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Some dreams in sports die hard, others quickly, still others with a crashing thud. Which is about where the Flyers are now, crashed.
Game score: Bruins, 4, Flyers 1.
Series score: Bruins 3, Flyers 0.
Appropriate musical score: Taps.
They had a lot of scoring chances in the first two periods against the Bruins, but not nearly enough finish. And when the Bruins scored the goal that made it 3-1 early in the third period, a power play goal by old pal Mark Recchi, the Bruins finally were able to accomplish what they like to think is there forte -- clogging up the neutral zone and protecting a lead.
And that was that. History suggests it is pretty much all over now, all over but the final accounting.
The first period might have been the Flyers' best period of the series overall, but they still trailed by 2-1 when it was over. As omens go, it was not among the best.
They got the first goal, from Arron Asham on the back end of a 2-on-1 with Claude Giroux -- a great outlet pass by Blair Betts started the play -- and an oddly quiet Wachovia Center exploded. But they held the lead, their first of the series, for all of 1 minute, 39 seconds. A redirected goal by Blake Wheeler tied the game, and then a one-on-one, forehand-to-backhand move by Miroslav Satan on the doorstep made it 2-1 for the Bruins at 5:45.
And that's where it stood. The Flyers began to pile up the shots, and the offensive zone possession time. They had a bunch of chances, and Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask appeared to be gettable. But the Flyers could never seem to corral the rebounds in front of Rask. Also, the Bruins blocked a ton of shots, 17 by the end of the second period. It was still 2-1 after the second.
The third Bruins goal came after a tripping penalty on Asham that really kind of wasn't a penalty -- but no matter. They call 'em, you kill 'em. When Recchi scored on a rebound to make it 3-1, that was effectively that. The Flyers kept at it -- the shots were lopsided in their favor -- but they couldn't sustain enough pressure on Rask, or corral enough rebounds.
On a late power play, coach Peter Laviolette changed goaltenders, inserting Johan Backlund, in order to create an artificial timeout and give his first power play unit a chance to rest and stay on the ice. Boucher returned at the next whistle and then came out again with 2:20 left for an extra skater. Patrice Bergeron scored into the empty net to make it 4-1 with 1:52 left.
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Let's continue our journey into Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to gain an understanding of its new features and capabilities. In "SharePoint Server 2007 Unleashed," InstantDoc ID 94652, I covered seven "experiences" that I designed to introduce you to SharePoint Server 2007 functionality. Now let's look at eight more experiences (including one that repeats a lesson from last time), which will help you become familiar with SharePoint Server 2007 sites, lists, and libraries, as well as SharePoint workflow, forms, and business intelligence.
Experience 8:
Content Management
SharePoint content management lets you control when, by whom, and how content gets published to an intranet or Internet site. We'll use SharePoint's default News site to look at some of the fundamentals of content management in SharePoint. Because this experience is browser based, you don't need any Microsoft Office 2007 applications for it.
Go to the News tab in the top link bar, then click News, Sample News Article. We'll begin by modifying this existing sample article, then we'll create a new article. Click the Site Actions button on the upper right side and choose Edit Page.
You'll see the page change into Edit mode, which Figure 1 shows, which displays the Page Editing toolbar. You can use the toolbar controls to change the content of this article. You'll see labels for content components, such as Page Image, Article Date, Byline, Content, Image Caption, and Rollup Image, which appear as a result of the specific page layout that was chosen. Notice that when you edit a content component, you use a rich, Microsoft Office Word–like WYSIWYG editor that you can configure to include features you want. Besides editing, you can format text, embed pictures, and create tables. You'll learn more about page layouts in a moment, but for now, change the title, date, byline, and content. The layout itself will look much better when the article is not in Edit mode, and you can choose Preview In New Window from the Tools menu to see that.
When you're finished, click the Publish button to make the edited page visible to users. Pages can be submitted as drafts by clicking Check In To Share Draft, in which case the page becomes a minor, or "dot" version (e.g., version 0.1 or 1.3). Draft versions aren't visible to all site users. When a page is approved and published, it becomes a major version (e.g., 1.0 or 2.0). You can configure who is allowed to view drafts and workflows to determine who can approve a submitted draft. You'll learn more about workflows in a later experience.
Now let's create a new page. Click Site Actions, Create Page. Give the page a title (I chose "More Good News") and a URL (I used moregoodnews). Then select a page layout. The page layout you select determines the content components of the page. The page we edited earlier was the Article page with image on left layout. Click Create and the page will be created and put immediately into Edit mode. Create some content for your article and click Publish to publish it. Page layouts can be completely customized by using Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.
Experience 9:
Content Queries and roll Ups
SharePoint Server lets you query content from one site or across multiple sites and "roll it up" for display in one place. Go to the News home page. Click Site Actions and choose Edit Page. You use the same command that we used to modify the article to modify Web part pages such as at each site's home page. In Edit mode, you can see the three Web parts that make up the News site. In Figure 2, the Web parts appear in the main section of the window, each in their own box below an Add a Web Part heading.
Click the edit button on the Recent News Web part, and choose Modify Web Part. As Figure 2 shows, a panel will open on the right of the screen to show the Web part's properties. In our example, this Web part is, in fact, a Content Query Tool Part, one of the Web parts installed by SharePoint Server 2007. The Recent News Web part queries all news articles and, importantly, sorts them in descending order of date modified and limits display to only one item. In this way, the "headline" on the page will always show the most recently published News page.
The News Roll Up Web part is also a Content Query Tool Part. You can configure this Web part to sort news articles by such variables as date created or date modified, and to display news articles in ascending or descending order. You can also configure how many articles to display.
Experience 10:
RSS Aggregation
Although you can use an external feed reader to subscribe to a SharePoint library or list, Windows SharePoint Services includes an RSS Viewer Web part, which you can insert in any Web part page.
On the News home page, click Site Actions, Edit Page. Click the edit button on the RSS Viewer Web part and choose Modify Web Part. In the RSS Viewer Web part properties panel, expand the RSS Properties section and enter an RSS feed URL. I used http://blogs.msdn.com/ sharepoint/rss.xml, which is the Microsoft SharePoint team's blog. Click OK, then click Publish. You should see an RSS aggregation on your SharePoint page.
Experience 11:
Deja Vu: Creating a Departmental Subsite
I covered this experience in my previous article, but before we continue, let's create a site for the people who will write the check for your SharePoint Server license: your Finance department.
Go to SharePoint Server's Home tab; choose Site Actions, Create Site; and configure the site with Finance as the title, finance as the URL, a Team Site template, and unique permissions. Either add a real user account or create one for testing. I use Penny Xavier, budget manager, as an example.
Experience 12:
Report Libraries: Excel Services and Dashboards
Use Microsoft Office Excel 2007 to create a simple worksheet that contains some numbers. We'll use this to create a performance indicator that will appear on our SharePoint page, so make sure that one cell has a value that you can compare against another cell's "goal" value. For example, create a spreadsheet with a grand total value in cell C7 and a goal value in cell C8.
At the Finance site that you created in Experience 11, click View All Site Content, Create. Select a Report Library and call it Reports. Click the Upload button and upload the spreadsheet you created. You'll be prompted to fill in document properties such as a filename, friendly title, description, and whether you wish to maintain version history for the report.
Like other SharePoint Server features we've looked at, SharePoint Server's Excel Services packs power. Calculations are actually performed on the server and heavy-duty crunching can even be offloaded to Windows compute clusters. However, for this experience, our budget manager, Penny, just needs to see the data to know whether the business is on track.
In the Reports library, click New and choose Dashboard Page. Enter a filename (I used finance.aspx), title (I used Finance Dashboard) and a two-column vertical layout, and select Create a KPI list for me automatically. The Finance Dashboard will be created.
In the Excel Web Access \[1\] Web part, select Click here to open the tool pane. The page will enter Edit mode. When the Web part's properties panel appears on the right, find the text box labeled Workbook and click the browse button. Locate the Excel worksheet you just uploaded, then click OK on the Web part's properties panel. Because we have only one worksheet to upload, click the close button on the Excel Web Access \[2\] Web part. Click Exit Edit Mode under Site Actions, and SharePoint will refresh the page, showing your Excel worksheet embedded in the page, rendered by the Excel Web Access Web part and Excel Services. This view is available even to users who don't have Excel installed.
Experience 13:
Key Performance Indicators
Although Budget Manager Penny might like seeing numbers, decision-makers often want a quick visual cue as to what is, and is not, on target. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can help. In the Finance Dashboard, click the New button under Key Performance Indicators and choose Indicator from data in Excel workbook. On the Finance KPI Definitions: New Item page, enter a friendly name for the indicator (e.g., Business Performance). Click the Excel-like icon next to the Workbook URL field and browse for your report. After you've selected it, you'll be able to select the cell containing the indicator value (the "actual" value) and the cells containing the goal value ("desired" value) and the value at which a warning should be triggered. Click OK to create the indicator, and the KPI you just configured will appear on the Finance Dashboard.
