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4BR Home in Destiny by the Sea, Emerald Enchantment in Destin
- bedrooms 4
- baths 3½
- sleeps 17
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Destiny by the Sea
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$ 1,720 - $ 3,970 / week
vacation rental description
Desinty by the Sea..... Only 130 Feet to the beach...
Come alone or bring the entire family for a fun & relaxing vacation in this fabulous 3 story 4BR/3.5 BA luxury home that sleeps 17. You will feel instant relaxation sitting on the balcony enjoying your morning coffee or watching the sun set in the afternoon with your favorite beverage in hand.
Emerald Enchantment awaits you in Destin, Florida at Destiny by the Sea. This beautiful home is located in the prestigious, gated, beachfront community at Destiny By The Sea, featuring soaring palms & lush landscaping. Destiny by the Sea has something for the entire family, club house, hot tubs AND a tropical pool. The gated community at Destiny By The Sea will provide peace of mind & an exclusive environment. The emerald waters, pristine white beaches, & the elegance of this beautifully furnished three-story home in the exclusive gated community of Destiny by the sea. Located on the Gulf of Mexico in Destin on Scenic Highway 98 between Sandestin, & East Pass (close to Silver Sands Factory Outlet Mall, & The Destin Commons).
Destiny by the sea offers a heated tropical pool, hot tub, gated community, lush landscaping and a fabulous Private beach. This beautiful home is located directly across from the Destiny by the Sea Tropical Pool and hot tub and a few houses down from the Gulf of Mexico. Only 130 steps and you are on the beach...
This fabulous home is within walking distance to The Crab Trap, Captain Dave's, Kenny's Cajun Diner & Pompano Joes, just to list a few of the favorite restuarants in the area. Our Destiny by the Sea home is only minutes away from great shopping at the SilverSands outlet Mall, Destin Commons, and other malls & specialty shops.
To keep not only the children but the entire family happy and entertained we are located close to the Big Kahunna, The Race Tracks and miniature golf.
If you love to golf? Destiny is in the heart of the golfing community. 8 golf courses with-in 8 miles of this luxury home.
The first floor features a foyer connecting to 3 bedrooms, & 2 full baths. The master bedroom has a King-size bed, Day-bed, Baby crib, large walk in closet, TV, & DVD player. The private full bath has a tub, & shower. The large recreation room has 2 Queen-size beds, Sleeper-sofa, & Love-seat, along with a wet-bar, refrigerator, microwave, TV, & DVD player. This is a great place for the kids to hang out. The second bedroom has a TV, Queen-size bed, & Twin-bed. The recreation room and second bedroom share a full bath, with a large free-standing shower, & a double vanity.
On The second floor you will find a spacious living room with a gas fireplace, dining area, breakfast bar, laundry room, half bath, & gourmet kitchen, that is fully-equipped with a ice maker, Gas cook top oven, Microwave, & spacious refrigerator. The living area has a Stereo, TV, VCR, & DVD player.
The third floor offers a luxurious master suite with a King-size number bed, gas fireplace, private sitting area with Queen-size sleeper sofa, TV, & DVD player. The master bath has a jetted Jacuzzi tub, large free-standing glass enclosed shower, bidet, & a double vanity. Both the second, & third floor balconies are furnished with tables, chairs, recliners, & offer views of the Destiny by the sea heated pool.
2 Kings
3 Queens
2 Twins
2 Queen Sleeper-sofas
1 Full size baby-crib
3 Sofas
1 Love Seat
Restrictions: No Smoking. No Pets. Maximum of 17 Guests. Must Be 25 Years of Age to Rent - No Chaperoned Groups or Vacationing Students.
Keywords: Destiny by the Sea, Luxury beach vacation, beach,Luxury Vacation Home, Beach View, Destin, Florida, Fishing, Golf, Outlet Shopping, Destinybythesea, Family Reunion, SpringBreak in destin florida, Destin Florida luxury rental, Ocean front community,
house rental amenities
- Community pool
- Community hot tub
- Grill
- Gated Neighborhood
vacation rental rates
Spring Break .. (Mar 02-Apr 12) .. $ 3,420/wk
Spring ........... (Apr 13-May 17) .. $ 2,420/wk .. $402/nt
Summer ........ (May18-Aug 16) .. $ 3,970/wk
Late Summer ..(Aug 17-Sep 06) .. $ 3,420/wk .. $566/nt
Fall ............... (Sep 07-Oct 25) .. $ 1,920/wk .. $320/nt
Winter ........... (Oct 26-Mar 01) .. $ 1,720/wk .. $287/nt
*some dates require a 3, 5 or 7 night minimum. Saturday to Saturday required in some seasons.
**Taxes and cleaning fee not included... Holiday rates are subject to a higher rate.
***No College Groups, This is a Family Rental ONLY! NO BOOKINGS UNDER 25 YRS OF AGE!


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*Local and frequent speaker at Board of Education meetings Robert Foster emailed this letter to Patch discussing the lack of community members at the Board of Education meetings.
What if no one was there?
On August 28th I had a very unique experience. I was the only member of the community at the scheduled school board meeting. After the meet I realized that if I did not go no one would have been there. It just struck me that with the thousands of residents in the community only one person was there to hear about the ongoing efforts to both reduce costs and improve the level of services to the students. In addition, with have a new superintendent, I would think some people would like to see what we are getting for that investment.
Why did this happen? Was it the "back to school annual scavenger hunt". That is the annual exercise where every family with students in the school is out in force with their must have lists for opening day running from store to store, or maybe too many of us have decided that our being there makes no difference. Just last year when there was something causing stress in the community such as a reduction in bus service or the need to close a school the room gets packed. I guess there is nothing to motivate anyone to come out on a warm summer evening.
There is some good news when the attendance gets that small the meetings get moved to the executive meeting room were the seats are comfortable, the air conditioning works great, there is no need for the old audio system and I see a lot more interaction taking place as members sit around the meeting table instead of being spread out over the front of a large room. But with all those pluses I would rather see the community coming out hearing what is going on and maybe, if they have something to share, add their thoughts to the discussion.
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While Rams Nation anxiously waits for Jeff Fisher to make a final decision between the head-coaching vacancies in St. Louis and Miami, a good chunk of the Rams' current roster twists in the winter wind with more than a few futures in limbo.
There is, however, at least a handful of Rams players on both sides of the ball who we hear are, at least for now, considered to be key keepers, with QB Sam Bradford at the top of the list.
Despite a rocky, injury-plagued sophomore season that was in stark contrast to a stellar rookie campaign, in which he took every snap under center, team sources tell us owner Stan Kroenke remains a huge Bradford fan and has no intention of giving up on a young, hardworking talent whom he still envisions as the long-term face of the franchise.
It was reported in the days leading up to the wild-card weekend that Fisher was not exactly enamored with Bradford. But a dramatically different direction at quarterback under Fisher that does not include the top pick in the 2010 draft would greatly surprise most league observers.
As it stands, Bradford would be forced to adapt to his third different coordinator in three seasons, with Josh McDaniels returning to New England following a one-year stint with the Rams that couldn't have been any more disappointing.
McDaniels' departure was viewed by many close to the scene as a strong indication that Fisher was leaning more toward the Rams' head-coaching job.
Sources had indicated that if Fisher took the Rams' job, he would not retain McDaniels, whose offensive philosophy is out of sync with the more conservative style that Fisher prefers.
Greatly overshadowed by the "two-horse race" between Miami and St. Louis for Fisher's services was the Rams' continued search for a new GM.
The list of prospective candidates was whittled down from nine to eight when Ravens director of player personnel Eric DeCosta ruled himself out of the running.
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Lovely 3 Bedrooms Cottage in Madaket in Nantucket
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 8
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type Cottage
- community Tristram's Landing
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A lovely 3BR, 2 bath cottage awaits you walking distance from beautiful Madaket beach and its renowned sunsets. Also, nearby you will find a carryout/convenience store and the shuttle bus to town.
This cottage offers you a spacious master bedroom (queen bed) with private full bath, and two guest rooms sharing the second full bathroom. The cathedral ceilings along with the wood-burning fireplace give to the open concept living/dining/kitchen area a cozy atmosphere, even in the winter months.
The cottage also features a nice deck with patio furniture, a charcoal grill, lounge chairs, large lawn and an outdoor shower.
