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|Length Overall
|16' 4''
5.0 m
|Dry Weight
895 lbs.
406 kg.
2.1 m
|Tested Weight
|Weight Capacity
|Draft Up
|Person Capacity
|Draft Down
|Fuel Capacity
20 gal.
|Air Draft
|Water Capacity
|Length on Trailer
|Max Headroom
|Height on Trailer
|Bridge Clearance
|Trailer Weight
|Total Package Weight (Trailer,Boat & Engine)
|Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
|Std. Power
|Not Available
|Tested Power
|1 x 50-hp Evinrude E-TEC
|Opt. Power
1 x 50-hp Evinrude E-TEC
We think that a basic 16' 4" (5.0 m) boat with a 50 two-stroke and a trailer makes a great value for smart shoppers demanding the best value for their money. Our top speed: 29.6 mph (47.6 kph).
The Engine
The Evinrude E-TEC line, and the 50-hp in particular, is impressive. These engines are engineered so well that the maintenance schedule is the first hook that dealers can use to reel in their customers. How much maintenance are we talking about? How about no maintenance for three years or 300 hours? We're talking no changing the gearcase lube, no spring tune-ups, not even going to the dealer for winterization since the engine fogs itself.
Fogs itself? That means that we northern boaters can catch a warm spell and head out on the water, and then put the rig back in storage for freezing at the end of the day. Operating in salt water? No worries… flush it out and fog it out. Done!
It's also hard not to love the fact that these direct fuel injected two-stokes have up to 195 fewer parts than a comparable 4-stroke. That means fewer parts to wear out, no valves, belts, camshafts or pulleys to adjust or replace.
But all this is academic if the engine doesn't perform, so let's bolt it to the back of the typical boat, in this case, the Alumacraft Classic 165 CS, and see what we get.
The Boat
Alumacraft is one of the largest builders of aluminum boats and 16' is its most popular size. Weighing in at only 895 lbs. (406 kg.) the 165 CS boat represents a typical application for the 50 Evinrude E-TEC. Add the weight of the engine itself (240 lbs., 109 kg.), test gear, 10 gallons (37.8 L) of fuel and two people and we have ourselves a test weight of 1,580 lbs (717 kg).
The 165 CS also represents the typical fishing boat in this class. It is available in a tiller version or, as our test platform, a side console version.
The versatility shines through with 6 pedestal bases, including two on elevated platforms. Lockable rod storage is found on both sides of the boat, a 34 gallon (128 L) livewell resides adjacent to the baitwell at the bow platform. Twin batteries will serve both the engine and the trolling motor.
Even though the 165 CS is relatively small, there is still an open, roomy feel about the boat. And look at that relatively high freeboard.
The 165 CS had nice and solid handling, due mostly to the full length keel and the double bow plates. The main hull thickness is .080''/.065'' (2.0 mm / 1.65 mm), and on top of that Alumacraft adds a second set of plates .065" (1.65 mm) thick at the bow where the brunt of any pounding will occur. This translates into a rigid hull that was virtually absent the flexing and oil drumming that sometimes manifests itself in less stalwart aluminum designs. The boat held tight in turns thanks to this design feature and exhibited no jumping off track with each wave we hit.
The windshield does a surprisingly good job at blocking wind. It is a fairly low profile windshield that has the top aimed straight at your face, so I expected that I'd be getting a face full, but it never happened.
A last important feature… the hatches are all reinforced aluminum. This means that when you stand on them, or jump up and down on them as I did, they'll retain their shape. That's a pivotal point when the hatches are on a casting deck designed for you to stand on.
The Evinrude E-TEC 50 pushed this boat to a top speed of 29.6 mph at 5600 rpm. At that speed we were burning 4.7 gph and getting 6.36 mpg. This means a range of 114 miles.
Pulled back to a more economic cruise of 4000 rpm we were running at 19.2 mph, burning 2.1 gph, and getting 9.16 mpg. With a 10% reserve of fuel that will allow us to travel for 165 miles.
As we had a 15 inch prop our time to plane was 3 seconds and we reached 20 mph in 6.4 seconds.
All said, at the end of the day, this engine showed some serious muscle. And speaking of packages, this entire setup is packaged together by Alumacraft and it includes:
• 50-hp Evinrude E-TEC
• Minn Kota 55PD Trolling Motor
• Humminbird Graph
• 3 Deluxe Seats
• Trailer
All for $14,295. Figure in the savings on the maintenance costs with an Evinrude E-TEC and... well you know the rest.
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Full Warranty Information on this brand coming soon!
|Pricing Range
|Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.


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The Wireless-N PCI Adapter with dual-band adds wireless connectivity to your desktop computer. Install it in an available slot in your computer, and enjoy high-speed wireless network access without running wires.
Flexible powerWireless-N technology uses multiple radios per band to create robust signals for great speed and range, with reduced dead spots. Offers optimal performance when connected to Wireless-N but also connects to Wireless-G, -B, and -A networks.
Quick setupGet connected quickly. Installs in your computer's PCI slot. Step-by-step setup wizard helps configure your network settings.
Powerful protectionIndustrial-strength WPA2 encryption helps keep your communications and information private.
- Product Description
- Linksys Wireless-N PCI Adapter - network adapter
- Device Type
- Network adapter
- Form Factor
- Plug-in card
- Interface (Bus) Type
- Weight
- 92 g
- Localisation
- Europe
- Data Link Protocol
- 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11n (draft)
- Compliant Standards
- IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
- System Requirements
- Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 2 years warranty
- Device Type
- Network adapter
- Form Factor
- Plug-in card
- Interface (Bus) Type
- Localisation
- Europe
- Connectivity Technology
- Wireless
- Data Link Protocol
- 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11n (draft)
- Status Indicators
- Link activity
- Features
- 128-bit encryption, MIMO technology
- Compliant Standards
- IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
- Antenna
- External detachable
- Gain Level
- 2 dBi
Expansion / Connectivity
- Compatible Slots
- 1 x PCI
- Included Accessories
- Low-profile bracket
- Encryption Algorithm
- 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise
- Compliant Standards
- UL, IC, FCC, RoHS
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included
- Drivers & Utilities
- OS Required
- Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
- System Requirements Details
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista - 600 MHz - RAM 512 MB
Dimensions & Weight
- Weight
- 92 g
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support
- Limited warranty - 2 years
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature
- Max Operating Temperature
- Humidity Range Operating
- 10 - 85%
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Customer reviews
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Reviewed by THai. Review Posted 05/07/2012
I bought a cheap wireless receiver. Did me good but overtime as speeds got faster the kit could not catch up. Bought this and what I can say. Signal NEVER drops and using this with BT Infinity with hub downstairs. Speeds are extremely high you would think my PC is connected via wire. Really good product.
- Overall
- Ease of use
- Value for money
Simple Installation
Reviewed by PJR. Review Posted 07/10/2009
Having tried the D-Link RangeBooster N 650 Desktop Adapter DWA-547 and returned it in disgust(see separate review), this product installed easily, worked first time and appears to pull in a stronger signal. The installation pack was also more detailed and helpful than D-Link's, not that the installation threw up any challenges. No changes to my computer's hardware / software configuration, so Linksys gets my vote. Once again, BT service was first rate.
- Overall
- Ease of use
- Value for money
Works well
Reviewed by Liam. Review Posted 07/02/2012
I've held off this review for a few months in case any issues arose, but none did. This card was relatively easy to setup - though it took a few attempts at unplugging it from the board and placing it back on again - and the wireless has not had any issues since I've installed it.
The range is decent; the speed & signal strength has not suffered. I am one floor up from my router, in a Victorian house.
The drivers work fine. The disc installs a piece of network managing software, which I promptly removed the startup entry for; I opted to use the Windows tool, so I can't comment on the software.
- Overall
- Ease of use
- Value for money
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SAN JOSE -- The Sharks normally play home games as if they are shot out of a cannon at the opening faceoff.
Saturday night at SAP Center, they played the opening minutes as if they were still searching for a match to light the cannon. And they never did find the match, for the entire first period.
It cost them. The Los Angeles Kings won that period 2-0, then went on to post a much-too-easy 3-0 victory before a crowd that came ready to celebrate but instead wound up tossing out scattered boos in the closing minutes.
"Tonight was red rotten," said Sharks coach Todd McLellan, analyzing his team's performance. "That's simply put."
And it was no way to win a hockey series, even if the Sharks do still hold a three-games-to-two lead in the best-of-seven, with Game 6 set for Monday night in Los Angeles.
"They started faster than us," Sharks captain Joe Thornton said about the Kings, in the understatement of the weekend. "That's a rarity around here."
So what made this night so rare? At the start of Saturday's game, the Sharks were feeling quite good about their chances to close out the Kings and move on to the second round.
