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We all need a little cash in these tough times, but Apple exec Scott Forstall apparently needs a lot -- cashing out more than 64,000 shares of Apple stock to make $38.7 million.
Forstall, Apple's vice president of iOS software currently takes home $700,000 a year, but still has several hundreds of thousands of shares that won't vest until next year, 2014 and 2016 -- to ensure he won't be leaving any time soon, according to Forbes. The shares sold were what was left of Forstall's 120,000-share retention bonus given in 2008. According to security filings, Forstall still owns almost 3,000 shares, but sold off 95 percent of his holdings.
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Two entrepreneurial sisters celebrate success with family, friends, and food.
Susan Gravely knows exactly how to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her family business. She lifts her glass and says, in a voice brimming with emotion, "To my sister and my dear, dear friends."
"And," dear, dear friend Charlotte Robbins impishly reminds her, "to your husband."
Everyone dissolves in laughter, especially Bill Ross, the momentarily overlooked husband. Susan and her sister, Frances Gravely, share a private smile. Everything they love about their lives has come together at this moment: friends and family, a beachfront house, Italy-inspired food, and a beautifully dressed table.
The dinnerware is from Vietri (vee-AY-tree), the home-products company that Susan, Frances, and their mother, Lee, co-founded almost by accident a quarter of a century ago. Vacationing on the Amalfi coast of Italy, they became enamored of the dinner plates at their hotel. As Susan tells it, their conversation progressed from "let's buy some for ourselves" to "let's buy some for our children" to "let's wholesale it!"
Ah, that exuberant Italian lifestyle. You're having a good time, you get carried away, and before you know it, you're importing millions of pieces of dinnerware, glassware, flatware, and other tabletop items every year. Frances says the company sells a way of life―the Italian love of sharing good times and good food with people you care about.
"We don't live formally," Susan says, "but we love to set a table that's a bit dressier." Even when the Gravely sisters visited the beach as children, their mother always set the table with candles. That's the life the sisters are celebrating this afternoon on Figure Eight Island near Wilmington, North Carolina. Outside the house Susan and Bill (who is secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources) co-own with two other couples, they sit down with the dinner guests: Charlotte and Todd Robbins of Memphis, Tennessee, and Sallie and Hank Cunningham of Greensboro, North Carolina.
After the toast, the meal unfolds leisurely, from the antipasto of marinated olives to the rosemary-skewered swordfish and creamy, citrus-tangy panna cotta with strawberries . As moonlight splashes across the waves, the secret to a happy life seems so simple, so easy, so obvious. As Frances puts it, "It's about taking time for friends over dinner."
Effortless Entertaining
Frances Gravely shares some secrets she's learned from her Italian friends about entertaining elegantly but comfortably:
• Decide on the menu when you see what's freshest that day at the grocer or in your garden.
• Be whimsical. Mix dinnerware patterns. Decorate with pretty things from elsewhere in the house (a favorite teapot can hold flowers), or even from the yard (potted herbs, for example).
• Keep the wine cellar amply stocked and leave bottles on the table for guests' convenience.
• Light candles. They always add a gracious touch.
• Let guests serve themselves, family style. A buffet becomes part of the fun, and conversations continue uninterrupted.
• Take your time. Linger over each course, and after dinner as well. Talk about families, fond memories, places you've traveled, future adventures―almost anything except work.
• Choose dinnerware that's safe in the dishwasher. Life is too short for hand-washing.

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Beware—once you've had a few bites of this rice, you'll surely be back for seconds and thirds. Loaded with bits of treasure—smoked oysters, meaty mushrooms, Chinese sausage that tastes almost candied—the rice itself has an amazing chew that exemplifies the Chinese genius for varying textures in a meal. Though the lotus-leaf wrapping is optional, the rice gains a beguiling aroma, suggestive of tea, if you do use it—and the drama of unwrapping the stuffing at the table, like a lovely present, shouldn't be underestimated.
- Yield
- Makes 8 (side dish) servings
- Active Time
- 45 min
- Total Time
- 3 1/4 hr
- 3 cups Asian short-grain sticky ("sweet") rice (1 pound 6 ounces)
- 12 Chinese dried black mushrooms or dried shiitake mushrooms (1 1/2 inches in diameter; 3 ounces)
- 2 cups boiling-hot water
- 2 bunches scallions
- 4 links Chinese sweet sausage (also called lop chong)
- 1/2 cup Chinese rice wine, such as Shaoxing, or medium-dry Sherry
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon Asian sesame oil
- 3 dried lotus leaves (optional)
- 1 tablespoon peanut or vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup pine nuts (1 ounce)
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled ginger
- 2 (3-ounce) cans smoked oysters (about 1 cup), drained and coarsely chopped
- Equipment: a 10-inch (5-cup) deep-dish pie plate; a well-seasoned 14-inch flat-bottomed wok with a lid; 2 small metal or bamboo skewers; a collapsible steamer rack with center stem removed
- Cover rice generously with cold water in a large bowl and soak at least 2 hours and up to 12 hours. Drain in a medium-mesh sieve and rinse well under cold running water.
- Soak mushrooms in boiling-hot water (2 cups) in a medium bowl, turning mushrooms over occasionally, until softened, about 1 hour. Lift out mushrooms, squeezing excess liquid back into bowl. Cut out and discard stems, then thinly slice caps. Reserve 1 cup mushroom-soaking liquid and discard remainder.
- Chop scallions, keeping pale green and white parts separate from dark green parts. Quarter sausages lengthwise, then cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Stir together reserved mushroom-soaking liquid, rice wine, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a bowl until sugar has dissolved.
- Fill sink with hot water and soak 2 or 3 lotus leaves (if using) until softened, about 15 minutes. Pat lotus leaves dry. Choose best leaf (some leaves may be blemished or damaged), discarding remainder. Cut out center stem and arrange leaf in pie plate (there will be a lot of overhang), overlapping leaf slightly to cover gap in center.
- Heat wok over high heat until a drop of water evaporates instantly. Pour peanut oil down side of wok, then swirl oil, tilting wok to coat side. Add pale-green and white parts of scallion, pine nuts, and ginger and stir-fry until pine nuts are golden, about 1 minute. Add sausage and mushrooms and stir-fry until mushrooms are golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Add oysters and stir-fry 1 minute. Add rice and stir-fry 2 minutes. Add liquid mixture and bring to a boil, then cook, stirring gently, until liquid has been absorbed, about 2 minutes. Transfer rice mixture to pie plate (with or without lotus-leaf-lining) and smooth top. Fold over sides of leaf (if using) to cover, then secure with skewers.
- Set a steamer rack inside cleaned wok and add enough water to reach just below steamer rack, then bring to a boil. Steam stuffing in pie plate on rack, covered with lid, 45 minutes (replenish water as necessary). Remove wok from heat and let stand, covered, 10 minutes, then carefully remove pie plate from steamer with oven mitts. Remove skewer and open leaf, then stir in scallion greens. Fold leaf over to keep warm.
Cooks' notes:
· Stuffing can be made and wrapped in lotus leaf (but not steamed) 1 day ahead and chilled, uncovered, until cool, then covered with a dampened paper towel.
· Mushrooms can be soaked 1 day ahead, then chilled in soaking liquid, covered.
· Stuffing can be kept warm in steamer or in a 350°F oven; for oven, cover stuffing with a dampened paper towel (still in pie plate), then wrap tightly in foil.
· Mushrooms can be soaked 1 day ahead, then chilled in soaking liquid, covered.
· Stuffing can be kept warm in steamer or in a 350°F oven; for oven, cover stuffing with a dampened paper towel (still in pie plate), then wrap tightly in foil.


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IBM's "Commuter Pain 2011" survey doesn't look at the causes of congestion or offer any solutions. Too difficult. Instead, IBM merely asks people how they commute and how much their commute sucks. Congratulations Mexico City, you suck and you know it.
The chart above shows how people in 20 cities react to their commute, with drivers in China and Russia describing traffic that sounds like the premise of a Jacques Tati movie. More than a quarter of respondents in Moscow claim to have spent more than three hours stuck in traffic. And we all know how crazy China is.
Tellingly, the 8,042 people surveyed were people who lived in a major city, were 18-65 years old, and drove a vehicle alone as their main mode of transportation. Considering there are decent transit options in most of these places it means IBM interviewed the people who were mostly to blame for their own congestion.