We also have another house located in Madaket to offer. It is a bigger 3 bedroom/3bath almost on the ocean. It is available August 5 to 12 for 4000$.


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These chairs came today and they are gorgeous,soft as butter leather,very high quality.I have to send them back though .BEWARE they are not white..they are off white/cream!! If you are looking for off white. They are really really nice and a great buy. I did sit in one before it went back into the box...very comfortable.
I learned a lot about seat height with this purchase. I had to send the chairs back and O.com was very nice about waiving return shipping when I told them the reason. I had assumed that table heights and chair seat heights were standard. Well, they sort of are, but not completely. Standard table heights go from 28 to 30" while standard chair seat heights go from 18-20". So you would want an 18" chair seat height with a 28" table height and a 20" chair seat height with a 30" table height. Well these beautiful reasonable chairs were just what I wanted, but you guessed it, my table is 30" high and the chair seat was 18" high -- way too low. I found this out by googling on the internet -- not having known this before. I would definitely have kept the chairs if they had had a higher chair seat. height.
We needed new chairs for our mid-century/eclectic dining room and these chairs are the perfect addition. The chairs were carefully packed and fully assembled upon delivery. The color, size, and quality are consistent with the Overstock description and many of the customer reviews. We took a big chance by ordering all six chairs at once, but are so pleased that we did.
These chairs are a great addition to my condo's dining room. They have a nice clean look and the tufted back is subtle enough to read "hip and glam" not "eye-talian resturant". The are comfortable and seem solidly constructed, plus they arrived very securly packed against any damage. Unlike some others, I don't find them to be small as they are the right scale for a modern or mid-century look. If you have large furniture pieces, they may get overwhelmed.. Seriously considering adding two more and it's been about five minutes.
The chairs are perfect for my use. I read the reviews that said the chairs were kiddie-sized. I'm not sure what they are used to, but I measured my existing Parsons chairs (obtained from Pottery Barn) before I ordered these, and they were similar in seat height and 2-3 inches shorter in back height, which was fine. My husband is 6'2" and I am 5' 8" so we are not short people, and these are fine for size. However, we are average weight and if people were very heavy, these might not be the chairs for them, width-wise. I think the chairs are beautiful and go perfectly with our glass dining table. The legs are darker than I expected--they look black and I thought expresso would be a dark brown. Just be aware. This is the 4th item I have purchased from Overstock and have never been disappointed in what I have ordered--reading the reviews really is helpful.
Very disappointed with the appearance, and size of these chairs. Placed under table next to existing and they look like minature chairs that disappear with the others
These chairs are gorgeous. The color is ivory, not whitey white, which is what I love. The only down side is the chair is about 1 inch too short. I wish the legs had one more inch. But I'm keeping them and maybe adding casters or cutting down my table a little.
The chairs are very stylish and comfortable. I am very happy with the great price!
They looked like chairs for children, they are not of the highest quality, and before you purchase make sure you know if you have a 28" high table or 30" high table as these chairs will not work for a 30" table at all!!! I am 5'2 and husband 6' and it did not work for either one of us on any level plus poor quality!!! Don't understand all the good reviews. The only good thing about the chairs was no assembly required.
very nice chairs. Using in a rental and they are sturdy. very pretty as well.
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(WTOL) - Is anyone in your family looking for work? There are some words in the help wanted ads to watch out for.
The good news: More companies are hiring in 2012.
The bad news: They're expecting much more out of their new hires than in the past.
But a new report says you can spot a brutal workplace by decoding the help wanted ad.
Job fairs and help wanted ads are finally on the increase again. But Fortune magazine says watch out for buzz words hidden in those employment listings on Career Builder, Monster, and other sites.
Among the buzz words are "team player," which often means they want someone who follows orders. Or "self starter," which means you'd better achieve results without any help. Another red flag is "fast-paced environment," which Fortune says you can be expected to work hard for long hours.
From the Doesn't That Stink file, the most dangerous buzz word in employment ads, according to Fortune, is "multitasker." Fortune says that word can mean you will be asked to handle many jobs at once. It says a multitasking job description can mean they will switch your assignment on a moments notice and they haven't really figured out what your main focus should be.
Of course, if you are out of work, any employment opportunity may be a good opportunity. But if you are on the bubble, watch for red flags so you don't waste your money.
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Boston-area airline passengers can now apply for expedited screening privileges at airports around the country, the Globe reports.
The Transportation Security Administration is opening 300 application sites, including locations in Dorchester, Waltham and Pocasset, for travelers to verify their identity and provide fingerprints for a background check.
The program, called PreCheck, costs $85 for five years and allows travelers to bypass long security lines that include the invasive removal of clothing and shoes, as well as the removal of certain items from their carryon bags.
If a passenger is approved for PreCheck, a TSA PreCheck indicator will be embedded in the barcode of the boarding pass so when it is scanned at a security checkpoint, the passenger will be sent to the expedited screening line.
Passengers interested in joining must first apply for the program online at tsa.gov before making an appointment at one of the local application sites.
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Credits go to Strack for the awesome sprite.
I'm an Emerging Fluidic Master (again). Time to start working on my Waterbending.
I'm still a ninja although I think I'm losing my skills as one.
"You're saying this kingdom will vanish? NOT TODAY! THIS KINGDOM IS ALL MINE! SO YOU VANISH!"
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Eh, I wouldn't bet too much on that, unless Nickelodeon uses it in their new TV series.They should have done this years ago when the 4Kids series was running strong (though it was less kid-friendly than the Nickelodeon series appears to be).
The sets will be debuting next year and I can't wait for the Technodrome to be immortalized in ABS.
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I honestly did not see that until just now. You're right, that -is- a grand thought.
Not a Turtles fan, but I have to say, those figs and the set itself are pretty nice. And I'm drooling at the thought of more basic parts in olive green, like on the top of the "Shellraiser" (which I have to admit is a clever name).