But after the Sharks' worst 20 minutes of this postseason -- and an apparent concussion to top-two defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic, to boot -- the whole mojo of the matchup seemed to change.
In Game 2 on the same ice, the Sharks had also trailed by 2-0 after one period. But they rallied to win 7-2. This time, no rally. That ugly first period turned around the game. Turned around the momentum. Did it turn around the series?
No matter how you looked at it, the Sharks were the team that crashed in the turn. When Antti Niemi allowed another goal in the opening minute of the second period, McLellan pulled him off the ice and inserted backup Alex Stalock, who shut out Los Angeles the rest of the way -- as if it mattered. The Sharks flailed and put some pressure on Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, but couldn't get a puck past him.
"Their lives are at stake, their season is on the line," said Stalock, explaining L.A.'s desperation. "They came out fast. It's the playoffs. Stuff like that happens."
Indeed, something similar has happened before here, as recently as 2011. The Sharks began a series against Detroit by winning three straight games, then lost Game 4 and Game 5 -- and also Game 6 -- before winning Game 7 at The Tank to clinch victory.
The same fate may await this series. This would not be good for the Sharks. Their long series against the Red Wings surely took some steam out of the Sharks' legs for the next series, the Western Conference Finals against Vancouver that the Canucks won in five games. Thus, it would behoove the Sharks to finish off Los Angeles at Staples Center on Monday and never get to a Game 7.
But if that is going to happen, Monday cannot be anything like Saturday. The Sharks' malaise was borderline astonishing to watch. The Sharks' passes weren't crisp or tape-to-tape. The defensive coverage was spotty. Niemi failed to bring his "A" game or even his "B+" game. The 18 shots allowed in the first period tied a Sharks' postseason record for defensive softness.
"For whatever reason, we were sluggish, mentally and physically," McLellan said. "I don't think we were lackadaisical or overconfident. I don't think it crept into our group at all."
He may have wanted to clear that up because in Los Angeles before Game 4, McLellan had made reference to a golf expression when he fretted about his team easing up with a 3-0 series lead and said: "If we think we're playing with mulligans, we're in trouble."
Guess what? If they lose again Monday, they are nearing the hazard and the out-of-bound stakes.
Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle, asked straight out if the "mulligan" factor was at work in the team's approach in Game 5, was offended by the inference.
"I can't believe you'd ask that question," Boyle said, his emotion showing. "This is a series. That's why it's a best-of-seven. You can blame it on a lot of things. Winning teams have got to go on. ... We have to win a game. They're a really good hockey team."
Right. And the Sharks need to beat that good hockey team one more time. They won't do it by playing the way they did Saturday.
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Today: The Federal Reserve continues to taper its monthly bond purchases, chopping another $10 billion, and stocks instantly plunge. Also: Facebook earnings beat expectations and Google to sell Motorola.
The Lead: Wall Street plummets after Fed announces further tapering
In Chairman Ben Bernanke's final meeting with the Federal Reserve, the U.S. central bank announced Wednesday that it will decrease its monthly bond purchases by $10 billion for the second consecutive month, a move that prompted a sudden plunge in stock prices.
The Fed announced that it will shave February's bond purchases down to $65 billion, a move it signaled when announcing the first $10 billion cut last month.
Since that announcement, though, the Fed has seen December job growth in the United States come in far below expectations and break a string of strong labor-market reports that convinced the bankers of the economy's strength. Meanwhile, Wall Street has grown volatile during the past week, with concerns about the global economy and corporate earnings compounded by fears that the Fed's tapering will send interest rates up in the U.S.
The recent issues left the Fed in a tough spot -- if it paused the reductions for a month, it would signal that the economy is suddenly weakening, but continuing reductions could roil the markets even more. In the end, showing strength was the choice, with the move passing with the group's first unanimous vote on a policy statement since 2011.
"Ultimately, the Fed sort of had no choice but to reduce purchases at this meeting," BTIG chief strategist Dan Greenhaus told the Associated Press. "If they had paused, they risked sending a signal to markets that they lacked conviction."
Wall Street did react negatively to the news, with stocks falling sharply after the Fed's announcement and all three major U.S. stock indexes declining more than 1 percent on the day.
"I think investors had hoped that the Fed would somehow respond to the recent turbulence and show they had their back," BMO Private Bank chief investment officer Jack Ablin explained to Reuters.
Instead, the central bank let Wall Street know that it intends to continue on its current path, with further $10 billion reductions expected to occur through the year until the bond purchasers reach zero.
"The clear Fed default position is that tapering will continue; it would take serious U.S. weakness or a real (emerging markets) disaster to make the (Fed) pause," Pantheon Macroeconomics chief economist Ian Shepherdson wrote in a note.
SV150 market report: Facebook stock spikes after earnings, Google selling Motorola
Silicon Valley couldn't avoid Wednesday's Wall Street weakness, with the region's tech stocks also falling more than 1 percent, but Facebook and Google shares gained in late trading after big news for the two tech titans.
Facebook announced earnings that easily exceeded expectations, with the Menlo Park social network raking in profits of $523 million, or 30 cents a share, on revenues of $2.58 billion. "It was a great end to the year for Facebook," founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in Wednesday's news release. The company continued to show strong growth in the mobile sector, a key for investors: Facebook's daily active users of its mobile app increased 49 percent in the quarter, and mobile ads officially topped 50 percent of all advertising revenues for the first time. After losing 2.9 percent to $53.53 in regular trading, Facebook jumped to more than $58 in late trading.
Facebook was overshadowed, though, by reports that Google has reached a deal to sell Motorola Mobility -- the hardware company it purchased for more than $12 billion less than 3 years ago -- for about $3 billion. Reuters originally reported the news, and The New York Times confirmed the deal through an anonymous source. Google already sold Motorola's set-top box business for $2.35 billion, so a sale of the rest of the business for the $3 billion reports suggest would mean Google paid roughly $7 billion to hold Motorola for two and a half years, though specifics of the deal -- such as what patents Google is keeping -- had not been revealed Wednesday afternoon. Investors seemed to like the idea of Motorola -- which has struggled for profitability -- coming off Google's books: After closing with a 1.4 percent decline at $1,106.92, Google shares gained to more than $1,130 in after-hours trading. The Mountain View search giant also neared a deal that could end the European Unions antitrust inquiry, and received a legal blow that increased patent royalties owed to Vringo.
Yahoo could not reverse its downward trajectory that began in Tuesday's after-hours trading, following the company's earnings report showing continuing deterioration of its display-ads business and a slowing growth curve for Alibaba; the Sunnyvale company declined 8.7 percent to $34.89. Electronic Arts did bounce back after late trading depressed the stock, with the Redwood City video game giant gaining 1.4 percent to $25.22 after its earnings report showed a decrease in the sales of games for older consoles. Silicon Valley's other major company to announce earnings Tuesday, Palo Alto's VMware, declined 3. 4 percent to $91.72 on the day.
Apple fell lower than $500 in intraday trading for the first time since October, continuing a post-earnings fall that began Tuesday with a 1.2 percent decline to $500.57. TiVo gained 1.2 percent to $12.33 after announcing the $135 million acquisition of Digitalsmiths, and Twitter dropped 1.6 percent to $59.45 while announcing a new offering for news agencies. Wednesday's other major Silicon Valley earnings report came from Mountain View security software company Symantec, which reported net income of $283 million, or 40 cents a share, on revenues of $1.7 billion; Symantec stock sank slightly after gaining 3.7 percent to $24.15 in regular trading.
Up: Symantec, EA, Zynga, Juniper, HP
Down: Yahoo, Yelp, LinkedIn, VMware, Pandora, Facebook, SunPower, SolarCity, Salesforce, NetApp, eBay, Tesla, AMD, Twitter, Workday, Netflix, Google, Apple, Adobe, Gilead, Nvidia
The SV150 index of Silicon Valley's largest tech companies: Down 17.39, or 1.18 percent, to 1,459.72
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Down 46.53, or 1.14 percent, to 4,051.43
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Down 189.77, or 1.19 percent, to 15,738.79
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Down 18.30, or 1.02 percent, to 1,774.2
Check in weekday afternoons for the 60-Second Business Break, a summary of news from Mercury News staff writers, The Associated Press, Bloomberg News and other wire services. Contact Jeremy C. Owens at 408-920-5876; follow him at Twitter.com/jowens510.


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After a record number of votes were cast in the 3rd Annual Daily Express Holiday Home Decorating Contest, the Gardner House was selected as the 2012 champion.
The champs received 51% of the 832 votes. They win a one-year subscription to the Express, a $100 Hy-Vee gift card and a $25 Starbucks gift card.
