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Oh, the weather outside is frightful ... everywhere but here. In Chicago, the forecast high temperature for Thursday is 10 degrees, with a wind chill factor of -15. And in New York City, where the wind chill was -12 Wednesday morning, there were 111/2 inches of sludge on the ground, following a mammoth snowstorm that also dumped more than 15 inches on New Jersey.
Meanwhile, at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, every weekend in January has looked like spring break, with people in shorts and tank tops crowding onto double the usual number of rides open this month. "It definitely feels more like a weekend in May," said Boardwalk spokesman Chris Reyes. "It's hard to remember sometimes it's really January."
The worse the weather gets for the rest of the country, the better it seems to get here -- although it's probably not a good idea to say "better" to a Central Valley farmer whose crops are wilting in the fields. A color-coded precipitation map that uses red to highlight areas suffering drought was released recently by climatologists at the University of Nebraska, and for once in its tree-hugging, latte-loving life, California was one of the biggest, reddest states in the country. People may be riding the Giant Dipper in Santa Cruz, but they don't need one for the rain barrel in Fresno.
In Oakland, Eddie Ortega tries to remain respectfully subdued about the drought that has caused his exterior house painting business, Charmed Painting, to live up to its name. During what is customarily his slowest month, he said he has been getting the same volume of work that he would normally only get during peak summer months. And Ortega feels guilty about that -- "up to a point," he said. "Unfortunately, we need the rain."
This is the classic California Precipitation Genuflect, which is typically performed in open toe shoes -- preferably flip-flops. But Ortega can only maintain his gloomy mien for so long, then a sunny disposition breaks through the clouds. "Business is business," he said, "and it's not like they're rationing water in the cities yet. We've got two exteriors finishing up this week, and we've got two more for next week. This season has been fantastic for us. We're thrilled."
Even at the National Weather Service in Monterey, the forecasters have experienced some difficulty maintaining the party line about how badly we need rain. "Some people are really happy about it," said meteorologist Austin Cross, "especially people pouring concrete or fixing roofs. For them, you couldn't have a better January." Cross was planning to have his home painted in June. "But now it's like, why wait?" he said. "Let's do it now."
"How is it our fault that we don't have rain?" asked Nicole Selves of Campbell. She said she was "sad" about the drought and all, but that hasn't stopped her from going to the beach on her days off. "It's still too cold for me to go in the water," she said. "But I've got a tan."
Charlene Kim complained Tuesday that her Campbell home "has been a little chilly" lately, which would put her among the rare minority of California dwellers not calling friends and relations in snowier parts of the country to gloat about how warm it's been here. And it has.
The Bay Area is headed for the warmest January on record if current temperatures continue, according to meteorologist Jan Null of Golden Gate Weather Services. The average maximum temperature in San Jose this month is 65.6 degrees, which would shatter the old record by 7.5 degrees. San Francisco has been equally toasty. "We love to share that with our friends back East," confided Null, who also noted that our balmy weather -- caused by a freakish ridge of high pressure -- actually is causing the mess the rest of the country is experiencing.
"When we get a ridge, they have a trough," he explained. "When we have good weather, they're going to have bad weather." We are the yin to their yang, with highs in Oakland and San Jose expected to climb through the rest of the week, reaching the low 70s by Sunday.
Hellooooooooo, Boston, New York and Philadelphia. The weather out here is delightful. And we feel just awful about it. Hahahahaha.
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Bestselling author Laura Moriarty attended the University of Kansas, first earning a degree in social work, then another in writing. In an interview with the University of Kansas, where Moriarty is an assistant professor in the English department, she explained: "I started writing after I got my degree in social work, when I was a fifth year exchange student at the University of Malta. It's a long story . . . but basically, I tried to push myself to be other things for a long time. I tried to be a doctor, and then a social worker. I wanted to do something that could help people, and writing seemed self-indulgent. It probably is, but it's what I love to do and what I'm good at, and after a while, I got tired of suppressing the desire to write."
Her readers couldn't be more delighted that she never suppressed that desire: Moriarty's latest novel, "The Chaperone," was released last year and was a New York Times bestseller and the USA Today No. 1 Hot Fiction Pick for the summer. "The Chaperone" is a captivating novel about the woman who chaperoned the irreverent silent film star Louise Brooks to New York City in 1922, and the summer that changed them both.
Moriarty has declared her profound love of Kansas, and particularly Lawrence, where she lives and where she attended university. Kansas itself often becomes a central character in each of her books, and "The Chaperone" is no exception, in which Kansas is the unlikely origin of both of her protagonists.
"I write literary novels that focus on the stories of women of varying economic classes and ages," Moriarty said. "My first novel, 'The Center of Everything,' is a coming-of-age story set in Kansas during the Reagan years. From the start, I set out to write a novel of female adolescence that focused on intellectual and emotional growth, and to keep the first-person voice engaging and also realistic. My subsequent protagonists have been adults, but they also have stories of struggle and change. I like to write about flawed human beings with ordinary lives who are forced by circumstance or their own unquiet minds to reconsider long-held beliefs."
Laura Moriarty's books include "The Center of Everything," "The Rest of Her Life," "While I'm Falling," and "The Chaperone." She is among three writers scheduled to appear at this year's Books in Bloom, a spring gathering for book lovers presented by the Eagle Valley Library District. The other authors include New York Times bestselling author Robert Goolrick ("A Reliable Wife," "Heading out to Wonderful," and "The End of the World as We Know It"), and Denver-based author Peter Heller ("Hell or High Water," "The Whale Warriors," "Kook," and "The Dog Stars").
Books in Bloom is a unique opportunity to delve deeper into the writer's mind, chat with these bestselling authors, and mingle with fellow book lovers in a beautiful mountain setting. Each author will present individually. There will be appetizers and refreshments by Grouse Mountain Grill, a cash bar, and books available for purchase courtesy of The Bookworm of Edwards. Call the Avon Public Library for more information at 970-949-6797.

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OAKLAND -- Stephen Curry was ready to be done with talk of targeting and hit men Wednesday as the Warriors prepared for Game 6 of their opening-round playoff series against Denver on Thursday night.
But coach Mark Jackson wasn't quite ready to let go of the rough treatment Curry received in Game 5 in Denver on Tuesday, specifically what he viewed as an intentional attempt by Nuggets big man Kenneth Faried to kick his star guard's ankle.
"I can live with physical basketball. Taking a stab at Steph Curry's ankle is not physical basketball," Jackson said, picking up where he left off in the immediate aftermath after Game 5. "You can hit him. I was even caught on tape being asked what would happen if I played against him and he heated up. I'd be physical with him. So that's understandable. It's not hypocritical. But there's no part of me that says I'd be dirty with him.
"If you attempt to kick him with your foot on his foot, that's not a basketball play. That's a cheap shot."
From Curry's next-day point of view, however, he wasn't even sure the Faried play was on purpose. Whether it was or not, he's ready to move on.
"When I looked at the film afterward, we did kind of get our feet tangled up a little bit," Curry said. "I don't what (Faried's) intentions were, but I'm not worried about it. I'm just going to try to play my game."
While Denver's alleged attempt to rough up the Warriors guard was the hot media topic, Curry maintained it's ancient history as far as he and his teammates are concerned.
"Nobody's really talking about it in the locker room. We're just approaching Game 6 like normal. You can't get distracted by that. We have a chance to close out the series at home, it's a big opportunity we have to take advantage of. If we come out and make good basketball plays and set the tone early, we should be in good shape and not get caught up in the physicality that's not in line with our game.
So why is Jackson continuing to belabor it?
"Coach is just doing his job as a coach to bring attention to what he feels should be looked at," Curry said. "But as players, we're not going to get caught up in that mini-game of letting a foul hard here or a foul hard there take away from the way we've been playing in this series."
But in addition to revisiting the Faried play, Jackson also sounded like coach sending a message to the league and Game 6 referees that they need to be doing a better job protecting one of the NBA's premier players.
