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Weighing The UltralightsBy
In Japan, tiny laptops weighing less than four pounds are best-sellers. In the U.S. and most of the rest of the world, however, these ultralight computers remain niche products that appeal to a relatively small group of buyers who value lightness and compact size above all else. A look at new ultralights from Toshiba and Gateway shows that while notebooks in this class are getting better, most buyers are likely to find that they require too many compromises.
The Toshiba Portege 3480CT is typical of ultralights that often serve as primary business computers in Japan. It has impressive specifications: a 600-MHz Pentium III processor and a 12-GB hard disk, all in a barely inch-thick package weighing just 3.4 pounds.
Then there are the features that keep products of this sort relegated to niche markets in the U.S. The keyboard is 9.75 inches wide, compared with 11.25 inches on the mainstream IBM ThinkPad T20. The cramped keyboard makes typing hard.
A more subtle problem is Toshiba's decision to use 1,024x768 pixel resolution in an 11.3-inch display. The sharp images are great for displaying Japanese characters, but text in Western languages is tiny. Farsighted users will have to fuss a lot with font sizes before they are comfortable reading text.
Ultralight notebooks have no space for internal drives and very little room for ports. The Portege offers only one USB port, an external monitor connector, and a phone jack for the modem. An accessory port replicator must be added to get the full complement of connectors, including an Ethernet port. Or you can go for the $399 multimedia port replicator, which can hold a CD ($249) or DVD ($379) drive. The combination is fine for the desktop, but the two-piece setup is very awkward, particularly on an airplane.
CLUMSY. The most interesting feature of the Portege is its approach to getting longer battery life. An extra battery, allowing up to 8 hours of use, clamps to the bottom of the notebook, adding 2 pounds and about 3/4 of an inch of thickness. Unfortunately, I had trouble attaching and removing the battery.
The Gateway Solo 3300 is better suited for the U.S. market. It's not quite as tiny as the Toshiba, but the wider box provides room for a better keyboard. The 12.1-inch display shows 800x600 pixels, which provides much more readable text. In addition, the notebook offers a full complement of ports, including both a modem and Ethernet. An external CD-ROM drive costs $99, a DVD $199, and, as with the Portege, the combo is clumsy for mobile use. You won't want to use the Solo to play DVDs in airplanes because I only got 80 minutes of play off a charge.
The majority of business laptop buyers, at least outside Japan, have made their preferences clear: They are willing to accept an extra pound or two to get an internal CD-ROM, a bigger display, and a better keyboard. For the minority who consider size and weight to be paramount, either of these laptops is worth a look.


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Hannibal Buress: Animal Furnace Debuts on Comedy Central, 5/20
Hannibal Buress returns to COMEDY CENTRAL with his laid-back swagger and unexpected point of view in the world premiere of hisoriginal one-hour stand-up special, Hannibal Buress: Animal Furnace, debuting Sunday, May 20 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.
In his first hour-long special, Chicago-bred, New York-based Buress brings his celebrated deadpan wit to life's absurdities with stories of his three-cop jaywalking bust in Montreal, a bloodless airport shoot-out, and various late nights with questionable women. In front of a live audience at the Gramercy Theatre in New York, Buress re-imagines hardcore rappers as real estate agents, skewers grown men who can't hold their liquor, and, as an enterprising reporter actually wrote, performs "comedic jokes related to personal stories, current events, the streets, and even food."
The Hannibal Buress: Animal Furnace extended and uncensored DVD, featuring 20 minutes of material not seen in the broadcast, will be released on May 22 by Comedy Central Home Entertainment. The bonus features include "A Week To Kill," a behind-the-scenes documentary that takes a look at how Buress spent the week before the filming of the comedy special. In addition, Comedy Central Records will release the extended and uncensored Hannibal Buress: Animal Furnace CD on May 22.
Leading up to the on-air premiere, the Comedy Central Stand-Up website will feature preview clips from the special as well as excerpts from "A Week To Kill." Comedy Central Stand-Up's Facebook page also will have a special Facebook tab, spotlighting video clips from Buress and the comedians he follows on Twitter.

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NASA comp fails to produce flying cars
Where the hell is my flying car?
NASA used to have it's own PAV project office at the Langley Research Centre in Virginia. The NASA PAV team was working on a demonstrator aircraft called "Tailfan", powered by a silenced V-8 car engine driving a specially-developed ducted fan unit rather than a normal prop, in order to cut down the noise. The plan was to have a TailFan plane flying by 2009, but NASA says (large pdf, page 64) it "redirected funding within its Vehicle Systems Program and the PAV activities at Langley were therefore terminated in 2005".
The NASA "TailFan" concept, cancelled in 2005.
That more or less killed the PAV off, but as a sop to flying car lovers NASA did offer some minimal prize funding to encourage private aviation enthusiasts to keep the idea going at their own expense, under the "Centennial Challenges" programme. The Cafe Foundation, a non-profit group of volunteer plane testers and PAV lovers, agreed to run the competition.
As one might expect, there were problems. Just $250,000 in prize money isn't a big incentive for people to design aircraft, or even to modify them much, given the very expensive regulatory and certification requirements - and the hard minimum targets set by NASA for anyone to win any of its prize cash. Despite significant relaxations in the rules, three teams dropped out in July leaving just four in the running.
The four teams weren't, naturally enough, able to offer anything even as advanced as the TailFan. Two modified Pipistrel Virus motorgliders, a Vans RV-4 and a familiar old Cessna 172 were entered. The Virus, flown by Australian Pipistrel pilot Michael Coates, scooped most of the cash, winning on shortest takeoff and best fuel efficiency to take the grand overall prize as well.
According to CNET's Stefanie Olsen, Coates characterised the Virus as the "Prius of airplanes". The $70,000 Virus isn't a hybrid, in fact, but it does get about 50 miles to the gallon going at up to 140mph. It's still no PAV, though: no folding wings, not very quiet, not even slightly road legal, and definitely no "synthetic vision" super-autopilot.
The RV-4, specially tricked out for quietness, won that event, and the trusty old Cessna - in production for 50 years - won the ease-of-handling prize.
"The results make sense," said NASA's Mark Moore, who was chief of the NASA PAV programme until it was shut down.
"The Cessna 172 is the most successful (and highest production volume small aircraft) precisely for the reason that the handling qualities are so good."
Moore praised the Virus for its light weight. "Only 682 pounds empty weight complete: it literally carries more useful load, that is passengers, fuel, and baggage, than the aircraft weighs."
It's hard to say that the cause of personal flying cars has been much advanced here, however. NASA had to relax its targets noticeably to even get teams to compete, and $250k for flying cars isn't drawing attention and effort the way $10m for private rocketplanes did in the case of the Ansari X-Prize.
"Next year the prizes are larger and will be harder to win," Moore told CNET. But there's only $2m in the kitty for five annual prizes. Unless some very rich flying car enthusiasts get involved, this concept is going to be a long time going anywhere at all.
The fact is, the Centennial Challenge tech-prize programme is appearing more and more as the graveyard where NASA sends ideas to die, rather than a place for schemes it actually believes in.
