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Castillo looking for first AL All-Star bid
Three-time NL All-Star stands in fourth place on current ballot
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
MINNEAPOLIS -- Luis Castillo has already had quite a memorable 2007 season. The Twins second baseman set a record for consecutive games without an error at his position at 143 games, breaking Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg's previous streak of 123. But the record aside, Castillo's season certainly would be made a bit sweeter by earning a bid to the 78th All-Star Game on July 10 in San Francisco. A three-time All-Star in the National League, Castillo is looking for his first bid in the AL. Castillo currently sits fourth in the balloting for American League second basemen behind the Tigers' Placido Polanco, the Yankees' Robinson Cano and the Red Sox Dustin Pedroia. Besides his defense, Castillo also has impressed at the plate this season. The second baseman has a .305 batting average with 39 runs scored and 12 RBIs. In-stadium balloting has ended at the Metrodome, so Twins fans can cast their votes for starters exclusively at MLB.com. Fans can vote up to 25 times with the Monster 2007 All-Star Online Ballot at MLB.com and all 30 club sites until June 28 at 10:59 p.m. CT. But Castillo isn't the only Twins player whose All-Star wishes could be answered by the fans. Three of his teammates also rank among the top-five vote-getters at their respective positions. Twins first baseman Justin Morneau currently sits second in the balloting for first baseman behind Boston's David Ortiz. The reigning American League MVP certainly has put up some stellar numbers to start '07. He ranks second in the AL in home runs with 20 and is tied for fifth in the AL in RBIs with 57. Joe Mauer sits fourth among catchers behind Detroit's Ivan Rodriguez, New York's Jorge Posada and Boston's Jason Varitek. The defending AL batting champion hit .353 before beginning a five-week stint on the disabled list May 5, but got off to a slow start upon his return to the lineup. Still, in the team's recent six-game road trip, Mauer hit .333 (8-for-24) with nine RBIs and two home runs to raise his season average to .319. Center fielder Torii Hunter ranks fifth among outfielders, with the top three vote-getters earning a spot on the team. Anaheim's Vladimir Guerrero, Detroit's Magglio Ordonez, Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki and Boston's Manny Ramirez all have received more votes than Hunter. But besides his trademark defense, Hunter has also been putting on a display offensively. He's hitting .306 on the season, while he's ranked sixth in the AL in home runs (15) and tied for fifth with Morneau in RBIs (57).
Kelly Thesier is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Location: Crop Diseases, Pests and Genetics ResearchTitle: Development of Table and Raisin Grapes With High Anthocyanins Using a Leaf Disk Assay. Author
|Ramming, David
|Cousins, Peter
Submitted to: International Society for Horticultural Science Meeting
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/15/2010
Publication Date: 7/2/2010
Citation: Ramming, D.W., Cousins, P.S. 2010. Development of Table and Raisin Grapes With High Anthocyanins Using a Leaf Disk Assay.. International Society for Horticultural Science Meeting. P. 172. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Anthocyanins are considered an excellent source of antioxidant phytochemicals for health benefits. The majority of wine, table and raisin grapes have anthocyanins only in their colored skin. Anthocyanin content of grapes would be increased if their flesh also contained anthocyanins. Rubired wine grape has black skin and red flesh berries. It was used as a pollen parent to introgress red flesh in a cross with a seedless female flowered table grape selection C33-30. It has red skin and white flesh berries. The F1 progeny segregated in a 3 colored:1 white skin and 1 red:1 clear flesh ratio for colored berries. Seedlings expressing the highest level of anthocyanins in the flesh and skin were equivalent to Rubired. Seven modified backcross families were created by crossing red flesh seeded F1 selections with seedless red skin table or white skin raisin grapes. Skin color segregated as a single dominant gene as expected. One red flesh parent was heterozygous for skin color and the rest were homozygous. Only seedlings with colored skin had red flesh. Flesh color segregated as a 1 red:1 clear in three of the families or in a 2:1 ratio indicting either a single dominant gene or several genes, with red flesh being predominant. One red flesh parent produced an abnormally high percentage (>80%) of red flesh seedlings. The assay consisted of placing leaf disks in 10% sucrose solution and observing the development of anthocyanins after 5-10 days under 12 hr photoperiod at 26C. When no anthocyanin developed in the leaf disks, their seedlings had clear flesh with white, red or black skin (30% of population) and could be discarded with confidence. Red skin seedlings with light red to red flesh as well as black skin with dark red flesh were identified accurately (>50% red in leaf disk). In some cases seedlings with red or black skin and clear flesh produced anthocyanins in the leaf disks and were not easily differentiated from black skin with light red or red flesh.