"Steph Curry is a star basketball player, some would say he's a superstar basketball player," Jackson said. "He's on the floor for 42 minutes against a team whose game plan is to be physical with him, and he does not get to the foul line. Unheard of. That needs to be looked at."
Asked what strategic maneuvers Denver might try in Game 6 at Oracle Arena, Jackson continued to pound the mugging theme.
"I have no expectations as far what they're going to do," he said. "But obviously, they'll be physical again. They'll try to beat up Steph Curry. They'll try to set illegal screens. They'll try to chuck him when he goes down the lane. Their trump card is to try to be a little more physical and try to beat up our star player."
Physically, Curry said he feels better than he has at any point since spraining his left ankle in Game 1. As for assertions that a number of Denver players were calling Curry "soft" throughout the game, he just chuckled.
"Trash talk happens and guys try to get under your skin however they can," he said. "Hey, I chirp back. It's fun. It's a competitive environment and I'm not going to snitch on who's talking and who's not."


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The Storytime held on Wednesday, June 19 featured Treasures in the Garden and was attended by 49 children and 29 adults. The craft was attended by 8 children and 1 adult. Flower seed were planted in terrarium bottles. Each child who attended the Wednesday programs received a finger puppet or a magnifying glass purchased for them with the Irene Higgins Memorial Fund. Also each child received a bookmark with seeds to plant.
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Dan Brown's book The Da Vinci Code was a bestseller, with over 7 million copies in print...but how are moviegoers enjoying it on the big screen?
Early Friday morning crowds lined up at a Los Angeles theater, and there were more than 40 shows in our area.
News 12's Kate Tillotson went to the Regal 20 Cinemas for local reaction.
It's controversial if you ask some Catholics, who say The Da Vinci Code is misleading. But the majority of the Augusta audience says 'Hey, it's just a movie.'
It's director Ron Howard's latest project, a spy thriller with evil characters and secret societies.
It even has mega star power in actors Tom Hanks and Ian McKellen.
Opening day means the Mona Lisa will be seen on eleven thousand movie screens nationwide.
"Everybody's talking about it so I wanted to see what it's all about," said one moviegoer.
But the release sparked Christian protests.
Critics accuse Hollywood of sensationalizing the religious group Opus Dei and speculating Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married with kids.
"I think people look at religion too seriously," said a man.
"I like the history behind it. I don't want to go and compare it and challenge my Christianity," said a young woman.
Catholics requested Sony Pictures add a disclaimer reminding its audience it's a work of fiction, but director Ron Howard refused.
"Let's keep it in perspective," he said. "Hollywood is Hollywood. We know this is entertainment. This is a book. If people want to make it more than it is, that's their choice."
"You can believe what you want, but until you show proof, it's still fiction," said an Augusta man.
Fact or fiction, The Da Vinci Code is expected to rake in millions of dollars this weekend. It is playing in theaters in Richmond, Columbia and Aiken Counties.
And there is some negative reaction to the movie already.
The film based on the controversial novel is drawing the ire of some religious groups.
One organization, Christians against Blasphemy, posted a small group of picketers with signs outside a theater in Charleston, where the film ran all day long Friday. The book and the film suggest Jesus Christ was married to Mary Magdalene and fathered a child.
The protestors say the movie is promoting lies, and selling them as truth.
"We are protesting, we feel that the movie is very insulting to Christians. We will be here tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day, until the movie is gone," one of the protestors said.
Protestors also say the movie and the book are blasphemies against the Christian faith.


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Heritage Foundation Snags Prime #my2k Space
President Barack Obama set Twitter afire Wednesday with his #my2k hashtag, designed as another weapon in the war of public opinion over tax rates and the fiscal cliff. But one opponent of his tax plan got in on the action too.
The president highlighted #my2k in his late morning remarks on taxes, encouraging people to tweet what they would do with an extra $2,000 resulting from a proposed extension of current middle-income tax cuts (while letting cuts on households' income above $250,000 expire). Mr. Obama also tweeted it out to his more than 20 million Twitter followers. Tweets flooded in, pushing the #my2k hashtag to the top of Twitter trends.
The wrinkle: The Heritage Foundation bought the "promoted tweet" for the term – meaning anyone reading the #my2k hashtag's thousands of tweets would see the conservative group's ad right at the top – in this case, a promotion for a blog post on "4 reasons why Warren Buffett is wrong on tax hikes!"
Ericka Andersen, social media director for the Heritage Foundation, said Heritage bought the Twitter ads Wednesday morning ahead of Mr. Obama's speech, after seeing a mention of the planned hashtag earlier in the day. Aside from "my2k," Heritage also bought "tcot" (short for top conservatives on Twitter) and "fiscal cliff."
Ms. Andersen said Heritage "decided today was a great day to capitalize on the fiscal cliff." As for the good timing, it's "a matter of getting on the trends as they emerge, rather than getting on them too late."
She said the campaign was the most successful paid campaign Heritage has done – noting that an earlier, purely viral, social media item focusing on Big Bird was also a big hit. That item got over 29,000 "likes" on Facebook.


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Imagine a system that unlocks the doors and turns on the lights when your adolescent son arrives home and doesn't allow him to watch anything on the TV until after he watches an educational video and notifies you at your office when he's completed it.
A well-funded and pedigreed startup company hopes to bring such a smart-home vision closer to reality.
Texas-based Prodea on Tuesday is set to announce that it's now offering technology it calls the "Residential Operating System" here in the United States. The software and service is designed to make it easier for service providers, retailers, real estate developers and other companies to offer home-automation technologies to consumers.
The company designed ROS to work with a wide range of smart home devices and services -- security systems and cameras, smart thermostats and light dimmers, but also connecting health monitoring devices and even Internet-streamed video. ROS is also designed to work with equipment from a broad selection of manufacturers that can use a variety of networking technologies.
"We've been working on cracking the code for the 'Internet of things,' " said Anousheh Ansari, the company's CEO and co-founder.
Almost since "Jetson's" aired back in the 1960s, companies have been working on trying to make a home like theirs a reality. Until recently, though, most home automation technologies have been either too pricey or too complicated for most consumers.
But in the last several years, telecommunications companies, including AT&T and Comcast, and security companies, including ADT and Vivint, have rolled out smart home services priced and designed to appeal to their existing mass-market customers. Meanwhile, retailers such as Lowe's have introduced smart home devices and systems at relatively affordable prices. And companies such as Nest have introduced smart home devices intended to make such technologies easy and accessible to average consumers.
There are indications that the market is starting to take off. Sales of wireless home automation devices, including smart thermostats and smart electrical plugs, tallied 17.23 million last year, nearly double the year before, according to ABI Research. ABI projects that sales of such devices will grow to more than half a billion by 2018.
But the home automation industry is still fragmented. There are few widely accepted standards for networking or communicating with smart devices. So apps designed for one device or system often can't talk with other devices or systems. And the websites or apps that consumers use to interact with their security systems often can't be used to interact with their TV service -- even when both come from the same service provider.
It's that chaotic situation Prodea hopes to solve with ROS. The base software is designed to run on a variety of devices in the home -- set-top boxes, networking hubs or computers -- and will allow users to interact with it over their televisions, computers and handheld devices.
"It's a pain point for the industry broadly," said Jonathan Gaw, a research manager who covers the home automation market for technology research firm IDC.
The company has raised $100 million in part from CEO Ansari's family, who are perhaps best known for the $10 million Ansari X Prize, which promoted the development of the commercial space launching industry.
Despite its funding and technology, Prodea may have a tough time convincing top-tier customers to adopt its service. Some of them are already using similar technology from rival companies. Comcast's Xfinity Home smart home service, for example, uses technology from iControl. Security company Vivint's home-automation system is built on Alarm.com's technology.