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HAITI: United Nations Gets a Helping Hand from AMERICAN IDOL Viewers
Donations From American Idol Special Episode With Kris Allen Keep Women Healthy And Safe
Washington, D.C.
July 8, 2010
Megan Rabbitt
Thousands of Haitian women and young girls living in temporary camps will sleep safer under new solar street lights that are being provided through the generous donations of AMERICAN IDOL viewers. More than $250,000 was raised for the United Nations Foundation during the special AMERICAN IDOL episode with Kris Allen in February of this year. The UN Foundation has granted the money to the United Nations Population Fund to provide energy efficient street lights, as well as emergency health kits to help pregnant women deliver their babies safely when they can't reach a hospital or clinic or don't have access to those facilities.
"Our partnership with AMERICAN IDOL and the IDOL GIVES BACK Foundation continues to have a lasting impact on the long-term rebuilding of Haiti," said Kathy Calvin, CEO of the United Nations Foundation. "In times of crisis, women are vulnerable to violence and abuse. The United Nations is working with the government and its partners to find solutions to these problems."
Earlier this year, AMERICAN IDOL Season 8 winner Kris Allen and Kathy Calvin traveled to Haiti to learn first-hand about the country's continuing needs following January's devastating earthquake. During the IDOL results show on February 25, Allen performed The Beatles' "Let it Be" and shared footage of his trip to an audience of millions. Allen's performance was available on iTunes, with all proceeds going to help the UN's recovery efforts.
"Throughout my entire life, I have volunteered as much time as possible to help those in need," said Allen. "Getting involved with the UN's relief efforts in Haiti gave me a chance to give back on a large scale. I can't thank my fans enough for supporting such a worthy cause."
Read our fact sheet on our work in Haiti.
Since the devastating earthquake which killed an estimated 200,000 Haitians, the United Nations Foundation has raised close to $4 million for the UN's relief and recovery efforts in Haiti. The funds were granted to the UN's Central Emergency Fund (CERF) to help provide food, medicine, water and shelter immediately following the earthquake, to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for their Cash-for-Work Program, an initiative to offer Haitians temporary jobs to remove rubble, and to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) for maternal health kits, as well as solar street lights to keep women safe at night. To learn more about the UN Foundation efforts to help the UN help Haiti, visit www.unfoundation.org/haiti.
About the United Nations Foundation
The United Nations Foundation was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner's historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes and activities. We build and implement public/private partnerships to address the world's most pressing problems, and work to broaden support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach. Through our campaigns and partnerships, we connect people, ideas, and resources to help the UN solve global problems. The campaigns we conduct reduce child mortality, empower women and girls, create a new energy future, secure peace and human rights, and promote technology innovation to improve health outcomes. These solutions are helping the UN advance the eight global targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). For more information, visit www.unfoundation.org.


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If a host key is not found in the user-specific host key directory, it
is next searched on Unix from the
/etc/ssh2/hostkeys directory, on pre-Vista Windows from the
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\SSH\HostKeys directory, and on Windows Vista and later Windows versions from the
C:\ProgramData\SSH\HostKeys directory. Host key files are not
automatically put in the system-wide directory but they have to be updated
manually by the system administrator (
The process for distributing the host keys manually is explained in the following. The instructions reflect the Unix file paths but are applicable also to Windows. Simply replace the Unix paths with the corresponding Windows paths.
To obtain and store hashed remote host keys in the system-wide storage:
Select a client-side user whose
$HOME/.ssh2/hostkeys will be the basis for the system-wide
/etc/ssh2/hostkeys. The user should have administrative
privileges, as placing the keys to the system-wide location requires
The same user account must also be used to maintain the system-wide
/etc/ssh2/hostkeys later on if the host key on some server
changes. The process is to maintain the user's host keys in the
$HOME/.ssh2/hostkeys directory and then replicate the changes
to the system-wide
/etc/ssh2/hostkeys directory.
Make sure that the
directory is empty when obtaining the keys for the first time, or
that the saved host keys are intentional.
If you need to obtain new keys later, the same
$HOME/.ssh2/hostkeys/salt file has to be used.
Connect with Tectia Client to the remote server, verify the fingerprint, and save the key.
Repeat this step as many times as there are remote servers. Note that you do not have to complete the user authentication, only the key exchange part of the Secure Shell connection.
Once you have obtained all the host keys you wish to maintain in the system-wide location, place the keys to the system-wide location, for example by running the following commands:
# mkdir /etc/ssh2/hostkeys # cp -p $HOME/.ssh2/hostkeys/* /etc/ssh2/hostkeys
Note that also the salt file (
$HOME/.ssh2/hostkeys/salt) has to
be copied so that Tectia Client is able to identify the hashed host keys. Also if
multiple users contribute to the system-wide
/etc/ssh2/hostkeys directory, they have to share the same
salt file.
After creating the system-wide location for host keys, you can maintain it by using the ssh-keygen-g3 tool.
The following copy examples show the most frequently needed commands
for host key storage maintenance. The commands use the user-specific hostkey
storages (
$HOME/.ssh2/hostkeys and possibly the
$HOME/.ssh/known_hosts file) as the source. If keys are
to be copied from a different source, you need to append an appropriate
--hostkeys-directory or
option to the command.
To copy the key of a new host called 'alpha' from the user-specific hostkey storage to the system-wide directory, enter command:
# ssh-keygen-g3 --append=no --overwrite=no \ --copy-host-id alpha /etc/ssh2/hostkeys
In this case, because of
if a key for server 'alpha' already exists, the command
will fail and the key will not be updated.
To add additional keys to a known host, enter command:
# ssh-keygen-g3 --append=yes --copy-host-id alpha /etc/ssh2/hostkeys
To update the key of a known host, enter command:
# ssh-keygen-g3 --append=no --copy-host-id alpha /etc/ssh2/hostkeys
To remove a host from the known hosts list, enter command:
# ssh-keygen-g3 --hostkeys-directory /etc/ssh2/hostkeys \ --delete-host-id alpha
For more detailed information on the ssh-keygen-g3 tool, see ssh-keygen-g3(1).
To obtain and store traditional remote host keys in the system-wide storage:
As a server-side user, copy the
/etc/ssh2/hostkey.pub file from the server as
key_<port>_<hostname>.pub to the
/etc/ssh2/hostkeys/ directory on the client.
You can do this as a non-privileged user on the server but you must be a
privileged user, for example
root, on the client.
Use secure means to transfer the file or verify that the
fingerprint matches after the transfer with the ssh-keygen-g3
-F (or
--fingerprint), for example on Tectia Server on Unix:
$ ssh-keygen-g3 -F /etc/ssh2/hostkey.pub
On the client:
# ssh-keygen-g3 -F /etc/ssh2/hostkeys/key_<port>_<hostname>.pub
Note that the identification is different based on the host and port
the client is connecting to. Also connection with IP is considered a
different host as well as connection to same host but different port. You
can copy the same traditional
key_<port>_<hostname>.pub to all these different


