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V. Lane Rawlins
Dear Alum,
When I talk to civic and business groups throughout the North Texas region, I usually ask for a show of hands of how many people went to UNT, how many people have family members who went to UNT and how many people know someone who went to UNT.
The room is usually full of raised hands, no matter where we are in the region. This symbolizes just how widespread and ingrained UNT is in our communities and businesses. We have 8,500 graduates a year and nearly 350,000 alumni, including more than 227,000 who live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
And yet, most in the room are usually surprised to learn that we are the nation's 25th largest public university.
The Mean Green Nation is big, but we're not as unified as we could be and we're not as loud as we should be. I've spent my three years as president engaging our alumni and educating the rest of the community about how vital UNT is to driving the region's economic, social and cultural development. I've focused on this so that our reputation matches our impact, which enhances the value and prestige of a UNT degree.
As UNT alumni, you help determine the vibrancy of the Mean Green Nation. The more you stay engaged in UNT's progress and connected to your fellow alumni, the stronger we will be as a community. So be proud. Be loud. And be active.
V. Lane Rawlins
Moving Forward: Celebrate our distinguished alumni and students at the Emerald Eagle Honors event
The past and present will converge at our inaugural Emerald Eagle Honors: Recognizing a Lifetime of Contributions to the American Landscape, an April 15 event honoring distinguished alumni and supporting our award-winning Emerald Eagle Scholars program. UNT will honor alumni Pro Football Hall of Famer "Mean" Joe Greene; the late Roy Orbison, a rock 'n' roll icon; and Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm. We also will celebrate our Emerald Eagle Scholars program, which helps financially challenged students realize their college dreams. Since 2007, the program has benefited more than 2,900 students -- most of whom are first-generation college students. Two prominent UNT alumni will host the evening, Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars winner Melissa Rycroft and Robocop actor Peter Weller. Hosted by UNT and the UNT Foundation, the event is at 6 p.m. April 15 at the Meyerson Symphony Center in downtown Dallas. Tickets cost from $150 to $300 and include a reception. For more information, call 940-369-8678 or visit the Emerald Eagle Honors website.
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1 million ways to relive Texas history
You can relive Texas' battle for independence from Mexico or the 1900 Galveston hurricane through newspaper accounts at UNT's Portal to Texas History. The UNT libraries are celebrating having 1 million digitized Texas newspaper pages just seven years after UNT was the only Texas university selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities to put historical newspapers online. The site hosts 554 newspaper titles and another 2.1 million files of digitized historical content -- everything from maps to photos. UNT libraries house collections of more than 6 million cataloged items and rank among the Top 50 world repositories. Read the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's story about the portal or watch a video documenting the portal's role in preserving Texas' past.
UNT-TWU to expand collaborations
UNT has a new initiative to partner with Texas Woman's University. Both universities are exploring opportunities that would improve the educational environment for students, faculty and staff at both universities, increasing the value of the educational experience and the effectiveness of each institution. UNT and TWU have existing collaborations in which faculty members already are working together in research and creative endeavors. The partnership would seek to extend these collaborations and find new ways for the universities to partner.
Guido Verbeck
Faculty Focus: Guido Verbeck
Associate professor of chemistry Guido Verbeck is using his own invention and a $200,000 grant to analyze cancerous versus healthy cells. Learning the differences in how cancerous and non-cancerous cells metabolize will help researchers develop treatments and cures. The nanomanipulator Dr. Verbeck designed enables researchers to examine samples at the single-cell level. The technology could help doctors analyze cells on a patient-by-patient basis, which would help to rapidly screen patients and develop specialized therapy options. Dr. Verbeck's work is supported by a Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas grant.
Traditions: The path to a Ph.D.
Justin Litvin is on his way to earning his Ph.D. in psychology to become a professor and counselor. He is one of nearly 250 students who have discovered their career paths in research and academia supported by UNT's McNair Scholars program. In 1992, UNT became one of the first universities in Texas, and one of 68 in the nation, to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish a McNair Scholars program to help under-represented students pursue graduate education. With an intense focus on research, UNT's McNair Scholars program stands out. About 75 percent of our McNair alumni entered graduate programs, well above the McNair national average of 57 percent. And more than 20 percent of UNT's McNair alumni have earned doctoral degrees, which is double the McNair national average.
Featured Link: What do the Eli Young Band and Roy Orbison have in common? UNT!
Many successful musicians get their start at UNT, as well as standouts in other fields. Each year, we celebrate UNT alumni who have made their mark on the world and represent the best of the university at the Alumni Awards Dinner and Reception. This year's winners included CEOs, musicians and innovators -- all of whom studied at UNT. You can watch videos highlighting their journey to greatness. And watch the Eli Young Band's "Life at Best" webisode filmed at UNT. It's never too early to start thinking about deserving UNT alumni to nominate for 2014.