As for private backers, why would internet billionaires spend their fortunes developing flying cars - the way several of them are doing on spaceships to carry them and their superwealthy pals on suborbital jaunts? Billionaires don't have spaceships, but they already have helicopters and private jets. They probably aren't interested in making flying cars for ordinary people. ®
Disclaimer: Lewis Page holds a private pilot's licence, somewhat out of date and with no instrument rating. He wants a flying car more than almost anything. And a spaceship. He just doesn't believe anybody's going to let him have either.


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On Thursday evening, I asked those who have visited festivals for advice because I have never attended a music festival. Many of you are in the same boat, so at the end of the post I asked for any questions you might have if you have never been.
These are the questions I received…
I am going to Lollapalooza this year basically for the sole purpose of seeing The Strokes live. I want to enjoy the whole festival, but I want to make sure that I see The Strokes up close. How soon before they play do I have to be to their stage? Any other advice?
Well like you, i will be losing my "F-Card" when i attend Lollapaooza, and one question that i would really like to be answered is how can i enjoy the festival's food, while still being able to stay in the front row when The Strokes perform.
(I have the same question in terms of going to the bathroom.)
The only question that popped into my head at the moment was about being in the front row- is it scary, do you risk injury, or is it totally worth it?
I guess my main question is, would it be stupid of me to just worry about being up front for the Strokes? Would that defeat the purpose of a festival, going around and scoping new bands? Or is it possible that I could go around and check out other bands and still manage to get a good spot for the Strokes?
My question:
Are earplugs, which Ezra from Vampire Weekend says are necessary, needed?
Most of these will be answered in the upcoming days when I roll out the answers to the five different questions. I plan on doing one-per-day with all of your responses. So if you would like to contribute, answer the five questions and send them to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Undergraduate Business Students Receive Research Funding
This summer, the Undergraduate Research Fellow Awards will provide $87,500 for 19 McDonough School of Business undergraduates to conduct research with faculty on topics ranging from "Anomalies in the Corporate Bond Market" to "Women and Men Lead Differently: Myths and Realities."
Students who receive the Undergraduate Research Fellow Awards are recruited by the Undergraduate Program Office, which raises the funding for the grants. Students will be required to prepare a poster for the McDonough Undergraduate Research Symposium in the fall, as well as to participate in a campus-wide undergraduate research conference in the spring.
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|Anomalies in the Corporate Bond Market
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|The Effect of Chinas Rising Consumer Class on Chinese Wine Imports
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|Andres Rengifo
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|Analyzing Federal Reserve Policy and the Currency of Emerging Markets
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|The Return of the Dot-Come Bubble: Looking at Technology Valuations in the Financial Markets
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Tour Mills-Peninsula's Behavioral Health Center
One of the most common misconceptions about mental illness is that it doesn't happen to "us, says Dan Becker, M.D., psychiatrist and medical director of Mills-Peninsula's Behavioral Health Department.
In fact, according to the Mayo Clinic, about one in four adults in the United States has a mental Health condition in any given year.
"It can affect people of all ages," Dr. Becker says, "Which is why we are so fortunate to have a comprehensive program right here on the Peninsula that serves our adolescents, adults and seniors."
Mills-Peninsula's Behavioral Health programs, which include mental health and chemical dependency treatment, recently moved into a new, spacious and light-filled space at the Mills Health Center in San Mateo. Tour the new center in this video segment from Healthpoint TV.
Benefits of Eating Breakfast
You've most likely heard it said before: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It's not just a morning person's epiphany. Clinical studies are behind the advice.
"Studies show that eating a healthy breakfast – including protein – improves concentration, gives us more strength and endurance and improves the overall nutrient content of the day," says Donna deKay, Mills-Peninsula nutritionist and certified diabetes educator.
Despite the abundant evidence, many people still skip this health-boosting meal.
"If you are not hungry in the morning, you may have trained your body to ignore the hunger cues it's receiving from the overnight fast," she says. "Adults are great at overriding these hormonal signals to eat."
Taking a few moments to consume at least some food in the morning will improve productivity throughout the day and also may help us pay attention to our body's cues to stop eating in the evening. To improve sleep, it's best to stop eating three hours before you go to bed.
Keep it Fast and Simple
Even if you don't like breakfast and think you don't have time, try fueling up on a quick protein drink.
You can buy ready-made protein drinks; the market is full of flavors and brands. DeKay recommends choosing one relatively low in carbohydrates (less than 25 grams) and with about 15-20 grams of protein. Or you can make one yourself in two minutes. The new bullet-type blenders are quick and easy because you mix it right in the to-go cup, but a counter blender works well, too.
Easy Protein Drink
- 1 scoop of protein powder (whey or soy)
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- Blend until smooth and out the door you go to a better day!
Exercise Tips for Injury Recovery
Bone breaks and fractures are among the most common reasons for visits to the Emergency Department, and often require a cast to hold bones in place during the healing process.
But once the cast comes off, exercise can be an important part of the recovery process, says Brooke Benjamin, Mills-Peninsula exercise physiologist. In this video segment from Healthpoint TV, Benjamin demonstrates some basic exercises to help regain your strength.
"Always check with your physician before starting any exercise routine following an injury," she advises.
Take a Virtual Tour of Mills-Peninsula's Family Birth Center
Expectant mothers and their families can now tour Mills-Peninsula Medical Center's Family Birth Center online, and get an up-close look at every aspect of the birthing experience at Mills-Peninsula with a virtual tour.
The online tour provides a 360-degree view inside the Family Birth Center, which opened last May, and lets you look around inside one of the spacious and private rooms (each with family sleeping accommodations), preview the Family Birth Center garden, get a feel for the family lounges and look inside the neonatal intensive care unity (NICU).
Online tours of other parts of the Medical Center are also available.
The tours are a convenient and new way to get familiar with the facility, and find your way before arriving for an appointment or procedure. The virtual tours also let visitors preview the Mills-Peninsula Medical Center entrance, parking garage, pathway to the front entrance and the location of other medical center services, such as the clinic, lab and radiology.
We hope you enjoy the online tour of our new Family Birth Center!
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Moving Beyond The White Cube
A return to older-style presentations of art in Berlin.
The standard presentation of contemporary art has relied predominantly on the white cube to build aura and mystique around art objects. However, from net.artists to sculpture, artists are increasingly opting for other venues to present their work.
The show Le Salon Du Cercle De La Culture A Berlin at Circle Culture in Berlin find artists returning to the old salon approach (as seen above). Where once it was limited to elite literati and patrons, this new incarnation of the salon approach — put in contrast with the white cube — may offer a more intimate relationship between artist, object and audience.
Le Salon Du Cercle De La Culture A Berlin runs until July 23rd and features artists:
Jaybo Monk, JR, Ed Templeton, XOOOOX, Andre, Maya Hayuk, NOMAD, Kelsey Brookes, Stefan Strumbel, Aaron Rose, OSKAR, Anton Unai, Elmar Lause, LABRONA, Faith 47, Katrin Fridriks, Helle Mardahl, DTAGNO, Marco "PHO" Grassi and Jonathan Yeo.
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Pooh Angel made a special poem just for my Mommie. It is the sweetest thing anyone could have ever done for my Mommie and Me. Thank you Pooh we love you with all our heart. Here is the poem.
Weedle .... Mommy's Girl
You were Mommy's Girl,
The day you were found, you made her world.
You were her best friend
From the beginning to the end.
You were her life, her love
Then one day you went to the Heavens above.
She misses you more than words can describe,
She wishes you could open one more Christmas surprise.