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Women have unique risk factors for heart disease. These include pregnancy-related problems as well as medicines they may be taking, such as birth control pills or hormone therapy.
Healthy, young, nonsmoking women probably do not increase their risk
coronary artery disease (CAD) when they take low-dose
birth control pills (oral contraceptives).
But if a woman has other
significant risk factors for CAD, taking birth control pills may further
increase this risk. For instance, birth control pills are more likely to
increase a woman's risk if she is older than 35 and smokes cigarettes. Birth control pills may raise "bad" cholesterol (low-density
lipoprotein, or LDL) and lower "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, or
If you have menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness, you might consider hormone therapy (HT) to relieve your symptoms. Because menopause and hormones are linked with the health of your blood vessels, you and your doctor will discuss your health and your risk of heart disease to make sure hormone therapy is safe for you. Risk for heart disease and other health problems varies based on when you start HT in menopause and how long you take it. Short-term use of hormone therapy in early menopause has less risk than when it is started later in menopause. Risk also depends on the type of HT used (estrogen or estrogen plus progestin).1
Talk to your doctor about your risks with
hormone therapy. And carefully weigh its benefits against the risks of taking
it. If you need relief for symptoms of menopause, hormone therapy is one choice
you can think about. But there are other types of treatment for problems like
hot flashes and sleep problems.
For more information see Women and Coronary Artery Disease.
CitationsNorth American Menopause Society (2012). The 2012 hormone therapy position statement of
the North American Menopause Society. Menopause, 19(3): 257–271. Also
available online: http://www.menopause.org/PSht12.pdf.Other Works ConsultedCharney P (2011). Women and coronary artery disease. In V Fuster et al., eds., Hurst's The Heart, 13th ed., vol. 2, pp. 2226–2240. New York: McGraw-Hill.Mosca L, et al. (2011). Effectiveness-based guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in women 2011 update: A guideline from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 123(11): 1243–1262.
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Recently California Senator Sheila Kuehl lambasted Assembly member Laura Richardson of Long Beach for being homophobic. Â
The occasion? Richardson is one of 19 candidates running to replace the vacancy left by the untimely passing of Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald. Richardson is considered a frontrunner in the campaign along with State Senator Jenny Oropeza.
In an email Kuehl denounced Richardson, who is Black, and urged recipients to support Oropeza, who is Latino. Kuehl said "Oropeza has long been a friend to the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender),� community, and that Richardson's earlier campaign mailers "were filled with homophobic hate speech so shocking that many of her biggest supporters withdrew their endorsements of her candidacy."
The campaign mailers that Kuehl referenced were sent out over 10 years ago during Richardson's 1996 Assembly run against Gerrie Schipske. The mailer accused her opponent of being "committed to the radical gay agenda" and "strongly backed by ultra liberal Santa Monica Assembly member Sheila Kuehl, the Assembly's only openly gay member."
That was 10 years ago, and a lot can happen in that span of time, including education and new sense of right and wrong. While the campaign mailers were nasty, Richardson is not who she was 10 years ago and today she is supportive of gay and lesbian civil rights. I know because I asked her about this last year which is what prompted me to invite her to speak at the State of Black LGBT California where Senator Kuehl was also a guest.
During the discussion, then Assembly candidate Richardson, shared the story of her parents struggle with their inter-racial marriage during a time when it was unpopular. She compared the struggle of her parents to the gay community's quest for the right to get married.
Now mind you, Senator Kuehl was there as Richardson shared her story and discussed the mistakes that she'd made in the past regarding the gay community and where she was today. Flash forward to a year later with a very controversial Congressional seat up for grabs that in some ways has pitted Black voters against Latino voters, and enter the gay factor.
In California, more often than not, Black politicians are labeled as homophobic until proven friendly, but the gay leadership is barking up the wrong tree with this one. The gay community spends an incredible amount of time, energy, and money on trying to change public opinion on our issues, primarily marriage.Â
From ad campaigns, to lobbyists, protests, and the like, we are all about changing the attitudes of Americans when it comes to our issues. But what happens when we succeed? What happens when we actually have an impact and we change the way someone views us or we cause someone to rethink their position on our issues?Â
Richardson, like many of us have, had a change of heart, mind, and soul. We can't continue to demonize her for something she did in the past that she has worked hard to make amends for while repairing damaged relationships. If we do, then we are the hypocrites.Â
Kuehl's accusation was premature and only served to benefit her colleague and Richardson's main opponent Oropeza. Knowing that Oropeza already had the Latino vote, Kuehl's letter served as the official nod for the LGBT community's support as well. But I'm here to say that not all gays will be supporting Oropeza and that there's a significant number of Black gays who know, love, and admire Richardson's commitment to the LGBT community; I am one of them.Â
Not to mention the fact that gay and lesbian issues aren't the end all in this race. As an African American lesbian I am also looking at sending someone to D.C. who is going to represent my concerns on the rising cost of health care, the economy, education funding, ending the war in Iraq, and Social Security.
The gay political leadership has a sorry track record for supporting African American issues and it seems that the only time the two worlds meet is when one is accusing the other of being homophobic. While the gays are screaming "marriage, marriage, marriage!," those of us in the African American community, including Black gays and lesbians, are screaming "jobs, affordable housing, education, and health care!"Â
And at the end of the day, in California Black politicians are more likely to support gays on their issues than gays are on Black issues. After years of hard work in the Black community on behalf of Black gays to bring our community together, Kuehl's letter did nothing more than try create a larger divide between Blacks and gays and I'm not having it.Â
We've worked too hard in our community to heal wounds and repair relationships to have it all go down the drain because the "powers that be" are ill-informed and misguided. Stooping to the level of accusing Richardson of being homophobic crosses the line for me in this campaign and is a dirty low blow coming from California's gay leadership.Â
While I am sure that there won't be a race among the Black political leadership to defend Assembly member Richardson, because this is still controversial issue for Blacks, I on the other hand have no problem raising my voice as a member of the LGBT community in support of Richardson and urging others to do the same.
Jasmyne A. Cannick is a political and social commentator and journalist. She addresses the intersection of race, class, politics, religion, and sex in the African American community, and was selected as one of ESSENCE Magazine 25 Women Shaping the World in 2005. Please visit: www.jasmynecannick
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Four-time USBC Open Championships titlists John Gaines earns Hall of Fame
Four-time USBC Open Championships titlists John Gaines of Orlando, Fla., and Dale Traber of Cedarburg, Wis., have earned entrance in the Outstanding USBC Performance category, while the late Woody Woodruff of Long Island, N.Y., a longtime executive at AMF, was elected posthumously for nearly four decades of service to the industry.
The committee also slated six bowlers for the Superior Performance national ballot to be voted on by a panel of USBC Hall of Fame members, board members and veteran bowling writers.
On the men's ballot are Steve Cook, Granite Bay, Calif.; David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas; Danny Wiseman, Baltimore; Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y.; Larry Laub, Lincoln, Calif.; and Randy Pedersen of Clermont, Fla. There are no candidates on the women's side for 2014.
The induction ceremony will take place April 24 at the 2014 USBC Convention in Reno, Nev., and will include those elected for Superior Performance.
A look at each of the newly-elected USBC Hall of Famers:
John Gaines
The 46-year-old right-hander recently helped Lodge Lanes Too of Orlando, Fla., to the highest team score in 110 years of Open Championships history (3,538), and the 2013 Regular Team title. It was the fourth title for Gaines in his 25-year career, which includes Team All-Events wins in 1997 and 1998, and a Regular Singles crown in 1998. He has 10 other top-10 finishes and is among the top 20 on the tournament's lifetime average list.
Gaines is the 1997 USBC Team USA Trials champion and was a member of Team USA from 1998-2000. He earned a team gold medal at the Pan American Games in 1999 and a silver medal in the five-player team event at the World Tenpin Bowling Association World Men's Championships the same year.
Dale Traber
Traber's four titles at the Open Championships include Regular Doubles in 1999, Team All-Events in 2000 and 2009 and Regular Team in 2009. He has three additional top-five finishes and is among the top 25 on the 20- and 30-year lifetime average lists.
The 56-year-old right-hander added to his legacy with USBC Senior Masters victories in 2009 and 2011 to go along with an eighth-place finish at the USBC Masters in 2005.
Traber owns 10 state championships and six city titles and is a member of the Ozaukee County (1988), Greater Milwaukee (1999) and Wisconsin State (2012) Halls of Fame.
Raymond (Woody) Woodruff
Woodruff played a major role in the commercial development of AMF's Automatic Pinspotter, created AMF's pro staff and supervised and operated the installation for the 1957 Open Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, the first major bowling tournament to be completely automated. He also worked closely with Professional Bowlers Association founder Eddie Elias to bring PBA competition to national television.
Woodruff was a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Business, and along with various roles at AMF, he served as president of the National Bowling Council and was a member of the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame Board of Directors for a decade.
Under his leadership as chairman of the IBMHOF board, he helped establish the Salute to Champions fundraising event as well as the Sustaining Membership program to secure corporate contributions that brought in more than $100,000 in annual funding.
Woodruff retired in 1984 after nearly 40 years of bowling-industry service and died in 2009 at age 90.
Through 2013, there are 402 members of the USBC Hall of Fame - 267 in Performance, 115 in Meritorious Service and 20 Pioneers.
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import javax.swing.JOptionPane; public class History { public static void main(String[] args) { //First Question: What is the capital of Mexico? String[] question1 = {"Mexico City", "Paris" //The choseable answers are made using String ,"Washington D.C", "Tokyo"}; String MexicoCapital = (String)JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "What is the capital of Mexico?:" , "Question 1 of 10", JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE // question number is diplayed on top of text box , null, question1, question1[0]); //Choices are called and displayed using joptionpane if (MexicoCapital == null) { JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "You didn't pick a city!"); } else { String funfact = ""; switch (MexicoCapital) { case "Mexico City": funfact = "Correct"; break; case "Paris": funfact = "Incorrect! Paris is the capital of France"; break; case "Washington D.C": funfact = "Incorrect! Washington D.C is the capital of the United States"; break; case "Tokyo": funfact = "Incorrect! Tokyo is the capital of Japan"; break; default: funfact = "Something went wrong with picking an answer "; break; } JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, funfact); }