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I had a 20 miler - my last long run until the marathon, which is 3 weeks away - scheduled for today, but I've come down with some sort of cold bug and not wanting to chip away at my immune system further (I ended up with walking pnemonia after my last marathon!) I've decided to instead spend the day resting.
I don't have any time to do another long run until next Saturday, which should be the beginning of my taper. If I do a REALLY slow 20 miles next week, will this be benificial? I did do a slow 20 miler about 2 weeks ago.
Hello and welcome to active.com! Given that your marathon is in only three weeks it is best not to try and add another long run at this late date. I know that it's frustrating to miss a workout, but it's just one out of many that I'm sure you have on your schedule. The benefits of a long run at this point would be primarily psychological and would be far outweighed by the potential risk of not being fully recovered for your race. Go ahead and start your taper and focus on the few remaining tempo/speed sessions you still have left.
Good luck!
ps - Which marathon will you be running?
I'm doing the Shamrock in VA Beach...
I am so annoyed that I couldn't run this weekend. But I guess it is bettter than being sick.
I like to sit in the sauna when I feel a little cold coming in, but not to long just long enough to clean your cold pores. Resting is never overrated when trainging for a marathon. Good luck whith your race.
Jay and I seldom disagree. But this time......
I'd do the 20 miler 2 weekends out. That week, I'd cut my miles by one third. The weekend before the marathon, I'd do 7 miles as the "long" run. The final week I'd cut back my training miles by two thirds.
I guess it would depend on how many 20 milers you have already put in.
I was presuming a beginning plan that often has only one run at 20 or so miles. That last long run is a very important confidence builder. If, on the other hand, this is your 3rd or 4th marathon and you've done lots of training runs over 17 miles, missing that last long run is pretty meaningless.
I decided that I'd go ahead and do that 20 miler 2 weeks out. I went really slowly -- I walked a lot and took about 5 hours -- because I didn't want to wear my muscles down.
Shamrock marathon was Sunday -- windy, but decent weather otherwise. I beat my PR by 22 seconds, so I don't think the 20-miler was detrimental. I didn't break 4:30, which was my goal, so.....
I've already signed up for another marathon in 7 weeks -- these things are addicting.
Way to go! What's the next marathon on your schedule?
On a side note, it is doubtful that training beyond 3 hours provides much additional physical benefit, but it might be worthwhile for the psychological advantages.
Congrats on your Shamrock. Glad your last long run went well. Another so soon? You're going to get good at this! You'll find that your times will drop even if you don't push it and do any kind of tempo or repetition work.
My 21-milers usually take me about 3.5 hours. I believe that I'm benefiting from them insofar as they are getting much easier to finish. 18 months ago, I was pretty "destructed" after them. Now, I get it done, then go about my day pretty much as if I'd taken the day off.
I believe Galloway has over-distance runs in his training program.
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You running it?
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Next Marathon is.....
You running it?
Absolutely! I'm doing the full Maryland Double (Frederick in the spring and Baltimore in the fall). Dave is thinking about it but he'd better get a move on because it might fill up fairly soon. I hope I'll see you there!
I am just very excited about the microfleece jacket, to tell you the truth.
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Enabling Cloud-Based Project Visibility at the University of Utah
By Melissa Centurio Lopes on Nov 15, 2013
With an eye on transparency and financial discipline, the University of Utah in Salt Lake City has taken a cloud-based approach to manage its over 300 capital projects totaling more than US$900 million.
The University of Utah is a leading education and research institution that serves more than 33,000 students. It offers more than 90 undergraduate degree programs and more than 100 fields of study at the graduate level, including law and medicine.
Maintaining aging facilities and constructing new facilities to meet the needs of the students, educators and researchers is a continuous and complex task. For years, the University of Utah's Facilities Management department had used an in-house database for construction project tracking. In an effort to improve project visibility and enable more stringent financial controls, the university deployed Oracle's cloud-based Primavera Unifier project management system.
Greg Colf, senior business systems analyst in Facilities Management at the University, recalls, "We went from a simple database system with limited access to a cloud-based, robust cost management and contract control system that provides greater flexibility to end-users, reduces IT management costs and enables project transparency."
The University integrated Primavera Unifier with its PeopleSoft Financial environment to manage contracts, automate payments to vendors and ensure fiscal transparency.
In the near future, the university plans to integrate its Primavera Unifier system with facility operations, maintenance management and geographic information systems for greater data management, transparency and sharing opportunities.
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No matter your reason for giving, at the heart of each gift is your desire to make an impact through education, research, culture, and outreach programs of the university. Each contribution has a direct and immediate positive impact on UH and funds a level of excellence not supported through state assistance. Each gift is deeply appreciated, no matter the size, no matter what college or university program is supported.
Recognition groups include:
Century Club Donors: Century Club recognizes those alumni who support the university with annual support of $100 or more. Each year of annual support for UH, Century Club alumni may be recognized with benefits like access to the Wellness Center, library lending privileges and bookstore discounts.
Rising Stars are recent graduates of UH who have made a gift within 5 years of graduation. Recognition is earned with their very first gift to UH. After 5 years of consecutive annual gifts, Rising Stars become HOUSTON Pacesetters. In addition to the benefits afforded to all UH alumni and alumni donors, Rising Stars are eligible to receive special recognition, communications and invitations to UH events.
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Leadership donors are individuals who support UH with an annual contribution of $1,000 or more. They are recognized as generous partners who set the standard for philanthropic giving for friends and peers. They have the satisfaction of knowing that they are personally influencing the University's future as a leading force in higher education.
The 1927 Society recognizes alumni and other individuals who have included the University of Houston in their estate plans through planned giving. For more information contact the Office of Gift Planning, 713-743-4749.
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Governor Brownback and the Kansas Legislature are talking about turning down federal funds that would cover more low-income Kansans.
• KanCare (Medicaid) eligibility in Kansas is the lowest in the country—less than $6,000 a year for a family of four.
• With federal Medicaid funds, the state of Kansas could raise its KanCare eligibility threshold to a little less than $31,000 a year for a family of four, and federal funds would cover 100% of the cost for those newly eligible Kansans who enroll.
How Medicaid helps Kansans.
Medicaid is a federal-state partnership that provides health coverage for Americans, including children, pregnant women, parents, seniors and individuals with disabilities.
• In order to participate in Medicaid, states are required to cover certain population groups ("mandatory eligibility groups") but Medicaid also gives states the flexibility to cover other population groups ("optional eligibility groups").• States can apply for a waiver of federal law to expand health coverage beyond these groups.• States set individual eligibility criteria within federal minimum standards.
For many eligibility groups, maximum income allowed is based on a percentage of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).
• For example, 100% of the FPL for a family of four is $23,050 in 2012.• The Federal Poverty Level is updated annually.
Without affordable health insurance options, many hard-working, low-income Kansans and their families are falling through the cracks.
• They do not receive the medical care they need, and they cannot access the preventive care necessary to identify a serious illness before it worsens.• This can lead to more expensive treatment, unnecessary amputations, and even early death.
A 12 year old boy had an abscessed tooth but his family was too poor to pay for the treatment and didn't qualify for financial assistance from the state to pay for it. The untreated abscess eventually resulted in bacteria seeping into the child's brain, and expensive emergency brain surgery was performed. What might have been a $100 problem became one costing more than a quarter million dollars.
What you can do.
If you want Kansas to be a community that cares about children and adults with disabilities, contact your representatives in the Kansas Legislature and Governor Sam Brownback -- ask them to accept federal Medicaid dollars available in 2014 and protect hard-working Kansans.
None of us know when we or a family member will acquire a chronic illness that will bankrupt us, and then be denied access to Medicaid assistance until our yearly income falls below $6000.
Is that what you want for you and your family? For your neighbors, the people in the next pew, and fellow Kansas residents?
Accepting free federal Medicaid funding available in 2014 will improve the health of citizens living in Kansas and promote job creation. Ask Gov. Brownback and the Kansas Legislature to accept federal Medicaid funds available in 2014, and protect hard-working Kansans who would benefit through health coverage.
These additional federal Medicaid dollars would:
1. Improve wellness and preventive health care measures for hard-working Kansans, many of whom are currently uninsured.
2. Reduce daily fear of getting sick or injured.3. Boost the state's economic health by saving millions of dollars in uncompensated health care costs (for example, emergency room medical treatment).4. Create thousands of new jobs in health care and related fields, generating significant, much-needed new tax revenues for the state of Kansas.
Let's show the world that Kansas is a community that cares!
____________________RESOURCES• Federal poverty guidelines: http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/12poverty.shtml • Medicaid.gov: http://www.medicaid.gov/
Adapted from: Tell Gov. Brownback and the Kansas Legislature: Accept Federal Funds and Cover Uninsured Kansans, By Stuart Elliott.