Goofy is with her, not quite sure what to do,
To this day, he still looks for you.
Now sleep, Weedle , Weedie, Woo,
She knows it's your favorite thing to do.
Please know that it is you that she misses,
And every night, she still gives you kisses.
You were a friend to many in the animal world,
But Weedle, you will be remembered most
As Mommy's Girl.
Rest In Peace, Weedle.
I still cry when I think about you. It's been just a little over a year and you know Weedle I have had dogies all my life but none like you. You had a special connection with everyone. You cared for My Mom in her last weeks by sitting by her in the nite when I was trying to get what sleep I could and you would wake me if you thought I needed to look or if she needed me. You watched over our first grandchild when he came into the household. You welcomed home my son when he came home from the Army altho you hadn't know him but he was a part of the family and you sensed that. You helped me watch over hundreds of wildlife that "we" rehabbed thru the years and again waking me in the nite when all the baby opossums escaped and you even helpd me find them, took us 4 hours but we found them one by one. You watched some puppies come and go in the family and always accepted everyone. There will never be another Weedle, not for me. I look forward to our days when we will again play ball, run, and just kiss and hug until our hearts content. I hold or touch your collar each day and say a little prayer for you each nite that you're happy and content and that one day we will again be together. I miss you Weedle....Love, your best friend, Mommie
You know we transferred some movies over last nite to disc and lo and behold there you were. Goofy went crazy for he thought you were back and he kept looking to see where you were in that big tv box. We were all sad when the movie was over. Goofy looked so sad that he could never find you. I was sad too but I know your with my Mom and she loved you so.....so with that you hang out there, watching over us all, and someday you, me, Goofy, Daddy and our other friends we've always had will once be together to romp and play forever and ever. I miss you Weedie....Mommie
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Sesame Street: Let's go to Preschool makes learning fun with your friends from Sesame Street! The game promotes fundamental skills like phonics, early math, reasoning, cause & effect, and music. Language development skills are instilled by providing repeated experiences with hearing language in context. Players also develop self-esteem and social development through positive reinforcement, encouragement, and generous behavior.
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- Designed for Young Children -- Specifically ages 1½ -3 years old.
- Provides parents with an exciting new way to interact with their children while encouraging learning.
- 12 Engaging Activities -- Learn the fundamentals of language, sing songs, play games and more with Elmo, Ernie, Big Bird and Zoe.
Sesame Street: Let's go to PreschoolPublisher: Nova Development CorporationRelease Date: May 10, 2008MSRP: 19.95 USD
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Remberto Gonzalez purchases Powerball lottery tickets at a local store in Hialeah, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. On Tuesday, the Powerball jackpot reached $425 million for Wednesday's drawing. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — When word got out that a southeast Pennsylvania 7-Eleven [auth] sold a $1 million Powerball ticket on Saturday, superstitious dreamers began pouring into the store in the hopes that luck would strike twice.
For jackpots as big as Wednesday's Powerball pot, which stood at an estimated $425 million Tuesday, convenience stores, gas stations and newsstands throughout the 43 states and other places where the game is played are deluged by ticket requests, including many from those who only play for massive jackpots they see as life-changing.
It's not just ticketholders who benefit from a lottery win, but the stores like the one in Langhorne, Pa., which sold Saturday's $1 million ticket. In addition to the bonus money the lottery gives to stores that sell tickets that win big, the retailers receive media coverage that can last for days and best of all, get a boost from becoming known as the place that sold a winning ticket.
"The manager said people were pouring into her store wanting to buy lottery tickets," 7-Eleven spokeswoman Margaret Chabris said, referring to the Langhorne store. "They were of course really excited that one of their customers had won."
At a Casey's General Store in Bondurant, Iowa, everyone knows it's the place where a $202.1 million Powerball jackpot ticket was sold to a local woman in September. Asked what types of questions the store gets when the jackpots get huge, assistant manager Debra Fetters said: "Does lightning strike twice here?"
The estimated $425 million jackpot for Wednesday's drawing would fetch a single winner a lump-sum payment after taxes of about $244.7 million. Although it wasn't close to the record $590.5 million Powerball jackpot won in May by a Florida woman, jackpots as big as Wednesday's bring in casual players, meaning it could jump considerably before the drawing.
"If it surpasses Wednesday's drawing, we would be in world record territory," said Chuck Strutt, executive director of the Multi-State Lottery Association. The world's highest lottery jackpot was a $656 million Mega Millions jackpot sold in March 2012.
When a winning ticket for a $241 million Powerball jackpot was sold in June 2012 at a Hy-Vee grocery store in Cedar Rapids, the store also got into the spirit. It held up a banner about the winners — 20 Quaker Oats plant workers — and a fake Styrofoam check was posted for others to see.
"I do have customers that they do come here specifically when the numbers get higher," said store manager Jason Busswitz. "For some individuals, it does create a little more excitement around the Powerball machine."
Sometimes that involvement from the store helps ignite interest to return, said Adriana Binns, director of marketing and communication for the New Mexico Lottery.
"When you get those stores where they've actually seen someone win, they're very enthusiastic about it. They know about the game, they have regular customers. A lot of it really does come down to great retailers that support the lottery, understand that there are winners on both sides."
Linda Hamlin, also of the New Mexico Lottery, noted the story of "Millionaire Mary" Torres of Albuquerque. After she sold a $1 million winning Powerball ticket to an Albuquerque man in May 2011, she became known as a good luck charm. Her customers followed her to another store a few miles away.
"It's hard to explain," Hamlin said of people who think such buying strategy gives them an edge. "It's illogical because this whole nature of good luck and how random it is. You never know when and where good fortunate is going to strike."
Luck may be random, but there are more winning lottery tickets for smaller $1 million and $2 million prizes since a major overhaul of the Powerball game in January 2012. An increase in ticket prices from $1 to $2 was aimed at building jackpots faster and generating more money.
Those smaller prizes still carry a big punch for its winners, and some people are willing to try any strategy to win them.
"Humans tend to be superstitious about things," said Strutt of the Multi-State Lottery Association. "We all have our ways to ensure our best luck. But every ticket has the exact same chance of winning."
The next drawing is scheduled for Wednesday night.
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GUI Design: Consistent Terminology
It's difficult enough for users to try to understand a new application without confusing them with inconsistent terminology. One of the recommendations made by Jeff Johnson in his book GUI Bloopers 2.0 is that every project should have a lexicon. This lexicon is a complete list of terminology that will be used throughout the GUI and documentation.
I thought this was a good idea long before I read it in Johnson's book and appreciated his treatment of the subject. Not having a lexicon that defines what will and will not be used can lead to two problems:
- More than one term may be used to describe the same concept.
- Some terms may be used for more than one concept.
The terms Delete and Remove can reasonably used interchangeably in written and spoken English, so does it make any difference in a GUI?
Novell® GroupWise® uses both Delete and Remove. Most Novell products have both, because these products make a distinction between:
- Eliminating an element that will no longer be available (delete), and
- Taking an item out of a list or group, but that will still be available (remove).
Figure 1 is a portion of a screen shot of the Edit menu. Note the Delete option highlighted on the Edit menu. The Delete is available when one or more items in the list are selected.
Figure 2 is a screen shot of the Accounts dialog in the same application. It is currently displaying the News options.