UNT Alumni Association
Get a preview of UNT's 2013 football season and enjoy the first tailgate with fellow alumni at the annual Green and White game at 2 p.m. April 13 at Apogee Stadium. The day starts at 7 a.m. with the North Texas Touchdown 5K run followed by the Go Mean Green Flag Football game at 10 a.m. and a silent auction, with proceeds benefiting athletic scholarships. The UNT Alumni Association will be hosting an Alumni Pavilion Party from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will be an open house at the alumni pavilion with complimentary entry to members and non-members. To learn more about the UNT Alumni Association, visit www.UNTalumni.com or contact the association at firstname.lastname@example.com or 940-565-2834.
March 2013
UNT's logistics program is recognized as one of the nation's Top 25 supply chain management programs.
Lyndal Bullock, Regents Professor of educational psychology, earned the Distinguished Service Award from the Council for Exceptional Children.
John Windsor, professor of business, received the Technology Challenge Award from the Association for Information Systems.
Doctoral student Phillip Davis earned kudos as one of the top business students in Texas and a $10,000 scholarship from the Texas Business Hall of Fame.
Senior Katherine Lester was named a 2013 Harry S. Truman Scholar finalist.
Three music students were named 2013 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award recipients.
UNT's swimming and diving team is recognized by CollegeSwimming.com for having the highest team GPA in NCAA Division I for fall 2012.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will speak at 8 p.m. April 16 at the Coliseum for UNT's Distinguished Lecture Series.
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Based on a true life story, The Motorcycle Diaries is an inspiring and thrilling adventure that traces the youthful origins of a revolutionary spirit. The film follows two daring friends, Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Gael Garcia Bernal, Y Tu Mama Tambien) and Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna), who hop on the back of a beat-up motorcycle for a breathtaking and exciting road trip across Latin America. From executive producer Robert Redford and acclaimed director Walter Salles (Central Station) comes a life-changing journey that critics are hailing as "Magnificent!" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone)
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Though a few hurdles still stand in the way, the Land O' Lakes Lightning Swim Team is confident that a planned expansion into Hudson will soon become reality.
"(I) just signed the contract 30 minutes ago," said Brett Ewald, president of the nonprofit swim team on Friday, March 23.
That contract is with Pasco County. It affords the Lightning the ability to establish a swim team at the Veteran's Memorial Park pool in Hudson. The team would be for swimmers ages 5 to 18 in the Hudson and New Port Richey areas. The Lightning offers both developmental and competitive swimming to youngsters in Pasco County and beyond.
The original Land O' Lakes branch swims at the Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex's pool. The team was last year when county budget cuts threatened to close it. It currently has about 105 swimmers on the roster, some who travel from West Pasco to take part in training and competitive meets.
The new Hudson branch would target swimmers from the West Pasco area. Ewald said the hope is to give children on that side of the county an opportunity to get involved in an organized swim team. It would target not only new swimmers, but also high school-aged athletes. The Hudson branch of the Lightning would likely pull from Fivay, Ridgewood, River Ridge, Mitchell, Hudson and other high schools in the area.
Before the Hudson branch can open, the county commission has to approve the contract, Ewald said. He anticipates that will occur in the very near future.
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In the meantime, organizers are putting together the structure for the team. Ewald said the branch will be run by parents from West Pasco and will likely have a slightly different fee structure than the Land O' Lakes branch.
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Hughes reports eight yellow-blotched map turtles, Graptemys flavimaculata, this year. A few more could hatch at the Aquarium before the season is over. This species of map turtle is endemic to the Pascagoula River and some of its tributaries in Mississippi. "They are declining in the wild because of habitat loss and are currently federally-protected," Hughes said. Success with species like the yellow-blotched map turtle helps provide offspring that can be placed at other institutions accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). "We're then able to reach guests with important conservation messages about rare or protected species that cannot, or should not, be removed from the wild," said Dave Collins, the Aquarium's curator of forests. Watch video of baby yellow-blotched map turtles.
The sex of these hatchlings depends on the incubation temperature. Aquarium experts are able to manage the temperature carefully to get an even number of male and female yellow-blotched map turtles. This is critical for the long-term success of any turtle breeding program. "This builds assurance colonies. If these species should disappear in the wild, they won't become totally extinct," said Collins. Adult yellow-blotched map turtles can be seen in the Aquarium's Delta and Pascagoula River exhibits.
The red-headed Amazon River turtle, Podocnemis erythrocephala, is listed as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, IUCN, but the reality of their status could be much grimmer. "The most recent information is from 1996 so we don't really know how many are left in the wild," said Hughes. "It's difficult to believe their populations have increased significantly since the last report." There are now seven new baby red-headed Amazon River turtles at the Aquarium. "In the previous years combined, we have only hatched five of this species," Hughes said. "We still have one egg incubating that appears to be viable." Aquarium guests can see an adult male red-headed Amazon turtle in the Rivers of the World Gallery. Watch video of baby red-headed Amazon River turtles.
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Read the update. I didn't claim that Gephardt advised Obama.
The campaign he's advising is Clinton. Clinton.
You're such a fool.
Read the update. I didn't claim that Gephardt advised Obama.
