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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) The New England Patriots have signed veteran linebacker James Anderson and released wide receiver Mark Harrison.
Anderson started all 16 games with Chicago last year after spending his other seven NFL seasons with the Carolina Panthers. He had 102 tackles and four sacks for the Bears.
The Panthers drafted Anderson in the third round from Virginia Tech in 2006. He has started 69 of his 110 games with 556 tackles, 12 sacks, three interceptions and eight fumble recoveries. He had a franchise-record 145 tackles for Carolina in 2011.
Harrison spent last season on the Patriots reserve-non-football injury list after signing as a rookie free agent out of Rutgers last May.
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Can Mother Teresa, staunch opponent of birth control and abortion, and Margaret Sanger, who popularized the term "birth control" and fought for women's reproductive rights, co-exist in a depiction of notable women?
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A painting showing the two along with other important women of the past 100 years or so has been removed from an exhibition at the town's public library after complaints were made to the first selectman's office.
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Samsung is scheduled to unpack the next Galaxy on May 3rd, but we should get some new details early tomorrow morning. A new teaser site just went live which has a countdown that ends around 7 AM EST.
Earlier today Samsung Mobile tweeted out an anagram which led people to tgeltaayehxnx.com, "The Next Galaxy". The site features a message that says, "Coming soon. You can take the next step in…" and the page's metadata reveals, "Discover how Samsung is about to challenge the way you view the GALAXY once more."
The "Galaxy S III" has been one of the been one of the most hyped Android phones to date, but no official information has been revealed. We don't even know what the product will be called or what the final specs might become. Our alarms are set for early in the morning, so check back first thing tomorrow to see what clues get revealed.
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Subcompact cars are typically low on power with cramped cabins, and often feel cheap all around. The 2013 Kia Rio is anything but! From the clean and edgy exterior to the roomy interior, plus several standard features and a lot of optional equipment, the Rio is a game-changer for the subcompact segment.
The 2013 Rio is available in both a 4-door sedan and a 5-door hatchback. Each is available in three trim levels: base LX, mid-range EX or top-of-the-line SX. The price for the base LX 4-door is less than $14,000, while even a fully loaded SX trim will top just over $20,000. That includes some nice 17-inch wheels and tires, compared to the tiny 15-in versions on the other two trims.
Some subcompacts make it difficult to get into the front seats, never mind the rear seats. Understanding this, the Kia Rio has a standard 6-way adjustable driver seat and tilt steering column that allows even tall drivers to get in with ease. Also, the rear seats have almost enough room for two adults, as long as the front seats are not pushed all the way back.
The top standard feature on the SX trim level -- optional on the EX -- is Kia's UVO infotainment system. This device allows for voice control of your iPhone, iPod and even the onboard hard drive, which Kia calls Jukebox.
Under the hood of all trim levels is a 138-horsepower inline 4-cylinder motor with enough power to satisfy the masses. A 6-speed manual transmission is available on the base LX trim, but a 6-speed automatic is standard on the EX and SX trims.
Mileage for the 2013 Rio is stated to be 28 miles per gallon city and 36 mpg highway with the automatic transmission. The mileage for the base LX manual-equipped vehicle will be slightly higher.
Competition for the new Rio includes the Honda Fit, Chevy Sonic and Nissan Versa. While the Fit and Sonic have slightly more power, and the Versa has more rear-seat legroom, the Kia Rio still offers a 4-star overall protection in government crash tests and the generous 10-year/100,000-mile limited powertrain warranty -- something all other manufacturers cannot match.
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My bucket list is made up of a lot of things that I did when I was younger. I now want to go back and do them again, but this time with the experience of life and a partner whom I've shared much of it with. I want to jump off those same worn, brown rocks with the golden sunset reflecting off them as I hold my wife's hand. I want to take that same beat-up old truck across the country, stopping at all those same out-of-the-way places. I want to arrive at the coast as the deep red sun goes down on the horizon and pull her close to me as we watch it disappear. It's not that I want to relive my past, I just want to dive into it and experience it anew with someone who has made my life so meaningful and rewarding.


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Woooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!! Alzeal can't handle it! LOSER!
I DIDN"T BLAME! I merely point a possiblity! Go back and reread it!
"Dying for something when you know you'll be resurrected is not a sacrifice.It's a parlour trick." What an idiotic statement. So dying is nothing so long you are resurrected. It's takes a whole lot of guts jus to know you're gonna die an awful death wehter you'll be resurrected is another question. What a cowardice quote!
@ Alzeal of all the people in here you are the most idiotic and cowardice of them all. the fact that you are gonna block my thread shows how much courage you have. if you don't like my comments leave them as it's only in one thread and let others response. why can't you even do that? you can't because you are a control-freak. no wonder you're the moderator. I wish we are face to face buddy. you'll see more than stars in one glimpse.
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Jesus would have handle it pretty nicely unlike Alzeal.I will create another thread and if you don't like it don't comment - that easy.Emily - laid? Lady please. It's Alzeal who needs it since he can't even allow my thread to continue. Nah, ALzeal has fingerlina - LOSER!
@ EMily What? That i'm gonna stoop to these fellas?!
@ EMily What? That i'm gonna stoop to these fellas?! HA! Never. I will do as i please and if i get banned so what? I live as I live and no one can dictate me not even those who are lucky technology is around! man to man they are nothing!
Alzeal the cause of the stoop is the reaction from teh stoop and that is you! why then blcock my thread, becausee you're lower than stoop
You know...I think banning might not be such a bad idea. I mean, his comments are humorous. After all, he advised me that the only thing I need to do in order to get an education is to pray. Horrible advise but funny non the less. I think he has outlived his usefulness. Just my opinion tho.
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Maria Graham [Lady Maria Callcott], Journal of a Voyage to Brazil, and Residence there during . . . 1821, 1822, 1823 (London, 1824), opposite p. 107. (Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-97202)
Engraving captioned, "Gate & Slave Market at Pernambuco" (Alternate title in list of plates is "View of Count Maurice's Gate at Pernambuco, with the slave market"). Street scene shows slaves waiting to be sold, surrounded by Europeans. The engraving is derived from a painting made by the English artist Augustus Earle (1793-1838) who lived in Rio de Janeiro in 1820-1824. The 1824 Royal Academy annual exhibition catalogue identifies this painting as: "Gate of Pernambuco, in Brazil, with new negroes. The police ordering the slaves to be housed, on account of an attack made on one of the out-posts by the patriots, in 1821. Painted in Brazil. Augustus Earle, Esq. H[onorary]." During his stay in Brazil, Earle executed a number of works focusing on slavery (thanks to Sarah Thomas for her assistance; see Earle, on this website).


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Plastic by Any Other Name
Coke and Pepsi's plant-based bottles still damage the environment.
First came the press releases: In March, PepsiCo touted the " World's First 100 Percent Plant-Based, Renewably Sourced PET Bottle," prompting CocaCola to stammer, " Odwalla First to Market with up to 100 Percent PlantBottle™ Packaging." The subsequent headlines bumped the hype up a notch: " Pepsi bottles: no more plastic" (Christian Science Monitor), " Pepsi Ups Ante on Plant-Based Bottles with 100% Non-Plastic Bottle" (GreenBiz)," Coca Cola—designing bottles from recycled plastic and plant by-product" (Guardian). Last month, Coca-Cola released a commercial for its Dasani-brand bottled water arguing that its partlyplant-based packaging is "designed to make a difference":
But despite all the buzz, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo's plant-based bottles are still very much plastic.The companies have merely replaced the fossil fuels (petroleum and natural gas) traditionally used to make their plastic bottles with ethanol from renewable sources (plant waste in Pepsi's case and Brazilian sugar cane in Coke's). Though these initial inputs come from renewable, lower-carbon sources, the resulting plastics are chemically identical to the polyethylene terepthalate, or PET,and high-density polyethylene, or HDPE, that regular plastic bottles are made of—a fact the companies acknowledge. And once the inputs become plastic, they carry all the same environmental impacts as plastic made from fossil fuels: They don't biodegrade, they pollute the world's oceans and soils, and still leach potentially harmful chemicals into our food.
