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Dr. Parkin, a pioneer in the science and application of spintronic materials, invented the spin-valve read head in 1989 at IBM Research and later transformed this scientific achievement into a practical and cost-efficient data storage technology at the heart of every computing device.
At the time and still today, businesses in every industry were looking to the future of storage and data management as they faced a problem springing from the very core of their success – managing the increasing amounts of data created on a daily basis. Dr. Parkin's ability to understand and manipulate the properties, movement and interaction of various materials at the atomic scale brought the world a new class of storage technology still found in nearly every hard drive sold today and signaled a shift to a more data-centric than computing-centric world.
"Technology Academy Finland is proud to be able to award the 2014 Millennium Technology Prize to Prof. Stuart S.P. Parkin and his innovations leading to a revolutionary growth in digital information storage capacity," said Juha Ylä-Jääski, CEO, Technology Academy Finland. "Prof. Parkin's innovations represent the true spirit and every aspect of the Millennium Technology Prize: groundbreaking innovations opening up possibilities to totally new services which address a large audience and improve the quality of life. Furthermore, in the future Prof. Parkin's innovations may pave the way to a totally new era in computing with dramatically increased capacity and reduced power consumption."
Since the invention of the spin-valve twenty five years ago, Dr. Parkin continues to play a pivotal role in forging a new era of computing and the integration of technology into our daily lives. Building off decades of research into systems, semiconductors and their underlying chemical, electrical and computational bases, he also invented a new technology - Racetrack memory - that uses magnetic nanowires as high-density data storage devices and has the potential to out-perform and replace all of today's data storage and memory devices (disk drives, FLASH, DRAM & SRAM).
"I am both humbled and honored to receive the Millennium Technology Prize from the Technology Academy Finland," said Dr. Stuart Parkin, IBM Fellow, IBM Research. "Who would have known that my invention would one day sit at the heart of today's cloud, social media and data analytics applications, and affect the way people share information and communicate with each other on the Internet, on our mobile devices and across the world. This prize is a wonderful affirmation of the importance and relevance of my research on artificially-engineered materials, which has been the focus of my work for over 30 years."
While continuing his work at IBM Research, Dr. Parkin has also been appointed to the positions of Director of the Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics, a leading research organization located in Halle, Germany, and Alexander von Humboldt Professor at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenburg, a university with a long and strong tradition in the sciences and humanities. Dr. Parkin will be pursuing a range of research activities including new storage-class memory devices, room temperature superconductivity and post-silicon cognitive computing at these institutes as well as at the IBM Research – Almaden laboratory in San Jose, California. Throughout its history, IBM has collaborated with external entities, including universities, organizations and other corporations to advance research in a variety of technologies.
This includes investigating materials whose properties are influenced by spin-polarized currents that could allow for high-performance and high density memory-storage devices, and, secondly, materials whose conductivity is managed by the controlled flow of tiny ionic currents, leading to very low-power memory and computing devices that are inspired by the workings of the human brain.
About Dr. Stuart Parkin
Dr. Stuart Parkin is an IBM Fellow and Manager of the Magnetoelectronics group at IBM Research - Almaden in San Jose, California and a consulting professor in the Department of Applied Physics at Stanford University. He is also director of the IBM-Stanford Spintronic Science and Applications Center, which was formed in 2004. He received his BA and PhD degrees from the University of Cambridge and joined IBM as a postdoctoral fellow in 1982, becoming a permanent member of the staff the following year.
About The Millennium Technology Prize
The Millennium Technology Prize is Finland's tribute to life-enhancing technological innovation. The prize is awarded every second year for a technological innovation that significantly improves the quality of human life, today and in the future. It is awarded by the Technology Academy Finland, an independent foundation established by Finnish industry, in partnership with the Finnish state. The laureates were selected by the Board of the Foundation on the basis of recommendations made by the International Selection Committee.
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Kate Gosselin might have a bit more learning to do if she gets the opportunity to hit the ballroom again on "Dancing with the Stars."
Despite her proclamation on Monday night's episode, following the headline-grabbing clip of her heated rehearsal argument with partner Tony Dovolani, that the two need to "learn to communicate like a marriage," that's not how things will be going in the studio.
"This situation is not like a marriage," Tony told Billy Bush for Access Hollywood and "The Billy Bush Show" on Tuesday. "I am the instructor at this point. I have to bring the information across, regardless of the situation."
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, during Monday night's "DWTS," producers showed a clip of Tony walking out on Kate after the two sparred over his teaching methods.
"He feels like I undermined him as a teacher and I didn't. I'm not qualified to teach, but I am qualified to know how it is that I want something to be shown to me," a frustrated Kate said in the clip.
Tony eventually came back, something Kate said she was grateful for.
"Thank you for coming back," she said. "I've had a lot of people quit on me in my life."
On Tuesday, during his interview with Tony, Billy suggested Kate might need to learn to give in to her partner in the practice studio. Tony said Kate actually needs to learn to come in with a stronger fighting spirit.
"It's not so much that she has to give in. I was always taught as a student, because I've been a student all my life… all my coaches said, 'You show up, you give it your 150 percent,'" Tony recounted. "My coaches were always really good at telling me that when I had an opinion, they would give it to me, so I never really had an opinion with my coaches, because they were there to help me and that's the thing."
Tony said Kate is also beginning to learn that her ballroom partner is on her side.
"Regardless of what Kate's past is, the thing with the struggle is… especially now after we had that entire conversation — she's starting to understand regardless of how tough I may be … I'm on her side," he said. "I'm actually trying to make her look good. Once that was cleared up, she understood that I'm not actually going against her. I'm not trying to cause any problems for her. All I'm trying to do is make her look good."
Last night, Kate confirmed her dedication toward her partner.
"Tony is great, for the record," Kate told Access' Shaun Robinson. "I don't care what they show. It is just he has as much pressure as a teacher as I have as a student. It's a hard hard thing."
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TEHRAN, Iran - The naval chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims Iranian forces had captured at least two other U.S. drones before unveiling a purportedly downed ScanEagle craft earlier this month.
Monday's report by the official IRNA news agency does not say when the two other drones were allegedly taken.
It quotes Adm. Ali Fadavi as saying the drone shown on state TV was the third captured ScanEagle, a relatively simple surveillance craft made by a Boeing subsidiary.
Fadavi says Iranian-made copies of the ScanEagle have been put into service, but did not elaborate.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Navy said none of its drones were missing from recent missions, but some might have fallen into the sea in the past. There was no immediate comment from the U.S. 5th Fleet in Bahrain.