This dialog uses the term Remove on the button because the selected News server is being taken out of this list, but the actual server itself is not being changed or eliminated in any way; it can be re-added to the list at any time. I showed this example because the distinction is a little more subtle here than in most cases.
Unfortunately, there is an error which could still lead to confusion. When the Remove button is selected, the dialog shown in Figure 3 is displayed. Note that the term Delete is used both in the title bar of the popup as well as in the text. Anyone aware of the normal usage of (and distinction between) Delete and Remove may think twice before being confident that the correct action is taking place.
But what about an application that does not have the two separate concepts? Would it matter if Delete was used in some cases and Remove was used elsewhere? Other than perhaps causing a little more expense in language translation, does it make a difference?
Yes, it does. Why would you want to potentially cause a user to wonder if there is a difference? Some may not notice, but others will. Then they may spend time trying to decide if there is a difference, or simply conclude that the application is sloppy and unprofessional. Either way, that's not what you want for your users.
Microsoft® Windows® 7 file Explorer uses the same distinction between these terms. Figure 4 includes portions of two screen shots with menus showing both Delete and Remove as options. The term Delete is used when eliminating selected Files or Folders completely, while Remove is displayed when a location can be taken out of a library.
It is a little amazing how many different expressions there are for the same concept of authenticating and then ending the session. It only took a few minutes to find several web sites that were inconsistent within their own GUIs in this regard.
Figure 5 includes portions of screen shots from the web site for The Home Depot®, which uses the expressions Sign On (upper and lower images), Log Out (inset center), and you are now signed out (lower image).
Of course "Sign On" and "signed out" are consistent with each other, but where did "Log Out" come from?
Figure 6 is a combination of portions of screen shots from the Best Buy® web site. This site uses the expressions Sign In (upper and lower images), Sign out (center image), and both Signed Off and Sign Off (lower image).
Well, "Sign In" and "Sign out" are consistent, but where did "Signed Off" and "Successful Sign Off" come from? These messages should both use "Out" instead, because that's the text on the selected button. Incidentally, the word "out" in the center image should also be capitalized for consistency.
Additionally, it is interesting to note that the links for Contact Us and Privacy/Security (along the top of each panel) switch positions in the center image. Is this deliberate or just sloppy? If it's deliberate, then for what purpose?
Figure 7 contains portions of several screen shots from State Farm® web site, which uses the following expressions:
- Link text: Account Login (top image), Log Out (center right image)
- Button text: Log In (top and left center images), Login (bottom image)
- Other text: Login (top image: drop-down area label), Secure Login (left center image), You are now logged off… (bottom image: message), Log In To Your Account… (bottom image: area label)
After seeing the upper and left center images, the expressions "Login" and "Log In" might seem to be making a distinction between the description and the action. But then the text on the bottom image swaps the usage: the label Log In To Your Account describes the action and the button text Login is inconsistent with the text Log In on the first two displays (upper and left center).
The only conclusion from the displays in Figures 5, 6, and 7 is carelessness. Fortunately, this feature is common enough that most users won't be tripped up by it, but I believe it's a strong indication of what will be found when a user dives deeper. Features that are far less common and/or unique to particular sites will most likely be confusing and frustrating for users if the same carelessness exists.
Further evidence of this is actually found on the screen shots already displayed in Figure 7. Three different check box controls use the expressions Save User ID (top), Remember My User ID (left center), and Remember me (bottom), all to do apparently the same thing.
When a user is trying to use or figure out a feature for the first time, then multiple expressions for the same concept forces users to concentrate harder than should be needed as they attempt to determine what the variation might indicate.
One of the easiest ways to confuse users is to group items together that mix the nouns and verbs. English can be difficult because so many words (and terms) can be either, so the grouping is important to help with the interpretation.
Figure 8 includes portions of several screen shots from Novell Access Manager® that I helped to design almost a decade ago (Access Manager is a plug-in to the Novell iManager® console).
The upper image shows the Actions menu of a table that includes a list of expressions that are only verbs, including the items on the pop-out menu (not shown) of the last item, Service Provider. It's logical that a menu of "Actions" would contain only verbs. The lower left image is a panel that is invoked when a particular server on the previous panel is selected. Note that there is a group of configuration items that are all nouns.
The most interesting part of this example is the fact that some of the nouns could be mistakenly interpreted as verbs, which is why the grouping is so important. The Purge List item in the lower left could be confused with the Purge List Now action at the upper right. Gratefully, the lexicon ensured that the word "Now" was included to help distinguish between the two, instead of using the exact same expression for two different concepts. Looking at these panels out of context makes it easier to see that the lower left panel probably could have been improved with a more descriptive expression such as "List of Items to Purge" or something similar. A more careful analysis of the lexicon might have resulted in this type of change.
- Create a lexicon of all expressions that will be used throughout your GUI and carefully analyze similarities.
- Never mix nouns and verbs in the same group of items.
- Don't use more than one expression for the same concept, and don't use the same expression for more than one concept.
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US STOCKS-Dow, S&P edge up; revised ISM reportedly more bullish
* Dow, S&P 500 eke out records again, but volume is light
* Revised ISM manufacturing data will come close to expectations
* Broadcom rallies, may sell cellular baseband business
* Dow up 0.1 pct; S&P 500 up 0.04 pct; Nasdaq down 0.2 pct (Updates to midday, adds paragraph 2 on expected official correction of ISM data)
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NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks mostly held tiny gains on Monday, recovering from earlier losses as a closely watched read on manufacturing was reportedly corrected to show more strength than initially indicated.
The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index for May will be corrected to something closer to the Reuters analyst consensus reading of 55.5, not the 53.2 that was originally reported. CNBC, citing ISM sources, originally said it would be changed to 56, but ISM has not yet issued an official correction.
Wall Street fell after the first report, with all 10 S&P 500 sector indexes down for the day at one point, though stocks subsequently rebounded. Material shares turned higher, up 0.4 percent.
"People are still looking for signs that the economy is recovering, and the first ISM number had people questioning the strength of the economy," said John Carey, portfolio manager at Pioneer Investment Management in Boston. "This revision gives us more reason to be confident, and it isn't surprising to see stocks recover a bit." Continuación...


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Today's NOTD is another Eyeko polish called Posh Polish: For Ladylike Nails. I am IN LOVE with this. As many of you know, I like my neutrals, and you are probably wondering, "Wtf Allison? You already have a million shades just like this one!" but I promise you, I don't! I think the best way to describe this shade is that it is like OPI You Don't Know Jacques!, but two shades lighter. As far as level of darkness goes, it is similar to OPI Barefoot in Barcelona, but is much more grey in tone. It is definitely a taupe color!
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Nail of the Day: Eyeko Rain Polish
Today's NOTD is from a brand that is new to this website, Eyeko. I've heard a lot about this London based company, and it seems to be very popular in the United Kingdom. Eyeko's Rain Polish: For City Nails is a light dusty blue that has a very sophisticated touch to it. At first I thought it may be similar to OPI's What's With the Cattitude?, but Rain Polish is much more muted and dusty.
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Sunday, August 22, 2010
Nail of the Day: OPI My Private Jet
Today's NOTD is sentimental to me because it was the polish that started my entire nail polish addiction. On my first day of work at the beauty salon I've worked at for about a year now, OPI's My Private Jet caught my eye and stole my heart. I resisted purchasing it, because at the time, I felt that the three nail polishes I already owned was enough. But little by little, as the work days passed, My Private Jet sweet talked me into taking it home with me.