Those companies are "more likely to work with that (existing) provider rather than switch out to whole new player" for home automation, said Jonathan Collins, who researches the home automation market as a principal analyst at ABI Research.
And companies that do adopt Prodea's system may only do so piecemeal, because of their existing technologies and partnerships, said IDC's Gaw.
But the company could find a market among both smaller broadband providers that haven't yet rolled out smart home technologies and among retailers and nontraditional companies that are eager to enter the market, analysts said.
"There's potential for a wide range of players to get drawn into the smart home market," said Collins.
Contact Troy Wolverton at 408-840-4285. Follow him at Twitter.com/troywolv.
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Startup company Prodea has developed technology that aims to stitch together the motley collection of home-automation technologies.
Company name: Prodea
Headquarters: Richardson, Texas
Employees: About 100
Founded: 2006
Founders: Anousheh Ansari, Hamid Ansari, Amir Ansari
CEO: Anousheh Ansari
Funding: $100 million
Backers: Ansari family (the sponsors of the Ansari X Prize for commercial space flight); Mubadala, a sovereign wealth fund for the government of Abu Dhabi
Product: Residential Operating System, a technology used to manage and control a wide range of home-automation devices and services, including smart thermostats, Webcams and Internet streaming video


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Joanne R. (Dunn) Bishop, 75, of 11850 Village Heights Drive, Waynesboro, died unexpectedly at 8:05 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in the Waynesboro Hospital. Born July 19, 1937, in St. Johnsbury, Vt., she was the daughter of the late Howard and Sadie (Rash) Dunn. Mrs. Bishop graduated from Lyndon Institute, Lyndon Center, Vt., with the Class of 1955. She and her husband, the late Albert W. Bishop, were married on March 3, 1958. Mr. Bishop died on July 22, 2007. Mrs. Bishop was self-employed as the owner of various businesses in the area, including Bishop's Hodge Podge in the Potomac Street Shopping Center, Waynesboro. She enjoyed attending auctions and karaoke. She is survived by five children, Teal Hite of Waynesboro, Tracy Mayobre and her husband Manny of Leesburg, Va., Tammy Groh of Waynesboro, Albert Bishop of Tamuning, Guam, and Tricia Blair and her husband Carl of Hobe Sound, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one brother, John Dunn of San Antonio, Texas; and one sister, Linda Gauthier of Washington, N.C. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, in the family home, 11850 Village Heights Drive, Waynesboro. Services and burial will be private at the convenience of the family. Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, Waynesboro, is handling the arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed at: www.bowersoxfuneralhomes.com
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Games are talky sons-of-bitches these days, and the more lines of spoken dialog we get the more chance we'll have an option to toss words up on the screen. Commenter invadingduck wants to know how you feel about that. Also, his brother talks to himself.
OK, so you got games, right? Do you got games with a lot of spoken dialog? Probably! So this game most likely has options as well. And it probably has an option called "subtitles-On/Off" or something too.
So, my question: Do you like to play games with subtitles on?
I know I don't. I'm one of those people who get distracted kind of easily. So if I'm trekking through some backwoods in some kingdom killing goblins and such, it kind of breaks the immersion when some words pop up at the bottom of the screen. Even if it isn't an exciting part of the game, my eyes will follow the words and not the animations. So I usually turn them off.
But my brother is the exact opposite and needs subtitles on at all times. Like me, he get easily distracted, but usually with his phone or when he talks to himself. So a lot of the time he misses what people say or he mishears them. To avoid confusion, he just leaves the subtitles on.
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The indomitable Sage Francis approached the Belly Up stage sporting a tiara, politician wig, sunglasses with Xs painted over the eyes, and a flag tied around his neck like a cape. As the familiar drums of Personal Journalist exited the speakers, the impeccably-dressed emcee tore into the multisyllabic rhyme schemes and clever wordplay of an oldies but goodies set. It was somewhat strange seeing Sage by his lonesome after years of touring with a rotating door of backing musicians, but within the evenings essence of taking it all back to where it started, the one man band delivered.
Affectionately rapping into the sneaker he had kicked off mid-verse and placed on the mic stand, Sage planted delicate kisses on his perched footwear throughout Climb Trees. Past live renditions of this song have seen the lumberjack-bearded wordsmith go for broke and lick well-worn soles. Makeshift Patriot, the scathing political diatribe penned in the wake of Americas response to 9/11, was a fitting inclusion as the election cycle ushers in new waves of xenophobia. Further mapping out the countrys ills was the electrifying Slow Down Gandhi as well as Waterline, a solemn ode to inaction.
The tide flowed from societal critique to soul-bearing introspection as the night wore on, with Sage rearranging his compositions dramatically by way of alternate backing beats from artists as diverse as Buck 65 and Steve Miller Band. Mourning Aftermath was set to Nine Inch Nails Closer, giving the song a paranoid, claustrophobic feeling. As Reznors signature soundscape filled the air, Sage careened maniacally around the stage like a whirling dervish of disturbing, sexual fury. While his antics have you laughing so hard you can barely breathe one moment (e.g. his creepy cover of Billy Idols White Wedding), the next he is leading the crowd in a powerful call-and-response of Make love to the present FUCK THE PAST!
Sages career-spanning thematic continuity is something to be marveled at. You can connect the dots from his earliest mixtapes to his Epitaph era releases and see a larger, luminous picture. He explained his heart vividly to the packed Solana Beach tavern through the time-lapsed scopes of Rewrite and the show-closing, Yann Tiersen-produced The Best of Times.
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Following the production of An Enemy of the People, the Department of Art's Spring 2014 Interdisciplinary Lecture Series will invite the perspectives of art, science and industry in order to explore the plot of Ibsen's play and the quests of his characters who must grapple with a civic dilemma that has profoundly tragic dimensions alongside issues raised by the artwork of Chad Erpelding. The predicament the Lecture Series panel confronts makes Ibsen's play as topical today as it was in the late 1890s. When the discovery is made that the water of the hot baths that attract tourist to their Norwegian town is poison and bound to cause disease and even death, Ibsen's characters choose to jeopardize the welfare of the tourists by hiding the truth. Their 19th century dilemma exemplifies a similar one experienced in the present day by stockholders of the tourist industries that surround Grand Lake and Lake of the Ozarks. When it was recently discovered that nutrient run off from agricultural and urban areas had contaminated the waters of these Midwestern playgrounds with outbreaks of blue-green algae at Grand Lake and ecoli at Lake of the Ozarks, thereby jeopardizing the health of the tourists geared up for summer holidays; many industry officials, just like Ibsen's characters, were also guilty of hiding the truth.
Chad Erpelding, Associate Professor of Art and Graduate Program Director from Boise State University will exhibit Living in a Corporate World. Erpelding is interested in "the movement of people, business, and organizations, and the effect this has on contemporary perceptions of place." He emphasizes globalization's role in producing greater connectivity between increasingly complex environments through political systems, urban/suburban development, individual travel, and international business organizations. His work along with participants from PSU Departments of Biology, Sociology, Geography, Communication, Psychology and industry representatives will discuss what causes the inconvenient truths of our time. The dialogue will address environment sustainability issues, the civic and ethical duties involved in the maintenance of democracy and, finally, from a sociological and psychological perspective, what it is about the human condition that motivates people to lie.
The artist will hold a public lecture as part of this semester's Interdisciplinary Lecture Series, Monday March 3rd, at 7:00pm in room 103 of Porter Hall.
The University Gallery is located inside Porter Hall on the campus of Pittsburg State University. Gallery Hours are from 8am-5:00pm Monday through Thursday, and 8am-4:30pm Friday.


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18. Pittsburgh Steelers
Patrick Robinson, CB, Florida State
The Steelers could take a serious look at G/OT Mike Iupati, but in the end they need the best corner on the board.
I say hell no!!....especially since we could have this guy instead
24. Philadelphia Eagles
Sean Weatherspoon, LB, Missouri
This guy has character, athletic ability, the football IQ to play in the middle, and he impressed at the combine. He finished his college career with more than 400 tackles, 43.5 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, and 18 passes defensed.