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Here is the latest on the growing pains of trying to make a car culture obsessed privileged class city a little more bike friendly.
First up, Brooklyn's own lightning rod of controversy, the Prospect Park West bike lane. (Insert a thunder clap and a frightened horse squel like when mentioning Frau Blucher)


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Spiders in Space, the Sequel
|The spider habitat will launch with STS-134 and will then be transfered from the space shuttle Endeavour to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA
The very idea of spiders in space brings to mind campy, black and white horror films involving eight-legged monsters. In actuality, it is a scientific investigation called Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus Science Insert-05 or CSI-05, in which researchers observe arachnid habits in a microgravity environment. This is the second spider investigation on the International Space Station—the first was CSI-03—and researchers have high hopes that the sequel will eclipse the original.
Scheduled to launch with STS-134, the spider habitat will transfer from the space shuttle Endeavour to the space station. Once aboard, the crew will place the two habitats into the Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus or CGBA. This equipment will maintain a consistent temperature, humidity and lighting cycle for the spiders and their sustenance supply of fruit flies. The CGBA also controls imaging for the investigation.
The spider pair currently planned for investigation with CSI-05 are both golden orb spiders (Nephila clavipes), which spin a three dimensional, asymmetric web. This is different from the two orb spiders (Larinioides patagiatus and Metepeira) that launched to the space station on STS-126, which were selected specifically for the symmetry of their web formation. Scientists are looking to see if and how the arachnids will spin their webs differently in microgravity. The results will help them to understand the behavioral role of gravity for the spiders and their fruit fly companions.
"I think people can relate to everyday insects and they can understand why the experiment is of interest," said Stefanie Countryman, coordinator for CSI-05. "Plus, the visual aspects of this experiment make it very appealing to the general public."
|Female Nephila clavipes (golden orb spider) in her web. Image Credit: Danielle Anthony
When a sequel does top the original, in science as in movies, it usually has something to do with lessons learned during the first production. The CSI-03 investigation, for instance, was unfortunately restricted to eight days, due to the spiders' fruit flies food 'sliming' the observation window. This obscured the view inside the habitat and limited the study. For CSI-05, which is funded by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute or NSBRI and the NASA National Lab Education Office, the fruit flies will have a separate compartment from the spiders. The crew will slowly introduce the flies—approximately every four days—into the two individual spider habitats, which should allow for clear imagery through the viewing window for the full 45-day duration of the investigation.
The fruit flies are not, however, simply nourishment for the spiders. They are actually a secondary study themselves. Scientists plan to look at their mobility over time to see if and how they react to the microgravity environment. They should be able to observe growth, behavioral and flight patterns as the flies develop.
There also is an important education element to this investigation, sponsored by Baylor College of medicine Center for Educational Outreach and Orion's Quest. While the N. clavipes is spinning in space, students on Earth will develop and observe their own spider habitats. Teachers can use a curriculum found on bioedonline.org. This Web site includes daily images sent from the space station to the BioServe Payload Operations and Control Center. This allows students to compare their spiders' spinning habits to those of the spiders in microgravity in near real time. Orion's Quest Web site—orionsquest.org—will focus on the habits of the fruit flies in space.


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352nd SOSS Shares Medical Knowledge with Brits
STANFORD TRAINING AREA, England – British Army Joint Tactical Air Controllers with the 19 Regiment Royal Artillery from Tidworth, Wiltshire, and 3 Battallion The Rifles, from Edinburgh, Scotland, learned about U.S. methods for treating combat injuries March 5 and 6, 2013, when U.S. Air Force personnel from the 352nd Special Operations Support Squadron Medical Element conducted combat medical refresher training at Stanford Training Area near Thetford, England.
The training enabled the U.S. and U.K. participants to share medical knowledge and information relating to combat injuries and treatment practices in a field environment, said Maj. Michael Hall, 352nd SOSS Medical Element chief of medical plans.
"We learned much from each other and found similarities in knowledge and information, but with some nuances in technique and equipment," Hall said. "It's the knowledge of these nuances that makes both parties better prepared to face injuries on the battlefield."
Working in conjunction with a U.K. exercise conducted at STANTA, Team Mildenhall members shared their expertise and medical knowledge, passing on many techniques to the British soldiers, including different positions for placing a tourniquet, and performing a needle decompression on a collapsed lung.
The 352nd SOSS Medical Element supports special operations forces in a medical capacity. They also provide medical coverage for the crew going out on missions.
"That's our main 'bread-and-butter,' for the (352nd) SOG," Hall said. "We also perform casualty evacuations, moving casualties from what could be the point of injury to hospital care, which is usually at a forward operating base or staging base where we have more medical assets."
These advanced medical assets are used to then stabilize and treat patients, preparing them for evacuation to safer areas.
"Our typical team is a special operations forces medical element; it's a three-person team consisting of a flight surgeon and two independent duty medical technicians," Hall explained. "The IDMTs (enlisted medics) are more of a 'super-medic,' because they have many certifications that your typical paramedic may not have."
Hall said because of the medical element, they like to train with U.K. special forces.
"We're sharing our knowledge with them in the hopes that when we're downrange together, we each have a knowledge and appreciation of the other's skills and training," the San Antonio native said. "One of the biggest things out in the field is that we don't know if we're going to be saving the life of a U.K., U.S., or other partner-nation soldier. At the same time, our forces don't know if they're going to have a U.S. or U.K. medic, or other partner-nation medic saving their lives – that's why it's important that we get out and get to know our partner nations and their medical capabilities and skills."
Hall emphasized how joint training is a force multiplier, establishing knowledge and trust between forces achieving a common goal.
During this training event, U.S. medics put the JTACs in different field scenarios, including having them under fire and coming across casualties. The medics then split into teams, each working together to provide immediate medical attention to those injured, firstly in the form of a mannequin, followed by the 352nd SOSS members role-playing as patients.
The British Army JTACs said they also appreciated the chance to learn from their American counterparts.
"The way things are going in Afghanistan has really identified the need to work within coalition forces," said Lt. Rob Fidler, 19 Regiment RA officer-in-command. "As JTACs, we work with different nations and for us this is a nice little 'cherry on the top' for our week's training (at STANTA), and I think this is the way it's going to go in the future.
"(Regarding our work method) – we get a casualty, we react, treat and move them off – the way (Americans) do it is very similar to how we do it," the British officer from Aberdeen, Scotland, said. "We've just come back from Afghanistan, but we're building up our training again as we move to the future; the way it's going to work is with other nations, so it seemed (wise) to bring these guys in."
Fidler said during the exercise at STANTA, he and his soldiers had been working with Fast Air and Apache helicopters.
"Working with Apaches is our core trade, but it's always good to mix it up," the JTAC said. "This week we've also been working with Typhoons and Tornados, all British aircraft, though from time-to-time we work with U.S. F-15s and F-16s."
The officer-in-command emphasized how the two nations working alongside each other can only be a win-win situation.
"Our training requirement is ever-ongoing and I see this as building up relationships and working with other nations," Fidler said. "The Americans are a massive resource, so (it's good) to tap into that, and also they're good fun. They want to work with the host nation and we want them to work with us."
Hall agreed.
"Camaraderie between forces is also a benefit of learning from each other as we did this week," the major said. "In the end, it's all about saving lives."