Experience 14:
Create an Expense report and Workflow
SharePoint Server facilitates moving your business processes and forms online. Let's set up an online expense report submission and approval application, using InfoPath 2007, another application in the Office System.
On the Finance home page, click Site Actions, Create. Select a Form Library and name it Expense Reports—all other defaults are fine. Now we need to open InfoPath 2007. In the Getting Started dialog box, select Customize a Sample and choose Sample – Expense Report. Change the header to match your company name, then click File, Publish. The Publish command lets you save the form to SharePoint, but first prompts you to save a copy locally.
The Publishing Wizard then appears. Choose the option to publish the form to a SharePoint Server and click Next. Enter the URL of the Finance site (e.g., http://wss01/finance). You don't have to enter the full URL for the Expense Report library—in fact, it doesn't seem to help to do so, as you'll be prompted for the library soon, anyway.
Click Next and ensure that you select the options to enable the form to be filled out using a browser from a document library. Click Next again. Choose Update the form template in an existing document library, and select Expense Reports. Click Next two times, skipping the Column Name page, which we don't need. A summary page appears. Click Publish. After the form is published, click Close on the final page of the Publishing Wizard.
Now we'll create a workflow.
Workflows are ways to support business processes using SharePoint. We'll specify that after an expense report has been submitted, Penny or your user must approve it before a check is cut. Back in your browser, in the Expense Reports library, click the Settings button and choose Form Library Settings, Workflow Settings.
On the Add a Workflow: Expense Reports page, give the workflow a name (e.g., Expense Report Approval) and select the Start this workflow when a new item is created option and the Start this workflow when an item is changed option. All other defaults are fine. Click Next.
On the Customize Workflow: Expense Report Approval page, enter Penny or your user's name as an approver. Click Check Names to confirm that you entered a recognized name—the name will become underlined. Alternatively, you can click Approvers to find your approvers. Approvers can be individual users and/or groups. At the bottom of this page, select Update approval status when the workflow is complete.
Now comes the moment of truth. Test it! In the Expense Report library, click New. On a computer with InfoPath installed, the form will open in InfoPath, ready for the user to complete with the full functionality provided by the standalone InfoPath client. On a computer without InfoPath, the form will open in the browser.
Fill in the form and click Submit at the top or bottom of the form. If you have any trouble with that in your test environment (which I did), just click the Close button at the top of the form and then save the report when prompted.
Now, let's see if the workflow triggered correctly. Click the Tasks link in the Quick Launch navigation. You should see the task for your user to approve the just-submitted expense report.
Experience 15:
My Site
We don't want our users to have to look for their tasks. Although users could subscribe to Alerts or RSS feeds from a task list, or integrate a SharePoint task list directly into Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, a better solution is to use My Site. My Site, which Figure 3 shows, is a user's personal portal. You can customize, and manage it, and push content to it.
Open a separate instance of Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) and browse to the Finance site. You'll likely be authenticated as yourself. Click the Welcome link with your name at the top of the page and you'll see a dropdown menu that lets you sign on as a different user. Log on as your test finance user (e.g., Penny Xavier). You'll see the Welcome link change to indicate your new credentials.
Click the My Site link next to the Welcome link at the top right of the window. The first time a user clicks My Site, SharePoint generates a personal site for the user. The personal site has many capabilities, and the one we'll look at right now is task roll up. After the user's My Site has been created, you should see Finance listed in the SharePoint Sites section. This list of sites is dependent on the user belonging to the site, so if you don't see the Finance site on the list, perhaps you forgot to give the user permission to it. You can also click the Sites dropdown menu and add the site manually.
When you click the Finance button, you'll see the titles of tasks, as Figure 4 shows. Users can browse tasks by department, team, or project, depending on how you've configured the site structure.
The Journey Continues
After your users experience SharePoint, they might realize its potential for significant ROI. In the future, I'll provide guidance about how to plan for, deploy, administer, optimize, secure, and troubleshoot what is arguably the most important new product from Microsoft in six years. Join me at the Windows IT Pro SharePoint Web site, http://www.MySharePointPro.com, to discuss SharePoint and to share in the collective knowledge of a great SharePoint community.


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It just so happens that two of New England's most respected teacher/coaches were Bowdoin graduates, and best friends. Brad Sheridan '61 was a few years ahead of close Roger Tuveson '64, but the similarities between the two produced a lasting bond. Sheridan, who taught alongside his friend at Marblehead high school, coached basketball for 21 years, at one point employing Tuveson as his assistant coach. Sheridan earned countless honors for his coaching ability, was named North Shore Basketball Coach of the Year in 1975 and 1976, and was inducted into the North Shore Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1998.
Unlike Tuveson, who saw both of his daughters attend Bowdoin, only one of Sheridan's four children chose to come to Brunswick. His youngest, Katie Sheridan '02, became the family's Bowdoin connection, starring in softball, soccer, and tennis for the Polar Bears. Her biggest fans were, of course, her father and Tuveson. "They were the ultimate sports fans," says Katie, " superfans, would be the best way to describe them." After graduation Katie accepted a position as Assistant Head Coach of Women's soccer at the College, carrying on the coaching tradition. "He loved coaching," says Katie of her father, "he loved being hands on, and helping kids, it was a big part of his life."
After his retirement from teaching and coaching, Sheridan continued to give back to education, establishing a scholarship for students graduating from Marblehead High School. The scholarship was endowed at $20,000 and has since grown to include two $50,000 packages. A tribute was held this past January honoring Sheridan's lifetime of achievements. "Before the event I remember him saying there'd probably be about 50 people there," said Katie. In fact, 400 friends, family members and colleagues braved blizzard conditions to show their appreciation for Sheridan's lifetime of hard work.
Like Tuveson, Sheridan was close to his fraternity brothers, attending reunions and Cape Cod cookouts in the years following graduation. During Sheridan's chemotherapy sessions towards the end of his life, his daughter was touched by the support shown to her father by former Delta Sigmas living in the Boston area. "Seeing how lasting those relationships were made me realize how special Bowdoin was," she said.
Of all his Bowdoin friends however, Katie remembers Tuveson being the biggest presence in Sheridan's life. "They understood each other, respected each other, and had so much fun together," she said. When Sheridan passed away in February of this year, Katie estimates between 800 and 1000 people attended the wake. "As kids we always felt like we had him to ourselves, we didn't realize that he had such an influence over so many people." His many impressive athletic and academic feats will not soon be forgotten, however Sheridan's tremendous ability to connect to others as a teacher, coach, father, and friend is what he will always be remembered for.
by Alix Roy '07
This profile originally appeared in Bowdoin magazine, Vol. 77, No. 1, Fall 2005
Posted November 02, 2005


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moreparts needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 180 designs submitted by 37 freelance designers.
They say a picture is worth a 1000 words. We are looking for a logo that has a similar effect. Can you design a logo that, just by looking at it, tells the story of what we do?
We find information about component parts and compare them to their competitors.
Oranges2Oranges.com will be a web application where users can find and compare technical components to competitive parts. The focus will be on attracting engineers and purchasers to the site to help them "Find the Right Part". Although we do not have a tag line yet, the two that have been considered so far are: "Dare to Compare" and "Find the Right Part".
If you have ever tried to buy a new mattress, it is almost impossible to compare them from store to store because the manufacturers change the model name for each retailer. The only real way to compare is to get all of the technical attributes and compare them. We will be providing this type of functionality but for components and part instead of mattresses.
We are trying to provide a service for our users to easily make these comparison and to provide a database of technical information for them to do it with.
The target audience is mostly engineers and product or system designers. These are typically people that see things as black or white, right or wrong, on or off. These people typically like the challenge of solving a problem or puzzle.
The audience is more heavily weighted towards males, mostly at least 25 years old.
We would like to see a logo that helps tell what we do and at the same time is not too serious.
We are looking for a logo that is distinct and easily recognizable from a distance. It should be simply but elegant and with a technical appeal. No colors have yet been chosen other than the obvious use of Orange.
We would like to have a logo that looks great in hi res detail on a website but also looks great and is just as recognizable embroidered on a messenger bag or back pack.
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British television channel ITV has confirmed that hit drama "Downton Abbey" will return for a fourth season.
Filming of eight new episodes for the award-winning period series will begin in southern England's Highclere Castle and London's Ealing Studios early next year.
ITV said Friday, Nov. 23, that as before, the opening and closing episodes will be feature-length, and that the series will continue the story of the Crawley family and their servants in the 1920s.
The channel said that an extended special episode for next Christmas is also planned.
"Downton Abbey" has won fans worldwide and an average of 11.9 million viewers in Britain watched its third season, which will premiere in the U.S. on PBS in January. — Associated Press


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YP-346 Goes to War
Vincent Battaglia, machinist mate of Yard Patrol boat 346, never wore dog-tags in the engine room. No one did. Tropical heat made them so white hot they'd brand you. But on the night of September 8, 1942, he clipped a metallic name bracelet to his wrist. "I wanted an ID on me when I got killed."
