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Original recipe yields 1 dozen
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. In a separate bowl, stir together 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Stir the flour mixture into egg mixture alternately with milk. Fold in blueberries. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. In a small bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons flour, brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle topping over unbaked muffins.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
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The muffin itself is great, not too sweet, which is as a muffin should be. Fluffy, tender and moist. It is the streusel, however, that I didn't like. Even though I used chilled butter as called for, it wasn't until I added two tablespoons more of both brown sugar and flour that I got a true streusel consistency. As written, the streusel is too heavy with butter. Had I used the streusel as is, while I'm sure it would have been acceptable, it would more than likely have somewhat melted into the muffin rather than being the crumb-like streusel topping I was after. Once I "fixed" it (at least to MY liking) all was fine, and I had a perfect blueberry streusel muffin.
This is a really good classic muffin. I used a bit more sugar, 1 Tbs. vanilla, didn't coat my blueberries with flour, and baked at 350 instead of 375 and they turned out great. This muffin had a really nice flavor.
These were great. I added a cup of sugar instead of 3/4 cup. And left off the strusel topping. I even used frozen blueberries and cut them up into little pieces. These are on the top of my list for blueberry muffins.
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Amount Per Serving (12 total)
- Calories
- 251 cal
- 13%
- Fat
- 10.9 g
- 17%
- Carbs
- 35 g
- 11%
- Protein
- 3.9 g
- 8%
- Cholesterol
- 61 mg
- 20%
- Sodium
- 242 mg
- 10%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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July 25, 2014
Some advice before starting those summer projects around your home. If you're planning to hire someone to get the job done, know that business inside and out! That's the message from the West Virginia Attorney Generals Office. More than twenty people say they've learned that the hard way! The company they say ripped them off was actually in court today.
Rosalea Jackson is an alleged victim of Mountaineer Roof, she said "I felt confident that he was going to do what he was going to do." Problem is Mrs. Jackson says he didn't, now she's just one of twenty-three customers taking her contractor to court.
But like all the others, Jackson found Mountaineer Roof and Construction right in the phone book.
She did a background check, but apparently, not well enough. Her garage, the company was hired to build still isn't finished! And she's out thousands of dollars!
Leonard Larkins is another alleged victim. He says, "I just can't believe this man hasn't lost his license." Mountaineer Roof is still in business, today the owner posted a twenty-five thousand dollar bond and promised to keep a professional practice.
Jackson says, "I thought he was a good person, I guess he just talked a good game."
We tried to talk to Dana Sanders today, the owner of mountaineer roof and construction but he chose not say to anything about this case. A trial has been set in this case for may 2007. Some customers say they've already waited more than 8 years to get their money back.

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JACK Thomas' former tae kwon do mentor said the teen was an "inspiration" and has vowed to support a campaign set up in his memory.
On February 12, 2012, the 15-year-old from Oakdale died suddenly of a suspected heart problem while watching rugby at his girlfriend's house in Newbridge.
The Argus has since teamed up with the teenager's parents, Grant and June Thomas, to campaign to get defibrillators into every secondary school in Gwent in memory of Jack.
The former Oakdale Comprehensive School pupil, who stood at a towering 6ft 3in, had no previous health issues and was competing towards the European Championships at the time of his tragic death.
Peter Kent-Marrast, 54, is the owner of Tae Kwon Do Wales, which has more than 400 members. He oversaw the development of Jack, who began tae kwon do lessons in Oakdale aged seven and earned his black belt at only 11 years old, and his first 'Dan' aged 14.
Tae Kwon Do Wales bows to Jack as a sign of respect before each bout. A large canvas depicting Jack is situated at the Fleur De Lys Community Centre, where a lot of the training is done.
Mr Kent-Marrast said: "He inspired a lot of my students because he was one of the stand-outs and a major medal-puller. He took gold in just about everything and at the time he died, he was competing for the European Championship.
"He was very good with the younger children and just an all-round good guy. He was never the 'big I am,' he was a good example to the younger students.
"It's still hard to talk about it now. His mother is still a major part of our club and comes to present an award around Christmas time which we have dedicated in Jack's memory."
Apart from his sporting success, Jack was also an A* student and had passed an exam to earn a sought-after scholarship at Cardiff Sixth Form College – Jack died three days after being told of his latest achievement.
Mrs Thomas said her son was a "talented athlete" and although he played rugby and cricket, his biggest sporting passion had always been tae kwon do.
Mr Kent-Marrast said: "I think the campaign is a great idea and if it helps to keep Jack's memory alive, that's brilliant. He was amazing."
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Ben Valentin a encore fait une excellente performance en compétition. Il brigue une 3ème place au New Zealand Open derrière nul autre que Monsieur Tanner Hall et Torin Yatter Wallace.
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John's award-winning memoir, Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children (Harper Collins, 2006), tells how he raised over $80 million from a "standing start" to develop one of the fastest-growing nonprofits in history. The book was described by Publishers' Weekly in a starred review as "an infectiously inspiring read." Translated into 20 languages, it is popular with entrepreneurs, philanthro- pists, and educators alike, and was selected by Amazon.com as one of the Top Ten Business Narratives of 2006 and voted a Top Ten Nonfiction title of 2006 by Hudson Booksellers. The book was also featured during John's appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show and the resulting "Oprah's Book Drive" with Room to Read raised over $1 million from viewers.