"They're just using plants to make the same polymers you find in other plastics. It has zero effect on plastic pollution," says Marcus Eriksen, a marine expert who co-founded the nonprofit 5 Gyres a few years ago to study ocean plasticization in areas like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Eriksen and his crew just finished exploring the world's five major oceanic gyres (slow-moving currents that create massive whirlpools where plastic can accumulate). They've found "plastic soup"—water thick with tiny bits of plastic—in all five. Eriksen's team and other researchers have also found larger chunks of plastic on the various islands scattered throughout the gyres, and in the bellies of dead birds, fish, and animals who fill themselves up with plastic bits that they mistake for fish and eventually die because they can't digest the stuff.
Likewise, plastic—plant-based or otherwise—harms human health. The dangers of chemical additives commonly used in plastic, such as BHT, * as well as chemical compounds released by plastics, such as acetaldehyde have been widely publicized for their apparent link to various types of cancer.
"Some bioplastics formulations use the same types of additives as petroleum or natural gas-based plastics," acknowledges Melissa Hockstad, a vice president at SPI, a trade association for the industry. In other words, plant plastics are not necessarily free of harmful chemicals. There's no way to know whether a particular plant-based plastic bottle includes these chemicals, since all plastic "recipes" are protected as trade secrets. But since traditional PET and HDPE manufacturers tend to use them to produce the right level of pliability and clarity, there's a very good chance that plant-based versions of PET and HDPE contain them, too. Hockstad says "some companies have been working on the development of bio-based" alternatives. But the key phrase is "working on the development of," as in, those additives don't exist yet and may never.
That said, there's a kernel of real progress amid the plant-plastic hype. The new bottles reduce the use of fossil fuels and improve recyclability. But there's a big difference between "recyclable" and "recycled." While all bioplastics are technically "recyclable," current recycling systems are not set up to recycle those that don't mimic existing plastics. The most common bioplastics include polylactic acid, which is made from corn starch, tapioca, or sugar cane. When these bioplastics arrive at a recycling center, they are separated out as waste.
In this sense, Coke and Pepsi opting to create plant-based HDPE and PET instead of other bioplastics is applaudable. Unfortunately, people still recycle only a small fraction of the plastic bottles they use, regardless of how those bottles are made. (Manufacturers typically put the recycling rate for PET at 27 percent, while recycling advocates suggest it's more like 21 percent.) Most plant-based bottles, sadly, will end up in landfills or along the side of the road.
As such, it's crucial not to misread plant-based as biodegradable. "As a recycler, I'm much happier with the bioresins that we're able to recycle, but I don't want it to turn into something where people think because they're buying a plant bottle, they can be wasteful," says Gerry Fishbeck, vice president of the United Resource Recovery Corp., a large recycling company that has a partnership with Coca-Cola.
Pepsi and Coke could do a greater environmental good by focusing on recycling instead of on making plant-based bottles. They could, for instance, finally throw their support behind bottle bills, state legislation that creates a deposit system for beverage containers. In the 10 states where they're enacted, bottle recycling rates range from 60 percent to 80 percent, dramatically higher than the national average. But so far Coca-Cola and Pepsi have balked at bottle bills, claiming they create an unreasonable business cost. (Under the bills, manufacturers are required to set up the deposit systems as well as arrange for the collection and processing of their empty containers.)
They should also commit to using recycled material in their packaging. In 2001, Coca-Cola pledged to use 10 percent recycled plastic in their PET bottles by 2005. It achieved that goal, promptly dropped its commitment to using recycled content, and now evades precise accounting with statements like, "We are working to advance technologies that allow us to use greater amounts of recycled materials in our packaging." The bottles currently produced by major bottling companies use about 4 percent recycled content, according to Susan Collins, executive director of the Container Recycling Institute.
There's no question that setting up collection facilities and integrating recycled material into the production stream is expensive. But several companies are already doing it, Collins says. Naked Juice, Naya Water, Eldorado Water, and Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems, for example, are all using 100 percent recycled plastic in their bottles. Meanwhile, Coke and Pepsi are spending millions on a plant-based version of the same old packaging and touting it as an environmental leap forward. Don't be fooled: It's a sidestep at best.
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This is one of my favorites. Strong numbers and a great product/service.Dynacq International, Inc.. The Group's principal activities are to develop and operate surgical specialty hospitals focusing on certain surgical specialties. Their outpatient surgical centers provide outpatient surgical facilities, contracted X-ray diagnostic services and full service laboratory testing. The corporate and management services segment holds all of the fixed assets of the surgical hospital and the outpatient surgical center segments, provides office space and fee-based management services to physicians, and encompasses all other operations of the Group. Price - $23.99ROE - 31.90%Net Prof. Marg.- 23.50%Debt /Eqiuty - 0.00 5 year rev. Grw. - 48%PEG - 0.7708/18/2003 - Fortune Names Dynacq Ninth Fastest Growing Company in America 07/14/2003 - Dynacq Reports 52% Increase in Third Quarter Net Income to $6.3 MillionThese guys sound great but check out their history...Recent mentions about DYII in Fool.com articlesArgosy, Jacobs Engineering, OpenTV Thursday January 17 "But doubts about Dynacq's accounting for a payment to former health services portal Halcyon, which later became WebMD, led some investors to sell off their shares after Herb Greenberg at TheStreet.com's RealMoney.com unit raised concerns about the company and its acute care hospital in Pasadena, Texas, where it manages three physician practices, in an article Wednesday.'Ciena, Dynacq, Sun Microsystems Friday February 1"Dynacq (DYII) plunged nearly 31 percent in late action. Two class-action lawsuits have been filed against Dynacq. One was filed by Milberg Weiss late Thursday, while the other was filed this morning by Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates. Both suits allege Dynacq and certain of its officer misrepresented the company's results and the health of its balance sheet. The suits were filed on behalf of investors who bought Dynacq shares between Nov. 29, 1999, and Jan. 16."Adtran, Cleveland-Cliffs, Dynacq – Monday April 15,"Dynacq International (DYII) leapt more than 7 percent after the Houston provider of surgical healthcare services reported second-quarter earnings of $3.5 million, or 24 cents a share, up from its year-ago profit of $2.4 million, or 17 cents a share. Revenue jumped 54 percent in the latest three months to $15 million from $9.8 million in the same period a year earlier. "Despite the pressures and problems created for management by the orchestrated market activity to depress Dynacq's stock price, management did not waver from its mission to provide high quality health care services and increase shareholder value," said Chiu Chan, the company's chairman and CEO, in a press release. "Our performance indicates that the orchestrated decline in Dynacq's share price had no operational validity and our consistent earnings continue to confirm Dynacq's strategy of same-store growth and selective expansion." Dynacq has been hit with a number of shareholder lawsuits in the past few months. It has vowed to "vigorously defend" itself, and denied all allegations."
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HySeru needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 92 designs submitted by 32 freelance designers.
Designer Chatter
This is a new startup that is focused on creating a "one stop shop" for everything fashion. The website will focus on two main aspects:
1) A database of world-renowned luxury/high end designers, their history, accomplishments, etc. as well as a community/blog area for visitors to discuss recent news, upcoming styles, etc. We are going to highly encourage visitors to participate in conversations and fashion-related promotions.
