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Ford has made no changes to its C-Max Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid for 2015.
The Ford C-Max sails into 2014 relatively unchanged. New transmission gearing aims to improve fuel economy, while a new approach to fuel-economy labeling results in slightly lower EPA estimates more in line with real-world driving.
The 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid and Energi plug-in hybrid constitute a new breed of fuel sippers designed to split the difference between the regular Toyota Prius and the mid-size Prius V in terms of size, price and fuel economy.
Toyota may still hold bragging rights when it comes to best hybrid car fuel economy, but Ford's C-Max for 2015 offers a number of compelling arguments for why second best might be a better choice. When it comes to style, comfort, features and overall driving enjoyment, the C-Max leaves the Prius at the pumps. The 5-door C-Max Hybrid can accommodate four passengers and still have room in back for their gear. Flip down the folding rear seats, and the C-Max's cargo bay rivals some compact SUVs. The C-Max shares its platform with the excellent Ford Focus, which is why we think, when compared to the Prius, the C-Max offers a quieter and more premium-feeling interior, a more engaging driving experience and, frankly, less generic styling.View Ford C-MAX Energi vehicles for sale near you.
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I own this car - My approximate mileage is 5,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "like most everything, over 100mpg"
Cons: "lose some rear room with batteries"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Have only added 25 gallons of gas in 5000 miles"
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By All In on Friday, December 28, 2012
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 600overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "awesome gas mileage, fun to drive"
Cons: "It's turned me into a electric car freak. :("
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"The Energi; What a fun car to drive; great commuting car as well as trips. I haven't driven it aggressively yet, but for normal commuting am getting 47mpg at 62mph and 45mpg at 65 mph, and I have a challenging, hilly commute. I do think the gas mileage will go down to, gasp, the 30s with hard driving. It really shines in rush hour traffic. It's very quiet; great visibility. I really like the sync system. However, I loved the idrive in my beemers. I am puzzled by the complaints about the gas mileage. I got over 51mpg the other day in a somewhat flat stretch of freeway in 30 minutes of driving. I really really wanted to like the volt, but I found the low ceiling and rather cramped interior too depressing, and found it boring to drive."
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By RP on Thursday, July 31, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 21,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "MPGs, baby....I can go weeks without filling up"
Cons: "no spare change holder or drawer...pain in butt"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I've actually leased this vehicle for just over one year (didn't want to buy technology that's changing so rapidly) and I have to say it's really fantastic. I tend to be an early adopter, but not reflexively so; I'm often drawn to stuff that hasn't caught on yet in popular culture but that just makes sense to me in a way that other options do not. That's what intrigued me about the C-Max and made the Prius a non-starter for me (though I also needed a vehicle big enough to fit a double-bass, which was another strike against the Prius). The C-Max's interior is very nice, filled with beautiful sunlight (I got the huge glass roof), very roomy, and comfortable. Nice console (some complain about complexity....I think it's great), very good sound system, great voice activated commands and GPS nav system, great performance metrics display options. But the real thrill is the car's efficiency...I just love getting 150+ MPGe on many local, shorter trips (all electric driving) and averaging over 60 MPGe overall. Having put over 20k miles on the car in a year, I've saved thousands of $ in fuel expense. In fact, my wife's car, which gets about 20 MPG, cost over $3200 in gas last year while I drove 5k more miles than she did and spent less than $900 on gas. I'm definitely a convert to the electric/hybrid technology and can't imagine going back to a gas-powered vehicle."
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Men in Bradley Stoke outlive female counterparts
Posted: February 16, 2014|
Bradley Stoke has been named one of the few areas in the country where men outlive the women.
While men are expected to live to 82.7 years, women are said to only get to 79.9 years on average, the Sunday Times reports.
The age difference makes the South Gloucestershire town the eigth best place in terms of men outliving women.
The top area is Bewbush & Broadfield in West Sussex where male life expectancy is 13 years longer than the women.

