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My primary hobby is music, collecting, going to concerts, and composing. I've been a percussionist since childhood and write music on my keyboard.
Why did you choose Meteorology?
As a child, I liked being outside when thunderstorms were approaching. That is of course a ridiculous thing to do. But I do still watch them from inside. My interest in storms eventually developed into a full-blown passion for the atmosphere, particularly severe weather and tropical systems.
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Q: What is your most memorable weather moment?
A: There have been a bunch. Years ago I went to Iowa and I discovered that, as compared to the thunderstorms I grew up with in the east, midwest storms are very different animals; they're big, bad, and long-lasting. In the wake of one such monster, I was taken aback by the nearly constant lightning that 'fluttered', visibly expanding over great distances and even right overhead. I would later learn that such lightning is known as spider lightning, or anvil crawlers, and that it travels well out into the anvil.
Being in hurricane force wind is harrowing. I covered hurricane Georges in 1998, and after a terrifying drive into the heart of the storm, we made it to downtown Mobile, Alabama. I got out, looked back at the intersection, and was stunned by a very focused, linear streak of wind, crossing the street in front of me, illuminated by the street lights and shaped by the spray in the air. A year later I went to deep south Texas for hurricane Bret, a category four storm, and I was overwhelmed by the force and duration of the wind. That was a very humbling night. After being out in the storm for hours, I had to go to my hotel room and go to bed, while the storm was still raging outside. It was an assault on the senses, and I just couldn't take it anymore. I'm glad that I had those experiences, because I think it enables me to have a better understanding of what our viewers may be going through.
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Q: When you are not at work, what do you enjoy doing?
A: More than anything else, I love being with my family. We have a new baby girl, and a wonderful little 2-year-old boy, who loves to get out and see the world, particularly if there's a train nearby. He has also taken a keen interest in music, which has long been very important to me. He has his favorite bands, and many nights he falls asleep as we listen to the songs he loves. I've been a drummer and percussionist since childhood, in a few bands and on my own, and I do some composing on my keyboard. I also have big congas at home, which I started playing in while in D.C., because of a great local music that infuses elements of African and Caribbean rhythm with funk, hip-hop, and just about anything else you can think of. My other musical interests include rock and jazz and everything in between, and I could fairly be described as a Rush concert fanatic, having seen nine shows in '07-08. That was fun.
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Q: What sports or physical activities do you play or participate in?
A: Basketball has long been my sport, though now it's more challenging, since it's really more of a young man's game. I still get out there with the local kids, but only after some thorough stretching. I was a shooting guard in college, and I've won a few trophies over the years.
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Q: What were some of the jobs you held prior to starting your career in weather?
A: As a teenager I was a lifeguard. That's an interesting gig, because it's essentially about getting someone before they get you, which they absolutely will try to do when they are drowning. When I got to the University of Maryland, I started working for the daily campus newspaper as the Arts & Leisure Editor, going to class during the day, and then working at the paper from mid-afternoon until midnight or even later some nights. I also worked at the campus radio station, and would later DJ in Pennsylvania and Mississippi. I got my first TV weather job while still in school at Mississippi State.
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Q: Have you ever seen or experienced a tornado?
A: Once, when I was in Houston, I saw a tornado from a good ways away, at night, illuminated by lightning. Like most tornadoes, it was fleeting, but I could clearly see a wedge shape, and found out moments later that tornado had been reported in that area. And I've seen gustnadoes, which are weak tornadoes that form on the leading edge of vigorous thunderstorms. I'd like to see a plains tornado, but only if it was in the middle of nowhere.
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Time: August 12, 2010 from 7pm to 10pm
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The second annual Love Apple Potluck at the new and improved, new home of Donna Thrasher & John Ford; folks in the know don't call it home so much as a farmette. Bring your newest inspired tomato based dish and strut your culinary stuff. Fruit or vegetable, who cares when you're eating tomatoes in season? Tomato gelato? White bread tomato sliders? No dish too weird. Grow a set of tomatoes and come on down to the backside of beyond, also known as Waxhaw and partake, as the legend grows.
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LINCOLN — Every Thursday, Northwestern wraps up football practice with the same play.
The Hail Mary. One long, desperate throw down the field into the end zone.
First it's the No. 1 offense against the No. 2 defense, then the second team offense challenges the first team defense.
"It's something we practice every Thursday," Wildcats defensive end Tyler Scott said. "It's something we always focus on. It's the last play we do on Thursdays. They just went up and made a great play."
That great play is one that Nebraska fans not yet born will be expected to commit to memory. Ron Kellogg's 49-yard Hail Mary heave that landed in Jordan Westerkamp's hands with no time left is the one Husker fans celebrated — and left the Wildcats wondering what else can happen to them.
"We've worked that play probably 20 times in practice this season," Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said. "We didn't execute. That's disappointing."
What Northwestern didn't do was account for Westerkamp's whereabouts. He got behind the defense and cradled the deflected pass into his arms a yard deep in the end zone.