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Pressure? What pressure?
Ahead of his UFC debut, Ulysses Gomez feels none of it. Well, mostly, anyway. He doesn't plan on feeling nervous when the fight starts – even if there have a been a few interesting moments leading up to it.
Gomez (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will fellow UFC rookie John Moraga (10-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) Saturday to open up UFC on FOX 4, which takes place at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Even though it's an opportunity Gomez has been hoping for for years, he says there will be no nerves.
"There's no nerves, Gomez on Thursday told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). "The way I look at it is, 99 percent of the people in the arena and watching on TV have never seen me fight. This is their only opportunity to watch me fight, and I've got to make sure it's memorable for the right reasons. I'm going to go out there and give them a good show."
Gomez is a former Tachi Palace Fights flyweight titleholder, and this past December he added a Tachi bantamweight belt to his resume.
But on Saturday, the Los Angeles native – whose brother is soccer start Herculez Gomez – will get to fight in the same arena in beloved Lakers play in. And that just may be just as big to him as any belts he's won.
"I was telling my brother, 'The last time we were in the Staples Center, we were paying a hundred bucks to sit in the rafters and watch the Lakers play the 76ers, and now people are paying to watch me fight.' That's pretty cool," Gomez said. "I'm a fighter, and when it comes down to business I'm going to fight. But I'm going to enjoy every minute of it."
Just about the only downside of this fight for Gomez is that he takes it on short notice. It's a booking that was put together less than two weeks before the fight.
But of course, it's not as if Gomez was going to turn down his shot at the UFC.
"At first, I had the initial reservations of taking a fight on short notice," Gomez said. "But you've just got to remind yourself this is something I've always wanted to do and here's my opportunity to prove I belong. I've never done a short-notice fight, but I kind of like it because I don't have time to get nervous."
Moraga brings a four-fight win streak, including three submissions, into the fight. The Arizona Combat Sports and MMA Lab-trained fighter will be hoping to build a name on Gomez.
But Gomez is content that no one is going to stand in the way of his dream.
"This is something I've been wanting to do since I was 15 or 16 years old, and it's something I've told people I was going to do, but they would never really believe me," Gomez said. "So here's your chance. I've got the golden ticket, like Willy Wonka, and I've got to make sure no one takes it from me."
UFC on FOX 4 has a main card that airs on FOX at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). The six-fight preliminary card, which opens with Gomez-Morada, airs on FUEL TV at 5 p.m. ET.
For the latest on UFC on FOX 4, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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Phillies have had success later in Draft
Club nabbed '05 ROY, '06 MVP Howard in fifth round in '01
By David Gurian-Peck / MLB.com
Exhibit A: Raul Ibanez. Back in 1992, he had to sit for 36 rounds until he finally heard his name called by the Mariners. He was in the bigs four years later. And now he has the last laugh on all 1,005 players selected before him: Ibanez leads the National League in runs scored and RBIs, and is second in home runs and OPS (on-base-plus-slugging percentage).
Then there's slugger Ryan Howard, the 2005 NL Rookie of the Year and '06 NL MVP -- and a fifth-round selection (140th overall) in the '01 Draft.
"We work hard, and you see enough history on the players from summers before," Phillies scouting director Marti Wolever said Monday, asked about finding elite talent in later rounds. "Yes, I think there's a few of those guys in there [this year]."
The Draft will conclud Thursday with the 31st through 50th rounds, beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET.
MLB.com's coverage will include a live pick-by-pick audio stream, expert commentary and the exclusive Draft Tracker, a searchable database of every Draft-eligible player, featuring statistics, scouting reports and video highlights.
Fans will not only be able to follow along every minute of the way online, but they'll be able to interact directly with Draft-eligible players and MLB.com Draft experts, among others.
Phillies -- Top five selections
|Kelly Dugan
|Notre Dame HS
|Kyrell Hudson
|Evergreen HS
|Adam Buschini
|Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
|Matthew Way
|Washington St U
|Steven Inch
|Vauxhall HS
|Complete Phillies Draft results >
The Draft Tracker will also feature the addition of Twitter, and the participation of "tweeters" such as MLB.com Draft expert @JonathanMayoB3, who will also be serving as on-air talent for all three days of the Draft; and reporter @LisaWinstonMLB, who will be writing the up-to-the-minute coverage for MLB.com.
In addition, MLB.com has created a Twitter account devoted to the Draft, where you can stay updated on every piece of info as it becomes available (@MLBDraft).
The Phils' roster is loaded with superb finds from past Drafts. Indeed, their key late-inning arms are late-round selections: Scott Eyre (ninth round, 248th overall, 1991), J.C. Romero (21st round, 633rd overall, '97) and Ryan Madson (ninth round, 254th overall, '98).
Center fielder Shane Victorino, the Flyin' Hawaiian, wasn't flyin' up anybody's draft boards in 1999. He went in the sixth round, 194th overall, but reached the Majors four years later. Five years after that, he won a Gold Glove Award and was a key cog in Philadelphia's World Series run.
And veteran left-hander Jamie Moyer -- who was drafted in 1984, during Ronald Reagan's first term and before fellow Phillies southpaw Antonio Bastardo was born - was a sixth-round (135th overall) pick. Twenty-five years later and with 250 wins to his name, Moyer is the 11th-winningest lefty in Major League history.
So while the Phillies already chose two gifted young center fielders on Day 1 -- nabbing Kelly Dugan at No. 75 and Kyrell Hudson at No. 106 -- if the past is a guide, the picks of Days 2 and 3 could become the stars of tomorrow.
David Gurian-Peck is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2017
|Me and Jr doin the ridge
|Posted Jul 21, 2017 9:35 pm
|Scrambling Man
|Galena to Savier's
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2016
|Beautiful day. Great views in all directions.
|Posted Jul 2, 2016 5:48 pm
|Winter Outing
Date Climbed: Jan 15, 2015
|Always a fun time to be on a ridge. Relatively warm most of the way, then windy at cold right at summit. Good snow conditions.
|Posted Jan 20, 2015 12:29 am
|Great day for snowshoeing
Date Climbed: Jan 15, 2015
|Great day for a little mountain adventure on snowshoes.
|Posted Jan 16, 2015 2:05 pm
|Titus Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2013
|Great hike with Delta, Mike and Michelle. Here is the link to my trip report: http://www.coloradoascents.blogspot.com/2013/07/titus-ridge-idaho.html
|Posted Jul 10, 2013 7:58 pm
|Never eending up and down...
Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2013
|Fun day with a light breeze and the Big Dan Spicy Hummus Hikers!
|Posted Jul 8, 2013 3:43 pm
|skunk ape
|From Saviers
|Fun Traverse
|Posted Oct 22, 2009 3:42 pm
|Nice views
Date Climbed: May 30, 2009
|we attempted to do the complete traverse to seviers peak but had to turn around after this one due to a change in weather and not feeling to well. nice summit though.
|Posted May 31, 2009 12:22 pm
|Sweet View!
Date Climbed: May 30, 2009
|Very fun peak! I did it while trying the Traverse to Saviers but we had to turn back near Bromaghin because of weather. So many mountains in every direction!
|Posted May 30, 2009 10:59 pm
|Galena Summit
Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2008
|Followed the ridge from Lower Titus to the summit. Some snow left with a lot of wild flowers.
|Posted Jul 7, 2008 4:19 am
|nice spring day
Date Climbed: Mar 24, 2007
|The snow was getting a bit mushy with the unseasonably warm weather but overall a nice snowshoe. Ditched the snowshoes for the last few hundred yards as it was mainly rocks. If you planned to keep going to Bromaghin this time of year you would want to haul your snowshoes over the top of Titus. An ice axe might be a good idea as well. No signs of avalanches but some of the cornices might collapse soon.
|Posted Mar 27, 2007 2:34 am
|Winter Time
Date Climbed: Feb 8, 2003
|Fun peak to ridge traverse from the Frank & Bethine Church Summit (formerly Galena). High starting elevation makes for scenic, cold, and often windy conditions. Weather station is on this ridge.
|Posted Mar 1, 2007 3:20 pm
|Super Dave
|New Years Eve Snowshoeing
Date Climbed: Dec 31, 2006
|Traversed from Galena summit. We'd hoped to get at least as far as Bromaghin, but our pace wasn't very fast and the days are short in December. Broke trail from Lower Titus to Titus, ended up ditching the snowshoes a couple hundred feed from the summit and climbed the windblown ridge. Saw lots of other snowshoers/skiers/boarders on the way back, the most people I'd seen on a trail all year. All in all, a great end to a great year. Here's a write up and some photos.
|Posted Jan 6, 2007 12:09 am
|Route Climbed: Traverse from Galena Summit Date Climbed: 7/21/2001
|Tagged Titus enroute to Saviers Peak.
|Posted Aug 31, 2005 10:16 am
|Route Climbed: All Date Climbed: Many
|My first ascent was in the summer of 03 on the traverse to Saviers Peak. Since then I have summited twice in winter and once in the summer of 05. Its a great little hike with drop-dead views. Highly recommended for the novice.
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He is a board-certified pediatric cardiologist who serves as the director of Pediatric Cardiology and as director of the Helen B. Taussig Congenital Heart Center at Johns Hopkins. He also leads the pediatric cardiology program at Baltimore's Herman & Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital at Sinai.
His special interests include community-based specialty care delivery, fetal cardiology, and the epidemiology of congenital heart disease.
Dr. Brenner earned his medical degree from New York Medical College. He completed a pediatrics residency at New York Hospital and a pediatric cardiology fellowship at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Prior to joining the Johns Hopkins faculty, he served as the Director of Pediatric Cardiology and President of the Medical Staff at the University of Maryland Hospital.
The author or co-author of over 60 peer-reviewed scientific articles, Dr. Brenner has been listed seven times among Baltimore's top doctors. He was awarded the Presidential Recognition Award in 1991. The Maryland affiliate of the American Heart Association awarded him the Helen B. Taussig Award in 1996. He also served as President of the affiliate.
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- Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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- MD, New York Medical College (1970)
- New York Hospital / Pediatrics (1972)
- Yale-New Haven Hospital / Pediatric Cardiology (1974)
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- American Board of Pediatrics / Pediatric Cardiology (1977)
- American Board of Pediatrics / Pediatrics (1975)
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Caswell SV, Cortes N, Chabolla M, Ambegaonkar JP, Caswell AM, Brenner JS. "State-specific differences in school sports preparticipation physical evaluation policies." Pediatrics. 2015 Jan;135(1):26-32. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-1451. Epub 2014 Dec 22.
Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness, Brooks A, Loud KJ, Brenner JS, Demorest RA, Halstead ME, Kelly AK, Koutures CG, LaBella CR, LaBotz M, Martin SS, Moffatt K. "Reducing injury risk from body checking in boys' youth ice hockey." Pediatrics. 2014 Jun;133(6):1151-7. Review.
LaBella CR, Hennrikus W, Hewett TE; Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness, and Section on Orthopaedics. "Anterior cruciate ligament injuries: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention." Pediatrics. 2014 May;133(5):e1437-50. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-0623.
DiFiori JP, Benjamin HJ, Brenner JS, Gregory A, Jayanthi N, Landry GL, Luke A. "Overuse injuries and burnout in youth sports: a position statement from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine." Br J Sports Med. 2014 Feb;48(4):287-8. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-093299. Review. No abstract available.
Nies M, Brenner JI. "Tetralogy of Fallot: epidemiology meets real-world management: lessons from the Baltimore-Washington Infant Study." Cardiol Young. 2013 Dec;23(6):867-70. doi: 10.1017/S1047951113001698.
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My components are in my sig, minus the fact that I have an ANTEC 300 case. Plenty of airflow considering I don't OC anything it should be fine. Yet my 860 sits at roughly 52 - 55 C idle. That seems a bit too high. I have properly applied AS5 and the stock intel HSF at least twice and I still seem to get the same temperatures, whether it be in the ANTEC case or an older LianLI PCV1000 i used to have. Wondering if there are really decent, and fairly cheap, quiet solutions to keep things a little cooler.
As it seems a lot of people are leaning towards the H212 HSF? I'd like around 30 - 40 USD. I feel like there is something funky with my stock cooler.


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Nokia to cut 10,000 jobs, divest assets
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Nokia Corp. has replaced three senior executives, including the head of its mobile phone division. And it plans to reduce payroll by up to 10,000 as it struggles to restore profitability and improve its competitive position against companies like Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Korea: SEC).
In a press release Thursday (June 14), Nokia announced the appointment of Juha Putkiranta as head of operations, Chris Weber as vice president of sales and marketing, and Timo Toikkanen as head of the mobile phone division, replacing Mary McDowell. The company also announced the departure of Jerri DeVard, its head of marketing, and Niklas Savander, its executive vice president of markets.
Nokia has been restructuring operations for more than a year as it has lost wireless handset marketshare. The losses deepened as consumers flocked to smartphones, abandoning the plain feature phones that helped to make Nokia the market leader. It has since lost that position to Samsung, and it posted four consecutive quarters of net losses starting in the first quarter of 2011. The losses have been compounded by one-time charges associated with the restructuring.
"We intend to pursue an even more focused effort on Lumia, continued innovation around our feature phones, while placing increased emphasis on our location-based services," Stephen Elop, president and CEO of Nokia, said in the release. "However, we must reshape our operating model and ensure that we create a structure that can support our competitive ambitions."
The latest reorganization will result in the closing of facilities in Canada and Germany, along with other steps to reduce its factory footprint. "These planned reductions are a difficult consequence of the intended actions we believe we must take to ensure Nokia's long-term competitive strength," Elop said.
The company also announced the sale of its luxury phone business today to the European private equity firm EQT VI, and it said it "will closely assess the future of certain non-core assets." Nokia expects to cut operating expenses in the devices and services business to 3 billion (approximately $3.8 billion) by 2013 from 5.35 billion ($6.7 billion) in 2010. The company said it has recorded savings of 700 million as of the end of the first quarter and is seeking about 1.6 billion of additional cost cuts by the end of next year.
Here are further changes planned by Nokia:
- Reductions within certain research and development projects, resulting in the planned closure of its facilities in Ulm, Germany and Burnaby, Canada;
- Consolidation of certain manufacturing operations, resulting in the planned closure of its manufacturing facility in Salo, Finland. Research and Development efforts in Salo to continue;
- Focusing of marketing and sales activities, including prioritizing key markets;
- Streamlining of IT, corporate and support functions; and
- Reductions related to non-core assets, including possible divestments.
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McDaniel says Texas-based Healthpoint Ltd. Agreed to pay just more than $533,000 to the Arkansas Medicaid program. McDaniel says the settlement is part of an agreement between Healthpoint and several other states and the federal government.
The states and federal government had alleged Healthpoint filed for Medicaid reimbursement for the drug Xenaderm. The governments say the federal Food and Drug Administration determined in the 1970s that the drug was "less than effective" and the Medicaid does not reimburse for such drugs.
Xenaderm is a topical ointment used to treat bed sores and pressure sores.