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Lehi, Utah - Consistency has been a big key to the success of Real Salt Lake this season. It was a focus of theirs coming into the season, and they have been able to play at a high level throughout the season without experiencing the customary low points that most clubs endure.
Defender Tony Beltran feels like familiarity has been one of the keys. "We've been together for a couple of years, and we know each other. We know what the coaches want and they've done a really good job this year of getting us prepared for the season."
As consistent as his own team has been, Coach Jason Kreis feels like that has been a key trait for their opening round opponent, FC Dallas.
"Consistency has to do with consistency," the RSL Coach said. "You get consistent results when you stay with a consistent group of players. [FC Dallas] have a very solid foundation with how they want to play which I think is dictated by their coach. And they've accumulated a very good level of talented players. At the end of it all, it's a player's game."
Chris Wingert agrees, and expects to see a good battle in this match. "I think we both have good teams," the RSL defender told MLSSoccer. "None of that really matters now, because we're going to have to play them, and they are going to have to play us, and both teams know that it's going to be a challenge to get through the first round."
Composure has been another hallmark of this Real Salt Lake team this season, as they have shown the capacity to fight back, no matter what the odds. Coach Kreis feels like this composure has been strengthened through the difficult schedule and tough situations they've found themselves in this season.
"To have played so many games, and so many different circumstances – you play some of these CONCACAF games and a draw is always good enough on the road. You play a game down in Mexico where we go with a real aggressive mentality, and we learn a lesson from that. A couple weeks later we go to Toronto, recognize that a draw is good enough, and we get it. And so there have just been so many scenarios that our team has been placed under, and succeeded, that I think it's going to benefit us in the playoffs."
This composure that the team has shown likely has its roots in one thing: confidence.
According to Wingert, "We've remained confident even when things aren't going our way."
Perhaps nothing demonstrates that like the season finale against Colorado, when the team appeared out of it trailing by two goals late in the match, but managed to come back as a result of two stoppage time goals by Alvaro Saborio for a 2-2 draw.
One piece of news that may help their confidence, and their chances, is the late news coming out of today's practice that midfielder Will Johnson looks likely to be available for selection for tomorrow's encounter in Dallas. The youngster is well known for always wanting to be out there on the pitch, and appears to have willed himself back from a hamstring strain. He was officially listed as questionable on the injury report, but according to an RSL representative, he is "closer to probable" than doubtful, and he participated fully in today's training session.
This is good news, for Real Salt Lake, who will look to start their title defense tomorrow on a positive note.
Beltran wrapped up the sentiments of the team this way, "The mindset is good. The team looks good, looks sharp. We're ready to go."


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First of all, what drew you into the world of fashion?
I have always loved fashion even from the time I was a young girl designing clothes for my dolls.
Run us through a typical day for you?
Typically I get up and write in the morning when it is quiet and my head is clear. I then go to my Paper Crown offices to go over designs, sketches, patterns and take meetings. Depending on the day I may have outside meetings for my Kohl's line or for my books.
What wardrobe pieces should every girl have in their closet this season?
For summer, something with colour or print.
Where is the best city in the world to shop?
I love shopping in any city and love the different style takes you see between LA, NY, Chicago, Paris etc. Every city brings its own style and flair.
Do you have any money-saving style tips for us?
You can never go wrong with basics and neutrals. Start with those key items and build on those with pops of colour and accessories.
Here are my top tips:
1. can't afford a ton of new clothes? Accessories are cheap and can make an outfit.
2. Mix high-end with low-end, like a designer skirt with a tank top or a designer top with affordable jeans. I live in Urban Outfitters jeans.
3. Invest in four black basics: slacks, heels, a blazer, and a high-waisted skirt.
4. Use a tailor. You can find designer pieces for a steal that are off in size and spend £10 to get them altered so they fit right.
5. Don't follow trends blindly. If you like a certain trend put your own twist on it.
6. Invest in a good pair of shoes and just get them resoled every once in a while.
I have just finished reading L.A Candy, I loved it! What made you decide to branch out into becoming a writer?
I have always loved reading and when the opportunity presented itself for me to author my own novels I wanted to take that challenge. It has been a wonderful experience.
Your new book, The Fame Game, is about a bad girl who loves to cause drama on her reality show. Does any of that draw on your time in Hollywood?
There are elements that I pull from everyday experiences in the reality world, but this book is very much fiction and not really based on one particular person or situation.
What was the inspiration behind your clothing lines?
My inspirations are translated in different ways throughout the process. I tried to make it similar to my personal style. I like dressing really comfortably, but I grew up at the beach in looser, flowing fabrics. Now that I live in the city I have to dress up more, so I tried to combine the two styles. You can dress it up, dress it down. I made it very simple and clean because I like to accessorize. It's very diverse to wear.
Would you like to offer any advice to people wanting to go into fashion?
Research the field as much as possible and know the market and the consumer. Intern, work in retail, read magazines. Just immerse yourself in fashion!
Finally, what does the future hold for you – any exciting plans, developments?
Currently I continue to design for Paper Crown and LA Lauren Conrad for Kohl's. I have two more books coming out this October and I also continue to run my websites. There are other projects that I'm working on but I can't talk about them right now!
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The ex command
g is very useful for acting on lines that match a pattern. You can use it with the
d command, to delete all lines that contain a particular pattern, or all lines that do not contain a pattern.
For example, to delete all lines containing "profile" (the first command is optional; it shows the lines that the second command will delete):
:g/profile :g/profile/d
More complex patterns can be used, such as deleting all lines that are empty or that contain only whitespace:
To delete all lines that do not contain a pattern, use
g!, like this command to delete all lines that are not comment lines in a Vim script:
Note that
g! is equivalent to
v, so you could also do the above with:
The next example shows use of
\| ("or") to delete all lines except those that contain "
error" or "
warn" or "
fail" (:help pattern):
See also
Can we remove all even numbered lines in a file using this feature. can we do some kind of math in the pattern. (ex: \=line(".") % 2)
Not really, but you can do that in two steps:
:g/.*/if line('.')%2|call setline(line('.'), '===delete===')|endif :g/^==delete==$/d
If you simply put delete inside the if statement all the lines will be deleted. In this way you can delete lines from several different ranges:
:let range = range(10,15)+range(20,25)+range(30,35) :g/.*/if index(range, line('.')) != -1|call setline(line('.'), '===delete===')|endif :g/^===delete===$/d
But I think the faster way to do that is to use :[range]d several times. Another solution is to use exe to build a pattern:
exe "g/".join(map(filter(range(line("$")), 'v:val%2'), '"\\%".v:val."l"'), '\|')."/d"