John has been a three-time speaker at the Clinton Global Initiative and a five-time winner of the Fast Company Magazine and Monitor Group Social Capitalist Award. He has been honored by Time Magazine's "Asian Heroes" Award, recognizing "20 People under 40 who have done something brave, bold, or remarkable." He has also been selected as a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum and is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Insti- tute. The Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBS) named him one of "America's Great Leaders" and he was selected by Barron's as one of the "25 Best Givers" in 2009 and 2010, ranking 11th and 9th on the list, respectively.
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Analysis of Google Analytics troubles in Norway
Posted by: María G. Moriano | Posted on: September 4th, 2012 | 0 Comments
During the summer days of 2012, searching jointly for the keywords "Google Analytics" and "Norway" rendered results with titles such as: "Google Analytics breaks Norwegian privacy laws, local agency says", "Google Analytics about to be banned in Norway?", "Google Analytics faces Norway ban" or "Google Analytics could be banned In Norway" .
We have read rather critical articles about the stance of the Norwegian government related to this issue. Unfortunately we have also realised that there is some legal misinformation about it so please allow us to explain in some detail what's cooking today is Norway but tomorrow, who knows?
What has been said in recent days?
Norway has been strongly criticised for investigating only Google, no other company.
Norway has been chastised for using European Directives against Google despite not being a member of the European Union, thus implying an arbitrary and self-serving use of European regulations.
To consider IP addresses as personal data under this issue, but not under others such as the French law who explicitly allows IP address trace thus identifying those who download copyrighted content Internet using P2P networks, (also know as the HADOPI law), is another point that has raised disapproving voices.
By reading these criticisms we couldn't help but notice the poor knowledge of the European institutions and the basis of the rules regarding data protection. Hence, we thought it useful to explain what´s exactly going on.
What started all this?
The Norwegian Data Protection Agency is investigating the websites of several Norwegian public institutions. These websites (again: public institutional sites) use Google Analytics for their digital analytics measurement purposes. This is the reason initial why specifically Google Analytics, as a product, is under investigation, not Google.
Why does Norway refer to the European Directive?
Norway is indeed not part of the European Union. This is clear.
Nevertheless not only does the European Union exist but so does the European Economic Area that Norway did join because, for example, of the European Economic Area Agreement of 1994. Let's remember, for example, we do not need a passport to enter Norway. Under those rules Norway is committed to maintaining the same European standards regarding data protection.
Why is it possible to track IP addresses, for example in France, as part of an anti-piracy law?
This is all about a law, not another level of regulation, establishing the situations under which certain acts can be undertaken while assuring many safeguards for citizens. We're not saying we agree with this, we're just stating the facts. Let's think about the police investigating crimes committed using the Internet. The law allows them to access some level of personal data (as IP addresses) with some safeguards: ISPs (Internet Service Providers) provide the law enforcement authorities with this type of data under a court order. Only another law can create an exception to the general rule regarding data protection.
How does Google Analytics really work?
Google provides a service to measure web traffic that is proving to be very successful due to great design, ease of use and offering a rather complete picture of digital metrics for a ridiculous price. It's free.
The right to measure web traffic is not questioned, but it must be done under certain conditions to ensure user's rights.
By accepting the T&C (Terms and Conditions) of the service, the website using Google Analytics allows the service to access visitor's data. Google Analytics will use collected personal data to provide measurement services but also for other purposes such as advertisement. To the Norwegian Data Protection Agency, the key issue is that personal data belongs to each individual and each individual should be able to give its consent. Consent should not be given only at the level of the website using the service. Google's right to provide web analytics services is not being questioned. What is missing are the guarantees offered to the website users about the use of their personal data..
The big question is: what do we consider to be personal data? Personal data is defined as any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. At the same time an identifiable person is defined as one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identification number or to one or more factors specific to her physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity. An IP address is considered to allow identify of a data subject.
The European Directive regarding data protection, released in 1995, set out in Article 7 under which circumstances personal data could be treated:
- The data subject has unambiguously given her consent; or
- Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract; or
- Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject to; or
- Processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject; or
- Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller or in a third party to whom the data is disclosed to; or
- Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by the third party or parties to whom the data are disclosed, except where such interests are overridden by the interests for fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, which require protection under Article 1 (1).
It seems Google has no relation with the data subject surfing on the website using Google Analytics that could realistically fall under anyone of the first five circumstances described in Article 7. It is probable however that Google is trying to argue legitimate interest to be considered under circumstances reflected in Article 7.6.
What about Google's reaction?
Recently Google has stated that: "Google Analytics fully complies with Norwegian and European data protection laws. Every day many Norwegian companies use Google Analytics to improve their online presence and make their websites better for the users. Google Analytics is designed to keep information safe. Webmasters using Google Analytics are in complete control over which data is sent to the service and how Google uses, and can use, the information received from their sites. We have offered to meet the Norwegian Data Protection Agency several times to answer to any questions on Google Analytics and we remain willing to do so."