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BERKELEY -- Not quite a month after undergoing surgery for a broken right foot, Cal senior point guard Justin Cobbs said he is running on a treadmill with no pain and perhaps ahead of schedule in his recovery.
"Everything's feeling good," Cobbs said. "Just taking my time."
Practice begins Sept. 27 and Cobbs wouldn't speculate on how extensively he will be able to participate at first. But he's been assured the foot will be stronger than ever after having a screw put in to stabilize the metatarsal bone.
"I feel really good about it. I'm not worried," he said. "Just stay healthy and stay focused. I should be back 100 percent."
Cal's season opens Nov. 8 against Coppin State.
The Bears' top returning scorer at 15.1 points per game last season, Cobbs injured his foot while coming down with a rebound on Aug. 12 in a San Francisco Summer Pro-Am League game. He had surgery a week later.
He said he first felt discomfort in the foot before Cal's season-ending NCAA tournament game against Syracuse in March. Doctors examined him and reported he had a minor stress reaction.
But the pain subsided and Cobbs resumed playing in the spring and summer, convinced he was healthy.
"I probably should have paid more attention to the signs, but at the time I had no pain in it for a period of time," he said.
The injury left Cobbs initially depressed, but he said talking to other players who have experienced the same break convinced him he would come through it.
"I expect to have a big season, improving my game, becoming a leader, and just trying to lead this team as far as possible," he said.
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noun (plural alleys)
1A narrow passageway between or behind buildings.
Example sentences
- As you walk along narrow alleys, there is a chance that you will see a door and behind it a gondola, or a harpsichord, a fresco or a baroque orchestra rehearsing for an evening concert.
- In the shadows of the fine buildings where they work, in the lanes and alleys behind the great houses of the wealthy, is another more dangerous city.
- Away from boulevards and cafes, away from lights and crowds, he lived among the narrow, twisting alleys.
passage, passageway, alleyway, back alley, back lane, laneway, backstreet, lane, path, pathway, walk, allée;
Chinese hutong
1.1A path lined with trees, bushes, or stones. Compare with allée.
Example sentences
- Down an alley lined with trees, shadowy even in the summer heat, stood a little white villa amid a wild garden.
- The route is a fascinating medley of cobbled paths, alleys, fortified walls, and gardens.
- Driving out I passed through rolling land with farms and forests and so many alleys of trees.
1.2 [with modifier] A long, narrow area in which games such as bowling are played.
Example sentences
- The daytime activities are free and there will be something for everyone including a mobile skittle alley and a bouncy castle.
- I couldn't find the old skittle alley, but thankfully they still have a bar.
- The club offers live music and cabaret acts, a bar, a skittle alley, a function room seating more than 100 people, and various other attractions.
1.4 Baseball The area between the outfielders in left center or right center field.
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- In Wrigley Field, the alley in right-center is a more forgiving 368 feet.
- The Giants need to push back the power alleys, especially in right field -- the one point that juts out to 420 feet doesn't count.
- The 315-foot left field line and short alleys have turned Houston baseball into a nightly slugging contest.
(right) up one's alley
- informal Well suited to one's tastes, interests, or abilities: this job would be right up your alleyMore example sentences
- This kind of issue is right up her alley, so you should really check it out and see insights she has for you.
- But, by the time Angelina was 11, she had realized that acting was right up her alley, too.
- As a broadcasting and graphics design double major the underwriting position is right up his alley.
Late Middle English: from Old French alee 'walking or passage', from aler 'go', from Latin ambulare 'to walk'.
Words that rhyme with alleyAli, Allie, Ally, bally, dally, dilly-dally, farfalle, galley, Halley, mallee, Mexicali, pally, Raleigh, rally, reveille, sally, tally, valley
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(also ally)
noun (plural alleys)
A toy marble made of marble, alabaster, or glass.
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- To shoot correctly you held the marble between the thumb and forefinger and by flicking the thumb you propelled the alley forward, at great speed.
- It became a game to find treasures for the box: an imitation pearl brooch the next summer, a cat's eye alley marble added the year I was nine, a few copper coins and a string of Indian beads when I was ten or eleven.
Early 18th century: perhaps a diminutive of alabaster.
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Police: Spartanburg man reports he was shot through door
Published: Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 9:28 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 9:28 a.m.
A 31-year-old Spartanburg man told police he was shot through the back door of a Loring Street home late Wednesday night.
According to an incident report, the Spartanburg Public Safety Department responded to 244 Loring St. at about 11:30 p.m. The victim told officers he heard a knock at his back door, according to a written statement from the Public Safety Department. As the man walked to the door, someone started shooting.
The man suffered an injury to his lower right arm, but his injury did not appear to be life threatening, according to the statement. When Spartanburg EMS workers removed the man's shirt, a bullet fragment fell out, and it was collected by police, an incident report states.
The suspects fled on foot, and could not be located after an extensive search by the authorities.
It appeared to investigators that shots were fired from inside the house, so officers obtained a search warrant to search the home, the report states.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing, according to a written statement from the public safety department and no arrests have been made.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi women's golf team will return to the links on Monday, March 25, when it travels to Hot Springs, Ark., for the UALR Women's Golf Classic. The event will be three rounds, with the first two played on Monday and the final 18 holes to be played on Tuesday, March 26.
Hosted by the University of Arkansas-Little Rock, the event will be hosted at Diamante Country Club in Hot Springs. The event will open on Monday with an 8 a.m. shotgun start.
The Islanders will send their same fivesome of seniors Nikki Dunn and Taylor Slagle, juniors Lindsay Biehler and Krista Fenniak and sophomore Vanessa Johnson. Those five have represented the Islanders in each of the first three events this spring.
Dunn led the Islanders last time out, at the Rio Verde Invitational, taking a 13th-place finish. She also topped the team at the spring's first event, the Islanders Classic, finishing in 11th.
Along with host UALR and the Islanders, 15 other teams will compete in the event, including four from the Southland. Sam Houston State, Central Arkansas and Oral Roberts will join A&M – Corpus Christi in the Classic. Other teams competing include Arkansas State, Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Middle Tennessee State, UMKC, Missouri State, North Texas, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, South Alabama, UTEP and Wichita State.
Updates will be posted as they become available on the Islanders Golf official Twitter account, @IslandersGolf.


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SAN JOSE -- Raffi Torres made his first appearance inside the Sharks' locker room Thursday, but anybody who expected the hard-hitting left wing to be confronted about the 2006 shot to Milan Michalek's head or the 2011 check that separated Joe Thornton's shoulder would have been disappointed.
"Oh no," Thornton said, dismissing the suggestion. "I don't think too many guys know him too much, so it's just kind of like, 'Hey how are you? My name's Joe. Nice to meet you, Raffi.' "
Later, the Sharks' captain indicated, maybe they would talk about that hit in the Sharks' playoff series with Vancouver. But not now. Torres' hit on Michalek helped alter a 2006 playoff series in which Edmonton defeated the Sharks.
The Sharks are Torres' seventh NHL team, and the 31-year-old left wing knows the drill well. He may be reviled when he's the opposition, but everything changes when players wear the same jersey.
"What happens on the ice, stays on the ice -- and it's a different model when you're in the room and now you're part of the team," said Torres, who was acquired from the Phoenix Coyotes for a third-round draft pick Wednesday. "Hopefully we can put that stuff behind us and look to the future."
Torres was one of the few Sharks on the ice as coach Todd McLellan limited his players to training-room workouts in preparation for Friday night's game against the Calgary Flames.
McLellan acknowledged that working Torres into the lineup is a bit more of a challenge with his team on a 6-0 roll.
"I can't lie. The team has played well. There's no reason for anybody to come out. We'll have to make that decision tonight or tomorrow," said McLellan, who said he wasn't sure what line his newest player would end up on if he does play.
The coach said Torres would need time to learn the Sharks' "systematic play, and if we can get that done and we can feel comfortable, then we'll make a change."
Earlier, Torres indicated that learning a team's system is not one of his strong suits.
"I think if you could ask all my coaches, when you talk systems, I kind of do my own thing out there," Torres said. "Probably why it cost me a lot of minutes."
San Jose's other trade deadline acquisition, defenseman Scott Hannan, was not scheduled to arrive Thursday until after everybody else had scattered from HP Pavilion. Hannan is recovering from a neck injury and is not expected to be game ready for at least a week.
Heatley suffered a shoulder injury in a heated exchange with Vlasic, but the league said the damage occurred when the Wild forward fell to the ice and was not a direct result of the slash.
"It was bad, it got nasty at the end," Vlasic said Thursday. "I never want to injure a guy or see a guy injured, even if it was in the tussle at the end. Heater's a great player. It's very unfortunate."