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Ten things we learned this spring
After a strong spring, Jameis Winston (5) seems set to be FSU's quarterback of the future. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
By Zac Ellis
The official start of the college football season may still be more than three months away, but the first glimpses of each team come every year during spring practice. Spring isn't always an accurate barometer for what to expect in the fall, but there were still a handful of noteworthy developments over the last two months nonetheless. A redshirt freshman quarterback raised a few eyebrows with his play in Tallahassee. A couple of new coaches kicked off their debut campaigns in the SEC. And off the field, the long-awaited College Football Playoff finally started to take shape.
Here are 10 lessons we learned from spring football across the country:
1. The Jameis Winston era is beginning at FSU
The search for a new starting quarterback was primed to be the major storyline at Florida State, as EJ Manuel, who threw for 7,736 career yards and 47 touchdowns in four years with the Seminoles, was selected in the first round of last month's NFL draft. But while Jameis Winston and Clint Trickett originally appeared set for a lengthy position battle, Trickett's recent transfer to West Virginia leaves the door wide open for Winston, a redshirt freshman who wowed coaches during workouts.
Coach Jimbo Fisher stopped short of anointing Winston the starter, stating only that Winston will continue to split reps with fellow freshman Jacob Coker. But Winston's performance throughout the spring -- especially in the 'Noles spring game, when he finished 12-of-15 for 205 passing yards and two touchdowns -- was convincing enough to force Trickett to leave, so the competition likely isn't as tight as Fisher would lead us to believe. Just ask former Florida State great Charlie Ward, who watched Winston pick apart the defense on April 13. "He's special," Ward told the Orlando Sentinel, "there's no question about it."
2. Oregon's offense shouldn't miss a beat
Chip who? Even without its old coach roaming the sidelines, the Ducks' offense looked just as potent as ever in its first spring game under new coach Mark Helfrich. The high-flying attack reeled off 65 points, 802 yards and nine touchdowns on April 27. Fresh off a breakout freshman season, quarterback Marcus Mariota appeared ready to avoid a sophomore slump; he finished 13-of-15 for 169 yards and two scores in only four series of action.
Photo gallery: Marcus Mariota among top returning players in the Pac-12
That's all good news for Oregon, which finished second in the country in scoring last season (49.5 points per game). But the Ducks' offensive success shouldn't come as a surprise: Helfrich was Kelly's offensive coordinator in each of the past four seasons and returns a handful of key pieces to his attack. Mariota could turn into a bona fide Heisman contender, and running back De'Anthony Thomas has the all-around skill to fill the void left by Kenjon Barner's exit in the backfield. Perhaps most importantly, eight of the 10 coaches from last season's staff remained at Oregon, meaning it's business as usual in Eugene.
3. Kentucky fans are ready … for football?
The hoops heads in the Bluegrass State certainly looked like football fans during Kentucky's spring practice. Thanks to the spark provided by new head coach Mark Stoops, Big Blue faithful put together a massive turnout at the Wildcats' spring game, with 50,831 fans venturing to Commonwealth Stadium to watch a team that finished 0-8 in SEC play last season. Only 4,500 fans witnessed Kentucky's spring scrimmage in 2012. This year's attendance number amounted to the largest spring crowd in program history, a testament to Stoops' effect on the program in only a few short months.
Still, while Wildcats fans might already be on the bandwagon, the roster could require some time to rebuild. Former coach Joker Phillips' final two seasons with the team produced a 7-17 record, and Kentucky finished 13th in the SEC in total offense and 12th in total defense last season, respectively. But what Stoops is selling must be working: After three seasons without a recruiting class ranked higher than 50th nationally, according to Rivals.com, Kentucky hauled in the 29th-ranked class just two months after Stoops took over. It's still early, but the coach may be building something to believe in.
4. Lane Kiffin is still trying to replace Matt Barkley
USC fell well short of expectations last season, when then team with a preseason No. 1 ranking in the AP Poll limped to an underwhelming 7-6 campaign. But while Barkley didn't look his sharpest during that run, the four-year starting quarterback's departure still leaves a gaping hole for Kiffin to fill. The Trojans have plenty of questions to answer to put last season's disappointment behind them, but perhaps none is more pressing than the one under center.
Despite the relative urgency, Kiffin wasn't ready to name a starter at the conclusion of spring practice. Sophomore Cody Kessler led the way in the spring game, completing 15-of-22 passes for 242 yards and three touchdowns, but Max Wittek, who turned in a couple of unmemorable outings in place of an injured Barkley last season, remains in the mix. So is true freshman Max Browne. Fortunately, the Trojans return four players across the offensive line, as well as Biletnikoff Award winning receiver Marqise Lee. However, if USC can't find a capable leader at quarterback, it could be another rough year for Kiffin and Co. in L.A.
5. Ohio State is ready, and eligible
The undefeated Buckeyes had to sit and watch other teams jostle for BCS position in 2012 while dealing with self-imposed sanctions. But this year, Urban Meyer's program is once again eligible for the postseason, and, like other teams that didn't earn bowl berths, it practiced for the first time this spring since late November. So the focus was on making up for lost time.
Meyer returns much of last year's unbeaten roster, including quarterback Braxton Miller, the 2012 Big Ten offensive player of the year. Miller finished 16-of-25 for 217 passing yards and three total touchdowns in the spring game. In all, Ohio State brings back nine offensive starters from a unit that led the Big Ten with an average of 37.2 points per game. "I would be disappointed if we're not the best offense in the Big Ten," Meyer said after the spring scrimmage. Still, questions remain in Columbus. The Buckeyes bring back only four returning starters on defense.
6. Alabama's offense is still finding its footing
Nick Saban's program is known for its routinely dominant defense, but its offense played a crucial role in Alabama's third BCS title run in four seasons. The Crimson Tide averaged 445.5 yards per game in 2012, a total that ranked fourth in the SEC and 31st in the country, respectively. If the team's spring game was any indication, though, there's still some fine-tuning left to do in Tuscaloosa.
Returning quarterback AJ McCarron finished 19-of-30 for 223 yards and a score, but he also tossed two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown. The teams combined for nine turnovers, prompting the usual spring groans from Saban. Alabama's offense brings back a number of key players, including McCarron, receiver Amari Cooper and running back T.J. Yeldon, who rushed for more than 1,000 yards as Eddie Lacy's backup last year. But it returns just two starters on the offensive line, and a relatively green unit will need to shape up before 'Bama opens against Virginia Tech this fall. But as Saban noted after the scrimmage, he's witnessed the same struggles with previous championship rosters. "I wasn't happy with any of those teams at this point," he said.
7. UCLA's future looks bright
The Bruins won their most games since 2005 (nine) in Jim Mora Jr.'s first season at the helm in 2012, and that momentum carried over to spring practice, where there was a palpable feeling of optimism. UCLA returns a proven quarterback in Brett Hundley, who threw for 3,740 yards and 29 touchdowns in 14 starts last year. And he performed well in the spring scrimmage; he passed for 179 yards and two scores.
UCLA also brings back leading receiver Shaquelle Evans, but the offense must replace 1,700-yard tailback Johnathan Franklin, the program's all-time leading rusher, as well as five additional starters. But Mora added a big part of his future rushing equation when former Pitt tailback Rushel Shell, one of the top running back prospects in the class 2012, opted to transfer to the Bruins last month. Shell will have to sit out the 2013 season to regain eligibility, but coupled with Mora's recent recruiting success -- his 2013 class ranked eighth in Rivals.com's rankings -- there's plenty of reason to expect the program's resurgence to continue.
8. Jadeveon Clowney should be ready to dominate
South Carolina's monster defensive end might have been the top overall pick in last month's NFL draft had he been eligible to leave the Gamecocks after his sophomore season. In fact, that's why many analysts questioned whether or not Clowney would even play in 2013 to avoid risking injury. Clowney was limited in spring practice, and aside from a 54-yard touchdown grab from the sidelines in the spring game, he didn't suit up for the scrimmage. But missing the entire season reportedly never crossed the junior's mind. Now, there's no reason to think he won't continue his defensive dominance come fall.
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Entering 2013, Clowney sits just eight sacks and 19 tackles for loss shy of South Carolina's all-time records. With a repeat of his 2012 production, Clowney would surpass both of those marks. The only question: With the Gamecocks returning just five starters on defense, is Clowney ready to take on a heavier workload? As of now, all signs point to yes.
9. Gus Malzahn's return has Auburn fans giddy
After suffering through a dismal 2012 season in which the Tigers finished 3-9 and 0-8 in the SEC, Auburn fans breathed a sigh of relief when the school lured Gus Malzahn back after just one season at Arkansas State. And in a relatively short amount of time, the new coach has managed to inject life into the program he helped guide to the BCS title three seasons ago; an Auburn-record 83,401 fans showed up to the annual A-Day spring game, the biggest turnout of any spring game in the country. The offense showed signs of life in the scrimmage, scoring six total touchdowns -- four more than last spring's mark. Juco tailback Cameron Artis-Payne was the star, racking up 117 rushing yards and 47 receiving yards.
Now, the Tigers' turnaround could continue into the fall. Malzahn inked a highly touted recruiting class, and he brings a clear sense of familiarity to Auburn's attack. That's welcome news after a season of offensive ineptitude: The Tigers mustered only 156.6 passing yards per game (112th in the nation) and scored fewer than 20 points seven different times last year.
10. We have a playoff!
It's finally official. As spring practice wound to a close, conference commissioners announced some of the details surrounding the upcoming college football playoff, which is named, well, the College Football Playoff. Following two semifinal bowls, the first College Football Championship Game will kick off on Jan. 12, 2015 at Cowboys Stadium, ending the 15-year run of the oft-criticized BCS.
One more season exists under the current system, but the playoff still generated plenty of discussion this spring. The issue of playing eight or nine conference games continues to gain steam, and many continue to wonder who might comprise the playoff selection committee -- and how they'll be selected. There's much left to figure out, but one thing is clear: The playoff's unveiling last month has fans more excited than ever for the future of the sport.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal was interviewed by the New York Times about her role in the new movie Hysteria, and when asked why sex scenes are so difficult to tackle in a film, she said it's all about the reality of it:
[T]he most interesting sex scenes that I've done or seen are the ones that are truthful from a women's perspective — instead of what I think everybody got used to in the '80s and '90s: put on a black Victoria's Secret demi bra and be lit perfectly and arch your back. That's supposed to look like sex. But that doesn't look like sex for most people, and if it does, I think you're probably missing out on a lot. The more truthful you can be, the sexier it is and the more uncomfortable it can make you sitting next to a stranger in a movie theater.
Of course, things that are far-fetched and wild can make you just as uncomfortable in a theater, but she makes a very good point.
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AI War 2 is out now! Get it on Steam today!
Ha. That's some tasty irony.
[ominous voice] Someday, Chris, someday you will want to play a game by a new generation of developer, and you will be sorely disappointed if that dev was raised modding candy crush and silly 4xs rather than creating gameplay mods of AI War and the like [/ominous voice]
So this land-based 4x of yours... will there be water for boats, so I can pretend that I have a navy in 2d space ;-) To do naval combat well might dilute the overall experience, so I am not sure if it is a good idea. Just spitballing (and fishing for additional teasers about your 4x vision).
I seem to remember someone (I forget who) saying the following:"There is a way to mod AI War. Make a well-reasoned case for the idea on the forums, then wait a few days."
There will be hexes.
Since the name "Ascendant" has been taken, perhaps I should just rename it to "There Will Be Hexes." There is something of a precedent, but it's not quite the same.
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Serves 4
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
240g tiger prawns, peeled
splash of white wine
400g can chopped tomatoes
1 teaspoon crushed chilli flakes
salt and pepper
spaghetti or pasta of choice
Heat the olive oil in a large pan and cook the crushed garlic for a few mins at a gentle heat. Add prawns and a splash of white wine and cook for a further few mins. Add the tomatoes, crushed chilli flakes, salt and pepper and simmer for 10 mins. Boil pasta according to packet instructions, drain and add to the tomato sauce and serve.