The campaign he's advising is Clinton. Clinton.
You're such a fool.
It has to do with an inability to engage in good faith discussion. It's never the candidate's fault, it's always the messenger.
This website and others supported those non-progressive dems very loudly.
Tester and Obama do not agree.
I compliment Edwards when he says and does something progressive, which is far more often than the others. I even gave him $50.
That said, he worries me. I've seen him laughing along with jokes about his haircut, and it's like, why should I defend someone who won't defend himself?
Also, there is no way you can put any trust into that 1.2 million VR number from Rock the Vote. That's the number of VR applications that were downloaded from their site. There was no follow-up with the potential registrant and there is no way they verified who submitted their application and who actually got on the rolls. The 200K number from their field programs is much more reliable.
That's not quite right. They did match downloads to the voter file.
Great post!
Sorry, I shouldn't have used such a charged term. I think Plouffe isn't a stupid man, but he's paid to boost TV advertising.
It's about openness versus gatekeeping. Nice job on this post.
Facebook is successful because people are doing high touch trusted communication online with each other. I'm not talking about blogs, but about all social media.
But Field is so much more than voter registration. In fact, voter registration isn't even part of the field program in most campaigns. Campaigns exist for the sole purpose of delivering the votes for a win.
Searching for new voters, identifying them, getting them registered, and then getting them to vote is a process that takes too much time and money, time and money which can be spent on persuading registered voters who vote regularly to vote for you.
The point I'm making is that these tools can dramatically reduce the cost of voter registration and contact, just as blogs and email has changed the cost of communicating with your activists. Internet tools don't replace the other tools, they supplement them and often in supplementing them they change the political process in subtle and populist ways.
Both Clinton and Obama have drawing power among young people, though Obama's base is definitely younger.
Plouffe is arguing for silos. The internet is thing A, TV is thing B, thing B is more powerful than thing A.
It's more of a synthesis, where message tools and GOTV tools are deployed together. For instance, there's some amazing cable targeting that can work really well with GOTV operations and MySpace/Facebook organizing.
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5 Reasons an Identity Thief Might See You as a Patsy
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According to Gabberty, passwords should also not contain such things as friends' names, your date of birth, or your favorite sports team. "The more random [it is], the less likely you are to get hacked," he says.
Failing to fully educate your kids about viruses. Weisman says whereas con artists target adults with porn sites, others try to dupe kids on websites that offer free music or computer games.
Christopher Boyd, senior threat researcher at GFI Software, a company based in Clearwater, Fla., that develops Web, email, and computer-network security software, says many cyber criminals send fraudulent links and videogame "powers" to unsuspecting kids and gamers—teens who, say, want to beef up their character on World of Warcraft. "They see an offer to make their guy more powerful, they click on it, and a password stealer gets installed on their machine," Boyd says.
Moreover, YouTube—another favorite haunt for kids—is a bastion of malware, says Gabberty. He says kids who watch videos on the site should browse as limited users and not as administrators, which means you might want to check the user account your child is using to see how they're set up.
It can be tricky to teach children the nuances of the Internet, and how to tell if a website looks dangerous (especially when adults have trouble figuring that out themselves). Nevertheless, it's important to raise skeptical Internet users. "Remember, kids," Boyd warns, "they're all out to get you."
Assuming you're safe. In addition to catching errors on their credit report, many people today discover their personal information has been compromised when they learn a warrant has been issued for their arrest, says Ben Luftman, a criminal defense attorney in Columbus, Ohio. "Oftentimes when someone's identity is stolen, the person who stole the victim's identity is using their identification during traffic stops, and tickets can be issued in the name of the victim," Luftman explains.
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To err on the side of caution, look for signs of possible identity theft every three months, recommends Gary Raphael, a senior vice president in risk consulting at ACE Private Risk Services, which offers insurance for high-net-worth individuals and businesses. He also says if you're robbed, don't just assume that because your big screen TV is gone, your problems end there. "A thief may be after personal information as much as property," Raphael says.
Even cyber criminals themselves aren't immune to identity theft. Boyd says some phishers become victims when malware writers go after them and lift the passwords they've stolen.
Not remaining vigilant has always made people vulnerable to crooks. For instance, you might think you don't need to take many safeguards with your computer because you're protected with anti-virus software. Weisman throws cold water on that idea, pointing out that cyber criminals are actively working on viruses and malware designed to get around a consumer's computer protection. Says Weisman: "The bad guys are often ahead of the good guys."


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You know, I completely love giving to others! It's fun, it's funky and it fills me with joy! BUT for years I considered the concept of giving to myself as selfish (and even to the extent that it would take from others if I gave to myself).
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You know, it's an amazing concept that giving without expecting in return will actually bring more goodness back to you. But it seems to work! I see this happening in my life on a daily basis… I'll go out of my way to assist someone (either by giving a hug, smile, time, money, advise, coaching, food or countless other things) and then, "poof" someone calls me to say "Liz.. I want to give you a gift" or "Liz I want to buy product from you" or something along those lines…


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Cronuts that good???