Or this guy .
29. New York Jets
Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State
Odrick has the size to play anywhere along the defensive line. He's a high character guy, and the Jets have some age up front.
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"The X Factor" is down to its final eight contestants and you know what that means: It's time to break out all the tired old boxing analogies.
"The fight is on and the gloves are off," says Demi Lovato.
"We're going to battle this week and I don't plan on losing," insists Britney Spears.
"We're coming out swinging ...," adds L.A. Reid.
And so on and so on ...
This week brings another double-elimination -- plus the premiere of will.i.am's new music video featuring our own Brit Brit. So let's get on with the covers of No. 1 hits:
Diamond White (Teens) "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston
Enough with the ballads. Diamond wants to pick up the pace. After starting of soft and slow, the lights start flashing and she's bouncing around the stage (along with a lot of superfluous dancers). She looks like she's having a lot of fun, but it feels a little uneven to these ears. If this really is a fight, Diamond failed to produce a knockout punch. L.A. gives her a "A" for effort and a "B" for execution. Demi Lovato liked that she "had fun" but wants to see her "bring more to it," but an incredulous Simon Cowell says he doesn't know what else she could have brought. He calls it a very "important" performance for her.
Vino Alan (Over 25s) "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" by the Righteous Brothers
Mr. Tattoo head was No. 3 for the third time last week. Can he improve? Coach L.A. called a last-minute audible with a song change. Big mistake. Vino brings his usual soulfulness to the song, but it lacks spark and energy, despite a little reggae twist at the end. Britney and Demi both aren't all that impressed, while Simon knocks the song choice. "It just didn't work," he says. "And it was uncomfortable." L.A. just laughs it all off.
Paige Thomas (Young adults) "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley
As we have suspected, Paige and Demi haven't always been on the same page, so to speak. She wants to dance around and showcase her "fun" side. Demi is worried that she hasn't been connecting with the audience when the production gets too big. The result is somewhat of a compromise. Paige gets her dancers and her fog machine, but it's much more stripped down than some of her past over-the-top extravaganzas. We can actually concentrate on her voice, which is on point tonight. L.A. raves, "That was by far your very best performance ... You found your voice. You found your movement. You seemed at home." Simon agrees. "This is the first time you've looked and sounded like a legitimate pop star." And he knocks Demi, suggesting that Paige needs to be making more of her own decisions when it comes to her performances.
Fifth Harmony (Groups) "What Doesn't Kill You" by Kelly Clarkson
For some reason, Simon's appealing girl group dropped to seventh last week. Maybe this upbeat, current radio-friendly hit will help their cause. L.A. is a fan, but he quibbles that he heard "unison" rather than harmony, attributing the problem to the lack of imaginative arrangement. Britney, however, thought it really worked, and Demi thought it was one of their best performances, but believes it could have used a little more movement and energy.
Carly Rose Sonenclar (Teens) "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele
Last week's top-ranked contestant knows she can't rest on her laurels, so, after performing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," she goes big again. To tell the truth, we are so over this played-out song, but we can't deny that this little dynamo comes across so powerful and polished that it's jaw-dropping. At 13, she makes some other the singers here look like absolute lightweights. Holding back just a little, L.A. isn't willing to go ga-ga over her. He calls Carly "insanely talented," but doesn't think it was her best. Still, he admitted, "even your second best is better than everyone else's best." Simon says he thought the first half of the song was good and the second half was "sensational." Then he jokes that they may have to disqualify her from the show because she's something other than human and "aliens" aren't allowed to compete.
Tate Stevens (Over-25s) "Somebody Like You" bu Keith Urban
After finishing first two straight weeks, Tate was a runner-up last time out. He's back with his black cowboy hat and jeans, but he's gone more upbeat (with some two-step swagger) and has the crowd clapping along. It's feel-good country music at its best. Says Brit, "I'm sure we'll be seeing you accept a Country Music Award one day." Demi says she had so much fun with the song that she felt like she was back home in Texas at a barbecue (Who knew she was from Texas?) Simon loved the passion, but advises Tate to ditch the dancing.
Cece Frey (Young adults) Lady Marmalade by Labelle
CeCe has been flirting with elimination since these live shows started, and though she still has the competitive fire, she probably just doesn't have the vocal prowess to advance. The performance is flashy, sexy and guady, as you might expect, with CeCe in a short poofy skirt surrounded by dancers, confetti and what have you. L.A. says he enjoyed "that circus" and appreciates the fact that she's going down fighting. Britney thinks CeCe definitely stepped it up a notch. But Simon says the performance left him feeling like he'd eaten "62 portions of chocolate cake. ... I want a little slice and you gave me way too much." And then: "My advice tonight is: Pack a suitcase."
Emblem3 (Groups) "I'm a Believer" by the Monkees
There's a feeling among the judges that these SoCal guys haven't really reached their potential just yet. Is this the night? Their high-energy performance mixes a little Smashmouth in with a bit of rapping and shouting, punctuated by female dancers in short shorts. The girls in the audience love it and so does L.A. "I would sign you .... because you definitely have the X factor." Britney says she's a believer, but didn't really like the song. Demi says she really doesn't understand what Simon is trying to do with the guys, implying that they aren't genuine and lack a contemporary edge. Simon, of course, scoffs at this and reminds us again that he's sold 300 million records. As if we could forget.
Just before Emblem3 came on, we were treated to (or subjected to) the new video, "Scream & Shout" -- the first single from will.i.am'snew album, "#willpower." It features a lot of artificial-sounding techno babble and Britney looking hot with teased-up hair and sparkly black skirt.
"Britney, that was phenomenal!" said Khloe Kardashian, obviously high on something. "It was a hot video," said co-host Mario Lopez. "I can already see people bumping in the club."


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POSITION: Center
SHOOTS: Left
BIRTHPLACE: Sicamous, BC, CAN
DRAFTED: PHI: 2003-69 overall
First NHL game: Jan. 7, 2007 vs. Phoenix (with Chicago)br /> First NHL goal: Oct. 15, 2008 vs. Phoenix (with Chicago)br /> First NHL assist: Oct. 25, 2008 vs. Detroit (with Chicago)br /> Most points, game: 3, Dec. 16, 2008 at Edmonton
Most goals, game: 2, 3x's (Last: Nov. 12, 2010 at New Jersey)br /> Most assists, game: 2, 4x's (Last: Jan. 7, 2010 at Boston)br /> Longest point streak: 3, Dec. 29, 2009 to Jan. 2, 2010: 1-3=4
Longest goal streak: 2, April 9 to April 11, 2010: 3g
Longest assist streak: 2, 2x's (Last: March 25 to March 31, 2010: 2a)br /> Career power-play goals: None
Career short-handed goals: 2, Last: March 26, 2011 vs. Calgary
Career game-winning goals: None
Career penalty shots: None
Career overtime goals: None
Career shootout goals/attempts: 0/1 (0 percent)br /> Career plus-minus: +4
|2010-11: Career high in penalty minutes...Third among Edmonton forwards with 2:39 short-handed TOI/gm…Second among Edmonton forwards in blocked shots (54)…Second career SHG March 26, 2011 vs. Calgary…Played in his 200th NHL game Jan. 15, 2011 at Los Angeles…Tied career high with two goals Nov. 12, 2010 at New Jersey…Career high 17 penalty minutes Oct. 26, 2010 at Calgary.