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The Cape Cobras - reigning 1-Day Cup champions - is one of the country's most successful and popular reagional cricket teams. Nashua Mobile is supporting the tea in line with their commitment to the development of reagional sport throughout the country.
Says Tim Walter, Executive Head of Marketing at Nashua Mobile: "We have enjoyed our relationship with the Cape Cobras over the past three years and are extremely proud to be standing behind such a wonderful regional team. As an added bonus, with Newlands having recently been voted as the second best cricket ground on the planet, we have an opportunity to partner our brand with a landmark and iconic venue."
"Our association with the Cobras has been really good for our brand in the Western Cape. We look forward to the many more excellent marketing and business opportunities that will come out of our relationship with the Cape Cobras over the next three years."
In addition, Nashua Mobile sees sponsorship of sports teams such as the Cape Cobras as part of its contribution to local sport and the community, says Walter. The company is traditionally a staunch supporter of South African sport because of the invaluable role it has to play in nation- and community-building.
Petery Cyster, Chairman of Western Cape Cricket (Pty) Ltd said of the renewal, "This is a sign of confidence by one blue chip brand in another." Andre Odendaal, CEO, commented, We welcom the continuation of a solid partnership at a time when the Cobras are poised to enter a new era with a new coach and captain."
With home grounds at Boland Park, Paarl and Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Cobras features some world-class cricketing talent. It is a strong performer in local and internationl leagues and tournaments like the SuperSport Series, One Day Cub, the Champions League T20 and the MiWay T2.


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Christmas Cupcakes Important Public Service Announcement
Christmas cupcakes look oh so cute with candy canes, but I have an important Christmas cupcake warning for you. Candy canes melt in the cold. Take a candy cane, stick it in a Christmas cupcake, and place in the fridge. It turns into a dripping candy cane icicle looking thing.
If you like the icicle effect, by all means stick them in the fridge. Otherwise, place your candy canes in the Christmas cupcakes right before serving.
Many of my tasters pointed out that I shouldn't have used candy canes at all given my "no mint on cupcakes" policy. I saw the candy cane as more of an accessory though, not a cupcake flavor. It was something that would not affect my ability to taste the cupcake and determine if it was good or not.
Unfortunately, when they melted on the icing, I was foiled by the evil mint. The mint flavor (that I equate to the taste of toothpaste) infiltrated my delicious frosting!
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The Bride and Groom wanted me to try creating an eggnog cupcake for them. Like all good Jewish people, I gladly accepted the opportunity to create a new Christmas classic (according to interfaith family, over 1/2 of the top Christmas songs were were composed, co-written or performed by verifiably Jewish artists).
If you love coffee, you will love these cupcakes. It's a bold statement I know, but market research on my friends proved that 100% of coffee lovers loved these (well, at least the frosting).
My mother-in-law, who has tasted almost every cupcake I have made and is also a true coffee fan, said this was the very best frosting I have ever made. My good friend over at Everybody Loves Cheese (and coffee) said she could have eaten the icing with a spoon.
What about the eggnog? The eggnog flavor was definitely there, although it was somewhat mild. It went really well with the latte. Thanks, Starbucks, for the idea.
My only complaint about these cupcakes is that they could have been a bit more moist. These are definitely cupcakes that you will need to have with a glass of milk or, of course, eggnog!
Christmas Cupcakes Recipe
The eggnog cake is a recipe which I modified from here. I got the base recipe for the latte frosting from the winning recipe of the cupcake hero clove contest. I loved the texture of this frosting so much that I had to use it again. I just modified the ingredients slightly to create my latte frosting. I got those adorable snowflake sprinkles at Shop Bakers Nook. I don't see them there any more, but these are pretty similar, just blue and white.
Christmas Cupcakes
Cupcake Ingredients
- 4 cups cake flour not self-rising
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 sticks 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 large eggs
- 1 3/4 cups eggnog
- 1/4 cup dark rum
Latte Frosting Ingredients
- 1 cup chilled whipping cream
- 8 oz mascarpone
- 2 teaspoon coffee extract
- 1/4 cup ground coffee
- 2 to 3 cups confectioner's sugar depending upon how thick you prefer frosting
Cupcake Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. and line twenty-four 1/2-cup muffin cups with paper liners.
- Into a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy and beat in vanilla. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and with mixer on low speed beat in eggnog and rum until just combined. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, beating until just combined after each addition.
Latte Frosting Instructions
- Whip up whipping cream in mixer until soft peaks begin to form. Fold in mascarpone, coffee extract, and coffee grinds. Then while mixing over low speed, slowly add the confectioner's sugar one cup at a time, being careful not to over whip frosting.


