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Pets, Pets, Pets . . .
The 1958 jingle: "My dog's better than your dog, my dog's better than yours, my dog's better 'cause he eats Ken-L Ration, my dog's better than yours" is more than a silly brag. It's a reminder that years ago you didn't need a PhD in biology to be a petowning consumer.
Gee, shopping for a dog food, was much simpler- that's before we pondered store-bought vs. homemade or the raw diet; and before we feared preservatives, aflatoxin and the insidious Chinese import- melamine. Trust me- the manufacturers were duping us, even decades ago. Madison Avenue always tried their subliminal best to make the dog dietary decision for us.
Recently I bought several vintage Saturday Evening Post dog food ads at an antique store near Gramercy Park. They were real eye-openers so I started looking for others. It seems I dug up more than product promos. Although many of the pet food companies like Pard, Ideal and Red Heart, have long vanished, their ads still chronicle the times, and often make political or even odd cultural statements.
"Loose lips sink ships". This 1944 Gaines ad shown reminds citizens to be "Quiet about troop movements, ship sailings, war equipment". The Scotty staring at Uncle Sam had no intention of divulging D-Day details when he asks, "But I can speak for Gaines, can't I?" Nowadays the Surgeon General would never allow a 1950s ad with a Great Dane lighting up to proclaim: "There is nothing like a cigarette after an Ideal meal."
We take the availability of canned pet food for granted. However, during WWII both meat and tin were scarce. In fact right after Pearl Harbor rumors sparked hysteria about a mass euthanasia of American pets to protect precious food stocks. In wartime advertisements Gaines shows puppies that say "only cry babies yelp about meat rationing" and Pard claims "dehydrated" dog food becomes ground beef again with a little water ('twasn't ground beef before the "scientific process"), while later in 1947 Ideal announces their prewar meaty dog food is back in "cans".
Advertising as performance art debuted long ago. In June 1936 Time reported that in Chicago the Ideal Dog Food Company unveiled a "living billboard" that had a 26 ft. wide shed with a glass front, $6,000 worth of air conditioning, awnings, Venetian blinds, a drinking fountain and sleeping quarters to house 6 Boston Terriers. The real barkers clamoring inside would be changed weekly to a different pedigreed pack supplied by the local kennel club. Ideal's CEO waited to launch this off-beat ad campaign until a famous dancer, Michigan Avenue's most vocal SPCA advocate, sailed for Europe.
The celebrities of yesteryear vouched for dog food brands. My 1949 Red Heart ad tells customers "to take a tip" from MGM star "Lassie" who just happens to have weekly radio shows where he/she "in person" tells thrilling tales of adventure, romance and comedy. This magazine clip predated the gender bender male "Lassie" on TV. Pard hired my favorite dragon, yes; I'm dating myself-"Ollie" of "Kukla, Fran and Ollie"- to have intimate chats with dogs of all breeds. News flash: the pups told him they prefer "Pard Burger." Are you surprised?
Hollywood tie-ins are nothing new. Dog food loves Disney (or vice versa). When "Big Red" opened in theaters in 1962, Friskies gave away a free book (for 4 labels) revealing a "new approach to training" so your dog could be as well-behaved as the illustrious Irish Setter. In 1955 you could get a "Lady and the Tramp" mobile exclusively from Pard; later a 1961 Friskies poster offered a "Lucky" pup toy from "101 Dalmatians"- all "Happy Meal" promotions to appeal to the canine connoisseur.
Mini Gallery- Come "See and Sniff", as a 1941 Pard ad insists. My old time dog food ads should be hanging soon in the refurbished "real room" at Islip Town Shelter (224-5660) Denver Ave. Bay Shore. Come visit; tour the kennels too. You just may find the dog for cat of your dreams. Now as the self-appointed curator of kibble, I plan on acquiring more dog food memorabilia to expand the exhibit to Babylon and Oyster Bay Shelters... Been watching a Lorne Greene Alpo ad on EBAY. Gotta get this Bonanza for the collection.
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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) � Jason Segel is balancing a bowling pin atop his noggin.
The jolly actor-screenwriter is perched on the stage of a makeshift Muppet Theater that's been erected inside a mammoth Universal Studios soundstage. He's nervously grimacing while the furry blue daredevil Gonzo the Great winds his arm up in preparation to launch a bowling ball toward Segel for a stunt the pair are filming for "The Muppets."
Segel, who co-wrote the movie with "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" director Nicholas Stoller, is balancing more than just a bowling pin on his head these days: The Walt Disney Co., which acquired The Muppets franchise from The Jim Henson Co. in 2004, has entrusted him with the first big-screen adventure starring the felt-covered performance troupe in 12 years.
"I think at some point, The Muppets changed a little bit," said Segel during a break from filming earlier this year. "Our goal with this movie is to reintroduce The Muppets to kids in a way that's reminiscent of the movies from the late '70s and early '80s. The great thing about those movies and what Pixar does now is they don't pander or condescend to children."
Segel, a hardcore Muppet fan best known for his R-rated roles in such movies as "Knocked Up" and "I Love You, Man," petitioned Disney brass to resurrect The Muppets with Stoller in a way that would appeal to both nostalgic adults who grew up watching "The Muppet Show" and children more familiar with computer-generated 3-D animation than big-eyed puppets.
In the film, out Wednesday, Segel and Amy Adams play a small-town couple named Gary and Mary who � along with Gary's puppet brother Walter (portrayed by Peter Linz) � work to reunite The Muppets. It seems the felt ones have found themselves irrelevant in an entertainment landscape dominated by such over-the-top fictional game shows as "Punch Teacher."
The musical's story line mirrors The Muppets' own reality. They haven't starred in a film together since the 2005 made-for-TV movie "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz" and have been absent from theaters since 1999's "The Muppets in Space."
"It's funny that the success of the movie might undo the story itself," said director James Bobin. "That's what actually drew me to the story. I was struck by how honest it was and with real artistic license portrayed how people perceive The Muppets at this time. One of the great emotional drives in any story is getting the band back together."
The new movie finds The Muppets off doing their own thing: Fozzie Bear is languishing in a tribute band called The Moopets, Miss Piggy is sashaying around Paris as a fashion editor, Animal is treating his anger management issues at rehab, Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem are performing in the New York subway and Scooter is working at Google.
The filmmakers, most of whom have never worked with puppets, let alone The Muppets, closely collaborated with the puppeteers who have been portraying these characters for years. One particular meeting with them led Segel and Stoller to axe any self-referential jokes and puns about The Muppets being puppets. "I wonder how that felt," for example, was a goner.