I heard people are lining up for these at Dominique Ansel's bakery even before the store opens. I love tasty food but I'd never wait more than 10 min for anything. Anyone had a chance to try this new stuff?
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hype still going strong even in a blizzard
Black market? Cronut scalping? Craziness...
I'm a regular customer at Dominique Ansel (I live two blocks away) and I really don't get it...
I tried them the first day they were out, no lines, and I thought it was one of the worst inventions by Dominique Ansel.
Over sugary, a little greasy, one bite and I had enough.
So I was really surprised when I saw the lines a few days later...
I still go back almost every morning for a DKA, but I wouldn't recommend anybody to wake up at 6 to get a cronut..
re: alepenazzi
re: ttoommyy
re: Phil Ogelos
re: ttoommyy
Hey dude, don't throw the baby out with the bath water. I generally don't wait on lines for food either, although I did a couple times for Shake Shack back when it was the only one.
Just because a lot of people follow crazes doesn't mean that the things they're waiting in line for automatically suck. I haven't had a Cronut, but Dominique Ansel makes some damn good things, so it's possible that they really are delicious. I have no intention of waiting in line for one however.
Shake Shack is genuinely good, no matter what you smelled.
re: Peter Cuce
I can get an amazing burger from the Danny Meyer enterprise by sitting at the bar at Gramercy Tavern (as we did yesterday) and eat it in comfort with a nice cocktail. That's more my speed. Time and money are limited resources and we all have to pick and choose how we spend both. Nothing about the SS interests me enough to spend either on it. But thanks for taking the time out to respond.
re: Phil Ogelos
re: alepenazzi
re: Scott_C
The cronut is amazing but you are spot on with the Paris-NY thing. I bought it and it is utterly gross. Honestly, the much-touted cannele' were overcooked and kind of bitter tasting and the DKA was nothing to write home about. However, having said all that, I have to begrudgingly admit that the cronut is utterly amazing and well worth the wait/hype.
re: HungryNihilist
The canneles I've had at DA have been creamy centered and crunchy on the outside. Perhaps you had a bad batch. That being said, the canneles at Cannelle in Queens are almost as good and half the price. More problematic is how greasy and sweet their almond croissants are, the almond croissants at Cannelle are better. The Paris-NY thing looks gross.
re: alepenazzi
haha, apparently Anderson Cooper tried to get an order for his birthday but was denied...everyone's gotta wait on the line.
I am here to report that the new lemon cronuts are by far the best Dominique has ever created. I got in line around 4 a.m. and the place opened at 8. (I was first) The texture is very chewy but also incredibly light for the amount of butter/grease involved. The cream filling is extremely subtle both in taste and texture and has a very slight lemon tang and very lightly applied. My favorite part was actually the frosting on top. It is thick and luxurious and not at all like a buttercream, more of like a fondant crossed with a classic glaze. The layers inside maintain their integrity very well and as you may or may not know all cronuts have this light sugary coating only on the edges. The sugar also had a slight citrus taste. Awesome. So awesome. It takes 3 days to make one
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re: CarrieWas218
I got in line at 3:45 to be exact and the first people arrived around 4:05 or 4:10. I got one in May and waited way way too long when I arrived at 7:30 a.m.. Dominique recommends you arrive by 7:15 but honestly just make sure you GO ON A WEEKDAY (I can not stress this enough, the weekends are twice as bad) and make sure to be there around/before 6:30 a.m.. At 7 a.m. the line explodes in length so if you can get there just 15 or 30 minutes before you are fine. There is no reason to be there before 6 a.m. in my opinion, but I did get to speak to Dominique and was interviewed by TV stations which was fun.
So are there still lines? I'm curious to try one still, but couldn't ever wait on line for one.
(On the other hand, I did try one of Francois Payard's macaron ice cream sandwiches this weekend—now that might be worth a line.)
We can now pre-order large quantities. See #3. Who's in?
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re: Monica
And remember they only last 6 hours. However, I did have a cronut the next morning after I bought them and the sugar coating all like melts into it and the cronut sweats out some the grapeseed oil and it becomes this like crazy, decadent, kouign aman-like thing filled with cream and topped with frosting.
re: Lacrosse_Gastronomic
When is flagpole sitting coming back to NYC? Nothing like a good craze to get people up at 4am, waiting in line.
Is there a sugar and fat dish that isn't a best seller in America?
Why would anyone mess with a good croissant (if it was good to begin with).
I think I won't be able to get the image of a crow's testicles out of my mind whenever I hear of these things. A crow's testicles with pink glaze.