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Nail of the Day: OPI Just a Little Rosti at This
Today's NOTD is another new OPI Swiss color, called Just a Little Rosti at This. This color caught my eye because it isn't a true red... it's more of a maroon color. It has the slightest hint of berry to it, which I love. I think it's a great polish for fall and winter, because cream reds never go out of style.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Nail of the Day: OPI You Don't Know Jacques!
Today's NOTD is a staple color for anyone who likes to stray from the classic pinks and reds. OPI's You Don't Know Jacques! manages to give the nails a bold statement without being too overbearing, and is a perfect color for the fall and winter months... I even mentioned it in my Fall 2010 Nail Polish Picks video!
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Friday, August 13, 2010
Nail of the Day: OPI Ski Teal We Drop
Today's NOTD is another polish from OPI's Swiss collection for Fall 2010, and it's a dark teal blue cream named Ski Teal We Drop. This polish caught my eye because of it's slight green tone... it isn't quite navy. I think the hint of green in it is what makes it wearable against my skintone.
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Chanel Taupe Gris eyeshadow: Review & Swatches
New for Fall 2010, Chanel's Taupe Gris eyeshadow is a must for anyone who loves cool brown shades. I came across this shadow while browsing through the Nordstrom cosmetics department, and after a casual swipe on finger, I knew this was a shadow I needed to add to my taupe collection.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Nail of the Day: OPI Cuckoo for this Color
Today's NOTD is Cuckoo For This Color from OPI's new Swiss collection for Fall 2010, and it has swept me off of my feet. I didn't realize I could fall so hard so fast, but I am unconditionally and irrevocably in love with it. This color is the most breathtaking peacock green/blue (I can't decide which), complete with microshimmer. The shade flatters my skintone, and will be an excellent staple nail polish for this fall.
This first photo is taken in sunlight so you can get a good look at the microshimmer.
This first photo is taken in sunlight so you can get a good look at the microshimmer.
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Dior Misty Mauve 5-Color Eyeshadow: Review & Swatches
When I was down at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale a couple of weeks ago, I passed by the Dior counter. Usually, I don't pay any attention to Dior products because of the price tag, but this beauty caught my eye and begged me to take it home. What can I say? I love taking in strays.
This quint (as opposed to quad) is named Misty Mauve, and is part of Dior's Fall 2010 lineup. It retails for $58, and can be purchased through most high end department stores.
This quint (as opposed to quad) is named Misty Mauve, and is part of Dior's Fall 2010 lineup. It retails for $58, and can be purchased through most high end department stores.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Wet n Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Palettes: Review & Swatches
In the spirit of "Back to School" season, I headed over to Rite Aid today to see if there were any good deals on makeup for some drugstore tutorials. My eyes came across Wet n Wild's Color Icon eyeshadow palettes, which retail for $4 to $5, depending on where you are purchasing them. I remembered that I had briefly seen a positive review of these palettes, so I thought, why not give them a try?
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Saturday, August 7, 2010
Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in Strut: Review & Swatch
I wanted to do a quick product review today on an item I picked up recently: Benefit's Creaseless Cream Shadow in the color Strut. This shadow is a dark grey color with a definite blue tone to it.
These shadows retail for $19 and can be purchased wherever Benefit Cosmetics are sold. Some popular retailers of Benefit Cosmetics are Macy's, Sephora, and Ulta, as well as BenefitCosmetics.com.
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Urban Decay "NAKED" Palette: Review & Swatches
Urban Decay has come out with a spectacular new eye palette for Fall 2010, called Naked. This item was released online in June, but just hit stores this August. If you like nude/brown eyeshadow, this palette is for you!
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A truck carrying fireworks intended for Chinese New Year exploded on an elevated highway, in Henan province sending cars plummeting 100ft.
Five were killed, according to China's state news agency Xinhua, while other reports said there were 26 dead.
The blast, which destroyed an 262ft section of road, took place on the G30 expressway in Mianchi county. Part of the road collapsed and witnesses said some cars were thrown off the road by the force of the blast.
Search and rescue efforts were continuing at the site. Eight people had been injured, Xinhua said.
The cause of the explosion has not yet been confirmed. It occurred 55 miles west of Luoyang, an ancient capital of China known for grottoes of Buddhist statues carved from limestone cliffs.
Fireworks are an enormously popular part of Chinese Lunar New Year festivities. In 2006, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, a storeroom of fireworks exploded at a temple fair in Henan, killing 36 people and injuring dozens more.
In 2000, an unlicensed fireworks factory in southern China exploded, killing 33 people, including 13 primary and secondary school students working there.Reuse content


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Kristen Bell & Chris Evans: Darling Presenters At The 2014 Kids' Choice Awards
Two of Hollywood's biggest actors took that stage this evening (March 29), at the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles.
Kristen Bell and Chris Evans presented an award on the Galen Center stage and greeted their excited fans while avoiding the daunting slim shooter.
Meanwhile, Kristen's flick "Frozen" took home the blimp for Favorite Animated Film.
Hosted by "Lone Survivor" hunk Mark Wahlberg, tonight's festivities celebrate the best and brightest stars in the entertainment industry and every winner is determined by fan votes.
And Aloe Blacc and the American Authors will both perform live. "We're such big fans of Nickelodeon and the Kids' Choice Awards! It's an honor to be performing on the show... we can't wait!" said the indie rockers.


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SOCCER CENTRAL: UT vs. LSU
Oct. 13, 2012
TENNESSEE (10-4-2, 5-3-1) vs. LSU(6-6-4, 2-5-2)
Oct. 14, 2012 | 2 p.m. ET
Regal Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn.
- Sunday's match will feature free live video available, free live stats and a free live blog on UTSports.com
- UT and LSU will square off for the 17th time. Tennessee holds a 10-4-2 edge in the series but has gone winless against the Tigers in their last five meetings (0-3-2 in that stretch). Last year, LSU took a 2-0 win in Baton Rouge, La. UT's last win over LSU was on Oct. 3, 2008, when the Lady Vols took a 2-1 win over the No. 15 Tigers.
- In this week's NCAA RPI rankings, Tennessee climbed four spots to No. 14. UT finished the 2011 season with an RPI of 33. LSU's RPI is currently 65.
- UT sophomore Julie Eckel is enjoying one of the best seasons by a Lady Vol goalkeeper. She currently has an outstanding 0.51 GAA. The UT single-season record for GAA is 0.68 set by Vanessa Phillips-Bosshart back in 2004.
- UT has dominated the second half of games, outscoring opponents 12-3 in the second period. The Lady Vols' offensive pressure goes up in the second half. UT has a 41-25 edge on corner kicks in the first half and a 61-24 advantage in the second half.
- LSU is 6-6-4 on the season and 2-5-2 in SEC play. The Tigers are 2-1-1 on the road. LSU has gone 2-2-1 in its last five and opponents have outscored the Tigers, 6-5, in that stretch.
- The Tigers are coming off a 2-1 road loss at South Carolina on Friday.
- LSU is averaging 1.06 goals and 1.12 goals allowed per game. Opponents are averaging 17.3 shots while the LSU offense is averaging just 12.5 shots.