"We're all partners on this movie," said producer Todd Lieberman. "We grew up on The Muppets, but these guys have been living it for 20 years. They know these characters better than any of us possibly could because they've been doing it for 20 years. They know the characters, and they know the style. They know what to do and what not to do for the brand."
Adams, who ran the award show gauntlet earlier this year for her role in "The Fighter," found it more difficult to switch between flashy gowns at night and Mary's conservative ensembles by day during production than working with puppets. She said acting opposite puppets like Walter wasn't any more difficult than working opposite actors like Mark Wahlberg.
"Once you accept that the puppet that you're working with is an actual character, it really is no different from working with another human actor," said Adams. "The puppeteers are geniuses at disappearing. I don't know how they do it, but they do it. I see Peter and Walter as two completely separate beings. Peter is Peter, and Walter is Walter."
The immersive set design helped, too. For the new Muppet Theater that's supposed to look like it's abandoned until The Muppets give it a makeover, production designer Steve Saklad and his team incorporated the towering theater set built in 1924 for "Phantom of the Opera," which is still standing inside a soundstage on the Universal Studios backlot.
"We were originally going to shoot the parts of the Muppet Theater scenes that face the audience in a historic downtown Los Angeles theater, but it would've been limiting for the director to split everything up," said Saklad. "I think it worked out for the best because now we've got this huge, luscious theater covered in a thousand coats of paint."
Saklad said the new Muppet Theater set was put in storage after production on "The Muppets," just in case it's required for a sequel, and he's hoping that no one paints over the "Phantom of the Opera" walls. However, the prospect of The Muppets as a rejuvenated franchise featuring Segel is one the actor-screenwriter can't seem to fathom.
"That would certainly be amazing," said Segel sheepishly. "It's not something I'm even thinking about right now. I'm still focused on this movie. My big goal was just to re-establish The Muppets where they belonged. From there, everything else is gravy. I just wanted to see The Muppets again the way I remembered them."

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NEW YORK (AP) Fireworks, strobe lights, thumping music and gyrating dancers on the court of Arthur Ashe Stadium. It can only mean one thing: the official start of the U.S. Open.
John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova, singles champions from three decades ago, slammed tennis balls into the stands before Monday night's matches to ceremonially light the Empire State Building in U.S. Open court blue.
And first-year New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio officially welcomed the 700,000 fans to the two-week tournament, saying ''the U.S. Open is where it's at!''
That was all a prelude to pounding rock tunes from the band Fitz and the Tantrums, accompanied by booming fireworks, flashing strobe lights and a team of dancers gyrating on the court over projected images of the game's biggest stars.
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THINKING OF UKRAINE: For Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky, just keeping his mind on tennis these days is a challenge.
Stakhovsky, who lost a first-round U.S. Open match to Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 on Monday, acknowledged the current political unrest in Eastern Ukraine is a distraction.
''Two weeks ago I was there and not very far from what is happening,'' Stakhovsky said, adding that he preferred not to ''disclose'' exactly where he was. ''It all gets under your skin and it's kind of hard to live without information about what is going on and if there's any updates.''
Despite the instability in his country, Stakhovsky believes there was no reason for the upcoming Davis Cup matches between Ukraine and Belgium, scheduled from Sept. 12-14, to be moved out of Kiev to the neutral venue of Talinn, Estonia.
On Aug. 7, the Davis Cup committee came to a non-unanimous decision that it would be safe for Ukraine-Belgium to go ahead as planned and play in Kiev.
The Belgian Tennis Federation appealed that decision. On Aug. 12, the ITF Board of Directors upheld Belgium's appeal and advised the Ukrainian Tennis Federation to select a neutral site. The winning country will clinch a spot in the main draw of next year's Davis Cup.
''The Ukraine national football team is playing Portugal and Slovakia next week in Ukraine and 80,000 people will be at the stadium and that's no threat to security,'' Stakhovsky said. ''And then we have a Davis Cup tie, in which there'll be a maximum of 5,000 people in a closed venue, and it's a breach of security.''
To make his point that it's absurd for Ukraine to lose its right to home matches that would have been held far away from the strife, Stakhovsky noted the 1,000 miles between recent riots that took place in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City.
''What - should we cancel the U.S. Open?'' Stakhovsky said. ''It's the same topic and the same in Kiev.''
- By Sandra Harwitt
STRICTLY NOT WATCHING: Andy Murray isn't one for reality TV - even if his mother is starring on it.
British Fed Cup captain Judy Murray is set to compete this season on the BBC's ''Strictly Come Dancing,'' the show that inspired ''Dancing with the Stars'' in the U.S.
''If it makes her happy, then I will support her. I'm not really into those shows, but she loves it,'' her two-time major champion son said Saturday as he prepared for the U.S. Open.
''I mean, she watches it all of the time, talks about it all the time,'' he added with a grin.
Not that he plans to tune in.
''Probably not, no,'' Murray conceded.
His mother must be an avid dancer, right?
''I don't believe I have ever seen her dance, to be honest,'' Murray said. ''It will be interesting.''
What Murray is a fan of is the NBA, and with an offseason home in Miami, he has Heat season tickets. The Scot didn't appreciate the implication that he might give them up now that LeBron James has left town.
''We don't do that,'' Murray shot back. ''In the U.K., you don't change teams when someone leaves.''
Murray took a day off from practicing Friday for a busy slate of spectator sports. He followed Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy at The Barclays in New Jersey, then attended the USA Basketball exhibition at Madison Square Garden at night. It was the first time he'd observed professional golf live.
''It's like pretty much any sport,'' Murray said. ''When you watch them up close, it's impressive.''
- By Rachel Cohen - www.twitter.com/RachelCohenAP
BEATING THE SPREAD: Victoria Azarenka's greatest athletic accomplishments: Winning the Australian Open twice. Reaching the No. 1 ranking. Spreading her toes?
Azarenka missed the French Open and most of the spring because of a left foot injury. The runner-up to Serena Williams the last two years at the U.S. Open, she's seeded just 16th this time because of the layoff.
Part of her rehab was seemingly the simplest of physical actions.
''The big thing that I had to learn (was) how to spread my toes,'' she explained Saturday. ''That's not a joke. It's for real. Because, you know, spending so much time in the shoes, some people cannot really spread their toes. I could not do it on my left foot. I had to learn that, and it took me about two weeks, because it was constant, mental thing. It wouldn't move.''
When it finally happened, she recalled with a smile, ''I ran and I screamed in the hallway, like I don't know - I never been so happy in my life.''