The amount of the fine is one-half of a day's pay for Vlasic, the maximum allowed under terms of the NHL collective bargaining agreement.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky education officials say the vendor that administers online high school end-of-course tests hasn't corrected issues, meaning students will have to use paper and pencil or take the tests at times that won't crash the system.
In May, some 1,600 students had to take the end-of-course assessment again or needed more time to finish. Education Department spokeswoman Nancy Rodriguez says others had to use pencil and paper.
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday wanted ACT Inc. to run a practice test this month to test the system's capabilities, but the Lexington Herald-Leader says he canceled when ACT Inc. officials said they couldn't fix issues by the practice date or for end-of-course tests in the spring.
Rodriguez says a scheduling system will be used to keep the system from being overwhelmed.
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Breaking News! It's Global Warming! No Wait it's Cooling! No Wait…(Part 1)
The world is warming at an unprecedented rate. The dire and irrefutable results of this global temperature heat wave will be starvation, inundation of coastal cities, war and the death of billions and the mass extinction of species. But the latest twist is that now climate change is anthropogenic, man-made, and so we must change the way we live, the way we produce energy or we will kill everyone and the planet. These warnings come to us from reliable news media. We have been alerted to this climate catastrophe for two decades now. Surely all these respected and long-lived newspapers, magazines and television networks can be trusted to tell us what the current state of the climate is and what it will do. At least one would think so.
Interestingly, the history of climate reporting in the press reveals many dirty little inconvenient truths not unlike so many other alarmisms, from the "population bomb" which would have caused the death of two billion people by the 1980s, to aids, which would have infected the majority of Americans by 2000 and, to the Y2K disaster that never came to be. Of course, barely dig into the story and social engineering emerges from politicians, Hollywood stars and assorted activists. In turn, with the support of the ubiquitous "scientists," they take umbrage for their social aims.
When one looks carefully back at the history of climate stories in the media a remarkably consistent theme re-occurs. It borders to a comedy routine had it not had such massive public impact during the last few years.
All of the recent reporting of unrelenting global warming and its dire consequences is in fact old news and today's news is bordering on mere regurgitation of decades old stories. As the global temperature has cycled from cold to warm to cold to warm again, the media has followed at almost lock step with it. But media cycles of climate doom, which mirror the climate cycles themselves, have roughly a ten to fifteen year time lag. It seems whenever the world warms up the number of global warming stories increases to match the trend; conversely when the climate cools down the media pull up on their long johns and warn of the next ice age. It is forthcoming for certain.
In the news media whatever is popular will be immediately copied and embellished to fit each outlets particular brand. It is simple really: whatever sells it sells and if it "bleeds it leads." Reporting on climate is no different and history proves it.
The first climate story was before the end of the nineteenth century. On February 24, 1895 the New York Times reported "Geologists think the world may be frozen up again." The story wondered "Whether recent and long continued observations do not point to the advent of a second glacial period."
Sensational events are taken advantage and their interpretation can always be blamed on climate. In 1912, shortly after the sinking of the Titanic by an iceberg the New York Times reported on a professor from Cornell University: "Professor Nathaniel Schmidt warns us of an encroaching ice age." On the very same day the Los Angeles Times wrote "Fifth ice age is on the way." The story went on "Human race will have to fight for its existence against the cold." Climate was selling then as it does now.
At this point one might look at the basis of what was reported then. A look at the temperature records from the Climate research Unit of the University of East Anglia in England (of the recent "Climate-gate" notoriety) is helpful. According to the temperature history, the earth was cooling from about 1875 to 1910, about 35 years of downward temperature trends. During that time there would have been more ice in the arctic and glaciers would have advanced. The subsequent media stories were based upon what scientists of the day were observing: it was getting colder. From there the media outlets drew their own conclusions as to what this would bring to the future of climate and humanity. Invariably it would bring catastrophe.
The oceans of the world store more than one thousand times more heat than the atmosphere. The vast majority of that heat is in the tropical waters. When the oceans warm so does the atmosphere; when they cool, global temperatures follow. The Pacific Ocean covers a third of the earth's surface and exhibits a dominant impact on the global temperature. Around 1910 the tropical Pacific Ocean began to warm. The impacts of such a warming are not always readily apparent. It takes years for glaciers and sea ice to react to the gradual ocean warming. Such was the case in the 1910s and into the 1920s.
The huge social inertia generated by the ice age scare prior to 1910 continued to drive media fear stories of upcoming cold into the 1920s. Life was not as fast in those days and social change took place more slowly. On July 3, 1923 the Christian Science Monitor reported "Captain MacMillan left Wiscasset Maine announcing that one of the purposes of his cruise was to determine whether there was the beginning of another ice age as the advance of glaciers in the last 70 years would seem to indicate." A year later on September 18, 1924 the New York Times declared the threat was real, saying "MacMillan reports signs of new ice age." Earlier that year on April 6 the LA Times reported that Swedish scientist Rutger Sernander claimed there was "Scientific grounds for believing" that "When all winds will bring snow, the sun cannot prevail against the clouds and three winters will come in one, with no summer between." Seems it was global cooling that was driving the headlines at that time.
Unknown to anyone during that time was the fact that the Pacific was beginning to warm and would continue to do so until the mid 1940s. Reacting to this ocean warmth the temperature of the earth began to rise as well. Concurrently the ice age stories began to fade from the headlines. Then on March 11, 1929, just five years later from the permanent winter story, the LA Times stunned its readers: "Most geologists think the world is growing warmer and that it will continue to get warmer." On March 27, 1933 the New York Times headline read "The next ice age, if it is coming…is still a long way off." In the same year meteorologist J. B. Kincer of the United States Weather Bureau published in the September Monthly Weather Review: "Wide-spread and persistent tendency towards warmer weather." He noted out of 21 winters from 1912 to 1933 in Washington D. C. 18 were warmer than normal and all of the past 13 were mild."
During the early 1920s the Atlantic Ocean began its cyclic 25 to 30 year warming trend. This warmer water combined with the warmer Pacific pumped up world temperature to the point where everyone began to take notice. By November 6, 1939 the Chicago Tribune published a story "Experts puzzle over 20 year mercury rise." The story noted that "Chicago is in the front rank of thousands of cities throughout the world which have been affected by a mysterious trend towards warmer climate in the last two decades." They knew it was warming but not why.
On August 2, 1952 the New York Times reported that Eskimos were eating cod, a fish not previously in their diet. The following year the Times reported that studies confirmed that summers and winters were getting warmer and it was because the oceans were changing again.
Horn is a meteorologist and Economides is the Editor-in-Chief of the Energy Tribune.


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Stocks to Watch: JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Chipotle
By Anna Prior
Among companies with shares expected to actively trade in Wednesday's session are J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Goldman Sachs Group (GS) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG).
JPMorgan said fourth-quarter earnings surged 53% on strong revenue and better credit, as the bank further detailed the fallout from last year's trading flap. Shares rose 0.2% to $46.45 premarket.
Goldman Sachs' fourth-quarter profit surged as the bank recorded strong results from debt and equity underwriting, while financial advisory revenue also climbed. Shares rose 2.2% to $138.60 premarket as results sharply beat Wall Street estimates.
Chipotle Mexican Grill expects higher food costs to dampen its fourth-quarter earnings despite stronger-than-expected revenue. Shares of the fast-casual burrito chain fell 6.8% to $277 premarket.
Wendy's's (WEN) fourth-quarter earnings soared as the burger chain's growth initiatives helped to improve revenue, although margins and same-store sales slipped. The company also forecast 2013 adjusted per-share earnings slightly above analysts' estimates. Shares rose 4.7% to $5.13 premarket.
Genworth Financial (GNW) said it will create a new parent company and contribute at least $100 million to its money-losing mortgage insurance unit in an effort to placate regulators and ratings companies that have threatened to downgrade the company to junk status. The creation of the new parent, to be owned by existing shareholders without any dilution, will allow the company to work around debt covenants. Shares rose 6.4% to $8.65 premarket.
Vera Bradley (VRA) slightly raised its fiscal fourth-quarter outlook amid better-than-expected indirect revenue and margins, though the handbag maker reported that lower-than-expected traffic during the holiday season is likely to result in flat same-store sales. Shares were up 8% at $24.85 in premarket trading.
Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR) fourth-quarter earnings fell 33% as weakened trading activity continued to weigh on the electronic broker and market-maker's revenue. Shares were down 2.1% at $13.80 in premarket trading as revenue missed expectations.
Carpenter Technology (CRS) said it expects its fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue to improve compared with the year-ago period thanks in part to an acquisition. But the specialty metal company's view fell far short of Wall Street expectations amid softer demand for lower-value products, and shares fell 7.1% to $50.10 in premarket trading.