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D.J. Augustin scored 23 points and the Chicago Bulls held off slumping Atlanta for a 105-92 victory Wednesday night, bumping the Hawks out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with two weeks left in the season.
Chicago took control with a 16-3 run in the second quarter and led the rest of the way, fending off the last of Atlanta's runs when Jimmy Butler swished a 3-pointer with just over a minute remaining.
The Hawks lost for the 21st time in 28 games, this one dropping them slightly behind New York for the eighth playoff seed. The Knicks (33-43) routed Brooklyn 110-81 to climb percentage points ahead of Atlanta (32-42). Cleveland is also in the mix, two games out after beating Orlando.
Paul Millsap led the Hawks with 22 points. Atlanta hosts the Cavaliers on Friday night.
The Hawks were up 42-38 with 9 minutes left in the second quarter after Mike Muscala knocked down a couple of free throws.
Chicago took control from there, clamping down defensively and scoring 16 of the next 19 points. The Hawks missed 12 of 13 shots, forced to settle mostly for outside jumpers and botching a couple of easy ones when they did get inside. Augustin capped the spurt with a brilliant hesitation move, freezing the Atlanta defenders before bursting through a gap for an easy layup.
The Bulls led 57-49 at the half and never surrendered the advantage.
Atlanta made several runs, only to have Chicago answer every one of them. With the Hawks down 93-87 and in possession, Taj Gibson swatted away DeMarre Carroll's driving shot, the Bulls grabbed a loose ball and took off the other way, with Augustin sinking a 3-pointer that led to an Atlanta timeout.
It was another trey by Butler that finished off the Hawks — appropriate enough, since the Bulls went 12 of 25 beyond the arc. Augustin was 4 of 8 from long range, while Butler chipped in with three more.
Six players were in double figures for the Bulls, including Butler and Kirk Hinrich with 17 points apiece.
Millsap had a double-double, also grabbing 11 rebounds. Jeff Teague added 21 points for the Hawks.


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South Dakota is at it again, with a new egg rights bill that defines "any organism with the genome of homo sapiens" as a person under the South Dakota Constitution. Man it's hard to keep up with all the really poorly thought out legislation from that state!
Broadsheet has the simplest quickest coverage, and links to Feministe "Even More Questions for Pro-Lifers", always a good read.
Anyway, inspired by the Broadsheet post title "Eggs are people, too", henceforth I will be referring to this sort of thing as "egg rights". (A phrase which I now see has already gained some traction.) Egg rights activists, egg rights bills, and so forth.


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The Río Grande de Santiago, and its continuation, the Lerma, rendered as an urban transit network. River names change frequently in Mexico, and so there are quite a lot of compound names. I've tried to cover every name that a stream has through its course.
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Following an international competition, Richard Meier & Partners Architects has been selected to design a new mixed-use building in Hamburg Germany. Under the Richard Meier & Partners plan – one of three competing proposals – the site will become a remarkable place to work, live and relax in the HafenCity district.
LocationHamburg, Germany
Managing PartnerRichard Meier
Design PartnerBernhard Karpf
Design TeamAnne Strüwing, Parsa Khalili
CollaboratorsBori Kang, Amalia Rusconi-Clerici, Stephen Sze, Kevin Browning
Project Year2013
PhotographsCourtesy of Richard Meier & Partners
Engel & Völkers' new headquarters in Hamburg is a building with a unique approach presented by the classic problem of transparency, organization, and form within a courtyard building typology. While following the urban requirements of HafenCity district, the seven-story building block with a taller vertical building volume on the northwest corner—complementing the neighboring Marco Polo Tower—provides a new perspective on the usual disposition of the courtyard type that provides a distinctive and identifiable architectural design for the Engel & Völkers companies.
Bernhard Karpf, Design Partner-in-charge, comments: "By treating the exterior appearance with restraint elegance and by articulating the interior courtyard and atrium through a series of more expressive elements the building turns itself inside out in correspondence with the clients' request of an inviting and identifiable headquarters building."
The design of the headquarters began with a pairing of the courtyard building with the organizational system of a hybrid building that contains a multiplicity of different programmatic uses such as apartments, training academy, offices and retail spaces within a singular and identifiable building. The organization of these various disparate programmatic uses are planned uniquely to provide the maximum benefits for each use in plan and section.
The exterior of the building reads as a continuous and evenly articulated shell with elaborations that trace the internal differences of the project. The interior contains and reveals a series of shared experiences of its disparate parts.
The undulating ceiling which caps the atrium divides the public domain (training academy, shop, café, gallery) below from the private functions (residential, office) above but also unifies them through the dramatic interior landscape it creates. This element is revealed on the exterior of the building in key moments as invitation to come through the building. The ceiling plane transforms into and becomes the horizontal extension of a cone which serves to both light the atrium space and provide vertical circulation. It becomes an architectural feature and a sculptural piece which activates the courtyard above the atrium; it stitches together all of the programmatic functions of the project and gives an iconicity for the building, radiating out to the urban context.
Richard Meier & Partners was selected following an international competition, involving Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects. The new building is projected to open by 2015.
Richard Meier comments:
"We have worked in Germany for more than 30 years, starting with the Museum for the Decorative Arts in Frankfurt and most recently with the Coffee Plaza building also in the HafenCity Development in Hamburg. We are delighted to be selected to design the new headquarters for Engel & Völkers. Our proposal reflects a continuous, open and clear organization of the intricate program requirements. The project accommodates various qualities of space and light, making for an architecture that is not only monumental but visually and functionally sensitive.
We greatly look forward to building the new Engel & Völkers complex and we hope to continue contributing to the rich urban fabric of Hamburg."


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Scary Kids' Books From the '80s and '90s
10 Books That Terrified Us as Kids (but We Read Them Anyway)
10 Books That Terrified Us as Kids (but We Read Them Anyway)
Remember the phases you went through as a kid? The phase where you decided oversize t-shirts with puff-paint designs were super flattering; the Wilson-Phillips-on-continuous-repeat phase; and, if you're anything like us, the superscary book phase. Sure, some of them may have given us nightmares, but the thrill of a good scary book — and how grown-up and daring some of them made us feel — was irresistible. Here are 10 that kept us up at night, and we love them for it.


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Current Theme Song (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): One More Time With Feeling by Regina Spektor.
Here is why I couldn't do post until late yesterday and why I can no longer lift my arms. My car only got stuck twice coming up the hill going home. :) And on the bright side, I've discovered new muscles I didn't even know I had. All in a day's work. ^_^ Now, onto hot chocolate.
Tramping through a Winter Wonderland
Current Theme Song (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): One More Time With Feeling by Regina Spektor.
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- Anonymous said...
- November 30, 2010 at 8:13 AM
- Shannon Messenger said...
Oh my goodness. This born and raised Cali girl can't even IMAGINE that. *needs another coat just from looking at the pictures* :)
- November 30, 2010 at 8:36 AM
- Hermana Maw said...
You have my sympathy. I do not like loads of snow. Shudder. :)
- November 30, 2010 at 10:23 AM
- Heather Zundel said...
Jennifer - And that's the truth! My sentiments exactly. :)
Shannon - And it is only 18 degrees today. No biggie. ;)
LeishaMaw - I have several friends just like you in that regard. They'll step into this state to visit me. That's love for you right there.
- November 30, 2010 at 3:12 PM
- Jazz said...
You live in a crazy place. I thought the weather was getting bad in Pittsburgh, which is in the 30s this week.
- November 30, 2010 at 6:18 PM
- Colene Murphy said...
WOW! That is some serious snowage! I hope you don't have to work in that, cause you would miss out on great snowmen/sledding/angel time!
- November 30, 2010 at 6:22 PM
- Heather Zundel said...
Jazz - Yeah, but I love me a little crazy. It keeps life interesting. :) 30 degrees... that sounds warm. :)
Colene - Oh, I totally went to work. And they didn't even close the schools. But you know, that snow angel doesn't sound too bad..
- November 30, 2010 at 6:58 PM
- Kirthi said...
Yummy, look at that snow! A perfect photo-craze opportunity! A perfect excuse for hot chocolate as well!
Oh...I hope your car is okay!
- December 1, 2010 at 6:03 PM
- Heather Zundel said...
Kirthi - my car survived. I love wonderful neighbors. They were a lifesaver. And I want to take pictures of everything! The snow sometimes sucks, but it is sure beautiful.
- December 7, 2010 at 2:09 PM