Stopped into Dessert Club, ChikaLicious yesterday evening about 6:15 before dinner at Ko (yes, again), and there was only one person ahead of me, and I bought their do'ssaint for $4.50. It was delicious! Crispy crunchy outside with a small amount of pastry cream on the inside. Their was a small amount of a lemon icing on top. Never had a Cronut, and have no intention of getting in line pre-dawn for anything. Doubt that the Cronut is so much better than the do'ssaint. I'm very happy with the ChikaLicious version. Maybe I'll try a Cronut after all the craziness has ended, and I can buy one waiting 10 minutes.
re: ellenost
Yes, I heard there were other versions of the cronut popping up around the City. Another (albiet more expensive) option to obtain the original cronut is task a young college student to not only wait in line for $10 cronuts, but to deliver them to you!
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re: ellenost
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re: ellenost
scoopG it's WAY more than .50 cents extra to get them delivered by these kids.
For 3 hours of line sitting plus delivery they're asking $25 or more:
re: ellenost
About two weeks ago, I tried Cronut for the fourth time and the dough has become overly chewy and tough, strangely enough. I tried ChikaLicious do'ssaint four times as well, and I can surely say now that do'ssaint tastes better than Cronut unless Cronut recovers its previous flaky, soft inside, and yet crispy outside texture.
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re: Lau
You can get the doussaint anytime at Dessert Bar.
I did try the cronut recently. It was delicious but I wouldn't wait on line at 6AM. Luckily somebody else did that and gifted them to me. The texture of the cronut is a lot more crisp and firm than the doussaint. I found that the filling of the cronut was a bit runnier and actually preferred the doussaint's filling as it held its shape. Mine may have been an anomaly as when I see pics of the cronut on the web it seems that the filling stays intact. I think the doussaint is a great alternative to the cronut if you don't want to wait on line.
Kosmose, you must be really patient to wait on line to try the cronut for the fourth time!
re: Miss Needle
yah i was going to try the doussaint first as im not going to wait 2-3 hours for a cronut. at some point the lines will die down to some more reasonable level and ill try one at that point
seems like a love / hate thing, the people ive read about or talked to that have tried it either loved it or hated it. curious to see how it is for me
re: Lau
re: Miss Needle
alot of them didnt actually wait in line, seemed like they genuinely didn't think it was very good, but ill bet part of it is just the hype leading up to it and having unreasonable expectations about it. ill judge for myself
i like dominique ansel and think its definitely a good bakery although im not as in love with it as some of my friends are
More cronut madness -courtesy of the Canadians this time who, from the looks of it (on CH Toronto & Montréal boards), are surpassing New Yorkers and Angelenos in their devotion to the things:
EDIT: on second viewing, it's a silly variation -psychically- on poutine!
re: Phil Ogelos
Ar, in Hong Kong some place called Swissbeck, whose owner is friends with Dominique Ansel started selling these things. For a while it was a CF of a line, but now there is no line, and you can get them all day. The locals don't really have that sweet a tooth, it seems. As further evidence, Krispy Kreme came to Hong Kong with a huge fanfare, they were completely gone six months later.
I think they are fine, wouldn't line up for them, though.
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re: Lau
re: Humbucker
yes it is although its mainly their food not their desserts per se (desserts are not the most popular thing in china), but even shanghainese food i dont think it compares to the american sweet tooth...i also think shanghainese restaurants in the US sometimes overplay that sweet tooth the shanghainese have and make it much sweeter than even what u get in shanghai
I have to wonder about the whole cronut craze. People are lining up at 6 AM to buy them, but where's the fun of going to get a fresh sweet pastry if it's too early in the morning to enjoy it?
Albertsons has been selling fried glazed croissants for over 20 years in their donut case for .99. I'm sure other places have too. Nation of sheep.
I passed by this morning (Monday) and there were still people under the rain, without umbrellas, at 8AM, queueing for cronuts... Unbelievable..
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re: alepenazzi
I had to comment on this and mention that even now in February 2014, after a polar vortex in which temperatures have dropped to monumentally low levels, people are still waiting patiently in line for cronuts. This comment almost seems quaint now considering I almost lost my toes one recent morning attempting the wait.
re: HungryNihilist
It's insane, uninformed, or both to waste time on that line now that you can get a fresh Do'ssaint at Chikalicious any time they're open with no more than a 10 minute wait.
Especially considering the comments here from those that have had both pointing out that the Cronut is inferior.
Stop by Ansel's later after the crowds have gone for the Frozen S'mores, D.K.A., Paris-New York, and made to order Madeleines.
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I can not even tell you how badly I hoped Chickalicious' Do'ssants would be as good as Cronuts. I was literally crossing my fingers as I walked in and ordered two flavors (the chocolate topped one and this like caramel-covered one) and they were just not even remotely similar.
Chickalicious is one of the best places to get desserts in all of NYC. In my opinion it is even better than Dominique Ansel's bakery. (especially the fancy shmancy Chickalicious across the street) But what they do best is their own creations: the sundae, the molten lava cakes, the cupcakes, etc.
Unfortunately, when it comes to Cronuts with their excellent buttery layers, inventive flavors, sugared edges, perfect crust, and vibrant almost marzipan-esque frosting on top, the real thing is the only way to go. I wish this was not the case.
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re: NuMystic
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You can pre order online now.