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- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 medium red onions, diced (about 3 1/2 cups)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 pound strawberries, hulled, roughly chopped
- 4 bone-in pork chops (2 3/4 pounds total), each about 1-inch thick
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- Fresh rosemary needles (from one sprig), for garnish
- To prepare jam, combine butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, salt and pepper. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until softened and just starting to brown, about 10 minutes. Add brown sugar and vinegar, let bubble briefly, then stir and reduce heat to very low. Cook until glossy and jammy, stirring occasionally, 13 to 15 minutes. Add strawberries, and stir 3 to 5 minutes, until they soften and release their juices. Transfer mixture to the bowl of a food processor. Purée, pour into a bowl and let cool.
- To prepare chops, preheat the oven to 350F.
- Place chops on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle tops with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper. Rub in with your fingers. Flip chops and oil and season the other side in the same manner.
- Place a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. Swirl in the remaining oil and the butter. When butter foams, add chops. Sear undisturbed until a dark crust forms, about 4 minutes. Flip and cook 1 minute. Transfer skillet to oven to finish cooking, about 4 minutes longer. The centers should be juicy and just slightly pink. Remove from oven and let stand, covered loosely with foil, 3 to 5 minutes. Serve the chops with the strawberry-onion jam.
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Coming in 2017, Uptown Charlotte will have yet another unique urban development offering the live-work-play evolution, Crescent Stonewall Station by Crescent Communities. It wasn't long ago when Uptown Charlotte was only office buildings and retail storefronts. As more companies entered Uptown's office buildings, more people began to commute into the city. Lately, there are […]read more
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FOOD- THE DISH- Food & Wine: Setting the Tavola, Keswick's killer Cab
As Dish reported last week, Crush wineshop owner Paul Coleman has sold his Belmont wine store to former manager of Coran Capshaw's restaurant group, Michael Keaveny, who now says he has a name and a concept for a new restaurant in the space across from Bel Rio.
To be named Tavola, which mean "table" in Italian, the restaurant, Keaveny says, will be a place where Charlottesville residents can eat like an Italian, sharing local, seasonal cuisine and relishing in "one of life's most basic needs around a table with family and friends."
"I am creating a home away from home for myself and my family and hope to make it feel like that for our diners' as well," says Keaveny, who happens to be a Culinary Institute of America graduate with more than 27 years of cooking experience.
Keaveny says he sees Belmont as the perfect place for a family-friendly, neighborhood restaurant like Tavola, and hopes to become a fixture in Downtown Belmont along with the likes of Bel Rio, Mas, The Local, and La Taza.
Tavola will also maintain a wine store component with a wine list that will feature small batch, artisanal producers from all over the grape-growing map, with an emphasis on organic, biodynamic selections. The majority of the list will be priced between $20 and $50 with a discount on bottles patrons would like to bring home. Wine classes and pairing events will also be held on Monday nights.
Tavola anticipates a May opening, with Keaveny himself manning the burners of the small, yet efficient open kitchen serving "five-star cuisine with two-star prices." No menu items over $19, he says.
Menu highlights include the spiedino di gamberi (pancetta-wrapped shrimp on a skewer over arugula, fresh mozzarella and tomato-basil vinaigrette); the insalata di finocchio (shaved fennel, blood oranges, oil-cured olives and ricotta salata); the pappardelle (handmade pasta with red wine and pork ragu, basil and pecorino romano); and pesce spada (swordfish over white bean puree with cippoline "agrodolce" and fried rosemary).
Keaveny also says that "passion and hospitality" will drive his search for his staff, who he will expect to treat everyone who visits like a VIP.
"We will remember your face, your birthday, and your favorite wine," he says.
Keswick Vineyards' killer cab
At the Virginia Governor's Cup wine competition this year, our own Keswick Vineyards took home top honors for its 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, which was selected as Virginia's best wine from a list of 250 entries. It was the second Governor's Cup for Keswick winemaker, Stephen Barnard.
Keswick's 2006 Heritage Estate Reserve also took home a gold medal, as did Barboursville Winery's 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Jefferson Vineyards' 2007 Petit Verdot, Veritas Vineyards' 2008 Sauvignon Blanc Reserve, and Virginia Wineworks' 2007 Cabernet Franc.
Barnard says he was "elated" to see red wines do so well in the competition, as Virginia has been known more as a white wine producing State, he says.
"The 2007 season was about as perfect a growing season as we could want and the fruit quality was fantastic, so all credit to our vineyard team," says Barnard. "My job is easy then, just reflect in a bottle what the fruit naturally gave me. The exciting thing is that the wine is still so young and probably will get better with two or three years additional bottle aging."
Governor's Cup judge and local wine expert Richard Leahy appears to agree.
"It's frankly too young now, will be worth trying at the beginning of winter in nine months, and should reach peak in three to five years," he writes on his blog. "Excellent balance, very stylish and shows the potential for this grape in long, dry growing seasons in Virginia."
However, Leahy also says he was "disappointed by a lot of dull, ho-hum and frankly mediocre wine among the gems, "considering the strengths of the 2007 and 2008 vintages.
"The well-made examples of red meritage wines show that others who blew it that year can't simply shrug and say they were powerless to do better in an off-vintage year," he says. "The standard for average quality in the Virginia wine industry should be higher by now."
However, he also said there is a top tier of Virginia winemakers who have soared in front of the grape pack.
"And their wines are not just excellent wines, they are wines that showcase Virginia terroir in exciting ways, showing what is possible," he says. "From the Puligny Montrachet-like Rapphannock '07 oaked chardonnay, to the Cote Rotie-like Rockbridge syrah, to the Duoro-like touriga from Barren Ridge Vineyards, Virginia's top wines are among the best in North America."


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I Have a house built in 1972. I'm currently 80% finished in installing a ceiling fan into my master bedroom.
I had an energy audit about a month ago, which revealed that I had "pretty good sealing" in my home, but found the classic attic/wall entry points, specifically, wall outlets and holes in the ceiling for light fixtures, were leaking air.
I've already bought and installed all of the foam outlet/switch sealers (like this), but I don't feel as though its sealing very well around the house. I'm also not sure what to do around the hole in the ceiling.
Googling reveals suggestions like this one, but doesnt specifically mention what can be done to seal a hole in the drywall around electrical fixtures (I'm concerned about fires) Any suggestions?


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A Spotless Start for Tiger Volleyball
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COLUMBIA - The Missouri volleyball is off to its best start since 1982. The Tigers were already sitting at 15-0 when they began SEC play Friday night against South Carolina.
During the first set with Mizzou ahead 24-16, Lindsey Craft served. Molly Kreklow set Lisa Henning for the kill, and she delivered. Senior setter Molly Kreklow pulled 35 assists on 45 kills, as well as racking up 11 digs. After the Gamecocks tied it up and nearly pulled forward, Mizzou won the first set 25-16.
During the final set at match point, 24-18, Kellie McNeil served. Regan Peltier approached with a drop shot and South Carolina couldn't save it. Lisa Henning, Carly Kan, and Emily Wilson all hit .583 or better to give the Tigers an incredible offensive edge. Mizzou took the match in three straight sets.
The lady Tigers improve to 16-0, but perhaps face a tougher road next week. The Missouri team will travel to Arkansas to face the Razorbacks Wednesday night, before returning home next Friday to host a potentially powerful Auburn team.


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Rihanna Gets Another Tattoo on Her Hand in New Zealand [VIDEO]
While in New Zealand, Rihanna added to her ever-growing tattoo collection. But this was not an ordinary inking. The 'Stay' songstress got a ta moko (or moko) tattoo on her hand, which is the style of a group of indigenous people in New Zealand and has a rough, raised appearance due to how it is crafted.
It's a body marking process done by the Maori people. The tattoo is created by tapping chisels with a mallet, which creates grooves, as opposed to ink being injected under the skin like a regular ol' tattoo.
She got the tattoo on her right paw. It's the same hand as her previous moko tattoo, which is a dragon claw. The singer got that tatt in the same country back in 2008.
It looks and sounds painful, as you can see and hear in the video clip.
Rihanna, wearing a hoodie, is seated while her hand is being worked on. Check out her red, dagger nails as the tattoo artists tap the needle into her hand. She doesn't appear to be comfortable at all, since she looks away and wiggles, and then looks up at the sky with her eyes closed.
That RiRi is one tough cookie. By most accounts, this is the most painful way to get a tattoo, but being able to endure the pain earns a level of respect among collectors. The end result is raised, as opposed to flat and smooth.
The finished photo is here. See a composite of the process here.
Rihanna has roughly 20 tattoos sprinkled all over her body. This one represents a pretty major commitment, since it's on her hand and fingers and won't be easy to hide or cover up. A lot of her other etchings are small and easy to conceal. This one? Eh, not so much!
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West Allis police hope video will help them capture robbers who shot clerk
West Allis police are now offering a reward to solve a shooting and a robbery at a gas station.
They hope surveillance video will help lead to an arrest.
The men wore masks as they burst into the station at 60th Street and National Avenue and robbed and shot the clerk there.
"It's not the normal thing we see here in West Allis," West Allis police Deputy Chief Robert Fletcher said.
West Allis police are trying to get some leads on the two masked men seen fleeing the store in surveillance video.
Now, police are working with West Allis Crimestoppers in offering a cash reward, hoping a viewer will see recognize someone they know even through the masks.
"If we had a facial shot, that'd be much easier. Wearing masks doesn't prevent us from identifying somebody. In the surveillance video one of the suspects has a very distinctive hoodie on, a blue hoodie with some white dots on it," Fletcher said.
But police said it doesn't stop there. They are asking viewers to even pay attention to the way the suspects move.
VIDEO: West Allis police ask for help locating gas station robbers
"Everyone has distinctive mannerisms, and when you couple the mannerisms together with clothing that somebody may know that the person wears, those type of things might narrow down who the individuals might be and those are the type of things that we follow up on," Fletcher said.
Police said they have no reason to believe the suspects are wanted in any other robberies, although it's certainly a possibility.
If anyone recognizes the men in the video, they are ask to contact West Allis police.
A co-worker told WISN 12 News the victim is in stable condition following surgery for a gunshot wound to his chest or abdomen and is expected to survive.


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The Cefic Aromatics Sector Group (APA) is organizing a symposium on benzene and its health effect, to be held on 11 September 2019, from 14:30 to 18:30, at the ...
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Welcome to our first-ever Greatest Guitarist poll, where 128 guitarists go head to head, round by round, in a bracketed format, all to crown your choice for the Greatest Guitarist of All Time.
We filled 124 of 128 slots with the names of a host of incredible guitarists (dead and living) — players chosen for their technical ability as well as their importance and creativity, not to mention how influential they've been. We asked you to vote in the final four names, which you did. Now the 128 slots are filled, and we're deep into Round 1.
You might come across one or two interesting style matchups in this poll, which may lead some of you to wonder, "How do you compare a shred guitarist to a blues guitarist?" Aside from how good a player is at his or her given style, here are some things to take into consideration:
• Influence: Who inspired more kids to beg their parents for a guitar for Christmas? Who inspired a wave of copycats?
• Chops/Versatility: Is the guitarist in question a one-trick pony or a master of many styles?
• Body of Work: Who had the more consistent career? Who has played on more classic albums?
• Creativity: Who pioneered new techniques? Who sounds the most radically different from what came before them?
You can check out full results via our regularly updated bracket here.
Round 1 — Today's Match
Today, The Beatles' George Harrison, who evolved into one of rock's best non-blues-based slide players, takes on the experimental, folk-tinged playing of Neil Young, who made his name with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Who will move on to Round 2? Vote now!
Wednesday's matchup saw Tony Iommi (82.98%) defeat Leslie West (17.02%). View the full bracket.


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| Since incept in 1965, Athens-based MAROULIS TRAVEL S.A. has been active in domestic and international tourism with an impressive record that has made it one of the leaders in the sector. With the valuable contribution of its human resources and based on their diligence, dependability, character and reliability, as well as on the quality of services, the company occupies a position among the leading tourist-transportation enterprises in Greece.
Our 39-year-long experience, state-of-the-art equipment, fully equipped facilities, dependable human resources and impeccable communication with partners, has given us self-confidence and the belief that we can attain even the most difficult of targets.
The company has successfully undertaken a plethora of projects, among which are: transportation of national delegations and heads of state during the European Union Summit in April 2004 (1.300 persons); during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games our company had the largest transportation portion servicing five of the nine Games sponsors: Coca Cola (7.000 persons), XEROX (3.500 persons), VISA (5.000 persons), ATOS ORIGIN (1.500 persons) and JOHN HANCOCK (2.500 persons); CLAXO SMITH & KLEIN conference in Athens, 2.500 persons; BMW 3 SERIES-ATHENS 2005 presentation, 7.000 international delegates. Furthermore, for a number of years we have undertaken the land-transportation portion for three major cruise ships: "GOLDEN", "GRAND PRINCESS" and "MARCO POLO".


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Homeschool Parents' Role with The Grace Academy
In The Grace Academy homeschool program, parents are always in control of their homeschool er's education. Parents are the child's first and foremost teacher. The Grace Academy exists to provide alternative educational opportunities for children who cannot or choose not to attend a traditional school. Parents are commanded in the Scriptures to "train up a child in the way he should go." While we provide intensive educational assistance, the responsibility of the child's educational experience rests primarily on the parent's shoulders. Parents play an integral role in their child's education. Along with providing daily supervision, they may supplement their homeschooler's education with a variety of important and interesting activities, appropriate to their homeschooler's unique abilities. The homeschooler's week should not consist of just hours in front of a computer. The parent should take an active role in the child's education, whether this means taking the student to a museum or providing opportunities for socialization at a local homeschool co-op.
We want to equip every parent in their God-given responsibility to tend to the physical, intellectual and spiritual needs of their children. We understand that not every parent will be able to teach their child calculus or Spanish. This is why we provide access to our academic counselors that have expertise in specific subject areas. Students have instant access to our Math teachers when they need help with a tricky problem. Our teachers love to help students work through their courses and have been extensively trained to provide assistance over the internet.


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Our reveal of new Ritchey product continues today as the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) kicks off in Charlotte, N.C. this morning. As we mentioned in an article yesterday, we spied some new Ritchey bikes when we stopped by their offices last week—they let us take photographs, but made us promise not to post them until today. Here's the second of three new Ritcheys debuting at NAHBS.
An original, back-in-the-day Ritchey Commando uses the fire to keep warm…among other things. Photo by Mtbr Member Shawnw.
Ritchey launched its first-ever fatbike at NAHBS this morning and with it revived a bit of NorCal mythology. Some of our Mtbr elder statesmen may recall the early-'80's, camo green Ritchey Commando—a mountain bike the company's Global Marketing Director Sean Coffey says has roots in, ahem, organic gardening.
"The name 'Commando' and military-style paint is an iconic Ritchey theme from the early '80's," he explains. "There were Northern California 'farmers' who wanted a go-anywhere trail bike that was insanely capable yet subtle. You know, so they didn't get noticed…'farming.'"
Clearly those early mountain bike farmers would be impressed with the new fatbike version of the Commando, though one could argue they were riding the fatbikes of their day. Regardless, let's take a close look at this big boy, which Coffey notes is an early prototype.
Like the Swiss Cross Disc from yesterday's preview, the Commando was hand built by Tom Ritchey in his home workshop in the Bay Area hills. After 40 years of building frames, his welds are impeccable, and the curved top tube adds a bit of style to the proceedings as well.
In production, the Commando will have rack and fender braze-ons, and might have brake cable routing that's more direct for better compatibility with Avid BB-7 calipers. And yes, they know it's missing a skewer—the team was still building this bike when we made them take it out into the sun.
Also like the Swiss Cross Disc, the Commando is built with Ricthey's Logic II heat treated, triple-butted cromoly tubing.
We expect there will be a lot of buzz—pun not intended—at NAHBS about the Commando. (OK, yes, we did intent the pun—at least we didn't say anything about "going commando").
The Ritchey Commando fatbike frameset will be available next winter as a for $1,100 and includes a steel fork.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nonin Medical, Inc., the inventor of finger- pulse oximetry and a leader in noninvasive medical monitoring, today announced that the company's Onyx® II Model 9560 Fingertip Pulse Oximeter is now compatible with the 2net™ Platform for wireless health solutions. Developed by Qualcomm Life, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, the 2net Platform is a cloud-based system designed to be universally interoperable with different medical devices and applications, enabling end-to-end wireless connectivity while allowing medical device users and their physicians or caregivers to easily access biometric data. The connection between the 2net Hub and Nonin is made via a Continua™-compliant Bluetooth® wireless technology protocol.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121205/CG24551)
"As a leader in developing non-invasive monitoring devices, we are proud to be the first company to offer a pulse oximeter solution that seamlessly integrates into the 2net Platform," said Mark VanderWerf, vice president-ehealth for Nonin Medical. "The clinical quality data provided by the Onyx II through the 2net Hub and Platform will enable clinicians to remotely monitor patients with chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF) or asthma."
The announcement was made during the Fourth Annual mHealth Summit in Washington, D.C., the largest event of its kind that brings together leaders in government, the private sector, industry, academia, providers and not-for-profit organizations throughout healthcare to advance collaboration in the use of wireless technology to improve patient outcomes.
"We are pleased to have Nonin Medical incorporate the 2net Platform into their product offering," said Rick Valencia, vice president and general manager of Qualcomm Life. "Nonin's leadership in their device offerings for patients with COPD, CHF or asthma will broaden our portfolio of remote monitoring options for users with these conditions and we look forward to seeing the improvement of overall clinical outcomes."
About Nonin Medical, leaders in noninvasive medical monitoring
Nonin Medical, Inc. invented the finger pulse oximeter and designs and manufactures noninvasive medical monitoring solutions that meet customers' technology needs today and tomorrow. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. with an additional service center in Hudiksvall, Sweden, Nonin Medical sells its pulse and regional oximeters, capnographs, sensors and software to health professionals and consumers in more than 125 countries. The company also has more than 100 OEM partners worldwide. For more information, visit nonin.com.
|SOURCE Nonin Medical, Inc.
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Praise for At Home
"Delightful . . . Bryson's enthusiasm brightens any dull corner . . . He is fascinated by everything, and his curiosity is infectious."
—The New York Times Book Review
"If this book doesn't supply you with five years' worth of dinner conversation, you're not paying attention."
"An exuberant, shared social history . . . Told with Bryson's habitual brio . . . A personal compendium of fascinating facts, suggesting how the history of houses and domesticity has shaped our lives, language, and ideas."
—The New York Review of Books
"A treasure trove . . . Playful, yes, but Bryson is also a deft historian."
—Los Angeles Times
"The experience of reading a Bill Bryson book is something you don't want to stop—a pip and a spree and, almost incidentally, a serious education. And never tiresome, for Bryson has the gift of being the student and not the tutor."
—The Washington Post
"Readers who enjoyed Mr. Bryson's apparently inexhaustible supply of nifty facts in such previous books as A Short History of Nearly Everything . . . will be happy to find the author's pen as nimble and his narrative persona as genial as ever."
—The Wall Street Journal
"Reading Bill Bryson is like having one of those friends around who's always discovering something new—some pastime or place or piece of information—and can't wait to breathlessly pass it along."
—The Dallas Morning News