- Fernanda Pina and Jade Kovacevic lead thw team with two goals and three assists each. Colby Maffei has two goals and two assists.
- Megan Kinneman has been LSU's keeper for every minute of the season. She is 6-6-4 with a 1.03 GAA, 90 saves and an .833 save percentage.
- The Tigers went 13-8-1 in 2011 and won the SEC West with an 8-3 league mark. They ended their season in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with a 4-0 loss to Texas A&M. LSU returned 14 letterwinners and six starters from its 2011 squad.


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For a custom setup why bother buying an ECU from HPF? Your better of running a Vipec so you can control everything and program it yourself.
A 0.68A/R rear is too small for an S54. I ran an 0.82A/R on a GT35 and that was still too small. If you bring boost on too soon you will break ring lands with more than 10 psi in a short time period. If you look at all the HPF cars with stock engines boost comes on after 5000rpm. That's how they keep them living. Would feel lazy though.
Just buy a HPF plenum. They are well made, fit well and work. Don't even bother with trying to use the stock plenum.
Don't look at the power American cars make on US dynos. You won't make anything near what they make. Aim for around the 400rwhp and you will have it last a while with boost coming on early. If you want to run more boost make sure it only starts coming on boost after 5000rpm which to do you will need a big A/R rear maybe a 1.00A/R or bigger. Or go a bigger turbo around a 800hp rated turbo with a 0.96A/R rear. Then you will most likely see it living with 450+rwhp but it will be lazy coming on boost more like a supercharger.
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Daniel Ocean recruits one more team member so he can pull off three major European heists in this sequel to Ocean's 11.
They pulled off one of the biggest heists ever and now they have another job to complete. Ocean's Eleven, which consisted off Danny Ocean (Clooney), Rusty Ryan (Pitt) and Linus Caldwell (Damon) and others, all thought they would be able to enjoy their money, but someone has other plans. Terry Benedict (Garcia) is still fuming after losing his money and wants it back. The team now have the job of getting all the money they spent back, or risk being thrown in jail. How are they going to get it all back? By pulling off another amazing plan.
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Wimberley's July Jubilee
Wimberley's Independence Day Parade will take place on TUESDAY, JULY 4th, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. PARADE ENTRY FORM HERE
Wimberley Market Day is held every first Saturday, March through December. Shop til you drop from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on SATURDAY, JULY 1st, 2017. Visit www.shopmarketdays.com for more information.
The Annual Wimberley VFW Rodeo will feature great rodeo excitement on JUNE 30 and JULY 1st, and 2nd, 2017. Visit www.texasvfw.net for more information.
6th Annual July Hometown Patriotic Concerts - The Wimberley Community Chorus with the Hill Country Community Band perform Americana classics on JULY 4th, 2017 at 1:00 and 4:00pm. Visit www.wimberleycommunitychorus.org and www.hillcountrycommunityband.org for more information.


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The center is renowned for its comprehensive and original bioethics research. Faculty members work closely with clinical and scientific colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine, the Texas Medical Center, and throughout the country, to explore a broad range of emerging ethical issues.
With diverse interests in bioethics, medical humanities and health policy, the focus of the current research program centers around three priority areas: Clinical Ethics, the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Genomics, and Medical Decision Making and Ethics. The following is a list of the currently funded research projects in the center.
Clinical Ethics Research Projects
Embedded Ethics Program in Medical Intensive Care Unit and Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit to Alleviate Moral Distress
The study assesses an intervention (an "Embedded Ethics Program") developed to alleviate moral distress. Read more about this project.
Elucidating Patient Perspectives on Surgical Innovations
This project focuses on on transplantation ethics and decision-making involving mechanical circulatory support devices. Read more about this project.
ELSI Research Projects
BabySeq: Genome Sequence-Based Screening for Childhood Risk and Newborn Illness
The BabySeq project seeks to safely test a new approach to newborn screening using whole genome sequencing. Read more about this project.
BASIC: Baylor Advancing Sequencing into Childhood Cancer Care - Incorporation of Genomic Sequencing into Pediatric Cancer Care
The goal of this CSER project is to integrate genomic sequence data into the care of childhood cancer patients with high-risk solid tumors and brain tumors. With clinical colleagues at Texas Children's Cancer Center and genetic scientist at BCM's Whole Genome Laboratory, the project is assessing the impact of reporting whole exome sequence data through physicians to participating parents. Read more about this project.
Baylor-John Hopkins Center for Mendelian Genetics
This study is a collaborative partnership between the human genetics programs at Baylor College of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, forming the Baylor-Hopkins Center for Mendelian Genomics. Read more about this project.
Building the Medical Information Commons: Participant Engagement and Policy
This study will begin to establish the necessary foundation for developing a sustainable ethical and policy framework for the new medical information commons. Read more about this project.
Evaluating Benefit-Risk Trade-Offs for Clinical Use of Whole Genome Sequencing
This CSER-related project is aiming to develop and test an approach to examine how individuals and physicians make benefit-risk trade-off decisions about whole genome sequencing and the implications of these decisions in the healthcare system and society. Read more about this project.
Human Genome Sequencing Center
The Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine supports a broad range of activities that address biomedical questions using high-throughput sequencing. Read more about this project.
MedSeq: Integration of Whole Genome Sequencing into Clinical Medicine
The MedSeq Project is a CSER study exploring and comparing the impact of using whole genome sequencing (WGS) in two distinct clinical settings, primary care and cardiology. Read more about this project.
Multi'omics Approach towards Deciphering the Influence of the Microbiome on Preterm Birth
The scientific purpose of the study is to explore the underlying factors influencing a woman's risk of preterm birth. The Center is providing ethical oversight and consultation on ethical issues as they arise, including challenges regarding banked biospecimens. Read more about this project.
PoliSeq: Clinical Integration of Next Generation Sequencing - A Policy Analysis
As the whole genome sequencing industry continues to grow, it is imperative that policy challenges arising from the utilization of this technology are identified and addressed in a timely manner. This project identifies and prioritizes the unique policy challenges involved in translating WGS into health benefits in the United States. Read more about this project.
Medical Decision Making and Ethics Research Projects
Decision Aid for Ventricular Assist Device Placement
The study will focus on creating a patient-centered decision aid that presents outcomes, risks, experiences, and uncertainties about ventricular assist device placement in a clear, comprehensive, scientifically-valid, and unbiased manner to help patients make informed and value-based decisions. Read more about this project.
Ethically Responsible Choice Architecture in Medical Decision Making
This project aims to develop empirically-informed comprehensive normative guidelines for the use of choice architecture in (1) prostate cancer treatment decision-making, and (2) decision-making about tracheostomy placement in critically ill children. Read more about this project.
Integrating Ethics into the Science of Behavior Change: An Ethical Framework for Clinicians and Policymakers
The goal of this study is to clarify and address these ethical issues and categorize them into a set of recommendations for policymakers and researchers considering utilizing science of behavior change techniques. In addition, this research seeks to identify settings in which clinicians envision implementing science of behavior change techniques to influence their patients' health decisions and behaviors. Read more about this project.
Decision-Making in the Learning Health Care System
The Learning Health Care System model aims to improve the quality and efficiency of health care by harnessing the power of data to embed research into the fabric of care delivery to enable a continuous cycle of knowledge generation and improvement. Transitioning to such a model will require tremendous changes for traditional approaches to clinical research and clinical practice. Our research focuses on the impact of this transformation upon patient and physician decision-making related to research in this new context. Read more about this project.