"Every Monday at 11am, we open up pre-orders by PHONE the bakery at 212.219.2773 and ONLINE at www.cronutpreorder.com (Beta). After March 3rd, we will be doing preorders exclusively online. Please keep in mind we are taking pre-orders for up to two weeks in advance. (For Monday, February 10th, we open up orders for the week of February 24th thru March 3rd). Currently pre-order lists are full up until February 23nd. The limit per person for pre-orders is 6 Cronuts®. If the phone is busy or has a "mailbox is full" message, we are simply on the call with another customer, please do call back. Pre-order lists fill up very quickly, and we recommend this only as a last option. We can only take one pre-order per call. We serve everyone based on the orders their calls are received – no exceptions. (Our online system is currently in beta testing and we experience a large amount of traffic so it may be timed out because of the inflow of customers. Thank you for bearing with us!)"


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Kennesaw State overcame South Florida on the final day to win the team championship. KSU overcame a four-shot deficit as it shot 298 on Tuesday and finished with 885 (290-297-298). USF ended in a two-way tie with South Carolina, the host school, at 887. Chase Koepka of South Florida shot 4-under 212 to capture the medalist honor.
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U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin landed congressional subcommittee assignments this week that could have a big impact on eastern Oklahoma's water resources, transportation programs and sundry tribal issues.
The House freshman stated in a media release that the subcommittee "assignments (will) cover a broad range of issues."
The Westville Republican, who was appointed earlier to the House committees on Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure, will serve on five subcommittees within the purview of those two panels.
Mullin's subcommittees in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure have jurisdiction over water resources and the environment, highways and transit, and economic development, public buildings and emergency management.
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"We are a major artery for transportation, yet Oklahoma remains a donor state," Mullin said. "We contribute more to the Federal Highway Trust Fund than we get back to spend on transportation projects."
A 2011 report by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington, shows Oklahoma received almost 99 cents in transportation funds for every dollar it sent to Washington in 2009. That was up from the average return ratio of 86.3 cents from 1956 to 2009.
However, a 2011 study by the Government Accountability Office showed that all 50 states received more federal highway funding than they submitted in taxes from 2005 to 2009. Oklahoma received $1.31 for every tax dollar sent to Washington for the five-year period, the study said.
The GAO report indicates the increase was because of the authorization of increased funding, which "was augmented with about $30 billion in general revenues since fiscal year 2008." Federal highway funding comes from state contributions of revenue generated from fuel taxes and other fees. Funding to states is apportioned based upon various calculations.
Mullin's assignments in the Committee on Natural Resources include subcommittees with oversight of tribal and Alaskan native matters, and water and hydroelectric generation. Mullin, noting that he is one of only two Native Americans in the new Congress, said he was "looking forward to working with" the tribes represented within the 2nd District and across the country.
"I'm also pleased to be on two subcommittees that deal with water," Mullin said. "Water is one of our most vital natural resources in the 2nd District, and I am committed to protecting that asset."
Denise Deason-Toyne, the president of Save the Illinois River, said Mullin is positioned well "to help protect water, which in STIR's opinion is northeastern Oklahoma's most valuable resource." Deason-Toyne said she and other members of the Tahlequah-based citizens' coalition believe they "share (with Mullin) an appreciation of Oklahoma's scenic rivers, especially the Illinois River."
Mullin, Deason-Toyne said, is a stakeholder who lives in the Illinois River watershed. She said the Illinois River, together with Tenkiller Lake, are "high-quality water resources" that "represent a huge economic asset for Green Country as well as a key to the quality of life we enjoy."
"Sadly clean, safe water appears to be under assault by organization such as the American Farm Bureau Federation and other lobbies which have targeted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and our nation's Clean Water Act," Deason-Toyne said. "I look forward to visiting personally with Congressman Mullin about Oklahoma's scenic rivers and the challenges they face."
Mullin said in response to questions from the Phoenix that although he has "railed against the EPA and its onerous regulations toward businesses," he has "not had an opportunity to fully study the Illinois River pollutant issues."
"But I do understand that it is a complex issue and that there are numerous stakeholders that need to be at the table," he said. "What I don't want to see happen is for the EPA to issue a ruling that has an adverse effect on our economy by harming tourism."
Mullin also reconciled his recent votes against federal disaster aid for Hurricane Sandy victims with one of his subcommittees' oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which responds to natural disasters.
"This subcommittee assignment will put me in a great position to ensure that wasteful spending measures that have nothing to do with the original disasters are kept out of the final relief efforts," Mullin said. "I also intend to do all I can to ensure that any future relief packages are fully paid for and not added to our national debt."
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One day before a federal judge authorized a $150,000 debtor-in-possession loan so that the Lon Morris College bankruptcy estate can pay some of its bills, LMC's Chief Restructuring Officer Dawn Ragan filed paperwork requesting to be paid $144,001 for three month's work.
A hearing regarding the proposed payment is expected to be held at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 16 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Texas — two days after an auction is conducted for the bankruptcy estate.