- By Rachel Cohen - www.twitter.com/RachelCohenAP
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Takedown Tuesday 17th June 2003 8:42 There are plenty better hacking movies out there but there may be a few of you who will still get a kick out of this one. The story is pretty average, only boosted by the "true story" tag which makes things just that little bit more interesting. The video AU - DVD R4 Add a Comment
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Taxi 3 Saturday 2nd August 2003 21:16 The latest instalment in Luc Besson's Taxi series featuring a cameo from Sylvester Stallone. Can this outing really match that of it's predecessors? HK - DVD R3 Comments (4)
Team America: World Police Monday 16th May 2005 23:41 Chris Gould takes a look at Trey Parker's latest flick, the all-marionette movie Team America: World Police... UK - DVD R2 Comments (5)
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Natural Materials Paired with Color Bursts
Color is great and all, but it wouldn't be so if everything was saturated or popping or taking center stage. Color can really shine when it's contrasted against something a little more neutral. One way to achieve this is to pair color with natural materials, be it wood, stone, or metal. Take a look!
- Bright pillows stand out in this otherwise-mostly-natural-plywood interior by Pattersons Architects.
- This house's steely exterior and gray Seattle setting are a great contrast to the hot, bright green door.
- Colonel is a French designer of furnishings with bright colors on natural sycamore wood grounds.
- These oversized dome pendants by Ingo Maurer come in natural aluminum on the exterior, with bright color on the interior. These are some pricey fixtures, but we love the idea of DIY-ing the look.
- A natural brick wall is backdrop to a hot pink Womb Chair.
Do you prefer color set against a natural background like this? Or neutral colors, or white? Against what setting do you think color is best appreciated?
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Advanced motion control for product feed, unique packing needs
To meet the needs of manufacturers to feed and handle flexible and odd-shaped products, Finesse Manufacturing Solutions and Polytron entered into a joint venture to provide a better solution starting in 2002. Through the development of proprietary code by Polytron and the mechanical design of Finesse Manufacturing Solutions, manufacturers now have solutions available to decouple and buffer between components in the production line in an automated way that is efficient and cost effective.
FlowTech re-feeder
Stores and re-feeds flexible and odd-shaped products in a way that is efficient and cost effective. Equipment handling highlights include:
- Receive product in bulk from tote dumper, upstream operation, or manual feed
- Buffer product in the hopper
- Spread the product into a consistent stream
- Singulate product
- Orient the product for the downstream operation
- Inspect and sort product for specific graphic orientation or removal of damaged product
- Correct pitch of product by increasing or decreasing the gap between packages
- Synchronize feeding into the target pitch on downstream equipment
Smart Stick
The Smart Stick accepts unevenly spaced product from upstream unit operations and delivers evenly spaced product at a consistent rate to the downstream unit operation, such as a check weigher or cartoner/tray pack. Easily retrofitted, the stick conveyor is made up of short, intelligent conveyor sections to provide a higher degree of correction and throughput compared to conventional "smart belts."
iQueue dynamic queue control
An integral part of the infeed conveyor, iQueue provides isolation of back pressure and intelligent feeding of product to downstream equipment. A sophisticated sensing system monitors the number of trays between the iQueue system and downstream equipment, providing real-time tracking of product count whether in motion or stationary. The system adjusts the feed rate and maintains desired back pressure by maintaining the appropriate product count in the queue.
– David Hettesheimer, PE, PMP, is senior project manager, Polytron Inc. Edited by Mark T. Hoske, content manager, CFE Media, Control Engineering and Plant Engineering, email@example.com.


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We 3 gmas baked Gubana
Wow, where did the week go... I haven't even posted last week's bake and Wednesday will be this week's!!! Busy times these holidays. We are all baking goodies for the holidays and they are being well received... Our Sisters' bake was Gubana... Barb inspired this one and it reminded us a good deal of the Babkas we baked from ITJB. Here are the pictures... No problems this week... fun conversations and a fun bake. Helen's whole loaves are the lead in picture, and here is her crumb shot.
Very nice, sweet dough that was a hit with everyone who tried it... Very tempting toasted!!!
Here is Barb's crumb...
I can see the similarities... The fillings are marvelous and somewhat different with each different bake... Barb actually stayed true to the recipe and put hazelnuts and all the good stuff in hers... Helen and I improvised with walnuts and other fruits...
This is my crumb... as you can see we have a group of very similar looking breads and I am sure similar tastes... I just know that several days later... ours is great for toast... my husband had peanut butter on his this morning and loves it that way.
A fun day of baking... when we get together... despite the miles between us... we always have a great time and enjoy the exchange of information and experiences... Helen and Barb and I fixed Party Trays and treats to share with neighbors and co-workers and friends.
In a couple of days we will be able "Awaken the Artist Within" while creating sugar cookies... Fun times, Great Sisters and Holiday baking... you have to ask yourself... "Does it get any better than this?"
Happy Baking,
Barbra, Diane, and Helen (in birth order)...
Merry Christmas Everyone.


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Average Superintendent Compensation in Michigan
The Mackinac Center just expanded its Michigan School Databases project by adding superintendent compensation and contracts to the mix. Also contained therein are copies of union contracts, detailed fiscal data and high school achievement information.
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Based on this data, which all comes directly from the school districts, the average superintendent salary in Michigan is about $115,000. The average total compensation came out to $155,000.
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Editor, the Record:
Interestingly, the news media never report anything negative that Obama does, despite that he has broken every single promise that he made while running the first time.
He said that he would lower the deficit in his first year and any president that constantly borrows money from China is unAmerican and does not deserve the presidency. Okay, first term and he has increased the deficit by $4 trillion, and speaks of increasing the debt ceiling which means another expansion of borrowed money in his second term. By 2016 we should owe nearly $20 trillion with no way in sight to repay.
What galls me is that he swore that he was going t unite both parties under one banner. Two years ago he said that Republicans would have to take a back seat to everything the Democrats were doing. Unity, hogwash, the most divisive president ever.
"An open government, transparency to the voter before anything was concluded." How much baloney can Obama produce? Everything he's done was under wraps and secretively.
Oh, and lobbyists. "I'll have nothing to do with them." He's so deep in their pockets only the top of his head shows.
A billion dollars given to a South American company to dig for oil, promising we will be their best customer, but with no reduction in purchase price mind you, and no debt to repay.
Another $2 billion given to Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood, now what could be behind that?
Despite vowing to reduce spending, his high-maintenance wife blew more than $1 million on 16 vacations his first time out, what next?