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Red Sox - 000 201 000 - 3 7 1 Rays - 001 010 21x - 5 5 1Buchholz (6.1-3-4-1-8, 87) allowed only three hits and two runs through six innings, a strong showing coming off the disabled list.
But he began the seventh with a walk and an HBP and Matt Albers allowed both of those runners to score - on a bases-loaded walk and a sac fly - turning a 3-2 Boston lead into a 4-3 deficit. The Rays scored those two key runs on no hits; their first two runs scored on a sac fly and an infield error.
Down 4-3 after seven, the Red Sox rallied in the eighth. Jacoby Ellsbury began the frame with a double to right. However, he advanced no further. Pedro Ciriaco popped up a bunt attempt (he said he was doing it on his own - grrrrrr) and, after David Ortiz walked, Joel Peralta came in and got both Cody Ross and Will Middlebrooks to fly harmlessly to center.
B.J. Upton's home run in the eighth off Andrew Miller added some insurance. Mike Aviles singled to begin the Boston ninth, but Fernando Rodney got the next three batters, two by strikeout.
Middlebrooks hit a two-run dong in the fourth. ... Ellsbury and Aviles had two hits each.
Boston dropped back to .500 (44-44).
Ellsbury, CFBuchholz makes his first start since June 19. He went on the disabled list after that outing with esophagitis and gastrointestinal bleeding. He made one rehab appearance, throwing 2.1 scoreless innings for Pawtucket last Sunday. Buchholz has allowed two or fewer runs in five of his last seven starts.
Ciriaco, 2B
Ortiz, DH
Ross, RF
Middlebrooks, 3B
Aviles, SS
Shoppach, C
Lillibridge, 1B
Nava, LF
Price faced the Red Sox on May 26 in Boston, allowing only one run in seven innings. (Boston won that game 3-2 on a pinch-hit, two-run, walk-off home run by Jarrod Saltalamacchia.)
Carl Crawford played nine innings in left field for Pawtucket last night, going 0-for-4 with a walk and stolen base. He is expected to play a full game today, take Sunday off, and join the Red Sox on Monday when they host the White Sox.
Whether I'm ready or not, I'll be out there, hopefully. It's time to get out on the field and see what I can do. I feel the pressure of everybody wanting me to be out there. I want to be out there myself.Also: Ryan Westmoreland underwent surgery on Friday for a complication of a cavernous malformation in his brain.