2) An e-commerce section where visitors will have the opportunity to purchase best-selling and rare fashion products (handbags, shoes, accessories, etc) at heavily discounted prices.
Our target audience is the chic fashionable public, which will consist of mostly women ages 16+, but some men as well. These people are extremely trendy and are always first to buy a new hot item before the rest of their friends & family. Mostly luxury buyers located in the USA and Europe.
The logo must be very fashion-forward, "sharp", and eye catching. It should have some sort of "chatter" or "discussion" or "gossip" element to it since the name of the company/website is Designer Chatter. Something on the feminine side and not too "web 2.0"-ish.
We don't have any set colors yet, so feel free to experiment a little... but just keep in mind who your target audience is. Our only request is NO BROWN PLEASE.
We are ideally looking for a logo that portrays a feeling of luxury and high-worth, but also fun and trendy.
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The A's turned in one of their best all-around performances of the year. Starter David Krause and reliever Sam Carlson combined to shutout the Indians on just four hits.
A's 4, Sleepy Eye 0
The A's notched a 4-0 win over the Sleepy Eye Indians in Tomahawk East League play last Wednesday.
The A's turned in one of their best all-around performances of the year. Starter David Krause and reliever Sam Carlson combined to shutout the Indians on just four hits.
Krause (3-0) went eight innings, giving up the four hits, walking none, hitting one batter and striking out four. Carlson pitched the ninth, striking out two to seal the victory.
The A's defense turned three double plays in the game and the A's pounded out a season high 12 hits. Ryan Menssen was three for four with two RBIs, while Anthony Stordalen, Craig Nelson and Chris Menssen each hit safely twice. Joe Hager had the other two RBIs.
New Ulm 10, St. James 0
The A's did just about everything wrong Sunday in New Ulm against the Brewers, losing 10-0 in an eight inning game.
Five A's pitchers took the mound, each giving up runs as the Brewers dominated the game from the start.
A's starter Adam Schroeder (0-1) took the loss. Matt Dahl, Kyle Schroeder, Anthony Stordalen and Chris Menssen also saw action on the mound for the A's.
Two bright spots for the A's in the game were Dahl's pitching performance, five innings, one run on four hits, and Nate Ewert's went two for three.
A's notes
The A's begin a three game home stand on Wednesday, hosting the Gibbon Reds at 8:00 pm. The Essig BlueJays come to town on Friday for an 8:00 pm start and the Springfield Tigers arrive on Sunday for a 5:05 pm game.
Sunday's game is St. James Youth Baseball Association Night. All St. James Youth Baseball players and their families get in free. Prizes, including Twins tickets, will be awarded throughout the game.
Hitting leaders for the A's are Ryan Menssen, .600, Brandon Menssen, .500, Austin Pinke, .350 and Craig Nelson .308. Joe Hager leads the team with four RBIs, Ryan Menssen has three and Joe Krause and Brandon Menssen have two each. Hager and Brandon Menssen have the team's only home runs with one each.
David Krause leads the A's pitching staff with a 3-0 record, an ERA of 0.00 and an opponent's batting average of .108. He has not yielded a run in his 22 innings pitched so far this year.
With this week's split, the A's record stands at 3-3 on the year.


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Touchscreens have become so popular that Microsoft designed an entire operating system around them. Though touchscreens are becoming more and more popular, most people still use a keyboard and mouse to work with a computer. These core peripherals have served reliably for decades and will probably dominate for at least a decade more.
Buying a mouse or keyboard for $10 or less isn't difficult, and some desktops come with a keyboard and mouse in the box. However, you may have noticed that much more expensive versions are available at your local retailer, and wondered why? What could make a keyboard or mouse worth $50 or more? Let's take a look.
When you decide which type of mouse and keyboard fits your needs, check out our in-depth keyboard and mice reviews or jump straight to our best keyboards and mice list to find the models that got the best reviews.
Wireless increases convenience for cost
We've reviewed many desktop PCs at Digital Trends. Some are bundled with peripherals, but very few come with a wireless keyboard or mouse. This is the feature most people will first take note of when shopping.
The advantage of using wireless peripherals is simple: they don't use wires! This makes the peripheral more convenient because you can move without worrying about cords getting in the way. You could, for example, remove the keyboard and mouse to free up desk space when needed.
Although more expensive, wireless is far from unaffordable. Microsoft and Logitech, the giants of the peripheral market, offer wireless bundles with a keyboard and a mouse starting at about $30.
There are a few disadvantages you should know about. Wireless devices will require new batteries every few months unless they contain a permanent rechargeable battery (most don't). They also can have problems with wireless interference. It's not a problem for most users, but gamers will find it enraging if the mouse cuts out at a crucial moment.
Spending a few bucks to banish wires isn't a bad deal for the average user. We recommend it to everyone except hardcore gamers.
Media keyboards aren't essential
Many of the keyboards that are priced between $30 and $60 call themselves a "media keyboard." This is not a standard term, so it can mean different things. The term "media keyboard" generally refers to a keyboard that has media buttons like play, pause, adjust volume, and so on.
This can be nice for people who frequently watch movies on a PC, but the controls are redundant with those found in software. They also, in our experience, are not 100-percent reliable. The buttons may work in most media players but not on YouTube, or they may work in YouTube but not in your favorite third-party media player.
We don't recommend buying a keyboard just because it has media buttons. If you'd like the same functionality, but don't want to spend any money, you can try a program like AutoHotKey to create your own keyboard shortcuts.
Mechanical keyboards are a typist's dream
Increase your keyboard budget above $60 and you'll enter the realm of mechanical keyboards. These high-end entries can soar into the hundreds of dollars, but they often look generic. What gives?
It's all about what's under the keys. Inexpensive keyboards use a rubber dome to resist keystrokes. It collapses when a key is pressed, then resumed its resting position when pressure is removed. That works fine, but it often provides a mushy feel and can wear out after a few years of hard use.
Mechanical keyboards use a metallic switch mechanism to provide resistance to the keys. It makes more noise, which some typists love, and provides more immediate tactile response, which helps when touch-typing.
Most people don't need a mechanical keyboard. But if you've ever bragged about your typing speed, or you believe touch-typing a valuable skill, consider one. It will make the mundane task of typing more enjoyable. Pictured right is the Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire Rapid Keyboard.
Lighting the dark
One last option to consider is backlighting. This adds small LEDs below key caps with semi-transparent lettering. When activated, the letters appear to light up, making it easier to type in the dark.
This is a great extra for users who often use their PC in the dark. Gamers are the typical target audience, since games are often more immersive in a dark room with a big screen; but it can be useful for anyone.
Price is a problem, however. The cheapest backlit models, which are usually bare-bones in other areas, sell for around $40. Adding other features can quickly raise the price to $80 or beyond. Pictured right is the Razer Anansi keyboard.
More mouse buttons, less problems?
The typical freebie mouse will include the two usual buttons and a scroll wheel. If you're lucky the scroll wheel will also be clickable. And that's about all you'll get with a standard mouse.
Spending about $25 will get you a wired mouse with more buttons. Expect to pay another $10 to $15 for wireless. Most mice offer five buttons (two new buttons on the side) but some have up to fifteen.
Do you need all the added buttons? Probably. A five-button configuration usually places those two new buttons by your thumb. They can be used for common tasks like moving forward/back in a browser. It's great to have more functions at your fingertips.
Even more buttons are useful in role-playing games and strategy games but are rarely needed when practicing your elite Microsoft Excel skills. That's why we recommend a 5-button mouse to most readers.