This is a research project studying disorders of consciousness (DOC) patients' family members' and clinical care team members' views on consciousness and its moral significance. Read more about this project.


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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The Marist men's lacrosse team has named its captains for the upcoming 2014 season. Head coach Keegan Wilkinson has announced that seniors Kevin Dondero (Smithtown, N.Y.), Michael Linehan (Rye, N.Y.), Gannon Osborn (Canandaigua, N.Y.) and junior Dave Scarcello (Buffalo, N.Y.) have been named captains.
"Our staff is very happy to announce our captains for the upcoming season. These four, along with their fellow upperclassmen, did a fantastic job of leading the team throughout the course of the fall semester. There has been great commitment to every practice and workout since we began the fall season, this is a direct reflection of the leadership Kevin, Michael, Gannon, and Dave have exhibited on a daily basis. As a staff, we are very proud of the team and know that these four will continue to do a great job as we head into the spring season."
Dondero has appeared in 23 games for the Red Foxes, contributing two goals, one assist, 11 ground balls, and two caused turnovers. Dondero was named to the MAAC All-Academic team in 2012. Linehan has appeared in three games for Marist, recording three saves and allowing only one goal against.
Osborn has seen action in 41 games for the Red Foxes, posting nine goals and 15 assists with 58 ground balls and 18 caused turnovers. He finished fifth on the team in assists with nine and ground balls with 33 in 2013. Osborn was named to the MAAC All-Academic team in 2012 and 2013.
Scarcello has appeared in 20 games for Marist, recording 15 starts. He has recorded 149 saves in the net with a 9.84 goals against average. He has collected 27 ground balls and has six caused turnovers. Scarcello was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week four times in 2013.
The Red Foxes open their 2014 season at Stony Brook on Friday, Feb. 14th. Marist is looking to qualify for the MAAC Tournament for the fifth consecutive season.
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Proceeds from Design on a Dime will benefit Housing Works' newest supportive housing development, the Hull Street Residence. Hull Street is a from-the-ground-up housing development project that will transform a vacant 6,000 sq ft. lot, into a beautiful and safe home for 26 single, formerly homeless adults living with HIV/AIDS.
Like all of our residences, Hull Street will incorporate sustainable design and construction techniques, including the use of no-VOC paint, energy star appliances, LED lighting, tiles made from recycled material, and FSC-certified wood. Hull Street is designed to be a place where residents will be excited to live in, not a place of last resort.
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Posted by Richard Fichera on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on March 13, 2015
Recently we've had a chance to look again at two very conflicting views from HP and Facebook on how to do web-scale and cloud computing, both announced at the recent OCP annual event in California.
From HP come its new CloudLine systems, the public face of their joint venture with Foxcon. Early details released by HP show a line of cost-optimized servers descended from a conventional engineering lineage and incorporating selected bits of OCP technology to reduce costs. These are minimalist rack servers designed, after stripping away all the announcement verbiage, to compete with white-box vendors such as Quanta, SuperMicro and a host of others. Available in five models ranging from the minimally-featured CL1100 up through larger nodes designed for high I/O, big data and compute-intensive workloads, these systems will allow large installations to install capacity at costs ranging from 10 – 25% less than the equivalent capacity in their standard ProLiant product line. While the strategic implications of HP having to share IP and market presence with Foxcon are still unclear, it is a measure of HP's adaptability that they were willing to execute on this arrangement to protect against inroads from emerging competition in the most rapidly growing segment of the server market, and one where they have probably been under immense margin pressure.
Posted by Richard Fichera on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on July 23, 2013
Yesterday Intel had a major press and analyst event in San Francisco to talk about their vision for the future of the data center, anchored on what has become in many eyes the virtuous cycle of future infrastructure demand – mobile devices and "the Internet of things" driving cloud resource consumption, which in turn spews out big data which spawns storage and the requirement for yet more computing to analyze it. As usual with these kinds of events from Intel, it was long on serious vision, and strong on strategic positioning but a bit parsimonious on actual future product information with a couple of interesting exceptions.
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No major surprises on the underlying demand-side drivers. The the proliferation of mobile device, the impending Internet of Things and the mountains of big data that they generate will combine to continue to increase demand for cloud-resident infrastructure, particularly servers and storage, both of which present Intel with an opportunity to sell semiconductors. Needless to say, Intel laced their presentations with frequent reminders about who was the king of semiconductor manufacturingJ


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Nike's Sock-Like Running Shoe Folds Into Itself [Video]
The sports brand's latest footwear is so flexible it can bend at all angles.
The new Nike Free Hyperfeel is meant to look, feel and function like an extension of one's foot.
The new shoe is the latest product designed based on the brand's "Nature Amplified" principle, which focuses on creating sportswear with three factors in mind–body movement, science and athlete feedback.
Nike's research lab analyzed foot movement using pressure-mapping technology and high-speed film to determine the specific areas of the foot that would need traction and cushioning, and to design the shoe in a way that would allow the foot to be as close to the ground as possible.
The shoe is created with materials that are lightweight and flexible to make the shoe feel like a part of the wearer's foot and to enable it to be responsive to the wearer's movements. The shoe is so flexible that it can easily bend in all directions. The shoe also includes Lunarlon insoles and cushioning that are meant to replicate the bottom part of the foot. Capping off the design are its Nike Flyknit upper that provides compression and support and treaded rubber outsoles.
The Nike Free Hyperfeel will be available in the US, UK and Japan starting September 5th for a retail price of $175.
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Container gardening has been on the uptrend over the past and continues to grow in popularity, especially in urban areas where green space can be limited.
The crucial part of container gardening is choosing the right pot. It is also important to choose a seed or a plant specifically developed for the compact container space.
With increasing interest in container gardening, seed companies are developing vegetable seeds specifically bred for container gardens. "Today's container gardeners now have access to even more which are compact in size, yield more, taste great and feature unique colors and shapes," said John Marchese for Seminis Home Garden Seed. Seminis Home Garden Seed includes innovative vegetables such as the Early Girl tomato hybrid sold to retailers for over 50 years.
"Just because they are using a smaller space to grow the plant doesn't mean the fruit has to be small, explained Marchese. "For example, if container gardeners are looking for a compact plant that produces tasty tomatoes, they should try a new hybrid tomato variety called Debut."
Container gardeners don't have to sacrifice flavor for a more conveniently grown plant either. "We have also developed a cherry tomato version called Husky Cherry Red that has the potential to set lots of sweet, flavorful fruit," Marchese said. Other compact hybrid tomato varieties include Patio, which produces about a 4-ounce tomato saladette tomato and a variety called Yaqui that produces large-sized fruit.
Regardless of the type of vegetable you plant, there are some guidelines to help you reap the best crops.
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That is anything that holds soil and has drainage holes in the bottom may be transformed into a container garden. For vibrant plant growth, the containers must provide adequate space for roots and soil media, allowing the plant to thrive.
Soil is next in importance once you have the container. Never use garden soil by itself no matter how good it looks. Container soils are often referred to as soilless or artificial media because they contain no soil at all. When using these mixes, moisten them before planting. Then fill a tub with the media, add water and lightly fluff the media to dampen it. When filling containers with media, don't fill the pot to the top. Leave about one inch space between the top of the soil and the rim of the pot.