Cobalt International Energy (CIE) has launched an offering of 40 million shares, all of which are being sold by stockholders. The oil and gas exploration and production company had 410.6 million shares outstanding as of Sept. 30. Shares fell 6.5% to $25.02 premarket.
Five Below (FIVE) raised its fourth-quarter guidance as the teen discount retailer said customers responded well to its offerings and prices during the holiday season. However, shares slipped 1.9% to $31.24 premarket as Five Below also said certain shareholders, including members of the company's management team and board, are offering seven million shares. Five Below had about 54 million shares outstanding as of Nov. 29.
Printed circuit board manufacturer TTM Technologies (TTMI) said it expects to report fourth-quarter results at or somewhat above the high-end of previous guidance, but did not offer a reason. Shares jumped 7% to $7.94 premarket.
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CUPERTINO -- Apple (AAPL) just dodged a bullet.
After months of mounting concerns over its ability to keep dazzling the world with its products, along with whisper campaigns that CEO Tim Cook is skippering a ship adrift, the company Tuesday announced better-than-expected quarterly results, though its profit fell for the first time in a decade.
Throwing a big bone to grumpy shareholders, Apple also announced that by the end of 2015 it would spend $100 billion of its vast cash reserves to shore up share prices and provide a larger cash dividend to shareholders.
But by the end of Cook's conference call, one thing was clear: While both battered and blessed, Apple is now adjusting to being a grown-up.
"The implicit message here is that Apple is maturing and that its incredible growth trajectory can't continue forever," said John Jackson, an analyst with IDC. Cook "went out of his way to note that Apple has world-beating hardware, software and services. So the message to (Wall Street) is, 'Stop valuing us on hardware alone. We're an ecosystem now, and 500 million credit-card relationships with customers is not a bad thing to have.'"
Tuesday's story was a tale of two Apples: One with a struggling share price, slowing growth and no announced new product on the horizon; the other with billions to give back to investors, along with rosy promises of more mind-blowing innovations to come.
Jackson offered this bit of caution to fanboys eager for their next product fix: "There might not be an Apple TV, or an Apple watch, or mobile payments. And if you don't see the next game-changing gadget coming, maybe that's because it's simply not there."
Despite once again posting record second-quarter revenue of $43.6 billion, earnings declined from $11.6 billion in the same quarter last year to $9.5 billion, or $10.09 per diluted share.
Apple said its results compare with revenue of $39.2 billion and net profit of $11.6 billion, or $12.30 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. The numbers exceeded Wall Street's forecast. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected Apple to report quarterly profit of $9.98 a share on revenue of $42.3 billion. That would have reflected an 18 percent decline from a year ago.
"We know they didn't meet everyone's expectation," Cook said. "We acknowledge our growth rate has slowed, but we remain very optimistic about our future."
But emphasizing the positive, Cook in a statement said, "we are pleased to report record March-quarter revenue thanks to continued strong performance of iPhone and iPad. Our teams are hard at work on some amazing new hardware, software and services, and we are very excited about the products in our pipeline."
Investors are sure to be as conflicted as ever as the dust from the announcement settles in coming days. In a note to investors sent out immediately after the earnings were announced, analyst Amit Daryanani with RBC Capital Markets said investors would interpret the day's news in one of two ways: They'd either cheer Apple for kicking back a fatter dividend or they'd fret over Apple's warnings about weakening profits in the future.
Perhaps the sweetest news for shareholders was Apple's decision to boost its current dividend by 15 percent while pumping up its stock buyback program, both moves that should delight investors who've been hounding Apple to share its cash. Initially, that helped push up Apple's stock in after-hours trading, but it later fell back 0.5 percent from Tuesday's close.
"Our cash generation remains very strong, with $12.5 billion in cash flow from operations during the quarter and an ending cash balance of $145 billion," said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's chief financial officer.
In a statement, Apple said it "increased its share repurchase authorization to $60 billion from the $10 billion level announced last year. This is the largest single share repurchase authorization in history and is expected to be executed by the end of calendar 2015."
Additionally, Apple's board approved a hefty quarterly dividend bump to $3.05 per common share, payable May 16 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 13.
It could take weeks to see if the cash giveback will stop the slide of Apple stock, and re-instill faith among investors that Apple, as one analyst put it, has not lost its mojo. According to Bloomberg, 14 analysts had cut their estimates for Apple in the past four weeks, as shares in the world's most valuable technology company continued their slide from a September record high. In recent months, the bears have moved in aggressively, pushing Apple's stock down last week to a new 52-week low of $385.10, far below a high of $705.07 in September. Apple stock closed up nearly 2 percent at $406.13.
One closely followed analyst, Tony Sacconaghi with Bernstein Research, said in a pre-announcement note that he was lowering his estimates of iPhone sales even further, expecting Apple to sell 34.2 million of the smartphones, down from his previous estimate of 35.2 million.
Apple blew both those estimates out of the water, selling 37.4 million iPhones in the quarter, compared with 35.1 million in the year-ago quarter. It also sold 19.5 million iPads during the quarter, compared with 11.8 million in the year-ago quarter.
"We feel we have the best products by far and we feel really confident about our product pipeline," Cook said.
Asked by an analyst if the world must wait until fall to be amazed by the next new Apple product, Cook was his typical cryptic self. "I don't want to be more specific. We're just saying we've got some real great stuff coming in the fall and across all of 2014."
Contact Patrick May at 408-920-5689; follow him at Twitter.com/patmaymerc.
The 52-week high in September: $705.07
Apple's market cap in September: $656.51 billion
The 52-week low of Apple shares Friday: $385.10
Apple's market cap Friday: $374.37 billion
Dollar drop in market cap: $282.14 billion
Percentage drop in market cap: 43 percent
Apple's share price Tuesday: $406.13
Apple's market cap Tuesday: $381.38 billion
Bottom line: the market cap dip of $282.14 billion is greater than the values of Amazon, Facebook, Yahoo, Hewlett-Packard, BlackBerry and Nokia combined.
Source: Mercury News reporting, wire services


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The school has installed a series of sound-cancelling adobe domes outdoors so that its students, ages 3 to 7, can enjoy playtime and lessons outside without fearing damage to their ears.
The domes, constructed from coiled bags of earth, were originally designed for earthquake and emergency zones, but they've proved popular among the schoolchildren.
Hounslow Heath Infant and Nursery School head teacher Kathryn Harper-Quinn said Thursday that installing the domes has encouraged more outdoor activities at the school, which sees a plane flying just a few hundred feet above it every few minutes.


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Robin Menken's review of Contrary Warrior plus other review blurbs
Review by Robin Menken – March 24, 2010
John Ferry's "Contrary Warrior- The Life and Times Of Adam Fortunate Eagle" is a moving portrait of the renowned 80-year old Native American artist- activist Adam Fortunate Eagle Nordwall. As detailed in his first book "Pipestone: A Boy's Life in an Indian Boarding School", Nordwall fondly remembers his boyhood in the Government Pipestone Boarding School (Pipestone, Minn,) Unlike most recounts of the boarding school experience where young native Americans were socialized in American "values", Nordwall describes his stay as a way out of the grinding poverty of reservation life during the Depression.
Nordwall and wife Bobbie (who he met at the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas) moved to San Francisco where he became a successful businessman. Prejudice towards Native Americans turned him activist. The strategist of the landmark 1969 takeover of Alcatraz, Nordwall negotiated behind the scenes with Nixon's federal officials. Nixon eventually signed papers to invalidate the Indian Termination Act. Termed an "assimilation program", the act ended tribal autonomy, forced Native American's onto the welfare roll, ended education and the Indian Health Service, while ushering in the wholesale government takeover, and ensuing privatization, of resource-rich tribal lands.
Nordwall, termed an "enemy of the people" by the government, lost his business and moved to the Paiute-Shoshone Reservation, Bobbie's home. There he discovered his métier as a pipestone artist and sculptor of ceremonial pipes. Now a member of the Whistling Water Clan of the Crow peoples, the revered cultural leader, featured on the cover of the Smithsonian Institution's" Native People's Magazine", wrote two books on his activist years- "Heart of the Rock" and "Alcatraz, Alcatraz".
Nordwall tells his story in his own words. During the Depression, his father (a World War 1 veteran gassed in the trenches) and uncle moved to the Chippewa Reservation to work as mechanics. The Swedish-American brothers married Chippewa sisters. After eight kids, Fortunate Eagle's fundamentalist father lost his "party-girl" wife to a handsome Sioux Indian lover. His disillusioned father began proselytizing on the reservation. Trusting in God to heal him he failed to treat a festering World War 1 wound. Unable to pay for a train ticket to travel to a clinic, Uncle Ernie dragged him onto a boxcar. The feverish man died in his brother's arms.
