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Rated 5 out of 5 by Lucy Only one problem This refrigerator is so low to the floor that every time I open the door I smash my toes. I can't remember to step aside so often have bruised toes. Other than that, I am very happy with this purchase. September 6, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by LGLover Great refrigerator I love this refrigerator. It is not the size of a small used car! I did not need those larger versions, so I was happy to see this smaller version available. It has a very sleek look. I love that there are not any handles. It is easy to clean. The refrigerator could use more light in the back. The shelving is wide and deep. I would prefer more shallow and more compartmentalized. It is hard to get a quick view of the contents of the refrigerator unless you bend down and peek down to the back of the refrigerator. Also, I am not sure why LG put that bottom shelf on the door in that position? It took me two weeks to find it as it it "hidden" underneath the shelf above? Maybe consider switching them. I like that small shelf for bottled beverages. I love the ice machine as I use ice daily. I would recommend this brand to anyone. I love it and would buy another LG product without hesitation. September 6, 2014
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Rated 5 out of 5 by moochie This product has great features My refrigerator went out of order after 10 years of service, this is my first LG product which is stainless steel refrigerator,I only had my new LG refrigerator for 2 weeks, and I can't stop looking at it, this product is great and I hope it give me lots service years, once I finish paying for it, I plan to buy a LG stainless steel stove. Keep up the good work LG!!!. July 22, 2014
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Bill Nichols is Professor of Accountancy and Associate Dean for Faculty and Research at the Mendoza College of Business. He served the College as its Associate Dean for Graduate Programs from 1995 to 2000. Bill earned his doctorate degree at Florida State University.
His teaching and research interests are in financial reporting. He has published numerous articles in accounting and finance journals including the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Journal of the American Taxation Association, Journal of Financial Research, The Financial Review, Financial Analysts Journal, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, and Journal of Business Research.
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(with Richard R Mendenhall),
Journal of Accounting Research, 1988, 63-86.
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(with Michael H Morris,
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Kirk Philipich),
Financial Management, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 1987, 41-45.
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Michael H Morris),
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"Pension Accounting and the Balance Sheet: The Potential Effect of the FASB's Preliminary Views,"
(with Michael H Morris),
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"The Election to Capitalize Carrying Charges Following ERTA and TEFRA,"
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James W. Pattillo),
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The warm temperature didn't stop Upper West Side seniors from rallying for perhaps the most personal cause: not wanting to be moved out of their homes.
The Salvation Army plans to sell the Williams Memorial Residence at 95th Street and West End Avenue to a developer for just over $100 million. That means 352 units of affordable housing for its senior tenants, many of them long term, will be gone.
The Salvation Army says it will relocate the Williams seniors to a new state-of-the-art residence and community center replacing a facility at 125th Street and 3rd Avenue in East Harlem. Maj. James Betts says it's a cheaper option than renovating the Williams residence, which needs major upgrades. The Salvation Army can use the money from the sale to invest in the program, he says.
But Williams resident Carol Muster points out that uprooting one's life in the twilight years is not an easy thing to do.
The seniors and their supporters say they are not giving up. They plan to explore other options to save their building.
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Bombay biryani is from Bombay or Mumbia. It is a bit spicy but you will love it.
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Recipe Ingredients
1 Kg Mutton or chicken, washed / cleaned, cut into pieces
1 Kg Rice basmati, soaked for 15 minutes
4 Potatoes, steam lightly, peel and cut into large pieces
6 Tomatoes, quartered
4 Onions (medium, finely sliced)
1 bunch Mint, finely chopped
6 Green chillies (whole)
1½ tbsp Ginger / garlic paste
1 cup Dried plums , soaked in hot water.
1 tbsp Red chillies , powdered
2 tbsp Coriander, powdered
6 Peppercorns
4 Cloves
6 Cardamoms
1 tsp Black cumin seeds
¼ tsp Yellow food colour
Salt to taste
1 cup Yogurt
1 cup Hot milk
1 cup Ghee/oil
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Combine mutton or chicken with yogurt, ginger / garlic, red chilli powder and 4 green chillies, coriander, mint, juice of 2 lemons, plums and salt; mix well and set aside for 1/2 hour.
Heat oil in a pan and fry onions till golden brown. Remove half to absorbent kitchen paper. To the remaining half in the pan add the meat with yogurt and spices.
Cook on low heat, do not add water, when the liquid evaporates fry a little and remove from heat.
Deep fry the potatoes and separately fry the tomatoes in a little oil and add both to chicken.
Boil the rice with a little mint, remaining green chillies, cardamoms, black pepper, cloves and salt. When the rice is 3/4 done drain in a strainer.
Put a little oil in the base of pan and make a layer of half the rice. Then put a layer of the prepared mutton or chicken and cover with a second layer of rice.