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To be fair, Mega Bloks also had Marvel as a theme prior to LEGO picking it up. Just because another company made a product line of it doesn't necessarily negate it from being picked up by LEGO. The only theme right now that I'd be concerned with is if they obtained Halo. That'd be a complete 180 to everything LEGO was producing.... Which is why I still want LEGO Half-Life 2 D:
To be honest I'm kinda disappointed by I understand a possibly reasoning, for the Ninjago line is about to discontinue so at least they have something that is Ninja-like and that is popular. I'm just not sure I enjoyed the show alot and also Mega Bloks have done this before
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text: Bad Movies the Oscar Nominees Are In | 2013 Oscar Hall of Shame: The Bad-Movie Pasts of the Nominees by Shannon Vestal 2/20/13 142 Reactions 44 Shares Print 1 21 20 2 0 This year's illustrious Oscar nominees have given a myriad of inspiring performances, but like most actors, they've had "varied" careers. Yes, the actors up for Academy Awards are fantastic performers, but there are quite a few movies in their collective pasts that we're pretty sure they'd rather we forget about. Still, it's fun to see how far they've come, so before Oscar night gets here, check out these less-than-stellar films featuring the nominees. Anne Hathaway, Bride Wars What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 11% Anne Hathaway may have moved us to tears with her performance in Les Misérables, but we were sad for a different reason while watching her in this 2009 comedy. As one half of a BFF pair who turn into bridezillas, Hathway's character's behavior is just unflattering. Watch the clip for a refresher: Source: 20th Century Fox 1 / 14 Joaquin Phoenix, I'm Still Here What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 52% We're still scratching our heads at the strange life choices of Joaquin Phoenix in the late 2000s that culminated in this documentary-style film. He had declared he was quitting acting to be a rapper, he started sporting the look at left, and Casey Affleck was there to film it all. I don't think we need to tell you why this is in the hall of shame, but I think one phrase sums up the reaction to this film nicely: WTF? Watch this clip, and feel relieved that Phoenix went back to acting: Source: Magnolia Pictures 2 / 14 Amy Adams, Cruel Intentions 2 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 18% You've probably seen Cruel Intentions, in which Sarah Michelle Gellar plays the devious Kathryn Merteuil, but did you know there's a straight-to-DVD follow-up with Amy Adams in Gellar's role? Cruel Intentions 2: Manchester Prep is so bad all around that even the acting of best supporting actress nominee Adams is laughable. Just click play to find out why: Source: Sony Pictures 3 / 14 Tommy Lee Jones, Batman Forever What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 41% Before Christopher Nolan came along, the Batman movies were sliding into extremely cheesy territory. One low point is Batman Forever, in which best supporting actor nominee Jones plays Two-Face. It's not to say this superhero flick isn't entertaining, but it's because of gems like this line, delivered by Jones: "The bat's stubborn refusal to expire . . . is driving us insane!" Watch, cringe, giggle: Source: Warner Bros. 4 / 14 Bradley Cooper, All About Steve What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 6% While we totally understand the premise of a movie in which a woman is obsessed with Bradley Cooper, this terrible film doesn't do anything to prove that Cooper has the kind of chops he reveals in Silver Linings Playbook. Watch this video to feel as awkward as Sandra Bullock's character acts: Source: 20th Century Fox 6 / 14 Sally Field, Say It Isn't So What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 9% Sally Field has played a lot of memorable onscreen moms, but why she signed on to play the mother of Heather Graham's character in this Farrelly brothers movie is a mystery. In this unfunny "comedy," Graham thinks her boyfriend may actually be her brother (ewwww). Say it isn't so, indeed. Watch the trailer to say ew one more time: Source: 20th Century Fox 6 / 14 Christoph Waltz, The Green Hornet What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 44% After Austrian actor Waltz won an Oscar in 2010, he was cast in a bunch of stateside films, but unfortunately, they weren't all of the same caliber as Inglourious Basterds. Of particular note is the underwhelming comic-book adaptation The Green Hornet, in which he plays another villain, but he's more silly than sinister. Proof: Source: Sony Pictures 7 / 14 Naomi Watts, Dream House What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 6% The 2011 horror film Dream House not only bombed at the box office, but also, the final product was so bad that the stars barely did any press for it. Naomi Watts's character is just part of the crazy plot twists of this movie, and regardless of what happens to her character, we're just happy her career survived. At least she looks beautiful near death: Source: Universal Pictures 8 / 14 Hugh Jackman, Kate & Leopold What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 50% Maybe Hugh Jackman is so comfortable in Jean Valjean's 19th-century waistcoats because he'd already rocked them in this 2001 romantic comedy. But where Les Misérables is tragic for poignant reasons, Kate & Leopold is just tragically bad. Watch Jackman as a man who's been transported to present day from 1876, and laugh for the wrong reasons: Source: Miramax 9 / 14 Jennifer Lawrence, House at the End of the Street What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 11% Two-time Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence has made very few missteps so far in her young career — except for the 2012 horror flick House at the End of the Street. It's just hard to believe an actress who plays tough so well as a character you have to yell, "Don't go in there!" at. Watch the clip to do it anyway: Source: Relativity Media 11 / 14 Robert De Niro, New Year's Eve What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 7% The ensemble romantic comedy was already tired by the time New Year's Eve came out in 2011, and this movie suffers from a distinct lack of charm. We still wonder how acting legend De Niro got mixed up in the fluffy mess, but we're just glad that he found his way back — and landed an Oscar nomination. See if you can even spot him in the overstuffed trailer: Source: Warner Bros. 11 / 14 Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 37% It's hard to believe that Daniel Day-Lewis even has the capacity to appear in a less-than-amazing movie, but the 2009 musical Nine is that movie. It's not that we don't enjoy seeing Lewis sing and dance, but something about it just feels wrong. If you're not agreeing yet, then just watch as he sings in an Italian accent: Source: The Weinstein Company 12 / 14 Alan Arkin, The Change-Up What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 26% The crude humor of this body-switching comedy does no justice to the talent of best supporting actor nominee Alan Arkin. There is a factor that makes the whole incident a little less embarrassing: he plays Ryan Reynolds's dad. Quite flattering. Another silver lining? At least he was left out of the trailer: Source: Universal Pictures 13 / 14 Denzel Washington, The Book of Eli What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 48% In this post-apocalyptic drama, Denzel Washington plays a blind man who has to protect the last Bible on earth while spouting biblical phrases and wasting his enemies with a samurai sword. Not exactly the same kind of material that got him nominations for films like Flight. 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Bus fire
A charter bus caught fire on Interstate 35 between Waco and Temple on Saturday.
Only the driver was aboard the bus when the flames erupted near Eddy, Texas around noon, and that's a very good thing.
The rear half of the bus was incinerated by the fire.
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2005 Annual Report
Postharvest losses of fresh produce range from 10 to 50% depending upon commodity and storage facilities. Further losses result from fresh-cut processing and marketing where shelf-life of various items will range from three days to three weeks. Extension of shelf-life would be beneficial with some fresh-cut products as would development of methods to allow use of other produce now considered too sensitive for current processing and storage procedures. As an example, the application of natural antioxidants could open up a market for fresh-cut fruit slices allowing development of new value-added products. One specific problem area being addressed is the prevention of tissue browning that detracts from appearance and reduces market value of fresh-cut produce. Microbial growth on fresh and fresh-cut produce not only affects quality, but also reduces shelf-life of the products. Better methods of preventing browning and reducing decay are urgently needed if postharvest quality of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables is to be improved. Texture is frequently the quality attribute limiting the acceptability of fresh fruits and vegetables by the consumer. Cutting and packaging of produce can cause texture breakdown and cause certain quality-related volatiles to either decrease or increase, and these changes may alter consumer acceptability. Because it is such a new industry, there are no established, traditional measurements of quality of fresh-cut products other than sensory (appearance, feel, and taste). Rapid, accurate, and reproducible grading methods will systematize the measurement of quality of these value-added products.
The proposed research falls within Component 1 of NP-306 on "Quality Characterization, Preservation, and Enhancement." The project focuses on Category 1 (Fruits, Vegetables, Tree Nuts, and Sugar Crops) and addresses Problem Area 1a, "Definition and Basis for Quality" and Problem Area 1d, "Preservation and/or Enhancement of Quality and Marketability."
Year (FY 2005):
Better tasting fresh-cut apple cultivars selected.
Orange-fleshed fresh-cut honeydew evaluated.
Approximately ten GRAS substances evaluated.
Texture panel trained.
Crispness and crunchiness defined.
Year 2-3 (FY 2006-2007):
Alternative processing protocols formulated.
Food-safe product developed.
Alternative sanitation technologies developed.
Effective antimicrobial substances and dosages identified.
MAP technologies optimized for fresh-cut apples.
Sensory and instrumental texture of ~30 commodities measured.
Sensory and instrumental measurements made on fresh-cut apple and melon products.
Year 4-5 (FY 2008-2009):
GRAS treatments optimized.
Combination processing and MAP strategies established.
Statistical models for hardness, crispness, crunchiness, and toughness in high-moisture products developed and validated.
Instrumental texture measurement methods for fresh-cuts recommended.
Models proposed for predicting sweetness, sourness, and acceptability of fresh-cut apple and melon from instrumental measurements.
Many GRAS substances have been evaluated for their effectiveness in reducing decay, alleviating chilling injury, and extending storage life. Several of these naturally occurring compounds, including methyl jasmonate, methyl salicylate, tea tree oil, allyl isothiocyanate, acetic acid, and ethanol have been identified to be effective in maintaining the quality of various commodities. The mechanisms of how these compounds exert their effects and their potential benefits to the produce industry will be investigated.
The optimal times to treatment intact apples with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), a gas used commercially to maintain apple quality during storage, has been determined along with recommended dosages for four cultivars of apples. Appropriately timed 1-MCP application(s) maintain quality and shelf-life of intact apples as controlled atmosphere storage, but cannot inhibit postharvest decays in apples as well as controlled atmospheres. The apple industry has been alerted to combine an antifungal treatment with the 1-MCP treatment if necessary to control decay during storage of 1-MCP-treated fruit.
Saftner, R., A. Bhagwat, and J. Abbott. BARC Public Field Day, June 2005. Fresh-cut Apple Products Processed with Commercial and Low pH Processing Formulations.
Gonzalez-Aguilar, G., Wang, C.Y., Buta, J.G. 2004. Uv-c irradiation prevents breakdown and chilling injury of peaches during cold storage. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 84:415-422
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Saftner, R.A., Abbott, J.A., Bhagwat, A.A., Vinyard, B.T. 2005. Quality measurement of intact and fresh-cut slices of, `fuji', `granny smith', `pink lady' and `goldrush' apples. Journal of Food Science. 70:S317-324.


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The Secret Service has joined the investigation after an effigy of President Barack Obama was found hanging from a highway bridge.
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Sharp said sheriff's deputies handled the initial call after someone hung a dummy wearing a full suit and a mask of the president off the highway bridge.
Authorities were notified at 5:30 a.m. Monday about an object hanging from the Lesholz Bridge over Interstate 70 near Grain Valley, which is about 20 miles east of Kansas City. The effigy was hanging from the westbound side of the interstate.
Sharp said the sheriff's office received three 911 calls. The callers thought an actual person was hanging from the bridge.
"It's still dark at 5:30am. All they could see was the outline of what appeared to be a body," he said.
Authorities shut down the highway while they investigated an item attached to the dummy that prompted them to call an Independence area bomb and arson squad.
However, no explosives were found on the effigy.
Authorities aren't detailing what type of mask was on the effigy because it is important to their investigation while talking to potential suspects. Sharp also declined to say whether the dummy was hanging from a noose.
The highway was reopened after no explosives were found.
Deputies said they are not releasing images of the effigy or the 911 calls. The investigation is continuing.
The Secret Service will determine whether any crimes occurred. Because of free speech protections, some have not been charged with a crime when an Obama effigy has been hung in other cases across the nation. However, charges were filed when items were allegedly taken for the creation of an effigy.
Sharp stressed that he would have called in the Independence Police Department's bomb squad as a precaution no matter what type of dummy was hanging whether it was Santa Claus or Captain Kangaroo.
Jerry Vest, who owns a costume shop in Kansas City, KS, said he checked with his cashiers to make sure no one had bought an Obama mask recently. He said no such purchase was made or he would have reported the details to authorities.
"I thought it was totally disrespectful," he said.
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Amarillo, TX - Early voting starts today (Apr. 29), and education is one of the most contested issues in this year's city elections, with area school boards up for re-election. And Canyon residents could change the way their own government is elected and how those elections are financed.
Probably the single most talked-about issue on this year's ballot is Amarillo ISD's $99.45 million bond to expand existing schools and build a new one to accommodate the area's growing population.
And on Canyon's ballot, Proposition 7 would change the city's election years to coincide with the county's, which they hope will save taxpayer dollars.
"The City of Canyon taxpayers were paying taxes to Randall County, and that money was being used to own and operate election equipment," explains city manager Randy Criswell. "So it's kind of like we'd be taxing them double so that we could have the equipment so that we could continue to have elections in even-numbered years."
Under state law, amendments to city charters must be approved by the public to take effect. And Criswell says that kind of public accountability is how good government operates.
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The Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites West Point-Fort Montgomery is located on the scenic Hudson River less than 5 minutes from West Point - the premier USMA, the Historic Ft. Montgomery Battlefield Site, Bear Mountain State Park & Constitution Island. Holiday Inn Express welcomes you to Fort Montgomery. Visit West Point, NY and Stay Smart at the Holiday In...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 158 reviews
Excellent 10.0
Everything! It was much more than I expected.
No.From the first minute we entered until we left, all was fine.
Excellent 10.0
Spacious and clean!
Bathroom ventingExcellent staff, very clean and good customer service. Great breakfast. Enjoyed our stay very much. Great value for room.
|Good - 1003 reviews
With a stay at America's Best Value Inn, Central Valley in Central Valley, you'll be connected to a shopping center and minutes from Woodbury Common Premium Outlets. This hotel is within the vicinity of Arrow Park Lake and Lodge and Museum Village. Make yourself at home in one of the 45 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Compliment...
Overall Rating - Good - 1003 reviews
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Discover a Home Away from Home at this Newburgh-Stewart Airport Hote Welcome to the Homewood Suites by Hilton® Newburgh-Stewart Airport hotel. Located within Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, New York, our all-suite hotel is just two minutes from the main airport terminal. Expect easy access to I-84, I-87/New York State Thruway, and attractions s...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 56 reviews
Excellent 9.0
Location to the airport.
We asked for a crib when we booked, and again when I called to let them know we'd be checking in late but it was not in the room when we arrived at around midnight with a sleeping baby. However, the situation was remedied very quickly so no real problem.
Excellent 10.0
Soft sheets. Nice bed. Fantastic pillows.It was wonderful. Spacious. And comfortable.
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With a stay at The Garrison House Historic Inn and Gift Shoppe in Fort Montgomery, you'll be close to Bear Mountain State Park and West Point Museum. This bed & breakfast is within the vicinity of Michie Stadium and Garrison Art Center. Make yourself at home in one of the air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Cable television is provi...
|Excellent - 183 reviews
Nestled in the heart of the Hudson Valley, the Hilton Garden Inn Stewart Airport/Newburgh hotel in New York is the perfect getaway from city life whether it is for business or pleasure. Conveniently located off the New York State Thruway I-87 and I-84 in the center of the historic Hudson Valley, our Newburgh, New York hotel is the perfect stop for major shop...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 183 reviews
Okay 6.0
Extremely nice staff
I picked the hotel because it had an indoor pool. it was not heated and it was so cold I couldn't go in past the steps. My daughter did better, but after ten minutes her lips were purple.
Excellent 9.0
The lobby was absolutely beautiful!
Yes - The wall mounted hair dryers are AWFUL. For 3-stars, and such a nice hotel, I would expect actual, stand alone hair dryers.Only stayed one night on business, no real complaints. The lobby is beautiful, and the rooms were nice, bed comfortable. My only disappointment was that the bathroom had only a mini, wall-mounted hair dryer. For a three-star hotel, I would expect to have an actual stand alone, regular sized hair dryer! Its a basic amenity that I love to have in a hotel, while travelling on business!
|Excellent - 1100 reviews
a great stay is in the bag.. welcome to the Hampton Inn Harriman Woodbury. The Hampton Inn® Harriman Woodbury is a destination in and of itself. Within walking distance is Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets, one of the largest designer outlet centers in the world. The Hampton Inn Harriman Woodbury puts you at the center of a tremendous number of fantastic scen...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 1100 reviews
Excellent 10.0
Comfortable beds, clean, free and good wifi excellent hot breakfast, convenient location - near central mall and West Point.
NienteFantastic room and very clean, excellent breakfast, great location
Okay 6.0
The location of this hotel met our needs. The appearance of the facility was pleasing. Hotel staff were friendly and helpful. The breakfast was more than adequate.
Upon retiring for the night there was a distinctive odor of vomit near the bed area which was almost overpowering. Some kind of spray had been used to mask the odor but it was not effective. The room needs to be steam cleaned and sanitized before you rentThis was a very pricey hotel compared to others where we have stayed and did not offer the amenities offered by places like Country Inn and Suites.
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The Days Inn Newburgh is conveniently located in the heart of the Hudson Valley. We overlook beautiful Washington Lake. Stewart International Airport is just two miles away with Free Shuttle Service - From 5 AM to 10PM. For Park Before You Fly Package, book online or hotel using PROMO CODE- LGPF- Shuttle runs from 5 Am to 10 Pm. West Point Military Academy...
Overall Rating - Good - 572 reviews
Okay 6.0
Close to West Point, price was right
Fitness room had 1 treadmill, 1 eliptical and 1 stationary bike. And no ventelation!It's not a luxury hotel by any means but for the price was fine.
Poor 1.0
This hôtel need démolition! Not good for mord utilisation!
We canot qualifiy this by hôtel! Its horrible!
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Excellent 10.0
Cleanliness, helpfulness and very nice staff, our room was very comfortable, loved the indoor pool and hot tub, close to the parkway and Newburgh airport, location is great not far from restaurants, fast food and gas stations. The price was JUST RIGHT!
I didn't like how the food area was only open during certain times.
Good 7.0
clean, good location for visiting family, comfortable rooms
workout facility isn't ideal...competition for single elliptical while there are 3 treadmills no one was using. Too warm but front desk clerk could not lower the thermostat because the engineer wasn't in.overall good but needs better workout room operation: more elliptical trainers, fewer treadmills, staff able to lower thermostat, fans available.