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Armedia LLC is proud to announce that it has been ranked on the 2014 Inc 5000's List of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America. This marks the fifth time in Armedia's 12-year history that the company has earned a spot on the illustrious list.
"We are very pleased to have made the Inc 5000 list for the fifth time," said Jim Nasr, Armedia CEO. "This is a testament to our continued success in delivery of meaningful solutions for our clients, and our continued focus on the development and growth of our employees."
The list represents a comprehensive look at the most important segment of the United States economy – America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. As an Inc. 5000 Honoree, Armedia shares a pedigree with notable alumni, including Zappos, Levi Strauss, Facebook, Microsoft, Dunkin Donuts and Pandora, all of whom have been recognized by the Inc 5000 in previous years.
"What surprises me, even though I know it's coming, is the sheer variety of the paths our entrepreneurs take to success, thematically reflecting how our economy has evolved," says Inc. President and Editor-In-Chief Eric Schurenberg. "[…] But what doesn't change is the fearsome creativity unleashed by American entrepreneurship."
This award serves as another third-party validation of Armedia's commitment to deliver best-of-breed solutions to its clients. This award was preceded by Armedia being named one of the 2014 50 Best and Brightest Places to Work in Atlanta and Alfresco 2014 Federal Partner of the Year.
The 2014 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2010 through 2013. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2010. Additionally, a company must have been US-based, privately held, for profit and independent. Revenue in 2010 must have been at least $100,000 with revenue of at least $2 million in 2013.
About Armedia
Armedia is a technology firm, focusing on information and content management solutions. Armedia has industry-acclaimed expertise, services and products in Content Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, Case Management Enterprise Content Management, Mobile Technologies, Open Source. Armedia has experience providing these services on various platforms, including: Alfresco, Drupal, EMC Documentum, IBM FileNet, Microsoft SharePoint and the Apple iPad. Armedia has also won many industry and business awards, including: Stevie Website of the Year, InfoWorld 100, multiple Inc 5000, Pacesetter, Atlanta's Best Place to Work, Atlanta's Best and Brightest. Armedia's mission is to provide world-class solutions to its clients and assist them in achieving tangible returns on their technology investments.
Armedia is a GSA Schedule IT-70 holder, and is CMMI Level 3 appraised. Armedia has offices in Atlanta, GA; Huntsville, AL; Newport News, VA; and Vienna, VA.
For more information visit Armedia's website at http://www.armedia.com/.
SYS-CON Events announced today that HPM Networks will exhibit at the 17th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 3–5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. For 20 years, HPM Networks has been integrating technology solutions that solve complex business challenges. HPM Networks has designed solutions for both SMB and enterprise customers throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
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For IoT to grow as quickly as analyst firms' project, a lot is going to fall on developers to quickly bring applications to market. But the lack of a standard development platform threatens to slow growth and make application development more time consuming and costly, much like we've seen in the mobile space. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Mike Weiner, Product Manager of the Omega DevCloud with KORE Telematics Inc., discussed the evolving requirements for developers as IoT matures and conducted a live demonstration of how quickly application development can happen when the need to comply wit...
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The Internet of Everything (IoE) brings together people, process, data and things to make networked connections more relevant and valuable than ever before – transforming information into knowledge and knowledge into wisdom. IoE creates new capabilities, richer experiences, and unprecedented opportunities to improve business and government operations, decision making and mission support capabilities.
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Explosive growth in connected devices. Enormous amounts of data for collection and analysis. Critical use of data for split-second decision making and actionable information. All three are factors in making the Internet of Things a reality. Yet, any one factor would have an IT organization pondering its infrastructure strategy. How should your organization enhance its IT framework to enable an Internet of Things implementation? In his session at @ThingsExpo, James Kirkland, Red Hat's Chief Architect for the Internet of Things and Intelligent Systems, described how to revolutionize your archit...
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MuleSoft has announced the findings of its 2015 Connectivity Benchmark Report on the adoption and business impact of APIs. The findings suggest traditional businesses are quickly evolving into "composable enterprises" built out of hundreds of connected software services, applications and devices. Most are embracing the Internet of Things (IoT) and microservices technologies like Docker. A majority are integrating wearables, like smart watches, and more than half plan to generate revenue with APIs within the next year.
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Growth hacking is common for startups to make unheard-of progress in building their business. Career Hacks can help Geek Girls and those who support them (yes, that's you too, Dad!) to excel in this typically male-dominated world. Get ready to learn the facts: Is there a bias against women in the tech / developer communities? Why are women 50% of the workforce, but hold only 24% of the STEM or IT positions? Some beginnings of what to do about it! In her Opening Keynote at 16th Cloud Expo, Sandy Carter, IBM General Manager Cloud Ecosystem and Developers, and a Social Business Evangelist, d...
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In his keynote at 16th Cloud Expo, Rodney Rogers, CEO of Virtustream, discussed the evolution of the company from inception to its recent acquisition by EMC – including personal insights, lessons learned (and some WTF moments) along the way. Learn how Virtustream's unique approach of combining the economics and elasticity of the consumer cloud model with proper performance, application automation and security into a platform became a breakout success with enterprise customers and a natural fit for the EMC Federation.
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The Internet of Things is not only adding billions of sensors and billions of terabytes to the Internet. It is also forcing a fundamental change in the way we envision Information Technology. For the first time, more data is being created by devices at the edge of the Internet rather than from centralized systems. What does this mean for today's IT professional? In this Power Panel at @ThingsExpo, moderated by Conference Chair Roger Strukhoff, panelists addressed this very serious issue of profound change in the industry.
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Discussions about cloud computing are evolving into discussions about enterprise IT in general. As enterprises increasingly migrate toward their own unique clouds, new issues such as the use of containers and microservices emerge to keep things interesting. In this Power Panel at 16th Cloud Expo, moderated by Conference Chair Roger Strukhoff, panelists addressed the state of cloud computing today, and what enterprise IT professionals need to know about how the latest topics and trends affect their organization.
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It is one thing to build single industrial IoT applications, but what will it take to build the Smart Cities and truly society-changing applications of the future? The technology won't be the problem, it will be the number of parties that need to work together and be aligned in their motivation to succeed. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Jason Mondanaro, Director, Product Management at Metanga, discussed how you can plan to cooperate, partner, and form lasting all-star teams to change the world and it starts with business models and monetization strategies.
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Converging digital disruptions is creating a major sea change - Cisco calls this the Internet of Everything (IoE). IoE is the network connection of People, Process, Data and Things, fueled by Cloud, Mobile, Social, Analytics and Security, and it represents a $19Trillion value-at-stake over the next 10 years. In her keynote at @ThingsExpo, Manjula Talreja, VP of Cisco Consulting Services, discussed IoE and the enormous opportunities it provides to public and private firms alike. She will share what businesses must do to thrive in the IoE economy, citing examples from several industry sectors.
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There will be 150 billion connected devices by 2020. New digital businesses have already disrupted value chains across every industry. APIs are at the center of the digital business. You need to understand what assets you have that can be exposed digitally, what their digital value chain is, and how to create an effective business model around that value chain to compete in this economy. No enterprise can be complacent and not engage in the digital economy. Learn how to be the disruptor and not the disruptee.
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Akana has released Envision, an enhanced API analytics platform that helps enterprises mine critical insights across their digital eco-systems, understand their customers and partners and offer value-added personalized services. "In today's digital economy, data-driven insights are proving to be a key differentiator for businesses. Understanding the data that is being tunneled through their APIs and how it can be used to optimize their business and operations is of paramount importance," said Alistair Farquharson, CTO of Akana.