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If you find prepping vegetables for cooking to be a bit of a drag, then a vegetable chopper is the gadget for you. No more slicing, dicing, or chopping by hand. Just pull or push (depending on the model) and it's all done for you. Here are 3 popular models to try:
• 1 Chef'n VeggiChop Vegetable Chopper, $19.95 from Williams-Sonoma: We love this mini chopper. See how it works here.
• 2 Vidalia Chop Wizard, $19.50 on Amazon: Kitchn readers love this chopper. Super handy and easy to use.
• 3 OXO Good Grips Chopper, $20 from Sur la Table: to operate this simple chopper, just press the soft knob to rotate the blades.
Readers, do you have a vegetable chopper? If so, what has your experience been? Any strong recommendations or warnings?
Related: Good Product: KitchenAid 3-Cup Food Chopper
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We have the OXO chopper and can't be happier about it. Easy cleanup since the blade unscrews from the base and can be machine washed with most of the other parts. Only the plunger side can't be, but that normally doesn't have anything in it. Large or small portions and can do up to a cup. I bought it about a year before we got married and still have it with moderate wear and tear. Would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good all-around chopper.
I have something very similar to the Chef'n Veggie Chop - it's a small non-locking container where you spin two to three razor blades around. Looks like fun, but totally dangerous for a household with children, thoughtless husbands or "helpful" guests.
I use the mini food processor attachment on the immersion blender for the same purpose. Or, in the case of big jobs, I go for the big food processor. It save SO much time this weekend when canning salsa!
I definitely find chopping vegetables laborious, but I've never been convinced that one of these (or even a mini electric food processor) would be that much of a help--I just feel like by the time I've peeled/trimmed the vegs and cut them into smaller enough pieces to fit in the contraption, how much am I really saving myself...? Then again, I'm generally only cooking for two so my quantities are rarely that huge...
I have the Slap Chop (As Seen On TV), and it is very useful, but the clean-up kind of sucks. I hate chopping nuts by hand, though, so I use this for adding walnuts to banana bread or cookies. Beyond that, I think a knife is quicker when you take into account washing it, because you have to unscrew everything, try to get between the blades (tricky!), and then either dry it all (tough with all the nooks and crannies) or let it dry (it has so many pieces it takes up a lot of space). So if I am doing a ton of chopping, it can be useful, but I still tend to use my knife (plus I love chopping things up by hand, it feels more home-made with love!)
I've tried all three styles, but I found the alligator style the best. All others tend to puree or crush the products rather than properly chopping them. If I want to prevent the pureeing or crushing, I have to assiduously remove the smaller chopped veggies leaving only the larger parts that require additional chopping. This usually means a lot more hassle and frustration than just simply using a knife and chopping.
Even with the alligator style, I do not use it unless I'm chopping 2 or more onions.
I have the OXO Good grips chopper. It definitely is good, but I use it mostly for Onions. Since I hardly cook, and if I do, that too for three of us, I would prefer to chop rather than put time to cut it into small pieces to fit it into the chopper like "Brooklynnina" mentioned. Investing in a good chef knife and understanding how to use it could be of great help than gather chopping gadgets for certain type of veggies.
My chef's knife and knife skills are good enough where a vegetable chopper is unnecessary.
i personally really enjoy chopping most vegetables. i love cutting onions, cucumbers, etc. the only two things i really don't care to chop are tomatoes (maybe i just need a better knife, but i can't get them nicely shaped enough, hah) and garlic ONLY because it's small. other than that, i love cutting up my vegetables and i find these things unnecessary.
Just keep using the knife, you will get better and faster. I am amazed at how quickly I can mirepoix a whole load of veges these days. Fast knife skills make life much easier.


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The Mississippi State Department of Health reports three members of a Mississippi family have been diagnosed with a rare but serious disease linked to buffalo fish.
Haff disease is caused by a toxin in buffalo fish that can cause a muscle injury syndrome called rhabdomyolysis. These are the first recorded cases of the disease in Mississippi. Since 1984, about 30 cases have been reported in the U.S.
According to the department of health, the family cooked and consumed buffalo fish caught in Mississippi waters.
Symptoms, which typically happen within 12 hours of consuming the fish, include muscle weakness and pain, dry mouth, chest pain, nausea, vomiting, confusion, and dark urine. According to the MSDH, intravenous fluids and other treatments can help resolve symptoms.
Health officials say cooking buffalo fish doesn't reduce the risk of disease.
Many people consume buffalo fish on a regular basis without injury, but anyone who develops symptoms of Haff disease should seek medical care, according to the department of health.