Google will clearly fight yet their arguments remain unconvincing:
- Google will fulfill with the data protection rules if it is considered that legitimate interest to process user's data exist. However if it is determined that there is no legitimate interest, Google will not comply with the data protection regulations because they do not hold the explicit user permission (not the webmaster's) to share information regarding each individual user with other Google services.
- Service design to keep information safe is about business continuity and an initial must have but has nothing to do with data protection.
- It is great the webmaster has complete information about the data sent to Google but the user visiting the website is the one who must give her permission for Google to use that information with other Google services (Gmail, Youtube ..) or with other third parties through Google AdWords. This has nothing to do with using data for measurement and improvement purposes.
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To summarize: the Norwegian Data Protection Agency inspected certain public websites. These sites use Google Analytics for their digital analytics measurements. The way the web analytics service manages subject data seems not to comply with data protection regulation.
A few months ago the W29 (the European working group bringing together all European authorities for data protection) published an analysis of the circumstances for cookie consent exemption. It has concluded that (for analytics cookies) it is not necessary to request the user's prior consent provided that an adequate level of protection and specifies at least the following requirements:
- Anonymization mechanisms applied to collected identifiable information such as IP addresses so that the analytic service provider (in this case Google Analytics) will not have access to the user's real IP;
- That there is a simple (user-friendly) way through which users can refuse the processing of their data (Google itself has created a plug-in that blocks the collection of information from Google Analytics);
- To provide clear information about these cookies in their privacy policy as well as adequate privacy safeguards.
The German Data Protection Agency also asks for a Google Analytics service contract processing personal data between the website and Google since the role of Google is, according to the European Directive, a processor thus a data processor contract is compulsory (actually a standard contract has been agreed between the Agency and Google for this purpose). By the way, data processor contracts are SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) in Spain, where we come from.
Norway is requesting from Google to perform the guarantees agreed in that document. At the time of writing it is not clear if a contract regulating data processing is also required.
Erik Thon, Director of the Norwegian Data Protection Agency clearly pinned the heart of the matter down a few days ago by stating the following: "When enterprises accept the terms, they also grant Google access to personal information regarding the visitors to the websites. As a consequence, they are no longer in control of the information collected".
Is Google really evil?
The truth is that this whole matter is under investigation and a preliminary report from the Norwegian Data Protection is expected by September 10th. Yet it appears that the Norwegians will follow into the footsteps of the German Data Protection Agency (which reflects the view expressed by the W29 about consent and cookies). Let´s take into consideration that Google has already bowed to the demands of the Germans, which leads us to believe that there is no reason not to go the same way for Norway.
It is clear that the days of the Wild West where measurement on your own and use of collected data on your own are over. We can measure our site traffic (and should do it to be competitive) but user´s rights must be respected as well. European authorities are willing to raise the level of privacy for users. We will have to wait for the preliminary report but if the path initiated by Germany is confirmed this will not be the last time we will hear talk in Europe of Google Analytics in relation to privacy issues.


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The Board of Directors of the Association of Iowa Fairs inducted Curtis Sebolt of Cincinnati into the Association of Iowa Fairs' "Hall of Fame." The honor was presented to Sebolt at the awards banquet during the Association's 2012 conference and annual meeting, which was held Dec. 7, 8 and 9 at the Airport Holiday Inn in Des Moines.
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By CHERIL VERNON
Palestine Herald-Press
If you like traditional country, Texas music artist Jason Cassidy will be the headlining act on the Habanero Stage for the Hot Pepper Festival's Chili & BBQ Cook-off and night of live music in The Hollow in Old Town Friday.
Live music is planned from 5 to 11 p.m. with Cassidy's band taking the stage at 9:30 p.m.
"I love festivals, hot peppers and I love Palestine," Cassidy said. "We're looking forward to it."
Cassidy has taken the Texas music scene by storm, racking up three Top 20 singles, including the No. 1 "Honky Tonk Heaven" and "What If" which was released nationally and featured a No. 1 video on CMT Pure. Other singles include "Sounds Like an Angel to Me," and the current hit "Ride of Your Life."
"I would call my music traditional country with an edge," Cassidy said during a phone interview with the Herald-Press this week. "I grew up on Steve Warner, Vince Gill, George Strait, Clint Black and Tracy Byrd mixed with a little '80s rock — and that's where my heart has always been. I enjoy the rockin' stuff as well like on my song, 'Ride of Your Life.' It shows the younger generation our rockin' party side."
Cassidy's musical journey began in a small church in New Caney at age 13. He belted out his first solo performance to the Dawson McCallister tune "Jesus Is Here To Stay" to a full sanctuary with the youth group backing him like a chanting choir. But it was many years later that someone heard him delivering a George Strait tune in a bar that Cassidy's musical dreams began to take flight.
Now, he's fronting his own band and has released his debut album, "My Redemption," on Houston-based A-Blake Records.
In 2009, things changed even more when he met his future wife, Brandi, who inspired him to begin composing and helped him rediscover his spiritual side.
"She invited me to church and it was just the right time to make my return," Cassidy said. "I wrote the title song 'My Redemption' on the way home from a fellowship session that November."