The 27-24 loss to the Huskers was Northwestern's fifth in a row, all in Big Ten games. The 4-5 Wildcats fell to Minnesota 20-17 and lost a 17-10 overtime decision to Iowa the past two weeks.
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But there's little doubt this setback will sting the most.
"It was pretty quiet in there," Wildcats running back Treyvon Green said of the Northwestern locker room. "A lot of people just want to be alone at this moment so they can process what just happened. I'm still processing it myself."
There were plenty of positives about Northwestern's performance. The Wildcats led for much of the game, Green finished with 149 yards rushing on 19 carries, and the Northwestern defense only gave up two touchdowns before Kellogg's final, piercing strike.
"We just needed to make one more play," Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said. "Give credit to Nebraska, it was a great win by them. But we have to get healthy, that's the number one thing right now."
Northwestern already was without running backs Venric Mark and Mike Trumpy before Stephen Buckley went down in the first quarter. Buckley suffered a serious injury to his left knee and went to a Lincoln hospital, Fitzgerald said.
Buckley was seen returning to the Northwestern sideline on crutches and his left foot in a boot for the final three possessions of the game. Northwestern had four other players knocked out of the game with injuries, including three on defense.
That's a big reason Fitzgerald was relieved that the Wildcats get a bye next week before hosting Michigan on Nov. 16 and Michigan State the following week.
"We need it," Fitzgerald said. "Obviously it would have been a lot better with a win. We just have to keep grinding and keep going."
Scott also had a big play of his own that most times would have sealed a victory for his team. He intercepted a pass by Nebraska's Tommy Armstrong and returned it 29 yards to the Nebraska 7-yard line.
But Nebraska's defense kept the Wildcats out of the end zone as they instead settled for a 21-yard field goal by Jeff Budzien with 1:20 remaining in the game.
"You can't ever think the game is over," Scott said. "You have to go out there and execute. We've been in these battles all the time and we know they can go either way.
"I didn't think it was over, but I just thought it gave us a good chance to win. We came up unsuccessful, but everybody gave it their all."
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Rev. Ted Lewis and his wife, Elaine, have accepted the pastorate of the Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church in Hampton. Former pastor of the Locust Gap Free Will Baptist Church in Mountain City, Rev Lewis has a radio program each Sunday morning on Mountain City station 1390 AM.
The Lewises are the parents of two married daughters and have four grandchildren. Services include Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m., and Wednesday prayer service at 7 p.m.


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According the the latest report by the National Fluid Power Association in their quarterly financial webcast, business continues to look great for the fluid power industry. In fact, the recovery has been tremendous considering that the industry grew at a 44.6% rate so far this year.
Now that rate is not sustainable but we can safely project that a more sustainable growth rate will continue through 2013. That was the word from the Institute for Trend Research, a regular contributor to NFPA projections.
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- Democrats are moving America forward while Congressional Republicans admit they want to take us back to the "exact same" failed policies of Bush that drove us into the ditch.
- Congressional Republicans are protecting Wall Street, Big Oil, health insurance companies and corporations who use tax loopholes to ship U.S. jobs overseas -- voting against investments that put Americans to work building roads, bridges, broadband, wind turbines, and solar panels that will help America lead the world -- and voting against tax cuts for small businesses to help create hundreds of thousands of local jobs.
Cibola Beacon (New Mexico) - Wind farm hosts open house: Teague And Lundstrom Check Out Turbines Firsthand
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Cibola County Commission Chairman Eddie Michael arranged a Red Mesa Wind Farm open house…for several local leaders including fellow commissioners, state representative Patti Lundstrom and Congressman Harry Teague.
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Kansas City Star (Missouri) - $9 million in initiatives announced for Green Impact Zone
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For Pennsylvania, federal officials determined the commonwealth was the fifth-largest recipient of stimulus grant money in the country.
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Goals of the stimulus include reducing the state's energy usage by the equivalent of powering 7,000 homes a year, weatherizing an additional 30,000 homes over the next three years and putting an estimated 940 Pennsylvanians back to work. [10/9/10]
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Red Sox Give It the Old College Try With $9 Student Tickets... And Toga Night at Fenway
You may want to sign up to take that college course if you want a cheap entry to Fenway Park this season. And grab a sheet and make a toga while you're at it.
The Red Sox today introduced a $9.00 standing room ticket for high school and college students for home games at Fenway Park during the 2014 season.
In addition to offering $9.00 standing room tickets to high school and college students for every home game this season, the Red Sox will offer all students the opportunity to purchase $20.00 seats for six specially-themed Super Student Nights in April and May.
Theme nights include Student Toga Night on April 8, Student Scavenger Hunt Night on April 20, Night of Champions on April 29 (celebrating the three World Series Championships), Greek Night on May 1, College Media Night (for communications/journalism students) on May 18, and Class of 2014 Night on May 24.
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Gomes could have pinch-hit for new Red Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski in the eighth inning, or again, batted for the struggling Jackie Bradley Jr. in the ninth inning. But Farrell chose to let the man with a World Series tattoo rot on the bench.
Gomes indicated that he may hit the Baltimore aquarium today in lieu of the White House trip, but stopped short of saying he was going to head back to Boston and hope for a better fate in the home opener on Friday at Fenway. And while you are digesting this story, don't forget to look back at Sox news on this date in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004.
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Court OKs Aloha Bankruptcy Plan
With a contract ratification vote expected later this week, the airline is now positioned to emerge from bankruptcy as early as Dec. 15, the carrier said.
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved a reorganization plan Tuesday to bring Aloha Airlines out of bankruptcy, hours after the company reached a tentative contract agreement with its pilots.
"This is a significant moment in the 60-year history of Aloha Airlines," said David A. Banmiller, president and chief executive of the carrier that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Dec. 30.
With a contract ratification vote expected later this week, the airline is now positioned to emerge from bankruptcy as early as Dec. 15, the carrier said.
Once the pilots' contract is ratified, the reorganization plan will enable supermarket chain owner Ron Burkle and former pro football star Willie Gault and the owners of the airline, the Ching and Ing families, to recapitalize the company with a combination of $50 million in equity and up to $50 million in debt financing, the airline said.
The plan by Burkle's Yucaipa Cos. LLC and Gault's Aloha Aviation Investment Group LLC depended on the pilots ratifying the agreement reached at 3 a.m. Tuesday.
Details of the agreement weren't disclosed.
"The members of the (union's) master executive council have unanimously endorsed the negotiating committee's agreement with the company, and encourages the membership to vote in favor of it," said Daniel Katz, an attorney representing the Air Line Pilots Association.
Meanwhile, the airline's flight attendants voted 179-51 to approve their new labor contract.
The vote by the flight attendants and the tentative agreement with the pilots completes negotiations with all five Aloha's collective bargaining units.
On Monday, an agreement was disclosed forgiving more than $1 million in state taxes owed by Aloha. Gov. Linda Lingle said the action was taken because the state was an unsecured creditor and could not have expected to collect the funds.
Under the agreement with the state, Aloha still will repay $5.5 million over several years that it owes to the Department of Transportation in landing fees.
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Posted: 01/31/2014 - The nine-member TDC advisory board gives guidance to the Leon County Board of County Commissioners on matters pertaining to tourism marketing.
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Design changes delay Giant Eagle Express/GetGo project in Peters
Work on the site of the Giant Eagle Express along Route 19 at Circle Drive in Peters Township has stopped.
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After an auspicious beginning, the Giant Eagle Express/GetGo project is on hold in Peters Township.
Construction at the site, at the intersection of Route 19 and Circle Drive, halted a few weeks ago. Dick Roberts, spokesman for Giant Eagle, said that design changes by the company led to the stoppage.
"Due to modifications that are being made to our building design, construction timing has been delayed," Roberts said in a statement. "We continue to work closely with local officials to deliver an exciting new shopping experience that best meets the needs of area shoppers."
Roberts did not have a timetable for resumption of construction.
The project began swiftly, with the clearing of the former South Hills Ford site, followed by earth-moving and grading. Metal framework was erected for the 16 gasoline pumps that will be installed at the Get Go.
That framework, an earth-mover, a few trailers and a massive mound of earth at the front center are the only things on the site.
A car wash will accompany the GetGo gas area, both of which will be adjacent to the 14,000-square foot Express.
The store will be a smaller version of the full Giant Eagle supermarket in the township, near McMurray Road. Commonly shopped grocery items, including produce and prepared foods, will be available. The Express also will feature a pharmacy and a cafe at which beer will be served.
This will be Giant Eagle's third Express, following the original in Harmar, Allegheny County, and one in Indiana, Pa.
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HOMER Beginning Computer Class The Homer Public Library will be conducting a Computers for Beginners class.
There will be three sessions: Jan. 11, Jan. 18 and Jan. 25. Sessions will be from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Homer Public Library meeting room.
The sessions are:
Jan. 11 Beginning Computer Skills This session will introduce participants to basic computer operations such as use of a mouse, start-up and shut-down, terminology, etc.
Jan. 18 Using the Internet This session will show participants basic Internet usage skills. It will cover searching techniques, navigation, entering URLs and other skills.
Jan. 25 Email Participants will set up and learn to use an email account.
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8º DesaFrio Urubici – 52Km
1 - Desafrio Urubici has the following categories::
Men Women Doubles
M1 - 18 to 24 years old F1 - 18 to 29 anos DM – Male pair
M2 - 25 to 29 years old F2 - 30 to 39 anos DF – Female pair
M3 - 30 to 34 years old F3 - 40 to 49 anos DMi- Mixed
M4 - 35 to 39 years old F4 - 50 or older
M5 - 40 to 44 years old
M6 - 45 to 49 years old
M7 - 50 to 54 years old
M8 - 55 to 59 years old
M9 - 60 or older
In the PAIR category, a competitor runs 24.8 kilometers upphill and the other returns 25.8 kilometers to finish. These athletes have the same rights as others, such as medal, shirt, dinner and awards. Trophies for the first 3 pairs (regardless of age). There will be transportation to the transition area.