Ragan's paperwork was filed Tuesday in the court of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Bill Parker, Eastern District, which also is where the debtor-in-possession loan was authorized by Parker on Wednesday.
The only currently-employed officer at the college, according to court records, Ragan was hired after being selected from a team of Bridgepoint Consulting LLC personnel. They had been working at LMC since May 14 as the college's financial advisors.
After College President Dr. Miles McCall resigned May 24, Ragan was formally hired as chief restructuring officer on July 2. She is asking to be paid for the time period between July 2 and Sept. 30 of this year.
Ragan's agreement with the college obligates LMC to defend her against any legal claims made during the course of her employment. It also restricts LMC from making any claims against her — unless they are claims of willful misconduct or fraud.
This written agreement can be terminated with two weeks written notice. Ragan is supposed to be compensated on a semi-monthly basis.
Her charge: Help the college bankruptcy estate handle the hundreds of potential creditors and over 200 unsecured creditors with known claims.
Ragan expanded on LMC history in court documents. She mentions the Lon Morris bankruptcy estate has sought to recoup costs by using the proceeds of certain endowment funds — "unrestricted funds" — being maintained by various foundations associated with the college.
In some related documents it is stated that the LMC bankruptcy estate had to pledge $4 million of approximately $10 million it had in cash and endowments held by non-profit foundations to Amegy Bank to secure a $750,00 loan.
The bank subsequently foreclosed on those funds, the court filings state.
The Texas Attorney General's office has made it clear it intends to protect vulnerable endowments. The AG is still investigating funds missing from a $1.3 million endowment that should have reverted to Sam Houston State University after LMC declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July.
Additionally, the Texas Methodist Foundation is suing the Lon Morris College bankruptcy estate and the AG to prevent Ragan from liquidating five separate charitable endowments totaling $265,000 to pay Chapter 11 bankruptcy costs.
In her financial paperwork, Ragan said she has been charging the university $298.91 per hour since July. She contends she worked 490.50 hours during the period from July 2 through September 2.
The $144,001 includes $137,800 in actual pay. This breaks down to $9,580 in advisory fees; $119,340 in chief restructuring officer fees (she is alleged to have worked 397.80 hours doing this); and $8,880 for 59.2 hours of travel time, court records show. The time consisted of travel from Dallas to Jacksonville and Tyler, according to documents.
The remaining $6,201.12 is for expense compensation, Ragan said in court records.
In the petition's historical background, Ragan provides her account of why the bankruptcy took place in the first place. In this account, she contends the college experienced financial difficulties for several years prior to the bankruptcy.
This, she said, was compounded by a plan to grow student enrollment with unfunded scholarship aid, insufficient housing space, inadequate tuition controls, and "assumption of debt to facilitate capital improvements and provide working capital."
Bridgepoint LLC, Ragan's employer, was formally appointed the college's financial advisor and Ragan its chief restructuring officer on July 5.
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During the golden era of late-night TV, Johnny Carson was the king of comedy, Ed McMahon the faithful sidekick and Doc Severinsen the flamboyantly dressed leader of the band. Carson and McMahon are gone, but Severinsen continues to entertain audiences across America with his terrific trumpeting and swinging big band. Severinsen and His Big Band perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Penn State's Eisenhower Auditorium.
Thanks to plenty of time in the practice studio, Severinsen still blows a mean horn and hits all the high notes. But the 86-year-old also surrounds himself with choice musicians with whom he's more than happy to share the spotlight.
The band's repertoire includes Duke Ellington and Count Basie standards, other big band classics, pop, jazz, ballads and, of course, The Tonight Show theme song.
Tickets are still available for the Oct. 22 Center for the Performing Arts presentation.
Watch a video of Severinsen performing on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Carl Severinsen, nicknamed "Little Doc" as a child because his father was a dentist, has more than 30 albums to his credit. He learned to swing firsthand from the icons of the big band era. in the late 1940s, after service in the army at the end of World War II, the Oregon native toured first with Tommy Dorsey's orchestra and then Benn Goodman's big band.
In 1949, Severinsen became an NBC staff musician. By 1962, he was in the first trumpet chair of The Tonight Show Band. Five years later, he became the band's music director, a position he had for a quarter century.
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DANVILLE — Bishop Joseph McFadden, who died suddenly the morning of May 2, had visited St. Joseph Catholic Church for sacramental confirmation just last week.
"It's a sad time. He was here a week ago, he looked very well," said Ronald Valania, principal of St. Joseph's Catholic school. "It's sudden and very much a surprise."
McFadden had attended the confirmation on April 22, which he regularly oversaw at St. Joseph since he was named bishop of Harrisburg in 2010.
"He was very happy with us and the church we have," said Tri Luong, pastor of the church. McFadden usually visited at least once a year and was on hand to bless the church last August. St. Joseph is saddened to hear of his loss, said Luong, who praised McFadden as a kind and experienced church leader.
It's hard to imagine that McFadden "could be gone in the blink of an eye," said Valania.