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Over 280 photographs were submitted for the 2012 Photo Contest. While we received many exceptional photographs, these stood out in their respective category:
Category 1 – Life in Lake Oswego
1st Place: Runner on Kruse Way Path by Holly Gibson
2nd Place: Dexter the Underdog at Pet Parade by Julia Cailliet
3rd Place: At the Boulangerie by Jackie Quattrocchi
Category 2 – Places in Lake Oswego
1st Place: Cooks Butte by Maina Donaldson
2nd Place: Dog Days of Summer at George Rogers Park by Alison Breeden
3rd Place: Anillos by Bruce C. Lee
Category 3 – People of Lake Oswego
1st Place: Contemplating Soccer by Gayle Mickey
2nd Place: Playing on the Oswego Lake by Gayle Mickey
3rd Place: Time to Cool Off by Bryan Noffz
Category 4 – Positive Aging in Lake Oswego
1st Place: Couple at George Rogers Park by Michael Berger
2nd Place: Great Gpa on 4th of July by Tonya Divers
3rd Place: Dressed To Win by Michael Berger
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2nd Place: Hurdles at LOHS by Crystal Liu
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SPARKS, Md. (PRNewswire) — Baking is among the most fun, flavorful holiday traditions — and one that brings family and friends together in the kitchen during the holidays. In fact, nearly 60 percent of home cooks are expected to bake holiday cookies this year.1 Whether it's baking cookies for a neighborhood cookie share or a sweet treat to enjoy after wrapping gifts, the McCormick Kitchens are helping home bakers get "Cookie Inspired" by infusing seasonal signature favorites with inspirational new twists.
"The holidays are marked by cherished baking traditions and enjoying the season's most-loved flavors and treats, like gingerbread men, sugar cookies, peppermint candies and eggnog," says Mary Beth Harrington of the McCormick Kitchens. "Home-baked treats are such a thoughtful, personal gift and, in my home, we always have a plate of fresh-baked cookies from the kitchen to greet guests. I always look for ways to surprise and delight my family and friends with inspired twists on their favorite holiday recipes."
To help bakers get "Cookie Inspired" this season, the McCormick Kitchens have revisited some favorite holiday baking recipes, and added fun, new takes for each.
- Signature Favorite: Peppermint Barkis a well-loved holiday recipe. Smooth white chocolate, refreshing peppermint extract and red food color is combined in a candy-striped confection that looks and tastes like the holidays.
- Inspired Twist: Layer fudgy brownies with smooth peppermint creme, chocolate glaze and candy cane toppings for Peppermint Bars, or with Peppermint Truffle Cookies, a peppermint-infused cookie surrounds a surprise chocolate candy in the center, drizzled in creamy white chocolate for a decadent finish.
- Signature Favorite: Vanilla Sugar Cookiesare a tried-and-true way to spend time with kids in the kitchen, when decorating with homemade holiday-colored sugar or icing.
- Inspired Twist: Add inspiration to this versatile sugar cookie recipe with seasonal flavors like cinnamon and nutmeg for Spiced Holiday Sugar Cookies. Or, substitute the spices for almond, lemon or orange extract.
- Signature Favorite: The distinctive flavor of ginger comes to life during each holiday season with Gingerbread Men Cookies, a long-standing favorite at holiday parties since the 19thcentury.
- Inspired Twist: Reinvent nostalgic gingerbread cookies with White Chocolate Kissed Gingerbread Cookies. This delicious new version combines a gingerbread cookie topped with a festive white and milk chocolate swirled kiss-shaped candy.
- Signature Favorite: Celebrate with the season's signature drink, Easy No-Cook Eggnog, a tasty blend of nutmeg with vanilla and rum extracts.
- Inspired Twist: Rich white chocolate and cream cheese turns the classic flavors of this holiday beverage into delightful Eggnog Truffles – perfect for a holiday or hostess gift wrapped in seasonal tins.
Find Your Cookie Inspiration for the Season
To kick start your holiday baking and sharing, visit the McCormick.com Holiday Look Book "Cookie Inspired" tab. Choose your favorite holiday cookie flavors, such as vanilla, cinnamon, chocolate or peppermint and explore recipe suggestions from the McCormick Kitchens influenced by each flavor. "Heart" favorite recipes on the Look Book to create a personalized digital scrapbook, or share recipes through Pinterest and Facebook to stay "Cookie Inspired" throughout the season.
Hosting a cookie share? Decorating the tree this weekend? Use the Look Book to find the perfect recipes to flavor every occasion this December. Simply click on the "Flavor the Moment" tab; enter a moment, and the McCormick Kitchens will provide delicious recipes, perfectly tailored to that occasion.
About McCormick
McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor. With more than $3.5 billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products to the entire food industry – retail outlets, food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. Every day, no matter where or what you eat, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick. McCormick brings passion to flavor.™ Visit mccormick.com [1], mccormickcorporation.com [2] and Facebook.com/McCormickSpice [3] for more information.
Whether it's baking cookies for a neighborhood cookie share or a sweet treat to enjoy after wrapping gifts, the McCormick Kitchens are helping home bakers get "Cookie Inspired" by infusing seasonal signature favorites with inspirational new twists.


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Refs are out to get us, we have a bullseye on our back.
Refs are out to get us, we have a bullseye on our back.
It's so sickening, I dont know what to say
And Melo gets called for an offensive foul when he's basically just standing there. These refs, man, these freakin refs.
Melo got the team playin Knicks Basketball .. what foul!!!!
Now they don't call the travel on George after getting that rebound. Took about 4 steps. Unbelievable. Get David Stern on the phone.
West gets to be a 100 times more physical in the low post than Melo and y'know what, what West is doing isn't a foul either. These refs. Eff them.
Bout Time JR
Metta and Shump are doing to the Pacers what other teams normally do to us, making sharp hustle plays. Let's keep it rolling!
If Felton & Stoudemire never step on the court again, I'd be down.
Both of those offensive foul calls on Melo were ridiculous
Finally starting to see a little bit of the 'good' J.R. Smith we had for stretches last year.
Awesome foul call on that clean strip by J.R. Good to see the refs are at least being consistent in their terrible officiating, can almost predict the fantasy fouls by now.
So many big defensive plays tonight and none of them seem to have led to points because of our miserable fast break offense.
Oooooooooh I want this W soooooooooooooooo bad.