Five year-old Nordwall and five siblings were sent to a boarding school with members of six other tribes. Indian directors Mr. & Mrs. Burns became his "new parents." He had no regrets leaving the disease-ridden tarpaper shack or the reservation where malnutrition was rampant. By 1935, kids were allowed to speak Native tongues at the school. Only American cussing was forbidden. Autodidact Nordwall read every Indian book in the school library. He illustrates with a collection of books once found in his school library. Making model airplanes may have inspired his later sculpting. Colorful storytelling gives the film its folksy charm. He describes seeing his beautiful Bobbie for the first time "at the chow line at breakfast". He tried to stay on at the Institute, but wound up sign painting in Lawrence, Kansas then Oklahoma City.
A tribal timber settlement of two hundred dollars, gave him the courage to invite Bobbie to join him. Bobbie became a carhop then worked as a secretary for thirty-five dollars a week. Katz drugstore paid him twenty-five dollars a week, with free lunch! His brother suggested the newly solvent couple marry. The moonlighting Justice of the Peace conducted marriages at his junkyard. "The medicine is good- now I have a life-time mate." They moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where a meeting with Cy and Aggie Williams and returned Native Vietnam Vets opened his eyes politically. In the sixties, the Indian Relocation program dispersed Indians to major cities. Once they received a paycheck of any amount, the BIA cut them off. Working his way up from foreman, by 1968 he owned First American Termite Company. When Alcatraz was declared surplus property, he and his friends began strategizing Native use of the Island. His satirical Proclamation offered $24.00, beads and cloth (Manhattan's sale price) to the government to buy the abandoned penitentiary. Home movies of the takeover and archival photos illustrate the historical moment when the boats to take them to the Island failed to appeared. He talked a two-masted tall ship into taking them across. Richard Ochs jumped overboard, others followed. Most had to be rescued. It was a brilliant photo op for the boatloads of photographers.
"In the course of 19 months we changed the course of history." Vetoing a covert plan to take the island back by force, Nixon officially repudiated the Termination and signed in wide-sweeping Indian Affairs reforms. "We saved the island for all Americans." Nordwall, who received his Indian name (Fortunate Eagle) from a Crow Indian he helped, recounts his first art commission. In 1970, he carved a Totem Pole honoring Livermore, California's centennial. When the shopping center cancelled his payment, he donated the pole to the city. He was appalled to see his pole, truncated beyond repair, raised at Livermore Park. The City claimed they had no money to restore the pole. Fortunate Eagle laid a curse on the city's sewage system. Once the sewers backed up, the city paid him to lift the curse and restored his pole (with a plaque) to its original glory. On a trip to Rome, he planted a spear, claiming to discover Italy in the name of the Native American peoples. The Pope asked to meet him. Years of absurdist government harassment fill out the tale. Indians are arrested for the use of eagle feathers, as was Fortunate Eagle, while the killing of eagles by ranchers remains unpunished. We tour the green roundhouse Cultural Center he's building on their reservation. Optimistic Fortunate Eagle Nordwall is a national Treasure and Ferry's film is a worthy introduction to his life.
Quotes from other recent reviews:
"Engrossing." – Aly Comingore, Santa Barbara Independent
" Illuminating and entertaining." – John Hanson, Cannes award-winning Filmmaker (Northern Lights)
"I have watched it twice and will watch it again – it is that compelling a story. He (Fortunate Eagle) speaks with great humor, truth and passion. I believe this movie will be enjoyed by Indians and non-Indians alike and suspect many Indian people will be able to relate to his life story." – Bob Brown, Whispering Wind Magazine
"Viewers with a strong interest in Native American culture will appreciate the distinctive insights and compelling anecdotes."- Phil Hall, Video Librarian Magazine
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8.4-2 Breach of the Peace in the Second Degree -- § 53a-181 (a) (1)
Revised to December 1, 2007
The defendant is charged [in count __] with breach of the peace in the second degree. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
a person is guilty of breach of the peace when, with intent to cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, such person engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior in a public place.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Intent
The first element is that the defendant
acted with the intent to cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm. The predominant intent must be to cause what a reasonable person operating under contemporary community standards would consider a disturbance to or impediment of a lawful activity, a deep feeling of vexation or provocation, or a feeling of anxiety prompted by threatened danger or harm. <See Intent: Specific, Instruction 2.3-1.>
recklessly created a risk of causing inconvenience, annoyance or alarm. A person acts "recklessly" with respect to a result or circumstances when (he/she) is aware of and consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that such result will occur or that such circumstances exist. <See Recklessness, Instruction 2.3-4.>
The words "inconvenience, annoyance or alarm" refer to what a reasonable person operating under contemporary community standards would consider a disturbance to or impediment of a lawful activity, a deep feeling of vexation or provocation, or a feeling of anxiety prompted by threatened danger or harm.1
Element 2 - Conduct
The second element is that the defendant engaged in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior that actually involved physical violence or portended imminent physical violence.2 The defendant's conduct must be more than a display of mere bad manners. It must cause or create a risk of causing inconvenience, annoyance or alarm among members of the public.
[<If appropriate:> The defendant's speech, absent actual physical conduct, may constitute the prohibited behavior when it can be identified as "fighting words," which is speech that has a direct tendency to cause imminent acts of violence or portends violence. Such speech must be of such a nature that it is likely to provoke the average person to retaliation.3]
Element 3 - Public Place
The third element is that the conduct took place in a public place. "Public place" means any area that is used or held out for use by the public whether owned or operated by public or private interests.4
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant 1) (intended to cause / recklessly created a risk of causing) inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, 2) <describe conduct>, and 3) it was in a public place.
If you unanimously find that the state
has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of the crime of breach
of peace in the second degree, then you shall find the defendant guilty. On the
other hand, if you unanimously find that the state has failed to prove beyond a
reasonable doubt any of the elements, you shall then find the defendant not
1 The Supreme Court applied this interpretive gloss to the mens rea language of the disorderly conduct statute in State v. Indrisano, 228 Conn. 795, 810-811 (1994). In State v. Wolff, 237 Conn. 633, 670 (1996), the Court applied it to the breach of peace statute. See the discussion of intent in the Introduction to this section.
2 State v. Indrisano, supra, 228 Conn. 812, interpreted the phrase "violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior" to require physical conduct. See also State v. LoSacco, 12 Conn. App. 481, 491, cert. denied, 205 Conn. 814 (1983) (statute limited to conduct that actually involves physical violence or portends imminent physical violence). "Indrisano avoided first amendment difficulties that would criminalize mere verbal speech by clarifying that a conviction under § 53a-182 must be based on a defendant's conduct rather than on a defendant's statements." State v. McKiernan, 78 Conn. App. 182, 188, cert. denied, 266 Conn. 902 (2003).
3 See State v. Szymkiewicz, 237 Conn. 613, 620-24 (1996); State v. Gaymon, 96 Conn. App. 244, 248, cert. denied, 280 Conn. 906 (2006).
Defined in § 53a-180aa (b).


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Every American kid knows the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb." One Vail chef imagines the kid's tale a little differently. The rhyme inspired his lamb entry for Taste of Vail's Lamb Cook-Off, happening today in Vail Village. "We're making Bloody Mary Had a Little Lamb," he said.That means the intricate dish has all the flavors of a bloody mary cocktail, but deconstructed.First the chef, who will remain unnamed (more on that in a second), broke down the lamb legs into eight-inch long, silver dollar wide pieces of lamb, wrapped them in foil and flash fried them. Next they were braised for four-and-a-half hours in the restaurant's house bloody mary mix. The whimsical lamb dish will be served with "all the acoutrements of a bloody mary on the plate -a nice salad with braised hearts of celery and pickled ramps with a celery seed vinagrette and some horseradish crackers on top."Earlier this week, he spun sugar using Hangar One chipotle vodka to make "snow," essentially vodka cotton candy."You know, after 'her fleece was white as snow,'" he said. So back to why all the chefs and restaurants in this story are anonymous. Today's lamb cook-off is a competition, and a blind one at that. Though we considered naming all the chefs and running a spoiler alert warning the judges not to read this story until after they'd filled themselves with more lamb than one ought to, we decided not to. Alas, we don't trust the judges not to peek. After all, we wouldn't be able to help ourselves. So you'll have to go this afternoon's event to figure out who made what.
Back to the story: Restaurants in Vail and beyond have been prepping for Taste of Vail for days, and especially for the lamb cook-off. The event is quite popular, with participants and attendees alike: Among the chefs because it's a competition and most of the chefs we've ever met are pretty dang competitive, and for attendees because it's the most accessible Taste of Vail event, since it takes place outside, on the streets of Vail Village and is affordably priced, with food samples from each restaurant going for $4.Last year's winner of the lamb competition was Restaurant Kelly Liken for its slow cooked Colorado leg of lamb. The lamb was served on a risotto cake with grilled ramps, braised nettles and Parmesan-infused lamb jus. The team from Kelly Liken will be back to defend its title this year, along with 2011 People's Choice winner Atwater on Gore Creek. One new Vail executive chef, who started at his Vail restaurant in October, will be taking part in his first competition today. The restaurant will serve up a Moroccan lamb roll for the competition, with homemade pita bread, mint and basil slaw with black garlic vinaigrette. A fresh pea aus jus will be served alongside."The guys and I got together in the kitchen and were working on a derivative of a Moroccan lamb meatball we do," he said. "I'm from the South, so we ended up with a slaw on top, a Mediteranean slaw with basil and mint in it ... and we wanted to spice it up, so it's got some jalapenos in it."Down the road, the executive chef at a restaurant located inside a local lodge, is serving up barbecue lamb with smokey yam butter and ramp chimichurri. What is all this talk about ramps? A ramp, for all you non-foodie geeks, is a perennial wild onion with a strong garlic-like odor and a pronounced onion flavor that comes up during the spring. It's also an ingredient that often shows up at the Taste of Vail since, well, it's early spring and ramps are rampant.
One non-Vail, Italian restaurant is participating in the lamb off, as its affectionately called, for the "first time in awhile," said the restaurant's general manager. The chefs began preparing for the event on Tuesday, when they dunked the leg of lamb in a orange rosemary garlic marinade, for a nice long bath that will last until this morning, when the chefs roast the lamb, which will be served atop a Parmesan risotto crisp. Over at another new Vail restaurant participating in the lamb off for the first time, the chef de cuisine and the other kitchen magicians will be busy making yuzu avocado puree and red onion mint salsa this morning, to serve atop lamb anticucho tacos. "Anticucho is a Peruvian sauce," he said. "It's a vinegar-based sauce, with cumin, oregano and Peruvian red chile paste."The bite-sized tacos will be served in wonton wrappers, so they'll be "easy to carry and pick up and eat. They're really good; they'll be delicious," he continued. Not all of the food at today's event will include lamb, though. Juniper restaurant in Edwards, a longtime Taste of Vail participant, is bringing dessert to the event, to satisfy attendees with a sweet tooth. Since Juniper isn't making a lamb dish, and therefore isn't part of the competition, we'll name the restaurant and the chef. Pastry Chef Charles Borshinsky is making four separate, bite-sized desserts, which all complement each other, said restaurant owner Doug Abel. "There will be a basil-scented chocolate pate, a mint jelly, a raspberry-flavored thyme jelly and pineapple rosemary crisps," Abel said. "With one of the best pastry chefs around, I like to show Charles off."And we, for one, will appreciate a lamb-less bite of food. High Life Editor Caramie Schnell can be reached at 970-748-2984 or email@example.com.


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It's time once again for Frisco visitors and residents to come a-wassailing. Wassail - that's pronounced "wah-sull" and literally means "be you healthy," in Old English. The weeklong festival celebrating the drinking of cider kicks off today in Frisco, bringing holiday cheer and a little friendly rivalry among the 75 competitors who are in hot pursuit of the Wassail trophy.The holiday kick-off, in its fifth year, will feature Frisco vendors serving up their wassail through Dec. 16. The event concludes with the naming of the business with the best tasting concoction.Visitors and residents are encouraged to try the beverage at the numerous businesses throughout town. Each business will have free samples, $5 commemorative mugs and voting cards available."There are going to be 75 variations of completely unique wassail," said Suzanne Lifgren, marketing director for the town of Frisco. "It's a way for businesses to show case their personality - they all really take pride in the recipes and the competition part of it. Every difference in flavor is a conversation piece."The town is putting an extra emphasis on Wassail Days this year, said Lifgren. With the focus shifting to the Frisco Adventure Park Dec. 13, the town hopes to create a winter wonderland atmosphere through the holiday season.Interested parties are encouraged to make reservations for free tubing, Nordic skiing and sleigh rides.
As more and more businesses join the competition each year, the friendly rivalry - particularly between previous winners - mirrors the sweet, but spicy taste of the wassail itself."I do it because it's fun, but I'm definitely going to win," said Raymond Griffin, owner of The Lost Cajun, who is defending his Wassail title from a win over Rivers Clothing Company last year.But Campy Campbell, owner of Rivers, said he intends to take back the title - and he's using a cute puppy to do it."We're going to charm people with a puppy and really get them to drink our wassail," Campton said. "How could people not vote for us?"Rivers won the inaugural year in 2008 and kept their streak going with victories the next two years. Then, last year, with the competition in the fourth year, Griffin at the Lost Cajun deposed Rivers from the wassail throne."We're getting really into this year," Campton said. "We need to get that trophy back."Griffin intends to defend his title this year, hoping for a second victory in a row."The people at Rivers are so nice and they want to win, but we're just going to have to say 'Sorry! We got this,'" Griffin said. "It's a fun competition because I want to know how they're doing and they want to sneak around and see what I'm doing over here, but I'm keeping my recipe secret."It's all fun and games, though, for Griffin, Campton and other vendors through town. What it all comes down to is the holiday spirit and the kick-off for the busy season through town."It's the holiday spirit that makes this event what it is - this is really what gets it started. The walking from building to building trying all of the different Wassails is great - once they get here of course, they get to try the best wassail without a doubt," Griffin jokes. Griffin puts a Cajun twist on his recipe, which was created by his wife for Wassail Days two years ago."When we moved here in 2010, we had never heard of wassail before. We tried about five different blends and didn't like them. It was a lot of trail and error, we've probably thrown out 10 gallons of wassail," he said. Being a perfectionist, is what brought the win to Griffin last year."We literally cook our wassail - it takes about two-and-a-half hours to blend everything and cook it down. When you do that all the spices blend together correctly," Griffin said. "I taste every single batch and the whole staff gets involved. We all have to agree that it's perfect before we put it out there."Campton and the rest of the River's gang is using their tried-and-true blend."The recipe has been in our family for years, and trust me, we don't take any short cuts," he said. "For the highest quality wassail, be sure to come to Rivers."


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Liverpool Message Board
We all dream of a team of Carraghers
I struggled to deal with the second passing of the King last year, it was painful for us all to see on the pitch toward the back end of the campaign but no matter how much we all wanted it to work, it was clearly taking a turn for the worse, the dream of Kenny returning us to our rightful home, was dead. Now it is time for another emotional goodbye, the legend that is JC23 is to walk out at Anfield for the very last time. He really is like one of the family, everytime he got jobbed for England on the bench or filling in at left back, we took it personally or whenever he put one past Pepe or Jerzey, it felt like we had scored an own goal ourselves!
He has been quoted quite recently as saying "leave football before the football leaves you" and it sums him and his decision up perfectly. Over the last couple of years, Jamie has sat on the bench watching the Agger/Skrtel partnership....errmmmm.....develop. It has left a lot of fans debating whether JC was actually finished or whether he was somebody we should keep as decent cover. What has happened in the last few months has cleared all of that up, he should be playing every match and we are going to miss him sorely. A lot of his twilight year stigma can be attached to the fact we had it so good with him for so long that everytime he made a mistake it was because 'he has lost that yard of pace' or 'he isnt the player he used to be' when ultimately, it was a decision to go all attack in the full back positions and not having the patience to allow the time to adapt. I know for sure as an ageing centre half, I would feel much more comfortable with Arbeloa next to me then staring through my binoculars at Johnson up the other end of the pitch!
Make no mistake, this is no obituary, I am left in absolutely no doubt that there will be a return to Anfield in some manner, in much the way I felt about Kenny's return, I have a belief that JC will one day become our manager and 'put us back on our #$%$ perch'. Until that day comes, we can enjoy watching him as a pundit, hopefully offering us some fresh incite into the unseen side of LFC, at worst, he can go toe to toe to with the upsetingly excellent Gary Neville on MNF.
I am absolutely gutted I can't get to the game this weekend, but I am certain the guy is going to get an awesome send off, there will be forty odd thousand people praying for a penalty at the kop end. I don't think we should retire the 23 shirt, it has been worn by legends before, it should however be saved for the right man, if he can get over his injuries, I think that will be Martin Kelly but he needs to show he can make that step up. Thankyou JC for putting your body on the line for us time and time again, you have played the game and battled for us just like any of us would have hoped to if we had the honour of wearing the red shirt.
We all dream of a team of Carraghers, we love a 0-0 up here and we love a red card or two.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 May 17, 2013 14:31 Flag
Great post Hobbs, nothing left to say.
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If only we could bottle his mentality, we would win stuff every year! Great post Hobsey!
Hobs...fantastic post mate says it all...hope its a roaring send off for Jamie this Sunday.
Best post this season. 100% agree.


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