With the help of his cousin and songwriting partner, Justin Jones, they moved things around to make the best sense of the message Cassidy was trying to get across in the song.
From that moment, Cassidy said he was reborn.
"That was the genesis of many songs," Cassidy said of his album, which features co-writes with several friends and colleagues.
Cassidy has been on stage with Tracy Byrd, Randy Rogers Band, Eli Young Band, Easton Corbin and more and has been all over the country on tour lately with his band, which consists of Andy Abbott on fiddle; John Towslee on guitar; Spencer Booth as the drummer; and Scott McMahon on bass.
"I've been touring all over — Vegas, Missouri, here in Texas — all over the United States pretty much," said Cassidy, who calls New Caney home.
Recent tour stops include Luckenbach on Friday and Reliant Stadium in Houston today. Upcoming tour dates in the Palestine area include the River Run ATV Park in Jacksonville on Nov. 17 and back in Palestine for a special Palestine Main Street event on Nov. 30.
"I came to Palestine for the first time about a year ago. It's just like home. I enjoy coming to hang out, hunting and fishing," Cassidy said. "I did the Mud Nationals at the River Run ATV Park last year and had a fun time."
Currently, Cassidy is gearing up for his next single and doing pre-production and writing songs for a new album scheduled for early spring.
"We are making a new video in November for our next single, trying to get out as many places and getting heard by as many people as you can," Cassidy said.
On stage, Cassidy said there's no greater feeling.
"It's great when I'm on stage singing a song and you realize that someone is out there relating to it. We all have trying times. And we're like everybody else out there with the same trials and tribulations," Cassidy said. "I know now this is what I was born to do."
Old Town Palestine is located on East Crawford Street. Cassidy's band will be selling CDs and other merchandise during the event.
For more information about Cassidy, visit www.JasonCassidyMusic.com
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Spicy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies with Curry Glaze
Ever since I made Fiery Peanut Butter Cookies with Peanut Butter & Company's The Heat Is On, I've wanted to experiment more with spicy desserts.
Thanks to my minor addiction with Vosges Haut-chocolat, I can't get enough of sweets with savory spices. So for Halloween I thought I'd try out a new version of cookies. I figure if nothing else you can trick a few people into trying them.
Despite the initial response you might get to the name, I promise after one bite they will want another. The warm heat, rich dark chocolate, nuttiness and curry turn out to be some pretty amazing partners in a cookie.
Happy Halloween!
Spicy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies with Curry Glaze
½ cup mascavo sugar
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup PB & Co The Heat Is On
1 egg
1 ¾ cups white whole wheat flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
¾ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ cup dark chocolate chips
1 cup confectioner's sugar
2 tbsp meringue powder
½ tsp curry powder
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, blend the sugars and butter until light and fluffy. (Note: white and brown sugar will substitute for the sugars listed). Add the peanut butter and continue to mix until well incorporated. Blend in the egg.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Gradually add dry mixture to peanut butter mixture and blend just until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Roll into balls about ¾ inch in diameter. Flatten slightly with your hand. They will not spread much during baking. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are firm in the center. Cool on a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
In a small bowl, combine the confectioner's sugar, meringue powder and curry. Stir well to combine. A slightly runny, frosting will result. Take cooled cookies one by one and dip the tops into the glaze. Place on a cooling rack that has been set over a baking sheet to allow excess to drip on the sheet. Use a spatula to spread glaze if necessary.
Allow to sit untouched for about 15 – 20 minutes for glaze to harden. Makes about 18 cookies.
8 comments:
- Viv said...
i wasnt sure whether i had read the title of this post right!! never thought id see the words choc and curry and spicy together lol. but man, it does sound and look very delicious...i wish we have spicy PB here too for me to experiment on! im sure they are addictive :)
- October 30, 2011 at 11:13 PM
- kat said...
These sound so good to me, I love a little spice with my sweet.
- October 31, 2011 at 6:52 AM
- Koci said...
I'm a huge curry fan to begin with, so these cookies sound really cool! What a yummy treat for Halloween!
- October 31, 2011 at 1:48 PM
- My McDonald Meal said...
Oh yeah! These look and sound wonderful. I could probably eat the icing alone.
- October 31, 2011 at 6:44 PM
- MelindaRD said...
Yum! I think I need to get me some spicy PB and get to experimenting.
- October 31, 2011 at 8:45 PM
- Sonia (Nasi Lemak Lover) said...
i have never eaten cookie with curry, this is so interesting, i just curious how it taste! Thanks for sharing.
- November 1, 2011 at 2:03 AM
- Christine knapkins_com said...
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- November 2, 2011 at 9:05 PM
- Lauren said...
Oh wow! These are terrific, absolutely my new favorite cookie. It would have been enough to just alert me to the existence of spicy peanut butter (which is easily replicated using this recipe: http://www.peanutbutterboy.com/hot-spicy-peanut-butter/), but then there is this glorious recipe!
Because I live alone and have no restraint when it comes to baked goods, I cut this in third and baked 9 cookies. I had no eggs to spare, so I used a chia "egg" with good results, though my mix was a little dry, leading me to throw in about 1 Tbsp applesauce. It came out well, but I'm sure the recipe as written is better.
