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Where can a user change the idle time after which a laptop will switch to standby mode?
Left-click Start > Control Panel > Power Options, then click the Power Schemes tab.
What is the purpose of SCSI and RAID adapters?
to connect storage devices such as hard disk drives to a PC
A newly purchased scanner is not functioning as efficiently as expected. Which step should a technician take to improve performance?
Download drivers and utilities from the manufacturer web site.
A technician needs to configure the hard drive on a computer so that there appears to be one drive for the operating system and four drives for data from different applications. How can the hard drive be configured to provide this perception?
Create one primary partition and one logical partition with four logical drives within it.
ABC Company wants to configure laptops to automatically power components off to improve battery life. Which power management control can be used to accomplish this?
ABC Inc. decided to integrate redundancy by connecting multiple hard disks to duplicate the information they store. Which type of adapter will need to be installed on the servers to accomplish the desired redundancy?
RAID adapter
A technician has been asked to find how a hacker keeps breaking in to a computer. Which security precaution was most likely missed when the operating system was first installed?
A password was not assigned to the default administrator account.
When analyzing a protocol used on the network, it is discovered that multicast messages are being sent to network devices. Which class of IP addressing is being used to send these messages?
A technician has installed and configured an external projector on a laptop. What is the final task the technician must perform for the image to be displayed through the projector?
Press the function key sequence to activate the image on the projector.
A computer user buys a low priced replacement monitor but finds that there is a lot of flicker. The flicker makes the monitor unusable. Which characteristic of a monitor needs to be considered to ensure flicker-free viewing?
refresh rate
What do the terms refresh rate, interlace, and aspect ratio explain?
image properties of a monitor
Why do mobile devices such as laptop computers use specially designed CPUs?
They consume less power.
A technician needs to purchase a new video adapter for a computer. Which factors should be considered when selecting the adapter?
expansion slot type
A company is expanding its business to other countries. All branch offices must remain connected to corporate headquarters at all times. Which network technology is required to support this requirement?
A technician is asked to configure the time the system must be idle before the hard disk spins down on all the Windows-based laptops in the company. The technician configured the power options in Windows but it appears to have no effect. Where should the technician look to enable power management?
System Registry
While troubleshooting a computer on which the operating system fails to boot, a technician has checked that there are no non-bootable media in the disk drives, tried using the Last Known Good Configuration option, and attempted to boot the computer in Safe Mode, all without success. Which further possible solution could be tried?
Perform a Repair Installation of the operating system.
What is the logical topology used for the Ethernet architecture?
When installing the Windows XP operating system, a technician is given a choice of file systems to use. If security is a requirement, which file system should be chosen?
Which three benefits are gained by networking computers? (Choose three.)
fewer peripherals needed
decreased computer-to-user ratio
increased communication capabilities
When calculating the total cost of ownership of a printer it is necessary to consider the cost of the consumables. Which two consumables are associated with an inkjet printer? (Choose two.)
ink cartridge
Which type of attack involves the misdirection of a user from a legitimate web site to a fake web site?
DNS poisoning
A supervisor received a complaint that one of the technicians was rude and disrespectful. Which action by the technician most likely caused the customer to complain?
The technician interrupted a number of times to ask questions.
Fans that are used to help cool a system are commonly placed on which two components? (Choose two.)
video card
Which storage device that is installed in a PC is least subject to mechanical failure?
magnetic hard drive
On which two occasions is it most likely that a technician will have to perform a clean operating system installation if a backup has not been performed? (Choose two.)
The existing operating system is corrupted.
A new replacement hard drive is installed in a computer.
Check the printer for status messages.
Which firewall port number or number combination must be open in order to remotely access a network device using SSH?
What is the purpose of wearing an antistatic wrist strap?
to equalize the electrical charge between the user and the equipment
A network administrator has finished migrating from a peer-to-peer network to a new client-server network configuration. What are two advantages of the new configuration? (Choose two.)
Data is more secure in the event of hardware failures.
Data resources and access are centrally controlled.
A call center technician answers a call from a frequent customer who is known to be impatient and lacks experience with computers. The customer has an issue with an application that the call center supports. The customer informs the technician that the problem had been reported before but the original technician was rude, did not listen, and did not fix the problem. If the technician is confident that the problem can be resolved by increasing the amount of memory in the computer, what should the technician do?
Confirm the issues and give detailed instructions to solve the problem.
When installing a service pack or security patches on an operating system, what should be done to protect the system in the event of a faulty or aborted installation?
Create a restore point.
Refer to the exhibit. What command was typed to produce the output that is shown?
ipconfig /all
What characterizes spoofing?
Making data appear to come from a source other than the actual source.
A technician is troubleshooting a user complaint that a printer is not printing a report. Which step is one of the first that the technician should take?
Ensure that there is paper in the paper tray.
Which three rules increase the level of password strength? (Choose three.)
Passwords should be a combination of letters and numbers.
Passwords should combine a user's special dates and initials so they can be alphanumeric.
Passwords should be short to reduce the chances of users forgetting them.
Refer to the exhibit. Which type of device uses the connector shown in the graphic?
DVD drive
Which type of cable standard uses a 9-pin connector and supports data rates in excess of 800 Mbps?
IEEE 1394b
Which two items are considered proper cleaning tools? (Choose two.)
compressed air
soft cloth
Which Windows tool should be run before upgrading the operating system?
An employee is receiving e-mail from unknown banks asking for username and password information. Which type of security attack is the employee experiencing?
A company uses a single computer to receive and test all Windows updates. When the most recent update was installed, several programs failed. What is the first course of action that a technician should attempt to remove the update?
Run a System Restore from the last restore point.
Which network protocol is used to automatically assign an IP address to a computer on a network?
A technician notices that an application is not responding to commands and that the computer seems to respond slowly when applications are opened. What is the best administrative tool to use correct this problem?
Task Manager
A network technician receives an error that there is insufficient physical disk space on an external drive to hold a file from a Windows XP computer. What is a possible cause for the problem?
The external drive is formatted with a FAT 32 file system and the file is too large for that file system.
A home computer owner has a PC system that runs Windows XP. For security reasons the owner has been using a limited local user account for a number of years. The owner wishes to install a new piece of software, but the user account does not have the necessary permissions. Which type of account does the owner need to use to install the new software?
46 Where in Windows XP can the shutdown, hibernate, and standby modes be configured?
Start > Control Panel > Power Options
47 A printer has a paper jam. An impatient user has sent multiple print jobs of the same document to this printer. What can be done to remove these print jobs?
Cancel the jobs in the printer queue.
48 Which environmental factor helps ensure optimal performance for laptops?
Temperature should be preferentially between 45 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit (7 to 32 degrees Celsius) to avoid overheating.
49 After Windows XP has been installed, which program would a technician use to select the programs that will run at startup?
50 A technician is having trouble with laptops that keep overheating. What preventive maintenance procedure can be performed on the laptops to reduce this problem?
Clean the air vents.
51 What is the purpose of Windows Vista 64-bit Kernel Patch Protection?
It prevents third party drivers from modifying the operating system kernel.
52 What are two network requirements necessary to establish a VPN connection between a remote computer and a private company LAN? (Choose two.)
Internet access
VPN client


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Lesterville, Dakota Territory (later
South Dakota)
September 13, 1888
Translation of letter from German to English
Written to Teplitz, Bessarabia
Dear Parents,
I got both your letters. Last Sunday I went with them to Andreas on Neths' farm. We both are still healthy, thanks be to God, and we strongly hope you are too. George Neth finished threshing and is too lazy to write. I was there for three hours. Today it is one week since I returned from Central Dakota. I went as far as McPherson County. I took some of my boss's (Christian Welse) horses with me, which I sold there. It was slow going, since we went by freight train. The horses were loaded in a wagon, and I went in the person carriage. But at each station I had to look for the horses. Everything went well and I sold the horses; so my boss was satisfied when I returned. Then I got to Central Dakota without paying anything. The time was counted as working hours, so I even got paid.
I really liked the area, and couldn't ask for anything better. It is flat or rolling hills and you find white stones, like around your church. Also, our old barn at home was plastered with similar stones, only those stones were flat and these are round, but hard as the devil. You can't work on them with ordinary instruments. But they have some stone hammers here with which you can work on many stones. The very hard ones were covered with straw, the straw was lit to heat up the stones, then a lot of water was poured over it. The stones then burst into plates and can be used like that. The very hard stones are put down into the soil so deep they don't give trouble while plowing. This way the land is cleaned of stones.
The land is very fertile, better than South Dakota. The grass grows better than in South Russia. There is Quecken, Salber and yellow Sahnen that grew close to the mill. Father sometimes collected them. They are thought to be good for tumors and grow eight and ten inches high.
This years harvest up there [central Dakota] is very good. To my calculations and what the people are saying, they had an average of about 100 Pud Dessjutin. Here in South Dakota, the wheat average is about 25-35 pud or about 6-7 bushels per acre, in Central Dakota 25-30 bushels. (one bushel has 60 pounds, so 1-1/2 Pud).
Up there they also have much better wheat [varieties] than here. There the people have No. 1 wheat. Here the farmers only raise second choice.
It's said that winter up there is cooler than in South Dakota. Frost starts 2 weeks earlier in autumn and lasts 2 weeks longer in spring. The people up there are doing pretty well, unless they have debts.
Now you still can get land about 10 to 15 miles away from the biggest train station. Naturally you can't wait, for then the best will be taken and picked out.
The last train station is called Eureka, and is 122 miles southeast of Bismarck and is 1-1/2 years old. It has "12-12" grocery stores, where you can get anything you'd need for living, for money of course. Also 2 banks, a printing press, and a wheat elevator where farmers sell their grains, 2 beer parlors where thirsty people can quench their thirst, for money, 3 restaurants when hungry you can eat enough for money, and a butcher shop (don't forget, all is available, but for money!).
Then there are living quarters. When one does not know an American town it is difficult to imagine, what a new town looks like. What was just desert 1-1/2 years before, is now a small town 1/4 the size of Teplitz, only built closer together. The town grew just like a mushroom. While I was there, they worked on a church. The school building was finished. Engines, wagons, ploughs, etc., you get everything in this town. I liked it so well, that by spring I will have moved there. Whether you are coming or not, there is more life there and more money than here in Lesterville. In South Dakota heating is done with manure like in Russia.
The Missouri river is only 40-55 miles away. If you go there you can chop wood, for as much as one wagon load for $1.50, as much as 2 oxen can pull. But people, who don't want to work, will stay poor like everywhere in the world. As I heard there they sold pieces of land (claims) for 400, 500, 700, up to 900 dollars already. Two to three years ago the land didn't belong to anybody. You can break the ground with 2 strong oxen.
The people are mostly living in small cottages. Similar to Mahler's cottage on the old dam. Most of them are people who haven't been here long, just like me. They are living here 2 to 3 years already, and came here poor as church mice.
Here near the Missouri River they didn't have a good harvest either, even not this year. I saw watermelon, cucumber, flax and corn. But I think the corn would not get ripe because of the early frost.
I could not finish this letter on September 13, so I will continue today - September 18. Today we had the first light frost in South Dakota, but it didn't do any damage in the vegetable garden. During the day it still is pretty warm, but the nights are fresh.
I don't know what kind of church it will be, that they were working on in Eureka, I don't know. There is a strong Reformed Church out here, so I believe it is a Reformed Church.
In America you don't need plow leaders (ackertreiber), Andreas does it like a true farmer. He puts leading rope around his waist and puts a few horses to the plow and holds on to the plow - if the plow has to go deeper, it is pulled up at its handles, if it has to go flatter, it will be pulled out. The plows are made from iron, except the handles.
Do not worry about Andreas. Georg Neth told me that up to now no immigrant learned the American way of working in such a short time as Andreas. There are more calendars here than in Russia.
Heinrich asks what you should do with my exercise books and other
books when you are coming to America. Well, let August Stephan read
them all and sort them out. Burn the exercise books and all that
is not good anymore. But the books with Russian Geography, Natural
Science, Grammar, Speech are all useful books, please bring them.
Tomorrow I will write August Stephan. He then can sort [through] all the pads and books, he knows what is useful. The good books you tie together and put in your luggage. Please bring the following: Geometrics in Russian language, a small book I bought myself. Also when I was with Klotz, I wrote prayers, baptism liturgies, etc., in a small self-bound book. If you can still find it at home, bring it, because I could well use it here. Also bring a black book- in the front it has Bible verses and in the back it explains about repentance. It also explains the difference between atheists, materialists, etc., and many biblical explanations by Pastor Meyer in Sarata, please bring that also. Russian or German history, poetry, all teaching books bring with you.
You can bring your furs, too, but please don't buy new ones. When the furs are ripped and worn out here in America, you can buy a new one with the fur on the outside. Last week I bought a fur coat of Siberian wolf with 2 inch fur on the outside. It is padded on the inside. If you don't have too much luggage, bring Andreas' fur. Do not buy fur in the hope to sell it here. Also, do not bring old bed sheets or clothes. No hand tools because it's easily replaced. You should prepare carry-on luggage, no more than you can carry. You can bring 150 pounds American or 165 Russian pounds or 4 Pud/5Pud luggage with you per person. In Russia, Austria, and Germany you will have to pay freight for it, but on the boat and to your destination it is free. Don't forget to look for your luggage when changing trains. How the travelling goes, I wrote to you before in a letter.
In Bremen, don't forget to go to Missler, he is an honest man and will not cheat you. Do not go through Hamburg or Stettin. If you meet some agents (spies) on the way, tell them you are on your way to Stettin. You will find carriages from Missler at the Bremen train station. They will take you to Missler, with all your luggage, naturally. One or two days before you leave home, you could write to Missler, so he can pick you up at the train station.
Take tea and sugar with you on the boat. Sometimes the stuarts [stewards] in the kitchen will not give you any tea water. But don't get discouraged and send away; go to the Captain and ask him to escort you to the kitchen, so you will get what you want. When they open your luggage at customs be careful that it gets closed well again so nothing gets lost. Please bring some tobacco for me. But you have to put it in a small bag. If you are asked about it, say it is for your own use. Also bring a little wine for testing.
That is all I have to say. I wrote in other letters before what
I want you to bring for me.
Our appreciation is extended to Robert Erberle, Lehr, North Dakota, for sending the original text of this letter.
Last page is missing.

subset: commoncrawl


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Jets owner Woody Johnson is among the growing number of owners who want to expand the playoffs.
Johnson told the Star-Ledger that while there's still work to be done to determine all the details of what playoff expansion will entail, he thinks more playoff games will be a positive for the league.
"There are good arguments on both sides, and I haven't gone into it in maybe the depth that we will," Johnson said. "We're going to study it hard. But I kind of like it. I kind of like the idea of more playoff games. We're still below other sports [in terms of the number of teams that make the playoffs]."
With 12 of 32 teams making the postseason, the NFL already has a higher percentage of its teams making the playoffs than Major League Baseball, where 10 of 30 teams go to the playoffs. But the NHL and NBA both have 16 of 30 teams in the playoffs, so the NFL wouldn't be diluting its playoff field as much as some sports have.
This season will almost certainly be the last with only 12 playoff teams. Starting next year, expect 14 teams to make the playoffs. And expect Johnson to join a large majority of his fellow owners in voting in favor of playoff expansion.


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Mynd's Eye - Rerecruiting
Mynd's Eye - Forum
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5e
Mynd's Eye is rerecruiting, if you couldn't gleam that from the title.
Right then, down to business. Mynd's Eye, if you didn't see the original game ad, is a homebrew game made of my homebrew, your homebrew, and that shady guy down the street's homebrew. Err....maybe not his. If you show it, I will take it, unless I deem it broken (The old thread, located here, had several such instances)
GM/DM: Me, myself, and (possibly) I
Books Allowed: All. As long as you specify where the things came from. In rare cases, I will disallow things.
Stat Generation: 7m4d6v1 or 36 point buy. If you choose dice, you take the best 6 of the 7 rolls. You may only switch to 36 point if your bonuses are less than +4, or none are higher than 13. I will not accept rolls made in this thread. You will find the rolls thread here.
Level: 1
Hp: Max
Gold: 100
Traits: Up to two
Flaws: Up to one
There are not 42 spots. If you apply, you probably will be accepted, unless your spelling/use of the shift key/etc. is horrendous. I do not want to see posts in chatspeak or 1337speak, S.V.P.
Game Description:
A world where anything can happen. This fledgling world is not like those other worlds. It toes the line, steps over it, and does a damn pole vault over it too. Welcome, the land of homebrew awaits.
A mind wasted is a terrible thing - Mindflayer Proverb
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|Player's handbook
Sublime Way Kensai Base Class
Probably significantly OP, can I have some help with that?
I know it's not going to be a problem for several levels but would you have a problem with a Warmage (complete arcane) progressing to Holy Scourge (Complete Arcane) and Exalted Arcanist when i meet the requirments?
Also have any home brew spells been made?
where would i find the home brew spells


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HFM necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 88 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
Peak Life
Peak Life produces and sells nutritional supplements, specifically multivitamins and omega 3's.
The logo is for our business cards, stationary, and websites.
We want a modern, clean, relevant logo that works well in the corporate and enterprise environment but which is distinctive enough to have a good brand presence. This is a new vitamin and health company specializing in multivitamins and Omega3 products for men and women.
Peak Life's business is the production and sale of premium health supplements like multivitamins and omega3 products, providing everyday people with the added health benefits we all need.
We really believe in the potential brandability of our name and so will be looking for logo concepts and designs that really "pop" and stand out to us.
At this time we do not have set color choices but our leaning towards the greens and blues. So feel free to experiment and use your creativity and inspiration.
* Modern, clean, distinctive design.
* Professional.
* The deliverable should be a scalable vector graphic, Adobe Illustrator file or layered PSD.
* The logo should be a combination of graphics and our name, "Peak Life".
* Assume no prior logo, design or color scheme-- use your imagination and judgment. We will try to provide timely, detailed feedback.
* Should work on both black and white backgrounds.
don't wants
* Normal looking (read: boring).
* Blah, not stand out.
* We do not want to see non-original layout or icons.
* Anything that is similar to another company's logo or trademark. A trademark search will be done for similar logos with our legal team before a winner is chosen-- it must be unique and original!
* Please no clip art or photos.
* Nothing cluttered or whimsical.
* Not too many different colors.
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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Tax time gets pretty tough and nobody wants to get audited, so Trident gum has just launched an audit process you might actually like, it's called the "Facebook Fun Audit". The Fun Audit is an interactive video experience that uses Facebook connect to analyse things like your photos, posts, check-ins, de-friends and pokes to see how much fun you're actually having. Publishing your "fun" in a personalised scorecard, with a corresponding flavour recommendation from Trident Gum.
The Facebook Fun Audit is already pulling celebs, with people like Jimmy Kimmel and James Vanderbeek already giving it a crack. Created by our friends at Saatchi & Saatchi New York.


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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
EEOC Says Women at Cedar Bluff Store Punished for Complaining About Sexually Hostile Work Environment
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores, Inc. will pay $255,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC's suit (No.3:07-cv-00376 E.D.TN), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Knoxville Division, had charged that Cracker Barrel allowed its general manager, managers, and other male employees to subject a class of women at its Cedar Bluff, Tenn., location to sexual harassment and retaliated against at least two of them. The general managers, other managers and male employees made repeated and unwanted sexual jokes, and lewd remarks, the EEOC said. Further, the agency said, although the women complained to the managers and Cracker Barrel's 800 number complaint line, the company failed to take action to stop the harassment, and the general manager and other supervisors retaliated against women who had complained by moving one to an area where tips were low.
Sexual harassment and retaliation for complaining about it violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement.
Besides paying monetary relief, the three-year consent decree signed by U.S. District Judge Thomas A. Varlan resolving the lawsuit:
"Under federal law, employers are required to maintain an environment free of sexual harassment and retaliation," said EEOC Regional Attorney Faye Williams of the Memphis District Office. "This settlement demonstrates the EEOC's commitment to eliminating such conduct from the workplace. Further, the settlement institutes key measures in the workplace to prevent future misconduct like this."
According to its web site, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. is a chain of "Old Country Stores," each combining a retail store and a restaurant. Founded and headquartered in Lebanon, Tenn., Cracker Barrel operates 581 full-service locations located in 41 states.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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- Change the login page from using the insecure/unencrypted HTTP to using the secure/encrypted HTTPS
- HTTPS is already setup, so it should be very easy.
- Create a redirect so if a user tries to visit http://www.conquerclub.com they are redirected to https://www.conquerclub.com
- After logging in the user using https, redirect the user back to http for playing games, forum, chat etc
How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:
- Users at a public insecure hotspot will have their password encrypted
- Users at work won't have their passwords sniffed by their system administrators
- Users without encryption on their home wifi won't have their passwords sniffed by their neighbors
- CC won't be liable for users passwords being hacked
- CC will be recognized as a forward thinking and user friendly website, working hard to protect it's users. Instead of a website that just really doesn't give a shit.
- SirSebstar won't have to manually change from HTTP to HTTPS to play games while at work
- sam-c812 wouldn't be reported for cheating
- You don't have to worry about your ISP stealing your password
- You don't have to worry about your government stealing your password
- You don't have to worry about the Tunisian government stealing your password
- I'll stop bitching about it
- I'll change my signature
- bedub1
- Mr_Adams
- rdsrds2120
- SirSebstar
- stahrgazer
- InsomniaRed
- Woodruff "Encryption is pointless?" <- I take this to mean he supports it.
- Metsfanmax
- basic_man2010_20<- doesn't specify this is a good idea...but keeps trying to get CC to be more secure
- chipv
- jakewilliams
- Darwins_Bane23:03:23 ‹Darwins_Bane› i really would like to see just the login screen run the extra ssl socket
People that seem to thing encryption/security is silly:
- blakebowling
If I have you on the wrong list please let me know.


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Finally the RPiTC x64 Live Distro is here! :)
- Xubuntu 16.04.1 LTS (Xenial Xerus) w/ Kernel 4.4.0
- VMWare Horizon Client 4.3.0
- Citrix Receiver 13.4
- Parallels 15.5
- X2GO Client
- NoMachine 5.5
- ThinLinc 4.7.0
- Remote Viewer 3
- and more :)
What I need to run it?
- A PC with x86_64 CPU (Intel or AMD)
- A USB pendrive (2Gb min.)
- Minimal BIOS knowledge to bootup a USB pendrive
How I run it?
- Just use a image writer (for example LiLi USB Creator) to create a bootable USB pendrive.
- plug the USB pendrive in your PC, start it and tell the BIOS to boot from the USB device.
Ok, cool, but I want to install it!
No problem! After the boot open a terminal and run: sudo ubiquity (default user/pass is rpitc/rpitc), then follow the installer instructions.
Now just customize a little bit here and there and you have your ThinClient OS ready.
Download link:
MD5 checksum: 43564d59d97112b04a849dffd10633b3 RPiTCx64.iso
If you like it, DONATE! Yes, click here :)


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Back-to-back rounds of 4-under par 68 propelled Spartanburg, S.C., resident Josh McMillan to a five-shot victory in Sunday's Apple Jack Amateur Championship at Crooked Creek Golf Club.
"I wasn't being aggressive on the front side and I told myself at the turn that I needed to get more aggressive. I have been putting well all weekend," said McMillan.
After shooting an even-par 36 on the front side, McMillan turned his aggression into a 4-under par 32 on the back nine.
"This was only the fourth time that I have been on this course and the second time playing in the Apple Jack. I played last year for the first time and did not do very well. I did not know where to hit it," said McMillan.
This year, McMillan knew exactly where to hit it, finishing with birdies on the 16 and 18, after making a bogey on 15.
First-round leader Shane Grumbles fell out of contention early after making a nine on the second hole and making the turn with a 44.
Putting together a solid weekend was runner-up Fred Edwards (71-70), to finish five shots behind McMillan.
Winning the senior division championship at 3-under par was former Western North Carolina Amateur champion Paul Roberts, edging out David Blackley by two strokes.
"I just turned 55 and this is my first time in the senior division. There is nothing sweeter than beating my buddy," said Roberts.
"Heck, I am 20 years older than you," said Blackley.
"This tournament was nothing but a success, with two days of great golf and no rain. None of this is possible without all of the guys that work on the golf course daily and the volunteers that help make all of this happen," said Crooked Creek General Manager Tommy Laughter.
Championship Flight
1st: Josh McMillian 136
2nd: Fred Edwards 141
3rd: Marcus Grumbles 143
Championship B
1st: Danny Dippel 143
2nd: Mike Hartin 147
3rd: Kenny Elliott 147
First Flight
1st: Austin Fisher 148
2nd: Josh Phillips 153
3rd: Grant Byerly 154
Second Flight
1st: Brady Frazier 158
Joey Smith 159
Tim Smith 159
Third Flight
1st: Dylan Hampster 167
2nd: Chris Heim 168
3rd: Michael Burgess 169
Chamionship Flight
1st: Paul Roberts 141
2nd: David Blackley 143
3rd: Randall McCory 154
First Flight
1at: Willie Huff 155
2nd: Greg Bindell 157
3rd: Ron Pressley 158
Second Flight
1st: Bob Warren 159
2nd: Don Burnette 159
3rd:Stan Keel 159
Third Flight
1st: Chuck Boreman 175
2nd: Steve Ostten 176
3rd: Gary Vaughn 179
Super Seniors
1st: Mack Youngblood net score 132
2nd: Tom Williams net score 133
3rd: Ken Green net score 134
All ties were based on score card playoff for placement
McMillan takes Apple Jack title
Back-to-back rounds of 4-under par 68 propelled Spartanburg, S.C., resident Josh McMillan to a five-shot victory in Sunday's Apple Jack Amateur Championship at Crooked Creek Golf Club.


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Esi Waveterminal U24 USB 2.53 driver download
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Man Dies Mysteriously After Opening Box Labeled 'Pandora'
An official inquest into the mysterious death of Jason Airey was unable to determine exactly what led the 37-year-old to suddenly stop living shortly after opening a container inscribed with the words "Pandora's box."
Airey was found slumped forward with his face down in the bedroom of his family home in Carlisle (UK). He was rushed to a nearby hospital, but passed away two days later.
According to officials, the opened "Pandora's box" beside him contained a small packet of synthetic cannabis, which was unused.
In fact, there were no traces of any drugs in his system at the time of death, and his father claimed Airey "hadn't taken any drugs after having a bad experience with ecstasy 13 years ago."
Dennis Airey further told the inquest that his son was in a good mood, and was "just his normal self" before his unexplained demise.
The coroner concluded that Airey's heart stopped beating, but could only offer up conjecture as to why.
"His heart stopping caused the death of his brain which caused multiple organ failure," Robert Chapman said. "We don't really know what caused his heart to stop."


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Another story reports that Wordsworth's childhood house in Cockermouth, Cumbria, refurbished by the National Trust, will be reopened to the public in June of this year.
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Atmospheric Sciences & Global Change
Research Highlights
May 2009
Lead in Clouds: A Bad News/Good News Scenario
Everyday activities pump lead into the atmosphere and may affect climate change, according to a recent article in Nature Geoscience.
Lead shows as black dots in a scanning electron image of ice-crystal residual particles from clouds collected in the Swiss Alps. Lead from human activities may influence climate through cloud formation. Enlarge Image.
Results: By sampling clouds and making their own, an international research team has shown for the first time that lead from human activities is changing the properties of clouds and, therefore, the way the sun's energy affects the atmosphere. The results from the study led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Dr. Dan Cziczo suggest a bad news-good news scenario. The lead causes clouds to form at warmer temperatures and with less water, which could change rainfall patterns and reduce snowpack. On the other hand, lead-laden clouds send more heat from the earth back into space, cooling the world slightly and possibly lessening global warming by greenhouse gases. The research appears in Nature Geoscience, a new journal in the prestigious Nature publishing series.
Why it matters: Knowing more about the effects of atmospheric lead is important for understanding the total picture of climate change. It is generally accepted that the addition of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide to the atmosphere have contributed to global warming. Less understood—and more difficult to measure—is the influence of aerosol particles from human sources, particularly the use of coal and other fossil fuels.
Airborne particles in the form of naturally occurring dusts and human-produced aerosols can serve as ice nuclei, sites around which water vapor condenses into clouds. The clouds affect the "global radiative balance" by reflecting solar energy or trapping terrestrial radiation. This creates a warming or cooling effect, depending on cloud properties such as altitude and thickness.
Methods: Scientists have known since the 1940s that seeding with silver and lead iodide can produce artificial ice nuclei in cirrus clouds. These are the high streaky clouds that cover much of the earth and have significant impact on climate.
The current research project sought to determine how lead from daily human activities affects formation of ice nuclei. The researchers used mass spectrometry to analyze the ice crystals in natural and artificial clouds. The results showed lead in about half of the particles that nucleate clouds.
To investigate what this might mean for the earth's climate, the researchers simulated the global climate with lead-free particles, as well as with 10 and 100 percent of the particles containing lead. They found that lead "supercharges" the clouds, causing them to form at higher temperatures and with less water vapor. Because lead affects the distribution and density of cirrus clouds, the presence of lead may affect where and when precipitation occurs.
What's next: The interactions between lead, water vapor, and temperature are extremely complex. Future work will look at the type of lead and the quantity needed to affect clouds and precipitation, as well as the atmospheric distribution of the metal dust.
Acknowledgments: PNNL is transforming the nation's ability to predict climate change and its impacts. This research was supported by the Atmospheric Composition Change: A European Network, ETH Zurich, the German Research Foundation, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory directed research funding as part of the Aerosol Climate Initiative.
Research Team: Cziczo led the research team, which included Olaf Stetzer, Ulrike Lohmann, Stephan Weinbruch, and Stephane J. Gallavardin from ETH Zurich; Annette Worringen and Martin Ebert from the Technical University Darmstadt; Michael Kamphus, Joachim Curtius, and Stephan Borrmann from Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz; Karl D. Froyd from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Stephan Mertes from Leibniz-Institute for Tropospheric Research; Ottmar Möhler from the Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe. The research team thanks P. J. DeMott, D. M. Murphy, and D. S. Thomson for their assistance with measurements. They also acknowledge the participants of the INSPECT and CLACE field studies, the support of the High Altitude Research Foundation Gornergrat and Jungfraujoch, and the experimental group at the Aerosol Interactions and Dynamics in the Atmosphere cloud chamber of Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe.
Citation: Daniel J. Cziczo, Olaf Stetzer, Annette Worringen, Martin Ebert, Stephan Weinbruch, Michael Kamphus, Stephane J. Gallavardin, Joachim Curtius, Stephan Borrmann, Karl D. Froyd, Stephan Mertes, Ottmar Möhler, and Ulrike Lohmann. April 2009. "Inadvertent Climate Modification Due to Anthropogenic Lead." Nature Geoscience, 2:333-336. DOI: 10.1038/NGEO499.


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Biological Sciences
Research Highlights
May 2007
First Comprehensive Profile of Cell Movement Created by PNNL, UCSD
Combined proteomics and phosphoproteomics approaches make it possible
Shi-Jian Ding
Results: Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of California, San Diego have created the first comprehensive profile of cell movement. They mapped an extensive network of the signaling proteins controlling cell movement. Their work was published May 15 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). UCSD published a news release entitled "How to Steer a Moving Cell." The work was also highlighted in the Editors' Choice section in the online journal Science STKE (Signal Transduction Kinase Expression).
Methods: The PNNL team applied global proteome profiling in combination with UCSD-developed phosphoproteomics approaches to understand signal organization in migrating cells. The scientists developed a system that facilitates the separation and isolation of the pseudopodium (PD, or leading part of the cell) and the cell body (CB) compartments of chemotaxing cells for proteomic analysis using microporous filters. This model system recapitulates physiological events associated with chemotaxis including gradient sensing and pseudopodial protrusion through small openings in the vessel wall during cancer cell metastasis. They mapped the spatial relationship of 3,509 proteins and 225 distinct phosphorylation sites. This revealed networks of signaling proteins that are partitioned into the PD and/or the CB compartments.
Why It Matters: This knowledge could lead to a better understanding of cell migration in cancer metastasis and inflammatory disease, which in turn will help in the development of effective treatment methods.
This figure represents the microporous filter system for purification and mass spectrometry analysis of PD and CB fractions isolated from polarized cells. It depicts the comparative characterization of the entire cellular movement model. Enlarged View
What's Next: Future work to integrate the PD proteome and phosphoproteomes with genomic and proteomic databases will provide a novel approach for developing diagnostics for cancer and immune disorders.
Acknowledgments: The research team includes Richard Klemke and Wei Wang, UCSD School of Medicine, and Shi-Jian Ding, Jon Jacobs, Wei-Jun Qian, Ron Moore, Feng Yang, Dave Camp, and Dick Smith at PNNL. Funding was provided by the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Cell Migration Consortium, and Laboratory Directed Research and Development at PNNL. The work at PNNL was performed at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy national scientific user facility.
Reference: Wang Y, SJ Ding, W Wang, JM Jacobs, WJ Qian, RJ Moore, F Yang, DG Camp II, RD Smith, and RL Klemke. 2007. "Profiling signaling polarity in chemotactic cells." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104(20):8328-8333 doi 10.1073/pnas.0701103104.


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The Workflow Details page shows information about a selected workflow.
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Alongside private events, we have helped host plenty of large festivals, including: Bonnaroo, ESPN X Games, Vans Warped Tour, and more. You can rely on Silent Events to help you throw the best party.
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Our specialty is the headphone party, and a silent disco is exactly that. Every individual in the room at a silent disco has their own personal set of headphones with music being streamed to the crowd through those headphones. Since the music, usually performed by a DJ, is streamed directly to the headphones, it ends up looking like a silent dance party to an outsider.
You may have even heard of this unique experience with different terms, like: silent clubbing, headphone disco, or quiet party.
We are no stranger to Music City, contact Silent Events Nashville today and start planning your very own silent disco.
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Silent Events is considered the founding father of this movement. Created by Ryan Dowd, a former tour manager for Widespread Panic and Drive-By Truckers, the company introduced wireless headphone disco parties at Bonnaroo.
Dance party craze presses 'mute' on speakers
"I think it's become a phenomenon because there are so many ways to enjoy it," says Dowd. "If you don't like loud music, you can dial down the volume. If you don't like a certain type of music, you can change the channel. If you don't dance, you can people watch."
Bonnaroo 2012 Review
The crowd inside a relatively small tent all grooved out together while the sound is transmitted to personal wireless headphones instead of a normal PA system. To claim that the experience is surreal and a trip is an understatement. This one of a kind experiment should not be missed. I would not be surprised to see one popping up in an urban area near you soon.


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Cucumbers originated in India where they have been grown for over 3,000 years. Florida now produces the most cucumbers in the United States
Potassium which is critical to the function of nerve transmission; reduces risk of kidney stones.
Out of breath mints? Take a slice of cucumber and place it on top of your mouth for 30 seconds. Phytochemicals in the cucumbers will kill the bacteria causing bad breath.
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Ginger is a soft root with brown skin and yellow flesh.
Gingerols (anti-inflammatories)
Ginger is often used for calming gastrointestinal distress (stomach aches).
Oranges are the 4th most popular fruit and the most popular juice in North America
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muzz necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 134 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
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I'm a former school teacher who has seen a good opportunity for a tutoring business. I continue to tutor casually and enjoy this.
Its important that the logo is a trustworthy one because the parents put a lot at stake when they are spending extra money on their child's education and allowing a stranger to come into their home to teach their child.
The target audience is the parents of children in particular mother aged 25-50 (females) These people are often in a hurry, dont have much time. They are a concerned bunch of people seeking tutoring for their children, irrespective of whether they want their kids grades improve from B's to A's or E's to D's. They need to trust the logo.
This isnt an especially new market, its existing but I dont think many of the existing companies have modern and interesting logos, so i'd like to think we can stand out from the crowd.
As we're called Time to Learn Tutoring naturally enough a timepiece springs to mind , clock etc, but I wont be disappointed if the logo doesnt resemble a clock etc.
The tagline is 'Helping Students Learn'
I think I Iike the idea of something trustworthy as a logo because I think this appeals to mothers (females) but I don't want to restrict anyone too much who has a good idea. You're entirely free to be creative because I may be overlooking a better option.
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The tax code is a complicated nightmare, particularly for businesses.
Some people may think this is because of multiple tax rates, which definitely is an issue for all the non-corporate businesses that file "Schedule C" forms using the personal income tax.
A discriminatory rate structure adds to complexity, to be sure, but the main reason for a convoluted business tax system (for large and small companies) is that politicians don't allow firms to use the simple and logical (and theoretically sound) approach of cash-flow taxation.
Here's how a sensible business tax would work.
Total Revenue - Total Cost = Profit
And it would be wonderful if our tax system was this simple, and that's basically how the business portion of the flat tax operates, but that's not how the current tax code works.
We have about 76,000 pages of tax rules in large part because politicians and bureaucrats have decided that the "cash flow" approach doesn't give them enough money.
So they've created all sorts of rules that in many cases prevent businesses from properly subtracting (or deducting) their costs when calculating their profits.
One of the worst examples is depreciation, which deals with the tax treatment of business investment expenses. You might think lawmakers would like investment since that boosts productivity, wage, and competitiveness, but you would be wrong. The tax code rarely allows companies to fully deduct investment expenses (factories, machines, etc) in the year they occur. Instead, they have to deduct (or depreciate) those costs over many years. In some cases, even decades.
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Sadly, I can guarantee that there will be no expansion to TORC as the creator of the website is very busy in real life now.
What you have to realise is that this website and forum has been around for over fifteen years, so it is a lot slower than it used to be due to a lot of its users (myself included) having discussed everything we can think of. Most people tend to just visit the forum now, not the rest of the website. It takes someone like yourself as a breath of fresh air to reinvigorate discussions. Please be patient with us - we will contribute to your discussions, but we're often rather slow
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Sadly, I can guarantee that there will be no expansion to TORC as the creator of the website is very busy in real life now.
Thanks does that mean that this forum is inactive for now?
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Certainly not - as you've seen, people will respond to your posts. The messageboard still ticks over, but there probably won't be updates to the main website for a while. It's the members that keep this forum going, and as I said, new posters like yourself bring a breath of fresh air onto it. I would just suggest that to avoid disappointment, check the last posting date on some threads that you respond to, such as ones in the Alliance forum, because a lot of those posters are no longer around. Resurrecting old threads in forums like Books and Movies is different, because those are forums that are still relatively active and people will pick off where things were left off.
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Pirate Goods for Eye-Patch Wearing Kids
My daughter needed glasses at the ripe old age of 16 months. Both her dad and I wear glasses so it was probably inevitable for my daughter, but none of us expected to be adding eye wear to her fashion choices quite so early! She adapted like the trooper that little kids can be, and wears them everywhere. Then, this year, we've had to add a part-time eye patch to her ensemble, and it's causing some minor headaches. At 3 1/2 years old, she's a bit more vocal about what works and what doesn't.
In the end, telling her, "The Doctor says you have to!" is my common go-to answer. Not the best parenting moment, maybe. But finding a comfortable eye patch that she loves has also made a huge difference. Which is why we love Happy Patch Kids patches - she can pick a design she loves and wears it proudly. Between her favorite eye patches and a big dose of Pirate lore, we're doing A-OK! Now I'd love to add these pirate themed things to our growing collection to keep my little pirate inspired:
- Pirate Sue from Stuf
- Happy Patch Kids Eye Patches
- Charlotte Jane Battles Bedtime
- Pirate Blackboard Stickers
- Pirate and Treasure Puzzle
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Reviewed by Deanna C. (age 12)
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I loved this book because it was so interesting and exciting! My favorite part was near the end when Nathan went back again to get revenge on Weasel. Nathan grew up throughout this book from a little boy to a courageous young man. This is a very unique and special book because of the way the author wrote in such a suspenseful way. I hated to put the book down when the bell rang in school.
I would tell my friends that they should read this book because it is such a great mystery and historical fiction book. Books like this are always popular. I think kids, teenagers and even adults would enjoy it too. That is how good the book is!


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By Michelle Lodge
You have a great nanny who originally entered your home as an au pair from Ireland, stayed on in the U.S. past what her visa permitted, and you fell into the habit of paying her cash, on which you pay zero taxes and insurance fees. It's bothered you for some time, but after a couple of high profile folk—Meg Whitman and, most famously, Zoe Baird—have publicly and painfully had their career paths derailed for doing something similar, you have finally woken up to the risk lurking in your household.
Fact: You are in violation of your state's labor department, the Internal Revenue Service, and Homeland Security, subject to thousands of dollars in fines and back taxes.
This scenario, in one form or another, is amazingly commonplace. "Most people don't bother to comply with the rules, because it's a lot of work and because it's expensive," says Valerie Adelman, CFP, a high-net-worth financial and tax planner in New York City.
Putting an employee on the books can up an employer's costs on her or him by between 10 percent and 40 percent, especially if the employer raises the salary to compensate for the nanny's hit from federal, state and local taxes, says Cliff Greenhouse, president of the New York employment agency Pavilion Agency and the Nanny Authority. His agencies make about 1,000 placements a year among wealthy families in New York, Florida, California, Illinois and Michigan and internationally.
Nonetheless, adds Greenhouse, "Families who do not pay their household staff legally are playing with fire. They are vulnerable on a number of levels. Instances of work-related injury, unemployment-insurance claims, wrongful-termination claims and overtime-compensation claims are a few examples of areas of exposure that can easily, and often do, open up huge cans of worms, resulting in huge penalties and, occasionally, criminal charges, too."
Still in denial? Once a state labor department gets wind of an employer is not paying the hired help's taxes, a rep there can and does communicate with the IRS and other federal agencies. If your employee is an undocumented worker, as in our hypothetical, expect the immigration branch of Homeland Security to knock on your door.
Say you pay a nanny $30,000 a year, and the authorities find out you've been cutting corners. In a state where penalties are based on 3 percent of gross income, your fines and back taxes on this one employee for one year is $1,300. On the federal side, you could end up paying $8,224, which includes penalties, interest and filing fees.
Adelman recalls a New York client who was charged more than $50,000 for not covering his employee's unemployment insurance for a month; after a campaign of providing letters to the authorities detailing what happened, the assessments were eventually lowered. Another client in Vermont got socked with a $7,000 tab for skipping two week's worth of unemployment insurance on his $200-a-week employee. There's also no statute of limitations on such employment offenses, so the fines can multiply over the years. And then, of course, there is the public humiliation of being branded a Park Avenue scofflaw.
The practice seems to persist, in spite of the risks, because, in truth, most employers don't get caught, says Scott W. Taylor, CPA and shareholder at the Las Vegas accounting firm Piercy Bowler Taylor & Kern. All that changes dramatically if you or your spouse suddenly become candidates for high profile jobs in the public or private sector, and your entire household is the subject of a detailed investigation.
Want to be legit? If you're confused about what constitutes an employee, consult with your accountant, or refer to the IRS' "Household Employer's Tax Guide."
Ask yourself these questions: Does she or he work for you exclusively? Do you pay the worker more than $1,800 annually? If you answer yes to both these questions, you have an employee who must be treated tax-wise as any other employee who works for a company.
The IRS recommends that you first determine whether the prospective employee you want to hire can legally work in the United States. If so, contact your state's taxation department to find out if you need to pay state taxes on him or her and what you must do. Starting with the very first payment to your employee, withhold Social Security and Medicare taxes. Find out if the employee wants you to withhold federal income tax. Decide, too, how you will make the tax payments and always keep accurate records.
By January 31 of the year following the hire, you must obtain an employer identification number and give your employee Copies B, C and 2 of the Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement. By February 28 (or March 31 if you file electronically), you must send Copy A of Form W-2 to the Social Security Administration. With your federal income tax return, or even without, you must file a Schedule H (Form 1040), Household Employment Taxes, on tax day.
But that's if you're starting from scratch. What if you want to get your lovely nanny who has been off the books for the last couple of years formally on the books? First, you need to get current on your filings and payments. Abatements could be possible if you approach the IRS first and can show reasonable cause for your behavior. Once you're billed, you can always negotiate, but don't hesitate.
"As soon as the IRS inquires," says Taylor. "Any relief is gone."


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SimpleMDM Now With Apps
SimpleMDM has updated their Mobile Device Management solution (my original writeup is here) to now include the ability to manage apps. The apps functionality really comes in two flavors. The first is the ability to load up an app. This is handled handed by clicking on Settings in the right hand navigation bar and then at the Settings pop-over, clicking on Apps. Here, you can load up an internal, enterprise app or an App Store app. Once you've loaded an app you can deploy it to devices by clicking on a group and then using the contextual menu to "Assign Apps." Simple, as the name implies. The second aspect of SimpleMDM is to white and blacklist apps. Doing so is done by clicking on the contextual menu and then clicking on Rules. Here, you can Allow or Disallow any app that has been loaded into the app catalog.


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East Texas District Attorney and Wife Shot Multiple Times [UPDATED]
Documents in the slayings of a Texas district attorney and his wife indicate that the couple had been shot multiple times when they were found dead in their home in Forney, located just outside Dallas.
A search warrant affidavit says deputies were called to the home Saturday by relatives and friends who'd been unable to reach Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia. Authorities found cartridge casings near their bodies.
Investigators have not discussed a motive. The slayings came two months after Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse was killed in a parking lot near the courthouse.No arrests have been made in Hasse's Jan. 31 killing.
Monday, Texas Governor Rick Perry named Brandi Fernandez as the interim Kaufman County District Attorney's Office for the next 21 days. Fernandez had been McLelland's first assistant.


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Grilled foods are usually considered healthy because they are cooked without fat. For instance, a typical 4-ounce chicken breast cooked on the grill contains about 5 grams of fat, while a 4-ounce serving of homemade fried chicken contains about 10 grams of fat.
When it comes to preparing food, grilling is a healthier option. Over the past several years, there have been concerns about grilling increasing your risk of getting certain cancers. Compounds from grilling, called heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), are the result of cooking meats on high heat. It is not clear at this time if either of these compounds increase your cancer risk. Detailed questionnaires by health officials suggest this is the case, but no evidence proves this occurs outside of controlled animal studies.
Healthy Grilling
Because there is no established link between grilling and cancer risk, no organization has outlined any guidelines for safe grilling. That doesn't mean that you can't take matters into your own hands. There are steps that you can take to lower your risk of these potentially cancer-causing chemicals:
- Trim the fat—PAHs are formed when fat drips onto hot coals. Flames and smoke redeposit PAHs onto the food. To minimize the PAHs from forming, trim as much fat as you can from the meat.
- Marinate—HCAs are produced when meat is grilled or cooked at high temperatures causing charring. Some studies suggest that marinating meat before grilling may reduce the formation of HCAs.
- Precook—Pop the meat in the microwave to partially cook it before grilling.
- Use smaller cuts of meat—Smaller cuts take less time to grill.
- Remove charred parts—After grilling, cut off any charred parts from the meat.
- Grill other foods—Add variety to your meals by grilling fruits and vegetables instead of meat. Vegetables do not produce HCAs.
Safe Grilling
Follow these safe food preparation guidelines during your next grilling adventure:
- Frequently wash your hands and surfaces—This can prevent cross-contamination of bacteria, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli ) infection.
- Use separate plates—Use one cutting board for raw meats and a clean one for other foods in order to reduce bacteria crossover. Be sure to use separate plates, utensils, and platters for raw and cooked foods. For instance, if the raw steaks are carried out on a platter and tongs are used for placing them on the grill, you must use a new clean platter and tongs for taking the cooked steaks off the grill when they are done.
- Keep the temperatures appropriate—Meats should be refrigerated while marinating and up to the point of being cooked. When the grilling starts, be sure the internal temperature of meats is appropriate to kill bacteria. Use a meat thermometer to check internal temperatures. Leftovers should be refrigerated immediately and tossed if left out more than 1 hour in hot temperatures.
Here are some minimum safe food internal temperatures:
Make sure that you allow the meat to rest for a minimum of 3 minutes after you remove it from the grill. This will help to seal the juices in.
A Simple Meal on the Grill
With the grilling basics all nailed down, try this great meal mainly cooked on the grill in less than 1 hour.
Marinated Flank Steak
Start with 1-2 pounds of flank steak marinated in a commercial marinade. Or, try your own marinade by mixing together the following ingredients:
Place the mixture in a large plastic bag, seal, and coat all sides of the meat. Place in refrigerator and marinate for at least 1 hour or overnight. Cook at least 5 minutes on each side or to degree of doneness desired. Cut steak diagonally across into thin slices before serving.
Corn on the Cob
Take silk (husk) off corn. Place corn cobs on a sheet of heavy foil. Top with several pats of butter and 3 tablespoons water. Wrap corn in foil and seal foil tightly at top to keep butter and moisture in while cooking. Heat on grill for at least 30 minutes or until tender.
Warm Garlic Bread
Take a loaf of Italian or French bread and slice at 1-inch intervals. Warm 1/8 cup butter and mix with 1/8 cup olive oil; mix with several cloves of minced garlic, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 1/4 teaspoon oregano, and 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese. Spread mixture on bread slices. Place loaf of bread on heavy foil and seal ends to keep in moisture. Heat for about 20 minutes.
Grilled Fruit Kabobs
Use any fresh fruit cut into one-inch pieces such as pineapple, apples, nectarines, melon, bananas, or large whole strawberries. In a small bowl, stir together melted butter or margarine, brown sugar, grated lime rind, lime juice, and cinnamon until sugar is dissolved. Thread fruit alternately onto metal skewers. Brush kabobs with butter or margarine mixture and place on barbecue grill. Grill for 6-8 minutes, turning frequently and brushing generously with butter mixture, until the fruit starts to brown and is heated through.
- Reviewer: Michael Woods, MD, FAAP
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NHL names Calder Trophy finalistsby Adam Kimelman
As more and more talented young players arrive in the NHL every season, picking the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded to "the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League" becomes increasingly difficult.
The 2011-12 season is no exception, but voting by the Professional Hockey Writers Association showed three rookies emerging above the rest.
New Jersey Devils center Adam Henrique, Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog and Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins have been named this year's finalists for the Calder Trophy.
NHL Awards Finalists / Schedule
Calder Trophy (top rookie)
Henrique, Landeskog, Nugent-Hopkins
Monday, April 23
Selke Trophy (top defensive forward)
Lady Byng Trophy (skill/sportsmanship)
Tuesday, April 24
Masterton Trophy (perseverance, dedication)
General Manager of the Year
Wednesday, April 25
Vezina Trophy (top goaltender)
Thursday, April 26
Norris Trophy (top defenseman)
Friday, April 27
Hart Trophy (most valuable player to his team)
Monday, April 30
Jack Adams Award (top head coach)
NHL Foundation Award (community service)
In his second professional season, Henrique became one of the season's bigger surprises. Injuries to Travis Zajac and Jacob Josefson opened the door for Henrique to make the team, and he made the most of his opportunity. Henrique spent most of the season as the team's top-line center, skating between star forwards Zach Parise and Ilya Kovalchuk. He excelled in that role, and in 74 games he finished first among all rookies with 35 assists and third with 51 points. He also tied for the League lead with four shorthanded goals.
A 2008 third-round pick by the Devils, Henrique won a pair of Memorial Cup titles with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League, where teammates included Taylor Hall, Cam Fowler and Ryan Ellis. Having those kind of big-time players as teammates made his adjustment to playing with NHL stars a bit easier.
"He's a good player," Parise said earlier this season. "You can tell he's patient with the puck, he makes good plays. Most importantly, [Kovalchuk] and I tell him to relax and make the good play. Don't feel obligated to pass to either one of us, just make the smart play and he's done that."
Henrique is the first Devils player to finish in the top three in the voting since Scott Gomez, who won the award in 2000.
While Henrique's play might have surprised many, Landeskog excelling as an 18-year-old was no surprise. Touted as the most NHL-ready player in the 2011 NHL Draft, the Avalanche took him with the second pick and watched him excel almost from the time he arrived in Denver.
He tied for the lead among all rookies with 52 points and was second with 22 goals. He led the Avalanche with a plus-20 rating while averaging 18:36 of ice time per game, tops among first-year forwards, and he was one of just four rookies to average more than 1:20 per game on both the power play and on the penalty kill.
"He's a rookie, but he plays like a veteran out there," Avs defenseman Shane O'Brien told NHL.com. "He acts like a veteran."
"He's such a great guy, coming in and having the success he's had and still working hard and not letting the success get to his head at all," linemate Ryan O'Reilly added. "It's a huge thing and it's a great thing for the team. Definitely, he's been phenomenal all year."
Landeskog is the second Avalanche player in three years to finish as a finalist. Teammate Matt Duchene was third in 2010. The last Avalanche player to win the Calder was Chris Drury in 1999.
While Landeskog's spot in the NHL on opening night was expected, some weren't as sure about Nugent-Hopkins, despite his status as the first player taken in the 2011 draft, because of his 6-foot-1, 175-pound frame. However, he had a goal in his first game and a hat trick in his third, silencing all doubters.
He finished with 52 points despite playing only 62 games -- 20 fewer than Landeskog -- because of a shoulder injury. The youngest regular in the NHL this season -- he didn't turn 19 until April 12 -- he had 18 goals, three multi-goal games, and five assists in a game, Nov. 19 against Chicago. He was the fourth-ever 18-year-old to have a five-assist game, and the first since Kovalchuk on Jan. 19, 2002.
Nugent-Hopkins is the first Oilers player to finish in the top three in Calder voting since Grant Fuhr finished third in 1982.
"He makes it looks so easy, but it's hard," Oilers captain Shawn Horcoff said of Nugent-Hopkins' passing skills.
All three Calder Trophy nominees made playing in the NHL look easy.
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