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I sought to understand how postsecondary educators understand sustainability, how they engage in EfS in the classroom, and what contexts influence their work in EfS. Using a constructivist, grounded theory methodology, I selected three institutions - East State University, Liberal Arts College, and Religious University - for this study given both their diversity of mission and their commitment to EfS. I observed 27 different courses, comprising a total of 67 class meetings, and interviewed a total of 42 individuals, 29 of whom were educators, 11 of whom were students, and 2 who were primarily administrators. Findings revealed that a macro-narrative of sustainability in the classroom concerns (a) the relationship between humanity and the environment, including relationships between communities that are mediated by the environment; (b) the ways in which people come to understand those relationships; and (c) the responsibilities individuals have because of those relationships. Educators described that the term sustainability is complex but also invites dialogue. Variations of EfS in the classroom existed along two continua, one concerning the role of sustainability (whether fundamental or supplemental) and another concerning the teaching framework (practical or theoretical). When used together, these continua created a typology of courses that helped students conceptualize, operationalize, contextualize, or synthesize sustainability. Although variations of EfS existed, a number of pedagogical characteristics were similar in EfS classrooms, including educators' desire to teach beyond content, multiple sources of knowledge, the use of pedagogical partnerships, invitation to conversation among disciplines, and values orientations. These characteristics together demonstrate a path from knowledge to practice in an EfS classroom. Findings provide a theory for understanding sustainability within the context of a postsecondary classroom and possible variations for EfS in the classrooms. They reveal implications for educators - both inside the classroom and within the co-curriculum - as they provide an empirically grounded theory for EfS. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Organizational Focus as a Moderator of the Relation Between Student Externalizing Behavior and Teacher Job Satisfaction Bovender, William Perry http://hdl.handle.net/1903/15132 2014-06-25T02:37:21Z 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Title: Organizational Focus as a Moderator of the Relation Between Student Externalizing Behavior and Teacher Job Satisfaction Authors: Bovender, William Perry Abstract: Examined how schools' organizational focus affects teachers' job satisfaction and intent to stay in their jobs. Analyses considered both individual teacher perceptions of clarity and consistency regarding school goals, expectations, and priorities, as well as the aggregate of these teacher perceptions as a measure of schools' level of focus. The study examined the hypothesis that organizational focus attenuates the correlation of externalizing student behavior and teacher job satisfaction. Data from three years of county-wide (N schools = 45) teacher self-report surveys were examined using hierarchical linear modeling. Schools with higher focus had significantly higher job satisfaction, and individual teacher perceptions of school focus significantly predicted higher job satisfaction across all samples. Hypothesized attenuating interaction was found nonsignificant, suggesting teachers' individual perceptions of clarity in their schools' roles and expectations and perceptions of their students' behavior are more predictive of satisfaction than school-wide perspectives on either. Findings warrant further study of organizational focus as a potential school-level target for intervention. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Social Cognitive and Self-Construal Predictors of Academic Satisfaction among African Students Attending U.S. Universities Ezeofor, Ijeoma http://hdl.handle.net/1903/15100 2014-06-25T02:31:13Z 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Title: Social Cognitive and Self-Construal Predictors of Academic Satisfaction among African Students Attending U.S. Universities Authors: Ezeofor, Ijeoma Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine select sociocognitive, environmental, and cultural factors that may relate to African students' academic satisfaction. The Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) satisfaction model (Lent, 2004) was used as a framework to test the predictive utility of these factors with students of African descent. The study also examined self-construal as a predictor of academic satisfaction. Self-construal is the way one's thoughts, behaviors, and feelings are guided by one's relationship to self and others (Markus & Kitayama, 1991). The present study revealed that the factors of the satisfaction model accounted for 59% of the variance in academic satisfaction in the African sample. The findings also suggested that self-construal does not influence academic satisfaction directly but rather operates through mediated pathways. Research and practical implications of the findings are discussed. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z A Qualitative Investigation of Collaboration Between General Education and Instructional Support Teachers Jorisch, Renee http://hdl.handle.net/1903/14958 2014-02-13T03:31:46Z 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Title: A Qualitative Investigation of Collaboration Between General Education and Instructional Support Teachers Authors: Jorisch, Renee Abstract: General education students often receive instruction from multiple school staff, such as reading specialists and English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teachers. This study's purpose was to explore how instructional support teachers and general education teachers collaborate in order to align instruction, and employed grounded theory methodology to code and analyze teacher interviews in a public school system. Research questions included perceptions of how these two types of school professionals work together, along with perceptions about school level collaboration and administrative support. Results show that factors from the district to the intrapersonal level, along with different modes of communication, cumulatively affect the interactions between these two types of school professionals. Subsequently, the nature of these interactions has an effect on both teachers and students. This study has implications for school interventions, professional development, and future research on collaboration in schools. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z