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Refresh at this Ramada Fishkill hotel conveniently located off Interstate 84 near waterslides and a lazy river at SplashDown Beach, Casperkill Golf Club, West Point Military Academy, and outlet shopping. Relax after a day of business or leisure at this hotel with complimentary wireless Internet access, complimentary hot breakfast buffet, seasonal outdoor poo...
Overall Rating - Okay - 789 reviews
Mediocre 3.6
Location for being close to wedding location was good. Bed was acceptable
no hot water in two rooms no working phones in two room (entire hotel) no key for in room safe no response to calling desk from cellphone no response after Kayak/GetARoom called to get hot water fixed had to leave for another hotel to shower and get ready before the wedding. waste of money.
Good 7.3
Really great service by the guy at the front desk.
Beds weren't completely clean. The breakfast was extremely plain tasting.
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catch the excitement of the Hudson Valley.. welcome to the Hampton Inn Fishkill. The commanding views of the Hudson Valley will be at your feet when you visit the Hampton Inn® hotel in Fishkill. The unsurpassed beauty of this area inspired an entire school of American artists-it will inspire you, too, when you hike one of our mountain trails or explore the b...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 419 reviews
Excellent 10.0
Hotel staff was extremely friendly and very helpful. Lots of places to eat very nearby - don't miss the diner for full menu and New York style desserts to die for!
Nothing. This was a very economical stop with all the amenities of a pricier hotel. Love it.I was concerned ahead of time that Fishkill might not be a nice, safe stop. We were pleasantly surprised and will stay here again.
Excellent 9.0
Conveniently located off the freeway. Close to restaurants, shops and area attractions. It deserves more stars than the current two and a half.
WiFi is intermittently unpredictable and my room is not at the ends of the building.Hampton Inn never fail our expectations. Nicely designed & spacious rooms, comfy bed, quiet AC unit,
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When you stay at Overlook Lodge at Bear Mountain in Bear Mountain, you'll be in a state park and convenient to Bear Mountain State Park. This hotel is within the vicinity of Peekskill Museum and Paramount Center for the Arts. Make yourself at home in one of the 48 guestrooms. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include desks...
|Okay - 512 reviews
Ramada Newburgh/West Point hotel is centrally located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, minutes from West Point Military Academy and the Stewart International Airport, at the intersection of Interstate 84 and 87. Newburgh, NY is located in Orange County along the Hudson River, near Middletown, New Windsor, Beakon, and Poughkeepsie. This Newburgh hotel is a...
Overall Rating - Okay - 512 reviews
Good 8.0
having to go up the stairs with suitcaseroom was satisfactory, breakfast bar satisfactory,
Excellent 9.0
So thankful for air conditioning and a pool!
noThe gentleman working at the desk was very kind and helpful.
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|Excellent - 305 reviews
Hilton Garden Inn Poughkeepsie/Fishkill hotel of New York has fast become the preferred hotel for both the business and leisure traveler. (Recipient of the 2004 Dutchess County Economic Development Center Newcomers Award and voted one of the top three hotels in the entire Hudson Valley Region in the Taconic Press Readers Choice Awards) Our 111-room Fishkill...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 305 reviews
Good 8.0
Very nice hotel, close to the interstate - makes it easy to get to other places. Watch out! Bartender has a heavy hand!!
Excellent 10.0
Free coffee and tea, gorgeous lobby, comfortable beds, fridge and microwave in room. Spacious bathroom as well.
|Good - 557 reviews
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Overall Rating - Good - 557 reviews
Okay 5.0
Room smelled musty.Air conditioning in room didn't work. They sent a repair man, but he couldn't fix it. They were supposed to move us to another room, but never didn't. Not happy about that.
Good 6.6
The breakfast was better than I had hoped for.
Room access was through the exterior perimeter of the facility. Main area of hotel was very dark and guest room was in need of updating If not total renovation. Should be sold to a Ramada Four Points Franchisee and updated. The Ramada down the block is just fractionally superior.It kind of sucks as well.


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As the company prepares to report earnings Tuesday after grappling with a stock plunge, the company must prove that it is not just a hardware business but a software one too. Jessica Lessin reports on The News Hub.
Apple Inc. AAPL +0.74% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $101.32 +0.74 +0.74% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 43.49M AFTER HOURS $101.45 +0.13 +0.13% Aug. 22, 2014 7:59 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 691,817 P/E Ratio 16.26 Market Cap $606.69 Billion Dividend Yield 1.86% Rev. per Employee $2,214,380 08/23/14 BlackBerry Wins Another Court ... 08/22/14 Podcast: No Fireworks From Yel... 08/22/14 Mobile Game Candy Crush Saga R... More quote details and news » is facing an identity crisis on Wall Street.
As Apple prepares to report what analysts project may be the company's first year-over-year quarterly earnings decline in a decade on Tuesday, it is also grappling with jittery investors and a recent share-price plunge that has wiped about $280 billion off its market capitalization since its stock reached a high of $702.10 last September.
Much of the investor nervousness is rooted in how Wall Street is treating and valuing the Cupertino, Calif., company as a traditional hardware maker. One camp of analysts and some investors said there is strong evidence that Apple should be viewed in a different light: as a software-hardware hybrid.
The distinction matters. If it continues to be seen as a hardware business, Apple's streak—driven by products like the iPhone and iPad—could run out quickly as smartphones and tablets get commoditized and consumer tastes change. It is a lesson learned by companies like BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. BBRY +0.96% BlackBerry Ltd. U.S.: Nasdaq $9.94 +0.10 +0.96% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5.76M AFTER HOURS $9.90 -0.04 -0.40% Aug. 22, 2014 6:55 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 26,420 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap $5.23 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $592,156 08/07/14 Canadian Exchange Operator TMX... 08/05/14 BlackBerry Tells Employees It ... More quote details and news » , whose tech hardware was quickly eclipsed by products from Apple itself.
If Apple is classified as a software-hardware hybrid, the company could be valued more like Internet and software makers that have recurring revenue streams and that often trade at higher price-to-earnings ratios than hardware firms.
"The market views Apple as a consumer hardware company tied to product cycles that drive volatile revenue and earnings streams," says Morgan Stanley MS +1.33% Morgan Stanley U.S.: NYSE $33.47 +0.44 +1.33% Aug. 22, 2014 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8.96M AFTER HOURS $33.47 0.00 % Aug. 22, 2014 6:46 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 118,910 P/E Ratio 15.42 Market Cap $64.85 Billion Dividend Yield 1.20% Rev. per Employee $781,374 08/21/14 Commodities Volatility Shakes ... 08/21/14 Adviser Bonuses Add Up to Bill... 08/20/14 Wall Street Banks Lift Pay for... More quote details and news » analyst Katy Huberty. But that view isn't complete, she says, since "Apple customers buy into a brand that offers ease of use similar to companies like Amazon.com AMZN -0.40% Amazon.com Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $331.59 -1.32 -0.40% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2.19M AFTER HOURS $331.85 +0.26 +0.08% Aug. 22, 2014 7:59 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 21,436 P/E Ratio 850.23 Market Cap $153.21 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $697,016 08/22/14 Amazon Preps a Challenge to Go... 08/21/14 Home Depot Names Retail Chief ... 08/21/14 Family Dollar Rejects Dollar G... More quote details and news » or enterprise companies like NetApp."
An Apple spokesman declined to comment ahead of Tuesday's earning report.
With Wall Street categorizing Apple as a hardware maker, investors value the company—which made an astounding $13 billion in profits in the quarter ended in December—at 8.6 times expected earnings per share for the next 12 months. Investors are currently valuing Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ -0.43% Hewlett-Packard Co. U.S.: NYSE $36.84 -0.16 -0.43% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14.33M AFTER HOURS $36.90 +0.06 +0.16% Aug. 22, 2014 7:53 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 70,740 P/E Ratio 13.70 Market Cap $68.94 Billion Dividend Yield 1.74% Rev. per Employee $353,808 08/22/14 Google Acquires Mechanical Eng... 08/21/14 U.S. Stocks Rise; S&P 500 Hits... 08/21/14 H-P's New Deal -- HEARD ON THE... More quote details and news » , which made $1.2 billion in profits during its most recent quarter, at a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.6. Troubled PC maker Dell Inc., whose stock price inflated after signing a buyout deal earlier this year, trades at a P/E ratio of 8.5.