YP-346 was a San Diego tuna clipper, the Prospect, converted to a supply ship for World War II. From August 10 to September 6 it transported cargo from Tulagi, an island in the Solomon chain, to Guadalcanal. After the war, the channel became known as "Iron Bottom Sound," for the 21 American and 18 Japanese vessels sunk in battle.
"Ships used to come down all shot up," recalled the soft-spoken Battaglia, "holes on the outside and the inside.…We were running back and forth like we owned that place. We knew we were going to get it."
The Solomons run in parallel rows from Bouganville, to the north, down to San Cristobal. The channel in between became known as "the Slot." When the Japanese began building an airstrip on Guadalcanal, "it meant Australia was on the Japanese hit list," writes William Manchester. From Guadalcanal, bombers could cut vital supply lines and attack the only surviving major power in the South Pacific.
No one had heard of Guadalcanal. ("What's it like?" Marines asked on their way to the rugged mass of thick jungles and the possibility of jungle diseases. "Any bars?") And no one could find a reliable map.
On August 7, 1942, 10,900 Marines captured the airstrip and established a beachhead. They named the crushed-coral runway Henderson Field, after a pilot shot down at Midway. By August 11, after heavy combat, 6025 Marines captured Tulagi, across the channel.
News that the allies had a foothold on Guadalcanal alerted the Japanese high command, and taking it back became the focus of their strategy to control the South Pacific. They shuttled thousands and thousands of troops to the cloud-shrouded island, which also became a magnet for warships, subs, and bombers from their base at Rabaul.
The Marines had landed. Equipment and supplies had not. The rainy season began August 1, dockworkers went on strike (refusing to unload in bad weather), and the overall planning had been done in haste. The Leathernecks on Red Beach had only basic staples and ten days' worth of ammo. As a result, though assured they would ship cargo far from the front, Yard Patrol boats ferried supplies and Marines from Tulagi to Guadalcanal and back. Joaquin Theodore, captain of YP-346, called the two-hour crossing a "milk run." He was joking. Those 20 miles were the definition of hazardous duty.
On August 28, YP-346 brought a shipment of gasoline to Red Beach, where shelling, begun two weeks earlier, turned palm trees into stumps. As often happened, supply boats were too backed up, and the boat couldn't unload until dawn. Since attacks usually came at night, dozens of 55-gallon drums strapped to each other on deck became a super-bomb.
In the morning the crew relaxed — a bit, anyway, since they'd escaped the night unscathed. Around noon, the radio blurted: "Twenty-four bombers headed yours."
A day raid was new. Sliver aircraft swept in from the north and dropped a series of swishing sounds, followed by rapid explosions. The beach earthquaked with concussive force. Marines dove for foxholes. The crew of YP-346 had no choice. "We pulled up anchor," Battaglia recalled, "and beat it out to sea as fast as we could."
"The worst time," writes Richard Tregaskis, who was at Red Beach that day, "is the moment you can hear the bombs coming…you feel it is purely a matter of chance whether or not you will be hit. If you are caught on the airport, you can figure your chances for escaping injury are much fewer than elsewhere. But even in other parts of the island, where the odds may be, say, nine out of ten you won't be hit, you wonder if you will be the unlucky tenth case."
As hell hailed down, and YP-346 made a plodding retreat with a dozen drums of gasoline still onboard, Battaglia realized it was "just a question of time" before one of the bombs did its duty.
Marines on Guadalcanal held only a 7-mile strip of the 90-mile-long island. Japanese reinforcements arrived every night at Tasimboko, a native village at Taivu Point, 20 miles east of the airstrip. Scouts estimated the village already had 1000–3000 soldiers and was fast becoming a large base.
On September 7, Captain Theodore received orders to make another run from Tulagi to Guadalcanal, only this time the cargo was human. Colonel Merritt "Red Mike" Edson would assault Tasimboko with lead his 1st Marine Raider Battalion. Three destroyers and three YPs would transport 600 Marines.
Tregaskis, a journalist and author of Guadalcanal Diary, arranged a ride with Captain Theodore. On the evening of September 7, he boarded YP-346 at Tulagi with 100 Marines. One of them, after noting the size of the "tub" and a sagging clothesline strung across the deck, asked Theodore, "This is the battleship Oregon, I presume?"
"The captain of the little craft," Tregaskis writes, "was a jovial Portuguese who had formerly been a tuna captain" in San Diego. "He still spoke in interesting Portuguese constructions, despite his rank in the Navy."
Captain Theodore gave each Marine a hearty handshake, as if welcoming them for a balmy cruise. And he assured them, says Tregaskis, "We'll have coffee for everybody in the morning." Then in a kindly uttered warning, he told Tregaskis, "[Tell] your men I don't like to smoke on deck."
From the start, YP-346 refused to follow regulations. But the Marines were packed almost shoulder to shoulder, and would be all night, many having to sleep in the steaming hold. To make them more comfortable, Theodore ordered his first officer to remove the clothesline. "Whoever this clothes belongs to, I want it out of the lines."


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Sen. Shaheen to amend her financial disclosure formBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
June 26. 2014 9:47PM
A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said on Thursday that her financial disclosure form would be amended to show that stock options in a breast cancer research company expired.
The move was quickly cast by the Republican State Committee as further evidence that her family engaged in "a shady stock deal" involving the company, Ultrawave Labs Inc.
Ultrawave was the beneficiary of $78,000 in federal stimulus funding in 2009, the same year William Shaheen, the Democratic senator's husband, became an adviser to the firm, according to a report in The Boston Globe Tuesday. William Shaheen is a partner in Shaheen & Gordon, the prominent Concord legal and lobbying firm, and it set up a "stimulus opportunities team" in 2009, according to the Globe.
Sen. Shaheen voted in favor of President Obama's stimulus program.
A Shaheen spokesman had told the New Hampshire Union Leader and other media outlets that William Shaheen's stock options in Ultrawave had expired before they were acted on.
But the Republican committee pointed out that, according to Shaheen's 2013 Senate disclosure form, the options didn't expire until 2019.
Shaheen spokesman Harrell Kirstein said on Thursday that the form would be amended to reflect the fact that the options had in fact expired. He noted that it was not unusual for members of the Senate to amend the disclosure forms.
"Jeanne Shaheen is proud to be a leader in the fight to improve women's health care and has been for more than 20 years," Kirstein said. "Any attempt to use her tireless advocacy for women's health care for political attacks is outrageous. "The Recovery Act did not mention the company, the industry involved, or the grant the company would apply for months later."
In a news release Thursday, the Republican State Committee noted that Shaheen was amending her form "to correct errors regarding her shady stock deal."
GOP Committee Chairman Jennifer Horn stated: "It's clear that Senator Shaheen provided inaccurate information to the Senate Ethics Committee on her personal financial disclosure form. This error raises questions about a potential conflict of interest involving the Shaheens and their involvement with a company that received federal stimulus funds."
The accusations come after Shaheen agreed to make publicly available her tax returns for the past six years, after Scott Brown — Shaheen's most high-profile Republican rival in the 2014 election — did so and challenged her to do the same.


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Now or never for Monarchs
By JOHN HABIB
New Hampshire Union Leader
Mark Morris called his team's quest for an American Hockey League playoff berth a "daunting task," but he also remembers last season when the Manchester Monarchs managed to squeak into the post-season.
"Last year was a great example of overcoming the odds when we won our last three regular-season games to qualify for the playoffs," said Morris. "This year, we don't have a whole lot of flexibility, but I'm hopeful our guys will approach the last three weekends with the same type of attitude last year's team had to make the playoffs."?Manchester begins an important stretch of five home tilts in six games today when it hosts the Portland Pirates at 7 p.m. at Verizon Wireless Arena.
On Saturday, the Providence Bruins invade the Queen City for a 7 p.m. game before the Monarchs conclude the weekend with a road game at the DCU Center Sunday against the Worcester Sharks at 3 p.m.
The Monarchs will host Connecticut (7 p.m., April 12), Hershey (7 p.m., April 13) and Worcester (3 p.m., April 14) the following weekend at Verizon Wireless Arena. Their last three regular-season games are on the road.
Manchester (31-29-3-4, 69 points, 67 games played), with nine regular season games remaining, is currently in 11th place in the Eastern Conference. They trail eighth place Hershey (32-26-3-6, 73 points, 67 GP), ninth place Norfolk (33-30-4-1, 71 points, 68 GP) and 10th place Albany (29-26-1-11, 70 points, 67 GP) in the standings.
"We can't let the big picture get in the way," said Morris. "We have to concentrate on one game at a time. I mean literally one shift, one period, one game at a time."