Laser beams on your desktop
Today's mice use optical technology to track movement. This can be broken down into infrared and laser. Both use similar technology, but laser mice are more sensitive. Some modern laser mice, like Logitech's "Dark Field" products, can even handle transparent and glossy surfaces.
High-end mice often boast their resolution, which is measured in DPI. The higher the DPI, the more sensitive the mouse is. A mouse offering 6000 DPI can zoom across a screen with barely any physical movement, but a mouse offering only 800 DPI will have to move several inches.
Speed isn't always a good thing, however. A high-resolution mouse can be hard to move accurately because the slightest twist can send the cursor on a cruise. Mice like this often include sensitivity adjustment buttons for this reason.
We recommend buying a laser mouse. You can buy one for as little as $30 and they're accurate on almost any surface. We don't recommend any specific DPI; just remember that higher numbers translate to a quicker mouse cursor.
Weights and adjustments
Some mice are now sold with adjustable weights or even adjustable grips. These features attempt to increase accuracy and comfort by providing a mouse that conforms perfectly to a user's hand and has exactly the resistance desired. Most mice with these features are sold as gaming products, but they can appeal to the average user.
We think these features are useful. Increasing the weight of a mouse can increase accuracy because it will better resist small, twitchy movements. Changing the grip can make it as relaxed as you'd like. Both can result in a more comfortable experience.
These are luxuries, however. Mice with adjustable weights start at $40, and those with adjustable grips are often $80 or more. Many users won't find the benefit to be worth the cost.
Buying a pair of new peripherals for a desktop can seem hard to justify if you already have a mouse and keyboard that came free with your desktop. Still, our recommendation for most users is to buy a wireless keyboard and a wireless mouse. The mouse should use laser technology and have five buttons.
This won't cost a fortune. Logitech's Cordless Desktop LX 310 offers all of this for $50. Microsoft's Wireless Desktop 5000 can be had for about the same price. Both provide everything the average user needs and won't bust your budget.
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The triumph of Kings Of Leon at the Brit Awards 2009 confirms them as one of the biggest and most popular rock bands today. So let's have a look at their gear!
Last night (February 18th) the Kings Of Leon won two Brit Awards: Best International Album and Best International Group. With their album "Only By The Night" proving to be one of the most successful ever rock abums in the UK, and with KoL due to embark on their first ever arena tour in the US, it seems Kings Of Leon are without any doubt one of the biggest guitar bands today, so no wonder many people look for info about which gear they use!
Caleb Followill's gear couldn't be simpler or more direct, like their music most of the time: an old Gibson ES-325 into a Vox AC-15 amp. Most recently he moved to a Matchless DC-30 amp live, because it has similar tone and is louder than the AC-15, which is still used for recordings.
Matthew Followill uses an Epiphone Sheraton into an Ampeg Reverbrocket. Uses a Gibson Les Paul Custom '71 and a Gibson ES-175 as well. He uses lots of fx pedals these day, partially inspired by The Edge, after they toured with U2:
Dunlop Crybaby
Visual Sound Route 66
MXR micro amp
Digitech Whammy
Line 6 DL4
Line 6 Verbzilla (Probably the most important pedal for getting his sound, he mainly uses the Octo setting maxed out, its all over Because Of The Times and Only By The Night)
Jared Followill, the bassist, also has a pretty cool setup, which includes a Gibson Thunderbird bass, an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff and a Boss TR-2 Tremolo ( on songs such as "Black Thumbnail") and an Ampeg SVT bass head. Looking ahead, Followill is determined to make his abilities and creative vision meet more readily. "Despite what some people say, playing bass is hard. You have to put a lot into it to do it right. I'll play until I have a blister the size of Mount Everest—whatever's needed to make it sound good. I want to be good enough so that I can play whatever I hear in my head. I can't always do that, but that's what I'm aiming for."
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The Top 6: All About Designer Shawn Sowers
Designer: Shawn R. Sowers
Link: www.commonhousefurniture.com
Location: Perrysburg, OH
Design: Block Desk and Quartet Chair
Materials: Solid Walnut, Painted Maple, Clear Finish
Price Point: Block Desk $2340.00, Quartet Chair $585.00
The word common, as used by my grandmother, has an entirely different meaning from what is found in the dictionary. She uses the word to describe a person whose character is the perfect balance of simplicity, familiarity, and goodness. I set out to translate the idea of "common" into modern furniture. What I arrived at is an elegant collection of pieces that represent those three ideals through form, construction, and material. Simple is purposeful forms that let the materials, structure, and joinery serve as the decorative elements. Familiar is utilizing the materials and construction methods of traditional furniture in an updated aesthetic. Good is never having to buy the same thing twice.
• Shawn's original entry with comments
I don't have a dedicated workspace or studio. The place where ideas start for me is usually on our couch or chair. I spend a lot of time looking at books, magazines, and online to see whats happening and what's been done thus far. I also sketch here. Sketching isn't sacred to me, it's simply a way to explore ideas and refine mental images a little further before going into CAD.
The kitchen table is phase two of my design process. I like to spread out, consume the space with ideas, sketches and inspiration. I do my CAD work here using Pro Engineer. Using the table keeps me focused; it keeps me from getting lazy and filling a desk with things I think are interesting but not relevant to what I'm pursuing.
The shops of my builders are the place where I see my first prototypes, good and bad, and start the process of refinement. Its a collaborative process, pushing and pulling ideas about what I'm seeking and how we can achieve it.
Jens Risom is my favorite designer. I was fortunate enough to visit Jens at his home several times to talk with him about his career and get his thoughts on my designs as I was developing the Commonhouse line. It was incredible to see how he lived, and I was lucky enough to be there when he was working on drawings for DWR's Risom Rocker. His work has impacted my designs and my thinking about furniture and the role it must play. Elegance is always present in his work, but the comfort of his seating is what captivates me. I also have a great deal of respect for the risk he took pursuing his entrepreneurial vision, leaving Denmark in the middle of the Danish Modern rising to come to the US. He saw a void in American Design and had the insight to realize that was an opportunity to develop his career and make a name for himself.
Richard Sapper's Tizio lamp stands at the forefront of my favorite designs. It has everything that makes for Good Design: strong form, dynamic gesture, innovative function, bold use of color, graphic elements, and a memorable visual imprint. During my time at IBM & Lenovo I was fortunate enough to work along side Richard. Seeing how he thought and the way he approached a design problem was when I believe I truly began to learn about Design and what the act of Design is meant to be in its purest form.
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He's EVERYWHERE! Julia Roberts is on for eat, pray, love-- and our PERFORMANCE Artist will be there too (I think by Skype). So, after GH, tune on in. Unless of course, you already saw the show. Then, nevermind. :)
DAMN! Who watched OLTL Today!!? I'm spoiler free so the ending totally threw me! IS that a dream!?? (they tend to do that) it was good, and on a MONDAY!! WOOT!
GH OPENING CREDITS: OMG...Epiphany and Matt are OUT..and Steven Lars and LISA are in???? I didn't even know BB was ON contract? And isn't Matt JUST getting airtime? Hell. It took them 7 years to update from the last time and now they are doing it ever other day! LOL
General Hospital. A few new Spoilers coming your way. Luke is on the Cassadine dungeon list as well.
Today's Show: Ned/Lois mention. :thud: Poor Brooke, having to wait until she's 30 for her trust fund! LOL...
I get that Jason got into jail..but a cell WITH Michael too?? Uhhhh, okay. And Michael was totally raped, I don't care what you all say--look at his face!! They went there!! I guess if we are mad enough, they can say it "never happened". LOL Jason had no clue...just yabberin' on about the island. Whale noises coming up next! And did you see Michael JUMP when Jason touched him? GH is gruesome. Then Jason talks about Brenda. @@ uh, okay.