Apple's gross margins are around 40%, an important measure of the company's efficiency at making money. That is roughly twice as high as H-P's and Dell's.
Apple has characteristics that differ from many other hardware businesses. Its customers often upgrade their Apple products annually, far more frequently than the four-year PC upgrade cycles typically found at tech hardware businesses including Hewlett-Packard or Dell.
While H-P and Dell have tried beefing up the enterprise software side of their business, Apple's operating system and iTunes software is already ubiquitous. Apple also has more than 500 million accounts for its App Store tied to credit cards—and a customer base to sell new services to—giving it a recurring software and services revenue stream. Apple took in revenue of $3.7 billion from iTunes and other software and services in its last quarter, or 7% of its total revenue.
That gives Apple at least some properties of enterprise software companies like storage hardware and services company EMC Corp. EMC +0.07% EMC Corp. U.S.: NYSE $29.64 +0.02 +0.07% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9.47M AFTER HOURS $29.66 +0.02 +0.07% Aug. 22, 2014 4:46 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 71,954 P/E Ratio 23.84 Market Cap $60.09 Billion Dividend Yield 1.55% Rev. per Employee $369,030 08/18/14 VMware CIO Vows to Improve IT ... 07/31/14 Formula One Teams Push for a D... 07/24/14 Elliott Takes 6.7% Stake In In... More quote details and news » , which has a P/E ratio of 11.4. Some analysts are urging a comparison to cable companies like Comcast Corp. CMCSA -0.48% Comcast Corp. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq $54.18 -0.26 -0.48% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7.98M AFTER HOURS $54.18 0.00 % Aug. 22, 2014 4:37 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 161,672 P/E Ratio 18.81 Market Cap $140.17 Billion Dividend Yield 1.66% Rev. per Employee $495,066 08/21/14 Comcast Takes the Netflix Figh... 08/20/14 CBS Plays Hardball as Affiliat... 08/17/14 TWC Arrangement Adds Wrinkle t... More quote details and news » , which also enjoys steady revenue from subscriptions. That company has a P/E ratio of 16.4.
At Apple, Chief Executive Tim Cook has been lobbying Wall Street to change its hardware-centric views.
Even if Wall Street shifts its view on Apple as a software-hardware hybrid, the firm's woes aren't over. Reuters
At an investor conference in February, Mr. Cook said "because we're not a hardware company, we have other ways to make money and reward shareholders." He added that unlike other hardware businesses, "we don't look at the sale of a product as our last part of the relationship with the customer. It's the first."
Even if Wall Street shifts its view on Apple as a software-hardware hybrid, however, the company's woes aren't over. The history of hardware companies that stayed on top through software is short. Sony Corp. 6758.TO +0.13% Sony Corp. Japan: Tokyo ¥1,955 +3 +0.13% Aug. 22, 2014 3:00 pm Volume (Delayed 20m) : 10.22M P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap ¥2,049.46 Billion Dividend Yield 1.28% Rev. per Employee ¥55,815,900 08/22/14 Corporate Watch 08/21/14 GameStop Profit More Than Doub... 08/21/14 Chinese Gadgets Signal New Era... More quote details and news » , for instance, lost its supremacy to Apple when the Walkman couldn't compete with iTunes and the iPod. RIM enjoyed huge sales spurred by its email service, only to have that eclipsed by Apple and its App Store.
Now, some say there are signs Google Inc. GOOG -0.14% Google Inc. Cl C U.S.: Nasdaq $582.56 -0.81 -0.14% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 762,843 AFTER HOURS $581.95 -0.61 -0.10% Aug. 22, 2014 7:49 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 26,641 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap $397.41 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $1,321,030 08/07/14 Is Your Neighborhood Gentrifyi... 08/01/14 East Coast Google Barge Headed... 07/29/14 Next Step for Liberty Global: ... More quote details and news » may do the same to Apple with online services. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says Apple builds great software, but gets a "C" on software services like data syncing service iCloud.
And while customer loyalty to Apple remains high with 80% to 90% of U.S. iPhone users saying their next phone will be an iPhone, the clock is ticking, Mr. Munster says. "People love their Apple products and want to buy them but they have six months. There has to be something cool coming."
Many analysts believe Apple's next big software play will be payments—a sticky service that could keep users buying Apple products in the same way iTunes and the App Store have. Still, that could take years to reach fruition and Apple faces pressure to boost profits now.
For the second fiscal quarter, analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expect the company to report 8% revenue growth to $42.3 billion in the quarter. Apple's earnings are projected to be $9.5 billion, down from $11.6 billion a year earlier.
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I have a dream… that one day our great and beautiful nation will come together as one and fix the mess that we have left behind in our tracks. It seems to me that everyone has forgotten what our great and beautiful nation is all about. Being free does not being violent and cruel to your environment, your peers, or your world. This all just goes back to the saying, "You don't know what you've got until it's gone."
I have a dream… that one day I'll be able to look up in the sky and be able to say that our country has finally found it's purpose on this planet. I have high hopes for this nation and I want to see these hopes fulfilled in my lifetime. I would like to see a day when nobody anywhere is harmed emotionally or physically by racism, violence, or drugs. I want to see a day when nobody comes running to me because somebody or something has hurt them and ruined their day.
I have a dream… that one day I can be able to walk through the park without the fear of something happening to myself or others. The thought of something horrible happening to yourself is scary enough. If you want to relax by taking a walk through the park then you should be able to do just that. America is the land of the free and the home of the brave. It is a land that provides safety not stress and worry.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream… that one day we will all learn to get along with each other. I hope that everyone out there suddenly realizes that no matter how intelligent or unintelligent, beautiful or ugly, slim or overweight we must all be treated the same.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream… that one day our great nation will leave it's problems in the past and begin to build a better future. Worrying about what has already happened causes stress and worry. Focusing on the future allows us to plan out our future. If we have that time to plan out our future we can expect great things out of our nation later on.
This is our hope… with this faith we will be able to stop all madness and chaos and finally be able to live in peace. Another hope I have is that we will eventually end our problems with foreign countries and learn to allow people the right of running their country the way they want.
This will be the day when everyone comes together to build up our nations strength once more. Great events such as the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, and our newly elected president's inauguration mark wonderful times in our country's history. I hope to see our nation rise up again to stand together and scream to the top of their lungs…
I Have a Dream Today!


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It's a weekend that marks a sad anniversary in Cape Girardeau: Three lives violently lost. Now, as the convicted killer challenges his defense in a new hearing Heartland News talked to family members of Jamie Orman and her two sons. They reflect on staying strong for their loved ones after all they've been through.
"He ripped our family apart," said Orman's sister Stephanie Chastain. "Derrick had his life ahead and Jamie was so happy and Joey never got a chance."
She explained the family has their moments, but find ways to cope and continue to stand together.
"It's remembering her beautiful smile," said Chastain. "That's what I always share with people when I speak about it. That beautiful smile and I'm never going to see it again."
She shows a favorite picture taken at a Perryville football game.
"Her friend just happened to snap that picture, that's just her. That's Jamie," said Chastain. "Me and Jamie were very close. A year apart. We were partners in crime. The last time I ever saw her was May 30th, 2009. I gave her a baby gift and I got them back at the funeral. The blanket and toy and present for her were still in the bag. I could tell she was keeping them safe until Joey arrived."
Almost five months after the last time Chastain saw her sister's smile, she and the rest of the family would get the news Jamie, Derrick, and unborn baby Joey were gone. They had been brutally murdered, shot to death as they slept on that early October morning in 2009.
"I don't want to think about that morning because they went through hell," said Orman's mother Terry Bettis. "They all went through hell."
Ryan Patterson was identified as the trigger man and later convicted. He was sentenced to life in prison.
"He knows what he did and he deserves to stay there," said Chastain.
In court, prosecutors called the murder an execution. Morley Swingle told the jury, Ryan Patterson actually intended to kill Orman's boyfriend John Lawrence to collect insurance money. Investigators said it was a scheme planned by Lawrence's estranged wife, Michelle and another man, Samuel 'Ray Ray' Hughes.
"What I didn't understand was how you can do this to my daughter," said Bettis. "And not only that but how can you do this to your family because they are suffering too."