Just recently he said that Medicare would need a bit of trimming after taking billions from its budget. Increase to SSI, after three empty years, miniscule.
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I was all set to go to St. Johns, put my seat deposit down and everything. I just got a scholarship upgrade from Brooklyn. Now according to lawschooltransparency.com St. John's actually has slightly better stats in regards to employment. They are also much more transparent. However the renewal stips for Brooklyn are much better. The stipulation is top 80% for Brooklyn to renew and top 40% at St. John's to renew all of it.I have about ten days to put down a deposit for Brooklyn if I want to go there.
OP: I don't mean this to sound rude (seriously, I don't), but are you sure about that top 80% stip from Brooklyn? Are you sure they don't mean that you must be ranked at or above the 80th percentile (top 20%)? The reason I ask is because I've never seen such a generous stip. The best I've ever seen require that the student remain in "good standing", which could easily be above the top 80%, depending on the school. I have no idea what the curve is at Brooklyn, but it seems at least questionable that a school would allow you to retain a scholarship if you are ranked in the bottom 20%. I'm not challenging your honesty, OP, I'm merely suggesting that you ask Brooklyn some questions.


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Popcorn is one of America's great snack foods.
Popcorn is one of America's great snack foods.
Delicious, aromatic and noisy, it is the perfect nosh for popping into the mouth, mindlessly, while watching Hollywood fluff, sporting events and circus clowns.
"Popcorn," writes food historian Betty Fussell in her book, "The Story of Corn," "is a truly indigenous fast finger-food that links all ages, places, races, classes and kinds in the continuing circus of American life." Moreover, Fussell says, popcorn is the "oldest known corn in the world." When heated, the moisture inside the tightfisted little grains expands, turning the kernel inside out — and into something, light, white, fluffy and magical.
If you only pop corn in the microwave, you are missing out on a one-of-a-kind sensory experience — pure, elemental, fun. You need nothing more than a few tablespoons of oil, a half-cup or so of popping corn and a heavy-bottomed pot with a lid.
First the oil sizzles. Then there's the surprise of the first few kernels exploding. Then the sound of the full-out pop-POP!-popping.
Then the muffled thud as the corn virtually inches its way up the side of the vessel.
Tell me you don't pop a few pieces of the fluffed maize into your mouth before you can reach for the salt shaker, and I'll say there's not a kernel of truth in your mouth! Of course, like so many homespun treats, from boiled peanuts to deviled eggs, popcorn in recent years has gotten all gourmet.
Truffle oil and rosemary. White cheddar and Parmesan. Chili and lime.
Fishing around on the Internet, I found a New York Times recipe for Fried Hominy that suggests sprinkling the corn with a chili-spice mixture and serving with lime wedges.
This fried hominy is really good with kosher salt and malt vinegar, too. (And beer.) However you decide to dress your popcorn, I suggest you forget the microwave and try it the old-fashioned way. If you can find an iron skillet with a lid, that's perfect.
I use a heavy-bottom stockpot, shaking it around and holding it just above the flame to keep the popcorn from charring.
And when I do, it reminds me of the days before the microwave and before those '70s popcorn poppers with the little heating coil in the base, when my mother used to frenetically shake up a bowl of popcorn on top of the stove.
Sprinkled with salt and tossed with butter, there's nothing like it in the world.
Pop along now.
Hands on: 20 min.
Total time: 20 min.
Makes: 8 to 10 balls
Note: Atlanta's Watershed restaurant executive chef Joe Truex, a native of Mansura, La., credits this recipe to the woman who took care of him and his sisters while his parents worked. If this sounds like a lot of bacon grease, well, it is. But the fat really flavors the popcorn and gives it shelf life. You may cut back to as a little as 1 tablespoon if desired. Feel free to mix in peanuts, cashews or pecans, too.
Per ball, based on 8: 575 calories (percent of calories from fat, 37), 15 grams protein, 77 grams carbohydrates, 2 grams fiber, 24 grams fat (9 grams saturated), 44 milligrams cholesterol, 1,069 milligrams sodium.
1 cup sugar
1 1/3 cups cane syrup, preferably Steen's
2/3 cup water
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
4 quarts popped corn, preferably not microwave popcorn, lightly salted
12 ounces bacon, fried and chopped into crumbles (should have about 1 cup), fat reserved
2 tablespoons butter, plus more for coating hands while shaping balls
¼ teaspoon baking soda
In a saucepan fitted with a candy thermometer, melt sugar, syrup, 2/3 cup water, vinegar and salt over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture reaches 250 degrees, 5 to 10 minutes. Watch carefully so mixture does not boil over.
In a very large bowl, toss popcorn and bacon. Cover a work surface or large baking tray with waxed paper. When syrup mixture is ready, turn off heat and stir in butter, reserved bacon fat and baking soda; it will foam up. Mix well.
Pour about 2/3 of the syrup over popcorn and bacon. Working very quickly, mix well with a wooden spoon. Grease hands with butter. Being very careful not to burn your hands, shape the popcorn mixture into softball-size balls and place them on prepared surface to cool; this is best done by more than one person, so syrup does not have time to harden. As the mixture begins to dry, stir in the remaining syrup.
Cool and serve. Or wrap individually in waxed paper and store in an airtight container.
Hands on: 20 minutes
Total time: 2½ hours (plus overnight soak time)
Serves: 8-10
Note: This recipe calls for soaking and boiling the hominy as you would with dried legumes. It's time consuming but well worth it. Just make sure the kernels are as dry as possible before frying, and have a lid handy to cover the pot and avoid splatters. Dried hominy can be found at Latin food markets; I like the large Peruvian variety labeled as "peeled mote corn." The next time I do this, I am going to add a hint of cinnamon to the spice mix.
Per serving, based on 8: 140 calories (percent of calories from fat, 51), 2 grams protein, 15 grams carbohydrates, 3 grams fiber, 8 grams fat (1 gram saturated), no cholesterol, 926 milligrams sodium.
Adapted from: A recipe in The New York Times
1 pound dried hominy (pozole), soaked overnight
1 large white onion, cut in half
1 head garlic, cut in half
1 carrot, cut in half
2 bay leaves
½ teaspoon dried thyme (or about 15 sprigs fresh thyme)
1 tablespoon salt, divided
¼ cup paprika
½ teaspoon mustard powder
½ teaspoon ginger powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon chipotle or other chili powder
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground coriander
½ tablespoon sugar
Cooking oil for frying (canola, corn grape-seed or any flavorless oil)
Lime wedges
Drain hominy and combine in a stock pot with onion, garlic, carrot, bay leaves, thyme and water to cover. Cook 1 to 1½ hours, until kernels are tender and just beginning to split. Stir in 1 teaspoon salt (plus more to taste). Let sit for ½ hour, then strain and remove vegetables. Continue to strain as kernels cool; hominy can be refrigerated at this point for up to two days.