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Wonderful photos as usual! Always like "checking in" to see what is new.
Wonderful photos as usual! Always like "checking in" to see what is new.
Six Years ago, today. TX
The ride through our days can so much differ from time to time, from day to day. Quiet it has been lately, trying to get over the surgery which has hit me a bit harder than thought, quiet also has been reliving the day when Lance departed six years ago. He went on his own ride and yet he has never left me. He is daily part of my driving force on this Journey of ours, it is never only the motorcycle, the sidecar with Spirit's presence, a camera, Mother Nature, Friends and new experiences, it is ÔÇ£himÔÇØ always by my side with a promise made I will not break. ÔÇ£I will go onÔÇØ, that is the one. I use to be very angry just a few years ago, always felt as being targeted as the one having lost their only child, but today, on this Day, my Heart also goes for the many others that have lost their Loved ones and are also on the ride of their Lives. I spoke with a Friend near by yesterday, a very fanous photographer that has lost his own Son only a year ago, we so much understood each other as we called ourselves members of the ÔÇ£Tough ClubÔÇØ, not the ÔÇ£Elite ClubÔÇØ as I use to think. As yes, it is tough and as much support as I receive from others I try on this Day to also give back to the ones needing such support themselves.
I should have run out of words throughout these times, but I do not as the steps climbed always present an expression of feelings unknown before.
Be well...
Ara & Spirit
A Canvas of so many Spaces. TX
I often wonder throughout these present times if my words to myself makes any sense. Lets face it, the weather has yet to be conductive for farther destinations as ÔÇ£The OasisÔÇØ always provide us with the needed shelter, as even today, planning a few days toward ÔÇ£Chinati Hot SpringsÔÇØ, will be curtailed by a rainy forecast and heavy winds. So there is more thoughts that linger versus more miles taken. There are more local rides and more seeing familiar faces in the surrounding also familiar neighborhoods. As this past Saturday when stumbling on a free BBQ at the Ghost Town Park in Terlingua. Of course ÔÇ£free foodÔÇØ is always welcome, even better when it is good as this might have been the best brisket I have ever had, and the icing on the cake being the familiar faces which I already know we will not see as soon we will be moving on, the northern spaces awaits us. A bit of Music as there is always a Musician or two, or three that day for that matter, ready to entertain us and play their chords together, interesting conversations and some pondering while looking around at the many faces present. Listening to a happy traveler, also hearing another unhappy one, it was all part of the day while Spirit with his nose up into the wind could only wish some of that brisket would find it's way toward him! The years I notice are going by as I looked at the cast present. Some are a bit slower then past times, some are a bit more thoughtful then past years, it is always the present reality that makes up this Space we are in ourselves and makes it so interesting.
More black and whites... I found them being more suited for the occasion.
Be well... always, Ara & Spirit
Much to be ÔÇ£ThankfulÔÇØ for. TX
ÔÇ£They sayÔÇØ it has been the coldest winter, it has been the wettest January in these past 25 years and I can attest to it. Which means next winter will be real nice? The rain came down in buckets and suddenly like magic the skies opened up, we ran outside, photos, splashin in the mud, even Spirit who does not care much for water (as he was abused with a fire hydrant) was just like a kid running and jumping. We could have paddled for sure that day... Maybe next time a surfboard for him pulled by Old Faithful. We did manage to get out the next day and run up to ÔÇ£Sotol Look OutÔÇØ in the Park, it is my point of meditation, it is my getaway from our getaway, the ultimate breathing station.
I am starting to again feel human for the first time this morning. Maybe those chemicals from the 3 hour of anesthesia are finally dissipating. All I can say is that it feels good. Bright sunny day, will probably be in the low seventies, the winds are predicted all the way up to 20mph, probably more. I will take that over much of the past weather we have had.
I took the opportunity this time around to ÔÇ£thank muchÔÇØ everyone that has helped us through thick and thin in more ways than one including all our sponsors as I started writing about them having not realized they were quite a few landing a hand in products and otherwise that keeps us going.
Till next time... Be well.
Ara & Spirit
looks like good stuff. be safe.
A ride through the Ghost Town of Shafter. TX
It all started with a such different thought. Camping at the Hot Springs in Chinati, but we end up riding the paved loop through Marfa, down to Presidio and back to Terlingua on River Road, one of my favorite. A tire needing changing wanting to keep off too many miles of rocky terrains, much on my mind filled with thoughts, thoughts written into my Journal yesterday, we yet have to make it to those Hot Springs. Shafter, the Old Ghost Town was the highlight, besides a couple slices of the great ÔÇ£white pizzaÔÇØ from the ÔÇ£Pizza ConnectionÔÇØ in Marfa.
Not many changes in Shafter, of course not, the changes happened years ago. Much information is on the Internet, one site even has some good old Texas Music. There is always however something new to see and experience, some new photos, old is always as new everytime if and when we return to a past space.
It is going to be one more round trip to Midland this week, the last one. Finally. Then on to another Dentist in Valentine. It is that time to get reorganized. It is as always that trigger happy time on the horizon that will see us leave for new destinations, and as usual missing ÔÇ£The OasisÔÇØ as soon as we leave. I yet have to figure that one out.
Not much else is new, a couple nice days and now bracing ourselves again for more cold temperatures, they are even talking about some snow. It has been the coldest and rainiest winter here in 25 years the local Ranchers are saying. Sure builds up some character and yet, we have nothing to complain about when I look at the Northern weather maps!
Be well... always.
Ara & Spirit
Just another back road... TX
With much preparation for the upcoming months, the too short good weather window opportunities, we play much in our own backyard. Private roads, yes, but also for us much freedom to roam around and also for Spirit to run around without the many Laws and Bylaws of the Park near by. A great day, a few clouds, sunshine intermittent, another opportunity to explore and find out how much the landscape has changed since the last big rain. I was even a witness to another Friend visiting and herself falling in love with the area, looking to purchase some land very soon, however warned about the peripherals being costly even if the land itself is not. Power, water, telephone and Internet connection, a dwelling... Some look, some look even more and most never return engulfed back by the past City Life considering also the distance needed to arrive here. I often joke that we are here at ÔÇ£the end of the WorldÔÇØ. A bit true. I am glad we ourselves can call it our ÔÇ£true backyardÔÇØ.
The usual is coming up. It starting to feel as a routine. One more round trip to Midland tomorrow, some more work on ÔÇ£Old FaithfulÔÇØ changing again her tires, one more layer of JB Weld covering the hole from a rock on the front engine cover. Some new bungees holding the great saddlebag system, and on and on for the hopefully trouble free coming months of more riding.
Enjoy our backyard...
Be well, always.
Ara & Spirit
This was the closest we where going to get near a massive body of water yesterday. A little over 100 miles from here, through Alpine and passed Ft Davis, the ÔÇ£San Solomon SpringÔÇØ was a nice welcome in conjunction with the great weather we are having here. ÔÇ£Old faithfulÔÇØ has been all fixed up even if throughout the day decided to go blink on all tail lights, Spirit, well, as usual in great ÔÇ£spiritsÔÇØ, myself more than eager to ride, get that helmet on, turn on the music as I am getting use to this novelty on long stretches.
Many numbers go along with the huge pool of water, the one I cannot get use to is the flow of 23 to 28 millions of gallons per day when we ourselves use maybe a bit over a couple hundred gallons per month. If only some could be diverted here.
I was also surprised at the lack of anyone around besides a few divers taking classes for their certification. The area is desolate. All will change soon due to Spring Break, in the meantime I feel as this is the best days so far to enjoy it all. Not much else really going on, getting some vague plans firmed up for the summer... Does not make senses, does it?
Enjoy the Pool...
Be well...
Ara & Spirit
Great pics! Are you going on a ride this spring away from your local area? I wish I were down your way now as the weather has been, and continues to be very challenging here in the hinterlands! Perhaps I should move to Alpine next winter? Hmmmmm. Could be a plan. The "end of the world" could be for me! Take care.
ÔÇ£Living the Dream?ÔÇØ.TX
I am so aware of Spirit and I living the Dream of many, having been on the road now for over 3 years, however a bit stagnant throughout this winter season. The weather has not cooperated very much, daylight is now on the horizons as I am making preparations. Maybe go East a bit to Louisiana taking a Texas southern route. That is in between Dentist appointments. Being on the road was never foreign to me as it was for Spirit who has become a real trooper traveling with much ease and contentment. Of course we enjoy the Journey, Mother Nature's facets always present, the new Friends we have made, it is the reason of the Journey I wish would have been different as it was never a Dream for me to travel as such, as the only outlet I could contemplate after Lance's departure. ÔÇ£Bitter~SweetÔÇØ is always the words within my thoughts as I live both sides of the coin trying to juggle, yes, that ÔÇ£DreamÔÇØ and the emotions which goes along, emotions from both end of the spectrum. We are moving right along...
We took a ride to Terlingua again, it is the nearest store when we run out of this or that, it It also always a pleasure to sit with new Friends and have great conversations about their own very interesting pasts.
So are my thoughts these past days...Be well, Ara & Spirit
Friends. TX
Life on the road is so faceted, so governed by the weather it seems like. To the point to unfortunately upsetting Northerners, mental ÔÇ£ParadiseÔÇØ type setting has returned these past days. Friends also have reappeared, distant neighbors only remote physically as the smiles when seeing each other again are always from ear to ear. It was the case a couple evenings ago when a few of us rejoined for a meal, one always so gratifying as everyone contributes toward the distinct courses. I definitely left a bit heavier with not too far to go and Spirit, well, that is another story in itself. What can I say, the Dog has no manner or maybe is it because he had never earlier in his Life met a Donkey up close and personal. Needless to say it was pure entertainment as Biscuit was the chaser and Spirit the recipient trying to stay ahead, mostly trying to not be surprised by a sudden attack! Such is Life, in the slow lane as we like to think. Good food, conversations, ÔÇ£good peopleÔÇØ as I like that expression a lot. More Friends have shown these past couple days, they have now already left, I have not even looked at the photos, but again I think a couple more pounds have mysteriously reappeared somewhere around the belt.
I see snow and sleet in Tuesday's forecast, hard to believe, maybe a bad joke from the Weather Services, will find out soon.
In the meantime enjoy our past get together of Friends.Be well, Ara & Spirit
Next, the Big Screen? TX
It has been a big weight off my chest to announce today in our Journal about a Movie in the making which all started May 5th 2008. As everything else on everyone's path such a disclosure is a double edge sword. I look forward to the day, if it happens, when I can see credits reading ÔÇ£Dedicated to Lance GureghianÔÇØ, and at the same time I like to stay in the background of this Life we have chosen. We have good support, we have very talented people in this circle that is now spinning and such a disclosure was a must considering we are close to a final script before going on the Market. I keep looking at Spirit and wondering if he knows... He is after all ÔÇ£The StarÔÇØ and I am so happy that he is a Pit Bull to show the character of his breed. I am happy that I ride a hack, maybe it will increase it's popularity, I am happy we mainly tour this beautiful County of ours and will show the sights we have been and with more to come. But above it all, to me it is sharing the simplicity and the awareness of this Life we have chosen, the fact that one can survive a personal tragedy and yet take in the gifts long the way. We are an excellent crew on this project, we are keeping it real as the Journal has been, we have much faith that it will become reality soon. We hope that Spirit will still be young enough to play his own part... mine? Well, we are all seeking for Robin Williams as the perfect candidate... More details are in the Journal, we will now put all this ÔÇ£announcementÔÇØ behind us and go on as we always have been.
Be well... always, Life is full of surprises.
Ara & Spirit
Wishin' you all the success possible!
I'll probably watch it.
A Crystal web... TX
Maybe this weather is getting to me, or was, as now writing this we are in full summer mode. Feels like it anyhow while going through the Park yesterday down to one T shirt and all the vents open through the riding jacket, much more water consumed also. Water is the biggest necessity I always keep an eye on. We can carry at the most six gallons which in the heat of the summer is barely enough for three days for the both of us. Plenty of fuel, eleven gallons I can leave with, but through our rides if ever near a small town the faucets of potable water are my friends. Of course I also have a water purifier that comes along, never had to use it much. In a couple days I will be going through my gear again, feels like a pass time often but I think this time I will make a list of it all, I just have too many compartments to remember where everything is at. Lucky Spirit, he does not have to remember anything but eat, drink and run! It's alright though, he does his share and more, 24/7.
Couple days ago 3 to 5 inches of snow while going to the Dentist. All that gray, all the ÔÇ£being extremely cautiousÔÇØ and another afternoon of poking and dremmel grinding just did not suit me well. I need to learn to stay within my element even in some of my urban dealings, a hard task sometimes for me. My thoughts are always in the Journal...Be well...
Ara & Spirit
A Day in Life and Big Bend Park. TX
Like a giant coin thrown up in the air the weather keeps landing with a surprising fashion. I lifted my head yesterday as all day allowed us to be outside, going through some camping gear, details to patch up on ÔÇ£Old FaithfulÔÇØ, as suddenly I see this gray wall incoming and the smell of dust in the air with already bursts of winds preceding it all. Scrambling and throwing everything in ÔÇ£Big GreenÔÇØ, shut the doors, just in time for what felt like 50+ mph winds which were clocked as such in Panther Junction. A bit north of Ft Davis ÔÇ£92 Mph winds recorded at the Observatory this afternoonÔÇØ.
A day earlier was a totally different story. Mild temperatures, great ride into the Park to meet some riders from the MotoCamper.com Forum and a ride back under the lit skies from an almost full Moon. It was one of those more than perfect day, the kind we never want it to end including great conversations and an unexpected dinner. Spirit had a blast with two new buddies who also ride, they each have their own sidecar. The ride back under an almost full Moon was one of those rare experiences, a bit as being in Space, a Spaceman and a Space-dog with helmets on cutting through the night, a pleasure hard to describe. This should be the last day of the heavy winds, they wear me out. This too shall pas as they say. More in the Journal...Be well... always.
Ara & Spirit