I hope Johnny really does move in a bit. Loved when Sonny yelled at Max. heh
Claire get your EGGS AWAY from SONNY!! that was so a chem test. How long until she's PG?
Karaoke at Jake's?Will anyone sing? I heard we had a ladies night coming up-- didn't know about this. Obvious Ethan/Maya throw together.
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION: Starring Jason Morgan, Michael Corinthos and..Lindsay Lohan as "the poster"...heh. SO, how do YOU like the prison story? Thing is real prisons are noisy as hell...crowded...etc. If they are going "Real" GO REAL!~! I'm just picky. It's also really strange watching Jason babysit. The "visiting room" is hilarious too. Sonny trying to give orders to Jason!! OMG!! :dying: AND he's like "you left me in a hell of a mess"...yes, this is ALL ABOUT YOU!! ;/
And..fade to Michael getting his blood drawn..which means one thing: HIV TEST! Chad needs an emmy for that scene alone.
Brooke has a nice voice.
The end of the "season" on TV is always good and better yet, frees up my nights! It's also close to when MADMEN will start again. Ok, not until August but it's coming!!


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CORAL GABLES -- No recruit in Al Golden's first signing class came to the University of Miami with more hype than Under Armour All-American defensive end Anthony Chickillo.
After four practices, it's clear Chickillo, a third generation Hurricane, is living up to it. He's already earning first team reps in 3-4 packages and impressing the heck out of defensive coordinator Mark D'Onofrio.
"I think Chickillo so far has done a really good job," D'Onofrio said Wednesday morning, before the Canes practiced in full pads for the first time this fall. "He is a freshman and we are throwing a lot at him, but if he makes a mistake, he makes it 100 miles per hour and he has not made a ton of 'em. He has played really hard and been rugged and been what we hoped thus far."
D'Onofrio said Chickillo, listed at 6-4, 248, came into camp weighing between 252 and 254 pounds and has done a good job creating a higher level of competition for the other veteran defensive ends around him.
"He is rugged, tough and plays with a great motor," D'Onofrio said. "It means a lot to him. He loves football and he is passionate and he studies. I have been real happy with him. When you inject a guy like that into your team and into your lineup, then all of a sudden that is a guy that isn't going to go away and that is a message to everybody else on the defensive line."
Right now, D'Onofrio said, Chickillo is at first team defensive end alongside Andrew Smith in 3-4 packages. He added that Marcus Forston and Micanor Regis are "interchangeable" at defensive tackle. D'Onofrio also mentioned Jimmy Gaines, Sean Spence and Ramon Buchanan are the starting linebackers in his front seven, but did not mention a fourth linebacker in his 3-4 package. It's likely senior Jordan Futch or Marcus Robinson would be the fourth linebacker in that package.
As for the installation of the new 3-4 package and the way players are adjusting to it, D'Onofrio said he thinks it's going well. "I think they're getting real comfortable," D'Onofrio said.
"I feel good about the returning players who practiced it in the spring. I feel like those guys have really taken some steps. When I look out there and watch most of the first unit go, I'm pleased with the communication. I think they're playing faster, more physical. I'm happy with the tackling. I'm more happy with the fundamentals. I think we're straining on blocks longer and guys are not jumping off blocks and I think guys are being more physical at the line of scrimmage. I think we're tackling particularly well in the secondary."
> D'Onofrio said the reason sophomore Jimmy Gaines is running with the first team at middle linebacker -- ahead of Futch -- is because of his "consistency and work ethic."
"I think he's outworked the guys behind him. At the end of the day, he's learned the defense, he's been consistent. He's gotten consistently better," D'Onofrio said.
"When you know what you're doing, you could play a lot faster. And that's the difference, not so much whether one guy runs faster or one guy is a little stronger or those sorts of things. I mean those things all come into play. But at the end of the day, diagnose it, react and play fast. Sometimes there's maybe there's guys with more hype. Maybe they run a better 40. But at the end of the day it's about production and making plays, not making mental errors, being able to be confident out there and run the show. I think he's continued to improve. He had a good spring and a good summer. He came back here and has continued to improve."
> Just because most teams rely on the middle linebacker to call plays doesn't mean that's the way D'Onofrio plans to run things. In fact, it's more likely senior Sean Spence will.
"Most people assume middle linebacker, that's the guy who has to call the defense, makes the adjustments," D'Onofrio said. "He doesn't really need to do that. I've done it both with the will [weakside] and mike [middle] linebacker. The experienced guy will be the guy who calls the plays."
> Asked which freshman he thinks could end up playing this season, D'Onofrio mentioned Chickillo and linebacker Denzel Perryman (Coral Gables), who is working behind Buchanan at weakside linebacker.
"I think Denzel Perryman is a guy who has flashed quite a bit," D'Onofrio said. "We recruited him and he was a highly rated player, but I've been really happy with his progress so far. Those are the two that's standout. There's other guys that have flashed. But those are the two that standout."
> Al Golden and his staff have created several new motivational tools to build unity (players driving each other to practice, team hotel during camp) and fire players up (soft tape highlights). The latest we learned about Wednesday are "Concentration Cards."' Gaines said players get a new index card with their goals to focus on each day from their position coaches.
"My card said 'Stance/Start, Be A Leader, and Play Like Nobody Can Stop You," Gaines said.
> Golden said he has the team's first scrimmage scheduled for Sunday with the second scheduled for Monday, Aug. 22. Golden said scrimmages will be treated like "game day situations."
"We'd like to get that one in and get a firm grip on our personnel and make changes and then settle in there for the next 12-13 days."
> Golden said the return of sixth-year senior Joel Figueroa has made it tougher in selecting a starting offensive line.
"Fig is really healthy and he's a guy we really didn't see in the spring. He's really bright, mature. He's been an incredible surprise for us and he'll have something to say who the five are," Golden said.
> Offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson, who had back surgery, was released from the hospital Tuesday according to Golden.
> Golden said there is still no word on the hardship waiver Ryan Williams is seeking from the NCAA to be eligible this season, but he "will continue to get reps."
> Golden said the reason he sprints between drills with players at practice is because he wants to set "a good tempo."
"You do lead by example," Golden said. "It's heartfelt, honestly. We want a team that plays with energy and plays with passion and we have to display that ourselves."


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Foxboro, MA – The New England Patriots signed veteran defensive lineman Tommy Kelly on Wednesday.
Kelly spent the past nine seasons with the Oakland Raiders. He had 45 tackles and one sack in 16 games during the 2012 season.
Undrafted out of Mississippi State in 2004, Kelly had four productive seasons with Oakland before late team owner Al Davis signed him to a seven-year, $50 million dollar contract prior to the 2008 season.
Kelly hasn't missed a game since signing the contract. The 32-year-old recorded 419 tackles, 34 sacks and 16 pass deflections in 129 games with the Raiders.


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I'm the boss at a small office with fewer than 20 employees. I'm involved in a few local charities, including my kids' school fundraising projects. Can I solicit contributions from my employees for charitable projects I'm involved in? And how do I best handle requests from my employees to donate or participate in their giving?
Based on the number of e-mails I've received from employees asking how to tactfully say no to their bosses' donation requests, my advice is: Don't do it!
Whether you are selling Girl Scout cookies for your adorable daughter or asking your employees to sponsor you in the fun run—or, and here's an extreme case, "encouraging" them to donate to Mitt Romney as this executive did—you can't get away from the fact that you'll also be filling out their performance reviews and determining their next raises. So while your charity work is something to be proud of at home and at work, don't risk even the smallest question of impropriety.