A regular fertilizer program is needed to keep plants growing well and attractive all season. The choice of fertilizer analysis will depend on the kinds of plants you are growing.
High nitrogen sources would be good for plants grown for their foliage, while flowering vegetable crops would prefer lower nitrogen and higher phosphorous types.
Plants that thrive in like soil, watering and light conditions make successful combinations. When combining plants, size, texture, proportion, color, setting and lighting all play a role.
Containers offer the advantage of being portable. As the seasons, temperature and light conditions change, you can move your containers to maintain the desired conditions for peak performance.
Most fruit-bearing vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash and eggplant require full sun.
Leafy vegetables such as lettuce, cabbage, collards, mustard greens, spinach and parsley can tolerate more shady locations compared to the root vegetables such as turnips, beets, radishes, carrots and onions.
The best way to tell if plants need watering is to feel the soil. And if the first inch or so of the soil is dry, water.
Use enough water each time so water starts to drip out of the drainage holes.
Going the container route saves space and helps control pests and overcome soil issues, enabling availability of homegrown fresh produce without a yard.


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Ivelisse Vélez, who was cut from her WWE developmental contract in August, competed in a dark match following Thursday's Impact Wrestling broadcast in Orlando, Florida. Tara noted on her Twitter account that she faced the former Tough Enough contestant, writing, "Don't forget to stay after @IMPACTWRESTLING zone. Tara had a new victim, @realivelisse."
The former Sofia Cortez recently resumed competing at independent wrestling events. She also modified her look shortly after her release as she is now a brunette.
I don't know her but if she can wrestle, that's cool for me.
I really can't find much on her, she's been wrestling since 15 (so 10 years of wrestling), been on the chicago independent circuit till 2011 where she signed a dev. contract with the wwe and only went as far as nxt.
she was never a diva, she was pretty tough in the competition, she lost because she was injured and showed it while wrestling. I think she will do good in TNA
can we get more redheaded wrestlers please we already have enough Barbie Doll Blondes and Brunette's
What does it matter what hair colour they have ?
Variety a little change from the traditional norm once in a whileSent from my iPhone
TNA has Crimson as a redheaded wrestler and he sucks.
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Stream Radiator - Pipes and Radiators are making noises
I brought a home last month, and i noticed that the heating pipes and radiators are making noises during startup. Is this normal? If not, how can I stop the noise?
Any advise is appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
There are many things that could be going on here, you need to get more specific. It could be water hammer from steam passing blocked water in the piping from a bad trap or vacuum breaker. It could be improperly hung pipes, and a few other things at play.
Hi bigMikeB,
Every times when the boiler starts, i can heard on the radiator like the water is coming up from the pipes. This causes the banging noises.
I have also heard that this is normal. Just want to double check.
Sounds like an air noise, have you tried bleeding the system?
on steam......make sure your vent per each radiator isn't painted over or stuck with boiler off and radiator cold remove and it should rattle when you shake it....are all the radiators hissing steam when your heating the house?looking at the radiator as it stands it should be tilted a little towards the pipe end..put a liquid carpenters level on top and shimm under one side to tilt each one,this allows the cooled steam to drain back to the boiler and limit the knocking.if you have cold walls behind the radiators slip a piece of 1/2" styrafoam (Home Depot)with the foil backing behind them..cardboard for now will help.
Well if he's hearing water in the piping and radiators I doubt they are steam radiators, or he wouldn't have any heat in them and the vents would be pissing out condensate.
If it is a hot water system and you are hearing a "tick tick tick" or squeaking sounds, this is just the pipes expanding with the incoming rush of hot water.
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Will they put CUE in the Spark? They could call it SUE for Spark User Expierience.
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I see that CR didn't differentiate between City Car (Mirco Car) and Subcompact. Yes lets put a list of cars that the Spark doesn't compete with as a comparison measure for its rating. At least they listed the iQ at the bottom. Anyone know the rating of the Fiat 500? Safety/reliability is the biggest drawback to it likely (and price).
These infotainment systems have become basically a requirement in luxury cars, even though they're fairly pointless.
Cars are like women; They're best when they look sexy, go fast and are fairly stupid. Give either a computer and the fun's over.
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This doesnt suprise me that they rated the XTS lower because of CUE. While the mylink/intellilink system can be picked up with relative ease by some, you still need a proper training session to use all of the infotainment systems offered by GM and elsewhere. I assume that they were just handed the keys and left to figure these out on their own, and NO ONE has built an interface as easy as an iPad yet. If this magazine is going to be advocates for "consumers", then they need to go through the same process a consumer would and have a qualified GM salesman or employee train them on the systems. Otherwise everything they say is uninformed bias.
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This is supposed to be a surprise - big friggin' deal.
I think the best judgment of anything is how you, as a consumer and a driver, feel about it. Personally, I really appreciate my XTS and the Spark that I sat in was a nice vehicle. This is CR we're talking about, from them, even a jockstrap would merit a poor rating if they couldn't get it to fit.
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"Because you don't have the guts to!"
My Past Rides - couldn't even come close to all the cars my Dad has had:
"15 CTS VSport Premium
'13 XTS4 Platinum
'08 Corvette coupe (Going to miss this one)
'02 Envoy
'01 Aurora
'94 Cutlass Supreme
'90 Z24 Coupe
You can try and draw comparisons to iPad, but to date, there really is no competition or comparison to iPad in terms of ease of use and capabilities.
CUE isn't a gimmick. If CUE isn't designed well, then that's the fault of the designers, engineers, and UI people who worked on it. If it really does suck, then GM should hire some (or hire better) human interface designers.
You can operate portions of iOS devices without looking at a screen. And in some cases, you can activate some features by just holding a button on the phone/tablet or on the headphone cord. It's not robust, but it's only getting more robust with each subsequent update.
I would expect CUE to do the same.
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All that new cars need in the not too distant future is a USB port to plug in any device and a stand/support attachment to cradle the device. Each person already knows how to use their personal smart phone, tablet or laptop, which can be upgrade much easier than those unique systems entombed in the dashboard.
I have seen the boobs. And they is us.
Consumer Reports aside. I think GM should do a Sedan DeVille without CUE. There are older buyers who may find the CUE system a bit too much. I know my old man would have a heck of a time navigating CUE knowing him to be a very analog type of guy. We have a older member here at GMI who bought a XTS. I wonder how he manages with CUE?
I like how CR pits the Spark small car against subcompacts like the Fit and Rio, which goes to show their inherent bias. They should be sued..
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GM must return its divisions to being interdependent entities within the corporation. Decentralize and free the different divisions talents to foster brand differentiation and customer loyalty.
Is there an "infortainment" system that CR actually likes? Maybe GM should have given them an XTS to test with a corporate black tie radio
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I wouldn't grill CR over complaining about CUE in the XTS, most reviews have complained about it. Its really ashamed GM didn't learn from Ford's mistake but copied it. As far as a non-crappy infotainment system, Chrysler's newest Uconnect 8.4" systems are usually praised. Appears to be responsive and they atleast have secondary physical buttons so you don't have to fumble with the touch screen or touch sensitive buttons to accomplish basic functions.
As for the Spark what else did they expect? Small **** boxes like that are going to be loud, it's not a full-size Buick, it's a golf cart with doors.
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