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There isn't supposed to be any GMO wheat grown in the US for commercial production. There is some testing authorized though.Unless you buy all organic foods, you are probably eating all sorts of other things with GMO DNA though. Almost all the corn and soybeans grown in the US are GMO. Think about how many products have corn-derived sugar and/or soy-derived oil in them. However, by the time they get done with all the processing, there probably isn't a whole lot of GMO DNA remaining in sugar or oil products. Cornmeal and corn and soy flour are a different story. They are almost certainly ripe with GMO DNA. Plenty of other vegetable crops may be GMO too, and plenty of animals are fed GMO grains.According to the article, the GMO wheat found was a glyphosate-resistant variety. Farmers would like such a wheat because they could use glyphosate-based weed killers (believed to be very safe) to control weeds without killing the wheat. Sometimes glyphosate-resistant crops are called "Round-up ready" after the week-killer with the same name.GMO crops have also been used to increase crop yields and help them to grow where they couldn't grow well previously. GMO has been able to increase disease and pest resistance, increase drought resistance, require less fertilizer, and increasing plant yield. It's good for profit and also good for places in the world where they can't grow enough food. I would note that the article you cited is from an activist website, and is likely a bit alarmist. I bet if you search you can find other articles from news organizations that aren't quite as scary.
farmers would like that because they could use glyphosate-based weed killers to control weeks. You sure know about everything.
This one was fresh on my mind. I've been killing a bunch of weeds lately.CL
Craig and anyone else that might be interested,I did search on the web and the New York Times and other news agencies like the Washington Post also reported the same thing.
I wasn't doubting that it happened, I was just pointing out that you have to consider the source when evaluating the content. The original link you posted was from an organization that benefits entirely from anything that they can use to make GMO look bad and scary, and as you might expect didn't contain any quotes like this one from the NY Times: "officials said, it would pose no threat to health. The Food and Drug Administration reviewed the wheat and found no safety problems with it in 2004."
Do you think this isolated finding will effect farmers in anyway that do grow wheat here in the US and then export to other countries?
It might. Other countries may try to use it as a way to artificially lower prices below what would otherwise be the market equilibrium rate. If so, it may lower wheat prices here as well. Maybe even more than the export rate if some countries ban US wheat altogether and it start backing up here. Probably not a whole lot of risk of this happening though. If they don't get it from the US, what happens? The US is a major wheat producer, and it's not like there is extra wheat produced globally every year and goes to waste because it isn't sold. If a country decides to go elsewhere, that could drive their cost significantly. If prices farmers in the US realize are driven down because of this, US Farmers will turn around and sue Monsanto (the company that accidentally let it loose) for lost profit.
The "Farmer Assurance Provision" passed in March of 2013 allows companies that produce GMO's to get around the law for the most part.
TXCraig1,You are correct that there is no GMO wheat approved at this time. But I wonder, if this is true, what are then next 13 seeds they are going to get into the ground before it expires.
Norma, thanks for opening a discussion on this Wheat topic. I recently became aware of it while watching the Dr. OZ show with special guest William Davis. In addition, a friend of mine recently recently told me similar things about the negative impact Wheat has on our health, but he took it one step further and cut all wheat from his diet. The result was that he lost 30 pounds in just about 2 months. That caught my attention. This in NOT something I want to hear because I love my wheat products, my pizza hobby, and I recently started baking my own breads and even grinding my own wheat! However, I think it's a good idea to take a closer look at this topic. William Davis is saying that the wheat we consume today is not the same as our parents had many decades ago, and it is a product of genetic manipulation. He calls it Frankenwheat. I have not made any conclusions yet. I'm just gathering info at this point in time. ---pete---Here's a 5 minute segment from the Dr. OZ show...Dr Oz Episode w/Wheat Belly Author William Davishttp://www.doctoroz.com/episode/are-you-addicted-wheat?video=15895Here's a more detailed video presentation by William DavisWheat: The UNhealthy Whole Grain-Part 1Wheat Unhealthy Whole Grain2
Pete,I appreciate that you posted the videos. I think wheat as we know it now can be highly controversial. I for one, don't like to hear that wheat is that bad for someone, just like you. To put everything into better perspective as best as I know, there are many things that have changed over the years in foods. Norma


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A 38-year-old Plainview man was arrested Saturday at the parking lot of Hickey Park and cited for possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) and driving off the roadway to the right, according to a report.
The arresting officer conducted a traffic stop after he allegedly observed the 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass leave the roadway into the park. A report said that the driver stated that he smoked marijuana about an hour and a half prior to the stop. The individual produced a clear plastic bag with a green leafy substance from his front jacket pocket.
More than shoplifting
A dispatch to Price Chopper at Main Street and Knoxville Avenue on Sunday led to the arrest of a 41-year-old Morrow man for alleged overpossession of Pseudoephedrine and possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to manufacture methamphetamine, according to a report.
A store employee stated to Officer Todd Winesburg that the subject was seen allegedly placing several boxes of Sudafed in his pockets with several other items. The individual allegedly had nine boxes that totaled more than 12 grams of Pseudoephedrine, including two containers of hydrogen peroxide, both materials used in the illegal production of methamphetamine.
The report indicated he was given three citations and taken to the detention center.
Commercial burglary
An employee of Pizza Meister restaurant, 1400 North Arkansas Ave., discovered the drive-through window had been broken out Saturday morning and a money bag containing approximately $2,919 was allegedly stolen.
According to a report, the employee stated that the manager had been at the restaurant until about 2 a.m., approximately six hours before he arrived at work. The money bag was located in the rear of the restaurant. Police detectives were contacted, processed the scene and continue the investigation.
Total losses, including damages, were estimated at $3,119.


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The better the condition of the water being used, the less maintenance issues a coffee brewer will experience.
The type of unit and water quality will determine the amount of maintenance a coffee brewer will require. Here are seven key steps operators should take to keep brewers in top operating condition.
Operators installing new coffee machines have to take into consideration water conditions. Water should be treated for taste, odor and mineral deposits with proper filtration. Lime scale is a coffee brewer's worst enemy. It's important to change water filters regularly to prevent build up.


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2009 Ford F150 - Freedom Truck
Touring For A Cause
If you were to meet Mickey Harris and the crew from Malibu Customz, you'd immediately recognize that they are passionate about what this '09 Ford F-150 represents. Far more than a custom truck with some of the most realistic airbrush work you've ever seen, this truck will make a difference for wounded U.S. military men and women by allowing them to have their families beside them as they go through medical treatment and rehabilitation. Built by Malibu Customz in Knoxville, Tennessee, and airbrushed by Mickey Harris, who spent more than 200 hours covering the truck in murals that represent the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy, the truck is on tour across the country at NASCAR events, car shows, and air shows, which is where we caught up with it long enough for a photo shoot.
Starting with an '09 Ford F-150 SuperCrew Lariat, Malibu Customz wasted no time boosting the output of the 5.4L V-8, literally. Ron Lamothe and Floyd Latham installed a ProCharger centrifugal supercharger along with its sizable charge cooler that's mounted just behind the grille. The ProCharger breathes in through a K&N filter and the exhaust gases flow from the engine via Borla exhaust customized by Hilltop Muffler. With the increased breathing and 9 psi of boost, there's more than enough power on tap to send the Ford into a tire-searing launch. Ron and Floyd dropped the truck using McGaughy's 2/4 drop kit so that the custom-painted 24x10-inch Giovanna Caracas wheels and 295/35R24 Cooper XSTA rubber would fill the wheelwells. Other exterior modifications include a Carriage Works billet grille and a SnugTop tonneau cover installed by Ron and Tom Trent. Several carbon fiber pieces were custom made for the truck by Will Lowe, including front bumper guards, bed rail covers, B-pillar trim and air dam. Under the tonneau you'll find Kicker subs in a Super Crew Sound box installed by Coy Hudnell, who also wired the Kicker amps mounted behind the rear seats.
The interior remains close to stock, with hidden audio upgrades and custom-embossed Classic Soft Trim leather upholstery that was installed by Todd Abraham of Advance Performance Design. Another interesting feature is the Phantasmic Entertainment Inc/ProVision 3-D holographic imagery projector that was installed by Malibu Customs owner Rick Spears. When the tonneau is opened up and the projector is deployed, the logos of the companies involved in the build seem to float in space in front of the viewer.
The highlight of the truck is no doubt the paint. Jimmy Knight of Malibu Customs prepped and painted the exterior of the truck, along with the wheels and engine plastics, with DuPont Hot Hues materials to get them ready for the airbrush work of Mickey Harris. With no projector and using only his sense of proportion, Mickey lightly airbrushed the outlines of the vehicles, aircraft, and military members before laying down any final, full outlines. Using tape and often pieces of paper for straight edges, Mickey spent weeks airbrushing the truck with scenes depicting every branch of the U.S. armed services, separated by a waving Stars and Stripes. The driver side features the Air Force and Marine Corps, the tailgate illustrates a Coast Guard rescue at sea, while the passenger side is reserved for the Navy, including a SEAL team, and the Army. The hood is home to a huge bald eagle, while more than 60 eagles can be found, with careful inspection, throughout the truck's exterior. A favorite of spectators is the intricate detail of the stars within the flag, as each stitch of the embroidery is visible in the airbrush strokes. If the truck is every anywhere near you, make a point of seeing it in person.
Currently being towed and displayed across the country, when the truck completes its tour it will be auctioned off by Barrett Jackson and proceeds will benefit Speedway Children's Charities and the Fisher House. The Fisher House serves as a home away from home for the family of military members who often travel in order to obtain the best medical care possible. With 45 Fisher Houses located at 33 military installations and VA hospitals, they are able to provide 10,000 families a year with free or low-cost housing across the United States as well as Germany. As with all charity auctions, Barrett Jackson will waive all auction fees. To check out the schedule of the truck's tour to see it in person, visit malibucustomz.com and to find out more about the charities and to make contributions, visit fisherhouse.org and speedwaycharities.org. With hard work and dedication to a good cause, this project will make a huge difference in the lives of those that have sacrificed on our behalf.


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New Names on Mars14 September 2006
Five new names have been approved for Mars: Angustus Labyrinthus, Chronius Mons, Promethei Mons, Sisyphi Tholus, and Thyles Montes. The names Australis Patera, Angusta Patera, and Cavi Frigores have been marked as dropped in the database. New imagery has shown that the two paterae were named using the wrong descriptor term, and the area previously named Cavi Frigores has been incorporated into the adjacent Cavi Angusti.
The definition of the descriptor term labyrinthus has been expanded from "Complex of intersecting valleys" to "Complex of intersecting valleys or ridges."
See the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature for more information.


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Bassist Jan Abraham – Iron Fate
Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall
Thanks to Tom Hack at Massacre Records for setting up this interview
Thanks to Massacre Records for the promo pictures
Iron Fate is a new band from Germany that plays old school heavy metal. I had the pleasure to talk to the bass player, Jan Abraham. We talked about their debut album, their background, and the impact that Ronnie James Dio had on the band. Iron Fate is something that you have to check out if you're into heavy metal music in the veins of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden etc. Enjoy!