Mix paprika, mustard powder, ginger powder, garlic powder, onion powder, chipotle or chili powder, cumin, coriander, sugar and remaining 2 teaspoons salt. Taste to adjust seasonings. Set aside.
Make sure kernels are as dry as possible. (You may want to dab or roll them in paper towels or a dish towel.) Pour about 2 inches of oil in a deep pot, and heat to 375 degrees. Pour hominy into pot, in batches if necessary. If oil spatters, partially cover pot. Fry, stirring occasionally, until kernels begin to brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Toss with salt and spice mix. Serve with lime wedges.
Variation: Use sweet smoked paprika (pimenton) mixed with a little ancho chili powder and salt. Or sprinkle with salt and your favorite vinegar.
Hands on: 10 minutes
Total time: 10 minutes
Serves: 6-8
Note: With chopped pistachios, cashews, Parmesan, chives and lemon zest, this olive-oil-popped corn has a slightly Mediterranean zing. If you run the cheese and nuts through the food processor until coarse, you get just the right mixture for clinging to the popcorn. If making ahead, get everything ready and toss just before serving.
Per serving, based on 6: 443 calories (percent of calories from fat, 74), 15 grams protein, 15 grams carbohydrates, 4 grams fiber, 38 grams fat (10 grams saturated), 25 milligrams cholesterol, 984 milligrams sodium.
½ cup popping corn
3 tablespoons olive oil (may use any kind of oil)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 ounces good-quality Parmesan cheese, grated
1 cup roasted, salted pistachios, finely chopped
1 cup roasted, salted cashews, finely chopped
2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
3 tablespoons fresh chives
Chopped Zest of one lemon
Place popping corn and olive oil in a heavy-bottomed pan or skillet with a lid, and cover. Heat over high heat. As soon as the corn begins to pop, reduce the heat to medium, and continue to pop until all the corn is popped, about 5 minutes, shaking regularly and lifting the pot an inch above the flame to keep the popcorn from burning. (Once you can no longer hear any pops, the corn is ready.) Dump into a large bowl, and toss with butter. Add Parmesan, pistachios and cashews, and mix well. Toss in salt; taste and adjust seasonings. Stir in chives and lemon zest. Serve immediately.


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IsComputerOn.com takes a first look at the ZETA's multiuser capabilities currently under development. This is "a first beta, usable but still incomplete and with bugs" reports ICO. The article uses screenshots to show what multiuser looks like in ZETA, and describes how to create user accounts, as well as some of the existing problems with the implementation which, hopefully, will be fixed before release. As Magnussoft told us a few days ago, multiuser support will be available as an update to the upcoming ZETA 1.21, but no release date is mentioned.


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Oct 03, 2012 06:30
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Presidential Debate Is Tonight
DENVER (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney take the gloves off for real tonight as they meet face to face in the Denver debate. It's the first of three this month and it's seen as a chance for millions of Americans to size up two fierce competitors in a moment of high-risk theater. Romney would like to reverse his recent fortunes while Obama wants to avoid campaign-altering mistakes.


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Q: What is the injury status of Zach Thomas and Vonnie Holliday?
A: "Same as yesterday. Neither one of them practiced, but we'll, obviously, with Zach continue the day-to-day process and Vonnie is making progress, which is good."
Q: How is Jesse Chatman recovering from his injury?
A: "Jesse practiced. It was good."
Q: Will it take multiple practices to prepare Zach Thomas for a game?
A: "That would be logical. But this is a veteran player you're talking about. Here is a guy who knows how to play football. I think I've always said, all of these situations can be different. You take them one day at a time because we've all been in a situation where everything was fine and you are ready to go and you move on. You turn around tomorrow and the guy is out, so we try not to get too far ahead of ourselves."
Q: How has Quentin Moses contributed to the team?
A: "Quentin has been a nice addition. When he's had opportunities to play, he's played well. One thing that was kind of funny the other night, Quentin kept running in there and then he kept coming right off because we can't get Jason (Taylor) to come out, which is a good thing. It's fun to see guys who are excited to play and continue to play with that kind of enthusiasm. Quentin is a guy who gives us a lot in practice and really has improved a lot probably the last three or four weeks, maybe as much as anybody."
Q: What do you like most about Quentin Moses?
A: "He's a young talent, and I like his approach. I like his effort. That's the first thing. He's given great effort in practice, and his preparation in meetings has been outstanding. I think sitting next to Jason Taylor in meetings can't do anything but help. I know that rubs off. If you watch Jason in meetings, he's very detailed and very attentive, as you would think he would be. I have seen guys at that stage in their career that figure, 'I've got all of this,' but he's not. He's a note-taker, and Quentin doesn't know any different. He comes in and he says, 'If that guy is doing it, maybe I ought to do that.' For the guys that have kind of been forced to play this year a little bit quicker, there is a lot of that going on, so they're getting a lot of good veteran leadership."
Q: Do you thinking playing in front of a home crowd will help John Beck?
A: "You never know. Obviously, your goal is to win at home and to play well at home, and you want to work in that direction. I'm looking forward to seeing how he plays at home, how he responds and how the crowd responds to him. I think it will be a plus."
Q: Has Beck made smart decisions as a quarterback thus far?
A: "He is growing each and every play. That's the one thing in the last game, and the conditions contributed to it a little bit, when this system is really oiled up and going the way we want it we really don't repeat a lot of plays. In this case, last week on some plays that we were repeating you could just see the growth and the vision. Those are things that I'm seeing that I think are important."
Q: How do you feel about finally seeing Beck start in dry weather?
A:"There have been times when I've reminded Coach (Bob) Knight that we happen to play outdoors, and we have to deal with the elements. You learn to play in those elements, especially in this division."
Q: How close do you feel the team is to winning?
A: "With the way we played the last few weeks, we're close every week. We go into every game feeling like we can win. I think that's the important thing. I know to some people that seems impossible. How do you go into a game feeling like you can win when you haven't won? You watch guys prepare. You can tell if people are preparing to win or not, or whether they're just getting by. Are they getting better or are they just getting by? This team is trying to get better. Teams that I've seen, the teams that get better, continue to believe. You've got to tip your hat to a lot of these guys who refuse to give in and they haven't lost belief in themselves and/or each other. We all know that's a lot easier said than done. If you continue to do that, you'll be close, and then when you're close, then you've got to do the things when the opportunity presents itself to win the game, and that's where they're at."