McFadden had been attending a meeting of the Catholic Bishops of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia when he died. While staying at a Philadelphia rectory, he awoke on May 2 feeling ill, according to information released on the Harrisburg diocese's website. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at approximately 7:40 a.m. A cause of death has not yet been released.
McFadden was born in Philadelphia on May 22, 1947. He was named the tenth bishop of Harrisburg by Pope Benedict XVI on June 22, 2010.
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Melcher-Dallas — Sportsmanship, teamwork and friendship will be the themes of the weekend, as approximately 175 Marion County 4-H'ers take part in the organization's annual basketball tournament.
Each 4-H Club in Marion County was given the opportunity to form a team, in the junior and senior divisions of the tournament. The 5-on-5 contests will be refereed by Central College students and will be held in the Melcher-Dallas High School gymnasium, beginning at 5 p.m., on Friday, March 23. The contest continues through Saturday morning.
The tournament dates back to 1941. In 1962, the organization added a prize for sportsmanship, a tradition that continues. Mindy Kephart, County Youth Coordinator for Marion County Extension, said choosing just one team for the sportsmanship prize is difficult.
"All of them have done a really good job," Kephart said.
The tournament has expanded this year to include a Clover Kids game for the youngest 4-H'ers, and an alumni/volunteer game. The alumni game will be held due to popular demand.
Games played by senior members will include eight-minute halves, while juniors will play six-minute rounds. Rules for these contests will be more lenient, as the players are young children.
Coaches for the teams can be volunteers or even members of the club. Some junior teams are coached by seniors. In one instance, a junior 4-H member will coach a senior team.
Admission will be charged each day. Adults are $2 and students (K-12) are $1. This is to provide funds to pay the referees and fund other activities. Marion County Council members will also operate a concession stand during the games.
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A 34-year-old Vernon man is facing several charges after being found Thursday hiding in the attic of a South Windsor home he had allegedly attempted to burglarize, according to police.
Andrew Swegman, 34, of 17 Regan Street, Vernon, was charged with burglary in the third degree and larceny in the sixth degree, according to South Windsor police spokesperson Sgt. Scott Custer.
His arrest came after police responded to a suspicious persons report on Neiderwerefer Road, near Dart Hill Road, according to police.
A Neiderwerfer resident allegedly saw Swegman ring a neighbor's doorbell and then go behind a house, Custer said.
South Windsor police officers were on the scene within one minute and found an open window at the rear of the home, Custer said. Officers set up a perimeter around the home and later entered the home with a Vernon police department canine team, Custer said in a statement.
Swegman was located in the attic and officers subsequently recovered coins and jewelry that he had taken from a bedroom.
Swegman was held on a $500,000 surety bond and will be presented at Manchester Superior Court on Friday, Oct. 26.
"This was a great example of neighbors watching out for suspicious persons and notifying the police immediately," Custer wrote in an e-mail. "We were fortunate that Sgt. Tom Field was nearby and was on scene within 45 seconds, thus trapping the suspect in the home and preventing his escape."
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Calvert Trust Exmoor is a charity situated on the edge of Exmoor close to Wistlandpound Reservoir. The Centre provides all year round, challenging outdoor activity breaks for disabled people of all ages and abilities together with their families, friends and carers. Our mission is to transform the lives of our disabled visitors and to enable them to achieve their potential through the challenge of outdoor adventure, to increase their sense of independence, improve their self-confidence and self esteem and to offer them the same opportunities as able bodied people.
Visitors come from all over Southern England, from London and the Home Counties and up to the Midlands although many are from our local communities in Devon and Somerset. Our visitors come from organizations such as Mencap, Headway and Back Up, special schools and family groups.
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COOMER, BLAINE A. — Service 4 p.m. today at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home, Lapel. Visitation 2 to 4 p.m. today.
FITE, GLADYS M. — Memorial service 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Robert D. Loose Funeral Homes & Crematory, Anderson. Visitation 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
HARTMAN, JOHN THOMAS — Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday at Pendleton Baptsit Church, Pendleton. Visitation noon to 1 p.m. Saturday.
HUNNICUTT, RHONDA G. — Memorial service 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Service and Crematory, Pendeton. Visitation noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday.
JOHNSON, ALBERT M. — Graveside service 5 p.m. Saturday at Maplewood Cemetery. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today at Stout & Son Funeral Home.
LEEVER, WILMA JEAN — Memorial service 11 a.m. today at Pendleton Baptist Church. Visitation one hour before service.
McDANIEL, RAYMOND M. — Service 11 a.m. today at Dunnichay Funeral Home, Elwood. Visitation one hour before service.
MILLER, KEITH ALLEN "BUB" — Celebration of Life Service 6 p.m. today at Ballard and Sons Funeral Home, Middletown. Visitation 4 to 6 p.m. today.
TOWNSEND, LAWRENCE — Service 1 p.m. today at Hearse Funeral Home, Stanton, Ky.
WYNANT, STEPHEN L. — Graveside service 2 p.m. Saturday at Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery.