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"I'm really happy for the community here," Mickelson said. "FedEx has done a lot for the PGA Tour, and it's done a lot for this community here in Memphis. They've really brought us both together." |
Mickelson will play next Thursday at the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. He's never won the event, and a triumph would make him just the sixth golfer to achieve a career Grand Slam. |
"It certainly helps; you don't want to go in there limping," Mickelson said when asked how his strong Sunday round might help him going into the tournament. "Obviously, I'd loved to have come out with a win, but these last couple weeks give me a little bit of momentum heading into next week." |
THE first run of a nationwide student stock market tournament ended as the old year faded, and the Hackley Hornets from the Hackley School here placed second among 2,300 teams. |
Starting in October with a hypothetical $10,000, the 20 members of the Hackley School's investment club increased their net worth to $856,448, a gain of 8,464 percent, under their leader, Aaron Siegel of Harrison. The Eagle$ of Port Huron South High School in Michigan came in first with a net worth of $1.01 million, a ... |
Aaron, an 11th grader, recalled the suspense of the contest. ''We all had papers to write, so three kids were really leading the team,'' he said. ''You kind of drifted off for a week or two. Everybody was involved in other things. The leadership, the management, disappeared. It was utter chaos. People were running arou... |
''In a period of two weeks, we lost 20 percent of our portfolio. We slipped back into third or fourth place. It was pretty bad. When I finished my papers, I saw what was happening. I consolidated everything, made one management decision. We went from losing 20 percent to powering back, to getting into the top three. |
''Our strategy was to find really small companies that moved big time. We needed huge percentage movers, so we compiled a list of over a hundred companies that were very small and, usually, on the Nasdaq. |
George Jamison, vice president for media relations of one of the sponsors, CNBC -- the cable financial network, creator of the tournament, reported that only 114 teams made $1,000 or more. He also said he felt that it was likely that using theoretical money emboldened the students. ''Human nature will cause people to t... |
Pretty touching to say the least. |
Rays players Chris Archer and Evan Longoria reportedly advocated that Varona be added to the travel roster so he could make the trip and be reunited with his family. |
"Since I left, I haven't heard that joy that Cuban people have," the Cuban-born Varona told USA Today. |
He'll see limited action on the field Tuesday, when the Rays face the Cuban national team in an exhibition game with President Obama in attendance. |
If you game a lot, you probably have a closet (or closets) full of gear that have outlived their primes. Thankfully, Crypt of the NecroDancer is a great reason to unfold that Dance Dance Revolution pad once again. |
Crypt of the NecroDancer, on display at PAX over the weekend, is a rhythm-based game in which users explore dungeons and battle monsters. The twist? You can only move your character by moving it in time with game's music (your enemies move to the rhythm as well). |
Gamers played with a high-quality Dance Dance Revolution pad, hitting direction pads in time with the rhythm. Programmer Ryan Clark said players can also play with a mouse and keyboard or gamepad. |
Clark aimed to create a more accessible roguelike, a game genre characterized for its difficulty, randomized levels and permanent death. |
"I was inspired by Spelunky, a game that is really hard but you can still improve. If you die, you still know it was your fault," Clark said. "When you die in an older roguelike like Rogue, you might die because the game is simply unfair." |
Of course, a music-based game should include a great soundtrack. Danny Baranowsky, who is responsible for the tunes in Crypt of the NecroDancer, also created music for Canabalt, Super Meat Boy, and The Binding of Isaac. |
Players can use their own MP3s to create the soundtrack, Clark said, changing the tone of the game how they see fit. |
Crypt of the NecroDancer will be available on PCs and Macs through Steam later this year. |
The giant hulking Big Daddy protecting the Little Sister. |
PAX attendees cosplaying as Borderlands 2 characters being interviewed at the 2K Games booth. |
Everyone's favorite snarky Borderlands 2 robot. |
A behind-the-wheel experience for Sony's next racer. |
Hotline Miami's hero, wearing his trademark Jacket. |
Screens broadcasting live gameplay of the Infinite Crisis MOBA. |
The next Twisted Pixel game for Xbox One stars a sentient motorcycle. |
Major League Gaming and Turtle Beach were hosting live Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 tournaments all through PAX. |
Team Meat's newest game had an interesting stand-up. Guess where your face goes. |
The inside of Telltale Games booth recreated the vivid world of the upcoming The Wolf Among Us, and included character portraits for the game's cast. |
Consumers were able to check out the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset for the first time at the show, even though its still in development. |
PAX features a large PC freeplay area, which hosts tournaments throughout the weekend. |
A small booth dedicated to co-op shooter Payday 2 and its scary masks. |
The booths for these upcoming next generation consoles were right next to each other, which made for some interesting crossover photos. |
This large group created original costumes based on Nintendo characters, with a steampunk twist. |
The Mortal Kombat character secretly wears glasses outside of the ring. |
Bethesda's display for the upcoming Wolfenstein: The New Order, an alternate history game where Nazis have gotten powerful technology. |
One of the enemies for the new XCOM expansion. Your soldiers will face mechanized aliens. |
After plenty of speculation surrounding the late Paul Walker's death, CNN reports that the L.A. County Coroner's Office has released a statement regarding the Nov. 30 crash and the star's official cause of death. Walker, who was 40 at the time of his death, passed away due to a combination of "traumatic ... |
This means that the impact of the crash did not solely kill the star, but the collision combined with the resulting fire ultimately ended his life. The driver, Walker's friend Roger Rodas, died upon impact and burning was not listed as a factor in his death. |
Toxicology results for both men will be available in six to eight week and the Medical Examiner has ruled both deaths to be an accident. |
The friends were driving a red 2005 Porsche Carrera GT after attending a charity event when they collided with a lamp post and the car burst into flames. |
Since his death, the star's family, costars, friends, and fans have banded together to celebrate his life. Other stars we've lost this year. |
"Paul Walker's family appreciates the outpouring of love and goodwill from his many fans and friends," the Walker family said in an official statement. "They have asked, in lieu of flowers or other gifts, that donations please be made to Paul's charity Reach Out Worldwide (ROWW). Donations can easily be made ... |
It's a story as old as the IT department: New technology arrives in the market, it makes some type of work easier to accomplish, the business asks for it, and IT reacts and delivers it. Not always however, and usually somewhat slowly. It was this way with PCs, it was this way with the Internet, and now IT is faced with... |
Today's highly mobile, social cloud has set everyone's expectations for how easy, powerful, and simple IT can be. The genie will never be put back into the bottle.It's a story as old as the IT department: New technology arrives in the market, it makes some type of work easier to accomplish, the business asks for it, an... |
Over the years this now-classic but laggy and imperfect process has built up a steady tension between the control that many feel must be imposed to prevent chaos and the progress that must be made for an organization to be efficient and competitive. While IT departments certainly do introduce new technology and ideas a... |
Enter today's hyper-evolving technology landscape that includes major, generational changes in the way that most people adopt, consume, live with, and otherwise relate to technology. For the most part, the focal point of technology advancement today has been largely encompassed by all things related to the Web, whether... |
All of this has resulted in a situation where most individuals can now wield just as much IT capability as most enterprises, and for a fraction of the cost, (see: Are we ready to declare the "time of death" for the IT data center.) This is a recipe that is ripe for causing change and potential disruption. |
It's been the greatly improved maturity of SaaS, cloud computing, and uber-powerful smartphones that has given this consumer-driven wave of change much of its critical mass. Coming in the next wave, the rise of consumer app stores and what I've called enterprise app stores will put another nail in the traditional IT co... |
Shadow IT: The canary in the coal mine? |
What I increasingly see as I talk to businesses these days is a desire to solve problems and meet challenges on their own (usually much more immediate) schedule with solutions that fit them best. IT is increasingly being marginalized by such business priorities and needs on one end and on the other end by workers on th... |
This seems to herald a future where the business takes much greater control over the strategic use over information technology, while IT departments continue focused on what they are so good at: the tasks of meeting security, audit, Sox, archiving, performance, and governance requirements. Part of this is evolution is ... |
This is something that Computerworld Editor-in-Chief Scot Finnie tackled last month in a piece that was notable for the introduction of a term that I think captures the spirit of a new way of connecting IT to the business. That term is 'CoIT.' Scot meant it to refer to the consumerization of IT but it's also a good sho... |
Like last year's discussion of emergent enterprise architecture, we are at a moment where we can still seize the reins and create operational capabilities that set business users free to solve problems at a local level with a set of workable lightweight constraints around security, data sharing, and other non-functiona... |
Here's what CoIT could look like if we extrapolating forward current trends such as 1) businesses taking more local control for IT, 2) workers using their own preferred computing devices and apps, and a 3) manageable processes for rapid uptake of enterprise apps, mashups, and devices matched with IT support processes t... |
Decentralized (or at least distributed) governance. Not by committee but by fact. Let internal competition for finding the best IT-powered business solutions and proving them out decide. Understand and leverage the reality of fiefdoms and only hold them accountable for meeting non-functional requirements and begin tran... |
IT support that scales up to the new app/device proliferation. This is one of the most difficult discussions I've had with IT managers, namely the question of "who is going to support all of this?" There is a good reason that there is an IT bottleneck, the reasoning goes. It ensures that bad things don't happen and tha... |
Business led IT solutions with an enabling infrastructure. I want to tell the business world that it's not only OK for them to meet their challenges with solutions that involve IT, but that it's necessary. There is an important supporting role for IT but history has shown that only in a small number of companies does I... |
CoIT is a new partnership powered directly by a business vision for the future and supported by a newly scalable IT infrastructure. A close look at today's successful IT projects often shows that this model already works best (business support and commitment, the #1 factor is project success -- is so high because they ... |
With CoIT itself become a widely used term? Perhaps, but it's not a buzzword that has to be adopted for organizations to get the message. The important lesson here is that major changes must happen and that they will either be imposed or they'll be embraced. The latter poses the least amount of risk and disruption and ... |
What are you seeing as the biggest challenges in evolving IT in the era of pervasive technological, Web-driven change? Please put your comments in Talkback below. |
Shrubs with purple berries add a splash of color to the landscape. |
1 What Kind of Shrubs Have Berries? |
3 What Kind of Trees Have Berries in the Summer? |
Berry-producing shrubs offer texture and color to a home landscape. Purple-berried shrubs are not as common as the popular red berry, but there are some options that work well either as a border or privacy shrub. Determine your needs, sunlight amount and soil conditions before choosing the best purple berries for the i... |
Purple Beautyberry (Callicarpa dichotoma) is a deciduous shrub growing in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 8. The shrub produces light pink flowers in summer which turn to lilac-colored rows of berries that standout against the light green foliage in early fall. Purple beautyberry grows to... |
David viburnum (V. davidii) is a type of viburnum that produces a berry with a tinge of purple. The ornamental shrub grows best in USDA zones 7 through 9, maintaining a small dome shape with a mature height up to 5 feet. Metallic blue-purple berries appear on the shrub after the small white flowers fade. David viburnum... |
Leatherleaf viburnum (V. rhytidophyllum) grows in USDA zones 6 through 9 and has slightly different features than David viburnum. The clusters of red fruit turn to a black-purple color as the berries age through the growing season. Leatherleaf viburnum has a mature height up to 15 feet and spread up to 12 feet. The dis... |
Western serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) is a deciduous shrub in the rose family that reaches a height up to 12 feet and takes on a tree shape when left to grow naturally. The shrub produces 1-inch-long clusters of edible purple-blue berries that can be used for jams and jellies. The flowers and berries are attract... |
Loucks, Jennifer. "Shrubs With Purple Berries." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/shrubs-purple-berries-61780.html. Accessed 20 April 2019. |
What Bushes Bear White Berries? |
Public Remarks: 15+/-Acres on MELLMAN ROAD. Beautiful land! Great location! Country life but close to cities. Perfect place to build your dream home. Some acreage has been cleared to an existing mobile home holding no value, sold as is. Acreage being sold at land value only. Please verify restrictions/acreage size. |
15+/-Acres on MELLMAN ROAD. Two adjoining acreages for sale also totaling 60+/-acres all together. House on property-selling as is- holding no value. This land has an AG exemption. Please verify restrictions/acreage size. |
27.5 acres just minutes from 290. Cleared, scattered trees, numerous building sites. County maintained roads. Wildlife and country living just minutes from town. |
Chef Barton Seaver will share some favorite seafood dishes that are always suitable for the holidays. Each of his fresh tasting, casual recipes features seafood that hasn’t been overfished or caught in an environmentally destructive way. Menu: Mulled Wine; Spiced Coconut Broth; Smoked Fish Mac and Cheese; Slow Roast Sa... |
Chef Teddy Diggs and Barton Seaver, acclaimed author and seafood chef, join forces to craft a fresh take on this traditional festive meal! The Feast of the Seven Fishes celebrates Italian tradition with course upon course of delicious seafood dishes — such as wood-grilled swordfish and scallops “alla Piastra — compleme... |
Do you know the difference between single malt and blended? Scotch is famous the world over but it can be very intimidating to the inexperienced. The always entertaining and very informative Gary Crunkleton, from the famed Chapel Hill bar that bears his name, joins us to take some of the mystery out of this legendary d... |
Santa and Mrs. Claus will be at the next market. Bring the kids to have their photo taken with Santa. (Free! You can take the photos yourself.) Our winter market season continues on Dec. 17 inside the Holly Springs Cultural Center! More information at: bit.ly/2efeQm7 9:30 a.m.-noon Dec. 17. Free admission. Holly Spring... |
Sunday Brunch with DJs spinning all vinyl sets every week setting the soundtrack to brunch, bloody marys, and punch bowls. Check our website for the theme and DJ. 12-3 p.m. Sundays. $10-$20. The Durham Hotel, 315 E. Chapel Hill St, Durham. 919-768-8830, thedurham.com. |
Parizade invites you to an elegant New Year’s Eve celebration to send off 2016! The evening will begin with early a la carte seatings available at 5:30pm, 6pm, 6:30pm, and 7pm. Our celebration seating will commence at 9:15 p.m. and will include a decadent four-course pre-fixe menu with champagne toast for $80 per guest... |
Ring in the New Year with a four-course dinner in the restaurant, then drinks, party favors and a shrimp cocktail and oyster bar on the roof. Dinner is open form 5:30-10 p.m. Roof open 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Dec. 31. The Durham Hotel, 315 E. Chapel Hill St, Durham. 919-768-8830, thedurham.com. |
As the winter season approaches, let sommelier Chetan Reddy, mix up some festive cocktails that can be easily recreated in your own holiday soiree. We will explore big batches of punch and champagne cocktails. Join Chetan as he talks drinks that range from Christmas inspired martinis, swizzles and sours. You may be abl... |
Nickelpoint Brewing will be releasing their 2016 Nickelator Doppelbock at 5:30 pm. Stop in to meet the brewers and the malt roasters from Epiphany Craft Malt and taste the new release side by side with the 2015 Doppelbock paired with a homemade bratwurst on a munich malted barley bun. 5:30-9 p.m. Dec. 16. The Durham Ho... |
Every Wednesday, sample wines from across the globe for only $5. Wine tasting topics will include organic Califonia Reds 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays. $5. Mandolin, 2519 Fairview Rd., Raleigh. 919-322-0365, mandolinraleigh.com. |
Lassiter Distilling Co. is one of North Carolina’s newest distilleries. We make Lassiter’s North Carolina Rum, a full flavored rum that shines in cocktails. We do everything in our facility in old downtown Knightdale, from raw ingredients to bottle. We’d love to show you around! Tours run for 30-45 minutes depending on... |
Just when it’s needed most, America’s love affair with cereal is coming to an end. |
Despite its iconic status in the US, cereal consumption has been falling for the past 10 years, and the trend is expected to continue. In 2005, Americans ate approximately 155 million tons of cereal. By 2015, that had dropped to 134.5 million tons, according to data from Euromonitor. |
Cereal companies’ bottom line has been buoyed by higher prices and a shift toward premium brands and products like high-end granola, Jared Koertner, a packaged food analyst at Euromonitor, told Quartz. Sales of new breakfast staples, like yogurt and snack bars, are on the rise as shoppers look for on-the-go options in ... |
Fast food chains are getting in on the breakfast bonanza, too. Taco Bell has made it a central part of its advertising campaign, following the likes of McDonald’s, Subway, Burger King and a handful of other chains that once relied almost entirely on lunch and dinner. Morning meal sales at restaurants were up 21% in 201... |
But by skipping the bowl of cereal, Americans are missing out on its original virtue: fiber. Formulated at the turn of the 19th century, cereal was first made to deliver to Americans’ their daily dose of fiber, an important, but oft-ignored, nutrient. The government recommends eating 20 to 35 grams of fiber each day, b... |
But the fix is easy: Eating high fiber cereals have been linked to lower risks of many of the diseases that Americans suffer from so disproportionately, including heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. While many people now associate cereal with the high sugar concoctions sold for kids, that is a far cry from its original—... |
Although cereal aisles are now lined with brightly colored boxes, covered in cartoons, and misleading health claims, ready-to-eat cereal was initially an invention of health. |
In the 19th century, wealthy Americans broke their fast on a variety of animal products, including today’s favorites like eggs and bacons, but also oysters, veal and wild pigeons. A vegetarian surgeon and his wife wanted to serve the patients at their Battle Creek, Michigan sanitarium something healthier, Melanie Warne... |
A 1933 Kellogg’s ad for Bran Flakes as diet food. |
Flaked cereal was born out of an accidental discovery. After Ella forgot to drain the water from a batch of boiled wheat kernels, Kellogg ran the resulting mush through a roller, creating a flattened flake, which he then baked in a pan. In 1897, Kellogg established the Sanitas Food Company, a mail-order cereal company ... |
Eventually, Kellogg’s younger brother, Will Keith Kellogg, joined him in the business and while the older Kellogg was in Europe, added sugar to the recipe. John Harvey was livid, but the sugar stayed—customers loved it. The brothers never reconciled, and eventually Will Keith bought out his brother’s share. He went on ... |
Earlier this year, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health published a study linking high cereal consumption with a lowered risk of death, and specifically death from cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers. |
Using data from the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study, the analysis included 367,442 AARP members, ages 50 to 71, none of whom reported at the outset that they had cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes or end-stage renal disease. The responses to the questionnaires were recorded in October 1995... |
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