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Top 10 Gear Live tech stories of 2015
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Wearables, Editorial, Features, Handhelds, Mods / Hacks, Movies, Software, Transportation, Videos,
We've come to the end of another year, and as we wave goodbye to 2013, we figured it was only fitting that we share the most popular stories published on Gear Live this year, as determined by our readers (we've also got the top ten most read stories regardless of publish date, as well as the ten most popular Gear Live videos of 2013!) These are the ten stories that were read the most, and when you consider that fact, it's pretty surprising to see what made the list. Let's kick it off with our most read story of the year:
OS X El Capitan will be released on September 30:
Anticipation for Apple's newest desktop operating system, OS X 10.11 El Capitan, trumped all other news here on Gear Live in 2015!
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3DR Solo Drone with GoPro control features
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Cameras, Toys, Transportation,
It's no argument that one of the biggest gadget sensations right now. That's understandable, what with the cool-factor combination of flying a radio-controlled craft and the ability to record footage from places you'd never be able to take your DSLR. Be it for casual fun or business purposes, they're fun toys (or tools, depending on how you look at it.) Just be sure to be aware of your local laws regarding the flying of drones.
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Tesla introduces Model S 70D as its new entry level vehicle
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Tesla has removed the underperforming (sales-wise) Model S 60 entry level vehicle from its lineup, and has replaced it with a new, more powerful base model that it's called the Model S 70D. The new Tesla Model S 70D bring with it a dual-motor all wheel drive feature that packs a 329 horsepower punch, as compared to 302hp offered by the departing Model S 60. The allows the Model S 70D to go from 0-to-60 MPH in 5.2 seconds with a top speed of 140 MPH. Access to the Tesla Supercharger network is now included, a perk that Model S 60 customer had to pay extra for. Same goes for a bunch of the features that were previously included in the technology package.
Tesla begins shipping the Model S 70D shortly, and you can order one at a base price of $75,000, or lease one starting at $818 per month.
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2016 Nissan GT-R 45th Anniversary Gold Edition details
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Design, Transportation,
This is the 2016 Nissan GT-R 45th Anniversary Gold Edition. No, when looking at the Premium model, the Anniversary edition isn't any faster, but like the gold Apple Watch Edition, it's much more exclusive than the standard offering. In fact, Nissan will produce just 30 of these for the US. The color is a special hue that they're calling "Silica Brass," and other details include a color-matched VIN plate, and a plaque inside the vehicle that commemorates this edition. Aside from that, you'll find all the goodness here that you find in the rest of the 2016 GT-R lineup, including all-wheel drive, build-in driving recorder, 3.8-liter 550 horsepower twin turbo V6 engine, and 11-speaker Bose audio system with noise cancellation. For for pricing, but you can be sure it'll cost $1,000 more than the $101,770 Premium edition, plus a $1,595 destination charge.
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Apple CarPlay, Power Programmers and Making Your Ride Zombie Proof
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The following article is a sponsored post by AutoAnything.
When the undead rise up and take to the streets, it will already be too late for you to upgrade your vehicle's power and efficiency. So, while the zombies are still safely nestled in their graves, it's time to think about how to prepare your vehicle for escape.
Ask yourself: can your car tell you where you need to go and get you there in the fastest and most efficient way possible? Can you control your in-cabin features without taking your hands off the wheel? Chances are you answered no. Fear not, fellow future zombie heroes! We have technology on our side, and with the brains of Apple CarPlay and the brawn of a power programmer, our vehicles can be completely zombie-proof in no time.
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A look at the next-generation 2016 Chevy Volt
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Rumors, Transportation,
GM is set to debut the next-generation Chevy Volt at the North American International Auto Show, which is just over five months away, taking place in Detroit in January 2015. The 2016 Chevy Volt will be the first redesign for the game-changing electric car, and details are obviously scarce since the company is going for the element of surprise. However, this morning they gave us a peek at the next design. Above you see what appears to be the rear liftgate, lit up by a sunset. My wish list? As a Chevy Volt owner, I'd like to see the 2016 model pick up a 50-mile electric range, 50 miles-per-gallon in range-extending mode, and a redesigned battery pack that will allow for three seats in the rear. We'll know more in a few months!
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NHTSA looking into legality of smartphone maps while driving
Posted by Ariel Levin-Waldman Categories: Smartphones, Handhelds, Transportation,
Laws on the books to stop texting or talking on a cell phone while driving are nothing new, in fact I know a guy who just got slammed with five points on his license for doing it. But laws regarding cell phone use while driving leave a gray area, GPS and map aids, programs not within the spirit of the laws when they were made and an uncertainty for courts.
The government is looking to change that.
The Transportation Department has asked congress to give them the ability to regulate map aids and devices as part of their ongoing battle with 'distracted driving.' The measure is part of the GROW AMERICA proposed transportation bill, and would give the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration free reign to set restriction and limits on apps and down the line demand changed to any it deems dangerous.
What does this mean in a practical sense? Apps for maps might start to look like the built in GPS system in your car, where some models make you press a button acknowledging that you will not set the device while the car is moving. It might mean that telling the court you were just checking your map won't get you off.
The measure has support from automakers who have already built those safeguards into their GPS devices. Regulatory agencies maintain that they already have the authority to regulate these apps as vehicle equipment, and only want it written into law.
That means they don't have the authority or they would not be demanding it from congress.
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Navy set to run helicopter drones on Linux
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Everyone knows at least one guy who uses Linux. I don't use it myself, but I knew that one guy. He built all his PCs from spart parts, he knew the ins and outs of programming, he was a little bit of an anarchist (ok, more than a little). He fits the bill of the Linux user stereotype-- the young hobbyist and hacker.
But now Linux has a new user. The United States military. Oddly, if I were to describe the military in a few words, hobbyist and hacker would be the dead last words I picked.
Raytheon makes drone and missile systems for the United States. These systems used to run on the Solaris operating system, but the Navy has asked Raytheon to help make some code switches so that they can use Linux for their upcoming unmanned helicopter project, the Mq-8B Fire Scout.
The move is expected to create more intuitive controls for the new unarmed aerial vehicles and save money in the long run. The military originally held that open source software presented too great a security risk for defense applications. It seems that Linux has changed minds.
How do you feel about the Navy's choice to go open source? Chime in in the comments to let us know.
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GM working on bringing down price of Chevy Volt for 2016 model
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Transportation,
As a brand, the Chevy Volt is well-known in the electric vehicle market. That said, mind-share doesn't equal sales, and GM is set to step up its efforts to make the Volt the car that EV buyers end up choosing when it's time to buy. To fix this, GM is planning on bringing down the entry-level price of the 2016 Volt, and then offering tiered upgrades, similar to the way Tesla sells the Model S.
At the low end, the 2016 Chevy Volt should cost just over $30,000, which is about $5,000 less than it currently costs now, bringing it closer in line with competing vehicles like the Honda Accord plug-in and Ford C-Max Energi. Total range of the entry-level Volt should be under 300 miles, and won't be as heavy on the upgraded feel of the car--but if those options aren't your jam anyway, then you can save yourself some money.
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Apple releases major iOS 7.1 update, here's what's new!
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Earlier today Apple released iOS 7.1, an update for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch that brings with it several major features and improvements. Some of the more notable additions include CarPlay, Siri enhancements, iTunes Radio improvements, and overall stability improvements for iOS 7 on the iPhone 4. If you're unfamiliar, CarPlay was unveiled last week at the Geneva Motor Show, and will be available in some 2014 model vehicles, bringing iOS 7-style functionality to the center console dashboard, allowing users to control things like Maps, Music, Messages, and other apps.
You can download iOS 7.1 now, and we've got the full list of all the changes, according to Apple, after the jump.
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(Latest update: Matthew Wilkas joins "Undateable")
Here is the full list of NBC pilots in contention to become series. Network executives will decide in the fall to decide which pilots to order to series.
What do you think looks good? What looks bad? And what do you think NBC will order?
See also: Every 2013 Network Pilot
Tell us what you think in the comments, and check back regularly for additions and updates we'll post in bold.
AFTER HOURS (Sony)
Writers: Gabe Sachs, Jeff Judah
Producers: Gabe Sachs, Jeff Judah, Pierre Morel
Director: Pierre Morel
Logline: More "M*A*S*H" than "ER" in tone, the show follows the San Antonio hospital night shift from 7pm to 7am and irreverent doctors who bring humor and rock-n-roll energy to the chaotic Level One Trauma Center, a hot zone for the worst and the weirdest cases. Led by adrenaline junkie T.C., these doctors aren't your fresh-faced med school graduates. The team is composed of rogue ex-Army surgeons who have seen it all in the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq.
Eoin Macken as "TC Callahan"
Freddy Rodriguez as "Michael Ragosa"
Jeananne Goossen as "Krista"
Brendan Fehr as "Drew"
Ken Leung as "Topher"
Brigid Brannagh as "Dr. Althea Marin"
Robert Bailey as "Paul"
Jill Flint as "Dr. Jordan Santos"
J.R. Lemon as "Kenny"
BELIEVE (Warner Bros. Television/Bad Robot)
Writers: Alfonso Cuaron, Mark Friedman
Producers: Alfonso Cuaron, Mark Friedman, J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Logline: An unlikely relationship develops between a young girl with a gift and a man sprung from prison who has been tasked with protecting her from the evil elements that hunt her power.
Jake McLaughlin as "Tate"
Delroy Lindo as "Winter"
Jamie Chung as "Channing"
Sienna Guillory as "Moore"
Johnny Sequoyah as "Bo"
Kyle MacLachlan as "Skouras"
Arian Moayed as "Corey"
THE BLACKLIST (Sony/Davis Entertainment)
Writer: Jon Bokenkamp
Producers: Jon Bokenkamp, John Eisendrath, John Fox, John Davis
Logline: The world's most wanted criminal mysteriously turns himself in and offers to give up everyone he has ever worked with. His only condition is he will only work with a newly minted FBI agent with whom he seemingly has no connection.
James Spader as "Red"
Ryan Eggold as"Tom"
Megan Boone as "Elizabeth Keen"
Diego Klattenhoff as "Donald Ressler"
Harry Lennix as "Harold Cooper"
Ilfenesh Hadera as "Jennifer Palmer"
BLOODLINE (Universal Television/Film 44)
Writer: David Graziano
Producers: David Graziano, Pete Berg, Sarah Aubrey
Director: Pete Berg
Logline: "Bloodline" is a pulpy, highly stylized, thrill ride that catapults the viewer into the cheeky world of Bird Benson, a smart, irreverent and strong young girl who, due to an accident of birth, finds herself caught in the middle of an epic struggle between two warrior families set against the backdrop of modern suburbia.
Jonathan Banks as "Leo Killpreist"
Skyler Samuels as "Bird Benson"
Tom Everett Scott as "Christopher Benson"
KaDee Strickland as "Stella Benson"
Chris Zylka as "Troy"
HATFIELDS & MCCOYS (ABC Studios/Denver & Delilah/Tower Hill/Beau Flynn Prods/Grady Girl)
Producers: John Glenn, Charlize Theron, AJ Dix, Dawn Olmstead, Beau Flynn
Logline: A startling death re-ignites the feud between these two legendary families, now in modern-day Pittsburgh. Unleashing decades of resentment, the blue-collar McCoys will put the Hatfields' wealth and power at risk as they go to war for control of the city.
Virginia Madsen as "Eloise McCoy"
Jesse Lee Soffer as "Patrick McCoy"
Patrick Flueger as "Jack McCoy"
Rebecca De Mornay as "Mary Hatfield"
Sophia Bush as "Emma McCoy"
Nick Westrate as "Randall Hatfield"
Annie Ilonzeh as "Shannon Hatfield"
James Remar- "Joe Hatfield"
I AM VICTOR (Universal Television)
Writer: Mark Goffman
Producers: Jo Nesbo, Katie Jacobs, Meghan Lyvers, Daniel Rappaport, Nicolas Salomonsson
Logline: "I Am Victor," based on Jo Nesbo's forthcoming novel, is about Victor Port, an iconoclastic divorce attorney who helps clients embrace the hope and possibilities in their new lives. The series offers a modern look at love, marriage and relationships through the eyes of LA's most sought-after divorce attorney.
John Stamos as "Victor Port"
Megan Dodds as "Helen Port"
Matthew Lillard as "Elliot Mote"
Terry Kinney as "Olaf"
Lorenza Izzo as "Lena Engles"
McKaley Miller as "Dana Port"
Angela Sarafyan as "Cucumber"
IRONSIDE (Universal Television/Davis Entertainment/Yellow Brick Road)
Writer: Michael Caleo
Producers: Michael Caleo, David Semel, Teri Weinberg, John Davis, Jon Fox
Logline: A tough, sexy but acerbic police detective relegated to a wheelchair after a shooting is hardly limited by his disability as he pushes and prods his hand-picked team to solve the most difficult cases in the city.
Brent Sexton as "Gary"
Pablo Schreiber as "Virgil"
Blair Underwood as "Robert T. Ironside"
Neal Bledsoe as "Teddy"
THE SECRET LIVES OF HUSBANDS AND WIVES (Warner Bros. Television/Jerry Bruckheimer Television)
Writer: Sascha Penn
Producers: Sascha Penn, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman
Director: Mark Pellington
Logline: Secrets and lies within a tightly woven group of three couples and their families in the idyllic community of Saddle Hills, Calif.
Jake Miller as "Henry Dunn"
Laura Allen as "Alison Dunn"
Perrey Reeves as "Danielle Deaver"
Olivia Luccardi as "India Deaver"
James Tupper as "Richard Deaver"
Martin Henderson as "Kyle Dunn"
Jesse L. Martin as "Terrence Bennett"
Nicole Ari Parker as "Paula Bennett"
THE SIXTH GUN (Universal Television/Oni Press)
Writer: Ryan Condal
Producers: Carlton Cuse, Eric Gitter, Andy Borne
Logline: Based on the best-selling Oni Press graphic novel, this supernatural western follows the story of 6 mythical guns, each with its own other-worldly powers.
Laura Ramsey as "Becky Montcrief"
Graham McTavish as "Silas Hedgepeth"
Aldis Hodge as "Agent Mercer"
W. Earl Brown as "General Oliander Hume"
Pedro Pascal as "Ortega"
James LeGros as "Billjohn"
Chin Han as "Chow"
Michiel Huisman as "Drake"
UNTITLED RAND RAVICH PROJECT (20th Century Fox Television)
Writer: Rand Ravich
Producers: Rand Ravich, Far Shariat
Logline: When Washington's most powerful players are pulled into an international conspiracy, an unlikely puppeteer will bring everyone from CEOs to The President of the United States to their knees by threatening the things they hold most dear. Forced together by dire circumstances, these power brokers, the FBI and a rookie secret service agent must unravel the mystery to take back control of their lives.
Gillian Anderson as "Meg Fitch"
Rachael Taylor as "Agent Susie Dunn"
Stevie Lynn Jones as "Beth Ann Gibson"
Lance Gross as "Marcus Finley"
Halston Sage as "Amber Fitch"
Max Schneider "Ian Martinez"
Joshua Erenberg- "Anton Roth"
Dermot Mulroney as "Bill Gibson"
Max Martini as "Koz"
WONDERLAND (Universal Television/Dare to Pass/Brillstein)
Writer: Whit Anderson
Producers: Anthony Zuiker, Matt Weinberg, JoAnn Alfano, Margaret Riley
Logline: Seven years ago Clara's life took an unexplained turn for the worse, but a mysterious stranger tells her there may be an explanation after all … an explanation that lies in the fantastical world of Wonderland. Determined to revive her dreams and get her life back on track, Clara agrees to wage war against the reigning but malevolent Queen, the woman we once knew as Alice.
ABOUT A BOY (Universal Television/Working Title/True Jack /Tribeca)
Writer: Jason Katims
Producers: Jason Katims, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jane Rosenthal, Robert DeNiro
Logline: Comedy centering on a bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility until he meets a geeky young boy.
David Walton as "Will"
ASSISTANCE (Universal Television/Gary Sanchez Productions)
Format: Single camera
Writer: Leslye Headland
Producers: Leslye Headland, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Chris Henchy, Owen Burke
Logline: Comedy following an idealistic assistant, and her daily efforts to try to find balance in her life as she strives to please her larger than life boss.
Krysten Ritter as "Nora"
Peter Cambor as "Jeremy"
Vinette Robinson as "Jenny"
Zach Cregger as "Seth"
BRENDA FOREVER (NBC/Sony/Fedora Entertainment)
Format: Single camera
Writers: David Lampson, Andrew Leeds
Producers: David Lampson, Andrew Leeds, Peter Tolan, Michael Wimer
Logline: Stories from Brenda Miller's past and present are interwoven to give a unique portrait of how a chubby, awkward, but incredibly confident 13-year-old grew up to be a 31-year-old woman who still marches to the beat of her own drum.
Ellie Kemper as "Brenda"
Da'Vine Joy Randolph as "Pearl"
Stephnie Weir as "Shelley Miller"
Daija Owens as "Young Pearl"
THE DONOR PARTY (Lionsgate/Universal Television /Media Talent Group)
Format: Single camera
Writer: Alex Schemmer
Producers: Alex Schemmer, Geyer Kosinski
Logline: Comedy centering on a man trying to move to next stage in life only to discover he's already there, since he's got children from early life sperm donations. Kids belong to a widow trying to get life together and her lesbian neighbors.
THE GATES (20th/Kapital Entertainment)
Writers: Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa
Producers: Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa, Aaron Kaplan, Marc Buckland, Laurence Bowen, Philip Clarke
Director: Marc Buckland
Logline: A raw look at the awkward, political, and intense world of elementary school drop-off, where the other parents — love them or hate them — are somehow forced to be your new best friends.
Kathleen Rose Perkins as "Helen"
Diana Maria Riva as "Lindsay"
Christina Kirk as "Sarah"
Josh Grisetti as "Mr. Tate"
Justin Chon as "Kyle Kang"
Ken Marino as "Mark"
Greg Germann as "Trevor"
Kylie Rogers as "Chloe"
Stephen Guarino as "Brett"
GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA (Universal Television/Wolf Films)
Format: Single camera
Writer: Liz Brixius
Producers: Liz Brixius, Dick Wolf, Danielle Gelber, Peter Jankowski
Logline: After almost two decades, a 34-year-old woman wakes up from a coma to find out she has a 17-year-old daughter from a pregnancy she was unaware of when her life was put on hold.
Daniel Stern as "Tom"
Miranda Cosgrove as "Evie"
Ann Cusack as "Connie McNeil"
HOLDING PATTERNS (Universal Television/TBD Productions)
Format: Multi-camera
Writer: Justin Spitzer
Producers: Justin Spitzer, Peter Traugott, Rachel Kaplan
Logline: Ensemble comedy about a group of friends whose lives completely change after they survive a plane crash.
Humphrey Ker as "Griffin Brady"
Chyler Leigh as "Leah Lund"
Kimiko Glenn as "Daisy"
Robert Buckley as "Chad"
Kate Lang Johnson as "Sabrina"
JOE, JOE, & JANE (20th Century Fox Television)
Writers: Joe Port, Joe Wiseman
Logline: A conflict-avoidant children's book author caught in an ongoing tug of war between two needy, flawed people: his wife and his co-author/ best friend. "Mad About You" with three people; it's not about a couple, it's about a trouple.
Sally Pressman as "Jane Waxman"
Larry Wilmore as "Walter"
McKenna Grace as "Sydney"
Dave Annable as "Joe Dougan"
UNDATEABLE (NBC/Warner Bros. Television /Doozer Productions)
Format: Multi-camera
Writer: Adam Sztykiel
Producers: Adam Sztykiel, Bill Lawrence, Jeff Ingold
Logline: Multi-cam young ensemble centering on a group of friends dubbed the "Undateables" whose lives are altered when a more confident guy enters their world.
Brent Morin as "Justin Zip"
Chris D'Elia as "Danny Beeman"
Rick Glassman as "Burski"
Ron Funches as "Shelly"
Matthew Wilkas as "Brett"
UNTITLED JOHN MULANEY PROJECT (Universal Television/Broadway Video/3 Arts)
Format: Multi-camera
Writer: John Mulaney
Producer: Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer, Dave Becky, David Miner
Logline: A young ensemble comedy that is created, written by and starring one of the hottest young standups, John Mulaney. It is based loosely on his life.
Martin Short as "Lou"
Elliott Gould as "TBD"
UNT. ROBERT PADNICK PROJECT (Universal Television/Deedle Dee Productions/3 Arts)
Format: Single camera
Writer: Robert Padnick
Producers: Robert Padnick, Greg Daniels, Tracey Katsky
Logline: Bright-eyed and vulnerable Matthew Hirsch is ready to find love, but needs the help of his three best friends to survive the labyrinth of mind games and human suffering that is dating in your early twenties.
UNT. VICTOR FRESCO & SEAN HAYES PROJECT (NBC/Universal Television/Hazy Mills)
Format: Multi-camera
Writer: Victor Fresco
Producers: Victor Fresco, Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner
Logline: Comedy centers on Sean, who must figure out how to parent his 14-year-old daughter, who just moved in, while navigating a temperamental new boss at work.
Linda Lavin as "Lorna"
Echo Kellum as "Hunter"
Thomas Lennon as "Max"
Sumi Isler as "Ellie"
Lindsay Sloane as "Liz"
FAMILY GUIDE (Universal Television/Aggregate Films)
Format: Single camera
Writer: DJ Nash
Producers: DJ Nash, Jason Bateman, Jim Garavente
Logline: A son who idolizes his blind father and is bemused by his mother's newfound adolescence watches his family come closer together post-divorce.
J.K. Simmons as "Mel Fisher"
Parker Posey as "Joyce"
Eli Baker as "Henry"
Ava Deluca-Verley as "Katie"
UNT. OWEN ELLICKSON & CRAIG ROBINSON (Universal Television/Deedle Dee Productions)
Format: Single camera
Writer: Owen Ellickson
Producers: Owen Ellickson, Greg Daniels, Tracy Katsky, Howard Klein, Mark Schulman
Logline: Single-camera comedy that centers around a talented musician who adjusts to his new life as a middle school music teacher, where he maneuvers precocious kids, teacher politics, and the temptations of single moms.
Amanda Lund as "Elizabeth"
Lorenz Tate as "Kevin"
Amandla Stenberg as "Irene"
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY (NBC/Sony)
Writer: Mike Sikowitz
Producer: Mike Sikowitz
Logline: Cultures collide when a white family and a Latino family are bonded together by their children who fall in love followed quickly by an unplanned pregnancy.
Mike O'Malley as "Dan"
Aramis Knight as "Demetrio"
Ella Rae Peck as "Molly"
Mary McCormack as "Katrina"
Ricardo Chavira as "Miguel"
Joey Haro as "Junior"
Justina Machado as "Lisette"


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Twitter has officially launched its Twitter #Music app, allowing users to discover new music via the social network.
Twitter's Music discovery app service is now live via iPhone and web using the We Are Hunted service it acquired. Music is pulled from iTunes, Spotify and Rdio and uses Twitter activity, connections and engagement to recommend music and flag up popular tracks and artists.
Twitter said it's a "service that will change the way people find music, based on Twitter."
The app is split into four sections: Suggestes, #NowPlaying, Emerging and Popular. They're pretty self-explanatory. You can also view artists Twitter profiles and follow them from the app.
iTunes users can get previews of tracks while Spotify and Rdio users can log in and listen to entire songs. Other music service providers will be added in the future, according to the firm.
"And as you discover new songs that you want to share with your followers on Twitter, simply tap the spinning disc in the lower left corner. This opens the player, and you can tweet from there using the Tweet icon in the top right corner." added Twitter.
Twitter said the app will be available to download from the App Store today but users can also use the service via a web browser. We can't access the web version at music.twitter.com yet but it is rolling out over the 'next few hours'.
It seems Android users will have to wait a while for Twitter Music as the social network vaguely says it will arrive 'over time'. At launch Twitter Music is available in US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand with other countries to follow, also 'over time'.
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Gabriele Lopez with X-E2S
A good walk around my town is like fresh water in the morning: it makes body feel good.
There's nothing like going around freely around the streets following my little daily projects to take away all the pressure as a Professional photographer and feel myself alive more than ever, refreshed and more sensitive and inspired.
A good read, traveling and personal photography are three things that can definitely do this.
Over the years, while photography got serious and became a profession, I've tried different setup of cameras, and got overweighted with gear, choices, and technical tricks you end up learning in order to cover every assignment or need that you have to face while working, but the urge of photography I remember with the most joy is the one that comes from the first 35mm compact camera I had (and I still have it) when I started to document the world around me.
It was called "Memory maker", can you think of a better name?
Friends, BMX rides, places I went to, school days were my subjects. A very precious collection of moments and little obsessions in time, in order to keep a memory of it, in little albums that are still around in some way, despite many movings I've made since those years.
Nowadays cameras can be complicated, I observe everyday photographers get in trouble in deep menus, shooting modes and having to need five fingers together to set something as simple as exposure compensation, or needing a scientist degree to set their camera at first use.
Fujifilm cameras made a difference since day one in this "scenario", with classical dials and direct controls. Fuji X-E series, and the most recent X-E2S is probably, in my opinion, the best example of a simple intercahangeable lens camera system.
"Less is more" is a way of life to me, the less options you have, the more clear will be the choice you will have to do.
In my (only personal) opinion, and from my experience and pleasure of use, when you are documenting your life and preserving memories from time, it's not a good idea to think too much at the tool you are using. In this model, they took away almost everything, and I'm so glad to see a brand that does not simply keep adding.
Shutter times, aperture value, focus and exposure compensation are the thing that really count…they teach you the most important controls in photography despite being in one or another program.
You can check everything with a quick look while walking around, so that you can be really concentrated on framing and subject when the camera is at eye level, knowing exactly how it is set to.
When you end up mastering these three aspects (time, aperture, compensation) everything gets easier, it becomes a so simple act of doing a set-up. If you like to work in manual focus, like I do, there's a quick display guide of depth of field in the viewfinder…after a while it gets automatic to know what you are about to get.
The AF button can help even if you are working in manual focus, just to be reactive if there's a change of focus scenario.
So, this is a simple and pure camera. Not even two different viewfinder mode like on the X-Pro2 (that is a different camera in many ways), you have one choice only, that I think is definitely better.
Electronic viewfinder is so good if you are a night shooter because you see really better in the dark and if you love the "spot" metering mode, it gives you direct control over exposure compensation…is the classic "you get what you see" philosophy.
I still find myself using some external viewfinder mounted on the hotshoe sometime, to give myself a more "reality-like" way of seeing.
I have forced myself to find a simple way of operating any camera…i work 99% of the times in manual mode, leaving Iso-auto active, so it just allows the camera a wide adjustment chance.
Almost any idea or need can be obtained in this way, differently from other shooting mode that give you less control.
I use RAW for professional needs just to be sure to have more chance of post-production, but since JPEGs are so good, I use most of the times only those for my personal needs, and I like to leave them as similar as possible to what I see.
This camera has been a lot with me recently every time i'm not in shooting film, only the X70 has been a competitor in choice, but that's another story we'll maybe talk about another time.
Take it easy and have fun!
Continue to read:
Episode #1
Episode #2 -My Photography-
Episode #3 -X70
Episode #4 -X70 part2
Episode #5 -Final