In this category you must fill out two registration forms, one for each competitor.
2 - The minimum age for participation is 18 years (completed in 2011).
3 - The course is not flat with a lot of uphill and downhill running in cold weather.
The start and finsh is in the city center of Urubici with an altitude of 900m. The runners reach the Church Hill (1826m altitude), which is the highest point in southern Brazil.
4 - In June the average temperature is 15 ° C with the low close to zero and the maximum around 25 ° C. In Church Hill has registered a record temperature of -17 ° C. It snows often in winter and usually has strong winds.
5 - The 50km route was measured with GPS. There are 27.5 kilometers in packed dirt road, 2.5 km of trails and 20 km of concrete.
6 - Every runner will carry during the race the following mandatory equipment: 1 bandage, 1 survival blanket. It will not be compulsory to carry water, but it is advisable for the slower runners, taking into account that some water points are 7 to 8 miles apart.
The athlete should also bring in your luggage: pair of gloves, hat, long underwear, jacket and pants (the use these garments will be decided on the eve of the race during the technical congress, depending on the local temperature).
7 - The delivery of the kit / equipment check will be mandatory on 18/06/2010 from 15 to 19 hours, the Urubici Park Hotel.
8 - There will be a technical meeting on 18/06/2010 at 19.00 in the auditorium of Urubici Park Hotel.
9 - The start will take place in downtown Urubici (next to the Sports Hall Gym) at 7:30, for all categories.
The finshline will be in the city center, in front of the Urubici Park Hotel.
10 - On June 19 there will be a "check-in at the start, in order to verify the required equipment.
11 - The race will be end at 5 PM, so there are 9:30hrs to complete the race. Athletes will be disqualified if they are found running slower than 11:12 min / km
12 - There will be checkpoints in several parts of the route.
13 - At kilometer 7, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 42 and 47 there will be water stations. Km 15, 25, 35 and the finsh will have water, isotonic, coca-cola, fruit, crackers, sweets and soup (broth). For the remaining places there will be just water.
14 - Every athlete who decides to retire from the competition must report it immediately to a staff person from the organization.
15 - The whole route will be marked with Eco Floripa ribbons, with arrows painted on the ground and staff of the organization lining stretches of streets. The athlete should be aware of these signs, especially in places "far from civilization." There will be a mileage card or painted mark on the ground every km.
16 - All athletes should provide assistance to fellow athletes who are injured or feeling ill and notify someone in the organization immediately.
17 - It is the duty of the athletes to preserve vegetation and not to leave any trash on the course.
18 - There will be medical support on arrival and throughout the route. If the medical department finds that an athlete is unable to continue the race, they should abandon it.
19 - The awards ceremony and dinner party is for all registered athletes on June 27th at 18:30 in Urubici Park Hotel. Friends and family members interested in the dinner party need to pay separately.
20 - The athlete will be disqualified if:
1- Fails to pass any of the checkpoints;
2- Uses any means of transport during the race;
3- Is diagnosed to have health problems that put them at risk;
4- Not carrying the required equipment;
21 - The athlete will be punished with an additional 30 minutes on his final time if:
1- Found littering in any place;
2- Does not provide assistance to another athlete on the course or communicate this to the organization;
3- Not present at check-in at the start, eventhough it was proven later that they ran the course;
4- Carries only part of the equipment required;
22 - This year there is a limit of 250 athletes participating in the race;
- T-shirt to all participants;
- Medal for every athlete to complete the race;
- Trophy for the top 5 overall male and female (only individual);
- Trophy for the first 3 in each category;
- Trophy for the first 3 Mens, womens, and mixed pairs;
- Gifts for the top 5 finishers overall in Male and Female, depending on the sponsors (only individual);
- Raffle gifts among all the athletes present at the awards ceremony
- Draw for 5 team entries for Volta à Ilha ASICS 2012. The winners shall pay on the spot a fee of $ 120.00 per team to secure the place. At later date they must pay the remainder of the subscription.


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July 18, 2009: Felicia M. Riley, 24, New Smyrna Beach, failure to appear; Russell Vivian Bell, 60, New Smyrna Beach, tampering with evidence.
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Tofu Tour: Hodo Soy Beanery in Oakland, California
In 2009, Hodo Soy moved to their current location in Oakland, a former candy factory, and increased their production. While the beanery is mechanized, much of the process is still hands-on, a happy marriage of art and technology. A sip of Hodo Soy's fresh soy milk, the foundation of all their products, proves the point. The milk is rich and creamy and has a sweet, fresh, slightly beany taste. It's nothing like the packaged stuff from the grocery store shelves. I am not a soy milk lover but I drank this stuff down like it was a glass of milk!