If you decide that you want to solicit donations despite my warnings, make sure to do it with the least pressure possible. Send around an e-mail that explains the cause and asks those who want to donate (voluntarily, of course) to give money anonymously. Better yet, post a sign in the office kitchen or break room with information about the charity and its address or Web site. If your office is part of a larger company, it may be a good idea to check the formal rules about fundraising at the office with your human resources department. If you're the head honcho, consider writing your own formal policy; it could help both you and your employees feel more comfortable in the future.
And what should you do when your employees ask you to give? I think there's a simple check. If you feel uncomfortable, don't give. And certainly don't feel that you have to give equally to everyone who approaches you. Be open to learning about new causes and good efforts, but if it doesn't fit your giving plan, just say that you've already pledged your money to Charity X (the reliable "hug and release" technique).
If your employees seem to have a new request each week, think about finding ways to consolidate their good works. Could you hold a brown bag lunch where people share information about their causes? Or could your office choose one cause that you'd like to focus on as a group? This could be anything from a needy family during the holidays to a local school in September. Just make sure that whatever plan you implement ensures that you applaud the work of those who engage in community work without harassing those who don't feel comfortable (or able) to give.
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How To Make Mini Garden Gnomes
These extra tiny garden gnomes have a modern shape that makes them a breeze to cast out of basic craft store plaster in a simple, homemade mold. You can pop out a whole village of them in an afternoon and let the kids (or yourself!) go to town decorating them.
What You Need
• craft plaster
• toilet paper tubes
• water cooler cones
• acrylic craft paint, polyurethane
• dimensional fabric paint
1. Put a toilet paper tube on top of a water cooler cone. Draw a circle on the cone where they meet.
2. Cut out the cone.
3. Stick the small cone point side down into the toilet paper tube. Push it all the way down so that the tip of the cone touches your work surface.
4. Mix plaster according to the manufacturer's directions and pour into the mold.
5. Allow plaster to fully set. Peel away all the cardboard and paper.
6. Decorate your gnome with acrylic paint. I used a Sharpie to draw the eyes. The beards are dimensional fabric paint. Brush a layer of polyurethane over the gnome to seal it.
(Images: Katie Steuernagle)


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Dr. Janet R. Serwint is a professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include general pediatrics and adolescent medicine. She serves as vice chair of Pediatric Education and director of the Pediatric Residency Program.
Dr. Serwint completed her undergraduate work at the University of Illinois and received her M.D. from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed residencies in pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and Riley Children's Hospital before her arrival at Johns Hopkins for a Robert Wood Johnson fellowship in general pediatrics.
Her research interests include health care issues within underserved populations, medical resident education and end-of-life issues.
Dr. Serwint has received numerous awards of distinction for her teaching and research, including several visiting professorships and lectureships, and she has twice been named by Baltimore Magazine as one of the top 25 Pediatricians in Baltimore. She has published extensively, sits on the editorial board for Pediatrics in Review and Academic Pediatrics, and serves as consulting editor of Pediatrics in Brief. She acts as Research Network Director for the Continuity Research Network (CORNET) of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, an elected member of the Society for Pediatric Research and a member of the Academic Pediatric Association.
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- Award for Excellence in Education, Institute of Excellence in Education, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2014
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Havelock is scheduled to conduct its annual water system flushing beginning on Sunday.
Havelock is scheduled to conduct its annual water system flushing beginning on Sunday.
The process involves temporarily stopping the addition of ammonia to the system. Ammonia is scheduled to be added back into the system on June 14.
Fire hydrants are also scheduled to be flushed during the time period.
Federal and state regulations require the procedure, which is designed to ensure a high level of disinfection throughout the water system, according to a release from the city.
The process is scheduled to begin in the eastern part of the city near the Webb Boulevard water treatment plant and head west.
During the process, chlorine will continue to be used to disinfect the water. As a result of the change, residents may notice an increase in chlorine taste and smell in the water, and the flushing may result in some minor discoloration. If water appears discolored, users should run their faucets for a few minutes until the color goes away. If discoloration persists, residents can call 444-6409 or 670-0663.
Residents who use drinking water in fish aquariums and ponds or for kidney dialysis treatment should continue to remove traces of ammonia and chlorine from the water prior to using it. Dialysis patients can talk to their doctors, and fish owners can get information from pet stores.
For more information on the procedure, call Havelock Public Services at 444-6409, the water department at 444-6404 or the water treatment staff at 444-6420.
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Has Nokia bottomed out? El Reg drills into the detail
Is that light at the end of the tunnel or an oncoming train?
Analysis When a company is in crisis, it wants to tell the world that it's still got oodles of cash and is jolly busy putting things right. This is true even if you're Europe's biggest technology company - right, Nokia?
The phone firm got the bad news out of the way first in its financial results this week. The company is €675m poorer than it was three months ago, a period in which the major ratings agencies have downgraded its bonds to junk status. The cash-flow portion of the results give an indication of Nokia's current burn rate: it has drawn on €488m from operating activities in the first six months of the year, but only €102m in the past three months. Nokia raised €416m from flogging assets and investments, giving an overall cash drain of €514m for the quarter, or €940m for the first six months of this year.
So the haemorrhaging is slowing to an improbable dead calm. What about the revenue picture?
Contrary to what you might believe if you get your information the tech blog echo-chamber, Nokia does more than sell Windows Phones – incredible as this may seem. Overall sales fell five per cent from the first quarter of 2012, and although the company's revenue is down by 25 per cent from a year ago, the crash has steadied.
Alas, and this may be a consequence of its European roots, costs have not (yet) been cut to reflect the lower revenues. The phones division sold €4bn worth of gear, but the gross profit of €729m is before a billion-euro bill for sales, marketing and R&D teams are accounted for. Opex was down 14 per cent.
That explains why the management announced the latest, most savage cuts a month ago, before the detailed results emerged today.
Nokia said it had shipped 4 million Lumia phones, and about 600,000 in the United States. So we must believe them, and Nokia did say "sold" not "shipped". Sold means "stays sold". Nokia still sells more Symbian phones (officially it isn't called Symbian any more) than it sells Windows devices.
Net cash was better than expected, at €4.2bn.
However the worst part of the numbers is Nokia's margins for the reasons outlined above. The company's cost base hasn't fallen as quickly as its revenues have fallen. Non-IFRS margin is 18 per cent, but it's making a loss on each phone.
Nokia confessed it had overestimated the popularity of its smartphones. It will write down €220m worth of components which can't now be sold in phones. Since this includes Lumia, Symbian and Meego handsets, we can't infer that Nokia had overestimated the appeal of Windows. Not without more information.
So what's the prognosis, then? Windows 8 is very near, which must be quite a relief. Nokia said that it was on top of Microsoft's release cycle to OEMs. It was late to the party with Windows Phone 7 and had to take what was on offer. Now it was ahead of the curve. With the Windows mobile market as small and uncompetitive as it is, you wonder whether this makes much difference, and it doesn't today. But it means that rather than lining up a 21-gun salute for what is effectively a pretty generic outsourced device (Lumia 800 and 900), it can start to produce distinctive devices again.
It wouldn't harm Nokia if it could squeeze in the 41MP sensor found on the PureView into its Windows portfolio soon.
Nokia also said it hadn't seen a fall in Lumia activations after last month's news stories that Lumias won't run Windows 8.
