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One of the things I hate about Windows is that there is no good way to kill frozen processes. Theoretically, you type Ctrl-Alt-Delete, wait for Task Manager to pop up, and kill the process. But in reality, the process doesn't always die immediately (it usually takes multiple tries and a very long time). GNU/Linux users don't have this problem. Here's how to end processes using the terminal, a few GUIs, and even a first person shooter.
Killing processes in the terminal
The terminal (also known as the command line) is the most powerful tool for virtually any job. So let's look at how to kill processes with it. First, open your favorite terminal program (
konsole for KDE,
gnome-terminal for Gnome, and
xterm are some good ones). Then, type
ps -A (not
ps -a). This gives you a listing of all the programs currently running and their PID. To kill a program, type
kill PIDHERE, replacing PIDHERE with the PID of the program as shown by ps. See figure 1 for an example. Note that sometimes you will get error messages when trying to kill a program. If you do, you must kill the program as root (
sudo kill PIDHERE or
su and then
kill PIDHERE depending on the operating system).
Often, the searching through ps's output is like searching for a semi-colon in a 5MB source file. Luckily, if you know the name of the program, it's easy to find it. Instead of typing
ps -a, type
ps -A | grep NAMEHERE, replacing NAMEHERE with the string you want to find. For example, if I typed
ps -A | grep fire, all the processes with the string
fire in them would be listed. You can also add the
-i flag to grep (so you'd type
ps -A | grep -i fire) to make the search string case insensitive.
Killing processes with GUIs
Both KDE and Gnome provide their users with GUIs for killing processes. In KDE, run KSysGuard (many distributions also use Ctrl-Esc). Just click on the tab, "ProcessTable", select the item, and click "Kill". In Gnome, open System Monitor (aka Gnome System Monitor), select the "Processes" tab, select the item, and hit "End Process". If you can't kill the process, try running the KSysGuard or Gnome System Monitor as root (see previous paragraph for more).
If you just want to kill an inactive window without having to dig up a PID or running a bloated GUI, there's an option called xkill. Just open a terminal, and type
xkill. Click on a window, and it will be killed (right-click to cancel). KDE users can also type Ctrl-Alt-Esc to bring up xkill.
A bonus: killing processes and having fun
If you really want to "kill" a process, then you need to try psDooM (figure 2). Download (make sure it isn't a patch, but a source or a binary) and install it, copy an IWAD (Freedoom has a few available) into wherever you installed psDooM (usually
/usr/local/games/psdoom), and then run one of the executables located in the folder. Now, when you get mad at the world, all you have to do is open up a Microsoft product in WINE, and then shoot it.
You now know how to kill a process with the terminal, kill a process with KSysGuard, Gnome System Monitor, or xkill, and even shoot a process! Next time a Microsoft user complains about his system freezing, all you have to do is grin and show him GNU/Linux.
pgrep & pkill
may i recommend pgrep and pkill over ps, grep, and kill.
by example:
$ pgrep init
$ pgrep -l init
1 init
5521 xinit
$ pgrep -fl init
1 init [2]
5521 xinit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc -- /usr/bin/X :0 -nolisten tcp -layout Dual -auth /home/user/.serverauth.5500
$ pgrep -l ^init
1 init
pkill works similarly:
$ sleep 1m &
[1] 1662
$ pkill sleep
[1]+ Terminated sleep 1m
$ sleep 1m &
[1] 2224
$ pkill -KILL sleep
[1]+ Killed sleep 1m
$ sleep 1m &
[1] 1764
$ pkill 1m
$ pkill -f 1m
[1]+ Terminated sleep 1m
they should already be installed on debian (as the procps package has a priority of "required") and ubuntu (as with my wife's default install).
don't use ps -A | grep, use 'pgrep' instead
type "pgrep firefox" will show you the PID of firefox. Typing "pkill firefox" will close all processes with name "firefox". Typing "pgrep -l firefox" will show you the PID and the process name "firefox"
ps -A | grep is not as powerful
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fsm's editorial policy
i actually have nothing to technically add to the parent comment, but the editing of it brings up an interesting point: what are the editorial policies of fsm, specifically regarding user posts?
because i was subscribed to this thread i saw the original post before it was edited and approved by the editor (by way of an emailed "thread subscription update"). while i did not find the original language offensive, i did find the conveyed attitude appalling.
though the single removed word wasn't particularly offensive to me, why not edit out the word and show the edits (eg "ps -A | grep is [not as powerful]")? that would show the community what exactly was edited unlike the current ominous note ("Edited for language, Admin"). or remove the entire post, maybe notifying the original author by email if they have an account (so they can repost a more appropriate comment if so desired).
and what garners an edit? profanity? poor attitude?
just curious as i considered myself a member of a very similar community (based on a linux publication) until an editor removed his own inflammatory post and denied both the post and the removal. that's not an "open" community i want to be part of, so i left.
heck, will this post be removed because i dare question the editors? ;)
The response :-D
The post contained useful information, but showed poor attitude.
I found the original language offensive. The trouble is, that person wasn't logged in.
I made the decision that guarantee the spread of (relatively valuable) information, didn't sneakily change comment's contents (I hate that), and respected the poster.
To me, poor attitude is even indirectly call somebody "stupid" - especially if you don't even have an account.
Please note that since we receive a number of comments, we often need to decide quickly - or we would spend the best parts of our days discussing whether a word means "A" or "B" :-D
We very, very, very rarely delete comments (it only happened once, actually) and very occasionally we edit them.
Great article. You gotta
Great article. You gotta love the doom thing. This really shows how creativity in the free software world can thrive, because this would never be included in a commercial product.
One honorable mention: if you're in top (e.g. to look which processes use a lot of memory/cpu) you can kill an application by hitting "k" and typing in the PID. See
man top or press "?" whilst in top for more info.
Thanks for letting me now about pdDooM (not that i'll ever use it, i kinda like the stability of my system).
Good one
This sounds good. I'll have to give the pgrep & pkill a try. Sometimes I've run into areas where I cannot seem to kill a process. Perhaps these two will help.
let's all play nice!
If you can't kill a process, try killing it as root (sudo pkill instead of just pkill).
Andrew Min
If you don't get an "Operation not permitted" error, and the process is not killed, you may try sending a SIGKILL:
kill -9 PID or
kill -KILL PID
The difference is that applications can handle TERM the way they want (some may even save opened files, emails, &c before being closed), but no process can ignore a KILL signal.
That's, no alive process. When a process is already dead (zombie, defunct), it can't answer the signal.
Hmm... I would have guesed
Hmm... I would have guesed that killall command would have been mentioned here. I never use kill but killall every second day.
For example:
killall gnome-panel
killall nautilus
are too commands that come handy when tweaking Gnome desktop, and especially if something goes wrong and you end up with a broken gnome-session.
And, no need to know any cryptic process id numbers either, just type killall "processname" and you're done.
htop, atop, blahps
My favorite is htop.sf.net
It runs in the console (ncurses); is light, fast and feature rich.
Now I just need to figure out how to bind Ctrl-Shift-ESC (as in NT/2k/XP) to launch it.
There are also ATComputing.nl/Tools/atop and csincock.customer.netspace.net.au/blahps.htm, but I haven't tried them.
There is always a solution.Thanx to all who add info which helps me!!
htop, definitely. the best
htop, definitely. the best thing since sliced bread.
I accidentally ran firefox it was not responding so I knew I had to kill the process and I did it once through the system monitor, well the following day when it happened again I accidentially hit the "hide process" and now and every time I turn the computer I can not see firefox on the system monitor. How do I enable it so that it would show as running on the system monitor again.
unhide process in gnome-system-monitor
i presume you are talking about gnome-system-monitor as it has the functionality you describe (though so could kde, but i wouldn't know).
in gnome-system-monitor (2.14.5, gnome 2.14) select the menu item View -> Hidden Processes (or Ctrl-P). select firefox from the list of hidden processes, press the "Remove From List" button, and press the Close button.