Locals and tourists alike will enjoy touring Hodo Soy's immaculate tofu factory (dates and tickets can be found online.) Here you will see Hodo Soy's special organic, non-GMO soy beans go from dry beans to soy milk, and on to tofu and yuba. You will also get a chance to sample some of the many delicious tofu and soy dishes Hodo Soy produces.
If you don't have time for a tour you can taste Hodo Soy at several Bay Area farmers' markets or purchase their products at many California Whole Foods Markets and other local grocers.
• For more information and directions to the factory, visit the Hodo Soy Beanery website.
Related: How to Make Soy Milk at Home
(Images: Dana Velden and Hodo Soy Beanery)
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I am amazed by how good their tofu is. I love the puffs and the seasoned tofu loaf (good for sandwiches), but even the fresh tofu is tasty on its own. Before I moved to the Bay Area I had never had tofu this fresh, and it does make a difference. Thanks for the link - I had no idea they gave tours.
good fresh handmade tofu is a real treat. for people that have only tried that stuff from the grocery store, try the real stuff if you get a chance! so creamy and delicious. yum!
When my friend Charlie was living in Tokyo, we'd go to the local tofu shop for tonu -- soy milk. The stuff sold here in the US as soy milk is so bland compared to the real thing. Next time I get to the Bay area, I want to check out Hoda soy!!!!
For the SoCal peeps: Because I was jealous and not likely to be in the bay area any time soon, I went looking for a SoCal tofu factory/experience and found Vin Loi Tofu. No factory tour, but hey, it's even vegan (tho I am not). Too bad for me, Reseda's at least an hour's drive from the part of the LA sprawl I usually visit.
Hodo is awesome! I buy their spicy yuba (tofu skin) strips all the time - I can't get enough!
Rainbow Co-op in San Francisco just started carrying their full range of products, including all their varieties of tofu and prepared tofu dishes and their soymilk. Yum!


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Cyprus and its international lenders on Monday reached a last-minute rescue deal to resolve the country's financial crisis.
The proposal includes a levy on uninsured deposits over 100,000 euros in the Popular Bank of Cyprus, known as Laiki, the country's second biggest bank, which is set to be wound down. The deal is expected to contribute around 4.2 billion euros (US$5.5 billion) towards the Cyprus rescue package, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, president of the Eurogroup said.
Deposits below 100,000 euros in Laiki will be protected and moved to the Bank of Cyprus, the country's largest bank.
Depositors in Bank of Cyprus stand to lose 30 percent on their holdings over and above 100,000 euros, the chairman of Cyprus' parliamentary finance committee told Irish radio on Monday. "I haven't heard a formal announcement about the haircut, but this is the figure I heard," Reuters cited Nicholas Papadopoulos as saying.
The agency added that the haircut for large depositors in the island's second biggest bank, Laiki, had not yet been disclosed but was expected to be higher.
The plan to secure a 10 billion euro ($13 billion) lifeline from international lenders, the European Union, the European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund, came just hours before a deadline to avert a collapse of the Cypriot banking system.
The proposal, approved by euro zone finance ministers, will involve setting up a "good bank" and a "bad bank."
"I would like to emphasize that none of these measures will affect deposits below 100,000 euros there should be no doubts about that," Dijsselbloem said at a press conference in Brussels. "We reaffirm that importance of fully guaranteeing these deposits in the European Union."
Cyprus's parliament last week rejected a bank levy on small and large deposits, a term of the initial bailout agreement to raise 5.8 billion euros in return for the 10 billion euro bailout.
Asked by CNBC's Julia Chatterley about whether Cyprus' lenders still expected this 5.8 billion euros to be raised, Dijsselbloem said: "I suggest we forget the 5.8 billion figure now as we're not using it anymore. We're pretty confident that we can do what's necessary with the (Cypriot) government with the 10 billion euro bailout."
"What's necessary to restructure the banks will have to come with the restructuring. So we can't say if it will be 5.8 billion euros or more or less, that will have to be calculated after the restructuring has been worked out," he added.
Most Cyprus banks will reopen on Tuesday but the Bank of Cyprus and Popular Bank will reopen on Thursday, a Central Bank source said.
Banks in Cyprus have been closed for the past week and the country's central bank has imposed a 100-euros per day limit on withdrawals from cash machines to prevent a run on banks.
"We have avoided a disastrous exit from the euro zone," Sarris said at a news conference.
Disaster Avoided?
"We have achieved the best possible outcome under the circumstances and today's decision by the Eurogroup puts an end to the uncertainty that has been affecting the Cyprus economy for the past three years and creates the chances of a new beginning," he said.
The agreement is expected to inflict heavy losses on uninsured depositors, including wealthy Russians. "I think the Russians were understandably disappointed with this turn of events," Sarris told CNBC.
Twenty percent of total deposits of the Cypriot banking system are held by Russians and many Russian businesses are registered in Cyprus.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said the Cypriot parliament would not need to vote on the new deal because it had already enacted a law setting procedures for a bank resolution.
"It does look like an acceptable deal but we can't put the political issues aside given the demonstrations we've seen in Cyprus," Gary Dugan, CIO Asia & Middle East at Coutts told CNBC Asia's "Squawk Box."