Now as the four year anniversary comes, Patterson gets another day in court, saying his lawyers were ineffective.
"We are going to be right there to show our support for Jamie, Derrick, and Joey," said Chastain. "If I lived in any part of the world whether it was China or Japan I would be here for this. We wouldn't miss it."
In the four years since that horrible day, Chastain and her mother say they've found ways to cope.
"One breath at a time that's all I can tell anybody," said Bettis. "One breath at a time."
Chastain finds peace through a flower ceremony she started during crime victims week where she now lives in Georgia.
Her favorite picture of Jamie comes up during a slideshow. This year's flower that's presented to victims' families just happened to be purple.
"That's Jamie's favorite color,' said Chastain. "The ceremony has really grown."
"This ceremony it's a comfort," said Bettis. "It reminds us and others we aren't alone."
The family also shares matching necklaces with three hearts in memory of Jamie, Derrick, and Joey. They say it's a tangible symbol of lives that mattered.
"I see no reason not to keep celebrating Jamie and Joey and Derrick's life because they are still here. He took them physically, he took their physical presence away but they can't take away our memories or our love," said Bettis.
After the verdict, Patterson's family told Heartland News they stilled believed in his innocence.
"They got the wrong man," said one member of Patterson's family.
Meanwhile, the Orman family's loved ones felt Patterson deserved the death penalty.
Monday, attorneys go before Judge William Syler in Cape Girardeau for a civil hearing on grounds Patterson says his defense team was not effective.
Kelly Hoffman, Jamie Orman's sister, released this statement regarding Patterson's latest request.
"Four years ago a couple premeditated hateful acts took two wonderful family members and one we never got a chance to meet away from us. There will never be enough forgiveness to forgive what Ryan Patterson, Michelle Lawrence, and Samuel Hughes did to our families! Ryan had two lawyers and a week in court to prove his innocence, he didn't. He was found guilty on all three counts. Now he has court proceedings stating he needs the court ruling thrown out. His conviction came from a jury of his peers based on the evidence for and against him. Bottom line is he was found guilty and as far as I am concerned he killed my sister and nephews that October 27th 2009. His sentence was too light for what he did to Jamie, Derrick and Joey. He can have his day or days in court but he will always be responsible for what he did to end three lives. He is also responsible for all the hurt and tears he caused us. He will never be forgiven by me, and until my last breathe I will do everything I can to see to it that Ryan Patterson stays in prison, because anything less will be another tragedy for our families."
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Not only will Wyatt answer to both his first and middle names, but now he might also be confused about whether he should root for Alabama or Auburn.
His father's stance on this matter is clear. Alabama rules; Auburn drools.
Zac has said from the moment we found out we were having a boy that he would not force sports upon our son. However, he couldn't help himself from dropping a few hints while the baby makes up his own mind.
Some of Wyatt's first onesies had University of Alabama logos on them. He also came into the world as the proud owner of a "Born to be a Bama fan" piggy bank.
Before Wyatt was even thinking about talking, Zac was teaching him how to spin his chubby little wrists in circles for "Roll Tide."
Of course, Zac was thrilled when I bought Wyatt a Big Al costume for his first Halloween.
Six-month-old Wyatt was the cutest elephant that either of us had ever seen. During a photo shoot in our front yard, he cracked us up when he spontaneously started chewing on his trunk.
Last year, Wyatt and Zac dressed up as Scooby Doo and Shaggy. They fit their characters so perfectly that I didn't think it would be possible to top Halloween 2011.
We looked at costumes a couple of times this year but never found one that seemed to interest Wyatt.
We decided to just buy candy and a Halloween-themed shirt of some kind rather than risk paying for an outfit that Wyatt would refuse to wear on the big night.
Then we found out that the church we recently began attending would be hosting a Trunk or Treat. While we were discussing games that we could set up in the back of the Blazer, inspiration struck.
Zac has a straw Alabama hat that looks just like the one Nick Saban wears during practices, and one of Wyatt's new favorite DVDs is "The Tigger Movie."
"What if y'all dress up like Saban and Aubie?" I asked, bracing for Zac to slam on the brakes in the middle of Highway 78.
Instead, he admitted that it was a pretty funny idea.
We happened to be heading to the big box store that shall remain nameless anyway, so we stopped by the college apparel aisle on our way to pick up other items.
The Aubie costumes were hanging on an end cap as if they knew we were coming for one of them. When I pulled one down and showed it to Wyatt, he smiled and screamed, "Tigger!"
As the color drained from Zac's face, I asked, "Is this what you want to be for Halloween?" His red curls shook vigorously as he nodded and answered, "Uh huh!"
Although Zac refused to touch the outfit for fear that it would burn his skin, he looked the other way when I bought it for Wyatt. I think he was thankful when it finally got put in a bag so that no one would see him walking out of the store with Auburn merchandise.
I couldn't wait to see how Wyatt looked in it. As soon as we got home, he and I went in the bathroom so I could try it on him.
I emerged a few minutes later holding the hand of the most adorable Aubie ever. Even Zac had to admit that Auburn orange looks good on our little red-head with big blue eyes.
When Wyatt started showing off his "Lion King" roar while wearing the Aubie suit, Zac laughed good-naturedly, but I thought I heard his heart break a little.
He got his revenge at the Trunk or Treat. About the 20th time I heard him say, "No, he's Tigger" to a person who could plainly see an Auburn emblem on Wyatt's chest, I had to threaten him with physical violence.
I guess I should have worn the attire of my alma mater to complete our "A Trunk Divided" tailgating theme, but I thought it might confuse people.
In spite of rumors throughout my four years at UAB that we had a football team, there was never enough evidence to make me believe it.


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A Winthrop University fraternity has been suspended for engaging in verbal hazing and other prohibited practices, officials said Friday. As a result of the action, the Winthrop chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha "may not hold events or conduct activities on-campus, reserve (university) space, or utilize any other university resources" until further notice, according to a suspension letter issued to the chapter Friday.
The letter was issued by Winthrop Dean of Students Bethany Marlowe, in coordination with the national office of the fraternity.
"While the preliminary inquiry indicates that what occurred was primarily verbal in nature, all the involved activities are not allowed, either under Winthrop rules or under state law," Masters added.
She said officials first received a report about incidents involving such behaviors in late December.
So far, no indications of injury or alcohol involvement have been found. Winthrop Police are continuing interviews related to the matter.
The summary suspension "will provide time for the university and your national organization to complete an investigation regarding these allegations," the letter continued. Hazing is a violation of Winthrop's Student Conduct Code as well as S.C. state law, said Winthrop University spokeswoman Rebecca Masters. Under state law, hazing includes "unauthorized treatment by the superior student of a subordinate student of a tyrannical, abusive, shameful, insulting, or humiliating nature."
When an investigation provides "substantial evidence" that a student has committed hazing, the student "may be dismissed, expelled, suspended, or punished," the law says. Individual student hazing violations would be referred to university officials for handling through the student judicial system. Outcomes in such cases remain private under federal law.
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Updated 8:04pm Thursday 28th February 2013 in News By Freddie Whittaker
OXFORD City Council is still attempting to rid itself of plastic carrier bags – almost six years after trying to become the first city to do so.
The council has officially called on Parliament to impose a plastic bags levy on shops after Lib Dem councillor Graham Jones tabled a motion to the full council on Monday. The motion was unanimously approved.
Dr Jones said he wanted to see a decline in the number of bags issued, and a levy was answer.
He said: "It's proved that way in all the other countries in the British Isles, it's proved that way in other member states of the European Union.
"Even countries like Somalia are ahead of us on this. We're way behind and we really need to look at it."
He said that until the Ardley energy-from-waste facility near Bicester opens in 2015, Oxfordshire would still be sending large amounts of waste to landfill, a large proportion of which would be plastic bags.
He said: "If a levy was brought in during the next Parliamentary session, Oxfordshire could save a year's landfill charge and do the equivalent of taking 160 cars off the road.
"Oxfordshire citizens get through 30 million bags a year – around 200 per person."
In June 2007, then council leader John Goddard said he was writing to supermarkets, shops and stores in Oxford asking them to ditch plastic bags and cut packaging.
He had previously discussed trying to pass a bylaw banning plastic bags but was told by the council's legal experts this would not work.
