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LAS VEGAS, NV, November 18, 2009 — Calle 13, a Puerto Rican alternative/urban hip-hop duo and Shure endorser, dominated the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards by winning all five categories in which they were nominated. The awards show, televised to more than 12 million viewers on Univision, took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The show featured a total of 15 live performances by some of the biggest stars in Latin music, the vast majority of whom used Shure microphones for their vocals and backline.Calle 13
Performance highlights included legendary Mexican singer Juan Gabriel, who was honored as the Latin Recording Academy's 2009 Person of the Year. Armed with a black Shure UR2/KSM9 and a glass of red wine, Gabriel took the stage by force, expanding a planned ten-minute medley into a full concert set that had the audience dancing in the aisles.
The broadcast music mixer was Eric Schilling, famed for his studio engineering for artists like Gloria Estefan and Shakira. "I've worked on nine of the ten Latin Grammy broadcasts," Schilling related, "and I've never seen anything like the Juan Gabriel performance. He's sort of famous for vamping, so I don't think it was a complete surprise. But it was nearly a 40-minute performance, which is certainly unprecedented in an awards show. He was doing things like taking his vocal mic and having a horn player play through it, so mixing it was a challenge…definitely the highlight of the evening."
As the night's biggest winners, Calle 13 took home awards for Record of the Year (the single "No Hay Nadie Como Tú" featuring Mexican band Café Tacvba) and Album of the Year (Los De Atrás Vienen Conmigo). The duo, consisting of singer/songwriter René Pérez (a.k.a. Residente) and multi-instrumentalist Eduardo José Cabra (a.k.a. Visitante), also won the categories of Best Urban Music Album, Best Alternative Song, and Best Short Form Music Video.
Another highlight of the evening was Calle 13's collaboration with Rubén Blades for an elaborate staging of the group's hit "La Perla," which received the award for Best Short Form Music Video. The number began with a huge set of Japanese taiko drums played by performers from Cirque du Soleil's "Mystère" troupe. "That performance spanned two full stages," noted Schilling. "It started with the taiko drums, which are physically huge, on one stage. Then the band started playing on top of that from the other stage, then finally Residente and Rubén Blades came in with their Shure wireless Beta 58s. It looked great and sounded fantastic."
With his long track record of mixing award telecasts, Schilling knows that reliability and quality are the two areas where there can be no compromises. "It's my job to send a great mix to the network, and that starts with the microphones," he stated. "I have certain mics that I prefer for certain tasks, so I asked Shure to be involved. We used their products pretty extensively."
While Schilling has his preferences, the choice of lead vocal mics is left up to the performers as a matter of policy. "We want them to be in their comfort zone as much as possible," said Schilling. "But if there's no strong preference, I will usually suggest either a KSM9 or a Beta 58, depending on the artist. This year, I think all but a couple of the live performers went with Shure, and the results were outstanding."
Schilling also used a lot of Shure mics on the backline. "Typically in our shows, we use Shure mics for 60 or 70 percent of our backline. On drum kit, I like to use KSM32s for overheads. That's a great mic. Of course, I use the SM57 on snare, and I like the KSM137 for hi-hat. The kick gets a Beta 91 boundary mic and a Beta 52 dynamic, which lets the house PA mixer, Ron Reeves, and I to get the right sound for our different needs."
Of course, Latin music uses a lot of percussion – another application where Shure excels. "With a couple little exceptions, all the percussion is miked with Shure. I love SM57s on congas and bongos," said Schilling. "On the rest of the backline, I use either KSM137s or KSM32s for all the guitar amps. I use the same mics for saxophones, too."
To prepare for the live broadcast, three days before the show are dedicated to rehearsals. "We get about an hour with each live act, and I tape everything so I can work on each mix before the show," related Schilling. "It's all recallable on the console, but that just gets me into the ballpark. After a band is playing live, they're never quite the same as in rehearsal. So there's constant fine-tuning. Plus, there's always something unexpected. Having mics I can count on is a key element."
This year's Latin Grammy Awards telecast on Univision drew a record audience of 12.8 million viewers in the U.S., an amazing feat for a Spanish-speaking network, showing that great music transcends language. "It's why I do what I do," said Schilling. "It's all about the music."


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Christmas is about more than just eggnog and carols and sitting by the tree. It's about having to explain to your family yet again what exactly it is that you do for a living, and suffering through comparisons with your cousin who's "also into computers."
If there's anything that mom and dad truly need this holiday season, it's to be tied to the andirons and belabored about the head with a copy of Jan Tschichold's collected essays in the original German (still available in hardcover.) But in the spirit of giving, as well as various local ordinances, get them instead a copy of Gary Hustwit's Helvetica on DVD, which goes on sale today. It's smart, engaging, witty, and a great introduction to graphic design for the non-designers who spawned you. It also affords ample opportunity to use the phrase "that's Hoefler&Co: I buy fonts from those guys all the time," which mom and dad might remember come next year. —JH


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Dear list,
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Also, in the late 1930s Hans Wallach gave a geometrical argument for the use of motion in localization: Say that you hear a sound and can localize it using iteraural timing and level differences to the median plane. If you turn your head to the left, a sound source in front of you will move towards your right ear, while one behind you will move towards your left ear.
Furthermore, if the sound source is elevated above or below the horizontal plane, it will move less than if it were in the plane. In the extreme, when the sound source is directly above you its cues don't change at all as you rotate your head.
See e.g. Wallach, H. "On Sound Localization." JASA 10(1), 1938, p83
On Sun, Dec 18, 2005 at 01:10:40PM +0100, Christian Kaernbach wrote:
Dear Al,
This is an interesting question. I know of no work directly addressing head movements and auditory scene analysis. The role of head movements for sound source localization has certainly been well studied quite some time ago (see postscript). However, whether head movements are only relevant to localization, or whether they help to separate sound sources, would be an interesting field of research. I would reckon that in a typical cocktail party situation the listener would move the head until he/she found the optimal SNR between the desired signal and the rest of the sound field. Once this position found, it should not be helpful to move the head further. Sure, it would make the desired sound source a moving target, but with all the other sound sources moving around in the same way. The first approach should be to monitor what listeners actually do in difficult auditory scenes. I could imagine that in case of repetitions (the important phrase comes twice, e.g. because the speaker realized that it did not come through) the listener might be inclined (sic!) to try a different head position, so as to reduce redundancy between the two communications.
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PS: Let me write on the role of head movements for sound source localization (SSL) in a postscript, a) because I am not a real expert on this issue, and b) because many listers might know plenty about it. I could not tell from where I have this knowledge, most probably from oral communication early in my career. The two primary cues for SSL are intensity differences and delay differences. These two cues are, however, quite ambiguous: all sound sources on the famous "cone of confusion" induce the same delay and intensity difference. Think of zero delay and intensity difference: this is true for all sound sources on the median plane, i.e. from ahead, top, behind, below, etc. Nevertheless it has early been noted that humans can well discriminate between sound sources from ahead and from behind. I was told the anecdote that in the early days of SSL research this performance was attributed to (from today's viewpoint) weird supposed mechanisms, such as a sound pressure sensitivity of the chest. Later on one started to use head fixation, and much of the ahead/behind discrimination performance went away. Another mechanism involved in this performance is the spectral filtering by the outer ear (head related transfer functions, HRTF), but this mechanism can only be helpful if the sound (or its supposed spectrum) is known to the listener. So if using sine tones of varying loudness, the ahead/behind discrimination depends critically on the participant's ability to move his/her head. I suppose that much of this can be found in Jens Blauert's book "Spatial Hearing". ... Note that head movements for the improvement of SSL are quite a nice example of the role of action in perception, up to the point where some say "Perception is a behavior, a specific kind of action aiming at the driving home of a maximum amount of information on the object of interest." (Is this Gibsonian?)
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How I Met Julie Andrews
10 comments:
- Sarah said...
Love your site! Is Disney 365 new? I have never seen it. We love to go to Downtown Disney for a fun & different weekend hangout and then have dinner. (always at Rainforest Cafe)
Thanks for such a fun blog with lots of inspiration for parties!
- August 30, 2009 at 11:27 PM
Hi. I love your site. How lucky for your to meet Julie Andrews. I love her and am a huge fan from New Zealand. I wish I was there. What a shame about the photo. Maybe you could let us know when she is next doing a book signing in LA or New York. And if you are going again. Thanks again from your friends Down Under.
- August 31, 2009 at 1:33 AM
- Shelley@divinepartyconcepts said...
How exciting!! I am sure it was so much fun!
- August 31, 2009 at 7:12 AM
- Brenda said...
What an awesome girls day out and HELLO, Julie Andrews???!! I'm insanely jealous!
- August 31, 2009 at 3:33 PM
- Kendall @ Entertaining Life said...
What a neat experience! I love Julie Andrews. I am almost 25 but I still love Princess Diaries :)
- September 1, 2009 at 2:27 PM
- Melissa Lester said...
You have such fabulous opportunities in California! What a memorable mother-daughter outing -- a day neither of you will every forget.
Your back-to-school party was great too. Dividing the afternoon into different subjects just takes it to another level. Great ideas!
- September 1, 2009 at 4:17 PM
- Tristan Robin Blakeman said...
You must have a wonderful time with your daughter!
I met Ms. Andrews last year at the Goodspeed Opera, where she directed a production of "The Boy Friend" (which was her first Broadway appearance). I was at the donors' reception and she spent 5+ minutes chatting with me. She was lovely - and her voice is like warm butter.
- September 2, 2009 at 12:56 PM
- Cindy ~ My Romantic Home said...
I'm sure Sheridan will always remember that special day! How fun!!!
- September 2, 2009 at 4:51 PM
- dana said...
That was a totally priceless day!!
I have loved Julie since my high school days. In fact on my Senior Bio. I selected her as my favorite actress and Charleston Heston as my favorite actor! :) When my friends and I visited NYC about 13 years ago, Julie was appearing in the hotel theater in which we were staying (Marriott Marquis). We didn't see her in the play, but we saw her limo go by one night as she had finished for the evening! :)
Sheridan looked darling with her "new look"!! How fun!
Thanks for sharing the experience with us! Dana
- September 7, 2009 at 7:58 AM
was she wearing a bracelet? on her left hand? cuase i went too and i remember she was wearing a bracelet but i might have imagined it
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"Fedora continues to help advance free and open source software and content," said Paul Frields, Fedora Project Leader at Red Hat. "This release comes just six months after the release of Fedora 12, and it incorporates technologies built by free software developers around the globe. The Fedora Project reciprocates by contributing everything built in Fedora back to the open source community."


text: Texas High Plains Cotton Could Be above 10-Year Average October 25, 2012 12:25 AM Tweet Cotton at the Texas AgriLife Research/Extension field trials in College Station. (Texas AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin) TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By University News Release Email By Robert Burns, Texas AgriLife Despite drought, record-high summer temperatures, an early freeze and the failure of many dryland fields, the Texas High Plains cotton crop could wind up being near or slightly above the 10-year average, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Though the predictions seem contrary to what many expected, they're based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistical Service's October surveys of farmers and measurements taken in fields, said Mark Kelley, AgriLife Extension cotton specialist, Lubbock. "For a 2012 crop, they're predicting 3.96 million bales produced in the High Plains – that's in the 1-North (Panhandle) and 1-South (South Plains) districts," Kelley said. "Looking back to '98, when I first came out here, to 2011, we had an average of 3.59 million bales. And for the last 10 years, the average was 3.89 million. So according to that, we're going to be just slightly above the 10-year average. Though many dryland acres failed in the Texas High Plains because of the drought and heat, he said the irrigated yields that he's seeing this year are pretty good. "A lot of it is up around the two-bale (per acre) mark, and then there's some that's coming in even higher than that, where they've got good water and timely rainfall events," Kelley said. There was late-planted cotton that was "dinged pretty good" by an early freeze, but much of the crop seemed to escape major damage, he said. "I've been pleasantly pleased with some of the results," Kelley said. "Even after the freeze, the bolls were opening up at some of these locations. Of course, there is still some out there where the top bolls are having a tough time getting open." Kelley warned that anyone's predictions this year may not hold up. "Some of these fields are doing a lot better than expected. Some are doing a lot worse," he said. Statewide, the USDA predicts the 2012 cotton crop to total 6.1 million bales, 74 percent higher than 2011, a year of severe drought. Over the last 10 years, total bales produced has ranged from a low of 3.5 million in 2011, to a high of 8.25 million bales in 2007. Back to news


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Re. "Chick-fil-A supporters crowd local store (Aug. 2):
Your article proclaiming that Chick-fil-A supporters came out "en masse" to support the company after its president said he believes in the religious definition of marriage is so disingenuous and misleading that I have to assume you did it on purpose in order to foment dissent against those who agree with his views.
Those supporters did not come out "en masse" after his statements, except in a strictly chronological sense.
That was not their impetus, as you so blatantly infer. They came out "en masse" after simple-minded and intolerant politicians from Boston, Chicago and San Francisco used their bully pulpit to threaten a legal, legitimate business that has no record of discrimination in its policies or operations.
Americans do not like bullies. Wednesday's protesters included people who support gay marriage, but do not support short-sighted bullies carrying their flag. They understand that kind of knee-jerk support (with the emphasis on "jerk") does not further their cause. Dismissing the 1st Amendment is certainly not in their best interest.
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Cassity on Obama
Re.: "Cassity: Sorry, but we did build that (Aug. 3):
Mr. Chuck Cassity is so wrapped up in spewing anti-Obama venom that he loses common sense. First of all, the saying he misquotes is, "Find a need and fill it," not "Find a hole and fill it." At the end of his diatribe he asks, who is the "somebody else" who helped him get started? That somebody else is communication, transportation, water, light, power, police and fire protection, and many other services Americans enjoy, and take for granted. That "somebody else" is the many systems regulated by cooperating city, county, state and federal government agencies.
David Barth
Corona del Mar
Quote slicing
Cassity uses a convenient ellipsis to distort what the president said: "Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business, you didn't build that." When it comes to partisan politics, a little honesty goes a long way.
Lance Jencks
Costa Mesa
Business people built it
Thank you, Mr. Cassity, for your article regarding President Obama's comments; I had a similar reaction to those comments. Those words are insightful and indicate the president's disdain for the small businessman and businesswoman, who, by the way, employ more than three-fourths of the population.
We get it; our president wants all of us to rely upon the government. If anyone can name a government agency (with the exception of our amazing armed forces, police and firefighters) that is not a bureaucratic, high-cost mess, name it. If anyone can name a government agency that has truly helped them get their business started, please identify. As the election gets closer, I for one, am hoping for change.
Juli Hayden
Newport Beach
Cassity got help
I take issue with Chuck Cassity's latest column. The business that Mr. Cassity says he and his wife built involves providing a number of services to kidney failure patients. To be brief, I will focus my comments on just the hemodialysis service.
At no time in his article did he mention the actual products that were used in the services his company provided, but I will. His company needed to buy hemodialysis units, which make use of semipermeable membranes and intravenous solutions to cleanse the blood of patients whose kidneys had failed.
Many have played a role in developing dialysis and dialysis units as a practical treatment for renal failure. For example, researchers presented the principles of solute transport across a semipermeable membrane in 1854. Since that time many more researchers and their government-funded projects resulted in the artificial kidney being developed into a clinically useful apparatus in 1943-45. This research showed that life could be prolonged in patients dying of renal failure.
After World War II ended, a few dialyzers were donated to some hospitals around the world, including Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. The blueprints for the hemodialysis machine were then given to the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, and this led to the manufacture of the next generation of dialyzer. Advancements in this technology and its use continue to this day.
The government and non-government labs and clinical research, development, clinical trials, Food and Drug Administration approvals and oversight, etc., etc. have contributed enormously to the successful use of this technology by hospitals and businesses like Mr. Cassity's.
Charles Mooney
Costa Mesa
Council majority is wrong
Re. "Commentary: Council is steering Costa Mesa away from ruin," (Forum, July 29):
As a longtime Costa Mesa resident, I object to the self-serving, campaign-laden rhetoric made by appointed City Councilman Steve Mensinger in his July 29 letter. I have watched this council closely and feel the need to rebut.
Mensinger implied it is the traditional government process that has caused the financial issues of the city of Costa Mesa. He believes the council majority is justified in its attempt to remove the city of Costa Mesa from state government, and place this process, via charter, in the hands of the City Council.
In Joseph Serna's Aug. 1 article, "Charter to go on ballot," Mensinger states that the council majority can now dictate policy. "Dictate," funny he should use that word. Is dictating policy what he considers "local control?"
Dictatorial decision making to ignore input from residents is not the way to steer Costa Mesa from ruin. It is the way to guarantee it.
Many of the charter cities in California are now bankrupt or are very near. This charter is not a panacea.
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Japan's Honda Motor Co <7267.T> cut its full-year net profit forecast by a fifth after sales in China, the world's biggest autos market, were hit by a popular backlash against Japanese products last month in a dispute over East China Sea islands.
Honda cut its net profit forecast for the year to March to 375 billion yen ($4.7 billion) from its earlier estimate of 470 billion yen.
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Net profit for July-September rose 36.1 percent to 82.2 billion yen ($1.03 billion), but was some way below the average estimate of 107.2 billion yen from six analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. A year ago, Japanese manufacturers were still reeling from the March earthquake and tsunami.
Honda released its quarterly earnings three hours earlier than planned, after accidentally posting the results on its website. It quickly took down the numbers, but was told by the Tokyo Stock Exchange to bring forward the full announcement.
Demand for Honda, Toyota Motor <7203.T> and Nissan Motor <7201.T> cars slumped in China amid violent protests over the territorial dispute, with South Korea's Hyundai Motor <005380.KS> and Germany's BMW picking up market share.
Sales by Honda and its China joint ventures dropped 40.5 percent in September. China is Honda's second-biggest market after the United States, accounting for 17 percent of its 2011 global sales.
Honda's quarterly profits were dented by start-up and advertising costs for the new Accord sedan, which went on sale in the United States in September, but the refresh helped Japan's third-biggest automaker increase its share of the U.S. car and light truck market to 8.7 percent in September.
Honda shares, valued at around $59 billion, fell 15 percent to near 9-month lows amid the China protests, but have since recovered, helped in part by a weaker yen. The stock was up 0.2 percent at 2,520 yen at the midday break.
The fallout from the Japan/China dispute could, however, still run into the current and fourth quarters, analysts have warned.
Toyota and Nissan report their quarterly earnings on November 5 and November 6, respectively.
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New York is known for its architectural beauty and intense surroundings. With so many buildings, lights and more there is plenty of action to take place. In the new app Skyline Skaters you can become a part of that action, as you skate from the authorities jumping from roof to roof. Grind on railings, hop over rockets and so much more. How far do you think you can make it before you get caught in this new addition to the endless runner genre?
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text: Must religion be embodied in a god or gods, such as Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture? Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images Opinion 13.7: Cosmos And Culture Let's Get Creative And Redefine The Meaning Of Religion May 21, 2013 Religion is often organized in terms of a god, or gods. It's a system of beliefs embodied in a being or beings. But that's not always the case. It can mean more, a lot more, says Adam Frank after finding inspiration in the writing of Ronald Dworkin.


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Wrestlemania hype was in full effect tonight, as RAW superstars Eric Bischoff and Shawn Michaels each took a turn in the hot seat on Off the Record.
Both interviews were highly anticipated. Bischoff had not been on OTR since 1998, when WCW was arguably at its peak. Michaels had never been on OTR, and was easily one of the most
anticipated interviews in a long time.
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Congress Plays See-No-Evil, Pretend-There's-No-Evil, Let-The-Evil-Continue With NSA Domestic Spying
from the wtf deptWe're still completely perplexed at how anyone in Congress could recognize that the NSA has refused to tell Congress how often it's violated the privacy of Americans without a warrant under the FISA Amendments Act (FAA) -- and then still vote to renew it. What kind of "oversight" is that? As Julian Sanchez recently wrote, it's no oversight at all. As he notes, the law requires the NSA to "prevent" the spying on folks when both parties in communication are in the US -- but here, the NSA is admitting that it has no mechanism to actually do that. Either (a) it's lying or (b) it's admitting that it cannot do what the law requires.
If we care about the spirit as well as the letter of that constraint being respected, it ought to be a little disturbing that the NSA has admitted it doesn't have any systematic mechanism for identifying communications with U.S. endpoints. Similar considerations apply to the "minimization procedures" which are supposed to limit the retention and dissemination of information about U.S. persons: How meaningfully can these be applied if there's no systematic effort to detect when a U.S. person is party to a communication?Normally, this should be the point at which Congress steps in and says "no more" to the NSA. Instead, it shuns those who even ask the basic questions -- and as in the case of Rep. Dan Lungren, pretends that as long as no one proves to them that the NSA is abusing its power, there's simply no reason to demand evidence. That's not oversight. That's willful ignorance.
And... given that they're choosing to ignore their own oversight obligations over the NSA's spying on Americans, it should come as no surprise that the House Intelligence Committee unanimously voted to extend the FAA for five more years. Why not? It's not like Congress is actually going to make sure that the NSA is playing by the rules. The NSA apparently just needs to say that it would be too much work to do what the law requires and Congress says, "here, have a gift of five more years to spy on Americans against the specifics of the law." And, once again, as Sanchez points out, there are plenty of ways that the NSA could at least estimate how many Americans they're spying on.
But why would it do that? As Sanchez also points out, the NSA seems to redact anything even remotely embarrassing from its reports... including data on how often it failed to follow the law:
More generally, these reports contain a good deal of redacted statistical information that there is simply no plausible excuse for keeping secret. A table of "statistical data relating to compliance incidents," for example, is included—but entirely blacked out. Are we to believe that the national security of the United States would be imperiled if the public knew the number of times the NSA had difficulty following the law? The reviewers conclude that the "number of compliance incidents remains small, particularly when compared with the total amount of activity"—but is there any legitimate reason for barring the public from knowing what counts as a "small" number, or just how massive the "total amount of activity" truly is?How do folks in Congress who vote for this kind of thing defend such actions? They can't say that it's to protect Americans, when they refuse to even seek to get the data on whether or not Americans are being illegally spied upon.
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Vincent Dunn | Deputy Chief (Ret., Fire Department of New York)
1. The fire service is a dangerous profession. Every year, on average 100 firefighters die and another 80,000 are injured. To stay safe, study and learn about your emergency work and its hazards. Knowledge of your job enhances safety.
2. Heart attacks are the number-one killer of firefighters. Remain in good physical and mental condition. A lifelong commitment to exercise and good living can save your life and make you a better firefighter.
3. The military, police and fire service – we are all in dangerous professions where members risk their lives. But fire fighting is different. We have the best of the death professions. For example, in the military to be a good soldier you may have to shoot people.
In law enforcement, to be a good police officer you may have to arrest people. In the fire service, to be a good firefighter we have to save lives. After your career is over, your memories will be good ones.
4. The job makes the man or woman; the man or woman does not make the job. What does this mean? It means look at your supervisor or chief. You will most likely assume some of the personality traits of that person during work. We rarely change the job.
The job changes us. When you set your sights on a position or rank, look closely at the person who has that job, because you may become like him or her.
5. Support your boss. The top job is the toughest assignment in your department. If you get an opportunity to work with the chief, take it. You will see close-up the pressures and stresses of the position. So, if later you achieve the position, you will know what to expect.
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Sunscreen usage isn't without controversy. Although the deeply-bronzed look has slowly gone out of style, skin cancer and premature aging is still prevalent in our society. To add to the confusion, each new study reveals conflicting research as to whether you should even be wearing sunscreen at all. In an attempt to clear this up, the FDA has passed a new set of regulations directed at the sunscreen industry, in order to force consistency in labeling and to protect consumer rights.
The New FDA Regulations
As the next step in their ongoing efforts to ensure consumers are receiving a safe, effective product, the FDA passed a new set of regulations on June 14, 2011, to regulate over-the-counter sunscreens. These new laws do not apply to prescription products and will go into effect next summer.
The major difference with this new set of regulations is that the older guidelines were mainly concerned about a particular sunscreen's ability to prevent sunburns, something that most products are fairly good at. The problem with this approach is that burning is caused by UVB rays, but skin cancer is caused by both UVA and UVB rays. The new regulations mandate that any product labeled as a broad spectrum sunscreen must protect the consumer from both types of radiation equally. To take this one step further, only sunscreens with a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) rating of 15 or more are able to claim they can prevent sunburn, premature aging, and skin cancer.
Here are a few more details about the final FDA regulations:
- Because the FDA felt that the terms waterproof, sweatproof, and sunblock overstated the effectiveness of sunscreen products, these claims are no longer allowed.
- Sunscreen rated less than SPF 15 must specifically state that there is no proof that it prevents either skin cancer or wrinkles.
- New labels must report the water-resistance of the product in hours according to official testing.
- Sunscreen packaging must contain a standard list of "drug facts" on the side or back.
- Cosmetic products and moisturizers that advertise an SPF rating must follow the same regulations as traditional sunscreens.
Additional requirements in the works include a plan to restrict the upper limit on the SPF rating to 50+. This change is warranted due to the fact that the FDA has no information showing that products with an SPF rating higher than 50 offer any additional benefits. If you happen to know how long you can stay in the sun without sunscreen before burning, multiply that number by the SPF to find out how long you should be protected by a specific product. For example, if it takes you 10 minutes to burn without sunscreen, an SPF 15 product should allow you to stay in the sun for about 150 minutes without burning. Of course, you have to use common sense along with the number; sunscreen wears off with exposure to water or sweat and must be reapplied frequently.
The Toxicity of Commercial Sunscreens
Much of the skin damage caused by sun exposure is due to the release of free radicals triggered by the radiation present in both UVA and UVB rays. It's ironic that the very thing people apply to their skin to prevent the release of free radicals may actually create a chemical reaction that releases another set of the same damaging elements.
Even though the FDA clearly states that the ingredients in commercial sunscreens are perfectly safe, others disagree. Many products contain high amounts of Vitamin A, and the combination of sunlight and a specific form of this vitamin, retinyl palmitate, actually promotes the growth of skin tumors. When sunscreen absorbs the energy from the UV rays and diverts it away from the skin, free radicals are created as the molecules release the absorbed energy.
In practical applications, sunscreen appears to do more good than harm, and some manufacturers include antioxidants in their products to offset the damage. However, it continues to be a delicate balancing act. This following list of chemicals have been approved in the US for use as UV filters in sunscreen products, but they are also known to release free radicals of their own:
- Octylmethoxycinnamate
- Oxybenzone
- Avobenzone
- Octocrylene
- Titanium dioxide
- Zinc oxide
- Padimate O,
- Menthyl anthranilate
- Mexoryl SX
Although many people feel that titanium dioxide and zinc oxide are safe ingredients when it comes to sunscreen, that's not always the case. Many manufacturers are breaking these minerals down into nano particles to make a product that goes on clear instead of white. These items may look more attractive, but they can be dangerous. The smaller particles are quickly absorbed by the skin and can then be toxic to the human body.
The most common chemicals used in non-mineral products, oxybenzone, can cause allergic reactions and act as a hormone disrupter. In fact, many experts claim that sunscreens with this ingredient should never be used on a child's skin because it is easily absorbed though the skin and can enter the bloodstream.
Natural Options for Sun Safety
If you'd prefer to skip the potential dangers that come with commercial sunscreens, here are a few natural options for sun safety:
- Enjoy the sun early in the day or later in the evening. The sun's rays are strongest between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
- Wear protective clothing, wide-brimmed hats, and sunglasses with both UVA and UVB protection. New lines of clothing with built-in SPF protection are designed to be cool in the hot weather while protecting the wearer from the sun's rays.
- Mix your own sunscreen by purchasing zinc oxide at the drugstore and adding it to your favorite lotion. The raw zinc will look white against your skin, but it won't be absorbed.
- Add plenty of bright-red, vibrant-orange, and deep-green produce to your diet to protect against skin cancer. The carotenoids and lycopene found in these foods have been proven to boost your skin's natural sun protection.
- View the Environmental Workers Group website, www.ewg.org. This website shows the toxicity levels of all consumer products, including sunscreen. It also provides you with information about which sunscreens have little or no toxins.
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In January 2007, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) celebrated its 10th anniversary as an institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), marking a decade that saw genomics emerge as a powerful research tool and looking ahead to an era in which genomics will transform medical care.
On January 14th, 1997, then Health and Human Services Secretary Donna E. Shalala created NHGRI when she signed the documents needed to elevate the National Center for Human Genome Research to the status of a full-fledged institute. Renamed the National Human Genome Research Institute, NHGRI became the 19th institute at NIH. Since then, the NIH has created the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering as its 20th institute in 2000 and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in 1999.
"Back then, people were skeptical about the impact of genomics. But today it would be tough to find a biomedical researcher who isn't using the tools developed over the past 10 years in their daily research," said NHGRI Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. "Genome research has moved from a small child with an unpredictable future to an impressive adult who is a major participant in biomedical research."
NHGRI's predecessor, the National Center for Human Genome Research (NCHGR), was established in 1989 for the purpose of leading NIH's component of the Human Genome Project - the international, public effort to sequence all 3 billion DNA base pairs of the human genetic blueprint. James D. Watson, Ph.D., coauthor with the late Francis Crick, Ph.D., of what is arguably the most famous paper in biology: the one-page description of the DNA double helix in Nature, and chancellor of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, was the first director of the center and played a leading role in launching the Human Genome Project.
During its first seven years, NCHGR devoted much of its energy to developing the technologies and techniques needed to map and ultimately sequence the human genome. "We had a competent and experienced senior management staff, a very active intramural program and a heroic extramural program that together were conducting and overseeing some of the most complex science at NIH," said Dr. Collins, who was lured away from a comfortable life at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, to become the center's director in 1993.
In fact, many staffers from those early years are still shaping the field of genomics at NHGRI. They include: Director of the Division of Extramural Research (DER) Mark Guyer, Ph.D.; Scientific Director of the Division of Intramural Research Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D.; Associate Director of DER Jane Peterson, Ph.D.; and Associate Director of DER Bettie Graham, Ph.D.
Foreseeing that the data generated by the Human Genome Project would have a revolutionary and long-lasting impact on biomedical research, then NIH Director Harold Varmus urged HHS Secretary Shalala to confer institute status upon the center in 1996. "Logically, they knew genomics was not going to be one of those flash-in-the-pan sciences," said Dr. Collins.
At the time, NCHGR was just ramping up the sequencing of the human genome, having developed and optimized procedures and pipelines on simpler model organisms, such as a brewer's yeast and a roundworm. It was also working hard to further refine sequencing technologies and methods to achieve reliable, cost-effective performance in a high-throughput setting.
"The atmosphere was one of excitement as we moved into the flagship of the Human Genome Project, but there was considerable anxiety about whether we could do it with the budget that was available," recalled Dr. Collins.
As the century turned and the publicly funded Human Genome Project transitioned to factory-scale sequencing, unexpected competition arose in the form of a private company, Celera Genomics, Inc., of Rockville, Md. Celera sought to sequence the human genome first and sell the results to researchers. A race ensued, with joint winners declared at the White House in June 2000.
But more importantly, because the public Human Genome Project placed all the resulting data in freely available, public databases, the sequence of the human genome became available for anyone to use anywhere in the world to conduct medical research and advance the cause of human health.
Fortunately, the cost of sequencing continued to decrease, from about 90 cents per base pair in 1996 to five cents per base pair by April 2003, when all the goals of the Human Genome Project were completed more than two years ahead of schedule and under budget.
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- Researchers believe there are between 80,000-100,000 genes in the human genome.
- Based on analysis of the sequenced human genome, estimate of genes is reduced to 20,000-25,000.
- 600-700 genes associated with human disease had been discovered.
- 1,972 genes associated with human disease have been discovered.
- 1,972 genes associated with human disease have been discovered.
- Dozens of organisms' genomes have been sequenced to varying degrees including the genomes of the human, mouse, rat, chimpanzee, cow, dog, fruit fly and honeybee.
Building upon the foundation laid by the sequencing of the human genome, NHGRI now has embarked on a new set of projects aimed at creating genomic tools needed to expand the understanding of human biology and improve public health.
Those efforts include the International HapMap Project, a map of genetic variation that provides a short cut for researchers attempting to identify genes associated with human diseases; The Cancer Genome Atlas, a comprehensive effort to accelerate our understanding of the molecular basis of cancer through the application of genome analysis technologies; and a sequencing technology development program, which is aimed at lowering the cost of sequencing a human-sized genome to $1,000 or less.
Looking ahead at the next decade, Dr. Collins hopes to see genomics move into the clinic and revolutionize strategies for diagnosing, treating and, ultimately, preventing many common diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, obesity and mental illnesses.
"That's a very ambitious dream," said Dr. Collins, "but we are beginning to see the leading edge of this revolution, which is quite gratifying. If we keep our energy and commitment up in this institute, I'm quite confident that in the next 10 years, we will overturn everything we thought we knew and be given an opportunity to do a much better job of keeping people healthy."
For a timeline and more details about the history of NHGRI, go to About the Institute: A History and Timeline.
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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
versão On-line ISSN 2078-5135
versão impressa ISSN 0256-9574
SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.102 no.8 Cape Town Ago. 2012
The occupational illnesses of grandparents
To the Editor: While visiting our kids and grandson last year, I had a recurring thought: being a grandparent is not for 'sissies'. My wife and I thought about how grandparenting challenged our health; each day saw some insult to body homeostasis and we were grateful each night for another day survived. Don't get me wrong, we wouldn't trade days with our little man for all the gold in China or the USA, but I came to think that grandparents are special people, not for giving love or gifts, but for putting our bodies on the line. Occupational illness is a given - the Compensation Commissioner needs to take note.
Lest you think I exaggerate, here is our list of illnesses and traumas faced, which could probably be lengthened significantly: colds and 'flu; injuries from thrown objects; head-banging and neck-crunching injuries; loud-noise deafness; side-aching laughter to strain the torso muscles - at the words, utterances, make-believe acts and other wonderful goings-on; muscle strains and sprains; hernias from lifting heavy objects (including grandchildren); unknown infectious illnesses; nappy change and 'potty'-induced gastrointestinal upsets (nausea and vomiting); oral and gastrointestinal upsets from ingestion of partially chewed sweets; sunburn/frostbite from playing outside; inhalation of noxious gasses emitted (mostly from the toddler's gastrointestinal tract); hoarse voice from continual chitter-chatter and praise of 'poos', 'wees', verbal utterances and the like; and a broken heart upon departure.
Expanding on these concerns, firstly, is the continuous threat to the upper respiratory tract from a myriad of viruses and bugs, some of which must be new to medical science. They are certainly new to our immune systems; our bags are no sooner unpacked than the sniffles begin. Our grandson has 12 upper respiratory tract infections per year, all seemingly in the fortnight that we spend with him. There is the 'snot ball monster' walking towards you in dire need of a tissue, while your stomach churns and you frantically reach for any piece of paper or clothing to contain the outburst! Frequently it is your hand that must come to the rescue, and allow that wonderful smile to emerge with a gentle thanks.
Then come rounds of bruising encounters with toys, some in flight just as you take your eye off them. The head seems to take the most battering: a favourite gesture is to touch you on the forehead, lovingly, but sadly with no concept of distance. These loving embraces may leave a bruise, egg-shaped protrusion, or even a black eye, as though one survived an encounter with Mike Tyson. The body's integument, while covered in bruises, takes on shades of the prevailing season -red in summer and blue in winter - as young men need their daily fix of the sun, no matter what the outside temperature.
The gastrointestinal tract seems to take the biggest hit: those gut-wrenching nappy changes and the bugs that accompany partially digested candy that 'Ampies' has to suck when found not palatable by young mouths; the insistence, as he gets older, that 'Ampies' has to wipe his bum; and, of course, the encouragement and coercion that goes with thinking to 'go potty' and having to inspect the result afterwards and heap praise on how wonderful you think it is!