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Today's show discusses moral judgment, particularly with respect to the work of Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg. Though by no means the final word on the subject, both made significant contributions to our understanding of moral development.
Piaget's model for moral development included only two stages. He observed that children younger than 10 or 11 consider moral dilemmas in a more rigid way than older children. Older children have a much more nuanced view of rules and moral judgments.
Kohlberg used Piaget's model in developing his more detailed six stage model of moral development. His model consists of:
- Stage 1 – Obedience & Punishment – rules exist, are fixed, and are handed down by some authority figure (parents or "God"). Something is wrong if you get punished for it; if you don't get punished, it's not wrong.
- Stage 2 – Individualism & Exchange – rules are no longer seen as fixed. There is still a preoccupation with punishment, but it's now seen as a risk to be avoided and not the determinant of whether something is right or wrong. There is also an emphasis on fairness, and a belief that it's okay to break a rule if someone is being "unfair."
- Stage 3 – Good Interpersonal Relationships – children at this stage are usually entering their teens. The focus at this stage is on motives – a consideration of someone's motives, good or bad, informs moral judgments about their behaviors.
- Stage 4 – Maintaining Social Order – this is the law & order stage. The concern in this stage broadens to encompass considerations of society as a whole instead of just interpersonal relationships. The focus is on how laws help create a smoothly functioning society. Most adults stop at this stage of development.
- Stage 5 – Social Contract & Individual Rights – this is the beginning of thinking about society in a theoretical way. There is a recognition that different groups within a society may have different values, but that certain basic rights must be protected. Furthermore, there must be a democratic process for changing laws for the betterment of society.
- Stage 6 – Universal Principles – this is a theoretical stage in which there is an attempt to define the principles by which a just society operates. In this society, decisions are based on equal respect for all. For example, a majority would not get to vote on restricting the rights of a minority.
This is a very high-level summary of the Piaget and Kohlberg models, but it does provide some background for the work they did on moral development in children and adults. Their work, plus some interesting facts about neurobiology, make it clear that human moral judgments are not arbitrary as some theists claim and are not dependent on religion. Religion, in fact, adds about as much to moral development as it does to evolution.
So what does contribute to moral development? Our evolutionary legacy as social animals is one thing. Our capacity to reason is another. On an individual basis, moral development has its genesis in good parenting, brain development, and practice. Kohlberg was very clear about this last requirement – moral development is not a matter of simply growing up. And handing someone a set of rules and convincing them to follow them will not improve their ability to make moral judgments. This is a higher cognitive skill that is built up step-by-step over a lifetime.
Fortunately, humans have been doing this for our entire evolutionary history. We don't need fictional characters from Bronze Age myths dictating to us what is right or wrong. We are fully capable of making sound moral decisions all on our own.


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At least not against a good database. (eg Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc - but MySQL would be fine.)
The problem is that there is a trade-off between time spend preparing a query and query performance. It would not be inappropriate to think of preparing a query as a "compile and optimize this SQL" step. MySQL spends very little energy preparing, and therefore its ability to handle complex queries suffers. Most other databases put a lot of energy into preparing, and so it is very important to try to avoid recomp
Also, source filters. Yes, Module::Compile, but still, yuck.
Personally I prefer SQL::Interp [cpan.org] (via DBIx::Simple [cpan.org] actually), which lets me write code very nearly like the quasiquoting snippet, except it's still plain Perl and it uses placeholders and does binding under the covers. It's a fabulous duo.
If my situation was simpler then that would look good to me as well. Unfortunately I have big chunks of SQL that are included or not based on one condition, and if included require specific parameters to be bound or not as well. Templating syntax works well for this, but standard template tools only return a string, so I really, really want to work with a string by itself, not a string plus parameters.
That is actually exactly the situation that SQL::Interp addresses. It lets you do something like this:
my ( $sql, @bind_value ) = sql_interp(
'SELECT foo FROM bar'
( $do_include_baz
? ( 'LEFT JOIN baz ON baz.foo = foo.id AND baz.quux =', \$quux )
: ()
'WHERE', \%condition,
sql_interp will combine all those SQL snippets into a single string, duly putting in with placeholders for all the variables,
Yes, you can do that - but the result is unreadable. Which would you prefer to read?
my ( $sql, @bind_value ) = sql_interp(
'SELECT foo ',
( $include_bar
? ', bar'
: ()
' , count(*) as records '
But the first example shows why I specifically pointed out that the list you pass is a normal Perl list and so is amenable to all of the facilities Perl provides. You can factor it just in the same way you would factor any other part of the code:
my $columns = join ', ', 'foo', ( $include_bar ? 'bar' : () );
push @queries, [
'SELECT $columns, count(*) as records',
'FROM some_table',
'WHERE', { x => $x },
map { "$_ BY $columns" } qw( GROUP O
Actually I am going to use it on a very very busy site
Actually runtime performance is the reason to choose source-filter solutions in the first place
Also, the SQL example is, well, merely an example...Filter::QuasiQuote's power reveals in the context of true DSLs
My experience says that with a sane design you can run one of the top couple thousand busiest websites on the internet on a handful of webservers, paying only a modest amount of attention to performance of the code on your webservers.
That same experience says that tiny mistakes in how you handle your database can cause that same site to melt unexpectedly.
The lesson is to not worry about webserver performance, but be paranoid about database performance. Which means use placeholders properly. If you do it d
I must say that all you say is indeed true for an ordinary web application
But unfortunately I can't use prepare+execute in my OpenResty platform in particular. Why? Because it must scale by design to serve lots of apps here in Yahoo! China and Alibaba. So it must be a cluster or something like that.
The PL/Proxy database server requires frontend queries to be of the following form:
select xquery('account', 'select * from posts...', 1);
That is, the user sql query itself must be a dynam
Responding out of order.
On sending multiple insert statements at once. Yes, that can be a big win because you're cutting down on round trips to the database. Each round trip takes unavoidable resources on the client, server, and network. With network latency typically being the biggest deal. However there is an upper limit to the win from that. A compromise that works fairly well is to prepare a bulk insert that inserts multiple records, thereby bypassing the prepare and reducing round trips. YMMV. B
Right, preparing a bunch of insert statements first would be faster
We use PgBouncer at the PL/Proxy level to cache connections to the data nodes. On the FastCGI level, a pre-forked lighttpd is used. Database connection to the PL/Proxy nodes are reused across fastcgi loops in a similar fashion as you described
Well, I don't think the use of PL/Proxy necessarily means loss of relationality. Relational constraints still hold for data r
Tell me if a donation could help the open-sourcing decision. I'm btilly, at gmail dot com.
You are aware of DBD::Gofer [cpan.org] I suppose?
Oh, not yet
Then be sure to check out the slides from Tim's OSCON '07 DBD::Gofer talk [cpan.org].


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We Drive Less: True or False?
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Young people driving less
It's important to note that the declining VMT appears more pronounced among young people -- including both the so-called Millennial Generation (those born between 1983 and 2000) and Generation X (those born between 1965 and 1982).
In a US PIRG report, "A New Direction: Our Changing Relationship with Driving and the Implications for America's Future," researchers wrote: "According to the National Household Travel Survey, from 2001 and 2009, the annual number of vehicle-miles traveled by 16 to 34 year-olds decreased from 10,300 miles to 7,900 miles per capita -- a drop of 23 percent."
Similarly, the downward trend on VMT is obvious among those living in urban areas.
Another US PIRG report that looked into driving habits among residents of American cities noted: "According to the Federal Highway Administration between 2006 and 2011, the average number of vehicle-miles traveled per capita in all urban areas decreased from 8,600 to 8,450 miles."
This decline might seem miniscule, but it's significant compared to the decades of steady increase from 1980 to 2000, during which time, "vehicle-miles traveled per capita in all urban areas grew by 48 percent," wrote the authors of the report.
A big piece of the puzzle is that young Americans are not only driving less, but the percentage of young people with a driver's license has been dropping for years.
Citing licensing statics from the US Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, and population statistics by the US Census Bureau, the US PIRG report noted: "In 2011, the percentage of 16 to 24 year-olds with driver's licenses dipped to 67 percent -- the lowest percentage since at least 1963."
Vehicle ownership
For carmakers, I suspect there is nothing more terrifying than the declining vehicle ownership figures.
After decades of increase, the number of vehicles per licensed driver has declined by 4 percent since 2006, according to "Our Nation's Highways -- 2000, Selected Facts and Figures," put together by the Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration.
And, of course, declining vehicle ownership is more evident in urban areas.
The PIRG's "Transportation in Transformation" report noted: "The proportion of households without cars has increased in 84 out of the 100 largest urbanized areas from 2006 to 2011. In those 100 urbanized areas, the proportion of households without cars increased from 11.4 percent to 12.2 percent."
It's important to note that the proportion of households without vehicles has increased across the country from 2006 to 2011.
Meanwhile, the households with multiple cars are also declining. The same report points out:
- The proportion of households with two cars or more decreased in 86 out of the 100 largest urbanized areas from 2006 to 2011, with an average decrease of 1.7 percent. The greatest decreases were in Cape Coral (FL), New Orleans (LA), and Fresno (CA), which all saw at least 6 percent of households go from possessing two or more vehicles to one or zero.
What do we do now?
Whether we like it or not, this is a mega-trend that will reshape the automotive industry in the coming years. Leading carmakers' executives are keenly aware of this.
Carmakers are already bending backwards to please the younger-generation drivers, by making sure that they will find in their vehicles the same comfort of Internet connectivity they already have outside their cars. Carmakers are also aware that car "infotainment" can be an important element that could make or break a buying decision by the younger generation.
But such tweaks certainly aren't enough to buck the mega-trend of declining ownership of vehicles and driver licenses.
As far-fetched as it seems now, companies like Toyota are talking up a vision of creating cities. A case in point is Toyota's harmonious mobility network, called "Ha:mo." The Ha:mo RIDE project, essentially a car-sharing system, is using ultra-compact electric vehicles that provide transportation to and within the city center, connecting pedestrians, bicycles, and public transportation.
Click here to watch the concept video on Ha:mo.
— Junko Yoshida, Chief International Correspondent, EE Times


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Beltre's hot bat making strong All-Star case
By Grace Raynor / MLB.com
ARLINGTON -- Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre went 7-for-8 against the Tigers in Arlington on Tuesday and Wednesday in the first two games of a three-game series that concluded Thursday.
After going 9-for-12 in the three games prior to the series finale vs. Detroit, Beltre had raised his batting average from .306 to .328 -- his highest average since the fourth game of the season, and the third-highest mark in the American League.
Beltre has done everything possible for a struggling Rangers squad, but is still more than million votes behind in All-Star voting for AL third basemen, as Sunday's recent numbers showed.
Josh Donaldson of the A's sits at the top of the list with 2,436,771 votes, Beltre in second with 1,346,957.
Beltre is the only Ranger toward the top of his position, with outfielders Alex Rios and Shin-Soo Choo in 12th and 14th place, respectively.
Fans can cast their votes for starters at MLB.com -- online or on a mobile device -- using the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Sponsored by Experian until Thursday, July 3, at 10:59 p.m. CT. The 2014 All-Star Game will be played at Target Field on Tuesday, July 15, on FOX.
Holland itching to go on rehab assignment
ARLINGTON -- Despite his desperate desire to return to the diamond, Rangers pitcher Derek Holland still isn't quite ready to begin a medical rehab assignment.
Holland had surgery to repair torn cartilage behind his left knee after a January fall in his home and is itching to to begin competing again.
"I feel great. I feel like I can do everything," Holland said Thursday. "I can field my position, I can make the plays when needed."
But both Rangers manager Ron Washington and general manager Jon Daniels said that though Holland is certainly showing signs of improvement, the left-hander is still not 100 percent.
Holland went through pitcher's fielding practice Thursday.
"He's moving to the ball better, his throws are better," Washington said. "Still the leg is foreign to him. We have to figure out a way to get that leg a part of his thinking, without thinking about it, you know?"
Daniels said the next step for Holland is throwing in a simulated game Saturday -- not quite a full-game speed, but more than he's done since the injury.
Holland is eager for the next step.
"No matter what, I obviously respect their decision. There's no doubt about it," Holland said. "Me personally,I want to play. I want to be out there helping these guys out. I want to be a part of this, I want to do whatever it takes."
Daniels can't focus on injuries
ARLINGTON -- Rangers general manager Jon Daniels is well aware of the injuries that the Rangers have dealt with this season.
But he won't allow himself to focus on them.
Daniels joined the media in the Rangers dugout Thursday before Texas' final matchup of a three-game series with Detroit, and said that though the injuries have obviously taken a toll on the team, the group has to move forward and focus on other things. Entering Thursday, the Rangers had lost seven in a row, a season-high losing streak and their longest since September of 2013.
"The challenge for us is that we can't keep talking about the injuries," Daniels said. "We can't focus on them. There are a lot of things that we need to do. The story of the year can't just be the injuries."
But that doesn't mean that at times, Daniels hasn't been curious.
"I'd love to see what we were capable of with Prince [Fielder] and Geovany [Soto] and [Tanner] Scheppers and [Alexi] Ogando and Matt [Harrison] and Derek [Holland] on down the line," Daniels said. "I'd love to see that group out there ... but it's not going to happen."
Rehabbing Scheppers waiting for six-week mark
ARLINGTON -- It's been just more than two weeks since Rangers right-handed reliever Tanner Scheppers went on the disabled list for right elbow inflammation, and though he's physically shut down until the six-week mark, he's already eager to pitch again.
Scheppers went on the disabled list June 11 and had been on it earlier -- April 18 -- with the same problem. He had a 9.00 ERA in eight games, four of which he started.
Once the six-week mark rolls around, he's expected to begin a full-throwing program.
While he's feeling better physically, mentally he's frustrated that he's unable to help a Rangers team that is struggling mightily as of late.
"You kind of feel a little bit worthless just sitting on the DL, just watching on the sidelines," Scheppers said. "The likelihood of me coming back this year is very slim. It's not looking all that great, which is frustrating, but I have to look at the big picture things sometimes and get healthy."
Worth noting
• The Rangers are in fourth place for the 22nd time in 23 days entering Thursday. The last time the Rangers sat so low in the standings at this point in the season was 2007.
• The Rangers' .432 home record is the fourth lowest in the league, and second lowest in the American League entering Thursday, only ahead of Tampa Bay.
• The winner of Thursday's matchup between the Rangers and the Tigers will claim the season series.
Grace Raynor is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Williamsville Diagnostic Center MRI Department Accredited by American College of Radiology
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The American College of Radiology (ACR) has recently awarded the MRI Department at Kenmore Mercy Hospital's Williamsville Diagnostic Center with a three-year accreditation for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
The ACR accreditation recognizes that the hospital's MRI service has undergone a rigorous review process and meets nationally accepted standards of care.
"Receiving MRI accreditation demonstrates our commitment to providing high quality, patient-centered care," said Jason Judd, Chief Technologist of Williamsville Diagnostic Center's Imaging Department. 'This designation also provides further assurance and peace of mind for our patients that our MRI service delivers exceptional quality care."
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, commonly referred to as MRI, is a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that takes pictures of the body's interior using a powerful magnet combined with radio waves to construct detailed images of various tissues inside a person's body.
The Williamsville Diagnostic Center performs all types of MRIs, including, abdomen, pelvic, brain, spine, bones and joints, etc. They have a 1.5 tesla high field strength GE Magnet, which allows for fast high quality imaging.
Accreditation is awarded following an in-depth review of facilities, equipment and staff qualifications by an ACR panel consisting of board certified physicians and medical physicists. ACR is a national organization that focuses on medical imaging, radiation oncology, and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.
Pictured left to right: Lori Lownie, Jason Judd, Sandra Aldinger, Maria Neuner, and Kari Schuetz pose with the center's MRI.


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Angels begin longest road trip of season
By Patrick Donnelly / Special to MLB.com
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Angels kicked off a 10-game road trip Monday that will take them to four cities, three time zones and two countries, starting with a one-night stop in Minnesota for a make-up game against the Twins.
The teams were officially rained out April 17, but after playing two straight nights in miserable spring weather -- game-time temperatures in the low 40s, dropping into the 30s throughout the night -- it felt more like an act of mercy when the series finale was postponed. Monday's playing conditions were a stark contrast to the first two games in the series -- humid with a temperature of 93 at the first pitch, as the late-arriving summer stubbornly refuses to release the Upper Midwest from its clutches.
From here, the Angels will play six straight games in domed stadiums -- three in Toronto and three in Houston -- before returning to California for a three-game set at Oakland starting next Monday. The tacked-on game against the Twins makes it the longest road trip of the season, edging the nine-game trek through Seattle, Tampa Bay and Milwaukee that concluded Sept. 1. At least the geography of this trip makes a little more sense.
"It could be worse -- we're on the way to Toronto, so it's like we're just stopping overnight," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "And the length of the road trip, at the end of the season, you just have to chop them up game to game and put your heart into every game and hopefully play well. All of a sudden you're halfway through the road trip, and then you're done."
The timing of the two longest road trips of the season actually works out pretty well for the Angels, who have been playing some of their best baseball of late, especially on the road. After a disappointing 1-5 homestand in mid-August, they went 8-1 on the nine-game trip, and this week they will catch three teams playing out the string before wrapping up their trek with a chance to play spoiler in Oakland.
Their 32-35 road record entering Monday's game was actually a few games better than their 35-40 mark at home. But at the end of the day, it's all baseball, and that is what Scioscia wants his players to focus on.
"I don't think we have to overthink this -- it's part of the baseball schedule," he said. "It's happened before, and it got us now, where we're going on a trip where we'll be in four cities. You just have to go out there and play well."
Shuck brings success vs. lefties to Majors
MINNEAPOLIS -- Outfielder J.B. Shuck got a rare day off Monday, but it was not because the Twins sent left-hander Pedro Hernandez to the mound. Rather, it came after a string of 11 starts in 12 days for Shuck, who is a career .327 hitter against lefties, including a .312 mark in 93 at-bats this year. It is a rare achievement for a left-handed hitter, especially one who is hitting .278 against right-handed pitching.
How well has Shuck handled the bat against lefties this year? If you take out his average this season, all other Angels left-handed hitters are 33-for-173 (.191) against southpaws. But the success has not been much of a surprise to Shuck, who hit well against lefties in the Minor Leagues and carried that approach with him to Anaheim.
"I've never felt like I've struggled that bad against them -- I guess I see them pretty well," Shuck said. "I think the big thing is I just try not to do too much. They've still got to throw it over the plate. I just focus on seeing the ball and trying to get a good pitch to hit.
"I think some lefties maybe try to do a bit too much. I just try to keep it simple when I'm facing a lefty."
Shuck ranks seventh in the Major Leagues this year in lefty-on-lefty batting average, one reason Angels manager Mike Scioscia has not batted an eye at leaving the rookie right fielder in the lineup against even the toughest lefties on the Angels' schedule.
"From early in Spring Training, we could see that he's a guy who's very comfortable in knowing what his talent was," Scioscia said. "He's not trying to hit the ball into the next stratosphere -- he's just trying to make contact, take what the pitcher's giving him and use the whole field. For a left-handed hitter, that should play well against lefties, and it has this year."
Shuck said he appreciated his manager's support, noting that consistent playing time had helped him stay productive throughout his rookie season.
"It's a good thing for me I guess, in building my confidence," Shuck said. "It's great to know the manager backs you and has the confidence to put you out there, so it just helps me go about my business and relax a little bit knowing I'll have those chances."
Worth noting
• The Angels optioned third baseman Tommy Field to Triple-A Salt Lake after Monday's game. With the Bees still playing in the PCL finals, the Angels did not make a corresponding move, but Scioscia said Howie Kendrick appeared close to coming off the disabled list, and Andrew Romine was also available to play third base if needed.
• The Angels recalled catcher John Hester from Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday.
Hester hit .212 with three home runs and four RBIs in 85 at-bats with the Angels last season. This year at Salt Lake the 29-year-old right-hander hit .237 with eight homers and 29 RBIs in 74 games.
Scioscia said the other two catchers on the Major League roster -- Chris Iannetta and Hank Conger -- were healthy and that Hester was selected to provide depth as the team began its 10-game road trip.
• Scioscia also said second baseman Kendrick had a "great workout" Monday and hoped to be available to play at some point during the Toronto series. Kendrick has been sidelined since Aug. 5 with a sore left knee.
• Infielder Luis Jimenez remains day to day with soreness in both of his thumbs and shoulders.
"He's just banged-up a bit," Scioscia said.
Patrick Donnelly is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Share DePauw Memories Via New Site Founded by Two 2004 Grads
March 22, 2012
DePauw alumni, students, faculty and staff, and friends of the University are now able to share memories of their campus experiences on a new online platform. Remember.com, an online repository for memories, was founded by a pair of 2004 DePauw graduates -- Jason Becker and R. Brandon Sokol -- and has launched its beta platform to the University, which is celebrating the 175th anniversary of its founding.
The start-up company, based in Indianapolis, has built a platform to share and preserve the memories of any person, place or topic in the world. DePauw is the first subject on Remember.com, which bills itself as the first online memory bank.
Currently available only to members of the DePauw community, Remember.com intends to launch nationally over the coming weeks, taking on memories as varied as past Super Bowls to the civil rights movement.
"Our vision is to help tell history from the people who lived it in a way that's never been done on the internet before," says Becker.
"Remember.com provides an innovative and immersive platform for the University's alumni, students, faculty members and friends to share memories of their experiences here," says Steve Setchell '96, director of corporate and foundation relations at DePauw and chair of DePauw's 175th anniversary committee.
Ken Owen '82, the university's executive director of media relations, sees Remember as a tool to engage alumni. "Remember.com provides a way for people to display, discuss and talk about key moments in their lives and photos and videos they have or can access -- in the end, it reconnects people by reminding them of things that are important to them," Owen states. "The fact that Remember.com was created by two DePauw alumni is icing on an already terrific cake."
The founders, and their team of software engineers, plan to ultimately make Remember.com synonymous with the idea of remembering.
"We hope to be for memories what Wikipedia is for knowledge or Facebook is for friends," declares Sokol.
Backers of the new company include David Becker '75, serial entrepreneur and founder of First Internet Bank. The company's lead developer is Joel Dart '07. Other DePauw alumni who have supported the venture include Michael Montagano '03, Alex Billingsley '10, Lindsay Morris '07, Topher Jones '07, and Kyle McGrath '05.
As part of DePauw's 175th anniversary, you're invited to share memories of the University with Remember.com via this link.Back