While Cyprus is the third smallest economy in the euro zone, the way in which the financial crisis is resolved sets an important example for the rest of the currency bloc, analysts said.
Cyprus accounts for just 0.2 percent of the euro zone's economic output.
"Cyprus is not systemically important but it can set an example. If it left the euro zone that would show that leaving the euro zone is not a taboo," Richard Iley, chief economist at BNP Paribas said.
Despite reaching an agreement, concerns over bankruptcy in the island nation remain.
Ratings agency Moody's, for example, said the country is still at risk of default even if the current crisis is resolved, adding that the situation is still "credit negative" for all euro sovereign ratings, Reuters reported.
- Reuters contributed to this report.


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In August 2012, a group of 138 skydivers broke the vertical skydiving record by jumping heads-down in unison from an altitude of 18,500 feet. The pack created a huge snowflake formation, falling at speeds up to 220 mph. Four camera operators also made the jump, shooting video and still photos of history in the making. This HD footage was recently released, showcasing the breathtaking feat in stunning clarity.
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Episode 519, "At Rest" Tonight 1|12c AM
SEASON 1, EPISODE 103 - As a couple, Duncan and Emily Muller, cross to their car after a day of shopping, Duncan realizes that he needs to go back into the store to retrieve his credit card. After Duncan walks away, his wife's car speeds off, leaving a bystander, Doug Dunsmore, injured. Witnesses say an unknown assailant forced the frightened Emily into the car and drove away. Jack and his team are called in to find the missing woman. But as they interview Duncan, along with the witnesses and the couple's acquaintances, to construct their Day of Disappearance timeline, the detectives realize that this case may involve more than just a random kidnapping.


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DetailsA slim fit suit in 100% cotton.
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Interior pockets: two welt pockets with contrast trim and button closure, one open pen pocket with contrast trim
Back length: 74 cm (29.1 in.)
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College "Big Sis" Wood Paddle
Material List
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- Martha Stewart Crafts™ Acrylic Paint – Peppermint Bark and Wedding Cake
- ArtMinds™ Glitter Liners – Blue, Lime and Pink
- Recollections™ Embellishments – Paper Flowers
- ArtMinds™ Painted Wood Embellishment
- Ribbon – Coordinating Colors of Choice
- Aleene's® Fast Grab™ Tacky Glue
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Project Instructions
Step 1 Paint front and back of paddle pink. Let dry.
Step 2 Adhere paper to paddle using Mod Podge®.
Step 3 Stick on glitter letters to spell "Big Sis".
Step 4 Glue on flower embellishments and painted wood embellishment.
Step 5 Decorate the paddle with white polka dots using the end of a paintbrush dipped in Wedding Cake paint.
Step 6 Add pink glitter dots using the Glitter Liners.
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Their Man in Havana
Manuel Garcia of Habanos S.A. combines his love of cigars with a vast knowledge of the marketing and sale of his country's national symbol.
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Arnon Milchan, September/October 2008
Nobody knows the modern Cuban cigar business like Manuel Garcia, the commercial director of Habanos S.A., the global marketing and distribution company for Cuban cigars in Havana. The 50-year-old Cuban has been working with Habanos (formerly Cubatabaco) for nearly 20 years. Each year, he spends about 220 days crisscrossing the globe promoting the quality and uniqueness of Cuban cigars and visiting Habanos agents and merchants.
Habanos distributes Cuban smokes in more than 160 countries, not including the United States, of course—or at least not legally. The majority are sold through Habanos's 52 official distributors as well as its nearly 140 franchised cigar shops, Casa del Habanos. Estimates of annual sales of cigars from Cuba range from about 130 million to 150 million, which have remained in that range for the last six to seven years.
Garcia says that Habanos is not overly concerned with unit sales figures, but rather it is sales revenue that counts. He adds that last year's revenue was up about 11 percent. "That's impressive considering the problems in the global market such as the antismoking campaign," he says.
We met last June while I tried a Cuaba Piramide Edición Limitada 2008, one of three new Edición Limitadas that are coming to market this year. He was smoking a Cohiba Corona Especial, his favorite cigar.
The Edición Limitada range includes some of Habanos's most popular premium cigars, he says, as well as the recently launched regional-edition cigars that are made for specific markets. He said that next year a new factory in Havana will be opened that will produce only limited-production cigars, as well as special humidors. It will be in the former El Rey del Mundo factory, near the Romeo & Julieta factory. "It will need some new machinery, new things," he says. "The investment is approved, the investment is ongoing, and we expect that the factory will be working during the first part of 2009."
We sat in his offices in the neighborhood of Miramar for the better part of two hours and covered a lot of ground, from quality control in cigar factories to developing new markets to innovative packaging.
Garcia was born and raised in Havana. With a degree in foreign trade from Berlin University, he started his career working in Germany for Cubatabaco in 1989 before coming back to the main office in Havana in 1996.