Q: Do you think there is more urgency to win now than there was at the beginning of the season?
A: "In our situation, there has been a sense of urgency since the beginning. But again, our approach is consistent, and then it comes down to executing and making plays. That's the bottom line. Working hard, preparation, all those things guarantee you a chance, because the other teams is working pretty hard too and preparing pretty well too, so it just gives you a chance. Now, when you show up on Sundays, it's a matter of executing and making the plays and eliminating mistakes. That becomes the difference in the game. Because you know the other teams are going to prepare, you know the other teams are going to play hard. What we've got to do is we've got to execute, we've got to take advantage of our opportunities, and we've got to make the plays, especially at the end of the games when they're there to be made. When we do that, we all know what's going to happen. We're going to win."
Q: Do you think Will Allen has been playing well?
A: "He is. He's played solid all year, and Will will tell you a play here, a play there early on, but then over the last four, maybe five, weeks - and we've expanded his role. We've expanded his role into our sub-package and asked him to do more and he's really responded well to the challenge. And his leadership, I was talking to him about that today and I have been a lot, we need his veteran leadership. He's got two guys behind him who haven't played a lot. We've got some guys on the outside that we need his leadership and he's given it to us."
Q: Why have you been blitzing Allen more recently?
A: "(Defensive coordinator) Dom (Capers) will tell you the same thing, just calling a blitz - guys have a knack and timing and that for sacking a quarterback, and he's got a knack. As you know, the play in Philly, that's a game-changing play. Then he had a couple last week. He's got a knack for it. Obviously, you've got to be careful where we're using it, but it's more about the guy. Does the guy have a knack for it more than it is scheme."
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2012 USATF East Region Open Outdoor Track & Field Championshipsand USATF New York Association Open Outdoor Track & Field Championships
June 10, 2012
Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island - New York, New York
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The second phase of the capital campaign will include raising funds to improve energy efficiency to reduce operating costs at the facility, and other needed improvements.
MVMC Interim Director Rhiana Medina said the changes "will allow the Multicultural Center to expand their current education and outreach programs and services."
The MVMC board of directors is also considering ideas for how best to utilize the land adjacent to the center, Medina said.
"The community garden program will be downsized and the Multicultural Center will make plans for how to use that property," she said. "We are also exploring ways to become more sustainiable ... and setting goals for future fundraising efforts."
MVMC officials recently held a meeting with local business and government leaders to gather ideas to help improve the center's future sustainability, she said.
"It's been exciting to hear what they have had to say," Medina said.
MVMC also got a financial boost last week when the Episcopal Diocese of Utah presented the center with a $50,000 donation. The grant was given to the center as a six-month challenge to encourage community members, donors, and organizations to help match the funding through local contributions.
Latino Missioner of Utah Rev. Pablo Ramos and Rev. Isabel González traveled from Salt Lake City for the presentation. Moab Mayor Dave Sakrison was also in attendance, along with the MVMC's staff, board chairman James Tendick, and other supporters.
Ramos read a statement from Episcopal Bishop Scott B. Hayashi during the presentation.
"The grant is a result of the congregations of St. Francis and San Francisco's strong belief in the importance of the work of the center," Hayashi's statement said. "Bridging cultural differences and helping those in need is a good and holy work."
Hayashi expressed hope that the church's donation will be matched within the following months to further support the work that the center does.
"The help rendered by the MVMC is of vital need to those who receive it," Hayashi wrote.
MVMC serves minority populations within the Moab community, and provides cultural and education programs to all residents of Grand County.
"The Center is a great resource for the citizens of the city and their government," Sakrison said. "All the citizens of Moab benefit from its efforts."


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After nearly half a calendar year full of stupid NFL decisions and moments, we wrap things up with Super Bowl XLVIII. Here are the five stupidest things that took place during Super Bowl XLVIII.
1. Peyton's first really bad decision
Interceptions are complicated and usually not all about the quarterback. Plus, the coverage from the Seahawks was superb and bad passes aren't necessarily bad decisions. Instead, Manning's two stupidest plays happened when the Broncos desperately needed a touchdown when trailing 22-0 late in the first half. The first came when Manning went to Julius Thomas here…
Rather than Wes Welker…
2. Peyton's second really bad decision
And then on fourth down, in pretty much a do-or-die situation, he overlooked an open Julius Thomas for a first down and instead attempted a low-percentage throw to Demaryius Thomas, which was deflected and incomplete.
It was basically game over at that point. Very un-Peyton-like.
3. Why are they PUNTING???!!!
And why did Joe Buck and Troy Aikman fail to realize/point out how stupid it was for Denver to punt the ball away down 29 points at Seattle's 39-yard line in the third quarter? I realize that the odds of converting 4th-and-11 are bad, but you've got nothing to lose, good field position and the best quarterback in the world. There's no way gaining even 38 yards in field position is worth it there.
In this case, John Fox gained his defense 31 yards on the ensuing drive, but they gave away a big opportunity and lost nearly four minutes in precious clock time before getting the ball back.
4. Why are they RUNNING???!!!
Sometimes Manning outsmarts himself. On the play before that punt, he checked to a draw handoff to Montee Ball. On 3rd-and-10 against that defense, that's ridiculous.
5. Why are they CHALLENGING???!!!
Nobody in the world thought this was a forward pass, John…
Challenges for the sake of challenging are usually stupid, and sometimes very costly later in games.


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Nothing is set in stone regarding which freshmen could avoid redshirting for Clemson this season with Saturday's scrimmage providing one last full barometer.
CLEMSON — Nothing is set in stone regarding which freshmen could avoid redshirting for Clemson this season with Saturday's scrimmage providing one last full barometer.
Freshmen were absent from Monday morning's workout due to a mandatory university gathering (except for the handful of early enrollees), but the entire team was back in the afternoon for the last of the two-a-day practices. The mindset now turns toward game-planning for the Aug. 31 opener with Georgia.
"We had a long weekend and a lot of discussion on all these (freshmen)," coach Dabo Swinney said. "I think we've got a good plan in place and there's a few guys we may go ahead and get ready, yet not necessarily play them, and just go ahead and kind of see what happens the first few weeks.
"Basically when that decision is made, to me it's got to be obvious and sometimes it's just out of need. I prefer to redshirt guys if at all possible unless they can help you win right now or you have no other choices."