Morris said he's very passionate about qualifying for the Calder Cup playoffs and doesn't want this team to miss it for only the second time in the franchise's 12-year history. The one time Manchester missed the playoffs was the 2008-09 season.
Morris said goalie Peter Mannino (10-7-0, 2.47 GAA) will be sidelined for the remainder of the year. "He still hasn't been able to get full leg extension after taking a hard shot to the inside of his leg," said Morris. "We decided to shut him down and it's too bad. He's a character guy, a level-headed season pro and we miss his presence in the locker room."
Ty Rimmer, a 21-year-old from Edmonton, Alberta, was signed to back up Martin Jones (21-23-4-4, 48GP, 2.64 GAA) for the remainder of the year. Rimmer played for the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the Western Hockey league and in 65 games this season, he posted a 24-30-10 record for a 3.19 GAA and one shutout.
Jean-Francois Berube, who was backing up Jones, was sent to the ECHL to play for the Ontario Reign. "He just needs to play more," said Morris of Berube.
Tonight marks the 12th and final regular season meeting between Manchester and Portland who will decide the inaugural VIP Cup that goes to the winning team based on head-to-head points. Portland (6-4-1-0 against Manchester) currently leads the series, 13-12.
"The Monarchs have to win in regulation in order to win the VIP Cup," said Kimberly Mueller, Vice President of Public Affair for the Monarchs. "Portland has the goal differential tie-breaker (202-193) if Manchester wins in overtime or a shootout. The VIP Cup will be awarded to a winner (tonight) as it's the last game between the two teams this season."
In an effort to raise money to help increase the awareness of autism and other developmental disabilities, the Manchester Monarchs are teaming up with Play4Autism and The American Special Hockey Association.
Today at 4 p.m. at Verizon Wireless Arena the Battle of the Badges championship game between the Manchester Police Dept. and the Connecticut Police and Fire will face-off. A portion of the proceeds from every ticket sold for tonight's two games will benefit Play4Autism and the ASHA.
To purchase tickets online, visit www.monarchsjungle.com/play4autism. For more information, contact Alan Fritch at 626-7825 ext. 6135 or Greg Vasicek at 347-738-6324.
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Kelly Osbourne & Matthew Mosshart Split, End Engagement
Kelly Osbourne and her fiance Matthew Mosshart have split, ending their engagement after about six months, JustJared.com can confirm.
The couple has "decided to end their engagement," her rep said in a statement. "The split is amicable and the pair continue to have nothing but the utmost respect for one another. Kelly is looking forward to a new year full of fresh beginnings. No further comments will be provided by all parties and we request privacy, decorum and space from the press but don't expect it."
Kelly and Matthew met in the summer of 2011 at Kate Moss' wedding and they confirmed they were engaged in July 2013.
Us Weekly was first to break the news.
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Rebuilding Shakespeare's Globe
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You may have noticed that we got a little snow last night. OK, a LOT of snow!
I shouldn't be surprised. It is, after all, winter in Iowa. My solemn vow to move south has gone by the wayside yet again.
I'm not a big fan of winter. I'm miserable when the first cold snap happens. I eventually get used to it, but I'll never enjoy it. I tolerate it, at best. If there's a choice between going outside or staying in, well, it's not really a choice; I'm happily housebound.
Of course, there are times when I have to leave the house: work, food, beer run, etc.
If I were independently wealthy, I could probably get away with holing up for 4 months and counting on Punxsutawney Phil to let me know when it's safe to emerge. Everything could be done online or over the phone and delivered. Then again, if I were independently wealthy I would probably have a winter home in Arizona. But, I digress.
Anyone nodding their head in agreement at this point? Anyone still reading?
The good news is that we don't have to go anywhere to do most of our banking at Linn Area. We have a boat-load of ways to get things done financially without visiting a branch. I'm sure we'll be missed (especially me since I, you know, work here), but the other CU employee-type folk will understand. They're cool like that.
So what kind of choices do we have?
- e-Branch – It's our Online Banking product. Transfer funds, make loan payments, check out your History, etc. Need it done? Chances are you can do it online.
- Piggy-backed on top of e-Branch is Bill Payer. It's pretty self-explanatory – you can pay bills with it.
- Use Facebook? Check out our My Money app. It's basically a lite version of e-Branch.
- Have a mobile phone? Mobile Money is where it's at. There's a text version and a web based version so just about everybody can use it.
- Then there's ART or Audio Response Teller. All you need is a touch tone phone. (Tin cans and string not supported.)
- Want to talk to someone, but really don't want to talk? We've got a Live Chat feature that's pretty darned slick.
- Old school or need a real voice? Give us a call and talk to one of our Member Service Reps.
You can also apply for a loan, order checks (they're these special pieces of paper that people used to use), access calculators for just about any type of financial equation…….. you get the idea.
You can find info about all of these things on our brand spanking new website. If you're reading this blog then you've already found it, but I'll repeat it anyway – www.linnareacu.org.
OK, lunchtime. I'd have something delivered, but I have to let my dogs out – they LOVE it outside for some reason.
So, be good and see you in the Spring!
In the comments below, tell us – what's your favorite way to stay connected with LACU when you can't get to a branch?


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Hands down my favorite cereal of all time, Honey Bunches of Oats, slightly sweet, crunchy and so delicious! As I ate a bowl for breakfast last week, I got to thinking, what if I finely crush the cereal and coat it on chicken for a slightly sweet, super crispy chicken strip.


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Eastern Ontario's Lanark County has a rich repository of renovated heritage homes - principally log cabins and 19thcentury stone structures, built by Irish and Scottish labourers and engineers who worked on the Rideau Canal and subsequently settled the area.
In 2010, Kanata, Ont., residents Dave Conley and Jen Pagnutti, a couple in their 50s, decided they wanted to move to the country. (He's a consultant to the aquaculture industry; she works for the federal government). They were open to the idea of buying a heritage home, but they ended up with a place that was barely 20 years old - a 1993 Cape Cod house, a style more associated with New England than Ontario.
White clapboard, with blue shutters and dormer windows, the Cape Cod house stands atop a hill outside Ashton Station, a typical Lanark County hamlet with an inn, several log buildings and an old-fashioned general store. The two-storey home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms (plus a powder room), an open dining/ kitchen area with a glass-fronted, wood-burning fireplace, separate dining room, sunroom, living room and unfinished basement.
The house overlooks fields and a bank of firs, behind which meanders the Jock River, one of the many tributaries of the Rideau.
"We were supposed to check out a place in Carp but we were running late," Pagnutti recalled. "As we drove up the hill, we saw the house. The sun was starting to set, bathing the land with mellow light. It looked really beautiful."
In spite of their initial impression, it wasn't love at first sight. Close up, it became obvious that the property needed a lot of work.
"The yard was messy and the inside was painted in hideous colours. There were curtains on all the casement windows, which had walls between them, so there wasn't much light."
On further examination, however, the couple realized the house had loads of potential. It had, in fact, been custom-built, so there were lots of attractive architectural features like the multicoloured slate floors, a well-designed kitchen (the previous owner had renovated it to the tune of $30,000 only the year before) and, most interesting of all, a stone wall between the dining area and the sunroom, framed by enormous beams from an old barn. As well, the house, which sits on bedrock, had good "bones."
"We knew the house was solidly built but I was a bit worried about its age," Conley said. "After 20 years, all the big things typically start to fall apart - the furnace, the air conditioning, the windows, the roof.
"The furnace system and air conditioning - it was only 8 years old - turned out to be fine. We had them checked, so we were able to eliminate those big expenses and focus on other things."
Conley and Pagnutti did, however, have to replace the roof shingles, which they say were in really bad shape. The couple also replaced the windows in the dining/ kitchen area, as well as in the sunroom.
"The old windows only opened halfway and the walls between them meant that you really couldn't take advantage of the view," Conley explained.
"We asked the contractors if they could remove the walls completely and install one large continuous window in each room without compromising the structure of the house.
"After measuring everything, they said that wouldn't be a problem. These new windows are Jeld-Wen. They have vinyl frames and double-glazed thermal panes with argon gas. We chose that type of window because it cuts down on the fading of furniture that you get with rooms that have lots of light, but also because Jeld-Wens are pretty airtight. They've reduced our heating bills."
The next major project was to redesign the two upstairs bathrooms. The ensuite had a large, oval-shaped whirlpool bath ("an old fibreglass soaker tub"), which took up lots of space. It was removed and a new bath installed, surrounded by caramel coloured ceramic tiles and matching tiles for the floor.
The bathroom fixtures were modernized with white, rectangular porcelain sinks and cabinets from Ikea, a modern Scandinavian design that was practical as well. In Europe, bathroom units are designed in such a way that the plumbing pipes are installed against the wall, not directly under the sink as is common in North America, allowing for maximum storage space.
The next task was to repaint all the rooms.
"My ex-husband runs a painting company, so it was a given that we'd employ him. He's very fussy and pays a lot of attention to detail," Pagnutti said.