His family has no direct ties to the cigar business, although he says that his father and uncle were always smoking cigars. "When I came to study in Havana, I stayed at the house of my uncle who took care of me as if he were my father," he says. "And he smokes four or five cigars every day, always. He still lives with me. He is 83 and still smokes."
But the topic I was really interested in was America, especially considering the evolving political and economic changes in Cuba and in the United States. Many Cuban cigars sold abroad already end up in the hands of Americans. I personally know that a significant percentage of Cuban cigars sold by top cigar merchants and airport shops around the world are purchased by Americans. I know cigar merchants in London, Paris, Madrid, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Tijuana, Cancún, even Auckland, whose sales of Cuban cigars to Americans range between 20 and 40 percent of their total sales each year.
This doesn't count all the "real" Cuban cigars that are bootlegged over the border from Mexico and Canada and sold to eager Americans for a premium price. It's pretty easy to score a Cuban smoke in major cities close to the border. Just look at my video blog from Los Angeles this past May.
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|Same where I live, so I did it on my own. But first, I would spray the kennel with bitter apple to discourage chewing. I would also only keep him in there when I cannot have him with me.When he is with me, I would watch him carefully or have him on his leash so he would have to follow me and not get into mischief. Next start the obedience training. The idea is to have Jake use his brain and that tires him out. So take him for a heeling walk - he has to sit whenever you stop which is usually at the crossroads - he has to follow you. Then after that reward him with a game of tug to satisfy his prey drive . If you get 2 tugs and put them on ropes it is more fun. So have him on the down/stay - walk out with the 2 tugs. Then turn and say "okay" at the same time drop one tug and scoot it on the ground - when Jake attacks it - pull - then drop it and pick up the other - keep it up - then let Jake win - pull real hard and give away - walk away - turn praise and have him come to you - hopefully he will bring the tugs - give him a treat when he gives you the tugs.
Mary he has started to eat his kennel outside lol and there is no obience classes where I live lol one 2 hours away jakes sick in car if hes in that long
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|Oh, your Jake is really on a chewing binge. You mentioned he gets enough exercise, maybe classes would help - some activity to further tire him out. Otherwise, until he outgrows this stage, he will need to be watched constantly and redirected to his own chew toys. When he can't be watched - he needs to be an a safe area. An outdoor kennel is helpful or something indoors, like a crate.
Ahhhhhh mary hes chewing everything apart from his steel bowl
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|Oh dear - Jake has expensive tastes in coats Until this phase passes, I would make sure all clothes - especially coats and boots are put away out of his reach. And since he is kept in the kitchen when you are gone, I would try to dog proof that by removing or putting away anything he may destroy - and leave him with plenty of chew toys.
Hes good when ur in one place with him he toddles around but when hes in kitchen worse came home today to him destroying my mums 245 dollar coat he pulled off table
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|Seems to me, that Jake at 8 months is in his adolescence. I think some dogs develop a selective memory at that age - at least my Sting did - all previous training and good behavior as a sweet puppy, is forgotten - except for the potty training thanks be Also these dogs are testing the boundaries - to see if the rules still apply, after all -they probably think to themselves - it is worth a try. When they find the rules still apply, the good news is that they are reassured. So it is a trying time for the human - I swore I would be a confirmed cat person when it was all over. For Jake, it is also around the holidays and he is sensing the excitement and heavens, attention is taken off of him - that is how my Sting is - he wants to come first and also be in on all the action. Also these young dogs need lots of exercise to burn off their excessive energy which leads, imo, to destructive behavior - like the chewing and getting into the bins and laundry. Tug is great and it can be done indoors if the weather is bad - be sure to let him win at the end and praise him and reward when he gives the tug back. I really think Jake would benefit more from the tethering to you where he follows you around so he can be with you than being shut away like Zookeep's post. For this , he is on the down/stay while you do something like put away the laundry- give him a chew toy to occupy himself. Have him also on the down/stay while you sit and work on the computer - start with 10 minutes work up to 30 minutes- if he tries to get up - put him back down - and ignore him - reward when he is good and release. That way you can stop him from making mischief in the bins (it is a good time to review "leave it") and actually this type of training does tire him out as he has to concentrate on you.
Hes cries after a walk lol and I leave him with his kong as well he used to do it as a pup but I never gave in I left him but he done it for 45 mins long
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|Time for teaching him to be alone. Tire him out with a walk, then put him in the kitchen - leave him with a favorite toy and a chew toy. Walk away - if he howls - turn and say sternly "quiet" then walk away - do it for 5 minutes first and when you come back be sure it is when he is quiet - even if for only a second - praise and let him follow you. Tethering him with his leash to you will also help to keep him out of places he shouldn't go. You can have him on the down/stay in your bedroom for example. Again start slowly and be consistent if you give in he will cry more.
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"You try to do the things that people expect," she said. "You try to get all of those done, and then you also try to create your own personal flare into it."
A new Woodstock logo, an after-race concert and a green-thinking approach to race packets and water bottles show that Gregg has been busy.