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The Watonwan County Library in St. James received special guest speaker, Author Julie Kramer, Tuesday, Jan. 22. Kramer has been on a book tour following the release of her new book "Shunning Sarah" which is the fifth book in the series.
"Shunning Sarah" is the story of a TV reporter's investigation of murder in an Amish society. The series began with Stalking Susan and are all written with a glimpse of Kramer's past as a TV news reporter.
Kramer has been publishing about one book a year for the series in the past five years.
This event was the kick-off event for Hot Reads for Cold Nights, the library's winter reading program. Attendees of the program were most interested about the writing and publishing process.
Kramer explained that a writer really only gets one chance with the 'big six' publishers – so it is important to figure out what needs to be changed within the novel before it is sent to publishers. A good agent can help with that, but it's up to the writer to make changes.
She also told the audience there is a saying that it takes about 1,000,000 words before a writer is ready to create a novel. So she is fortunate to have had the first novel she ever wrote published.
"Occasionally you get lucky right away," said Kramer. "But usually it takes a lot longer."
New writers should get used to people changing their manuscript and develop thick skin. A good writer is one who is able to write and rewrite. Publishers get sent lots of stuff, so if they're interested in something and giving you changes to make, that is always a good thing.
The Watonwan County Library in St. James will be receiving a few authors and will have a book reading list out throughout the upcoming months in collaboration with their Hot Reads for Cold Nights winter reading program.
Location, ST | website.com

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Official government doubletalk
June 16, 2013
When is it permissible for a federal official to lie to Congress ......
Our civil liberties are, and have been, trashed. Wake up America and STOP it.
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There is a huge difference between spying and violating the citizens Constitutional Rights.
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FBI director, J.Edgar Hoover spied on American citizens for 50+ years. Our civil liberties were not compromised then;nor will those cherished liberties be compromised in this age of terrorism in which spying is necessary and the civil liberties argument must indeed take a back seat. And too,spying has occurred in this great nation since the Republic was established in 1776 to enable us to cherish our civil liberties and protect us from evil.
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I think the troll has yet another new name, sigh.
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Lying under oath to Congress is illegal regardless of ones job description.
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"Clapper was asked directly by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., "Does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?" "Clapper's lying answer was "No, sir."
Ask a direct question, gives a direct, specific answer but that's summarizing. Amazing given the outrage, and rightfully so, when the rights stealing Patriot Act was passed but now that a Democrat is in office, it's ok.
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I actually agree with Aaron on this one, and he even wrote without being an arrogant jerk, wow. If this guy did law then they should treat him like anyone else and prosecute him, welcome to politics.
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Well said "Suttle"
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Maybe its because James Clapper was summarizing, and not lying, like Roger Clemins was, there little buddy!
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Congress led by President Bush and Vice President Dick (the torturer)Cheney) has only itself to blame when it passed the Patriot Act. That one law shredded our cherished Bill of Rights. The question for us as a republic now is how much liberty are we willing to forfeit in order to increase our level of safety? How many bombings or other acts of terror are we willing to tolerate each year in order to restore our Bill of Rights? No matter how much oversight an agency has, with this kind of power there will always be abuses, "Power be gets power" as they say...The reality is that in the new normal that there will always be acts of terror at some level.
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The Justice Department spent millions prosecuting Roger Clemins for lying to Congress about steroid use in baseball and was seeking jail time.
Why doesn't Clapper and 4th Amendment violations deserve the same scrutiny?
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Spring Career Day is an event open to all majors and all classifications. Students network with employers and learn more about opportunities available in their field of interest. This fair targets experiential learning opportunities from summer employment at camps to internships and full-time professional positions.
**Student registration is not required.**


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I lost my Moto Droid up there this weekend
I've already got a new one on the way (yay insurance), but if anyone happens to find a black brick/paper weight (I'm sure it will be after getting rained on). The only place that seems like I might have lost it would have been to the left of 8's fairway, probably other side of the creek/ravine when looking for both Bobs' discs I stumbled enough for my water bottle to pop out of my bag, but didn't notice anything else falling out.
If you find it, you can leave me a voicemail at 804.814.06five8, as the messages will still come to my email account.
Thanks, I'm looking forward to some more Sat/Sun morning DG with the Wildcat crew!


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I've been using ps3 with media servers for about 6 years now, 2-3 of them I was using PSM. Never really had any problems, it's a fine piece of software.
So I turned on my ps3 several days ago, and there was a new firmware waiting for me. I decided to skip the update for now and just watch a movie. After that I wanted to make a break before the 2nd movie and check the ps store, so I was forced to update. As it turns out it kinda did something to how the system works with media servers, as all of the videos became unwatchable. Even the one I had just seen 10 minutes ago. So it's pretty obvious that it has something to do with the new firmware.
I have tried different solutions from this forum, different sets of codes, reinstalling and rebooting all I could think of. The result is the same, videos freeze, stutter and skip. The bitrate goes up to unimaginable 200-300 mbps. That is unthinkable.
I wonder if any one had the same problems after update and how they coped with them.