2009-10: Career highs in goals, assists, points and plus-minus (+6)…Goals in back-to-back games for first time in career April 9, 2010 at Colorado (two goals, tied a career high) and April 11, 2010 vs. Detroit…Career high two goals April 6, 2010 at Dallas...Assists in back-to-back games March 25, 2010 at Columbus and March 31, 2010 at Minnesota…Tied career high with two assists Jan. 7, 2010 at Boston…Points (1-3=4) in career high three straight games (Dec. 29, 2009 to Jan. 2, 2010)…Assists in back-to-back games for first time in career Dec. 31, 2009 vs. New Jersey and Jan. 2, 2010 at St. Louis (two assists, tied career high)…Played in his 100th NHL game Oct. 30, 2009 vs. Montreal…Helped Blackhawks capture Stanley Cup vs. Philadelphia.
2008-09: Career high in games played…Led Chicago forwards in blocked shots (47)…Second among Chicago forwards with 2:57 short-handed TOI/gm…First career SHG April 1, 2009 vs. St. Louis…Career high three points (1-2=3) Dec. 16, 2008 at Edmonton…Career high two assists Dec. 7, 2008 vs. Phoenix.
2007-08: Spent majority of season with Rockford…Played five games with Chicago (Nov. 30 to Dec. 9, 2008)…Second on Rockford in penalty minutes and plus-minus (+16)…Tied club lead in games played…Two goals and 32 penalty minutes Oct. 16, 2007 at San Antonio…Helped IceHogs advance to the AHL's Western Conference Semifinals…Second on club in playoff penalty minutes.
2006-07: Third on Norfolk in penalty minutes…Made NHL debut with Chicago Jan. 7, 2007 vs. Phoenix…Led Norfolk in playoff penalty minutes.
2005-06: Second on Norfolk in penalty minutes…Penalty (39 PIM) in 13 straight games (Oct. 21 to Nov. 20, 2005).
2004-05: Played final season of juniors with Red Deer (WHL)…214 points (74-140=214) and 640 penalty minutes in 269 games during four-year tenure at Red Deer…Made pro debut with Norfolk after Red Deer was eliminated from playoff contention.
LAST AMATEUR CLUB: Red Deer, WHL…Served as team captain…CHL Humanitarian of the Year and WHL Humanitarian of the Year (Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy) in 2004-05.
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Philadelphia in the third round (69th overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft…Traded to Chicago by Philadelphia with Jim Vandermeer and a second-round selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft for Alex Zhamnov and a fourth-round selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft on Feb. 19, 2004…Traded To Edmonton by Chicago for a sixth-round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft on June 24, 2010.
INTERNATIONAL PLAY: Played for Team Canada at the following tournament: World Junior Championships (2005, 6 GP, 1-4=5, gold medal).


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It's been a strong week for the Mitt Romney campaign. Over the past couple of days, the candidate creeped up in the polls and took back the lead from Rick Santorum.
"The momentum certainly seems to be on the Romney campaign side," said political analyst Tom Shields.
Shields says this change is partly because Romney's investment in campaign ads is working.
"Romney spent about $6 million - $6.5 million in advertising in the last two weeks here," Shields said.
About one third of that money was spent on ads against Santorum.
"So he out spent Santorum by nearly two to one here on advertising. Some of that negative going after the Santorum record, trying to define who Santorum was, not quite as conservative as you think so," Shields said.
According to Shields, Romney also outperformed Santorum during Wednesday's debate and put himself in favor with conservative voters.
"Romney did a good job in laying out the fact he's conservative on spending, he's conservative on all these programs they wanted about turning back Obamacare," Shields said.
Pollster Bernie Porn also thought Santorum did not do so well.
"His explanation for supporting his home senator who's not considered conservative...just was not well done at all," Porn said.
However, Romney's lead in the polls is considered marginal and the outcome of Michigan's GOP primary is still unpredictable.


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When I made mini tomato tarts a week or so ago, I had left over dough as well as an itch to use my new full-sized tart pan. Add that to an overabundance of poblano peppers and that is how this recipe came to be.
Are you guys getting tired of my poblano peppers yet?
Poblano Pepper and Potato Tart
Pre-prep: (Double this for two tarts)
Take two poblano peppers, slice in half lengthwise, and remove stem and seeds. Coat with a bit of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Broil in oven 6-8 inches from heat for 8-10 minutes, or until pepper is blistered and charred. Remove from oven and place pepper halves in bowl and cover for 15 minutes. Remove peppers from bowl and remove skin. Finely dice pepper.
Crust (from King Arthur) And this makes enough for two 9 inch tarts:)
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup cream cheese (I used reduced-fat Neufchatel cheese)
1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon salt*
2 tablespoons butter milk powder, optional
10 tablespoons cold butter
3 to 4 tablespoons ice water
*Use the greater amount of salt if you use unsalted butter
To make the crust: Put the flour in a bowl, or in the work bowl of a food processor. Add the cream cheese, salt, and buttermilk powder. Mix together until everything is evenly crumbly. Cut the cold butter into pieces and work it into the flour, leaving some visible pieces. Sprinkle the dough with the cold water and toss. Squeeze the dough to determine if it holds together. If it's too dry, add water 1 tablespoon at a time, using just enough so the dough will hold together. Divide the dough in half, to make two 9" tarts. Flatten each piece of dough into a disk, wrap well, and refrigerate for 30 minutes or longer.
Remove dough disks from refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature. Roll each piece of dough to a 12" diameter circle. Gently place the rolled-out pastry in the tart pans, smoothing it over the bottom and tucking it into the sides. Roll your rolling pin across the top of the pan to cut off the excess pastry. Peel the pastry away from the edge of the pan. Refrigerate the crusts while you prepare the filling.
Filling: (Double this for two tarts)
2 TBSP olive oil
1 pound redskin potatoes, scrubbed, not peeled, diced into 1/2 inch cubes
1/2 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
a pinch of red pepper flakes
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cup half & half (can use fat-free)
1/8 tsp dried thyme
1/8 tsp dried oregano
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
3/4 cup shredded cheese of choice (I used 2% pepper jack)
salt and pepper
2 roasted poblano peppers, diced (see above)
In large skillet heat olive oil over medium heat. Add potatoes in a single layer and season with red pepper flakes and salt and pepper. Cook until tender and browned, stirring occasionally, about 10-12 minutes. Add onions and saute for another 4-5 minutes. Add minced garlic and saute for another minute or two. Remove from heat.
Whisk together eggs, half & half, thyme, oregano, parsley and diced poblanos. Season with salt and pepper.
Divide shredded cheese and sprinkle half atop each prepared crust. Layer one half potato/onion mixture on top of each. Divide egg mixture between the two crusts and pour over each.
Bake in a preheated 425°F oven for 15 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 350°F and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes, till the crust is brown and the custard is set. Remove from the oven, and serve warm.


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Baxter buys OBI-1 assets
22.03.2013 - French Ipsen and its insolvent partner Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals Inc announced the closing of the sale of OBI-1 to Baxter International Inc.
The transaction, which strengthens Baxter as global leader in haemophilia, was announced at the end of January. Under the terms of the agreement, Ipsen and Inspiration will sell their rights on OBI-1 together with Ipsen's manufacturing plant in Millford. Recombinant porcine factor VIII under development for the treatment of congenital hemophilia A with inhibitors and acquired haemophilia A, as well as Ipsen's manufacturing facility for OBI-1 in Milford, Massachusetts are in the deal. The Ipsen employees working on the development and manufacturing of OBI-1 will be offered employment by Baxter. Baxter will pay US$50m upfront, and up to US$135m in milestones as well as net sales payments up to 17.5%. The recombinant porcine factor VIII is currently in a pivotal trial for the treatment of individuals with acquired haemophilia A.
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Kids who attend the Afterschool program of Hope Lutheran Chapel in Osage Beach made fleece blankets to be used in the Pediatrics Department of Lake Regional Hospital. The kids find projects to do to give back to their community as it teaches them community service. They find it rewarding to help other kids. The hospital was also the recipient of over 100 eyeglass cases that were made by the ladies of Hope Lutheran Chapel. The eyeglass cases will be used for patients in the outpatient and emergency area.
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Police were called to a home-based daycare in Gatineau earlier this morning after reports of gunshots—and about 20 police vehicles arrived in the residential area.