Swinney pointed out having to forgo a redshirt on running back Zac Brooks last season and he ended up playing only 65 snaps with 26 carries, all but one coming in blowout wins against Ball State, Furman and Duke.
"He wasn't ready to play last year, but we really didn't have a choice and we've had several issues like that."
Swinney again reiterated that anything could change over the next few weeks, but mentioned several freshmen having the strongest chance to play in their first season with the program. The list included defensive backs Jadar Johnson, Cordrea Tankersly and Korrin Wiggins; receivers T.J. Green and Mike Williams; tight end Jordan Leggett; defensive end Shaq Lawson; and linebacker Ben Boulware.
Leggett recently suffered an MCL injury to his knee and could miss the first couple of games.
Blue-chip cornerback Mackensie Alexander has been slowed by a groin injury for much of camp and his status as a redshirt remains uncertain.
"We definitely think (Alexander) could help us, but he's still not 100 percent and he's a guy that just needs to keep coming and we can't make a decision on him right now," Swinney said. "But we definitely think he can help us and are just kind of going through the process."
Another pair of remaining unknowns is the bruising tailback duo of Tyshon Dye and Wayne Gallman, both of whom received rave reviews during the early part of camp. Since then Dye has been very limited with a sore back and walk-on C.J. Davidson has burst into the coaches' consciousness in looking to swipe a spot in the rotation.
"We'll probably keep bringing them along and getting them ready and make a decision," Swinney said. "With Tyshon, I'm hoping we get him back soon and kind of see where he is. Those two guys we don't have a firm decision on, but we'll continue to get them ready right now."
Safety Jayron Kearse had been slowed by a separated shoulder before beginning to impress over the last week, leading Swinney to say, "I was really leaning more toward redshirting him, but with the way he's practiced the last four or five days has been really good. Mike Williams and T.J. Green have got to play. It's not a situation there where we have to depend on them, but we really feel we'd like to get them some experience."
Benny Football?
Swinney saved his biggest praise for Boulware.
"He's the ultimate football player and there's not many guys wired like him," Swinney said. "It doesn't matter what you do he is wide open and just loves to play and doesn't flinch. He's very confident for a young player and doesn't act like a freshman. He really handles himself like he's been around here for three or four years. He makes our team better for sure."
Injury update
Junior starting tight end Sam Cooper and freshman quarterback Chad Kelly returned to practice Monday and participated in 7-on-7 drills. Both tore knee ligaments in the April 13 spring game.
"That's remarkable improvement," Swinney said. "That's just a credit to (trainer) Danny Poole and our doctors. Everybody's done a great job and their work ethic has been tremendous so it was amazing to see them bouncing around out there getting team reps."
Leggett also took the field on his sore knee.
"Jordan made great progress and bounced around and his knee looks really good. He may be able to at least dress for Georgia, but I don't know if he'll be able to play. It would be a good experience for him if nothing else."
Swinney also added that running back D.J. Howard (ankle) and offensive lineman Joe Gore (knee) underwent minor procedures with Howard expected back as early as Monday.


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Prisoner Bride & Prince Warden to sue
Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene and her husband Prince Albert of Monaco don't appreciate that we keep thinking that she's being held prisoner in a white castle. They insist that Charlene did not try to escape three times before her wedding and eventually had her passport confiscated and have filed papers in French court against L'Express Magazine for fuelling what they call "false rumours" about their relationship.
Why is the monarch dickhead feeling so brave? Well, there's the whole News of the World situation which has emboldened him against the press. And some say he's worked out a little arrangement with the third baby mother who said he was the father. One pro-Albert version of the story will be publicised, the other will be taken care of with a big cheque.
The media may not be allowed to get away with everything. But rich people? Obscenely rich heads of state? Almost always.
As for those "false rumours" – let's watch again, let's watch their Highnesses show us that that was the happiest day of their lives.


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ASUS P7P55D Premium and P7P55D-E Pro Review
Intel dropped the socket 1156 Core i5/Core i7 and P55 Express chipset into the market back in September of 2009 to try and steal some of that mid-range thunder from AMD's lineup, to allow the masses to enjoy the benefits of the Nehalem architecture for a price point below that of the socket 1366 top dogs in the class. ASUS was right there with motherboards available to take advantage of these new processors. The ROG line was covered with the Maximus III Formula, with the P7P55D series for the rest of the crowd. Now as technology improves, we have the P7P55D Premium that was the first board from ASUS to offer an on board SATA 6Gb/s solution and Hybrid 48 Phase power design. The P7P55D-E Pro goes a step further with True USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s functionality. Each of these boards from ASUS are built using the Extreme design concept that promotes Safety, Reliability, and Performance. From the Q-Design elements to the on-board energy savings with the hardware controlled EPU-6 engine, the list of features is expansive. You have the Stack Cool 3+ fanless cooling that uses 2oz copper layers in the PCB for improved cooling by spreading the thermal load over the board that works with the TProbe hardware, which dynamically levels the load across the power phases. You get diodes that prevent static discharges from harming the board and components. You get the TurboV EVO processor to help reach a safe stable overclock by using the auto and manual tuning features of the software and more. Each of these boards from ASUS is feature packed with a large software suite. Let's see how they perform when compared to other boards in the P55 performance class.
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Getting a look at the packing it looks like ASUS has gone all out to get the message across when the boards are sitting on the shelf that these boards are feature packed. The P7P55D Premium comes in a flashy metallic blue box that highlights the 48 Hybrid Phase power design, SATA 6Gbps capabilities, the inclusion of the Turbo-V remote, the use of Japanese made solid capacitors and the fact that the board is certified Windows 7 Ready. The P7P55D-E Pro is no slouch in the messaging department with the fact that this board is built using the Extreme Design philosophy that is based on Performance, Safety, and Reliability. The use of a "True USB 3.0 solution", SATA 6Gbps, SLI and Crossfire Plus Physx support, as well as the all important Windows 7 support. The rear panels push home the message on the feature set for both boards with the Premium expanding on the Turbo-V and Auto Tuning functionality while the P7PP55D-E Pro pushes the Hybrid message home with the Hybrid Technology design, Hybrid Processor TurboV Evo, TProbe, True SATA 6Gb/s and the MemOK functionality. Additionally, the Premium uses a flip up panel on the front panel to include additional information on the features. Like I said, each of these boards is feature rich. Message received!
Opening the packages, you get a look at how the boards are packaged. The substantial bundles are held in the upper compartment with the lower compartment housing the motherboards in anti-static bag. Even so, the ASUS board have built in ESD protection as part of the package.