I'm not a big frosting/glaze on cookies fan, so I just mixed up about 1 tsp curry, 1 Tbsp confectioners sugar, and a dollop of yogurt and then drizzled it on most of the cookies after they'd cooled.
Anyway, just fantastic, I love it - thanks so much for creating and posting!
- December 17, 2011 at 10:01 AM


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Football season is fast approaching and with it those glorious games between teams that love to hate each other, which we call rivalries.
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Garza is just what the doctor ordered
The Texas Rangers were desperately in need of a boost. Sitting three games behind the Oakland A's in the American League West and with a laundry list of injuries as long as the Brazos River, General Manager Jon Daniels had to find a piece that could provide some depth for the pitching rotation and keep this team in contention.
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If there were any questions as to whether Strawn's Cole Abbott and Gordon's Michael Cherry were among the best six-man football athletes on the planet, all doubts were erased Saturday in front of a large crowd at the inaugural Brazos Bowl All-Star Game. And they were erased easily.
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The 2013 Mineral Wells Little League Baseball/Softball spring season registration is just around the corner. It's for girls and boys ages 4-14.
New stadium rules going into effect
Friday night the Mineral Wells Rams will scrimmage Azle at Ram Stadium before opening the season Aug. 31 at Graham.
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Mineral Wells United won the U14 Girls Recreational Championship at the Lake Granbury Spring Classic on May 14-15.
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Behind The Website: fitzco.com
When we were researching for our piece on Fitzgerald + Co's Pergo campaign, we happened to notice that their website was looking different.
We asked ECD Marc Lineveldt to explain where the idea for this Mac OS Finder-inspired website concept came from, here is his reply:
The philosophy at Fitzgerald+CO is to help our clients move from traditional one-way communication to ideas that invite full participation. So the idea of the new Fitzco.com is to walk the talk, by fully turning over the reins of our website to the user.
The site's navigation is simple. It's your computer desktop. Launch the computer icon in the upper right (it often takes people a moment to catch on) and you're able to access our information, just as you would on your own computer. Change the wallpaper, browse our private files, rifle through our porn folder.
This iteration of the site is just a rough sketch of where it's headed. Soon you'll be able to upload your resume right to our desktop, add videos, change our bios and even watch a live stream of one of our copywriters.
If anyone has any other ideas for the site, please let us know – firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Photographer Calls Suri Cruise A 'Little Brat'
July 12th, 2013 7:15pm EDT
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes's daughter Suri was verbally assaulted by a photographer in New York City on Thursday.
The seven-year-old girl was walking with her mother and a friend, trying to make way to a waiting car when paparazzi and fans swarmed them. One photog tried to guilt-trip Katie to sign various items by saying, "Please, Katie -- don't ignore your fans, it's not good." Others got a little too close for comfort.
"We're trying to get in the car! Stop it! Get out of the way!" Suri shouted.
Once they arrived at the car, the same man who tried to get an autograph (which he obvously wanted to turn around and sell) was angered, shouting, "Bye Suri, you little brat."
The comment angered the man filming the video, who tried to remind him that she's just a kid and what he did was wrong.
"Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa," the cameraman said.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa what, man?" the angered man snapped back.
The cameraman tried to explain that Suri's just a kid, but there was no remorse from the angered hound.
"I don't care. She's a b**ch, dog. A little brat kid," he replied. "A little brat."
Somebody get Sean Penn...
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Scene of Boston Marathon after explosions
Two large explosions killed three and injured more than 170 on Monday near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
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Dontrelle Willis, Nate Robertson, and Jeremy Bonderman will make $34.5 million in 2010. I mean, really? Wait, I can do it with hitters, too: Magglio Ordonez, Carlos Guillen, and Brandon Inge will make $37.6 million in 2010. That's $70 million for... nothing, probably. Maybe two wins, depending on how much you let the pitchers kill you.
A discussion of the meaninglessness of spring training stats.
I'll admit it: the title (the first half, anyway) is meant as an attention grabber. But there is a fundamental truth contained therein: VORP, Baseball Prospectus' most well-known stat for valuing...
How can Dayton Moore get himself out of the regrettable Jose Guillen situation without just up and admitting it was a really bad idea? Joe Sheehan: Say nothing, make sure Guillen plays every day for the rest of the season, and go to Las Vegas with a league-average outfielder on a two-year, $24-million contract available for trade. Be willing to take back a little bit less on the deal and spend a couple million to be done with this.... Afterwards, make better decisions." "Tony (Royalville): Is Adam Dunn a solution to the lack of power in KC this winter? And would it be a good signing? Joe Sheehan: Good god, no. The Royals have a massive logjam on the corners as it is, and as much as they could use Dunn's offense, signing a player who adds to that is more problem than solution.... Lots of Royals questions today..."Joe Sheehan, Baseball Prospectus Chat, August 18, 2008
This may seem strange coming from a BP guy, but the truth is pitchers are babied these days, and that babying has gotten out of hand." --Joe Sheehanhttp://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7858
No, the problems with the players' selections are the glorification of the last 90 days and their backwards emphasis on wins and saves. No Cole Hamels or Johan Santana, but Ryan Dempster and Brandon Webb. Joe Saunders over John Lackey. Brian Wilson over 25 other guys. I've made this point before, but I want to reiterate it as the players' selections provide a teaching moment. It's very important, and if it comes off as arrogant, well, I'll live with that. The skills required to be one of the very best baseball players in the world have very little to do with the skills required to evaluate the performance and the value of baseball players. I might even argue that the ability to do the former makes you less likely to be able to do the latter. Regardless of how much playing experience is valued by people hiring within the game, by the media that covers the game, and by a lot of fans, all of the evidence we have at our disposal indicates that players by and large do not understand what drives run scoring and run prevention, and are therefore ill-suited to grading the work of their peers.Joe Sheehan, All-Star Screw-Ups
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Adam Levine has already taken the stage at Saturday Night Live once this season when Maroon 5 played the show in November, and on January 26th the frontman and Voice coach will return to studio 8H – this time to make his hosting debut. That episode will also feature a musical performance from Kendrick Lamar, whose major-label debut album Good Kid, m.A.A.d city came out in October.
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Social Security Tax Breaks Drive New Retirement Strategy; this is an excellent article on an added benefit of delaying Social Security; a potentially lower tax bill throughout retirement.
Many people start Social Security early and think they should delay their IRA withdrawals as long as possible, taking only the required minimum distribution starting at their age 70. When you factor in taxes, this isn't always the best strategy.
Even those who delay Social Security often neglect to realize that there may be a tax benefit to taking IRA withdrawals before they reach age 70.
A Journal of Financial Planning article published earlier this year, Tax-Efficient Retirement Withdrawal Planning Using a Comprehensive Tax Model, offers some additional insight into the most efficient way to take withdrawals. Their research shows that at a minimum you want to withdraw tax-deferred assets up to the amount of deductions.
If you're not sure how your retirement income might be taxed brush up on the basics at Frequently Asked Questions on Retirement Taxes.
The key to all of this is incorporating tax planning with your retirement account withdrawals. Unfortunately, lots of advisors are not allowed to provide tax planning. Those who can typically hold either a PFS designation, which is a financial planning designation offered to CPAs, or they practice as fee-only advisors with no broker-dealer affiliation.
Advisors who have a broker-dealer, work for a brokerage firm, or work as an insurance agent may be limited by their firms as to their ability to incorporate meaningful tax planning into their retirement advice.
I am hopeful the financial services industry will evolve, moving the direction of training advisors on taxes and allowing them to give advice on all areas that have an impact; like peanut butter and chocolate, tax planning and retirement income planning go to together.


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Remember the Rebel Yell?
Rebel Yell was a post I wrote some months ago, essentially about the need for writers to raise their keyboards high and write more than ever. Particularly, the post was meant to empower writers by encouraging them to give self-publish a thorough examination. The piece received many comments and still holds absolutely true. The other day, there was a latecomer, a comment by someone who'd read the post more than six months after it was written. But his comment was so eloquent, passionate and fun to read that I just had to post it here.
S.P. Mount, you have a fan in me, if for no other reason than that you took the time to write this comment. One bit of feedback I would give you is that your writing is so rich with symbol, metaphor and fancy footwork that at times your point comes to dance behind the scrim more than serves you. That said – bravo, sir. I respect your opinion and more than that, your passion:
I write with courage, passion and professionalism, the attributes you mention in a post that led me to this one, belated as it might be.
I couldn't agree more with your sentiment here, but having entered into the world of self-publishing, still, I find myself adrift; lost amid a sea of rising mediocrity and much of what I'm seeing from the opinion of the reader, slamming indie work because of it.
The writing world is changing indeed; publishers going the way of video stores. And it's not just technology, no, there's a revolution authors and readers alike increasingly demanding something completely different. And why not, it's happening in every other world? Publishers aren't to be trusted, failed in doing their jobs, that much increasingly evident. No, not for much longer will they arrogantly scan a short paragraph that merely blends into their so-called talent scouting brains with the many other author's paragraphs that came before it; not: seeing the woods for the trees; recognising individual worth; true talent, tossing it aside in all their professional conceitedness before they've even given it a fighting chance if so much as a comma is misplaced.
But it doesn't matter; is this publishing revolution not tantamount to the same deal? Yes, we may sail a different ship in these digital times, on a deck from where at least we can send up a flare despite an ever-ending journey of blogging and slogging and flogging to create our perfect storms, to impede us, perhaps making complete twits of ourselves; inadequately trained to come through them in the hope that we can finally reach our destination by the stroke of our own oar, or perhaps that search & rescue will swoop down and scoop us up long before we expire?
And many wannabe writers happy to do so, self promote that is, but often under the misapprehension that somehow what they have to say about their largely uneventful daily lives is in the slightest way creative, believing that their ramblings actually count as creative writing; building a daily word count that doesn't count at all, a simple abacus that they toy with. Earthbound but gone swimming, wearing nothing but fish tales (yes, T. A. L. E. S.) luring people into following them with cheap prizes and unenthusiastic writing competitions that largely, in my experience, mediocrity itself judges doing not a better job than publishers or agents before them.
But that rock congested too now, barnacles clinging in their masses, a pea soup of digital weakness closed in fast to obscure stunning marine life of those that breathe through the fins of creativity. Yes, ego-stroking oars paddled with a whip to the backs of their mediocre followers, following only to be followed and who might not actually follow at all, all set on a predictable synchronised course, most thinking that they can make a quick buck in Hollywood simply because they happened to put down 50,000 strokes during their entire lifetimes. And why? Because that's all they ever see out there. 'I can do that', they say, and who can blame them? They probably can. And so they set sail and poison the waters grey, thicken the soup, most without actually having studied the art of writing at all, ignorant to the fact that it has to be different from their otherwise everyday eloquence that just any-old-body can tell and not show, and without actually possessing an imagination outside of the subliminal sub-consciousness of a pond life who can't even be told, apparently, that there's anything else other than boy meets girl, husband leaves wife for younger woman, and don't even get me started on vampires and werewolves, for that horror show speaks for itself; that is what sucked the blood from true creativity – but therein, methinks, my own downfall, for I will not be assimilated.
And then there are those who have studied writing, but a choice, not a calling, like a slutty girl forced into the sisterhood, technically correct, getting the formula right, but reading a recipe that anyone with half a brain can follow. What about those who experiment in the kitchen, mix up new worlds? What about me?
I used to be much more modest, but I believe now that I might be one of those, for my readers, those followers I have managed to magnetise, consistently say so; they always have done, even when I first started this journey with no writing experience at all. People who don't know me, for I don't know anyone; have no family to stroke my own ego, nobody owing me nuttin' except perhaps a little admiration, appreciation even, for the effort I put in to the detriment of my real life business not to mention my health; lost in and preferring my imaginary worlds as I am and I do, the migraines I work through to bring something new to the table. Yes, readers consistently saying that my novels should be movies, over and over again telling me how original I am, again even from when I was a complete amateur with starry eyes, strangers who've started forums about my work saying how it should be on the big screen. And why? Because they actually read it. And readers, who all but harangue me, thank God, to get Pt II of one of my novels out. 'Where the hell is it?' they're shouting. And so yes, I'm grateful for this digital sea for at least I can cling to a buoy where they can find me. But still, it's not enough; I am a writer, not a marketer; I suck at self-promotion, maybe even at pitching my books, even writing their synopses probably, but nonetheless, in 2012, I must try harder.
But how do you get noticed when you're not the child of someone famous or when there is no panel of judges to give an unknown a chance, how can you convince the arrogant those who think they know what will sell, all demanding originality but failing their own rubric to actually embrace it when presented, positively shoved down the back of their effing throats? How the hell can I get on with my writing when I'm trying to sell myself? Happy enough to blog, tweet even, if ever I can get around to that too, but the effort of getting noticed, gaining followers, soaking up all my time in these unfriendly seas where everyone else is trying to do the same effing thing. Kudos to those who can manage that, but perhaps they have more time than that which I can afford or even want to dedicate to this kind of self promotion even if I did have the slightest inclination to host a competition, to seek out prizes of Amazon gift certificates or free copies of other people's books to give away in exchange for a following who might not follow at all, thereafter and that I can only hope would share my work on their Facebook page or something so someone more important might chance across it. Isn't this one of the reasons I wanted an agent for?
I invent cliché, I make up words, I utilise the natural resource I was given, have turned that burden of imagination that always boiled my blood more so than it stews even now when I think of the writing talent out there that may never come to shore. Yes, that something that makes people view a strange fellow like me as being completely removed from normal society but are intrigued by nonetheless, people who love to compare me to countless authors living and dead, Joyce, Salinger, King, Dali to name but a few, all greats and all of whom I've never read for I am a writer, not a reader, despite the fact my professor said a writer needs to be one. 'Crap', I say to that, for I am armed with my own voice, if only I could have it heard. But how then, if I am a combination of these by my own volition am I not considered a superpower… a writing god? Because I write with courage, passion and professionalism – and that, evidently is scary; too much to handle for an agent or a publisher.
For any agent reading this though, I invite you to my book, "Prickly Scots', not for a professional perspective, but to sit back and enjoy, for that's only how this work can be appreciated, digested; rich, nuanced and intelligent as it is, not a book you can read in one or two sittings, but one that, by the time you read it in its entirety, the second part will be available so that you won't have to beg me to publish it like the odd person is doing online currently; a few only, perhaps, given my lacklustre efforts at doing your job for you, but making it all worthwhile; appreciated by at least someone at last. And don't worry about not getting back to me; that's a given from agents and publishers even when the old fashioned sase's were sent, let alone an automated courtesy email, that at least tells me you're in receipt of my manuscript (and how hard is that to implement into your email programme?) No, I don't need you anymore, apparently, but a review to help me along my digital sea journey would be most appreciated if you do find an island a thousand miles from anywhere to actually sit and enjoy something genuinely different and dare to recognise new talent in its entirety for a change. What I need is someone who is going to tell the rest of us what we are going to like next. But then again, your boat, apparently, has sailed.