None of the 53 children at the daycare were harmed and the police confirm that all children are safe.
UPDATE: The suspect was found dead, lying on the floor with a hunting shotgun beside him. Another male, who worked at the daycare, was found dead as well. The police are investigating whether the cause of the shooting might be a couple's recent separation.
[CTV News | CBC, image via Evgeniya Moroz/Shutterstock]


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- Go to SiliconValley.com/sv150 for more stories, infographics and a searchable database for the 2014 Silicon Valley 150.
- Apr 14:
- SV150: Silicon Valley's record profits funneled to investors, bank accounts
- Apr 12:
- Tesla surges up list of Silicon Valley's top 150 tech companies
- Smart gadgets boosting networking business
- Health, biomedical sectors saw 15 percent growth in profit
- Facebook, Google lead web sector surge
- Apple again dominates consumer tech sector — and the entire SV150
- HP helps drags down enterprise sector
- Quinn: SV 150 shows the red hots and the comeback kids
- Bay Area's non-tech companies lag tech firms in profits, revenue
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- 2014: Rocket Man: The otherworldly ambitions of Elon Musk
For more than a half-century, Silicon Valley's economy and innovative culture has largely been defined by the microchip industry spawned by such legendary companies as Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel.
And while many firms that once sold chips or the equipment for making them have vanished over the years, semiconductors remain among the region's biggest businesses, according to this newspaper's latest annual tally of top local companies.
The chip sector accounted for 41 of the largest SV150 corporations, more than $100 billion in revenue, about $13.5 billion in profit and $280 billion in stock market value. In addition, the sector boasted more than 233,000 employees -- nearly 18 percent of the SV150's combined workforce.
Chip businesses continue to be based here in large part because they're surrounded by firms that make software for the tiny circuits and other firms that produce gadgets that run on them, said Linley Gwennap, a chip industry analyst.
"Silicon Valley is unique in having all three of those high-tech companies in this area, and that creates this huge amount of innovation," he said.
Santa Clara-based Intel remains the industry's Goliath, accounting for more than half of total sales racked up by the 41 companies. It's been hurt by the worldwide slowdown in personal computers, which heavily depend on Intel's microprocessors. But with smartphones, tablets and innumerable other devices needing chips, the semiconductor business remains lucrative for companies in the right niches.
Chip sales in 2013 were up nearly 7 percent over the previous year, according to research firm Gartner, and they are forecast to rise nearly 3 percent this year.
Contact Steve Johnson at 408-920-5043. Follow him at Twitter.com/steveatmercnews.


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As A Freshman (2007-08): Saw limited action, playing in 12 games during her freshman campaign...Logged 41 minutes on the season...Pulled down 11 rebounds while scoring 12 points on the year...Tallied one steal and two blocks on the year...Went 1-for-1 from the field and 2-for-2 from the free throw line against Texas, setting season-highs with four points and four rebounds (12/8).
In High School: Started all four seasons at Langham Creek High School in Houston for Lobos head coach Annette Steward...Led team to the state playoffs for the first time since 1988 as a senior as she averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds... Named team MVP and was a first-team All-District 16-5A selection as a senior...second-team all-district as a sophomore and honorable mention as a freshman and junior.
Personal: Born Joycelyn Evette Taylor on June 26, 1989 in Houston...Daughter of Marian and James Taylor...Has a younger brother, James, Jr....Plans to major in nursing.


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Power Rewards
Professor Adam Galinksy is power hungry. For more than a decade, he has studied the role of power as a psychological force, both its behavioral effects and the practical implications of having power and feeling powerful.
"Power is the central regulator of human interaction, so in most interactions we want to come across as someone on the higher rungs of the hierarchy," Galinsky says. "It is such an effective regulator of social relationships because it creates patterns of deference, reduces conflict, creates division of labor — all things that make our species successful."
Power is so deeply ingrained in human beings that we are surprisingly easy to power prime — that is, to coax ourselves into feeling more or less powerful than we typically feel. In new research, Galinsky, working with David Dubois of INSEAD, Joris Lammers of Tilburg University, and Derek Rucker of Northwestern University, shows just how effective power priming can be when we face some of life's most challenging and stressful experiences.
The research was inspired in part by the story of one now-Ivy League professor who was making the rounds for an academic position that required her to present her research to sizable audiences of academics. In her two previous times interviewing, she got interviews at Harvard and Wharton but no offer. In subsequent interviews, though, just before she gave each talk, she wrote out a power prime, a method Galinsky and his colleagues had developed to make people feel powerful. Hundreds of studies have shown that simply recalling a time in which one has power produces the same effects as having power. Power buffers people from stress (for example, it reduces cortisol, a stress hormone) and helps people feel and express more confidence.
Armed with a power prime, she ended up getting offers from four top-tier universities, including Harvard and Wharton. Galinsky decided to test more formally whether power-primed people would not only feel less stressed under pressure, but would express the necessary confidence to get the job.
The researchers conducted two experiments designed to test these questions. In one experiment, students were asked to write about a time when they either had power or lacked power (the students believed themselves to be participating in a warm-up task). They were then asked to write a hypothetical application letter for a real job advertised in a well-known newspaper. The researchers then had a different group of students read the essays and evaluate if they would hire the person for the job. The student judges deemed the power-primed application letters as more confident, and they were much more likely to rate the power-primed applicants as people they would want to hire.
Would judges who saw power-primed candidates in the flesh — rather than merely reading letters — react similarly? Galinsky and colleagues conducted another experiment, this time in a face-to-face setting, and found similar results. Graduate business school candidates who wrote about an experience of personal power prior to participating in a mock job interview saw their odds of acceptance shoot up: they were accepted 68 percent of the time, compared with a normal acceptance rate of 47 percent. And people who wrote about a time in which they lacked power plummeted in effectiveness, with only 26 percent of them getting selected by the judges. The judges — in this case, the interviewers — rated power-primed applicants as much more persuasive than the powerless-primed candidates.
In short, Galinsky says, "There is something about how power-primed people presented themselves that others picked up on. They expressed themselves with more confidence and more persuasiveness and that led them to get better outcomes."
A large body of management research suggests that soft skills — those related to managing interpersonal interactions — are often more critical in leadership roles than more readily defined hard skills, such as financial analysis or other technical talents. Galinsky's work here offers one more tool for shoring up those soft skill portfolios.
"Anytime you need to present yourself in a confident and persuasive way this technique can be effective," Galinsky says. "It could be a job interview, a date, an important presentation at the office — anytime that you want a little bit of swagger — recalling an experience of power can be really effective."
Adam Galinsky is the Vikram S. Pandit Professor of Business in the Management Division at Columbia Business School.
Adam Galinsky
Adam Galinsky is currently the chair of the Management Division and the Vikram S. Pandit Professor of Business at the Columbia Business School.
Professor Galinsky has published more than 200 scientific articles, chapters, and teaching cases in the fields of management and social psychology. His research and teaching focus on leadership, power, negotiations, decision-making, diversity, and ethics.
Professor Galinsky co-authored the...
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Joris Lammers, David Dubois, Derek D. Rucker, Adam Galinsky
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aLunch is a highly customizable application launcher which can be accessed from your menu bar and from a hot key activated launcher window as well.