Matt Chapman, assistant manager of the Truck Store record shop in Cowley Road, said he didn't think a levy was needed on bags given out by small independent shop.
He said: "We always offer a carrier bag, but a lot of people choose not to have one. We get ours made for us from an independent company, and they're the right size for our specific products."
He said he thought supermarkets should deal with the cost of the levy by absorbing it and putting up prices across their ranges.
He said: "I'm sure most people would rather pay an extra 1p for a can of beans than pay the 5p when they get to the till."
The motion passed said that the council "noted with dismay that last year eight billion 'thin-gauge' plastic bags were issued in the UK, an increase of more than five per cent over 2010".
It also referred to the fact a levy had already been brought in by the Republic of Ireland and in Wales, where the number of bags issued had dropped by 90 per cent.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokesman Nisar Hussain said: "We want to work with retailers to help them lift their game to cut the number of bags they hand out.
"We are monitoring the results of the charging scheme in Wales and the outcome of Scottish consultation on a charge so that we can make a fully informed decision."
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7:38pm Thu 28 Feb 13
Andrew:Oxford says...
Surely the photographer should have warned him to zip up his trousers up before taking the picture!
10:16pm Thu 28 Feb 13
mytaxes says...
5:25am Fri 1 Mar 13
bcole says...
I am ex- oxford for nearly 40 years now, but keep up with oxford via oxford mail online.
7:44am Fri 1 Mar 13
bart-on simpson says...
Seriuosly, I have four cotton bags given to me by a well-known bilateral aid agency, and that is my shopping bags sorted.
A local sandwich shop added just 2p for a plastic bag and see how many people carried their lunch in their hand!
10:39am Fri 1 Mar 13
callum1 says...
According to Government policy: "Burning plastics has a general net, adverse greenhouse gas impact due to the release of fossil carbon…"
- Waste Strategy for England 2007, Chapter 4, Paragraph 18, available from: http://archive.defra
"…when plastics are switched from landfill to incineration, the net impact in terms of climate change is, under most reasonable assumptions, strongly negative."
- The Scottish Government's Impact Assessment for the Landfill Tax Bill 2012, available from: http://www.scotland.
"Today, even in countries with high recovery rates, there is simply not enough plastic available for recycling because most of it goes to energy recovery. A dominance of energy recovery over recycling is not acceptable in the medium-term…"
– European Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik, Any Future for the Plastic Industry in Europe? Janez Potocnik, 21 September 2012. Available from: http://europa.eu/rap
"Incineration with energy recovery performs poorly with respect to climate change impact…As the UK moves to a lower-carbon energy mix, recycling will become increasingly favoured."
- Environmental Benefits of Recycling – 2010 Update. WRAP, March 2010. Available from: http://www.wrap.org.
12:24pm Fri 1 Mar 13
King Joke says...
mytaxes wrote:Because we can't keep throwing the stuff in a 'king big hole, as we are running out of holes to throw it in.
Why not concentrate on reducing our council tax instead of this nonsense.
12:25pm Fri 1 Mar 13
King Joke says...
Kevin Webster Iffley Fields wrote:Erm, you can't recycle plastic bags.
Andrew:Oxford wrote: For goodness sake. Surely the photographer should have warned him to zip up his trousers up before taking the picture!Not the best mistake considering the Lib Dem in the news at the moment. But this plastic bag nonsense, is just that, I use about 14 bags per week and they are all sent to recycling, in fact they save me a lot of money on liners for my waste, and recycling bins in the kitchen. Long may they be free, and Mr Truck store, why should you be exempt, and other Cowley Road retailers not.
2:58pm Fri 1 Mar 13
Andrew:Oxford says...
King Joke wrote:Then why do they collect them at supermarkets for recycling?
Kevin Webster Iffley Fields wrote:Erm, you can't recycle plastic bags.
Andrew:Oxford wrote: For goodness sake. Surely the photographer should have warned him to zip up his trousers up before taking the picture!Not the best mistake considering the Lib Dem in the news at the moment. But this plastic bag nonsense, is just that, I use about 14 bags per week and they are all sent to recycling, in fact they save me a lot of money on liners for my waste, and recycling bins in the kitchen. Long may they be free, and Mr Truck store, why should you be exempt, and other Cowley Road retailers not.
3:06pm Fri 1 Mar 13
King Joke says...
8:41pm Fri 1 Mar 13
Andrew:Oxford says...
King Joke wrote:I'd still take as many as I needed (and to separate food and non-food).
Supermarkets might be able to recycle them but this is a very limited scheme. As with any scheme requiring people to be bothered to go somewhere to recycle, it is only going to capture a tiny proportion of the totality of that type of waste. I'm guessing less than 5% of the plastic bags issued nationally are recycled through these collection points, which just isn't good enough and shouldn't be used as a justification for continuing the issue of plastic bags. Only a kerbside scheme would be good enough. We should be charging 5-10p a bag so only people who really, really need them will take one.
Then use them as bin-bags to save buying some.
9:12am Mon 4 Mar 13
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More than 40 people are looking for a new place to live after a massive fire destroyed their apartments in DeKalb County.
The fire happened at the Sugar Creek Apartments on Bouldercrest Road, around 10 p.m. last night.
Twenty-five of the 204 units were destroyed; most by fire last night, the rest demolished by heavy equipment this morning; leaving renters with only what they had on their backs when they fled the flames.
Firefighters worked around stunned residents of the low income housing.
According to renters, the company managing the apartments did not require them to have renters insurance.
People living in the building tell terrible tales of panic and chaos.
Many just heard a commotion, and did not knowing what was going on, until they saw smoke and flames spreading toward their apartments.
Renters say, no alarms could be heard, and firefighters didn't hear them either.
"If there were alarms that were going off, we couldn't hear them for screams of help that were going on from this front balcony," said Cpt. Eric Jackson, with the DeKalb County Fire Department.
Jackson explained the first four companies on the scene went directly into rescue mode, forgoing any kind of fire suppression.
"Our firefighters made in excess of ten rescues; I think that's phenomenal considering the obstacles that we had facing us," said Jackson.
With no firewalls or breaks in the buildings construction, firefighters had but moments to get everyone out.
As a result of their bravery, no one lost their lives; not even a baby pulled out of an apartment by a firefighter.
Putting the fire out was a different story.
Firefighters struggled to get enough water pressure to attack the fire. In the end, the entire structure was a loss.
Sunday morning, crews demolished the few remaining apartments that did not completely burn up.
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Health chiefs say they 'continue to be concerned' at the number of cases of measles in the Swansea and Neath Port Talbot areas.
Nearly 200 people have been diagnosed since the outbreak started in November, with 20 new cases in the last week alone.
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A shooting early Friday near Fort Benning Road and Trask Drive left a Columbus man dead and another charged with murder in the death, police said.
Anthony Wayne Taylor, 44, appeared to have a gunshot wound in the back when police found him on the ground around 9:15 a.m. He was taken to Midtown Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 10:01 a.m. by Muscogee County Deputy Coroner Freeman Worley. Taylors body will be transported to Atlanta for an autopsy Saturday.
Jerry Wayne Merrit, 47, was taken into custody shortly after the shooting and charged with one count each of murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He is held at the Muscogee County Jail for a 2 p.m. hearing Saturday in Recorders Court.
Police Lt. Greg Touchberry said an investigation revealed that Taylor was shot at the Pure Gas Station at 1538 Fort Benning Road and he collapsed across the street.
An unidentified man approached the scene Friday morning, stepping under the police tape, and was tackled by officers. He could then be heard saying to police, I turn myself in.
After being apprehended, the man was returned to the scene in jail fatigues while officers searched the woods behind the gas station. Police confirmed that the man, later identified as Merrit, is being held as a suspect in the homicide.
Police interviewed six witnesses who were at the gas station at the time of the shooting.
Video of the homicide may have been captured on either the gas stations surveillance camera or the nearby stop light camera, police said.
Six months ago, Merrit was identified as a suspect in an assault outside the same gas station in December. He was charged with aggravated battery in connection with the stabbing of a man in his lower back, shoulder and both thighs.
A man who identified himself as Earvin Hamilton said Taylor Sr. was his friend and that he had never done anything wrong.
He was a leader, Hamilton said.
Clarification: an earlier version of this story said the unidentified man was immediately arrested. He was detained.