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|psychiatry a method of suppressing an undesirable habit, such as excessive smoking, by causing the subject to associate an unpleasant effect, such as an electric shock or nausea, with the habit
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A type of behavior therapy designed to modify antisocial habits or addictions by creating a strong association with a disagreeable or painful stimulus.
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psychotherapy designed to cause a patient to reduce or avoid an undesirable behaviour pattern by conditioning the person to associate the behaviour with an undesirable stimulus. The chief stimuli used in the therapy are electrical, chemical, or imagined aversive situations. In the electrical therapy, the patient is given a lightly painful shock whenever the undesirable behaviour is displayed. This method has been used in the treatment of sexual deviations. In the chemical therapy, the patient is given a drug that produces unpleasant effects, such as nausea, when combined with the undesirable behaviour; this method has been common in the treatment of alcoholism, in which the therapeutic drug and the alcohol together cause the nausea. In covert conditioning, developed by American psychologist Joseph Cautela, images of undesirable behaviour (e.g., smoking) are paired with images of aversive stimuli (e.g., nausea and vomiting) in a systematic sequence designed to reduce the positive cues that had been associated with the behaviour. (See conditioning.)
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Pfizer notified Groton officials within the last two weeks that it has sent out a request for proposals seeking demolition contractors for buildings on the Groton campus.
Town Manager Mark Oefinger said the company told him not to read anything into it, and that it was being done to stay the course in the event demolition is chosen.
Pfizer did not return an e-mail seeking comment on Friday.
The Town Council is expected to receive an update on the latest with Pfizer during its Committee of the Whole meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Town Hall Annex.
In August 2011, the company warned that Building 118 - the sprawling seven-building complex on Eastern Point Road - must be sold by year's end or it would be torn down.
In an e-mail on Dec. 28, Pfizer spokeswoman Joan Campion said the company would make a decision "in the near future" about the fate of Building 118, but had made no decision yet.
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Sounds like newly signed running back Dominic Rhodes has more than a backup role with the Bills in mind. In a Friday interview on Sirius NFL Radio, Rhodes said the Bills told him that he could start in the Sept. 14 Monday night opener at New England.
I imagine that's news to Fred Jackson, the projected starter while Marshawn Lynch serves his three-game suspension. Then again, what else are the Bills going to tell Rhodes. They needed to say something to entice him to join the team.
Whether he starts or not, the Bills are going to count heavily on Rhodes during the early part of the season. How he does in those first three games will determine whether his touches diminish or he steals playing time away from Jackson when Lynch returns.
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This article was first published on the political news site Crikey.
"Solving climate change can not be separated from the struggle to alleviate poverty"
This was the message on the opening day of the UN Climate Summit in Durban, South Africa.
In his opening address, President Jacob Zuma of South Africa highlighted how the Pacific island nation of Kiribati is set to become the first nation forced to relocate due to climate change. He also talked about the vulnerability of many African nations to climate change, including Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, where they are currently facing the biggest drought of the 21st century.
With these key themes shaping the start of the talks, there is a sense of urgency and hope amongst the thousands of environmentalists, activists and young people attending the UN Climate Summit. Hope, that our countries' negotiators and environment ministers will be able to deliver solutions to assist the world's poor in tackling climate change.
Poor people in developing countries are being hit first and worst by changing weather patterns. The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report highlights the link between extreme weather and global warming. Whilst we can't yet say that any particular flood, bushfire or cyclone was caused purely by climate change, the IPCC report does show that increases and intensification of some extreme weather events are likely to occur in the future as a result of climate change.
The IPCC report also showed that between 1970-2008, more than 95% of natural-disaster-related deaths occurred in developing countries.
Personally, I'm hopeful that Australia, the highest per-capita polluter in the OECD and a middle power in international diplomacy, can heed these messages and play an important role at Durban.
This includes ensuring that the Green Climate Fund, devised to help developing countries, is up and running by 2012. Australia's negotiators also need to deliver on promises to fill the fund and support calls for new ways to raise funds such as a global levy on shipping emissions and a financial transactions tax (FTT). A FTT or Robin Hood Tax is a tiny tax of about 0.05% on transactions like stocks, bonds, foreign currency and derivatives which could raise money to fight climate change and alleviate poverty.
I also hope that rich countries including Australia can keep the Kyoto Protocol alive and increase their emissions cuts to keep warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius in order to protect the most vulnerable countries.
In the opening address speaking on behalf of the Umbrella group of countries, Australia's Ambassador for Climate Change, Louise Hand quoted the recent International Energy Authority report which outlines that the world is currently slipping off the path to meet the below 2 degree target set in Copenhagen two years ago.
Australia is currently planning on cutting emissions by at least 5% by 2020 on 2000 levels. The IPCC recommends developed countries reduce emissions by between 25%-40% by 2020 on 1990 levels.
The passing of the Clean Energy Future legislation last month is a good first step for Australia in acting on climate change. Over the next two weeks, I hope that my government will take these next steps in tackling climate change and in doing so, help global efforts to tackle poverty.
I'm also blogging on our sister site in Australia, A Climate for Change (www.aclimateforchange.org)