In a reality check, Nokia supremo Stephen Elop reminded analysts his company needed to flog a lot of cheaper devices in Asia, where Android phones are now as cheap as chips, where Windows is still costly, and the Series 40 is not really competitive. Nokia watchers should probably look to this for the next indication in the company's fortunes. We won't really know what a Windows 8 smartphone world looks like until Christmas, or just afterwards. ®


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It's a family affair at Rua
New research from Bord Bia has revealed that supporting local businesses is a key consideration for members of the public when eating out. Which may go part of the way to explaining why there is nearly always something of a queue up the stairs for a coveted seat in this small, but perfectly formed cafe on Spencer Street in Castlebar, Co Mayo. With the same research showing that over two thirds of the population rated 'the use of Irish and local produce' as important when eating out for a meal, if you venture over the border to Mayo, Rua's impeccable pedigree of the origin of all elements on their plates delivers. And then some.
Cafe Rua was started by Anne McMahon, a lovely and remarkable woman who, if her circumstances had but been different would have undoubtedly given Myrtle Allen a run for her money. With a life long love of food, she realized her dream and opened Cafe Rua on Antrim Street when her two children had flown the nest. I can taste her beautiful chicken liver pate and the 'proper' apple tart as if it was yesterday. It is a testament to her that both those items are still on the menu to this day.
When Anne, not so much retired, (she is still active in the bakery) stepped back from the business, Cafe Rua passed to the next generation, Aran and Coleen McMahon. A gift not just for them but for all of us. Colleen now runs the show at Café Rua and they expanded to Rua on Spencer Street, a split level deli and cafe, in 2008. Two restaurants with pride, character and a strong philosophy.
Rua has a style all its own. On the ground floor is the indecently pretty deli. With interior design by Colleen, a lady with more style than should be allowed, she certainly knows how to make a space both beautiful and inviting. Here they specialize in all things Irish, featuring in particular Mayo, Galway and the West. They also do takeaway coffees, breakfasts, soups and lunch dishes. Out front there's an antique table groaning with fantastic breads, bakes and tarts. Siofra heads up the delicatessen and any of the staff can advise regarding matters of cheese board, hamper or gift basket from their extensive range. A very deserving winner of the McKennas 'Retailer of the year' award for 2012. There's so much to Rua that you could eat there all day every day, for breakfast, lunch, and even buy the elements of your dinner to throw together quickly at home. Maybe a Sheridan's duck leg confit on a bed of Rua's own red cabbage, with a bottle of Cotes du Rhone? Yes please! I myself am never without some of their Rua tomato and apple chutney in my fridge.
Upstairs is a casual cafe with a short, seasonally influenced menu board and a happy atmosphere. The last few times I was in it also had 'An Taoiseach' adorning one of the tables. I am not sure if he's a permanent feature there, but I suppose he must enjoy a Rua tray bake as much as the next Mayo Man.
We were seated in the middle of the room, and quickly decided on our order. The girls had Rua's delicious homemade lemonade, an order of thick Nadurtha (formerly Noodle House) papardelle with a rich ragu sauce and garlic toasts; and sausages (Kelly's of Newport) with creamy mash, while myself and my current husband shared a 'Rua Mezze platter'.
If by Mezze you are thinking humous, olives and flat bread, you would be wrong! Aran has something of a lighthearted attitude to food, his humor and a little touch of wackiness shines through, making the Rua Mezze platter as Irish as Hector Ó hEochagáin. The platter featured a taster of one of the soups of the day, a thick and earthy beetroot broth with nuggets of St Tolas goat cheese crumbled on top and scattered with shards of cucumber for extra crunch. Some local cheese, notably a lovely rustic nettle type I hadn't met before, an ironically retro hard boiled egg dressed with homemade mayo which had a distinctive citrus tang. Slices of the house pate served with a beetroot relish, pickles and the freshest salad leaves, the pitta bread replaced by thick slices of their own brown bread.
We followed the sharing platter with an open steak sandwich for him, sweet sautéed onions piled high on a soft toasted 'Blaa', with fried potatoes, an appely coleslaw and a pleasantly hot horseradish mayo for 10.95. I had a beetroot and feta tart, well seasoned, light and with pastry that was flaky and buttery. It came with potato and dill salad and a hailstorm of pomegranate seeds hiding among the mixed leaves. Indeed the assorted salad leaves and sides are always a particular joy. The crunchy apple slaw with the steak sandwich the perfect foil for the tender beef, and Steven Gould's salad leaves a million miles removed from the supermarket packet ones.
The desserts seem to look at you with a 'come hither' gaze. Resistance is futile, so we didn't. We usually all pick out a dessert before our mains have even reached the table. Picking with some difficulty from the display of chocolate brownies, bakewell tart and a magnificent looking blood orange upside down cake, the girls both had the seasonal fruit pie. I recognized it as Mammy McMahon's 'proper apple tart', the fruit sliced, and baked in a golden pastry crust crumbling under the slightest pressure and crowned with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and not a crumb was left behind. A pear and chocolate roulade and a choux pastry with hazelnut praline filling completed our meal.
Rua really is a great spot to eat, the food is thoughtful and considered, and great value when you consider the quality of ingredients, skill and service. Take away or enjoy in. There is always something happening, and it's well worth signing up to their email list or following them on Facebook to keep up to date. 'Cooking the Books' is running until February 2nd where they feature a different special and dessert everyday from some of their current favourite titles like 'Jerusalem' by Yottam Ottolenghi or 'The Ard Bia Cookbook' as well as 10 % off the selected cook books for the entire week at the deli. Pancake Tuesday sees crepes for sale to take home as well as 500 ml tubs of their own pancake batter. There's also their very popular monthly evening meals and bespoke Valentine's Day hampers.
The food is generous with something comforting about it, served up by passionate staff who know and love what they do, by family for family. Through these two generations, the McMahons and their team have made food that feels like a gift and I'm sure that this is not the end of their story. I'm keeping my eye on young Paddy McMahon - he is a grafter who likes his grub, two of the main requirements for the business. Since he's only eight we shall have to wait a while to see how this one turns out. No pressure then, Paddy! And if you do go and see Enda there - let him eat cake.
|All Taoiseachs are sources and produced locally at Rua
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Joseph "Joe" Oral Jacob, 81, of Blackfoot, Idaho, died of a long-term illness Tuesday at Bingham Memorial Hospital.
Joseph was born in Victor, Idaho, to Luella and Joseph Jacob. Joseph, known to his family and friends as Joe, served as a first lieutenant in the Air Force during the Korean War as a navigator instructor.
Joseph met and married the love of his life, Jannette Peterson, on Nov. 18, 1955, in the LDS Salt Lake Temple and lived in Albany. Joe and Jannette were happily married for 55 years at the time of his death.
Joe attended Oregon State University and logged during the summer months. He graduated from OSU in 1960 in agricultural economics. He then started his career at Ore-Prove in Harrisburg. He later owned Normarc Seed Company in 1964 in Tangent and retired in 1990. Joe has many dear friends and business associates in the Willamette Valley.
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The Vikings announced the vote on Tuesday. Peterson has been one of the feel-good stories of the NFL this year. He tore the ACL in his left knee last December, and has returned to lead the league in rushing this season.
Peterson needs 294 yards in the final two games to eclipse Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards set back in 1984. His 1,812 yards this season are already a career high.
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"I got Wii Music, but I stopped playing because I was wiisturbating more than I was making music."
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Masturbating while affixing yourself to any active apparatus of the Nintendo Wii (Wii Balance Board, Wii Remote)
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Growing up in high school, the way Lee Davis tells it, the girl whose father owned the Ford dealership had a Mustang.
Growing up in high school, the way Lee Davis tells it, the girl whose father owned the Ford dealership had a Mustang; the boy whose dad owned the Pontiac dealership had a Trans Am; and Davis drove an old Chevy.
"The difference is we're still in business now," said Davis, owner of Davis Chevrolet, as a group of business and city professionals chuckled at a grand re-opening held Thursday and hosted by the Lexington Area Chamber of Commerce.