10.4 version: http://mactips-lib.net/cgi-bin/lime/lime.cgi?137
10.3 version: http://mactips-lib.net/cgi-bin/lime/lime.cgi?085
Required OS: 10.5
Tags: launcher , menu , bar , menubar , free
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This applications is awesome. Despite being an organizational freak, having a very organized dock, using LauchBar, and Spotlight, I can't use a mac without AFloat. It lets you customize every aspect of the menu, including the large icons, dividers, and the sort order (you can completely customize). I love the ability to sort my applications by "Web Development", "Editors", "Photo Tools", "Adobe Apps" without worrying about how the finder will reactive if I were to reorganize my Applications folder into sub-folders. This is the way to go! A+++++
i've been on the search for an app doing exactly this. Himmelbar just put the whole program list there and Overview has a whole instance more to load and click.
i just put both to the trash (though i have to admit that overview served me a VERY GOOD TIME, really. i still like the approach of it... )
ewkb, there is a pane in aLunch's preferences called "Hotkey". you must navigate there (click on the aLunch icon in your menubar, select "Preferences..." and then click on the "Hotkey" pane), to configure your own hotkey for the feature you speak of. after doing this, you will be able to "view all the applications with the keyboard shortcut".
how do you view all the applications with the keyboard shortcut. Application wizard is sooo much better
the author changed distribution format to zip! now everyone can try this little gem out.
aLunch was updated (v. 2.2.1) a few hours after my previous post. And now it is able to launch Pages documents.
Thank you, dear developer! (That's what I call support.)
I've been using Atomic Beef (which is very good) but, unfortunately, its download page is down for quite a few days. I needed to install it in another computer, but I couldn't get it. So, I tried aLunch.
And it works very well. It is possible to create different applications categories and it is also possible to launch files. With one exception: aLunch is not able to launch Pages documents. (I wonder why...) I tried with several other kinds of files without any problem: PDF, Excel, JPEG, MPEG-4 videos, etc. The incompatibilty seems to be with Pages files only.
Nevertheless, this a simple and very useful launcher.
It's in my Menu Bar. It works very well. And It's free. Would you like a doughnut with that ?
looks a bit like moofmenu... but free! definitely keeping my eye on this.


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Get off the beaten path in the Reebok ZigWild TR 2 Trail Running Shoes.
Like all shoes from the ZigTech family, these are equipped with 20-degree angles along the zig-zag sole for maximum cushioning, day after day, mile after mile and trail after steep, rocky, beautiful trail. To help keep you out there longer, Reebok's StableFit creates a custom feel, and sock-like comfort embraces your feet. Add to that a lugged outsole for terrific traction in all kinds of terrain, and you're ready to leave the road behind.
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Main Page | Risk Factors | Symptoms | Diagnosis | Treatment | Screening | Reducing Your Risk | Talking to Your Doctor | Living With Sickle Cell Disease | Resource Guide
A risk factor is something that increases your likelihood of getting a disease or condition.
The only way to get sickle cell disease is to inherit two defective genes that cause sickle cell diseases. However, the following factors make a baby more likely to be born with sickle cell disease:
Children who receive one abnormal gene from each of their parents will have sickle cell disease. Children who receive one abnormal gene and one normal gene usually have no symptoms and are said to have sickle cell trait. They can pass their abnormal gene on to their own children, which, if combined with a sickle cell gene from the other parent, will cause a child to have sickle cell disease.
The majority of people with sickle cell disease are of sub-Saharan African descent. Other people at risk for sickle cell disease are those whose ancestors came from South America, Cuba, Central America, Saudi Arabia, India, Turkey, Greece, and Italy.
Sickle cell disease. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated June 6, 2013. Accessed July 1, 2013.
Sickle cell disease. Nemours' KidsHealth.org website. Available at: http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/sickle_cell_anemia.html. Updated September 2012. Accessed July 1, 2013.
Sickle cell disease (SCD). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/index.html. Updated September 27, 2012. Accessed July 1, 2013.
What is sickle cell anemia? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/sca/. Updated September 28, 2012. Accessed July 1, 2013.
Last reviewed May 2015 by Michael Woods, MD
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Indians pitcher Justin Masterson and designated hitter Jason Giambi have been honored with postseason awards.
Masterson, who went 14-10 with a 3.45 ERA in 32 starts, has been named the team's Bob Feller Man of the Year by the Cleveland Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Masterson made the All-Star team for the first time and helped the Indians qualify for the postseason. The right-hander led the AL with three shutouts and was tied for second with three complete games.
All-Star second baseman Jason Kipnis, outfielder Michael Brantley and pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez were also nominated.
Giambi was named winner of the team's Good Guy Award, given annually to the player who shows a consistent willingness to cooperate with the media. Masterson, manager Terry Francona, infielder Mike Aviles and outfielder Michael Bourn were also nominated.
The 42-year-old Giambi has re-signed with Cleveland.
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Definition of pork barrel in English:
pork barrel
nounNorth American informal
The use of government funds for projects designed to please voters or legislators and win votes: political pork barrel for the benefit of their respective sponsors [as modifier]: wasteful, pork-barrel spending
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- At the same time, support for the package was assured through a series of corrupt deals that earmarked billions of dollars in funding for pork-barrel projects for legislators' home districts.
- Congress pork-barrel spends and earmarks all of this money while we have enlisted families on food stamps.
- Yet it will be hard to please congressmen while cutting their pork barrel, and as usual, no one seems very eager to cut middle-class entitlement programs.
pork-barreling noun
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- Case work and pork-barrelling - the supposed mainstays of congressional politics - are not easily amenable to environmental policy (except for limited specific projects such as designated research labs).
- Hence, his nationalist and scapegoating appeals on such issues as refugees, terrorism and Aboriginal programs, which often has been combined with blatant pork-barrelling and protectionism in favour of local businesses.
- It is no surprise that young voters are remarkably cynical about politics and elections and don't respond to the well-worn path of pork-barrelling and self-interest that is used to appeal to other demographics.
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How will you welcome the new $6.4 billion Bay Bridge when it opens Labor Day weekend?
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Bike -- Ride from Oakland City Hall into San Francisco in the afternoon on Sept. 1. Fee not yet set.
Dedicate -- Dignitaries, speeches and the like on the new bridge on Sept. 1, late afternoon or early evening, invitation only.
Fireworks -- Only partially funded at this point but organizers are optimistic. Watch from a variety of locations after dark on Sept. 1.
Run -- Half-marathon from Oakland City Hall to San Francisco City Hall starts about 7 a.m. A 12k from West Grand Avenue and Frontage Road in Oakland to San Francisco along the Embarcadero starts shortly thereafter. Both runs on Sept. 2. Fees not yet set.
Paddle -- Warm up with a six-mile paddle from Berkeley to the new bridge on Sept. 2. Stand-up paddle boards, kayaks and canoes all welcome. Fee not yet set.
Chains -- Traditional chain-cutting ceremony on Sept. 2 after runners leave and before first wave of walkers start.
Walk -- Stroll the full length of the Bay Bridge from Oakland into San Francisco starting around 8 a.m. on Sept. 2. It's free but participants need timed passes that allow them to board a shuttle bus at one of four Oakland BART stations.