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AP PHOTOS: Highlights from the Oscars
Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the gold around to a varied slate of films.
From red carpet pageantry to the unexpected stumbles, here's a gallery of images from Sunday night's Oscars.
The Associated Press


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Does Microsoft Need a Big Windows Unveiling at the End of September?
Microsoft may soon take the covers off the next version of its Windows operating system. The big question: Does it matter?
The Verge reported Thursday that Microsoft is planning a preview of the next version of its Windows operating system around Sept. 30. If that timing holds, the preview would come two years after Microsoft started selling Windows 8, among the most dramatic overhauls of the OS in two decades.
Last week, ZDNet said Microsoft was aiming to preview the next version, currently called "Threshold," in late September. It's unclear if Microsoft will stick with the numerical convention and call the next version "Windows 9." A spokeswoman for Microsoft declined to comment.
Windows 8 hasn't been an unqualified hit. Among the changes rumored to be in the next version are features that could address gripes about the software, including some form of a "Start" menu. Microsoft had killed off the popular button in Windows 8 but added back a modified version subsequent software tweaks. Microsoft might also fold in a version of its Siri-like voice assistant, Cortana.
Historically, the launches of new Windows operating systems were major events celebrated with splashy marketing – the Rolling Stones lent their hit "Start Me Up" for Windows 95 launch. But big-bang debuts of new Windows operating systems aren't as important as they once were, neither for Microsoft nor for the broader computing world.
For one, Microsoft has continuously made software tweaks to Window 8, adding new ways to search for apps and giving people an option to start their machines in the familiar desktop mode rather than the smartphone-like "tiles" mode introduced in Windows 8. In the past, Microsoft would patch security holes or other bugs in Windows software, but usually held off on significant feature changes until the next OS launch, typically once every three years or so.
Financially, Windows is still hugely important to Microsoft — but not as much as it once was. The Microsoft division anchored by Windows generates about 20% of the company's annual revenue, but Office and Microsoft's software for servers and other back-office computing systems are each bigger revenue contributors. Even with a recent spark in sales, PCs are a minority of computing devices in the world; the 315 million or so PCs sold every year are dwarfed by the more than 1 billion smartphones sold annually.
The one-two punch of continual updates and shrinking relevance of PCs in the computing world mean new major releases of Windows don't have the oomph they once had.


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This page serves to coordinate the translations of the IMSLP project and help pages.
As the word "international" in IMSLP suggests, IMSLP strives to be international, and not purely English-oriented. Therefore, IMSLP is looking for people who are willing to translate some of the basic pages into other languages. We also need people to help us update existing translations as the English pages change.
Translations should be done from the English version only. This is to prevent translation errors to spread across multiple translations, and to make sure that at the time of translation the page is up-to-date. (In particular, there is no need to translate this page, as translators will need a good understanding of English anyway.)
Below is a list of translations-in-progress and their respective translators. For some languages, a subpage has been created to better coordinate the work of multiple translators. Feel free to create subpages for the other languages whenever the need arises. For some languages, an IMSLP discussion forum is also available.
- Automatic tagging of outdated translations is not yet implemented for all pages.
- The lists of outdated translations may sometimes not work correctly. There may be tagged outdated translations which don't show up in the lists.
- The lists of existing translations in the table below may be incomplete. (Only pages with version control implemented will show up in the lists.)
Use IMSLP:Babel to find other speakers of your language!
How to start a new translation
To start a new translation, first translate the Main Page as explained below. When you're done, contact an administrator who will make it appear in the language list. You can then proceed translating the other important pages listed below.
How to translate a page
There are two basic methods to translate a page: if the entire page needs to be translated, then the translation should be put on a separate page. If on the other hand only part of a larger page needs to be translated (for example, the introductory section of a category listing), then the translation will be added on the same page, along with a special code which causes the right language version to be displayed depending on the user's preferences.
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EDWARDS - Battle Mountain boys lacrosse has lost only twice in nearly four years on its "new" home pitch, and both of them have been at the collective hands of Steamboat Springs.
The Sailors handed the Huskies loss No. 2 Wednesday afternoon in convincing fashion, 12-3. And with the win, Steamboat (6-2 overall and 4-1 in the Mountain Conference) jumped back into the league's title chase after an early-season loss to Aspen. The Sailors pulled into a tie with the Huskies at 4-1 and both teams trail the first-place Skiers (2-0) by one game in the loss column.
Steamboat did so by dominating possession and then serving up a huge helping of junior Ben Wharton. The Sailors junior had six goals, and they came at key moments in the game.
Battle Mountain (6-2, 4-1) actually cracked the seal on Wednesday's game with a Cooper Perkins goal with 10:55 left in the first. From there, the Sailors simply took control of the faceoffs and ground balls and seemed like they were playing with a one-man advantage, even through there were no whistles in the opening 12 minutes.
"That's a big part of our game, possession," Steamboat coach Bob Hiester said. "We've got good speed, so we take advantage of it. On the other hand, there are times we know we can't push it, so we need to settle on it."
Steamboat's Christian Ramirez evened it during the first period, and his team took control in the second. The Huskies started that stanza down a man due to a three-minute stick penalty (too short), and the Sailors capitalized. Mitch McCannon to Thomas Tarcha with 9:49 left in the half gave Steamboat the lead for good at 2-1. McCannon ripped the twine himself 30 seconds later. Just as the Huskies' penalty expired, Wharton started his rampage on a helper by Ramirez.
Battle Mountain's John Rulon pulled the Huskies within 4-2, but a beautiful transition score from Steamboat's Tyler Scott to Wharton restored order. Peyton Trask rounded out the Sailors' scoring in the first half.
And even though Steamboat was up 5-2, not 4-2 at the half as was the case in the loss to Aspen, Hiester served up a reminder.
"He said, 'You remember this feeling. You were up, 4-2, against Aspen, too. We can't let this go like we did against Aspen,'" Wharton said. "Everyone heard that."
The Sailors looked like they were shot out of a canon in the third quarter. They scored four times in the first 94 seconds of the half - Wharton three more times and Trask once - to squelch any chances of Huskies' comeback.
"We have to recognize the fact that we did not play disciplined lacrosse today," Huskies coach Jerry Nichols said. "We have to recognize that. We have to look it in the face and admit it, and fix it. That is the only thing we can do. We said that one game is not going to define our season."
Of particular concern to Nichols were the 10 penalties the Huskies took in the final three periods, as well as what he saw as a lack of hustle for ground balls.
Battle Mountain will try to bounce back Friday when it hosts Conifer in Edwards at 5:30 p.m. (That is a reschedule of a snowout last month.) Meanwhile, Steamboat heads down to the Front Range Friday to face Golden at Trailblazer Stadium at 7:30 p.m., and then is at Cheyenne Mountain Saturday.
"Those are going to be two good tests for us," Wharton said.
While both teams doubtless are taking a one-game-at-a-time approach to the season, the Sailors will likely be in Huskies' corner when Battle Mountain heads to Pitkin County on April 30 to face those Skiers. A Huskies' win could deadlock all three teams at the top of the Mountain Conference.
"We could use all the help we can get there," Heister said with a smile. "They're very capable of doing that."
Sports Editor Chris Freud can be reached at 970-748-2934 or email@example.com.
Huskies lacrosse
Sailors 1 5 4 2 - 12
Huskies 1 1 0 1 - 3
Sailors scoring: Ben Wharton (6), Christian Ramirez (2), Thomas Tarcha, Mitch McCannon, Peyton Trask (2).
Huskies scoring: Cooper Perkins, John Rulon, Karl Norris.