"I picked out all the colours and he and our older son spent over a week in the house, redoing every surface."
From being a mishmash of gaudy colours, the interior is now a harmonious blend of pastels, pale greys, charcoals and shades of chocolate with smart, white trim. Conley and Pagnutti also went shopping for some new furniture, like the high dining table, ringed by leather-covered bar stools and the sofa in the sunroom that has a built-in rocker at one end.
"We made do with most of the stuff we had already, but I couldn't resist that dining room table," Pagnutti said. "We found it in the Upper Room in Ottawa. When we have guests, they always remark on the view. Because we're sitting higher up than at a regular table, you can see right over the fields."
Outside the kitchen/dining area is a wooden deck, which, according to Conley, had been built on several levels, with not enough space to put a patio table and chairs.
"The back of the house was a dog's breakfast. The deck looked as if it had been built over a weekend when somebody had drunk too much beer!"
Conley spent "countless man-hours" sorting out the yard - an overgrown jungle of brush and weeds.
"Nothing had been groomed for years. Everything was just growing wild. I pruned trees, burned brush, pulled out tree stumps and removed a lot of the undergrowth."
Conley and Pagnutti have a couple more things they want to do - like replace the front door ("it lets in the air") and finish the basement - but, all in all, they have no regrets about buying their Cape Cod house. They're pleased with the way the renovations, which cost them in the region of $60,000, have worked out.
"We've got the best of both worlds," Pagnutti said. "We're living in a rural environment but within easy commuting distance of Ottawa. At the end of my workday, I just can't wait to get out of downtown."
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Eastern Ontario's Lanark County has a rich repository of renovated heritage homes - principally log cabins and 19thcentury stone structures, built by Irish and Scottish labourers and engineers who worked on the Rideau Canal and subsequently settled the area.


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How to calculate BMI
Can you tell me how to calculte my BMI?
The BMI (body mass index) is a mathematical formula using your weight and height that predicts the development of health problems related to excess weight. You can determine your BMI by multiplying your weight in pounds by 705 and divide that number by your height in inches. Take the resulting number and divide by your height in inches again.
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The tiles on Flip to Win Hangman are secured by elastic: no lost pieces in the car! ($12.99; melissaanddoug.com) 6 and up
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No room to bring his skateboard to Grandma's? Take Mattel's X Games fingerboards. He can practice skater tricks with two fingers, no helmet required. ($4.99; at Wal-Mart, Target, and Toys "R" Us stores) 8 to 12
Snap, Crackle, Crop
Crayola's Digital Camcorder is worth packing. Besides being an easy-to-use, durable kid movie maker, it comes with cool photo-editing tools. Kids can turn their best vacation pics into scrapbooks, photo frames, puzzles, and slide shows. ($69.99; sakar.com) 5 and up
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Haba's made that popular logic game, Sudoku, into a younger version by using pirate-themed pictures. Pirates' Junior Sudoku has magnetic pieces that stick to the tin carry case, so they won't end up between the seats. ($14; maukilo.com) 5 and up
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Rubik's Cube 360 is as addictive as the all-time classic brainteaser. The idea is to get the colored balls from the inner sphere into the matching slots on the outer sphere by twisting and shaking them through holes. It's bound to keep a kid hooked for a good many miles. ($14.99; hasbrotoyshop.com) 8 and up
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My baby is currently 10 weeks old and ebf. We have had absolutely no problems so far. I will be going back to work in 7 weeks and it will not be possible for me to pump during work. I'm trying to put a plan in place now so that I can ease him into it. I plan to continue breastfeeding exclusively when I am at home and I think that two bottles of formula a day should be sufficient. I will only be working for 2.5 hours in the mornings and 3 in the afternoons, and going home at lunch to breastfeed. Will it be possible to cut two breastfeeding sessions per day and still have enough milk to breastfeed fulltime outside working hours and at weekends (i.e. can my breasts adjust to this change)? Also, how much formula would he require at each feed if supplementing only twice a day?
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Death toll rises to nine from Oklahoma tornadoes
The death toll from tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma has risen to nine and includes two children, authorities said today, less than two weeks after the US state was hit by a monster twister.world Updated: Jun 01, 2013 22:36 IST
Nine people were killed in tornadoes that swept through central Oklahoma on Friday, part of a storm system that caused widespread flooding in Oklahoma City and its suburbs, the state's chief medical examiner said on Saturday.
The dead included two children and seven adults, said Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office. The death toll had earlier been reported as five.
The tornadoes struck just 11 days after a twister ranked as EF5, the most powerful ranking possible, tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore and killed 24 people.
The storms dumped up to 8 inches (20 cm) of rain on the Oklahoma City area, causing flash flooding that submerged parts of the sprawling metropolitan area that is home to more than 1.3 million people. Nearly two dozen people were rescued from areas cut off by rising water, the National Weather Service said.
Forecasters said the severe weather would shift on Saturday into Illinois, after it also hit neighboring Missouri, where Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency on Friday.
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Although Microsoft designed its Windows 8 operating system to use a computer's touch capabilities to its fullest, the company can't escape two facts about its user base. One, many tasks, such as writing, are still best done with an actual keyboard. Two, many users are not ready to be completely untethered from a keyboard and mouse. That's why a keyboard cover will always be a popular option with tablets containing desktop operating systems such as Windows 8 Pro.
Microsoft lists literally hundreds of keyboard shortcuts that work with Windows 8 and some of its native applications. Their existence means Microsoft recognizes that, for some users, the keyboard is not going away entirely. This will likely hold true for public-sector workers who want to combine mobility with laptop functionality.
Most of the Windows 8 shortcuts Microsoft lists were in use with Windows 7, but there are 22 new tricks that revolve around navigation and opening of common utility screens, since many users aren't accustomed to going back to the Start Screen or making a special swipe to access these. Here are five that could prove helpful to new users. Note that they all use the Windows Logo key which sits between the Ctrl and Alt key on the left in most Windows keyboards.
[Windows key] then [any text] = Search your computer. This key combination opens the Search screen that shows any apps or documents that match what the query. This feature is actually two separate functions: hitting the Windows key to get back to the Start screen and then typing in the query, which is how the Start screen reacts to any typing. This shortcut will be a popular choice among new users who have trouble getting used to a new OS. Since the Search screen breaks up results into Apps, Settings and Files, there is a specific keyboard shortcut that goes directly to each of these.
[Windows key] + Z = Show available commands. Many apps don't display the command menu because the developers hid it to maximize the app's useable real estate. Bringing up the menu in Windows usually is done with a quick swipe from the bottom of the screen. For those who lack that level of manual dexterity, or who happen to be on the keyboard at the time, this shortcut will do the same thing.
[Windows key] + Tab = Cycle through open non-desktop apps. Most experienced Windows users from versions past venerate Alt + Tab as a staple of their keyboarding skillset. This new shortcut muddies these waters a bit by introducing a swap function cycles through open apps like its predecessor did, but it specifically leaves desktop applications (like Word) out of the lineup while adding the Start screen at the end. The only thing that Alt + Tab seems to be missing is the Start screen, so many users will probably never abandon it for Windows key + Tab.
[Windows key] + Period = Snap an app to the right and [Windows key] + Shift + Period = Snap an app to the left. One function that Windows 7 introduced was the ability to "snap" an app to the left or right of the screen, allowing the user to easily see two open apps at once. In older versions of Windows, users un-maximized the two application windows and manually tiled them side-by-side. This feature works the same way on the Windows 8 desktop screen -- drag an open app from the left and hover it over either the left or right side of the screen. But for the touch-screen adverse, a keyboard shortcut for this complicated process makes a lot of sense.
[Windows key] + O (the letter O) = Lock the screen orientation. Nothing is more frustrating to a user new to tablets than when the screen orientation flips with the slightest tilt of the device, which is why many Windows tablet manufacturers have provided a physical button or switch to lock the orientation. For those without the lock switch, this shortcut provides a software solution, though it doesn't always work with every tablet.
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The [Windows] + [Tab] key combination isn't anything new. Maybe Microsoft added new functionality in Windows 8, but that key combination has been around since Vista (and was continued in Windows 7). It was introduced with the Aero interface as a fancier replacement for [Alt] + [Tab].
Nothing good, just pseudo-innovations! Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 are typical MeTooSoft castles in the air! You should not write about this obsolete vendor.
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ReadyTN mobile application now available for iPhone & iPad
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As of today, Tennesseans can download Ready TN, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency's (TEMA) popular smartphone preparedness application, to iPhone and iPad devices and access the application's information and resources on hazards and how to be ready for emergencies.
"It is incredibly important Tennesseans take time to prepare for emergencies, and this new app from TEMA is designed to be responsive to our customers, the taxpayers," Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam said. "Citizens are relying increasingly on their mobile devices for relevant and timely information, and the ReadyTN app delivers critical tips and resources to Tennesseans so they can be prepared the next time a disaster strikes."
iPhone and iPad owners simply need to search for ReadyTN in the App Store or in the iTunes Store and then download the application to their devices. The ReadyTN browser landing page in the iTunes Store is http://bit.ly/StqFxU.
Once active, ReadyTN will provide location-based information on severe weather, road conditions, open shelters and local government contacts. Preparedness tips for specific hazards and checklists for emergency kit items are also provided in the application's content.
"Everyone is responsible for getting themselves and their families ready for emergencies and disasters," TEMA Director James Bassham said. "We're very pleased even more Tennessee citizens can access the important preparedness information ReadyTN provides so they know the hazards in their community and know what to do to be ready."
TEMA is the first state agency to develop and launch a consumer application that runs on multiple smartphone platforms and devices.
In February 2012, TEMA launched Ready TN to smartphone users running the Android operating system. More than 15,000 Android users have downloaded the application, which is still available for Android devices through Google Play. The ReadyTN browser landing page in Google Play is http://bit.ly/U3TUNz.
This month, numerous Tennessee agencies, including TEMA, are participating in the ninth-annual National Preparedness Month, a month-long campaign encouraging individuals to make preparedness a priority. The theme of this year's campaign is "Pledge to Prepare." For more information, visit www.tnema.org.


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Reviewed by Keven D. (age 12)
When the writer wrote this book, I think he wanted to make it magical. Some things that happened in the book are really mysterious. I thought the book was very exciting because there were some things that actually were ?unmentionable.? My favorite part was when a boy was trying to be a birdman and he made his own homemade wings. Then he jumped off the pier and flew like a seagull. As I read the book, it felt like I was kind of in there because it was so interesting. It made me wonder, what if that was me in those situations.
I would recommend this book because I enjoyed reading so much. I would recommend it to anybody who likes to read a kind of wacky book. What might interest the reader are the different kinds of effects that the author adds.


text: Photos: A look at C.J. Wilson's 2011 regular season starts This Story is About... Rangers Headlines /John F. Rhodes / The Dallas Morning News. From a reliever in 2009 to the ace in 2011, C.J. Wilson has been one the Rangers have turned to for a quality outing. A look at his 2011 starts. /AP Photo/Ben Margot. Rangers 3, A's 2, Sept. 21, 2011 (Oakland): Ian Kinsler hit a tying home run leading off the eighth and Josh Hamilton followed with another homer two batters later. C.J. Wilson allowed five hits over six innings and became the first Texas left-hander to have 200 or more strikeouts in a single season. He fanned eight, walked three and has given up two earned runs or fewer in nine of his last 10 starts. (AP) /AP Photo/Elaine Thompson. Mariners 4, Rangers 0, Sept. 16, 2011 (Seattle): Blake Beavan shutdown the Rangers for eight innings and Texas second baseman Ian Kinsler made a costly throwing error that led to three Seattle runs. C.J. Wilson (16-7) gave up just one earned run and struck out eight. "He just happened to be the guy who was the nexus of all evil tonight," Wilson said of Vernon Wells. "The number nine hitter tonight, that was the guy." (AP) /G.J. MCCARTHY / Staff Photographer. Rangers 8, A's 1, Sept. 11, 2011 (Arlington): C.J. Wilson scattered five singles over eight shutout innings and Adrian Beltre homered twice to reach 301 for his career. Wilson (16-6) struck out 11 and walked one, following up on his first career shutout. Wilson set a career high for victories and wanted a complete game, but Ron Washington pulled his ace after 111 pitches. "He understands," Washington said. "He's the guy in our rotation who's going every fifth day." (AP) /AP Photo/Chris O'Meara. Rangers 8, Rays 0, Sept. 6, 2011 (St. Petersburg): C.J. Wilson got his first career shutout on a record-setting night. Wilson threw a five-hitter, and David Murphy drove in four runs. "He told us in the fifth inning that he was going to finish," Texas manager Ron Washington said. The Rangers have 18 shutouts this season, one more than the previous team record set in 1977. Wilson (15-6) became the first Texas left-hander to record 15 or more wins in consecutive seasons. (AP) /Louis DeLuca/Staff Photographer. Rangers 7, Rays 2, Sept. 1, 2011 (Arlington): C.J. Wilson was pitching the game of his life. Then the Texas Rangers left-hander reached out for a grounder and wound up with an injured finger, a move he said he'll always regret. Wilson was perfect for five innings before exiting in the seventh with what turned out to be a minor injury to his left index finger. Ian Kinsler homered twice. (AP) /Louis DeLuca/Staff Photographer. Angels 8, Rangers 4, Aug. 27, 2011 (Arlington): Vernon Wells hit the first of the Angels' five solo homers - four off starter C.J. Wilson - and had an RBI triple. Mike Trout and Bobby Wilson, the last two hitters in the lineup, both went deep in the fourth off Wilson (13-6), who had never given up more than two homers in a game. Wilson gave up six runs and 10 hits in five innings. (AP) /John F. Rhodes. Rangers 4, Red Sox 0, Aug. 22, 2011 (Arlington): C.J. Wilson's 13th win and Mike Napoli's three-run homer were the primary ingredients for the Rangers victory. Wilson (13-5) struck out four while limiting the Red Sox to four singles, improving to 3-0 with a 1.37 ERA in his four August starts. "To come back home and put the red (jerseys) on and prevent scoring was a big deal," Wilson said. (AP) /Jeff Gross/Getty Images. Rangers 4, Angels 3, Aug. 17, 2011 (Anaheim): Ian Kinsler hit a tiebreaking two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Rangers rallied for their third straight victory over the Los Angeles Angels. C.J. Wilson (12-5) yielded five hits over seven innings. "The whole atmosphere was great. It was just the game, with C.J. and [Ervin] Santana going at it," Ron Washington said. (AP) /AP Photo/Ben Margot. Rangers 9, A's 1, Aug. 12, 2011 (Oakland): C.J. Wilson was showered with boos in his first appearance at the Coliseum since his critical remarks, when he said he didn't like the mound or the weather in Oakland, and was critical about the attendance for A's games. "It felt like a playoff game having the whole stadium against you," Wilson said. "The funny thing was it fired me up a little bit." Wilson (11-5) allowed a run and four hits, struck out seven and walked three. (AP) /Joel Prince/Staff Photographer. Indians 7, Rangers 5, Aug. 6, 2011 (Arlington): A night after watching Texas come back twice in an emotional win, the Indians put together a late rally of their own. Rangers starter C.J. Wilson gave up three runs - two earned - and five hits in 6 2/3 innings with nine strikeouts and two walks. The first-pitch temperature of 106 degrees was the highest in Rangers Ballpark history. Wilson and Fausto Carmona both pitched shutout ball over the first six innings before the Indians broke through with a three-run seventh. (AP) /Abelimages/Getty Images. Blue Jays 7, Rangers 3, July 31, 2011 (Toronto): Brandon Morrow (8-5) looked sharp against the Rangers, giving up two runs and six hits in seven innings and walking two. Not so fortunate was C.J. Wilson, who lost his second straight decision. He allowed seven runs, five earned, and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings, including a two-run shot to Edwin Encarnacion. (AP) /G.J. McCarthy/The Dallas Morning News. Twins 9, Rangers 8, July 26, 2011 (Arlington): Joe Mauer drove in the go-ahead run with a pinch-hit double off closer Neftali Feliz in a two-run ninth. The Twins got their offense rolling with a three-run second off C.J. Wilson. Wilson allowed six runs and seven hits with three strikeouts and four walks over four innings in his shortest outing of the season. (AP) /Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images. Angels 1, Rangers 0, July 21, 2011 (Anaheim): Jered Weaver scattered seven hits in seven-plus innings and struck out six. C.J. Wilson (10-4) held the Angels to just two hits over eight innings, struck out eight and walked one. "C.J. Wilson could have easily won this game, the way he pitched," said the Angels' Torii Hunter. "It wasn't fun for us and it wasn't fun for the Rangers. I'm sure all 18 hitters that started were frustrated. (AP) /AP Photo/Ted S. Warren. Rangers 5, Mariners 1, July 16, 2011 (Seattle): Ian Kinsler hit two home runs off Mariners ace Felix Hernandez as the Rangers cruised to their 10th straight victory. C.J. Wilson (10-3) allowed just one run and struck out seven in seven innings. Wilson allowed just one hit and a walk to the floundering Mariners offense over the first four innings. (AP) /G.J. McCarthy/Staff Photographer. Rangers 8, A's 5, July 8, 2011 (Arlington): C.J. Wilson allowed four runs and five hits with eight strikeouts, and got early support from Mike Napoli's first-inning grand slam off Gio Gonzalez as the Rangers stretched their winning streak to five games. Wilson (9-3) won his fifth straight decision. "I'm disappointed in myself for the line score but I'm happy for the team for the win," said Wilson. (AP) /JOEL PRINCE / Staff Photographer. Marlins 6, Rangers 4, July 3, 2011 (Arlington): Rangers starter C.J. Wilson, picked as an All-Star by his manager earlier in the day, struck out nine but left with one out in the eighth and the tying run at third base. Florida got even and went ahead against three relievers. Wilson allowed two runs, one earned, and five hits. "Got really good news this morning about making the team. I was super, super happy about that," Wilson said. (AP) /Photo by Bob Levey/ Getty Images. Rangers 7, Astros 3, June 28, 2011 (Houston): When C.J. Wilson wasn't ducking for cover on the mound, he was helping the Texas Rangers at the plate. Wilson hit a leadoff triple, and Josh Hamilton homered. Wilson was hit in the foot in the second inning and on the tip of his pitching hand in the fourth. Wilson (8-3) gave up two runs and seven hits in seven innings to win his fourth straight decision. (AP) /John F. Rhodes/Staff Photographer. Rangers 5, Astros 4 (11), June 21, 2011 (Arlington): The Rangers were glad to find a way to win on a night when ace C.J. Wilson lacked his best stuff, and the offense relied mostly on solo homers, including Mitch Moreland's winning shot in the 11th. Wilson allowed a season-high 11 hits and four runs in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out four. "He was fighting the whole time he was out there," manager Ron Washington said. (AP) /. Yankees 3, Rangers 2, June 16, 2011 (New York): The Yankees became the first team to sweep AL champion Texas this year, taking all three games. Brett Gardner's one-out hit off Michael Kirkman (1-1) ended an afternoon that began with baseball's latest feel-good story in Brian Gordon. Texas starter C.J. Wilson struck out 10 and threw a career-high 129 pitches in eight innings. (AP) /Hannah Foslien/Getty Images. Rangers 9, Twins 3, June 10, 2011 (Minneapolis): Michael Young had three hits and three RBIs and Adrian Beltre added two hits and drove in two runs. C.J. Wilson (7-3) allowed three runs and eight hits in seven innings to notch his fifth straight quality start. The lefty pitched through a steady rain and conditions that worsened throughout the game. "It was like Die Hard," Wilson said. (AP) /. Rangers 2, Indians 0, June 5, 2011 (Cleveland): C.J. Wilson and two relievers combined for the Rangers' shutout. "That's three shutouts (in five games) on the trip against pretty good teams," manager Ron Washington said. Mitch Moreland and Elvis Andrus homered. Wilson gave up three hits over 7 2/3 innings. He struck out seven and walked two. (AP) /. Rays 5, Rangers 4, May 31, 2011 (St. Petersburg): Evan Longoria hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay beat Texas. Ron Washington said he made a mistake by not having closer Neftali Feliz ready to face the Rays' slugger. C.J. Wilson gave up three runs, three hits, four walks and struck out 10 in 6 2-3 innings. He took a one-hitter into the seventh. (AP) /Associated Press. Rangers 2, White Sox 1, May 25, 2011 (Arlington): C.J. Wilson gave up one run and five hits in 6 1/3 innings to help the Rangers win for the third time in four games. The left-hander struck out five. "In the seventh inning there, he just ran out of gas," Washington said. Neftali Feliz issued consecutive one-out walks in the ninth, but got A.J. Pierzynski to fly out with runners on first and third for his 10th save in 12 chances. (AP) /. Phillies 3, Rangers 2, May 20, 2011 (Philadelphia): Ben Francisco and Raul Ibanez homered, and Roy Halladay threw eight strong innings to lead Philadelphia to victory. C.J. Wilson had an otherwise strong outing for Texas, striking out 10 in seven innings. Wilson allowed both homers with two outs in the inning. (AP) /. Rangers 5, Angels 4, April 15, 2011 (Arlington): Mark Lowe (1-0) got out the only batter he faced before Neftali Feliz pitched the ninth for his eighth save in eight chances. C.J. Wilson allowed only two hits pitching into the eighth inning of his previous start Monday against Oakland, but walked five - four of those becoming runs. The Rangers' left-hander, who had four more walks against the Angels. (AP) /. A's 7, Rangers 2, May 9, 2011 (Arlington): After a three-run homer off C.J. Wilson (4-2) in the third put the Athletics ahead to stay, Josh Willingham added a two-run single when the A's tacked on four runs in the eighth. Wilson, coming off a complete game victory at Seattle last Wednesday, allowed only two hits over seven innings. But the left-hander walked five and hit another batter - and those accounted for four of the five runs against him. He struck out two. (AP) /. Rangers 5, Mariners 2, May 4, 2011 (Seattle): C.J. Wilson matched his career high with 12 strikeouts in a six-hitter, and Mitch Moreland and Chris Davis hit solo homers. Wilson (4-1) retired the final 14 batters and 18 of the last 19. Wilson ended up throwing a season-high 125 pitches, but only 38 came in the final four innings. "I've seen him throw better games, but we certainly needed him to throw his best tonight," Ron Washington said. (AP) /. A's 3, Rangers 1, April 29, 2011 (Oakland): Trevor Cahill outdueled C.J. Wilson (3-1) and quickly found his rhythm after escaping his 26-pitch first inning unscathed. Wilson pitched seven innings, allowing nine hits and two earned runs, while walking three and striking out three. "Walking three guys in the first inning put things in perspective: 'I've got to throw strikes,' " Cahill said. "I just started pounding the zone a little bit more." (AP) /. Rangers 8, Royals 7, April 24, 2011 (Arlington): C.J. Wilson struck out 10 in seven innings, Adrian Beltre hit one of Texas' three homers and 41-year-old Arthur Rhodes saved it as the Rangers completed a three-game weekend sweep over the Royals. Wilson (3-0) overcame giving up his first two homers of the season with his third career double-digit strikeout game. He walked only one batter while giving up eight hits and four runs on another windy day at Rangers Ballpark. (AP) /. Rangers 7, Angels 1, April 18, 2011 (Arlington): C.J. Wilson struck out nine in seven strong innings while Ian Kinsler and Elvis Andrus both snapped out of extended slumps as the Rangers returned home with a victory over the AL West rival Los Angeles Angels. "He made pitches when he had to, kept them off balance," manager Ron Washington said. (AP) /. Tigers 5, Rangers 4, April 12, 2011 (Detroit): Texas starter C.J. Wilson went 6 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits. He struck out four and walked three and didn't figure in to the decision. Brennan Boesch was the only left-handed hitter in Detroit's starting lineup. Lefties hit .144 against Wilson last season. (AP) /. Rangers 7, Mariners 3, April 6, 2011 (Arlington): Mitch Moreland's go-ahead hit in the seventh inning, which he pulled down the line into the right-field corner, made a winner of C.J. Wilson (1-0). Wilson gave up two earned runs and six hits over seven innings. "I thought he matched (Felix Hernandez) pitch for pitch," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. (AP) /. Rangers 9, Red Sox 5, April 1, 2011 (Arlington): C.J. Wilson, who won a Rangers-best 15 games in 2010 when he made the transition from the bullpen to the rotation, struck out six with two walks in 5 2/3 innings. The crafty left-hander gave up four runs. Darren Oliver, the third Texas reliever, got the victory. (AP) This Topic is Missing Your Voice. View Comments Story DNA Rangers Headlines


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Consensus Report
Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States (2008)Water Science and Technology Board
Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review; while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy. Learn more on our expert consensus reports.
National interests in greater energy independence, concurrent with favorable market forces, have driven increased production of corn-based ethanol in the United States and research into the next generation of biofuels. The trend is changing the national agricultural landscape and has raised concerns about potential impacts on the nation's water resources. To help illuminate these issues, the National Research Council held a colloquium on July 12, 2007 in Washington, DC. This report, based in part on discussions at the colloquium, concludes that if projected future increases in use of corn for ethanol production do occur, the increase in harm to water quality could be considerable from the increases in fertilizer use, pesticide use, and soil erosion associated with growing crops such as corn. Water supply problems could also develop, both from the water needed to grow biofuels crops and water used at ethanol processing plants, especially in regions where water supplies are already overdrawn. The production of "cellulosic ethanol," derived from fibrous material such as wheat straw, native grasses, and forest trimmings is expected to have less water quality impact but cannot yet be produced on a commerical scale. To move toward a goal of reducing water impacts of biofuels, a policy bridge will likely be needed to encourage growth of new technologies, best agricultural practices, and the development of traditional and cellulosic crops that require less water and fertilizer and are optimized for fuel production.
Key Messages
- Currently, biofuels are a marginal additional stress on water supplies at the regional to local scale.
- Expansion of corn on marginal lands or soils that do not hold nutrients can increase loads of both nutrients and sediments.
- Future expansions of biofuels may need to look to perennial crops, like switchgrass, poplars/willows, or prairie polyculture, which will hold the soil and nutrients in place.