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Kraus KHU105-32 Stainless Steel 31-1/4" Undermount 60/40 Double Bowl 16 Gauge Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink
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Technical Specs
|Specification Sheet / Installation Guide
|Basin Depth (Left)
|Basin Depth (Right)
|Basin Length (Left)
|Basin Length (Right)
|Basin Rack Included
|Basin Split
|Basin Width (Left)
|Basin Width (Right)
|Basket Strainer Included
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Save $130 when you purchase this kitchen combo.Product Features:
- Fully covered under Kraus' limited lifetime warranty
- Constructed of 16 gauge premium grade T-304 stainless steel - guaranteed to never rust or corrode
- Commercial-grade satin finish - highly scratch and stain resistant
- Padded, Stone-Guard undercoat applied over rubber pads to reduce sink noise while in use
- Double bowl (50/50 split) 31-1/4" sink with modern ¾" radius corners
- Extra deep (10" depth) design is perfect for the semi-professional kitchen
- Undermount installation; fits 36+" cabinets
- Standard 3-1/2" drain opening compatible with most garbage disposal units (included InSinkErator)
- Height: 10" ( measured from the bottom of sink to the top of the rim)
- Overall Width: 20-1/2" (measured from the back outer rim to the front outer rim)
- Overall Length: 31-1/4" (measured from the left outer rim to the right outer)
- Basin Width (Left): 18" (measured from the back inner rim to the front inner rim)
- Basin Width (Right): 16" (measured from the back inner rim to the front inner rim)
- Basin Length (Left): 14" (measured from the left inner rim to the right inner rim)
- Basin Length (Right): 13-1/2" (measured from the left inner rim to the right inner rim)
- Basin Depth (Left): 10" (measured from the center of basin to the rim)
- Basin Depth (Right): 10" (measured from the center of basin to the rim)
- Installation Type: Undermount
- Drain Outlet Connection: 3-1/2"
- Minimum Base Cabinet Width: 36"
- Kraus 16 gauge Stainless Steel sink
- Stainless steel bottom dish grid (basin rack)
- Stainless steel basket strainer (sink drain assembly)
- Mounting and installation brackets
- Sink cutout template (for countertop cut dimensions)
- Dish towel with Kraus logo
- Specification Sheet / Installation Guide
- Very durable; will never chip or crack
- Dishes usually don't break when dropped during dish washing
- Due to relative weights, stainless steel is generally much easier (and less expensive) to install
- Nonporous; resists bacteria
- Neutral color fits into almost any décor - matches stainless steel appliances
- Extra Thick, 16 Gauge Stainless Steel: Short of paying thousands of dollars, 16 gauge is as thick as sinks come (22% thicker than 18 gauge; 36% thicker than 20 gauge). Thicker steel means a stronger sink (hence the lifetime warranty) while also offering a richer and more robust appearance to the finish that is easily discernible from the white-washed, cheap look of thinner sinks.
- Premium Grade T-304 Stainless Steel: There are two primary types of stainless steel in the market: T-409 and the higher quality T-304. The difference lies in chromium and nickel contents; T-409 with 11% and .5% respectively, T-304 with 18% and 10%. When added to steel, these two metals prevent oxidation and rust by neutralizing sodium chloride (salt) – a common element in everyday kitchens. While cheaper sinks use T-409, Kraus sinks boast T-304, further lending to the lifetime warranty.
- Sound Insulated: Sound insulated steel is commonly only thought of in the automobile industry. There, auto manufacturers use spray-on "Stone Guard" insulation to provide for a quieter ride and protect the steel. Borrowing this technology and adding to it, Kraus sinks use Stone Guard insulation, sprayed over rubber sound dampening pads to create a noticeably lower-tone and overall quieter kitchen sink. It also protects your cabinet from underside condensation drips.
- Included Dish Grids (Basin Racks) and Basket Strainers (Drains): It's a wonder why dish grids aren't included with all sinks; they serve a valuable role. Not only do they virtually eliminate scratches, they allow the sink to properly drain, preventing sink scum and protecting your cutlery. As with all Kraus sinks, this sink includes the stainless steel sink grids along with the basket strainers you'll need for installation.
- Heavily Certified: Kraus has gone to great lengths to be able to provide you, the homeowner, the rest-easy satisfaction knowing that your sink is certified and listed by all the major product testing boards in the U.S. and Canada. This means that this sink is deemed safe to use and that it meets all applicable building codes. Certifications and listings include: UPC, cUPC, CSA, IAPMO, ANSI and SCC.
- This kitchen sink is available as a kitchen combo with a number of faucet choices. Like their sinks, Kraus kitchen faucets have gained tremendous momentum within the kitchen and bath industry and are highly regarded for their quality, durability, and meaningful innovation. If you are considering a purchase of this sink and also need a new faucet, we urge you to consider the kitchen combos; they truly are a deal. Under the header "We Also Recommend These Similiar Products" you will find 5 kitchen combos that include this sink. All kitchen combos that use this sink can be found by typing "KHU105-32 combos" into the search bar at the top right of this page.
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Our SKU: KHU105-32
This product is listed under the following manufacturer number(s):
- Stainless Steel
*Denotes a finish or option that has been discontinued
Product Reviews
Kraus redesigned several plumbing industry standards and focused on modern plumbing style. Offering an extensive selection of faucets and sinks, Kraus aims to provide quality and handmade plumbing fixtures to its customers. For plumbing that balances durability with aesthetics, Kraus keeps its luxurious products at an affordable price.
Kraus Kitchen Sink Collection
No other brand does sleek and strong better than Kraus. The Kraus Kitchen Sink collection offers a vast selection of premium stainless steel sinks for everything from the single chef kitchen to the kitchen built to host large family dinners. Kraus kitchen sinks are made from commercial grade 16 gauge stainless steel to handle the daily wear and tear of a bustling kitchen. Homeowners are guaranteed rust resistant surfaces, reliable performance, and superior durability. In addition to quality craftsmanship, most Kraus kitchen sinks come with bonus accessories including an industrial sized basket strainer, sink grid, and signature Kraus dish towel. Available in an assortment of single bowl and double bowl configurations, the Kraus Kitchen Sink Collection has a fit for every lifestyle.
Other Products In The Kraus Kitchen Sink Collection
Kraus KHU100-30
30" Single Basin 16 Gauge Stainless Steel Kitchen ...$299.95-$299.95(103)
Kraus KHU100-32
32" Single Basin 16 Gauge Stainless Steel Kitchen ...$284.95-$284.95(122)
Kraus KHU101-23
23" Single Basin 16 Gauge Stainless Steel Kitchen ...$246.95-$246.95(31)
Kraus KHU103-33
32-3/4" Double Basin 16 Gauge Stainless Steel Kitc...$379.95-$379.95(57)
Kraus KBU24
32" Double Basin 16 Gauge Stainless Steel Kitchen ...$251.95-$251.95(89)
Warranty Info
All KRAUS products undergo a rigorous quality control process. We offer our customers thoughtfully crafted fixtures & accessories, engineered for enduring performance over years of use. KRAUS Brand Limited Lifetime Warranty If a product fails due to material or craftsmanship error during the warranty period, KRAUS will repair or replace the items at our discretion. We define the warranty period as the length of time that the owner of the product owns the first home where the Kraus product is installed. Warranties are not transferable, between homes or owners and are only applicable to residential use. Commercial use will automatically void the warranty. To make a warranty claim, the original sales receipt must be presented, without exception. Like other home fixtures, Kraus products will require light maintenance to ensure proper function. We provide you with complete knowledge to perform this maintenance and can also recommend resources if you are unable to fulfill this service. Kraus will not be responsible for product failures due to lack of maintenance. Kraus recommends installing all Kraus products with a licensed, professional plumber. We will not be held responsible for any damage or product failure due to improper installation, misuse, or failure to use a licensed professional. Please read your care and maintenance documentation to determine the limits of proper use. By the purchase and use of our products, you agree that Kraus is not liable for incidental, consequential or special damages associated with the return, replacement, installation or use of your product. This includes freight costs, cartridge replacement, labor, travel time, lost profit, home damages and other contingent liabilities and costs (including, without limitation, costs associated with experts, investigations, analyses, attorneys and other professionals and services). The Kraus warranty is a comprehensive and explicit limit of liability, and all items outside of it are not addressable by, or the responsibility of Kraus. Certain states have variances regarding implied warranties and in those situations we remain fully compliant. KRAUS USA Inc. makes no implication that products comply with any or all local building or plumbing codes. It is the consumer's responsibility to determine local code compliance. This warranty extends to the original purchaser and first consumer. Replacement parts may be obtained by calling 1-800-775-0703 or by writing: KrausUSA 12 Harbor Park Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050
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Published: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, April 22, 2013 at 7:50 p.m.
PARI's annual Space Day Open House will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 4 on the PARI campus at 1 PARI Drive, Rosman.
On Space Day, hundreds of visitors come to see the new programs and activities at PARI. Several new space shuttle items have been added to PARI's exhibit gallery.
Space Day is free to the public. There is a small charge for planetarium shows and food. For more information about Space Day, visit www.pari.edu or call 828-862-5554.
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