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Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said the organization's move to make Brian Matusz a reliever fills a temporary need and that the left-hander still has a promising future as a starter.
"It's for now," Duquette said. "It's to address a need we have in the big league club we've been trying to address."
Asked if he believes Matusz can still become a reliable major league starter, Duquette said, "Yes, I do."
Duquette said Matusz was told he's moving to the bullpen Tuesday by Triple-A Norfolk manager Ron Johnson, and he was receptive to the move. Matusz was slated to start Thursday for Norfolk, but Dana Eveland is now scheduled to start that game. Duquette indicated Matusz will be used out of the bullpen starting tonight.
"We discussed it with him," Duquette said. "For it to succeed, he'd have to be open to it. He's open to it. He may get the call tonight. We'll see how he does."
Matusz was sent down to Norfolk early last month after going 5-10 with a 5.42 ERA in 16 starts, but the Orioles believe he's established a resume of success getting left-handed hitters out, which could be best served in the bullpen.
Over the course of his major league career, Matusz has held left-handed hitters to a .233/.281/384 batting line and he posted a 4.48 strikeout-to-walk ratio. This season, he held major league lefties to a .174/.237/.302 line.
Once it became clear left-hander Troy Patton (sprained right ankle) was heading to the disabled list, the Orioles urgently re-acquired left hander J.C. Romero to serve as the sole lefty bullpen arm, so there's a serious need there.
"We've been considering it for a little while," Duquette added. "We've been trying to see if we could add another left hander to our bullpen so we looked at some of our internal options too. Brian's always had a good record of getting out lefties his whole career. He gets out lefties very, very well."
Duquette didn't put a timetable on how long it might take for Matusz to get adjusted to the bullpen.
"We'd like him to get some experience in the job and get comfortable with the warmup routine," Duquette said. "It's a different job. There are different physical requirements.
"He can control the running game," Duquette added. "He's in good shape. I think one of the keys is him wanting to do it. I think that's a real key. "
In the meantime, Duquette said the organization is still looking at possibly adding players externally, but he added that getting right hander Jason Hammel (right knee surgery) next month would be as good as making an external addition.
"I don't know," he said. "There are usually players added between now and the end of the month, so we'll keep looking. Hammel is throwing. He's looking pretty good. If we can get him back, that would be the equivilent to adding a veteran starter. That would help the team."


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SOURCE: Dynavax Technologies
April 26, 2012 16:00 ET
BERKELEY, CA--(Marketwire - Apr 26, 2012) - Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: DVAX) today announced that it has submitted a U.S. Biologics License Application (BLA) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for HEPLISAV, pursuing an indication for immunization against infection caused by all known subtypes of hepatitis B virus in adults 18 through 70 years of age.
Dynavax President and Chief Medical Officer, Tyler Martin, M.D., said:
This submission is a very important milestone for Dynavax. The final document consists of 305 volumes, and the expansion of the indicated age group following the pre-BLA meeting required complete rewrites of the clinical summaries. The entire HEPLISAV team did outstanding work to complete the revisions and submit the BLA ahead of schedule.
We have requested priority review for HEPLISAV, as we believe it is a significant improvement compared to marketed products. We look forward to working with the FDA on the BLA and to ultimately bringing the benefits of HEPLISAV to the public.
The Company anticipates submitting a European Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for HEPLISAV in the third quarter of 2012. Upon approval of the initial HEPLISAV BLA, Dynavax plans to submit a supplemental BLA with an indication and 3-dose primary vaccination regimen for patients with chronic kidney disease.
About HEPLISAV
HEPLISAV is an investigational adult hepatitis B vaccine. In Phase 3 trials, HEPLISAV demonstrated higher and earlier protection with fewer doses than currently licensed vaccines. Dynavax has worldwide commercial rights to HEPLISAV. HEPLISAV combines hepatitis B surface antigen with a proprietary Toll-like Receptor 9 agonist to enhance the immune response.
About Dynavax
Dynavax Technologies Corporation, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers and develops novel products to prevent and treat infectious and inflammatory diseases. The Company's lead product candidate is HEPLISAV, a Phase 3 investigational adult hepatitis B vaccine designed to provide higher and earlier protection with fewer doses than currently licensed vaccines. For more information visit www.dynavax.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements," including those relating to the HEPLISAV planned indications and regimens and timing of BLA and MAA submissions, that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in this press release due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in our business, including whether successful clinical and regulatory development and approval of HEPLISAV and our process for its manufacture can occur in a timely manner or without significant additional studies or difficulties or delays in development or clinical trial enrollment, whether our studies can support registration for commercialization of HEPLISAV; the results of clinical trials and the impact of those results on the initiation and completion of subsequent trials and issues arising in the regulatory process, including whether the BLA will be accepted for filing; the Company's ability to obtain additional financing to support the development and commercialization of HEPLISAV and its other operations, possible claims against the Company based on the patent rights of others; and other risks detailed in the "Risk Factors" section of our current periodic reports with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to revise or update information herein to reflect events or circumstances in the future, even if new information becomes available. Information on Dynavax's website at www.dynavax.com is not incorporated by reference in the Company's current periodic reports with the SEC.
Contact:Michael Ostrach
Vice President and Chief Business Officer
510-665-7257Email Contact
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- Haa Dhaalu Atholhu
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Alianzo Score is a value between 0 and 100 which is the result of the measurement parameters used by Alianzo in each of the profiles. These parameters try to measure the engagement and the activity of each social network.
Alianzo score is calculated for each type of social media and for each type of profile.
In addition, the Global Alianzo Score is calculated and displayed in the Alianzo Rank section. This score is calculated by adding the score given to each of the social networks weighted by the importance attached by Alianzo to each social network.View more
2- Alianzo Stars
Alianzo Stars is the assessment done from Alianzo for every profile. It takes into account its score on Alianzo Score 2.0. It is calculated as follows:
- Five yellow stars grade the highest score possible, which is 100. This profile will be the number one of its ranking.
- Five green stars grade the profiles that score between 80 and 99.
- Four green stars grade those profiles that score between 60 and 79.
- Three green stars grade those profiles that score between 40 and 59.
- Two green stars encompass those profiles that score between 20 and 39.
- One green star is used for those profiles with a score between 0 and 19.
3- Alianzo Rank
In Alianzo, rankings are conformed by profiles sorted according to their score in Alianzo 2.0, sorted from highest to lowest. These profiles are calculated for social network and kind of profile.View more