- Growing biofuel crops in areas requiring additional irrigation water from already depleted aquifers is a major concern.
- If not addressed through policy and technology development, this effect could accelerate as biofuels expand to 15 percent of domestic usage to meet President Bush's 2017 goal, or to 30 percent of domestic fuel usage as proposed by President Bush as the ultimate goal.
- If projected future increases in the use of corn for ethanol production do occur, the increase in harm to water quality could be considerable.
- Policies that better support agricultural best practices could help maintain or even reduce water quality impacts.
- Policies which conserve water and prevent the unsustainable withdrawal of water from depleted aquifers could also be formulated.
- The extent of Gulf hypoxia in 2007 is among the three largest mapped to date, and the amount of N applied to the land is also at or near its highest level.
- The growth of biofuels in the United States has probably already affected water quality because of the large amount of N and P required to produce corn.
- To move toward a goal of reducing water impacts of biofuels, a policy bridge will likely be needed to encourage development of new technologies that support cellulosic fuel production and develop both traditional and cellulosic feedstocks that require less water and fertilizer and are optimized for fuel production.


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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:15 am
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I've noticed that in some recipes, they recommend heating the pan first before adding the oil and making sure its hot enough before you add the food. Other times, they recommend heating the pan and the oil together. Is there a difference between the two, and when would you do the former vs. the latter?
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:07 am
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I don't know for sure, but when you are browning meat or stir frying, the pan needs to be very hot, so hot that it may cause the oil to reach its smoke point if you just start the two togheter. If you're searing meat, you'll usually put the oil in and than immediatly the meat you are trying to brown.
If you're just sauteing than you can put the oil in anytime you want.
Than again, heating a pan empty on the stovetop is less worrisome than leaving a pan with oil on the stovetop.
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:41 pm
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Biogeek wrote:
I've noticed that in some recipes, they recommend heating the pan first before adding the oil and making sure its hot enough before you add the food. Other times, they recommend heating the pan and the oil together. Is there a difference between the two, and when would you do the former vs. the latter?
We need some fancy trained cook to chime in. One concern can by the type of pan being used. A cast iron cooking surface would need to be heated first so the food won't stick. But if you're using a tin lined (tin gots a lowish melting point and preheating will ruin lining )solid copper fry pan, it's cold pan and cold oil to start.
Hmmm, questions, questions.
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:52 am
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According to Alton Brown, under the heading "Building the Perfect Saute"...
"Add the oil only after the pan is hot."
He doesn't elaborate, but I can't see why it would be a good idea to abuse the oil any longer than need be. If you're cooking well below the smoke point, I don't see why it would hurt, but I don't see how it would help either.
I can only think of three reasons to possibly put the oil in first:
1) You're trying to monitor closely the state of the fat (say, butter that you need to get precisely to the foaming point and aren't - like me - experienced enough to just do it). Slowing the process down could help.
2) You're trying to slow things down for another reason. Maybe you're using frozen chopped onions that you're meant to thaw in the oil while the oil heats.
3) You're following a recipe exactly. If the recipe says "do 'this' for two minutes", it will make a probably make a difference if you don't.
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:38 pm
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I am a cook. I always add the oil after I have started heating the pot so that my oil heats faster. Besides, what chef fills their pot with oil and then turns it on?
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The way my chef instructors put it:
If you heat the pan alone, you can finish your prep while it's heating. A clean pan can pre-heat pretty much indefinitely. Once you add the oil, you are committed to the pan.
Over the last 18 months, I have seen too many students disregard this advice and end up smoking out a kitchen which has the equivalent of a 747 exhaust blower while they run over to pick up the tongs they forgot they'd need.
I use this at home, mostly because I wait until I'm hungry before I start cooking and my tendency is to try to rush the process, meaning I don't let the pan get hot enough for a good sear.
Put the pan on (a bit lower than your final cooking temp) while you finalize your prep and ensure you have everything together. Turn it up to temp and add the oil when you are ready to be committed to the process.
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I have some custom filament profiles that I use with Cura. I can save and load them manually by selecting the files from the Load/Save Profile dialog box just fine. However, the last loaded profile doesn't get reloaded when I first start Cura and also it doesn't show up in the Load Material Profile list. I think if I could find where that built-in material profile list is, perhaps I could add my file(s) to that and have it automatically load.
Is there any way to make Cura automatically load the last profile or add a custom profile to the built in profile list?
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Also, in Cura, how can start/end.gcode file changes be made permanent? I commented out the extruder purge code in start.gcode to save wear and tear on the BuildTak sheet. I saved the changes, but after rebooting the PC, those changes are gone. Real PITA to have to re-configure things like this and the filament profile every time I restart Cura.
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OK, it seems the start/end.gcode data is stored in the profile. So if I save the start.gcode changes then re-save the profile I can have those changes in the profile. But how can a user profile be automatically loaded at start up in Cura 1.5? It seems to restart with some generic PLA profile loaded and I need to remember to reload my own profile every time I restart Cura. The 1.4 version would reload the last profile as I recall.
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Ukraine suspends preparations for signing EU deal
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said Thursday it was suspending preparations to sign a landmark agreement with the European Union and would focus instead on restoring ties with Russia, appearing to yield to pressure from its powerful neighbor and dealing a harsh blow to plans for the ex-Soviet nation to integrate further with the West.
The Cabinet's decision follows the Ukrainian parliament's refusal earlier Thursday to pass a bill allowing the release of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, a key EU condition for signing the deal at a summit next week.
Kiev's turnaround would mark a major victory for the Kremlin, which has worked aggressively to derail the EU deal by offering Kiev loans and price discounts, but also by imposing painful restrictions on some of Ukraine's exports.
About 1,000 protesters rallied against the decision in a central Kiev square Thursday night, waving Ukrainian and EU flags.
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele canceled a planned visit to Kiev on Friday after the Cabinet's decision.
"Ukraine government suddenly bows deeply to the Kremlin. Politics of brutal pressure evidently works," Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, a key advocate of the signing of the treaty, wrote on Twitter.
Energy Minister Yuri Boiko told reporters Thursday that Ukraine cannot afford to lose economic ties with Moscow and that the EU has refused to offer compensation for the loss in trade with Russia.
Boiko also expressed hope that improving trade with Russia would make Ukraine less dependent on IMF bailouts, which it has long sought to get.
"We have not received a clear signal from our European partners that these losses, which we have been receiving over the past four months, would be compensated," Boiko was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency. "The country cannot afford it; that is why this (government) resolution came into being."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was careful not to comment on Kiev's decision, saying it was Ukraine's internal affair, but he added that Russia welcomes Ukraine's intention to expand trade and economic cooperation.
But the Kremlin-connected head of the foreign affairs committee in the Russian parliament's lower house, Alexei Pushkov, sounded openly triumphant on Twitter: "The EU has overdone putting pressure on Ukraine: an agreement of dubious benefit for Ukraine was also contingent on political conditions. That was a major error."
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton called the decision a disappointment, arguing the deal would have helped Ukraine reverse a decline in foreign investment and helped it in its talks with the IMF.
"We believe that the future for Ukraine lies in a strong relationship with the EU and we stand firm in our commitment to the people of Ukraine who would have been the main beneficiaries of the agreement though the enhanced freedom and prosperity the agreement would have brought about," she added in a statement.
Some observers remained optimistic, saying Thursday's developments did not mean Kiev's complete surrender to Moscow, but was maneuvering by Viktor Yanukovych, who hopes to convince the EU to sign the agreement even without his rival Tymoshenko's release.
Theoretically, Yunukovych still had a week before the summit next Thursday to either pardon Tymoshenko or to get his parliament to pass a law on her release. Yanukovych's office said he still plans to attend the summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Parliamentary debates of that bill were set to continue Friday, pointing to the possibility that Yanukovych is trying to force more concessions out of the EU.
"My initial read is that this is just again bluff by Yanukovych ... hoping the Europeans come running and cave in to his demands," said Tim Ash, chief emerging-markets economist at Standard Bank in London. "He is taking a big risk here now of a public backlash, and he could be waving goodbye to re-election chances in 2015."
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle left the door open for Kiev to make progress toward the EU deal.
"Our offer of a real partnership stands. But this requires there to be a willingness in Kiev to go down a European path of development," Westerwelle said in a statement. "The ball is in Ukraine's court. It is her sovereign right to freely decide her path."
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that if the reported decision is final, then "we're disappointed."
"We believe there was ample time to resolve all remaining obstacles" to signing, she said.
Opposition leaders meanwhile, slammed the surprise Cabinet decision. "This is not just treason, this gives grounds to impeach the president," said Tymoshenko ally Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
Opposition leaders called on Ukrainians to show up for a major demonstration in Kiev on Sunday to press Yanukovych to turn back toward the EU.
Vladimir Isachenkov in Moscow, Frank Jordans in Berlin and Raf Casert in Brussels contributed to this report.