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Byron Katie, best-selling author and founder of The Work, has one mission in life: to teach people how to end their own suffering. She has worked with millions of people throughout the world, many of whom report lasting transformations. The Work is a way to deeply investigate stressful thoughts. Byron Katie's four simple questions have the capacity to radically transform lives. As she guides people through The Work, they discover freedom from their painful beliefs about other people, about themselves, and about the world as they see it.
After more than a decade of struggling with severe depression, Katie experienced a profound and life-changing realization that she has since shared with millions. In 1986, at the bottom of a 10-year spiral into depression, rage, and self-loathing, Katie woke up one morning to a state of joy that has never left her. She realized that when she believed her stressful thoughts, she suffered, but when she questioned them, she didn't suffer, and that this is true for every human being. Her simple yet powerful process of inquiry is called The Work.
Byron Katie has been bringing The Work to millions of people for more than 20 years. Her free public events, weekend workshops, 9-day School for The Work, and 28-day residential Turnaround House have brought freedom to people all over the world.
Her six books include the best-selling Loving What Is; I Need Your Love—Is That True? ; and A Thousand Names for Joy. She is also author of Question Your Thinking, Change the World and Who Would You Be Without Your Story?. Her latest books are A Friendly Universe, with illustrations by Hans Wilhelm, and A Mind at Home With Itself.
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St. Patrick's Day is always exciting! I was feeling a little blue because I wasn't able to fit in all of the fun activities we usually do when our themes last for more than a week. I don't think the kids noticed, though. There was plenty to keep them busily having fun and learning in our classroom this week.
They created various types of leprechauns throughout the week. Some friends made paper bag puppet leprechauns, some made "Shamrock People" leprechauns and others made leprechaun faces from paper plates.
These Shamrock People turned out really cute, especially "Angry Leprechaun Guy"!!! They really made for some fun decorations to hang on our walls and bulletin boards.
There were learning games going on everywhere. This is a little board game was copied from a teacher book and laminated. We use classroom materials for playing pieces.
In one of our small groups, my assistant played this shamrock letter matching game with the kids.
We made Fruit Loop necklaces. They are as much fun to wear as they are to eat!
(Yeah, you guessed it, we were playing with our food again! ;)
One of the classes made these cute hats. They hung them from the ceiling during the week, then wore them at their party!
Some of the after~schoolers shared their St. Patrick's Day spirit!
We went on a leprechaun hunt all over the school. At the end, he left us a colorful rainbow to eat and a few gold coins.
He also left us this little surprise in our bathrooms, just to let us know that we missed him! He promised to come back next year. Maybe our luck will be a little better! I keep thinking of all the wonderful classroom materials I could get, if I just had that pot of gold!
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Google is showing off its speedy browser synchronization kung fu using a new browser-based game called Chrome Super Sync Sports. There's a trio of cyberathletic contests, and you can take them on solo or challenge your friends in an online multiplayer session: run, bike, or swim your way to victory!
To get started, you have to sync your mobile device to your desktop or laptop. You don't even have to use Chrome, though Google's obviously pitching that as the preferred browser. Fire up a session on your computer, then point your mobile browser to g.co/super and punch in the unique code Google provides, and you're ready to go.
Your tablet or smartphone becomes the controller while the game plays out on your big(ger) screen. The concept itself isn't a new one — it's very much like the dozens of Smart TV, Blu-ray player, and set-top box remote control apps that you can install from Google Play and the App Store. There are two key differences, however.
Compared to the remote app for my Sony network player, for example, Google's Chrome Super Sync demo is much smoother and more responsive. Sports manages to track rapid pattern gestures in Safari on my iPhone and zap them instantly to the cloud and back over to my laptop where they're interpreted as gamepad input to move my avatar around the track.
And while the speed is impressive, it's even more impressive that this is happening entirely in the browser. It would be even cooler if I'd managed to get Super Sync to work with a non-WebKit browser — both Firefox and IE10 on my desktop failed to make the necessary Websockets connection required to start the game. Nevertheless, Super Sync Sports remains an impressive demonstration of where we're headed.
The web is already capable of enabling some pretty amazing experiences, and they're only going to get better with companies like Google, Mozilla, and yes, even Microsoft pushing things forward.


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Pistorius charged with murdering girlfriend
Published: 19th February 2013 01:40 PM | Last Updated: 19th February 2013 01:40 PM | A+A A-
A South African prosecutor charges Olympian Oscar Pistorius with the murder of his model girlfriend.
The prosecutor said Tuesday that Pistorius shot 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp four times through the bathroom door of his home in a guarded and gated complex in the South African capital, Pretoria.
Police had said they would press a graver charge of premeditated murder against the 26-year-old Paralympian and Olympic athlete. Pistorius' family says police evidence will show there should be no murder charge in the Valentine's Day shooting.
Pistorius, in a gray suit, blue shirt and tie appeared grim and solemn in court. He nodded after the chief magistrate asked if he was well.


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It's an everyday occurrence. That is, I see it every day.
People write everyday when they mean every day. It's quite simple: If it's an adverb, telling when, then it's two words: Every day I eat a big helping of lingonberries. When do you eat your lingonberries? Every day. Every single day. By the way, I don't have much cupboard space, so driving to Ikea to buy the lingonberries is part of my everyday routine.
From the second part of the example, we see that written as one word, everyday is an adjective, modifying a noun. So, if it precedes and modifies a noun, it's one word.
If it simply precedes a noun, it might not modify it, so be careful. Consider this: Every day squirrels pillage our bird feeders.
The modifier tells when the pillaging occurs, not what sort of squirrels are pillaging. A comma helps clarify: Every day, squirrels pillage our bird feeders.
Maybe the best way to have this stick in your head is through a couple of popular songs: "Every Day I Write the Book" by Elvis Costello, and Sly and the Family Stone's "Everyday People."
From the former:
"And I'm giving you a longing look;
Every day, every day, every day I write the book."
OK, truth be told, Mr. Costello actually wrote it as "everyday"; I fixed it. I love his music, but he fell into the pervasive "everyday" trap. Hey, accidents will happen.
Anyway, when does he write the book? You guessed it. Daily. (Actually, "daily" works both as an adjective and as an adverb, so it's a great alternative. Just please, for the love of Mike, don't write on a daily basis; simply writing daily does the trick.)
Now, Mr. Stone used the one-word form correctly:
"The butcher, the banker, the drummer and then
Makes no difference what group I'm in;
I am everyday people, yeah yeah."
What kind of people? Your basic, garden-variety, commonplace, ya know 'em and ya love 'em and ya can't live without 'em, everyday people. That kind.
And so on and so on and scooby-dooby-doo-bee.
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Liberty prepares to meet defending champs at home
November 8, 2012 | Lynchburg, Va.
After breaking a six-game skid with a 4-3 win over then-No. 1 ranked Ohio University on Oct. 27, the Liberty Flames Division I men's hockey team looks to chalk two more to the win column this weekend as defending American Collegiate Hockey Association champion Delaware comes to town Friday and Saturday for a two-game series.
Both teams competed in the ACHA Showcase in Springfield, Ill., Oct 5-7, and interestingly enough, the teams both faced the same three opponents. The Blue Hens lost to Minot State 5-0 and Robert Morris (Ill.) 4-1 before defeating the Sooners of Oklahoma 4-1. Liberty lost all three of its games (read more).
Scouting Preview, Games 16-17: Delaware University (4-7) vs. Liberty University (9-5-1), Nov. 2-3 at 7 p.m. in the LaHaye Ice Center.
Liberty Scouting Report: Liberty comes off a two-game split with Ohio at home, 2-3 and 4-3, respectively, on Oct. 26-27. Following the victory, the Flames will look to get some momentum after a few tough losses at home, including a pair to Davenport Oct. 19-20, which concluded with a disappointing shootout loss after last-minute Flames heroics forced overtime.
Rick Turner leads the Flames in points with 36 (21 goals, 15 assists) and is tied for the most goals in the ACHA for goals. Ryley Egan, second in team points at 22 (6 goals, 16 assists) is fourth in the ACHA in assists.
Turner and Andrew McCombe are two Flames to keep an eye on. McCombe has been on fire as of late, with three goals and three assists in his last three games. And no team should overlook the nation's top scorer, especially with three goals and five assists in his last four games.
The Flames have two goaltenders with a .89 save percentage, Blair Bennett (4-4) who also has a 3.43 goals against average and Clayton Brown (5-2) who has a 2.87 GAA.
Delaware Scouting Report: The defending champion Blue Hens, similar to Liberty, have had a tough schedule to begin the year. Delaware has yet to play a game at home this season and currently is on a three-game slide after losing two road games to Rhode Island last weekend, 4-2 and 4-3, respectively. Before that, the Blue Hens had won three in a row, including a pair over West Virginia Oct. 19-20. This season marks the 40th anniversary of the program.
Christopher Volonnino and Mark Zeszut lead Delaware in points with 10 each. Volonnino has seven goals and three assists and Zeszut the inverse.
In goal, Delaware's Noble Tucker (3-3) has a 3.13 GAA and .92 save percentage and Nick Casella (1-4) a 4.40 GAA and .88 save percentage.
All-time Series: The Blue Hens lead the all-time series with Liberty 8-5-1. Last season, Delaware outscored Liberty 18-6 in four meetings, winning them all. The Flames hosted the first pair Nov. 11-12, 2011, losing 3-0 and 4-2, respectively. At Delaware Feb. 3-4, the Blue Hens beat Liberty 7-1 and 4-3.
Coaches: Flames Head Coach Kirk Handy, in his 13th season at Liberty's helm, has an overall record of 266-113-13. M.F. Schurman has served as Delaware's head coach for three seasons and has an overall record of 71-16-3.


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Hawaii improves to 11th in the nation in annual rankings of child well-being
Hawaii ranks first for lowest rates of high school dropouts and teen deaths in 2007 KIDS COUNT report outlining progress and setbacks on 10 indicators of well-bUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new report released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation ranks Hawaiʻi 11th among all states according to its latest state-by-state comparison of the well-being of America's children, an improvement from last year's ranking of 21st in the nation. The 2007 KIDS COUNT Data Book also reveals that Hawaiʻi ranks in the top 10 nationally in four of 10 measures reflecting child well-being, including being tops in the nation for the lowest rates of high school dropouts and teen deaths.
Overall, Hawaiʻi has improved on six of the 10 measures, experienced setbacks on three measures, and saw no change on one measure since 2000. In addition to the state-by-state comparisons on child well-being, included in the report is the 2007 KIDS COUNT Essay, which discusses the need for all children in foster care to develop strong, lasting family connections.
Of the six indicators of child well-being that Hawaiʻi has made significant progress on since 2000, Hawaiʻi ranks No. 1 nationwide for its teen death rate. Hawaiʻi has the lowest death rate of teens, ages 15-19, at 40 deaths per 100,000 teens. Nationally, the teen death rate is 66 deaths per 100,000 teens.
Hawaiʻi also ranks best in the nation for its high school drop out rate. The percentage of Hawaiʻi teens ages 16-19 who are high school dropouts improved by 40 percent from 2000 to 2005, dropping from 5 percent to 3 percent. The national drop out rate also improved from 2000 to 2005, falling from 11 percent to 7 percent.
Similarly and on another measure, the percent of Hawaiʻi teens, ages 16-19, who were not attending school or working significantly decreased from 2000 to 2005. In 2000, 10 percent of Hawaiʻi's teens were neither in school nor working; this rate dropped to 8 percent by 2005, a 20 percent improvement.
Two other notable improvements include a 30 percent decrease in infant mortality and a 22 percent decrease in teen births, ages 15 to 19, from 2000 to 2004. Hawaiʻi's infant mortality rates significantly decreased from 8.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000 to 5.7 deaths in 2004. Hawaiʻi's teen birth rate significantly decreased from 46 births per 1,000 females in 2000 to 36 births in 2004.
Despite these significant improvements, Hawaiʻi's performance declined for three indicators. The most significant setback occurred for Hawaiʻi's child death rate, ages 1 to 14,. Hawaiʻi has experienced a 40 percent increase since 2000—from 15 deaths per 100,000 children in 2000 to 21 deaths per 100,000 children in 2004, which is just slightly above the national rate of 20 deaths per 100,000 children. This puts Hawaiʻi's ranking for this measure at 20th in the nation.
Marika Ripke, PhD, project director for Hawaiʻi Kids Count, states: "This increase in child deaths is, to a large extent, the result of an increase in traffic-related fatalities. We need to do more to ensure that our roads are safe for motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists alike."
The 2007 KIDS COUNT Data Book's essay, "Lifelong Family Connections for Children in the Child Welfare System," focuses on the importance of developing strong, lasting family connections for all children. The essay also sets an ambitious national goal—to preserve, strengthen, rebuild, or find permanent families for every American child who is at risk of not having such a family. In 2004, there were 17 children per 100,000 children in Hawaiʻi under age 18 living in foster care, significantly higher than the national foster care rate of 10 per 100,000 children.
The 2007 KIDS COUNT Data Book can be accessed online at the Hawaiʻi Kids Count Web site at www.uhfamily.hawaii.edu or at the national KIDS COUNT website, www.kidscount.org .
KIDS COUNT is funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The findings and conclusions presented are those of Hawaiʻi Kids Count and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Foundation.
For more information, visit: http://www.kidscount.org


text: I was at Goodwill yesterday and there was a whole lot of Clive Cussler and Louis L'Amour novels. L'Amour's The Daybreakers is fantastic I just could never finish anything else. Clive Cussler I read Raise the Titanic but never finished others by him. His books are kinda dumb and absurd. What other super popular novelists whose books you just can't get into.