Runners have also gotten busy on the recently recognized historic Woodstock course. The Anniston Runners Club's weekly Woodstock training runs started Thursday night, and Saturday morning runs will pick up in July.
The 33rd annual Woodstock 5K is set for Aug. 3, as an expected 1,500 runners chase the Road Runners Club of America's national championship for the 5K distance for the fourth time in five years.
Gregg inherited an event that previous race directors Dennis Dunn, Brooke Nelson and Nancy Grace built. Since 2006, the Woodstock has swelled from a local event with 79 runners to a nationally recognized race with more than 1,500 runners, with 40 percent of each registration fee going primarily to United Cerebral Palsy and Special Olympics.
"First off, I have to say that I'm honored to be the Woodstock race director," Gregg said. "I love this event, and I think it's awesome for this community. It's awesome for the runners club, and I love the organizations that we give our donations to."
Then again, she called the job a "learning process, and a challenging one at that."
"It slowly became a second job," said Gregg, whose first job is program development coordinator for the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce. "It's a little overwhelming. It's a big event to try to handle."
The most visible of Gregg's tweaks involves her work to deal with the copyright fears surrounding the Woodstock's logo, the Charlie Brown cartoon bird by the same name.
Gregg got Jacksonville State University associate professor Jinsook Kim and Kim's advanced art class involved. Four students heard Gregg's presentation then toured the Woodstock course.
Each student came up with a design, heard feedback from Gregg and ARC officers then designed one logo that ties in the musical history associated with the Woodstock name. In a bow to the famous 1969 concert in Bethel, N.Y., the yellow bird wears a blue headband and walks ahead of red musical notes.
The new logo also ties in nicely with what Gregg called a "Woodstock revival concert," where local bands will cover bands that participated in the Woodstock concert.
The JSU group that designed the new logo also designed this year's shirts, bibs and water bottles.
"The shirts are kind of a secret, and I'm kind of excited about them," Gregg said. "They are definitely different and unique from any other shirts we've had before."
Gregg also eliminated race packets for runners, completing a green-friendly project she started with Dunn in 2012. When runners arrive in August, they'll get a shirts and bibs but no packet stuffed with ads and forms for other races.
Gregg worked through North Carolina-based Virtual Race Bags.
"What they do is they tailor a Web site for your event that you can upload advertisements, coupons, and special offers," she said. "They also provide four to five national offers, as a part of your contract with them, and the runners are emailed this bag a week before the event and then a day after the event, kind of as a thank you.
"If they see a coupon or offer that they like, they can click on that and print if off themselves. Or, if they have a smart phone, they can just pull it up on their smart phone and just take it to the business."
Runners got packets and the virtual bag in 2012. Starting this year, they'll get the virtual bag, along with shirts and bibs.
"I'm excited about that, because I think that's pretty much going to be the future of every race, especially the bigger ones," Gregg said. "I know Mercedes is going to it next year, which is huge."
Gregg also helped to start commemorative runner water bottles a year ago and will have them again this year, through sponsorship by Wells Fargo Advisors. Runners will get the bottles at the finish line, and organizers will have refill stations throughout the race-day setup.
"Then they can take it home with them," Gregg said. "It was pretty cool. I was in the gym the other day, and I saw a couple of people have their Woodstock water bottles."
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Fifteenth century Polish prince, the younger son of King Casimir IV of Poland and Elizabeth of Austria. Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1471; third in line for the throne. Lived a highly disciplined, even severe life, sleeping on the ground, spending a great part of the night in prayer, dedicating himself to lifelong celibacy. He had a great devotion to Mary, supported the poor, and lived a virtuous life amid the dissolute court.
Hungarian nobles prevailed upon Casimir's father to send his 15-year-old son to be their king; Casimir obeyed, taking the crown, but refusing to exercise power. His army was outnumbered, his troops deserting because they were not paid. Casimir returned home, and was a conscientious objector from that time on.
He returned to prayer and study, maintained his decision to remain celibate even under pressure to marry the emperor's daughter. Reigned briefly as king during his father's absence.
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By the power of the Holy Spirit, Casimir burned with a sincere and unpretentious love for almighty God. So rich was his love and so abundantly did it fill his heart, that it flowed out from his inner spirit toward his fellow men. As a result, nothing was more pleasant, nothing more desirable for him, than to share his belongings, and even to dedicate and give his entire self to Christ's poor, to strangers, to the sick, to those in captivity, and to all who suffer. To widows, orphans, and the afflicted, he was not only a guardian and patron but a father, son, and brother.
He actively took up the cause of the needy and unfortunate and embraced it as his own; for this reason the people called him the patron of the poor. Though the son of a king and descendant of a noble line, he was never haughty in his conversation or dealings with anyone, no matter how humble or obscure.
He always preferred to be counted among the meek and poor of spirit, among those who are promised the kingdom of heaven, rather than among the famous and powerful men of this world. - from a biography of Saint Casimir written by a contemporary
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