All too early, the holiday ends and the hardest trauma to bear comes hurtling in; the pain inflicted on the heart by the sadness of goodbye. If, like us, you live in a foreign land, then the parting is most acute. The precious hand-to-mouth gesture of blowing kisses and words of 'I uff you Ampies' makes me need to walk away to gain composure. These are the aches and pains we endure as our grandchildren grow up. Despite all of this, and the lack of compensation, we would not have it any other way. Grandparents are the luckiest humans alive. Love heals all, memories are forever.
Robin J Green
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
University of Pretoria
Dee Green
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Microsoft Secures Classic Japanese Titles: Ikaruga and Rez Heading to XBLA
Chief among the announcements is that of Tetsuya Mizuguchi's trippy rail-shooter Rez (PS2, DC). According to Microsoft, the game will be rendered in high definition for maximum stimulation--although sadly, no vibrator peripheral was announced.
Treasure Co's classic vertically-scrolling 2D shooter Ikaruga (GC, DC) was listed as "available soon" for download. The challenging title will feature the standard two-player cooperative mode of the original.
Rounding out the list of confirmed Japanese shooters are Mizuguchi's Every Extend Extra Extreme, developer Warashi's Triggerheart Exelica (DC), and Hudson Entertainment's Omega Five. Taito's PSP action-puzzler EXIT will join the scroller-heavy lineup.


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The Google Cast extension enables you to find and play content on your Chromecast device from your Chrome browser.
When on Cast optimized sites like YouTube and Netflix, you'll see new options that let you play video on your TV via Chromecast - using your computer as a remote to browse for videos and to control playback.
You can also cast any of your tabs in Chrome to your TV, letting you enjoy sites, photos, or even video from the best screen in your home. Note that this feature is still in beta, and requires a fast computer and Wi-Fi network.
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Words by Mr Peter Henderson
There are few items of clothing in a man's wardrobe more masculine and effortlessly stylish than a leather jacket. Originally favoured by motorists and aviators (in the days when cars and aircraft had open sides) because of the protection they offered against the elements and their resistance to dust and oil, they later became associated with various sub-cultures, from punks and rockers to bikers - affirmed by numerous famous wearers from Mr Sid Vicious to Mr Marlon Brando as the leather jacket-clad gang leader, Johnny Strabler, in The Wild One (1953). Today, leather jackets are a mainstream wardrobe essential, although they continue to speak of ruggedness and rebellion, something which goes a long way in explaining their timeless appeal.
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Seen here on the set of The Wild One (1953), Mr Brando's rebellious look was a key part of the birth of youth culture... and he looked damn cool while he was at it
Dapper in traditional leather and shearling aviator jackets, Messrs Niven and Flynn are pictured here in The Dawn Patrol (1938). War never looked so stylish
Cry-Baby (1990) was partly intended as a parody of the adolescent delinquency scare movies of the 1950s. In the film, Mr Depp rocks a leather jacket just as well as the original celluloid badboys, Messrs Brando and Dean
That leather jackets "solve the coat problem" may have been one of Mr Einstein's less important discoveries, but is nonetheless one with which we agree wholeheartedly. The physicist is seen here at home in Princeton, NJ, in 1938
In between breaking up fights on the street and winning the hearts of at least half the female population, Mr Gosling finds time to demonstrate how to wear a leather jacket perfectly
Although indelibly associated with the trench coat from his role in Casablanca, Mr Bogart looked just as good in leather, here pulling off the jacket and smart shirt with the right amount of attitude
The Sex Pistols scandalised the British public with their dress and antics. A Daily Mirror headline in 1976 demanded to know "Who are these punks?" Nobody stopped to appreciate how good Mr Vicious looked in his leather jacket
Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli, the motorbike-riding, high-school drop out from Happy Days, played by Mr Winkler, could not only summon hoards of adoring girls by snapping his fingers, but also wore leather jackets with enviable effortlessness


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I decided to launch my first crowdfunding project, the Remastered version of my film True Crime: The Movie.
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Mike Jones On Stage After The Fight Presenting DJ Khaled With DJ Of The Year Award At The Ozone Awards! "Are You Okay?, We The Best, Who? Mike Jones"
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Four local students starting college at four-year universities this fall beat out the competition to win money for college.
Costa Mesa resident Ashley Rendon and Newport Coast resident Jeffrey Tedmori won a scholarship from the California Grocers Assn. Educational Foundation.
Rendon won the $1,000 Gelson's Markets Scholarship and Tedmori won the $4,000 Super A Foods Scholarship.
Rendon expects to study kinesiology at Cal State Fullerton while Tedmori expects to study business and economics at Cal State Channel Islands.
Corona del Mar High School graduate Julia Kerr and Newport Harbor High School graduate Paisley Muller also won the 2012 Dorothy Hardcastle Scholarship from the Speak Up Newport board of directors.
They were awarded $1,500 each in recognition for their contributions to the community.
Kerr earned the Girl Scouts' highest recognition, the Gold Award; volunteered at the Environmental Nature Center for several years; and did both track and field and cross-country for four years. She expects to attend Miami University in Ohio as a engineering management major.
Muller logged more than 500 hours of community service volunteering at Share Our Selves, Second Step and Girls Inc. She played water polo at Harbor for four years and worked as a lifeguard and swim teacher in the community. She is expected to attend Penn State University, majoring in human development and family planning.
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Don't fight the crowds for terrible deals you can find online anyway. Grab your laptop (or desktop) and join us this Black Friday (Nov. 29th) for our final event in Orem. Games start at 2pm and go until we are done. Bring your friends, family, etc. Everyone is welcome. We have room for about 50. We'll also be making a HotPot run around 6-7pm for those interested.
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- Up to date list of curse words
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Southside: I am a sports fan, but I had to see "1919 (say it ain't so, Joe): none1920-2004 (the loooong wait): none2005 (Ozzieball): NYU, Harvard, Columbia ($$$), Yale" a few times before I got, even though in hindsight it was fairly obvious. October 2005 seems so long ago now somehow. A redsox fan could do something similiar.
No one has dealt with my original question very substantively. Of course you will get better jobs more easily coming out of a top-tier law school as opposed to a lower tier one. This is also very true of college.The study I linked to in my original post, however, showed that over time, this initial advantage doesn't mean anything. In the end, the evidence is against the idea that where you went to college matters very much for your prospects in life. The study ingeniously corrects for selection bias by comparing students who got into the same schools but went to different ones.So the question is: does the same logic apply to law school? It seems fairly clear that initial prospects are better at some schools than others, but how true does this hold over time?If someone were to do the same study with law schools, and look at people who got into top schools but didn't go, compared with those who did go to the top schools, what would it reveal and why?If it matters which school you went to even long after you graduate, there can only be three explanations, as I see it. One, it could be that the law is just a more prestige-oriented profession than any other and therefore people will always judge you first by where you went to school, even if you have the same career accomplishments as someone else.Two, it could be that the quality of the education you get and the connections you make in the three years of law school is so important that it fundamentally changes your capacity to succeed in the legal profession. Three, it could be that your initial post-law school job is vitally important to your future career prospects. In other words, the legal career is like a race in which it a small head start at the beginning makes a huge difference.None of these reasons sounds super compelling for me, which is why I question how much it matters which school you go to in the first place.


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Installation of Fr. Huffstetter
On August 1 Fr. Stephen Huffstetter, SCJ, was installed as the new provincial superior of the U.S. Province of the Priests of the Sacred Heart. The liturgy took place in the chapel at Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake; residents of the new senior living community joined SCJs at the celebration. Go to the province website to read more about Fr. Steve and the election assembly: http://www.sacredheartusa.org/feature-stories/meet-the-new-administration/Read More


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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week advanced its environmental justice program with the distribution of a $1 million brownfields revolving loan to National City, Calif.
The agency also awarded a $300,000 Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) grant to the Environmental Health Coalition for work in Barrio Logan and National City and provided resources to assist with the Westside Affordable Housing Transit Oriented Development in National City.
In addition to providing funds, EPA is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Transportation – via the Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities – in helping National City meet its sustainability goals to generate affordable housing and transportation while simultaneously protecting the environment, promoting equitable development, and addressing the challenges of climate change.
"Unjust land use plans have allowed pollution to burden the health of our communities for too long," said Diane Takvorian, executive director of Environmental Health Coalition. "We applaud EPA's commitment to environmental justice and will use these funds to create community plans that lead to cleaner, healthier neighborhoods."
The funds will be distributed as follows:
EPA, with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Transportation, will assist National City in developing a plan to address the former brownfield focusing on green building and energy-efficient redevelopment plans that incorporate stormwater and flood control management.


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As it turns out, Colin Kaepernick's new contract with the San Francisco 49ers is a lot more team-friendly than the original numbers suggested.
Over the next three years, Kaepernick is set to earn $44.17 million -- sixth among NFL quarterbacks.
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NFL contracts are tricky because there are so many contingencies, clauses, bonuses and de-escalators. Since we have found that the easiest comparison tool is that three-year window, let's take a look at other quarterbacks in line for new contracts -- and what they might be expected to earn over three years.
Young franchise quarterbacks: Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson, Cam Newton
Under the terms of the current collective bargaining agreement, Luck and Wilson are not even eligible for new contracts until next offseason. I believe Luck has the highest ceiling of any young quarterback in the league. And I think most executives, coaches and scouts share that sentiment. Wilson might not be as physically gifted, but he does bring the heft of a Super Bowl ring to the table.
Those two quarterbacks are expected to flirt with Aaron Rodgers' annual average of $24 million-$25 million once their extensions are inked. Their three-year window will likely settle into the $60 million range, near the highest-paid players in the league. Newton won't be far behind.
Second-tier veterans: Alex Smith, Andy Dalton
The Chiefs and Bengals are at a loggerheads in negotiations because there is no second-tier quarterback market. Smith and Dalton are simply not tasked to do as much as the high-end signal-callers. Coaches can't run an intricate pass-heavy attack if their quarterbacks have game-manager skill sets.
Kansas City is prepared to wield the franchise tag next offseason if Smith doesn't lower his asking price. Cincinnati appears to be in a similar quagmire with Dalton.
The guess here is that both players will come in below the $40 million mark for the first three years of their next contract. If they hold out for more, they might find that the Chiefs and Bengals are willing to let them test their value on the open market in the 2016 offseason.
Here are seven more takeaways from Thursday's OTAs:
2. The Seattle Seahawks continue to morph into the NFL's version of the unconventional, innovative San Antonio Spurs. Just as the Spurs rest their stars throughout the season to prepare for the playoffs, the Seahawks plan to lighten Marshawn Lynch's regular-season load in a committee attack. Brace yourself for an endless string of Christine Michael highlight clips this season.
3. Redskins tight end Jordan Reed, one of Around The League's top Making the Leap candidates, admitted that he hid a concussion previous to the one that ended his season and lingered into the offseason. Entering his second NFL season, Reed is already on concussion No. 4 going back to his college days.
4. Steve Smith told SI.com's Don Banks that he had decided to retire after the coming season prior to his release from the Panthers. Now that he's rejuvenated in Baltimore, Smith plans to play out his three-year contract with the Ravens. If it boosts his Hall of Fame chances, I'm on board.
5. Tom Brady recently joked about building a couple of hotels on Revis Island during spring and summer practices. Instead, the Patriots quarterbacks have already learned not to throw in Darrelle Revis' direction.
6. Can we get a finder's fee for Kevin Williams if he signs in New England?
7. Pierre Garcon told "NFL AM" on Thursday that he and DeSean Jackson plan to unseat Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery as the NFL's top wide-receiver duo. NFL Media analyst Bucky Brooks is on board with that prediction.
8. Three cheers for the judge who dismissed the "immaterial, impertinent and scandalous" lawsuit recently filed against Johnny Manziel. Why are we surprised when common sense carries the day?
The latest "Around The League Podcast" breaks down Colin Kaepernick's new contract and debates which players are poised for a breakout.


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How To Install A Front Door
Installing a new front door adds privacy, safety, and appeal to your home. Before you call a handyman for the job, browse the step-by-step instructions below and learn how to install a front door yourself. These simple instructions indicate the job is a great DIY project most any homeowner can complete.
Read the instructions included with your new door. You should follow any specific instructions set forth in those instructions. However, the step-by-step installation instructions below should suffice for most homeowners who want to install their own front door.