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It starts with a lowering of our shoulders. You and I have just befriended each other, and now we are well into our first cocktails on our first-ever get-together. We've bonded over an appreciation of Roald Dahl.
When we hit our first lull in the conversation, I try to bridge it by asking you about the two years you lived in Boulder, Colo.
"How did you know I lived in Boulder?" you ask, darty-eyed.
"I Googled you last night. I'm sorry."
"No, no. I'm, uh? ... I'm flattered?"
You are? Which is what I was hoping for? But suddenly the tiniest shred of doubt is implied by all the tonal upticks.
"It's perfectly natural and almost always appropriate," said Kate Fox, a social anthropologist, about the practice of Googling social or business contacts before getting together with them.
"Obviously, one is always going to have to be discreet when talking about what you've found," said Fox, a director of the Social Issues Research Center in Oxford, England. "But our brains haven't changed since the Stone Age, and humans are designed to live in small groups in which everyone knows one another. Googling is an attempt to re-create a primeval, preindustrial pattern of interaction."
But by the same token, doesn't taking this shortcut to a primeval, preindustrial pattern of recognition sometimes rob encounters of their inherent mystery? The song is called "Getting to Know You," not "I've Already Researched You." Sometimes it's better not to pore over the dossier handed to us, even if it comes from a natural blonde with the State Department in a sweater set and pearls.
Worse, sometimes our online research lands us in thickets. Tina Jordan, an executive in book publishing who has the same name as a former girlfriend of Hugh Hefner, said, "I typically tell any blind dates before I meet them that they probably shouldn't Google my name, otherwise they'll be sorely disappointed when they meet me."
Masami Takahashi, an associate professor of psychology at Northeastern Illinois University, used to use Japanese characters for his name whenever he delivered papers at academic conferences in Japan, until a colleague who had Googled him pointed out that Takahashi shared the same name in Japanese as a pornographic-film star. Takahashi said, "Since then, I use only the English alphabet for my name."
Indeed, to Google is often to create expectation. A friend of Dean Olsher, a public-radio host and a musician, wanted to set him up on a date with one of Mark Morris' dancers this year. Olsher promptly went online and started swooning over a gorgeous portrait of the dancer by Annie Leibovitz. But on the evening that Olsher and his friend headed to Brooklyn to see her perform and to meet her, Olsher's friend became distracted and never engineered the fix-up.
The disappointed Olsher said: "I don't regret Googling her at all. I'm so baffled by this idea that we're not supposed to Google people. Why would there be a line? Like everyone else is allowed to know something but I'm not?"
In business, the line described by Olsher barely exists, if at all, because Googling is expected. Job applicants who reveal their ignorance of the doings or leadership of the company they are interviewing with can expect to meet with no enthusiasm. "I always Google my prospective clients," said Janet Montano, a real estate agent in Tampa, Fla. "The mug shots come right up on the top. 'Not going to get in my car!' "
But Montano said she would never tell a potential homebuyer that she had Googled him.
"It's not very polite," she said. "I don't go there."
In one instance, she said, the search worked in a homebuyer's favor.
"It was someone who I probably wasn't going to work with," she said. "But then I checked him out and saw who he was." When she learned he was a popular radio disc jockey, she realized he was a qualified buyer.
According to Jordan: "On a professional level, it seems prudent to optimize one's knowledge about a person, as long as you don't make them feel like you're a cyberstalker. On a personal level, though, it could be loaded. Sometimes it's best to let sleeping Google-surfing lie."
Indeed, those of us prone to researching our new friends and acquaintances might profit from the realization that very little, if any, of what we hounds dig up in the garden needs to be presented to our masters. The devil, after all, is in the details. If we tell a new friend that we've read her LinkedIn entry or her wedding announcement, it probably won't be perceived as trespassing, as long we bear no ulterior motives. If we happen to reveal that we've read her long-ago abandoned blog about her cat, we're more likely to be seen as chronically bored than menacing.
But if we let on that we know how much she paid for her home, or who she made campaign contributions to, suddenly her ears might prick up.
These small bouts of alarm are only natural, according to Fox, the social anthropologist.
"We're getting back to life in a village," she said. "It's as if you'd returned to a small village and you started learning things about your neighbors while buying a pint of milk. It would feel uncomfortable at first. But at the back of your brain, it wouldn't. It's how we're wired."


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Man, what a buzzkill.
When the mural of Johnny Cash smoking a cigarette on the side of a Denver bar was replaced with Grateful Dead lead man Jerry Garcia, the change was met not with praise but with buckets of paint thrown by vandals.
Jay Bianchi, owner of Quixote's True Blue on Denver's Capitol Hill, said he was upset by last week's vandalism, but said he understood it.
"People get angry over change," Bianchi said. "I am actually kind of happy people care so much they are willing to fight for it."
The grand opening of Quixote's True Blue was Thursday night, and Bianchi said it was important to quickly let the community know the bar would be different from its predecessor, Bender's 13th Avenue Tavern.
"We are not a Johnny Cash bar," he said. "But we are art lovers."
David Hernandez, 28, a nursing student, lives nearby - and his Capitol Hill apartment window looks out onto the mural. He's a fan of Johnny Cash, but Hernandez said the vandalism was out of line.
"My heart goes out to the artist," he said.
Hernandez said he's puzzled by the vandalism. "Who do they think they represent in the community by going out and doing this?" he said. "I really don't know."
When the artist was painting the now-defaced Garcia mural, passers-by seemed to enjoy the image, Hernandez said.
"People stopped and shared stories about Jerry Garcia," he said.
An initial portrait of Garcia, which Hernandez saw as cartoonish, got lots of negative feedback.
"The second one was great," Hernandez said. "I think there was more thought put into this one."
Bianchi said the mural will be repainted, again, but wasn't sure whether the image would be one of Garcia, who died in 1995 at age 53, or of something else related to the Grateful Dead genre of music.


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When I was in college, it seemed like too many mornings I woke up and was not pumped up for class. Even if my first class of the day wasn't until noon, it took some serious motivation some days to get my very unmotivated body out of my too-cozy bed. I finally figured out a great way to pump myself up for the day was by creating a "happy" playlist of songs with good beats and inspirational or funny lyrics.
If you dread getting ready to start your day, let me show you my playlist of feel good songs. Couple them with the windows rolled down on your drive to campus, or a warm coffee on your walk, and you've just set the day up to be a good one!
1. "Good Day" – Greg Street featuring Nappy Roots
With a bouncy beat and a catchy chorus, you'll be tapping your toes and wanting to organize a campus flash mob.
2. "Best Day Of My Life" – American Authors
Even if you're convinced it'll be the worst day, this song will change your thinking around!
3. "On Top Of The World" – Imagine Dragons
Similar to "Best Day of My Life," inspirational lyrics will remind you that you are unbeatable.
4. "I Got You (I Feel Good)" – James Brown
Listening to these lyrics will make you feel good. It's all about positive thinking!
5. "Don't Worry About A Thing (Three Little Birds)" – Bob Marley
I dare you to try not to sing along to this classic.
6. "New Shoes" – Paolo Nutini
One of my personal favorites, I have played this song to the point where it's in my Top 25 list on iTunes. Who knew a song about shoes could do that?
7. "Roar" – Katy Perry
This song has been everywhere, obviously because it's such an upbeat song. Play this to remind you of the "fighter" you are.
8. "Say Hey (I Love You)" – Michael Franti & Spearhead
Again, another great beat that will make you want to have a car dance party or dance along the sidewalk.
9. "Smile" – Vitamin C
One of those songs everyone denies liking even though it's super good! Bring yourself back to the age of those middle school dances! Vitamin C is good for you after all.
10. "It's a Beautiful Day" – Michael Bublé
"It's a beautiful day and I can't stop myself from smiling." Words you want to hear first thing in the morning!
Do you have a playlist of go-to feel good songs? Share with us in the comments!


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The perception of Asian countries, notably India and China, as low-cost R&D locales is a major driver in the offshoring trend. Those countries have an abundance of scientific and technical manpower, and wage rates of their chemists and researchers are said to be 60 to 70 percent lower than the costs of similarly-experienced staff in the US or Europe.
Of course, wage rates are only a part of the cost equation: the quantity of resources required to obtain the desired output is the other key variable. The experience in the biopharmaceutical and IT industries has been that the quantity of resources required to get a project completed offshore is often much greater than what would be required domestically, thanks to differing levels of productivity, miscommunication, project management complexity, and sourcing overheads. The net cost may indeed be lower, but not by the degree suggested by wage differences.EXPANDING SUPPLIER BASE
The focus on costs overshadows other critical factors in deciding to source from Asia. In particular, it fails to account for the long-term attractiveness of Asian countries as markets for pharmaceuticals. This is especially true of India and China, which have total populations of one billion or more and burgeoning middle classes. The major biopharmaceutical companies realize they must build a strong local presence in those countries to remain competitive with indigenous biopharmaceutical companies, which are growing in sophistication, especially in India.
Another overlooked factor in the growth of offshore sourcing is the growing sophistication of the supplier base. According to FDA statistics, India has 75 manufacturing facilities that are compliant with US GMP standards; that's more FDA-compliant facilities than any country other than the US.
The abundance of qualified facilities is being driven in large part by the introduction of Indian biopharmaceutical companies into the US generics market as API and drug product providers. At the same time, companies whose business is primarily contract manufacturing, e.g. India's Strides Arcolab (Bangalore), are also achieving FDA standards. Strides Arcolab is becoming an important supplier of sterile injectable products for the US market, thanks to contracts with several major generics companies in the US market. It recently announced it will merge with Matrix Laboratories (Hyderabad), a manufacturer of small molecule APIs, to form a manufacturing company with total revenues of $240 million.
India's Biocon (Bangalore) is one of the world's largest biopharmaceutical companies, with revenues of almost $167 million in fiscal year 2005. The company develops, manufactures, and markets therapeutic drugs and industrial enzymes. It has developed a proprietary bioreactor technology and is building a commercial-scale mammalian cell culture facility to manufacture proprietary monoclonal antibody products.
Like many Indian bio/pharmaceutical manufacturers, Biocon also has moved to exploit the growing opportunities for contract research organizations (CROs) in India by establishing two contract subsidiaries: Clingene offers clinical research services, and Syngene specializes in discovery chemistry and early-stage process development services.
US-based biopharmaceutical companies wanting to source some of their requirements in India have several business models to choose from. They can work wth US-based companies that maintain capabilities in India, work through US-based agents, or work directly with an Indian company.


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Friday, Nov. 2, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- News 12 is on your side with the latest traffic information.
This week, drivers will see multiple closures due to roadwork in Richmond County.
Tubman Home Road will be closed on Tuesday while crews replace a guardrail between Tudor Drive and Gordon Highway. This will happen between 8 a.m. and noon. Only one lane of the road will be open. To avoid the area, use Doris Road, Peach Orchard Road or Gordon Highway.
On Wednesday, the 1900 block of New Savannah Road will be closed from the FPL Food driveway to the Truck Parts Specialists driveway while crews repair a manhole. Work will take place between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Drivers can use Gordon Highway, Molly Pond Road, Old Savannah Road or Skyview Drive as a detour.
The outside lane of State Route 56 between mile markers 10 and 11 will be closed while crews work on the shoulder. This will happen Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tractor mowing is scheduled for State Route 121 and State Route 88 within the same time frame.


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There were 62 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday. At that time, there were 1,443 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Robbery: Sheriff's deputies investigated a robbery about 1:05 a.m. Saturday at a Burger King on the 4600 block of Highway 88. The robber first brandished a firearm toward a 23-year-old man who was leaving the restaurant, then went inside and ordered the manager to put money into a bag, deputies said. The robber ran away and was last seen heading south on Wilcox Road. No arrests were reported.
Shooting into a house: A 40-year-old woman was in bed just after midnight Sunday when she heard a gunshot, police said. Later that morning she went out of her home on the 700 block of Houston Avenue and found a broken window and a bullet hole in the living room wall.
Attempted burglary: A 57-year-old woman was sleeping at her home on the first block of West Castle Street when she heard a loud banging at the back door about 11:40 a.m. Sunday, police said. A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary after running away from the house, police said.
Robbery: Two men forced their way into a home on the 9000 block of Barbaresco Circle just after 2 p.m. Sunday, holding a family at gunpoint and ransacking the house, police said. The robbery happened after a 21-year-old man answered a knock at the door. The robbers forced their way in and demanded property. They fled in a newer-model gray Chevrolet Impala. One man was said to be Latino, in his 20s and 5 feet 11 inches to 6 feet tall, weighing 180 to 190 pounds. He had a black baseball cap and tattoos on both arms. The second robber was said to be Latino, in his 20s, 5 feet 8 inches or 5 feet 9 inches tall, and 150 to 160 pounds with crew-cut hair.
The California Highway Patrol did not report on its activities in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 99 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday, including one vehicle accident and 84 medical calls.
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ShoveBox catches all those little scraps of information that you can't act on now but would rather not forget. It sits up in your menubar, waiting for you to drag in text, images, urls, and more.
It makes it incredibly easy to get data in. Just drag it in from near any program, or use QuickJot to type it out before you have a chance to forget.
When you come up for air, ShoveBox also provides a sensible interface to sort everything you shoved during the day. And by setting up powerful importing rules, you can drastically reduce the thinking you'll have to do later.
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Great app, you can even add keyboard shortcuts to access your docs. Only BIG drawback: docs are not indexed by Spotlight. Makes it unusable for a professional use. Otherwise, almost perfect for everyday life.
Image management is bad. Can't just copy image after opening it! No drag and drop either. You have to export it! Hope this changes soon ...
I did a review for them on Shovebox on my YouTube. I love this app. Tons of ways to save information, easy to get to it AND it has a syncable iPhone app!
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Yojimbo appears to be abandonware, having not had an update in over a year. Evernote is ad supported, unless you want to shell out annually. Also, its iPhone application is slow because it keeps all your documents in the cloud, rather than on the iPhone itself.
The ShoveBox developer says tagging is coming soon, so hold tight.
Evernote is free, but I much rather prefer ShoveBox: clean, fast and has great features (better implemented than in Evernote, imo). A great system to store webarchives, pictures, notes and bookmarks. And then sync them between your Mac and iPhone.
Btw, there's a promo now: buying the iPhone app you get a coupon that will give you 40% discount on the desktop app.
not worth the money.. $25? then $4 for the iphone app? evernote is completely free. i realize that they're different. there's another app that is more similar, called scribblet. i believe that works similarly and is free.
To pinkskittles...this app isn't even close to EverNote. They are totally different applications.
You can get this and Process 3 for free on MacHeist.com.
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How to make a star Jun 12 2012
Robert Hodgin gave a talk at the recent Eyeo Festival for which he "created 12 new projects". The thing is, any single one of these projects would stand out on a coding artist's portfolio and Hodgin created all twelve for a conference talk. My favorite of the bunch is this demonstration of how he created the stars for the Planetary app.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Deflecting a flurry of criticism over their agency's safety record, BART managers at a special legislative hearing Thursday said train operating hours may shrink thanks to new track maintenance rules adopted in the wake of a recent fatal accident.
"We face a major challenge ahead of us," BART assistant general manager Paul Oversier told the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment. "It's going to be more disruptive to service, our budget and our hours of operation."
Since the Oct. 19 accident in which two track workers were killed by a train, BART employees have performed track maintenance under "work orders," physically keeping trains away from work sites to bolster safety. This, however, can slow the whole system down, Oversier told Thursday's panel; a more permanent solution, he said, will likely mean moving work previously done during the day to night.
That, he said, could lead to reduced operating hours.
"We've been at work every single day since we revoked the policy to find alternatives," Oversier said.
The Assembly committee on Thursday excoriated BART, its safety culture and its policies leading up to the Oct. 19 accident. The investigative hearing focused on a controversial BART safety practice, "simple approval," that left it largely up to ground workers to avoid oncoming trains. The panel hammered BART managers on why simple approval wasn't eliminated after it contributed to track worker deaths in 2001 and 2008, and over why BART fought Cal-OSHA's citations and recommendations to end that policy.
Simple approval was finally eliminated after Oct. 19, when a BART worker and a contractor were hit as they inspected a reported "dip" in the track between the Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill stations.
"I'm deeply troubled that the decision was not made earlier," said committee chairman Assemblyman Roger Hernández, D-West Covina.
Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, asked for the meeting months before the latest deaths but postponed the hearing given BART's labor strife at the time.
"I want to know why BART is spending time appealing violations rather than addressing these issues," said Ting, adding he was confounded by BART's simple approval practice he said was "in conflict with California state law," which places the onus of safety on the employer.
The panel drilled down on the transit agency's five-year, ongoing battle with Cal-OSHA, which started in 2008 after track inspector James Strickland was hit and killed by a train.
"BART's experience with the Cal-OSHA process is the investigation doesn't really start until you appeal," Oversier told the panel. A "majority" of BART's 45 Cal-OSHA citations over a 12-year period were appealed, managers said, because they "want to engage in dialogue." Through those appeals, fines and settlements of $361,610 over that time period were cut by about 80 percent.
Juliann Sum, the acting director of Cal-OSHA, testified most employers correct problems upon being cited. But that, she said, does not prevent them from appealing.
Oversier said major changes made to simple approval following the 2001 and 2008 deaths were considered abatement.
Gov. Jerry Brown this year vetoed Assembly Bill 1165, which attempted to close a labor code loophole by requiring employers -- even if they appeal -- to follow Cal-OSHA abatement recommendations if employees were endangered. Brown said the bill's language contained an additional appeal process, potentially slowing the process down.
George Popyack, executive director of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, said Thursday he has asked Cal-OSHA for a criminal investigation into the Oct. 19 deaths. Neither the 2001 and 2008 worker deaths were forwarded for criminal cases; Cal-OSHA's Sum said it would take "reckless disregard or close to direct intent" to reach a criminal threshold.
Eight current and former BART employees, members of three unions, told Thursday's panel the transit agency has placed on-time performance above safety.
"It's a top-down drive for on-time performance," said train operator Jesse Hunt.
They testified that simple approval was used by management to maintain its 95 percent on-time performance rating and to avoid liability in worker injuries and deaths.
BART averaged 8,500 simple approvals a year, said Oversier, calling that procedure "the norm in our industry." Before 2001, the agency went more than 27 years without a train hitting a worker, he added.
Contact Matthias Gafni at 925-952-5026. Follow him at Twitter.com/mgafni.


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BYRON -- Although the fish weren't biting on a recent mild fall morning at Los Vaqueros Reservoir, faithful anglers at the popular fishery didn't seem to mind as they admired the new fishing facilities from one of the main docks.
Danville resident Barry Zorpahl frequents the reservoir, and it was one of the first times he had been back since it had been closed for about one year to expand the reservoir and enhance the facilities. Although the staff had planted 8,400 pounds of fish in the past six weeks, Zorpahl said it will take time for the fish to become accustomed to the new terrain and set up bedding areas.
"It is beautiful," he said. "They need to put more fish in the lake, but it is going to take some time to get it well populated. People are waiting to see what is happening with the lake."
The Los Vaqueros Reservoir's south side reopened Oct. 15 with a relocated marina, new boat docks, fishing piers and hiking trails. The Contra Costa Water District property near Brentwood and Byron off Vasco Road offers boat rentals, and its fleet has been updated.
"During construction to expand the reservoir, fishing remained available along the shoreline and proved to be very popular. But now we can offer much more, and we're pleased to see boats back in the water," Contra Costa Water District board President Joe Campbell said.
Water district officials said the reservoir holds 100,000 acre-feet of water, or the former maximum reservoir capacity, but it can now accommodate up to 160,000 acre-feet of water. This winter, they anticipate filling it to a higher level based on rain and water quality in the Delta.
Although Los Vaqueros is also a hiking and picnic destination, 75 percent of its users are anglers, according to district officials. On the weekends, concessions manager Chris Senti said that there are about 200 users.
"It is a nice fishery," Senti said. "Although we have been planting fish, they spread out pretty fast."
Danville resident Mike McNutt said that the reservoir is where his children learned how to fish, and he has done well fishing on the docks, rock walls surrounding the reservoir and on rental boats. He caught a striper that was not large enough to take home that morning.
"The two best reservoirs for fishing are here and Del Valle (Regional Park)," McNutt explained as he organized his fishing gear.
Avid anglers at Los Vaqueros can often be heard sharing "fish stories" of 24-pound catfish and 40-pound stripers caught there. Even during construction, Senti said anglers were catching stripers, catfish, trout, carp and some largemouth bass.
There are souvenir glass mugs distributed to those top anglers in the Whopper Club for the larger fish and a pin handed out to the Limit Club members. Beginners can take advantage of the loaner rod program, and family fishing days are held a handful of times annually.
"We are very user friendly," Senti said.
Jennifer Allen, director of public affairs, noted that the picnic area is larger, and there is more shade and shelter from the elements.
"It is a much better layout now," she said.
The north side of the reservoir reopened in July to 300 visitors, Allen noted. According to Watershed Resources Superintendent Cary Richardson Merkle, the 55 miles of scenic trails there have become a haven for bird watchers, nature lovers and photographers.
"A lot of people don't know we are here," she said. "It is still kind of a hidden jewel."
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Los Vaqueros is open daily from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. It is at 9990 Los Vaqueros Road, Byron. For details, call 925-371-2628 or go to www.ccwater.com.


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Recovery continues for woman hit by brick thrown from overpass
Published: Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 4:31 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 4:31 p.m.
Melissa Jones doesn't remember much about the moment that changed her life three weeks ago.
She was driving to Northport DCH, where her first grandchild was about to be born, when someone dropped a 5-pound brick from an interstate overpass. The brick shattered her windshield and caused devastating injuries to her face and chest.
Investigators gathered evidence from the Keenes Mill Road overpass and arrested two teenagers who live in the area the following afternoon. Shane Herren and Jordan Price, both 16, were each charged with first-degree assault. They are free on bail. A hearing for Price is scheduled for Oct. 25.
Jones has had three surgeries so far and will require at least two more, her sister Diana Bailey said. One will repair her shattered collarbone and another will reconstruct the teeth, face and jawbones that were broken.
"She's recovering, but she still has a long way to go," Bailey said.
The 40-year-old mother of six worked cleaning homes and businesses and has no health insurance. Friends, family and strangers have rallied to help Jones pay medical expenses and have organized a softball tournament sponsored by the Coaling Ball Park Friday and Saturday.
Jones is able to stay at home for now, but she's unable to care for her children. She's lost weight because she has difficulty eating. But she has been able to spend time with her granddaughter, Presley, who was born three days after the incident on Sept. 19.
"The baby has inspired her to move forward and improve," Bailey said.
On Sunday, Jones had lunch with Frederick Golden, the truck driver who was driving behind her and stopped to help after her 14-year-old son Dustin steered the car to the shoulder of the interstate.
Golden pulled Jones into an erect position to keep her from suffocating on her blood after he put her two young sons in his truck. He waited with her until paramedics arrived and took her to DCH Regional Medical Center.
Jones, who Bailey said doesn't remember much of what happened, was able to visit with Golden and thank him for his help.
The tournament will be held Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 7 a.m. Bailey said that there will be raffles, including two large-screen televisions donated by Red Lobster and some gift cards donated by Walmart.
Alabama One has also set up a fund to help with her expenses. Anyone who wants to donate can do so at any Alabama One location or can mail a check made out to Alabama One in care of Doug Killough. Donors should write "Melissa Jones" in the memo line. Mailed checks can be sent to Killough at 1215 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35404.
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Top left: In our family, Coke is always IT! Top center: My mom holds her cake before we cut it. Bottom center: Mary Anne chows down on her cake. They try to say she can't feed herself. Hmmm... maybe she doesn't like the food?
A couple of weeks after my mom's birthday, on April 6th, we observed the 26th anniversary of my brother Arthur's death. It seems that it never gets easier to deal with this loss, but this year I was honored to share a tribute to my brother with my genea-family, and, because one of his old friends ran across it on the web, many of his former classmates and neighborhood friends read it also, and several have been kind enough to contact me since reading it. Hearing from my brother's former friends (and girlfriends) did my heart glad, and made me feel closer to him than ever since we went to heaven.
Photo above left: This picture was taken by my genea-friend, Angela Walton-Raji. Here, I'm opening the file of William Green.
(My daughter is third from left, in the light-pink shirt.)
Mrs. Susie Beatrice Yarborough Hawkins (b. Apr. 17, 1920)April 17th was also a very special day for another reason. It was my Aunt Sue's 90th birthday! Because of my daughter's concert, I was not able to travel to Louisburg, NC to celebrate with her on the 17th, but the next day, Sunday the 18th was the day we made up for it! Early that morning, I left my home in Newport News, traveled back to Richmond to pick up my daughter, and we set off for the 2 and 1/2 hour drive from there to Louisburg. The plan was to arrive in time to surprise my aunt by attending church with her. (She attends Sunday School and church every Sunday, and sits in the same pew in the same spot each week.) So, off we went, on a beautiful sun-shiny morning, just made for celebration. Despite a few wrong turns, (thanks to my lovely GPS), we arrived at the church about 10 minutes before the service began. We entered through the double-doors at the rear of the church, and sure enough, there was my aunt sitting in "her" pew. I couldn't have missed her, because her church had two HUGE gold balloons -90- tied next to her spot. I walked down the aisle alone to greet her, as my daughter went in the other direction to prepare for the other part of our secret plan. (I had called earlier in the week and set all of this up with the pastor, so the leaders in the church knew what we were up to.:) I greeted my aunt, and she politely responded. Because her vision is poor, she didn't even recognize me right away! I had to say, "Aunt Sue" before she really realized who she was talking to! She was so excited to see me - we must have hugged forever...lol. Once she calmed down, she began to tell everyone around her who I was. (Many of them knew me when I was a child, anyway.) Meanwhile, I noticed that my daughter was ready to join us, so I motioned her over. When my aunt got her second, "Happy birthday, Aunt Sue" greeting, she could not contain her surprise and joy! Of course, there came more hugs, and more introducing. Then it was time for the service to start.
All in all, my aunt ended up having a wonderful, joyous, surprising 90th birthday weekend! She shared it by with most of those whom she holds dear, either by phone, card, or in person. Though preceded in death by her parents, all of her siblings, and most of her cousins, she feels "blessed to be here" and I feel blessed to have her.
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Federers No. 1 Reign Now 7th Longest in History
Roger Federer became the seventh-longest reigning World No.1 in ATP Rankings history (since 1973), surpassing the 80 weeks that Lleyton Hewitt spent atop the INDESIT ATP Entry Ranking on August 15th, 2005. Hewitt held the ATP circuit's top spot for all but two weeks from November 2001 through June 2003.
Federer, who rose to No. 1 on February 2, 2004, today begins his 81st week at No. 1 the same day he returns to the ATP circuit for the first time since his Wimbledon triumph in July. He plays James Blake tonight in the featured evening match at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, broadcast on ESPN2 at 7:30 p.m. E.D.T.
Federer, who earlier this year also passed the number of weeks at No. 1 held by Stefan Edberg (72) and Jim Courier (58), now targets Andre Agassi (101 weeks) and Bjorn Borg (109 weeks), who are sixth and fifth respectively on the No. 1 leaders list (see chart below).
However, while Federer remains the leader of the INDESIT ATP 2005 Race, his once-commanding lead has been cut to 73 points after Rafael Nadal won the Rogers Masters title in Montreal on Sunday. The winner in Cincinnati earns 100 points; the US Open champion, the next tournament the two will play, reaps 200 points.
Federer and Nadal have been the standout players of the 2005 season and are the only confirmed qualifiers for Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai. Both players have won three ATP Masters Series titles (the two are the only winners of ATP Masters Series tournaments this year) and one Grand Slam title.
Federer today also moves into sixth position for the most consecutive weeks as No. 1 in the INDESIT ATP Entry Ranking, surpassing the 80-week streak of Ivan Lendl (who also set a separate 157-week streak). Federer has held the No. 1 ranking since winning the 2004 Australian Open. If Federer holds No. 1 through the US Open, he will notch 85 consecutive weeks at No. 1 – the fourth longest unbroken reign as No. 1 in history.
TOTAL WEEKS ATP No. 1
Player, Tot. Wks.
Pete Sampras (USA), 286
Ivan Lendl (CZE), 270
Jimmy Connors (USA), 268
John McEnroe (USA), 170
Bjorn Borg(SWE), 109
Andre Agassi (USA), 101
Roger Federer (SUI), 81
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS), 80
Stefan Edberg (SWE), 72
Jim Courier (USA), 58
Gustavo Kuerten (BRA), 43
CONSECUTIVE WEEKS ATP No.1
Player, Wks., Streak Began
Jimmy Connors, 160, Jul. 29, 1974
Ivan Lendl, 157, Sep. 9, 1985
Pete Sampras, 102, Apr. 15 1996
Jimmy Connors, 84, Aug. 30, 1977
Pete Sampras, 82, Sep. 13, 1993
Roger Federer, 81, Feb. 2, 2004
Ivan Lendl, 80, Jan. 30, 1989
Lleyton Hewitt, 75, Nov. 19, 2001
John McEnroe, 58, Aug. 3, 1981
John McEnroe, 53, Aug. 13, 1984
Andre Agassi, 52, Sep. 13, 1999
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We´re pleased to hear these news!!!!
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TALLAHASSEE - Two members of Bradenton's SUR-13 criminal street gang entered guilty pleas and were sentenced to prison sentences for gang-related activity, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Monday.
Joel "Dough Boy" Rodriguez, 19, pleaded guilty to racketeering, conspiracy to engage in racketeering, and carrying a concealed firearm. He was sentenced to five years prison and two years probation. Marbin "Spantos" Villacorta, 21, pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy to engage in racketeering and was sentenced to 10 years and five years probation.
"By tearing down the infrastructure of this dangerous Central Florida gang, we are making Bradenton a safer place to live and raise a family," Bondi said in a statement. "I applaud the Manatee County Sheriff's Office and the State Attorney's Office for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit for their commitment to ridding our streets of these dangerous gangs."
The case was investigated by the Manatee County Sheriff's Office and prosecuted through a partnership between the Attorney General's Office of Statewide Prosecution and the Office of the State Attorney for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit.
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• Danny Duran, pleaded guilty, sentenced to 13 years in prison.
• Irwin Sanchez, pleaded guilty, awaiting sentencing.
• Martin Agustin, pleaded guilty, sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison.
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• Manuel Ramirez, pleaded guilty, awaiting sentencing.
• Luciano Muniz, set for trial on April 29.
• Daniel Robledo, set for trial on April 29.
• Luis Ortiz, pleaded guilty, sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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Restoring Hope: Empowering Patients to Break Through Their Pain
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It's obvious at #PhRMA13 that providing patients with the treatments they need is at the forefront of everyone's mind. To determine what treatments are needed, patient engagement is becoming increasingly important. The American Osteopathic Association is launching its "Break Through Your Pain" campaign next week to restore hope for patients suffering from chronic pain and encouraging them to get actively engaged in their health. Read this post and tune in to #PhRMA13 to hear others discuss the importance of patient engagement live beginning at 10:30 am EDT.
Imagine starting each day knowing chronic pain will be a constant companion. Many dread having to bend down to pick up their children,empty a dishwasher,or prepare a meal for their family. At work, simple tasks, such as typing on a computer or filing papers, are painful and exhausting. Some endure soreness in their back when sitting for long periods of time. Others wince when answering the phone from shooting pain in their shoulders or neck. No matter the type of pain or the cause, chronic pain sufferers lose the ability to move freely throughout their day. What's worse is many lose hope forever getting better. The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) is working to restore that hope.
In anticipation of National Osteopathic Medicine Week, which will take place April 14-20, the AOA is launching a public awareness campaign to educate American office workers on taking the right steps for a pain-free workday. Part of the AOA's "Break Through Your Pain" campaign aimed at empowering individuals with the knowledge and resources for living pain-free, this phase of the campaign focuses on proper desk configuration, maintaining healthy posture while sitting, and ways to stretch and be more physically active at work.
New AOA survey data shows that 1 in 4 American office workers believe pain is just a standard part of working in an office.This misperception can lead people to ignore or undertreat their pain, creating a debilitating cycle of chronic or reoccurring pain. The key to preventing and ending chronic pain is to engage patients in their care. It is critical that physicians understand their patients' pain and work with them to develop an individualized treatment plan that focuses on achieving results.
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- a pain assessment and daily journal that provides a physician with a snapshot of a person's individual pain profile;
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- a pain and productivity primer with five activities people should be doing at work, and five they shouldn't, to help prevent and alleviate pain; and
- a pledge for office workers to sign and place on their desks promising they will seek effective pain treatment and prevent future discomfort.
Pain is disruptive to daily life, triggering physical symptoms and psychological wounds that can affect a person's ability to fully engage in activities at work and home. For this reason, it is imperative for those living with pain to keep their hope alive by finding a physician they trust to develop a personalized plan to effectively diagnose, manage and treat their pain.


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