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Shares of AMD rose on Monday amidst rumors of a leveraged buyout. AMD
shares were up 74 cents, or 5 percent, at $15.43 in yesterday's morning trading
on the New York Stock Exchange. AMD has traded between $14.43 and $42.70 over
the last year.
"It wouldn't surprise me if there was some sort of 'creative
solution' in the works to help (strengthen) AMD's balance sheet," said FTN
Midwest Securities analyst JoAnne Feeney to the AP.
"They took on a fair amount of debt for the ATI acquisition, and clearly AMD
needs to do something about its balance sheet."
"When they acquired ATI, they had to borrow quite a lot
to finance that purchase and that's created a higher debt-to-capital ratio than
they had in the past. It's still in that squeeze," Feeney said to Reuters.
"The volume in AMD March calls have been abnormally high,"
said Steve Sosnick, equity risk manager at Timber Hill and common source for
M&A commentary. "There are rumors of a private equity buyout. At least in
the near term, the options market is giving some credence to these rumors."
While the analysts quoted by the recent news agencies
reports seem to think that such a buyout is possible, another Wall Street
analyst, American Technology Research's Doug Freedman, said earlier this month
that AMD would be an unattractive candidate for private equity firms due to the
company's struggling cash flow from its price war with Intel.
In related news, FTN Midwest today cut
its stock rating for AMD from a "buy" to a "neutral," citing that the
Sunnyvale company could be facing increased competition if Intel is able to
deliver its 45nm product ahead of schedule. Analysts believe that AMD would
have to cut prices even further to avoid further losses of market share, and
may not recover until mid-2008.
Shares of AMD current sit down nearly 4 percent at $15.06.


text: Hey guys. I have been playing tennis for 5 years and still haven't found the perfect fit shoe. I am 14 years old, and i am a Size 12. My foot is pretty wide. ( E fit ) I currently am wearing Barricade 7's and they always give me blisters on hardcourt. Not to mention i hardcourt 7 days a week. People have been telling me that the vapors and the gr's are the comfiest shoes, which shoe is better for a wide fit?


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Music festival season is heating up for classic rock fans. It was announced today (February 19) that Sir Paul McCartney and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers will headline Bonnaroo this June.
While Macca hasn't headlined an American music festival since 2009's Coachella, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers announced performances at Hangout Music Fest and Firefly Music Festival in just the last several days.
Recent GRAMMY darlings Mumford and Sons will serve as Bonnaroo's third headliner.
Bonnaroo's other lineup highlights include: Billy Idol, ZZ Top, My Morning Jacket's Jim James with Hall & Oates' John Oates (billed as the Soul SuperJam), R. Kelly, Wilco, Bjork, David Byrne & St. Vincent, Wu-Tang Clan and many, many more. Bonnaroo's full lineup is below.
For the uninitiated, Bonnaroo 2013 takes place in Manchester, Tennessee, from June 13-16. The lineup was announced this afternoon by festival performer Weird Al Yankovic in a wacky live telethon dubbed #BLAM (Bonnaroo Line-Up Announcement Megathon) on Twitter.
The event streamed live on YouTube earlier today with live performances, fan participation (via Google Chat) and celeb appearances.
Bonnaroo 2013 passes go on sale this Saturday (Feb. 23) at noon ET. More information can be found on Bonnaroo's official site.
Last year's Bonnaroo was led by Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Phish. For coverage of last year's Bonnaroo, head over to our sister station WXRT, the festival's official radio partner.
Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup:
Paul McCartney
Mumford & Sons
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Pretty Lights
R. Kelly
Wu-Tang Clan
Daniel Tosh
The National
The Lumineers
David Byrne & St. Vincent
Passion Pit
The xx
Kendrick Lamar
Grizzly Bear
Animal Collective
Of Monsters and Men
ZZ Top
Beach House
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Cat Power
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes
A$AP Rocky
Jim James
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Tame Impala
Soul SuperJam ft. Jim James with John Oates, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Zigaboo Modeliste (of the Meters)
Ed Helms Bluegrass Situation Superjam with special guests
Boys Noize
Glen Hansard
Gov't Mule
Gaslight Anthem
Portugal. The Man
Wolfgang Gartner
Billy Idol
Sam Bush & Del McCoury
Dwight Yoakam
Porter Robinson
Local Natives
Matt & Kim
Dirty Projectors
Trombone Shorty
John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension
Noam Pikelny & Friends
Amadou & Mariam
Father John Misty
The Tallest Man On Earth
Walk The Moon
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
The Vaccines
Earl Sweatshirt
Paper Diamond
Holy Ghost!
Divine Fits
Mike Birbiglia
Purity Ring
Frank Turner
Big K.R.I.T.
Allen Stone
Lee Fields & The Expressions
Fatoumata Diawara
Two Gallants
The Sheepdogs
Four Tet
Death Grips
Wild Nothing
John Fullbright
Django Django
Killer Mike
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Action Bronson
twenty | one | pilots
Milo Greene
Lord Huron
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
Charli XCX
JEFF The Brotherhood
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
Sea Wolf
JD McPherson
Trixie Whitley
Deap Vally
Patrick Watson
Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers
The Stepkids
Aoife O'Donovan
Matthew E. White
– Jillian Mapes, Radio.com


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Mauldred wrote:Thanks a lot, esteban1uy.
I find the first bumbmap style interesting, but sometimes I agree with bimsebasse, "old" doesn't always mean "bad" - it's especially true for music and wine, and some video games too.
So it's good to have the choice ! I am interested if you can propose us a patch with those effects, and I'll keep you informed of the results on my machine. My GPU isn't among the newest ones (Nvdia 9600M GT), but I can have a try.
I never said that old = bad, I said that blurry = boring, but I admit that it could also be blurry = classy (so sometimes classy = boring ).
Ok, here we go.
Please ensure you have the correct deb-src repositories for your distribution in /etc/apt/sources.list (as explained here), then open a terminal and execute the following code:
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apt update
apt install dpkg-dev devscripts
apt build-dep cinnamon
Then obtain the sources with this command:
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git clone --branch=esteban1uy-background-effects git://github.com/autarkper/Cinnamon.git
And now you can compile it with:
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cd Cinnamon
After that, you're ready to install the patched Cinnamon:
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cd ..
sudo dpkg -i *.deb
Log off and log in to load the new Cinnamon.
Because both the blurry backgrounds and the bumpmaps are defined as css properties in the stylesheet of a theme (they are intented for theme designers), you have to include them in the theme of your choice.
Let's say you want to add blurry backgrounds to the menus of the Cinnamon theme "Minty".
So you open Minty's css stylesheet:
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sudo gedit /usr/share/themes/Minty/cinnamon/cinnamon.css
Locate the .popup-menu section:
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.popup-menu {
min-width: 100px;
And add the amount of blur you whish:
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.popup-menu {
min-width: 100px;
background-blur: 2.5;
Save, reload the theme and voilà:
The same can by applied to the panels, Looking Glass, notifications and modal dialogs. Just remember to not mix blurry backgrounds with box-shadow, it tends to look a little weird.
About the bumpmaps thing, each bumpmap effect is controlled by a little image file (the bumpmap itself) that a theme designer could add to his theme, so if a designer wants to add something that looks, let's say, like water waves, he can create that little file (for example: "water.png") using Photoshop or Gimp and define it for an element in the stylesheet by adding background-bumpmap: url("water.png"); :
So the possibilities are endless.
I think the problem is that I'm not very good at graphic design (I'm only 13 y/o) or maybe my taste is not very good, so I wasn't able to provide good examples of how it can be used.