Davis Chevrolet will party for not only one evening but two days as it celebrates its recently completed renovation. In addition to the chamber event, a customer-focused day will be held Saturday with games and cash prizes.
The company, originally started in 1921 on North Main Street, is thriving as it moves into its 91st year. After serving the community for many years at the North Main Street location, the Davis family built a state-of-the-art facility in 1969.
"I remember when I was 9 years old and when the building was built," Davis said. "I even have the original Dispatch article from the grand opening."
Displayed on the reception counter at the chamber's ribbon cutting event was the paper from 1969. As a door prize, the dealership was giving away a color console television.
Though the building has had several minor fixes here and there, this is the first true overhaul since the original construction.
"Back in 2008 when things really, really got bad, businesses were having trouble and the auto industry was going through a revolution, we came out fine. When (General Motors) cut dealerships out, we were in good shape. We were one of the ones that they kept," said Davis.
So when the economy grew a little less murky and direction became clear, Davis jumped on GM's opportunity to renovate his facility. A program provided and encouraged by the parent company, supplied designs and designers to the Lexington business as well as other dealerships throughout the nation.
"GM wanted us to do the renovation but it wasn't mandatory," Davis said.
But with faith in the business and love for the community, the wheels were set in motion over a year ago when the first designer arrived at dealership in June 2011. When the bulk of the renovation was in full swing, the showroom and offices were taken down to the bare bones with 2X4s exposed.
"You could see from one end of the building to the other," Davis explained.
Since the hammers have been laid down, the drills became quiet and the final Sheetrock dust was swept from the showroom floor, Davis said he can't wait to welcome customers into the practically new facility.
"This renovation is really for the customers and long term business. We plan on being here a long time. If I didn't think we were going to be here for a long, long time, there's no way we would have done this. We've been through the worst of the economy and came out OK," Davis said.
From the newly tiled floor to the signature blue tower outside, the facility doesn't just look renovated, it looks completely new and 21st century.
"I walked in and thought, is this really Davis Chevrolet?" asked Wayne Alley, mayor pro-tem for the City of Lexington. "This renovation shows confidence in the business and in the community."
Davis Chevrolet is also the oldest continually owned family dealership in North Carolina, said Burr Sullivan, president of the chamber of commerce. Five generations have seen the inner-workings of the dealership, beginning with Davis' great grandfather.
"It (five-generation family owned business) just doesn't happen anymore. The quality of this dealership is unsurpassed," Sullivan added, noting that he had purchased several throughout his life at Davis Chevrolet.
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"When we bid this out we used architects from Lexington. We got a Lexington contractor and almost all sub-contractors were from Davidson County, too," Davis said. "We got the best deal but we also got the best value and we kept business local because those are the people that buy from us."
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From the article, "The news that Grand Theft Auto V will be squatting on 8GB of my PS3′s hard drive due to a mandatory install stings. That's a big chunk of memory! You folks with newer PS3s that have at least 160GB hard drives could consider that a mosquito bite, but those of us with HDDs under 80GB will feel that sting.
Yet, we should be used to this by now. If you have a PS3, you have to accept the inevitable mandatory install. It happens. It helps us build a bond. Besides, it isn't like Grand Theft Auto V is the only game noshing on our hard drives."
Storage space isnt an issue for me.. I put a 500GB HDD in my 60GB phat long ago & PS4 is around the corner.. I really dont care how much install space is taken up at this point
I recall MGS4 taking FOREVER back in the summer of 2008. I mean when you sit there watching Snake smoke cigs the whole time..... This went on after every chapter.
I just looked on my console to see if these file sizes were right.
MGS4 is 4880 ( still on there from 2008 )
Skyrim is 4368 + a 92mb update ( both from near release Dec 2011 )
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Hidden Disney Details - DCA's Red Car Trolleys
In 1901, real estate mogul Henry Hunington purchased several small Southern California transportation providers and consolidated them into the Pacific Electric Railway. He boosted ridership by extending the light rail routes throughout Los Angeles County and into the adjacent Orange, Riverside and San Bernadino Counties. Under Hunington's leadership, all of the Pacific Electric's urban cars were painted red, leading to the iconic Red Car nickname.
At its height, more than 900 Pacific Electric cars served approximately 100 million passengers a year. Although the light rail system enjoyed its busiest year in 1944, the advent of the automobile led to a steep decline in ridership post World War II. The icon's luster finally faded on April 8, 1961, as the Red Car Trolley made its last trip on the line connecting Los Angeles and Long Beach.
When Walt Disney moved to Hollywood in August of 1923, he would have seen dozens of the Southland's iconic Red Car Trolleys. Before the evolution of Southern California's freeway age, Red Cars were a transportation fixture. From 1901 to 1961, the electric Red Car system covered more than 1,000 miles of track throughout Los Angeles and its neighboring counties. Inspired by the Red Cars of the 1920's and 30's, Disney's Imagineers paid homage to the past by installing a trolley line between Buena Vista Street and Hollywood Land.
Buena Vista Street's Red Car Trolleys are based on the light electric rail cars operated by the Pacific Electric Railway in urban areas like Hollywood. DCA's Red Car Trolley #623 is patterned after the St. Louis Car Company's 600-series of trolleys that were comissioned by the Pacific Electric Railway in 1922 & '23.
The 23 in #623 refers to 1923, an important year for Walt Disney. His Laugh-O-Gram Studios in Kansas City, Missourri had gone bankrupt in July, so in August of 1923, Disney decided move to California. The great storyteller traveled to Hollywood, determined to try his luck making films.
Red Car Trolley #717 is a direct tribute to July 17, 1955, Disneyland's Opening Day. The numbering for 717 is also inspired by the trolley's type, since it is patterned after the St. Louis Car Company's 700-series of trolleys, used in city areas by the Pacific Electric Railway in the mid 1920's to 30's.
In recent years, high gas prices and heavy auto traffic have led to a resurgence in public transit. Several of L.A.'s current Metro Rail lines even follow historic Red Car routes. To acknowledge its transportation history, the Port of Los Angeles operates a restored 1.5-mile trolley route called the Waterfront Red Car Line.


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University of Lancaster awards Viglen and Platform Computing first class honours for HPC
University of Lancaster has selected Viglen, a leading British manufacturer and provider of IT solutions to the education and public sector, for its latest High Performance Computing (HPC) expansion, worth £1.2million over a three year period. Viglen have partnered with Platform Computing, the leader in cluster, grid and cloud management software, to supply, implement and manage this HPC Enterprise Edition solution.
The University of Lancaster is one of the UK's largest research institutions so having access to enterprise-class HPC power is mission- critical, since the university receives more funding through research than through tuition fees alone. The University of Lancaster has been an HPC user for a few years but decided to adopt a more strategic and centralised approach when it began looking at refreshing and upgrading its resources in 2009.
Lancaster has established itself as a major centre for computer-based research. With this new facility, we will be able push forward with problems that require lots of processing power, huge data volumes or both.
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We have been seeing increased demand from the market for HPC solutions: it was clear to us that Platform Computing offers the most comprehensive package and would naturally be the best option for our customers. We are delighted that the University of Lancaster are advancing their centralised HPC facility with a Viglen solution and looking forward to embarking on a successful long-term partnership. As a British IT solution provider, it is a great achievement to be competing and succeeding against international giants.
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This project marks an incredibly exciting time for us as it is our first joint initiative with Viglen and our first HPC Enterprise Edition higher education customer in Europe. Platform HPC Enterprise Edition offers a one-stop shopping experience — a complete cluster solution that provides superior user performance, improved reliability and reduced cost of ownership while removing the complexity associated with HPC clusters.
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