. Harbor's left ear measure 12.25 inches, and his right is 13.5 inches. Harbor takes [...] [Read More]
After months on the run, Yvonne the cow is captured: A Pets Chronicle
It is good news and bad news for Yvonne. She will live out the rest of her days in comfort, but she has lost her freedom. The Bavarian cow became a celebrity when she escaped from her farm and managed to elude capture for three months. Finally a farm… [Read More]
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Manufacturers More Upbeat About Massachusetts Economy
By Kelly Wilkinson
Pittsfield, MA – The economy in Massachusetts has lagged behind other states. It was hit hard during the latest downturn but has been picking up slowly but steadily. Now a new report shows that business confidence in the state has slipped. More from WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief Kelly Wilkinson.


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Linkin Park, Judas Priest + Slipknot to Headline 2015 Rock on the Range Festival
The 2015 Rock on the Range lineup has been unveiled, and Linkin Park, Judas Priest and Slipknot will headline the festival.
The 2015 Rock on the Range lineup has been unveiled, and Linkin Park, Judas Priest and Slipknot will headline the festival.
L.A.-based KROQ-FM has pulled out the stops for its 25th 'Almost Acoustic Christmas' shows, booking Linkin Park, System of a Down, U2 and Weezer.
We are very proud to announce that Linkin Park have signed on as one of the headliners of the newly announced Loudwire Music Festival.
Foo Fighters led a rocking weekend at the 2014 Voodoo Music Experience, which also included sets from Slayer, Rise Against and more.
Every year from late April through May, several rock festivals are held across the United States, and are collectively known as the 'World's Loudest Month.'
Slipknot's camel dung scent may not be wafting through the air at Knotfest due to local regulations.
Foo Fighters, Slipknot and Die Toten Hosen will head up Germany's Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park festivals.
A second batch of bands led by Atreyu and Chiodos have joined the 2015 South By So What? festival lineup.
In a new interview with Shawn 'Clown' Crahan, the percussionist explains the importance of burning camel dung throughout the three-day event.
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RGIII wins Rookie of the Year, Adidas releases special socks to celebrate
02/02/2013 at 5:36 pm By Cody Williams
The debate over which quarterback would win the Associated Press Rookie of the Year award in the NFL is now over, with the Redskins' Robert Griffin III taking home the honors.
RGIII finished the season with 3,200 yards passing and 20 touchdown passes to only five interceptions. He also rushed for 815 yards and seven touchdowns.
According to the Washington Post article, RGIII finished with 29 of the 50 votes from national media members. Andrew Luck finished with 11 and Russell Wilson finished with 10.
Right after the news was announced, Adidas, whom Griffin has a contract with, announced via Twitter that they would be releasing special edition socks to celebrate their signee's award.
For any other athlete, special edition socks would seem a bit silly. But for RGII, the man who wore Superman socks to the Heisman Trophy presentation and has publicly worn other unique pairs, the new socks seem perfectly appropriate.
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Revisting the 2014 NFL Predictions
Time to revisit the NFL predictions from this past fall.
|NFC East
|NFC North
|NFC South
|NFC West
|NFC Wildcards
Only one division winner was correct, and only two out of the six playoff teams was right. So pretty bad here. The Falcons were a trainwreck, but I nailed the prediction that the Saints would have an off year and miss the playoffs. I thought picking the Lions as a wildcard team was crazy. Oops.
|AFC East
|AFC North
|AFC South
|AFC West
|AFC Wildcards
Two out of four on division winners and four out of six on playoff teams isn't bad. The Chargers went 9–7 but weren't the team everyone thought they could be. The Dolphins struggled early and never bounced back. I was correct that Manning's career slowed down, but not as much as I thought it would. The jury is still out on Ryan Tannehill.
|49ers over Seahawks
|Chargers over Bengals
|Super Bowl
|49ers over Chargers
Tried to ride the San Diego bandwagon hard and look really stupid for doing so. Only got one out of these 6 slots even close to correct.
Eight Stupid Predictions
- Drew Brees gets hurt early and the Saints have an abysmal season. 1/2 point: Saints season was pretty abysmal.
- Teddy Bridgewater is the starting QB in Minnesota by week 4 and wins offensive rookie of the year. 1/2 point: No ROTY but he cemented himself as the QB pretty early.
- Brian Hoyer starts twice as many games at QB than Manziel. Booyah!
- The Cowboys stink and tease out Michael Sam's debut as much as possible to stay relevant. Yikes…
- Ron Rivera is the first coach fired after the Panthers start 2–8. Double yikes. The Panthers were bad, but their division was so much worse that the made the playoffs.
- Oakland goes 2–14 and lands the first pick in the NFL draft. 3–13 and the 2nd pick. Not bad
- Jimmy Clausen starts at least one game for the Chicago Bears WHAT WHAT!!! I can't believe this was true
- The Chip Kelly Hype gets so much momentum that is named is floated as a possible 2016 Presidential Candidate Doubtful
Number 8 was obviously a joke, but looking at the other 7 not such a horrible job. Nailed two of them, and two more were half right. Oakland was close enough to call it a victory overall.
Pretty mediocre showing overall. Didn't really hit on anything crazy outside of the Clausen thing. Playoff predictions were pretty bad. But it was still fun
Recap of 2014 College Football Predictions
Time to own up to pre-season picks. There won't be a huge breakdown of every detail, just some bullet points below.
|My Pick
|SEC Champ
|South Carolina
|Pac 12 Champ
|Big 12 Champ
|ACC Champ
|Florida St.
|Florida St.
|Heisman Winner
|Cody Kessler
|Marcus Mariota
|Heisman Dark Horse
|Bo Wallace
|First Fired Coach
|Charlie Weis
|Charlie Weis
|Game of the Year
|Week 2: Michigan St. at Oregon
|Four Playoff Teams
South Carolina
Florida St.
Ohio St.
Florida St.
|Playoff Darkhorse
|Ole Miss
|National Champion
|Ohio St.
|Michigan St. (2)
|Wisconsin (1)
|Ohio St. (1)
|Iowa (4)
|Penn St. (6)
|Nebraska (3)
|Michigan (5)
|Northwestern (6)
|Indiana (7)
|Minnesota (2)
|Maryland (3)
|Illinois (5)
|Rutgers (4)
|Purdue (7)
- South Carolina was about as bad of a pick as could have been made. Alabama continues to prove that they should be picked to win the SEC every year until they really drop off.
- Oregon won the Pac–12 pretty easily. They won the North by a landslide.
- Oklahoma was the disappointment of the year almost universally across the board. They did finish in a big tie for 4th. Did not see TCU's great season coming.
- Cody Kessler and dark horse Bo Wallace were pretty bad picks. Neither of them got any votes at all. But if QBR is to be believed, Kessler was 11th, but on a 9–4 team that was irrelevant. These days it's hard to win the Heisman on a team like that without ridiculous stats. Wallace on the other hand finished 67th in QBR. Ole Miss was a competitor for a while, but Wallace fell apart as the season went on. Mariota was the first Heisman winner in a while who was kind of a favorite going into the season.
- Charlie Weis was an easy slam dunk
- Oregon and Michigan St. was a disappointing game. Notre Dame/FSU was the best game I got to see. Ole Miss vs. Alabama or the crazy Baylor/TCU shootout might have been better though.
- Ole Miss's seemed like a playoff team through seven games. Once the schedule got tougher the wheels fell off.
- Oregon made the playoffs but again came up short.
Moving over to the Big Ten:
- One for two on division winners. After that though, things fell off a cliff. Only 3 of 14 slots were predicted exactly right.
- Picking Nebraska third was unpopular but it turned out to be correct, just had the wrong team 2nd.
- Penn St. was the team I was most wrong about, they were much worse than anticipated in James Franklin's first year. Should be a lot better next year.
- Nailed Melvin Gordon as offensive player of the year.
- Nailed Michigan and Nebraska as at least a tad overrated. Iowa finished fourth but that was still higher than some had them
- My two serious candidates for coaches to get fired both did, Pellini and Hoke
- Whiffed on Michigan St. as Big Ten champ, but they made a case for being the second best team.
Overall it was an up and down prediction season. I won't be quitting my day job.
The Podcast Listening Speed Argument
John Lagomarsino of The Verge says stop listening to podcasts at 1.5x or else?
As a podcast producer, the popularity of speed ramping has started affecting how I think of production. Should hosts speak more slowly to counteract it? Should I lean on a music bed to trick SmartSpeed into keeping the pace unaltered? As these features become more popular, they could hold back experimentation in audio.
This piece has already taken a massive beating from people like Marco Arment who has both a podcast and a podcast app:
Anyone dictating how people can or should consume media only ensures their own rapid irrelevance.
And also Stephen Hackett:
I'd rather people listen a little faster and consume more of our content than hear every single beat, as it comes out of Logic.
There is not a lot to say that both of these guys did not already cover so it makes sense to go read both of their pieces. But Arment's quoted point is salient. This kind of thinking is what messed the music industry up so much. They thought that people downloading music were idiots or part of some fad, and chose not to respond in a timely manner to people's changing listening habits.
The part where Lagomarsino talked about doing things to try and circumvent what listeners want to do is exactly the problem. To take such an elitist attitude towards things is not the way to attract and appease listeners, particularly when it's not affecting the livelihood of the content producer.
Arment is right, listeners should listen however they want. Fast, slow, skip around, whatever. Would podcast creators actually prefer people don't listen? Seems unlikely.
A Year with the Xbox One
Although the Xbox has been out for almost a year and a half at this point, I didn't get one until January of 2014. So it has been about a year now, and it is time to reflect on this "next gen" system.
The hardware in gaming consoles is typically not super sophisticated. This is what allows them to sell them for $400-$500 upon launch and then decrease from there. A $500 gaming computer (even with a monitor) wouldn't go very far. And the insides are a mystery to almost every user, the only thing that matters at all is the user experience. And that is where things have been rocky.
It is amazing that a company that has made computer software for decades, and is on their third gaming console could put out a product so unpolished from the get go. Regular updates have improved the current state of things, but only marginally.
It's clear that Microsoft assumed that a majority of navigation from app to app and throughout the dashboard would be controlled via voice commands with Kinect. The ironic part of course being that Microsoft basically killed Kinect when it removed it from being included with every Xbox One box. Without this, navigating to specific app is a pain unless they are "pinned". But that list can grow big very quickly, even for someone that doesn't play/use a variety of different things. Navigating to a specific app requires clicking on apps/games, then picking the category and then just aimlessly scrolling until the correct thing is found. There has to be an easier way.
The party system has also been a major hit or miss. It's been hard to know how much of this is on specific games and how much of it is on the Xbox operating system, but it has been a train wreck at times. Hard restarts just to join a game with someone seem like the kind of thing that should be fixed in a very early patch.
When Microsoft first announced that games would just be dowloaded, and not shareable, there was a huge uproar. People pretended they were mad about sharing games with friends, but really it was about the used game market. So they caved, and allowed for games to be downloaded and also purchased on a disc. But the disc games still require massive amounts of storage space for "installs" that then also take forever. And of course the disc must be in the machine to play a game even though it's been installed. Clearly this is prevent people from selling games and still playing them, but it seems like there is a better way. Like require the disc once every two weeks or something.
The downloaded games are clearly the way to go, and everyone seems to prefer that to buying the physical game. Apparently that is why often sales/deals for games are often available only for the disc version instead of the downloaded one. So in order to save money there is an inconvenience associated with it. It doesn't end there though. The aforementioned storage space can quickly become a factor. Anyone who buys a enough games (probably a littler over one per month) will quickly run out of space on the (criminally) small 500 GB hard drive that ships with the Xbox One. Never mind the fact 3 TB drives are readily available, and instead consider the fact that even 1 TB drives were pretty much standard when the system was released last year. Sure external hard drives are supported, but that is just more shelf space required for an already large system.
It's not all bad. The controller is a nice incremental improvement from the Xbox 360, and third party headsets no longer requiring batteries is nice. The Kinect voice commands work fairly well, although ambient noise can sometimes be a problem. Not often enough to ruin what feels like the future realized though. Netflix and Amazon Video work well and Twitch integration out of the box is a nice touch. The "Xbox record that" feature is a fun addition that reportedly is about to get a nice feature bump.
To Microsoft's credit they are listening to users and making regular improvements. Although it seems crazy that low battery notifications and a way to be notified when friends (or certain friends) sign on were two features completely left out from day one, at least those things have been added. Unfortunately it took almost a full year after release for the system to really feel like it was hitting it's stride, something that just does not seem excusable in this age of technology. The Xbox one has probably gone from about a C- to a B in the last year, but it is trending up. It is likely that before it's lifespan is over it will be much better, but the first year has been a bit lackluster.
Super Bowl Thoughts
Ten days removed from the Super Bowl, it's time for some thoughts.
Most every word that was written in the aftermath of the game centered around Pete Carroll's decision not to run the ball with Marshawn Lynch on the play that ultimately cost Seattle the game. Hindsight is always 20/20, and it's very easy for "armchair head coaches" to second guess the playcall after the fact. Of course, if Seattle had scored a TD and won the game, the story would have been different. The internet has made this type of "insight" grow x1000, but most people are crazy to think that the decisions in sporting events are that easy, especially until time and pressure constraints. Coaches spend weeks watching film and scouting opponents in other ways. They know the intricacies of every one of their players, and presumably every strength and weakness of said players. To assume that every decision is as cut and dry as the Madden video games make things seem it just ludicrous.
Sure in retrospect Pete Carroll made the wrong decision to call that pass play. But there is no guranatee that running the ball with Lynch would have resulted in a touchdown. And every other decision by both coaches all game led them to be in that exact situation anyway. While it's easy in a vacuum to say it all came down to that one play, that idea has been supremely overblown.
The fact that Seattle had lost two key defensive players before halftime, and another several had significant injuries they played through, it seems like a miracle that Seattle was as competitive as they were. This underscores the fact that Pete Carroll has proven to be a pretty impressive football coach who has been pretty unlucky in a couple of key moments.
Tom Brady now has played in six Super Bowls, and won four of them. It seems amazing to think about how impressive that is in the current state of pro sports, and particularly football. Because the titles were so spread out, the multiple scandals, and the two failed attempts against the Giants, it's possible that in the moment Brady's accomplishments are being overlooked. Comparing players across eras is damn near impossible, especially in football where the game has evolved so much, but when Brady's level of success is compared to recent guys like Manning, Big Ben, Favre, and such, no one is even close to the four rings. 10–15 years from now people are really going to be talking about how amazing this was.
Bill Belichick seems to get a lot more credit for being great, but his personality has probably also cost him some due credit. Although it's also possible that the scandals haven't helped that either. The playoff wins and Super Bowl success are a major feather in his cap though. 10 years after he retires, and everyone has forgotten about all the nonsense, he will be remembered in a much better light.
Marshawn Lynch seemed like a dud when he got to Seattle. Now he has ripped off some of the most incredible runs over the last decade. Will he be remembered? Most backs in the top 30 of career rushing yards played around 11 or so seasons. Lynch is at eight. He is only 28 though, and doesn't have as much mileage on his body, so he could play a while longer. But statistically he probably isn't going to turn any heads, and when Steven Jackson is currently 16th all-time the bar to be significant is a long way off. Lynch will likely be a guy remembered fondly by Seahawks fans, and that's about it.
Russell Wilson had a rough end to the playoffs and looked far more like a third round pick than a long-term star. A year ago he seemed like a gem in the 2012 QB class, a third round wonder. But that class suddenly looks amazing, especially if RG3 rebounds (it also includes Luck, Tannehill, Foles, Cousins and Lindley). Wilson had the makings of the solid QB who would win a lot of games and not cost his team many. But this playoffs he did not look like that guy. He is closing in on a huge new contract , and not it looks questionable whether he is an elite QB long term. Teams often had to reload after playoff runs, and someone of Brady's caliber can roll with that, whether or not Wilson can is the big question for his legacy.
Overall the Super Bowl was tremendous. It was definitely one of the best games in years and lived up to the hype and excitement for once. It seems impossible to imagine either of these teams making it back here, and both teams could be looking at that post Super Bowl rebuilding that seems so regular. For Pats' fans that might mean a long road ahead. For everyone else, the hope is that next year's game is even close to this good.
Crazy Early 2016 Super Bowl prediction: Philadelphia vs. Indianapolis
Pygmy Reviews #49 – iOS Apps
Digg (Free)
One Line Description: RSS reader with a top stories component.
Digg was the original Reddit. It was the place to post stories, vote them up/down and comment on them. Something went awry along the way and it was on life support. It was sort and brought back to life, and now seems to focus more on being an RSS reader with the voting component. For those people that don't use the RSS reader part it does have other features. It include a "Top Stories" section, which is both self-explanatory and one of the more useful features. It features a section for just the top videos as well as a place to save stories. It can also be tied to a Twitter account to try and determine commonly shared links.
The Top Stories is good enough to find interesting things to read, especially for someone that doesn't follow the right people on Twitter, or have enough time for full-blown RSS feeds. It seems to bubble up a lot of popular stories that probably show up elsewhere, but that isn't a bad thing. Overall it's a decent discovery tool that is free and doesn't require an account for many of the features.
Nuzzel (Free)
One Line Description: Filters out the most shared stories from a Twitter timeline.
Nuzzel is effectively one funtion of the aforementioned Digg app. It must be associated with a Twitter account and then scans a user's timeline for the more shared stories by people they follow. It obviously is much more effective the more followers there are, and in practice someone with 300 or so followers might not find it as useful. Thankfully there is a separate section for "Friends of Friends" which casts a wider net and allows for more stories and higher link counts. The results can be filtered by time, another extremely useful feature to those with large lists of people they follow. There are a couple other ways to filter content as well.
This tool is highly useful, especially for people who follow too many users to keep up with their feeds, or people who just don't check Twitter more than once or twice a day. It makes it easy to catch things that might have otherwise been missed based on the people a person is following, in other words, nicely curated content.
Nuzzel made loads of end of year "best of" lists, and it's easy to see why. It's not a totally new concept, but it's executed very well, and could easily be the future of content discovery for many people.
Alien Blue ()
One Line Description: Now the official Reddit client for iOS.
Once an independant app, Alien Blue was purchased last year by Reddit and made the official iOS Reddit client. It has a sharp and interesting design and hide a lot of buttons and labels until they are needed. It has some interesting decisions regarding the menu design which seems to get a little too cute instead of just making it easier to use. It does provide access to the sidebar of subreddits, something not seem in other clients. The fact that it contains a way to revert to a "classic" UI says everything about the current design. It still works well though, and now that it's the official client there is even more reason to use it. While it is free, it does have an in-app purchase to get the PRO version, which most people probably don't need. There is still no reason not to try it, although Narwhal is probably a better option.
Transmit ($9.99)
One Line Description: An FTP/SFTP/WebDav client.
This app is too nerdy for most, but for those that need and FTP/SFTP/WebDav client this might be by far and away the best. It has it's own local filesystem so that files can be saved and viewed offline, and has extensions so that files can be passed in from other places. It is intuitive to use, and seems to include any feature that most people would need. It even allows files to be edited right in the app itself. Although one of the few downsides is that it takes a lot of clicks to get into edit mode.
Overall though, this all opens a lot of doors for iOS-based development and other nerdy functions (such as syncing files from a WebDav server on a LAN without opening said WebDav server up to the WAN) that would be super useful to some people. This is one of the many apps that is making iOS get closer and closer to being the only option needed by most people.
Super Bowl Ticket Shortselling is Ridiculous
Darren Rovell on short selling Super Bowl tickets:
In order to "short" the market, a broker typically lists tickets in a generic section of the stadium and doesn't disclose exactly where the seats are until the Wednesday before the game, when sites such as StubHub and Vivid Seats require the brokers to choose exact seat locations or cancel the sale.
The idea for the brokers is to take money from ticket buyers when the tickets are at a higher price after the conference title games, then actually buy the tickets days later as the prices start to come down. The ease of the scheme caused more and more brokers to get in the game.
Wait, what? This is a thing? People/brokers sell tickets they don't even have, and this is perfectly legal? This is pretty screwed up. No wonder so many people thought they had tickets but didn't. This undoubtedly proves what an absolute scam ticket brokering is.
Has it always been this way? Has the ability for any person to buy/sell tickets online made brokers have to resort to this? Either way it is totally insane that people do this. Obviously there must be some fine print somewhere that keeps them from getting sued when they don't deliver, but this is so shady.
How much do brokers really help fans? Do they drive up prices, or give people a chance to get tickets who wouldn't otherwise? Or both? It is somewhat convenient it would seem, but with higher prices it seems like maybe that isn't as useful. So what is the long term scenario?
Non-transferrable tickets are starting to become a thing, and there is surely a market for them especially at reduced price. It is something comparable to cheaper airfare/hotels where a cheaper price can be had if the plans cannot be canceled. This would essentially allow brokers to have to pay a premium just to get their hands on tickets, and perhaps give the general public a better chance to pay a reasonable price. Especially with major, major sporting events, what percentage of tickets are purchased just flip for a profit? The system always seemed broken. But with the revelation of short selling it seems downright trashed.
Goodbye Parenthood
(SPOILER ALERT: The following post (obviously) contains spoilers about the Parenthood series finale.)
For some reason people thought that at the end of Breaking Bad Walter White got too much of a "happy" ending, even though he died, lost his family and couldn't be sure they would ever get the money he left them. But if Walter White had a happy ending then the Braverman's are like lottery winners. Series finales are generally supposed to leave happy moments for the audience, but Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, The Wire and others showed it doesn't always have to be that way. Parenthood went a different way though.
Minus Zeek's inevitable death, everything came of roses for every member of the Braverman clan. There has already been plenty of (digital) ink spilled over the finale, so there is no reason to completely rehash it all, but at least some people pointed out that things were a little too perfect.
Todd VanDerWeff of Vox on the financial woes that seemed to come and go:
By and large, that disappeared from season four onward. Brothers Adam (Peter Krause) and Crosby (Dax Shepard) launched a risky recording studio venture in season three, seeing it almost fall apart, only to spend most of seasons four and five doing just fine for themselves, even as the real world music industry was completely falling apart. (The final season suggested the studio was not long for this world, before the finale completely reversed this, somewhat inexplicably.) Sarah's economic circumstances suddenly seemed much firmer, and while Julia left her job to care for her newly adopted son, she and Joel never seemed to worry about money.
Alan Sepinwall with some closing thoughts:
Do I buy that everything would come up roses for the remaining Bravermans? No. Is it what the show needed to give us as our last glimpse? Abso-damn-lutely. The whole finale is fantasy camp, but that's just the way it had to be.
The show was indeed a fantasy camp; one that probably only succeeded because the cast was one of the best/most talented assembled this century. But so much talent left some stories unfinished or rushed and while the show was good week-to-week it's hard to see it having the prolonged shelf life of something like The Sopranos or Breaking Bad. It was definitely solid and fun, but not a top tier show all-time. Uneven is a great word to describe this show, and some of it can probably be blamed on weak ratings, or a network that didn't seem to appreciate the quality of program it had on it's hands. Either way this show wasn't everything it could have been.
Last thing, HuffPost had a breakdown of all the stuff that happened in the flash forward.
2014 Newsies Awards
The fourth annual Newsies awards (a little later than usual this year) are dedicated to my favorite things I discovered/saw/bought for the first time in prior year. It's also a homage to one of my great guilty pleasure movies of all time, Newsies.
Remember that these aren't necessarily things that came out in 2014, but 2014 was when I got them, watched them, etc.
TV Show – Orange is the New Black
Netflix was added to the Hippo Household in 2014 and a large reason for that was House of Cards. Despite a particularly strong first season, a progressively disappointing second drove it from this list completely. Orange is the New Black however, lived up to the hype and then some. The second season was just as strong as the first. The backstory flashbacks are always entertaining and there remains a few characters who's backstories are a mystery, so there is still time to drag that hook out further.
Still this show likely has a limited lifespan as (theoretically) only so much can happen to the same prisoners so many times. Although it doesn't get as much publicity as House of Cards, Orange is the the better overall show, and has chance to be a top tier show before it's over.
Transparent – Amazon's award winning show about a man (played by Jeffery Tambor) making a transition into a woman. It's funny, smart and well acted. It may feature a little bit too much craziness for one family to be a show that works long term, especially with three "anything can happen" children in the mix. But for now, it's very, very good.
Silicon Valley – The subject matter earns extra points on a personal level, but this show had some of the better laugh out loud moments of the year. TJ Miller's ridiculous over the top character was constantly hilarious, and the gag near the end of the season regarding "physics" was one for the ages.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Despite never being a fan of The Daily Show or Colbert it was hard to know what to expect from this show. The weekly format undoubtedly makes it easier to watch than something on every day, but John Oliver delivered a masterpiece. This show was informative sure, but it was also downright hilarious. The "look at how stupid society is" jokes has always felt a little like Seinfeld's go-to joke type. Can't wait for season two.
Movie – Silver Linings Playbook
Few movies live up to the hype, praise or awards thrust upon them. Silver Linings Playbook does, and then some. Bradley Cooper is just amazing, and it seems crazy that he did not win an Oscar for this performance1.
- The Sting – One of Paul Newman's most famous movies, and a great con man movie based in the 1930s. Robert Redford is Newman's partner and the story is great, with even better twists along the way. It took a long time to see this one, but now it seems like it will be re-watched many times.
iPhone App – Paper
Facebook put out an alternative app this year, called Paper. It is a different way to view Facebook statuses that always has move of a "cards" kind of feel. For many, it has become the goto app for Facebook. It also features a separate area to view news of various topics, but for most it's just a Facebook app. It lacks some features of the full Facebook app, but is a much better experience.
Camera Sync – For anyone that wants to save/copy/backup photos from iOS without using a third party service, the options are truly limited. CameraSync offers a one click solution to upload all new photos to a WebDav/FTP site. This makes it super easy to save pictures from a phone without needing to copy them one by one, plug into an actual computer or use a third party service that then has all the photos on their servers, and likely costs money. Obviously this app requires a server to move files to, but setting up FTP or WebDav on most computers is fairly simple.
Narwhal – While certain parts of Reddit focus on sharing of links, it has also become a large message board of sorts, particularly with certain topics. The fact that it's userbase is so huge means that lots of different topics have a lot of fans. Narwhal is a nice looking Reddit client with most features included. It seems to lack a way to see the sidebar of a subreddit, but for the most part it has everything else.
Gadget – URC-WR7 Universal Remote
Good universal remotes seem to hard to find, and the most popular line, Logitech's Harmony, are expensive and require crappy software to program. There is a company called URC that makes all kinds of home automation, including universal remote controls as well. The WR7 model was only around $30 and works incredibly well and is easy to program. Unfortunately it turns out that for some reason this model has been discontinued, and it seems like URC only make models for professional installations now. Bummer.
Kinivo BTC450 Bluetooth Car Kit – For cars without built-in Bluetooth there are a ton of third party options out there. The problem is that when iOS changes come out sometimes certain functionality doesn't work as well, or at all. A similar adapter from Belkin stopped being able to skip ahead/back after iOS 6 (or so). The Kinvio is the most popular, and highest-rated model on Amazon. It works very well, and has worked flawlessly for the last year. There are some cheaper options at this point that offer more features, but the Kinvio is still a worthy option.
Synology DS413j NAS – There are tons of options out there for network-attached storage (NAS) devices. At this point, most geeks consider Synology to the be gold standard. They offer a wide range of products of all shapes and sizes. The DS413j has since been replaced by the DS414j but they are both pretty much the same. Synology has really great software for managing the system and in almost a year of use there haven't been any problems. It's fast as well, and the software offers tons of services and apps that can be used on a home network for a variety of cool functions.
Mac App – You Need a Budget
Budgeting apps are not new, and a good ol' spreadsheet is often sufficient, but You Need a Budget (YNAB) is so wonderful constructed it almost makes budgeting fun (seriously). In addition to a nice layout, it seems to have a solution to any situation and is very customizable as well. There are also tons of tips and tutorials on their website for both using the app and budgeting itself. The heft price tag scares people off, but if budgeting money is an issue, it will surely pay for itself within a year.
- Slack – All the rage in team communication these days, Slack is a super solid alternative to Google Hangouts and group e-mail or text chains. It's not disposable enough to use just once, but for recurring talks over a period of time it offers a lot of advantages or e-mail. Plus it has apps for pretty much every platform.
Website – CBS Sports
Bill Simmons' latest ESPN suspension provided an opportunity to explore other places for sports news. It turns out that CBS Sports is pretty darn good. Their website has a very clean look, and they don't hide good content behind a paywall. The quality of their content still often seems to fall a bit below ESPN, but not enough to offset everything it has going for it. Definitely a worthy alternative and a new addition to the sites visited daily.
Six Colors – After Macworld.com was basically gutted, former editor-in-chief Jason Snell launched Six Colors, a nerdy blog with an Apple slant that has featured another former Macworld contributor, Dan Moren, frequently. While the blog tends to focus mostly on Apple, it ventures out to other areas of nerddom and has proved to be a valuable addition to the RSS list.
Vox – A news website founded by former Washington Post writer Ezra Klein that focuses on bringing just the facts of a news story without a political slant. It uses a lot of visual presentation that can sometimes get annoying, but for the most part the stories are very interesting and informative.
Podcast – Bad for Business
Jerry Ferrara, of Entourage fame, jumped feet first into podcasting with his own show. There has been plenty of Entourage talk along the way, as well as many guests from the show, but any Entourage fan will just enjoy these episodes even more. It's funny, and gives a nice look at what it's like to be a medium-caliber celebrity.
The Moment – Filmmaker Brian Koppleman2 on the Grantland network brings in famous people to talk about how they got to where they are, and the "moments" along the way that defined their path to stardom. There are lots of good stories and connections revealed on this show and it works so well because Koppleman is so comfortable with the people on his show.
We Have Conerns – Jeff Cannata (formerly of web series the Totally Rad Show) launched two new podcasts this year. The second of which, We Have Concerns pairs him with Anthony Carboni to discuss current news stories (usually about science or tech) and what they really mean. Things get silly, but their impromptu skits acting how the innovation or discovery factors in is often hilarious. It takes a specific kind of person to enjoy this show, so it is not for everyone, but anyone who likes it likes it a lot.
No Need for Voice Plans on Cellphones
Mat Honan of Wired discusses the lack of needing a "phone"
So why do we still need voice plans? Dunno. You can get LTE on any decent tablet. And with LTE, you can send and receive calls with Skype and its ilk even, say, on the bus. You can send text messages with services like WhatsApp. You can port your existing mobile number over to Google Voice and continue calling and texting, from the exact number you have right now, on your iPad.
A thousand times yes! Most people under 35 hardly use their phone for voicecalls at all1. Most people hate talking on the phone these days. In this world of constant task switching2 a phone call is to much of a dedicated task. Text messages and the like has become most people's preferred method of communication, mostly due to the asynchronous nature of them. In other words, a person can text another person and that second person will answer when they have time, or are able to. As opposed to the old method of needing the second person to be available for a phone call at a specific time.
The problem is that the carriers make so much of their money off these voice plans. It is their bread and butter. And for the time being, it isn't going away. There are still issues with certain VoIP technologies that make them not as reliable as a traditional voice call, and that will scare off "average folk." In order to get a subsidized price with a carrier a voice plan has to be purchased. Even if an unlocked device is purchased it's unclear whether a data-only plan could be purchased for a phone device the same way it could be for a tablet. Then on top of that a problem exists with having a phone number for traditional phone calls (e.g., doctors, repairmen, etc.) that would need an actual number.
At the moment it is just to difficult to circumvent the phone call system without too much disruption. At some point some carrier will make the shift and draw in a bunch of customers and force the hand of all the other carriers in the same way that many previous options have done. In the meantime the carriers will just keep fooling people into thinking there is a difference between voice and data traffic.


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More Space Than I Expected
By carrimd
from Lake Forest, CA, United States
Comments about Whirlpool 24.6 Cu. Ft. Side-by-Side Refrigerator - Monochromatic Stainless Steel:
I was nervous buying a counter-depth fridge/freezer, but I have been very pleasantly surprised at how much I can fit into it. I think that because it has so many shelves, I can fit as much - if not more - than my previous, bigger fridge.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Poor Design and Company will not stand behind product!!
By jab216
from Cleveland, OH
I was very excited to buy this counter depth refrigerator along with several other Whirlpool kitchen appliances. We recently moved and decided to replace all of our items in our kitchen and decided on Whirlpool as he had all Whirlpool appliances in our last house. I have had nothing but a bad experience from 3 of the 4 kitchen appliances with my last purchase. Most recently our refrigerator water dispenser stopped working on and off (along with freezing items on top shelf like others have voiced) and then water started to leak from the back of the refrigerator. We performed all of the requested troubleshooting items but nothing seemed to work. The refrigerator was only purchased less than 1.5 years ago and I was told that I was out of the 1 year warranty and there was nothing they could do. So now after spending several thousands of dollars on Whirlpool brand appliances, I have to spend another several hundred to get this problem fixed. I could see if I was running into these problems 4-5 years into using this refrigerator but not after just barely over 1 year. I now see that this products in discontinued so I must not be the only one experiencing these problems. It doesn't look like I will buy from Whirlpool again after this experience but maybe they don't care about their loyal customers.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Love the Counter Depth Design!
By tl26
from Chicago, IL, United States
The counter depth size makes the whole kitchen look bigger! It is the same capacity as our old refrigerator but it seems to be easier to reach everything inside because of the shorter depth. Lots of drawers and shelves make things organized in both the refrigerator and the freezer. We love the water/ice dispenser too! Very happy we made the purchase!
Cool Refrigerator
By Lilys Mom
from Fort Myers, FL, United States
Loads of room on both sides. Looks great and the stainless surface is so easy to keep clean.
Great for our needs
By pepe77
from Buena Park, CA, United States
I bought this three months ago and is working fine.
The Room
By Avey
from Louisville, KY, United States
More room than I ever imagined a counter depth fridge and freezer could ever have. Fits a family of four or five perfectly. The internal wine rack is awesome. In door ice maker is awesome. Well worth the $$ spent. Supper quiet too. Definitely wrecommend to anyone wanting a counter depth appliance.
no better than OK
By Phil K
from Fairfax, VA, United States
Hard to get enthusiastic about this fridge. The space is OK and the size is right for a household of two people, but there are features that annoy. The ice maker is balky; it hesitates to activate and spews crushed ice all over the floor. (The water dispenser has a similar hesitant and noisy activation function.) I've already given up on crushed ice and only choose cubed. Even then, the ice tends to clump into bergs in the bin and jams the system. In terms of interior space, the two filter housings in the upper shelf crimps valuable space there. The two bottom veggie bins are good but there is much wasted shelf space on the bottom of the frig door. Another adjustable shelf would be good. The wine rack is a plus but the shelves tip the bottles back too far to be stable, especially if you put corks or rubber stoppers in the neck after a bottle has been opened.
This thing is Awful...unless you like frozen milk and sour cream
By iej071
from New Orleans, LA, United States
I just contacted whirlpool and have someone coming out tomorrow. I can't use the top 2 shelves. They freeze EVERYTHING. I have tried changing the temperature but it doesn't help. I have lost so much food to this thing. I didn't read the reviews before I got it and I should have. Even if they send me 4 fridges it will be a hassle that I do not want. I have to spend my holiday break waiting on repair people. If they let me i will switch it for a cheaper model....at least it is reviewed well!
By mjp316
from Waxhaw, NC, United States
This refrigerator was the basic one offered by the builder on my brand new home. I have had no problems with it and it is a sufficient size for me.
Cheaply made
By Klwally
I had whirlpool in my old house and loved them but these are more cheaply made. The first one had a big dent in the door and the second one delivered had another dent in the bottom of the door.
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China Glaze Ruby Pumps
386 reviews
92% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.5
Price: $$
Package Quality: 4.5
Price: $$
on 4/2/2014 12:57:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
China glaze is cheaper than other similar quality nail polishes
Excellent formula
Don't like the color/glitter combo. Too cheap looking
Overall, I wouldn't repurchase this since I really hate the color. It's surprising because I love red polishes. Out of the 32 red polishes I owe, this is the only one I honestly don't like.
on 3/29/2014 11:50:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
Looks terrific with the China Glaze Top Coat. Without the top coat the color looks slightly dull and cheap. Without the top coat it reminds me of child safe nailpolish. Chips quite easily.
on 3/1/2014 8:19:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
This is a lovely sparkly ruby red. Its gel like and goes on super easy
on 2/12/2014 8:41:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Very Oily, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
I don't like the glitter. It clumps up at the bottle neck.
on 2/4/2014 3:18:00 PM
Age: 56 & Over
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Red, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Meh, to me it's a little juvenile looking. The red is slightly pinky, and with the sort of plastic-y finish on it, it just made me feel silly when I wore it. More of a teenage color. If I'm going to go for a flashy, too young for my age look, I'm going to go all out and wear some real glitter nails. I just don't get why it's so popular.
on 2/3/2014 8:53:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Dry, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
This is a gorgeous red jelly that's surprisingly smooth considering how much glitter is compacted into this. It's so beautiful especially on my pale skin (it kinda makes me look like a vampire teehee) but this is one of my many favorites from china glaze. The only thing I have to say that's bad is that it's just a bit of a hassle and they're super sparkly-ness make me really distracted
on 1/18/2014 7:28:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Very Dry, Fair, Cool
Hair: Blond, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Blue
MUA reviews don't lie. This is the most beautiful polish I own. Ruby Pumps is a red jelly with microglitter that somehow dries completely smooth. It's fully opaque after 2 coats, and adding a topcoat gives the color extra dimension that makes me gasp every time. It's my go to color for everything from punk rock shows to days at my conservative job in finance when I need an extra boost of power and confidence. I can't imagine a skintone on which this wouldn't look completely stunning. The only polish I hoard and the only polish I'll continue to buy again and again.
on 1/16/2014 4:19:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
It's a great Xmas/winter time polish. Great staying power, beautiful power with not overwhelming glitter. A keeper!
on 1/13/2014 9:55:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
It is just beautiful. Micro glitter that is mesmerizing but not over the top. A lovely red from a distance and even better close up. One of my favorites.
on 12/12/2013 10:14:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Normal, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Blue
Definitely a must have, this is a seriously jaw dropping stunner. Ruby Pumps is a super sparkly spectacular red glittery jelly polish that is completely opaque in 3 coats. This was released as part of the Wizard of Ooh Ahz collection several years ago and was limited edition, but thanks to the high demand by polish lovers everywhere, the folks at China Glaze heard and added it to the core collection! I pulled this out for a Christmas manicure and fell in love with this beauty immediately. The first coat was a bit thin but it built up quickly and the super sparkle is simply stunning. This was a fantastic formula to paint with and application was easy and I was able to take my time and paint meticulously since this doesn't dry too fast. This dried with a smooth finish and was not rough like glitters usually are. The polish dried to a beautiful finish but lost a little of the sparkle in the drying so I added some Seche Vite fast drying top coat and this simply stuns now. I wore this for a week and it had no chips and only a little tip wear, and best of all this was easy to remove and did not require extensive struggling as glitter polishes tend to do. I got several compliments on this beautiful red polish and I am so glad they added this to the core collection, this is perfect for year 'round use and not just for holiday sparkle.
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Family Medicine
- 43112 15th St W
Lancaster, CA 93534
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Dr. Rafael A. Gonzalez graduated from the Univ De Cadiz, Fac De Med, Cadiz, Spain in 1987. He works in Lancaster, CA and 1 other location and specializes in Family Medicine. Dr. Gonzalez is affiliated with Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Keck Medical Center Of USC and Palmdale Regional Medical Center. He speaks English and Spanish.
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I jumped center once at Martinsville in the state finals during my sophomore season. [Coach] Curtis put me in for the tip against Charles (Stretch) Murphy of Marion - a big man who stood 6 feet 7 inches tall. I believe he could play today with any man of comparable size. We later played together at Purdue. My job this time was to force as tight a jump as possible so our center could block out against Murphy. The theory may have been correct but Murphy was too much. We lost to the Marion "Giants" 30-23.
During my junior year we won the state title by beating Muncie Central, 26-23. I remember that not so much for the victory but for the beautiful silver Hamilton pocket watch that the people of Martinsville gave to each of us on the team. It's a fine watch, and I keep it at home now under a little glass bell chime. It runs as well as it did the day I got it.
Usually you would think that the championship would be the important memory of my high school career. But actualy, it is the defeat in the championship during my senior year that takes the honor. Again, we were playing Muncie Central. With moments to go, we were ahead, 12-11. A Muncie player turned his ankle and called time out. Since they had used their allowed three times out, it was a technical foul. We had the ball when time was called. When you shot the tehnical, the ball went back to the center jump if you made it. I was captain and elected to refuse the shot, thereby keeping the ball. Curtis leaped off the bench yelling, "We'll shoot it, we'll shoot it."
I argued, because under the rules then, we had the ball. And by keeping it I knew that Muncie could not get it back before time ran out. I could keep it on the dribble alone and we'd win, 12-11, for back-to-back championships.
Curtis prevailed. I shot and missed, and the ball went back to the center jump. In those days, the center could tip to himself. Charlie Secrist, the Muncie center, tipped the ball behind him, grabbed it and in a wild, sweeping underhand motion arched the ball toward the basket. To this day, it is the highest arched shot I have ever seen. It seemed to go into the rafters and came straight down the middle of the basket, hardly fluttering the net.
Indiana basketball buffs still talk about that game. They'll tell you that it ended just as the ball dropped through the basket. I have personally heard the story from more people than Butler Fieldhouse could ever hold. Actually, what happened was that I called time as the ball came through the basket. Knowing Muncie would look for me to shoot, Curtis set up a play with me as the decoy. The center tipped to me, a forward screened for the center who got wide open, I faked a shot and passed to him underneath the basket, and he laid the ball up on the board. In doing so, he gave it a little English - it went around and around and around and then out. A forward was right there, but he was so confident the ball was in that he was jumping up and down in jubilation and wasn't positioned to rebound. When he saw it spin out, all he could do was bat it back up, but it didn't go in. It seemed like a disastrous turn of events at the time but by summer vacation the hurt had worn off a bit.


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Today is the day. And forgive me for being dramatic, but I love Thai food, I love that there now is Thai food in downtown S.A., and that it's located in an area with so much potential. Thai Lao Orchid, 118 Broadway, in the Atlee B. Ayers Building, is opening at 11:30 a.m. today. It […] [Read More]
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The way I understand it, the notion is that the 20- and 30-year-olds who dwell and work in downtown San Antonio consider their environs the way the guys in "Swingers" considered the house party early on in the movie: "This place is dead anyway." It's a funny line because the party, in fact, is not […] [Read More]
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As a drinking buddy once said in response to when another buddy complained about having too much on their plate: "Go get another plate." This is key advice even for City Council next week, as the last round of meetings before its Christmas break presents a cornucopia of downtown topics. . . . Street renaming […] [Read More]
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Going into "Fiddler on the Roof," I was familiar with bits and pieces without actually having seen the thing, which is to say, it has had a great cultural influence since its Broadway debut in 1964. [Read More]
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The PR scuffle between the city and streetcar opponents, reported by the Express-News, is a classic example of semantics. Opponents are linking streetcar to the bond program, while the city insists they are not related. [Read More]
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After a good-sized lull, the reconstruction of the former Le Midi space restarted with a bang weeks ago, and is pretty much complete. Moving in is Toscana Ristorante, 301 E. Houston St., a casual dining Italian restaurant scheduled to officially open next Friday, Dec.9. But don't be surprised if there's a soft opening before then. […] [Read More]
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(CNSNews.com) - Between one and two million women and children worldwide will benefit from a legislative item offering protections against prostitution if the Senate and president approve, a spokesman for the bill's author said.
House Resolution 3244, the Trafficking and Violence Victims Protection Act of 2000, is expected to pass the Senate this week, Chris Connelly with Rep. Chris Smith's (R-N.J.) office said, and will then likely gain the signature of President Bill Clinton almost immediately.
The $95 million measure "would increase sentencing" of those convicted of trafficking in prostitution to equal that of kidnappers and rapists, Connelly explained. The money itself would create various law enforcement and protection programs so women and children victims would be able to escape prostitution and change their lifestyles.
Though some funds will be diverted to countries targeted as high-risk areas to women and children attempting to escape or avoid prostitution - in Eastern Europe and the Ukraine, Connelly said - nearly 50,000 in the U.S. will benefit directly from the measure.
"[The bill] sets up programs [overseas] and empowers those nations to clamp down on trafficking in prostitution," Connelly said. "But about 50,000 women and children are brought into this country each year" by traffickers seeking to expand their prostitution rings into the U.S.
"The people who are at fault are targeted under this bill," he continued. "The punishment is not directed at the victims themselves."
The measure has received the support of the Independent Women's Forum, a nonpartisan Washington, D.C. organization, whose spokespeople have been critical of Clinton's past suggestions on curbing prostitution.
In 1995, around the time frame of the Beijing Women's Conference, Clinton formed a council that outlined a measure presented to the United National that would have forced prostitution victims worldwide to prove they were unwilling participants before suspected traffickers could be brought to court, IWF Director of Economic Projects Christine Stolba said.
The president's council, Stolba said, "tried to add the word forced" in defining the true female victims of the prostitution rings. In other words, she explained, only those women who could prove they were prostitutes by "force" rather than by choice would be granted protection and prosecution privileges under the UN.
The addition of that one word, Stolba continued, "would have made it difficult to prosecute international prostitution" trafficking offenders, because of the time-consuming, expensive mandate that victims first "gather all the information and witnesses" to prove they were unwilling participants.
"From an education standpoint, I think this [H.R. 3244] is an important piece of legislation," she said. "We've been very critical of the president's council ... because [prostitution] is exploitive of women whether they're forced or not.
"We don't have a huge trafficking problem here in the U.S.," Stolba continued, "but anything that's going to stop international trafficking will benefit all women, even Americans."
Those convicted in the U.S. of trafficking in prostitution, under the proposed bill, could face life imprisonment, while those found guilty of the offense abroad could bring "severe economic sanctions" against their countries, according to a press release from Smith's office.
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AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY NUCLEAR FACILITIES NON-QUALIFIED CPUC DECOMMISSIONING MASTER TRUST AGREEMENT FOR SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATIONS This Amendment No. 4 is entered into as of the 23rd day of December, 1996, by and between San Diego Gas & Electric Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of California, and having its principal office at 101 Ash Street, San Diego, California 92101-3017 (the "Company"), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee, having its principal office at 1 Enterprise Drive, Quincy, Massachusetts 02171 (the "Trustee"). Pursuant to Section 2.12 of the Nuclear Facilities Qualified CPUC Decommissioning Master Trust Agreement dated June 29, 1992 (the "Agreement") between San Diego Gas & Electric Company (the "Company") and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee, the parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows: 1. The representations set forth above are incorporated herein by this reference thereto. 2. Section 1.03 of the Agreement is amended and restated to read as follows: The exclusive purposes of this Master Trust are to provide monies for the decommissioning of the Plants, and to constitute qualified nuclear decommissioning funds for the Units within the meaning of Section 468A of the Code, any applicable successor provision and the regulations thereunder. Assets of the Funds must be used as authorized by Section 468A of the Code and the regulations thereunder 3. The first paragraph of Section 2.12 of the Agreement is amended and restated to read as follows: The Trustee and the Company understand and agree that modifications or amendments may be required to this Agreement from time to time to effectuate the purposes of the trust. This Agreement may not be amended so as to violate Section 468A of the Code or the regulations thereunder. 4. The second page of Exhibit C1 of the Agreement, the Fee Schedule relating to the International Portfolio, is replaced with the revised second page attached hereto. 5. The first sentence of the second paragraph of Section 4.03 is amended and restated to read as follows: This fee schedule is effective through December 31, 1997 and may be extended with the approval of the Trustee. 6. The first and second sentences of the fourth paragraph of Section 4.03 are amended and restated as follows: This fee schedule shall be effective through December 31, 1997 for all assets placed under the Trustee's investment discretion. After January 1, 1998, the fee schedule for assets placed under the Trustee's investment discretion shall be subject to renegotiation." 7. Except as set forth herein, the Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed and remain in full force and effect SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY By:_______________________ Title:____________________ Attest:___________________ Title:____________________ By:____________________ Title:_________________ Attest:________________ Title:_________________ CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION By:_________________________________________ Title:______________________________________ Attest:_____________________________________ Title:______________________________________ EXHIBIT C1 INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO I. TRUST/CUSTODY CHARGES The following charges will be assessed on the month-end net asset value in U.S. dollars: Global Assets @ fourteen (14) basis points per annum I. PORTFOLIO ADMINISTRATION (ACCOUNTING, RECORDKEEPING & REPORTING) $20,000 per portfolio per annum II. PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY International Sub-Custodian Charges Group A Transaction ($) 25 Group B 45 3.50 Group C 60 5.25 Group D 70 16.0 Group E 100 45.0 Holdings (bp)* 1.25 Australia Austria Finland Brazil Argentina Canada Belgium Indonesia China Bangladesh Cedel Hong Kong Ireland Czech Botswana Denmark Netherlands Luxembourge Egypt Chile Euroclear Norway Malaysia Jamaica Columbia France Sweden Mexico So. Korea Cyprus Germany Singapore Philippines Ecuador Italy Thailand Portugal Ghana Japan Sri Lanka Greece Namibia Taiwan Hungary New Zealand Turkey India So. Africa Israel Spain Jordan Switzerland Kenya United Kingdom Morocco Pakistan Peru Poland Tunisia Uruguay Venezuela Zambia Zimbabwe * Based on the month-end value in U.S. dollars
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Patriotic baby names are rich with cultural significance, and many American names are rising the ranks when it comes to popularity, according to the latest data from the Social Security Administration. Whether you're having a Fourth of July baby, or you're just a history buff, these names, courtesy of Nameberry.com, are worth saluting.
It turns out that the most popular sporting event of the summer also features some pretty popular baby boy names. We compared the names of popular soccer players to the latest baby name data published by the Social Security Adminstration, and found that plenty of players have names that rose in popularity from 2012 to 2013.
When it comes to pregnancy tasks, choosing a baby name is right up there with completing your registry. It sounds fun at first (finally—something that doesn't involve prepping for labor!), until it becomes totally overwhelming (so.many.options). We're here to help.
You've announced your pregnancy, chosen a birth plan, and decorated your nursery. But one important to-do still remains: picking a baby name!
Heidi's Klum's catchphrase, "One day you're in, and the next day you're out," might as well have been spoken about baby names. Over the years, we've seen names come, go, and even make a few comebacks. So, to help you find the right name for your baby-to-be, we polled the nation's leading baby name experts on what we can expect from the coming year. Here are the baby name trends that will rock the name runway in 2014.
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Colored eggs! Afikoman! Glazed ham! Braised lamb shank! Whatever your Easter and Passover traditions are, embrace the old or start some new during this spring season of renewal. I asked my FreshDirect colleagues to share their holiday traditions with me so that I could share them with all of you!…
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Here at the FreshDirect headquarters, we're lucky to work with many interesting people who share our passion for food.
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FD: What was the inspiration to make food your business?
TB: Cooking is the only profession I've ever had, and I am grateful that I get paid to do what I love and am deeply passionate about — anything else seems like torture.
FD: What was the road that led you to FreshDirect?
TB: After studying at Peter Kump's New York Cooking School (now I.C.E.), I started cooking my way through various NYC kitchens. My first job was at Oceana – while still in school. This was when anything less than a 6-day work-week wasn't even a consideration. I was the first woman to work in that kitchen (boy, times have changed!)….
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Chef Tina Bourbeau is going above and beyond, stretching tastebuds and playing with ingredients, while keeping fun party themes in mind. There's been some trial and error as we measured a teaspoon of this and a cup of that but practice makes perfect and we're clocking a lot of hours into making sure your get-together will be top notch.
Some of you may kind of know Tina already. She makes your 4-Minute Meals and other fresh foods and you've probably seen her photo on our FreshDirect packaging. She's a culinary powerhouse, fully loaded with information. Some colleagues and I recently jotted down notes frantically, as Tina created recipes from scratch and shared some really useful tips:…
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We traveled from JFK to Puerto Veras (a small port city and commune in southern Chile) to visit with the Verlasso farms. We first visited the salmon hatchery in Puerto Montt. There we witnessed the grow-out in land-based recirculating tanks before being transferred to open sea pens. Here the salmon are raised in fresh water from egg to smolt. After about a year the smolt are then transferred to the ocean for a period of 12 to 18 months where they grow to adult salmon….
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On Niman's ranch, his small staff is raising heritage-breed birds that are a lot closer to the turkeys our nation's founders would have recognized.
Bill Niman is the rancher that The New York Times called a "pioneer of the 'good meat' movement," and he took some time to chat with us about his BN Ranch Heritage-Breed Turkeys, which FreshDirect is selling this holiday season….


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