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Business as usual for IT is evolving into a "Make or Buy" decision on a service-by-service conversation with input from the LOBs. How does your organization move forward with cloud? In his general session at 16th Cloud Expo, Paul Maravei, Regional Sales Manager, Hybrid Cloud and Managed Services at Cisco, discusses how Cisco and its partners offer a market-leading portfolio and ecosystem of cloud infrastructure and application services that allow you to uniquely and securely combine cloud business applications and services across multiple cloud delivery models.
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The enterprise market will drive IoT device adoption over the next five years. In his session at @ThingsExpo, John Greenough, an analyst at BI Intelligence, division of Business Insider, analyzed how companies will adopt IoT products and the associated cost of adopting those products. John Greenough is the lead analyst covering the Internet of Things for BI Intelligence- Business Insider's paid research service. Numerous IoT companies have cited his analysis of the IoT. Prior to joining BI Intelligence, he worked analyzing bank technology for Corporate Insight and The Clearing House Payment...
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"Optimal Design is a technology integration and product development firm that specializes in connecting devices to the cloud," stated Joe Wascow, Co-Founder & CMO of Optimal Design, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that CommVault has been named "Bronze Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 17th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 3–5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. A singular vision – a belief in a better way to address current and future data management needs – guides CommVault in the development of Singular Information Management® solutions for high-performance data protection, universal availability and simplified management of data on complex storage networks. CommVault's exclusive single-platform architecture gives companies unp...
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Electric Cloud and Arynga have announced a product integration partnership that will bring Continuous Delivery solutions to the automotive Internet-of-Things (IoT) market. The joint solution will help automotive manufacturers, OEMs and system integrators adopt DevOps automation and Continuous Delivery practices that reduce software build and release cycle times within the complex and specific parameters of embedded and IoT software systems.
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"ciqada is a combined platform of hardware modules and server products that lets people take their existing devices or new devices and lets them be accessible over the Internet for their users," noted Geoff Engelstein of ciqada, a division of Mars International, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City.
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Internet of Things is moving from being a hype to a reality. Experts estimate that internet connected cars will grow to 152 million, while over 100 million internet connected wireless light bulbs and lamps will be operational by 2020. These and many other intriguing statistics highlight the importance of Internet powered devices and how market penetration is going to multiply many times over in the next few years.
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V-Neck Sweater Knitting Pattern for AG Dolls
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Pattern Overview: Knit a cute v-neck sweater with this new pattern for your American Girl® Doll provided by Liese Brouwer! The pattern also includes instructions for a vest variation and multi-colored scarf! Your 18 inch doll will be ready to show her school spirit with sweaters made from this new doll knitting pattern.
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Harry Potter!!!!!
That's the first thing that popped in my head!! You know they have a robe too!?
I love this pattern, I bought it and made a sweater to use in a listing for harry potter style doll wands on my etsy shop, and I have to say I wasn't as thrilled with this as the other patterns I've gotten from you! I followed the instructions to a T, but the sleeves were HUGE and that's after I decided not to do any increases, and the front is baggy. Not to mention the neckline is difficult even for an experienced knitter such as myself!! I ended up crocheting the neckline!! I love your patterns, and all your creative ideas, but this one might need to be looked over again
Are there any corrections to this pattern. I'm having trouble at 'Sweater Front' after is says divide for neck. It says, k20 st k2 tog k2++ sl 1 k1 psso, k20 turn. But that means I've knit all the way across the row and it's not divided. I sure could use some help.


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Low lake levels cause dangers for boaters and closed boat ramps
BOYDTON, Va — Low lake levels have resulted in unsafe boating conditions, along with the closures of some boat ramps.
Boaters are advised to use extreme caution when launching a boat, and to keep an eye out for logs and sand bars in the lake. They should also be on the lookout for exposed debris and danger buoys. Boaters should maintain slower speed and operate vessels with caution. Anyone in a boat or on the shoreline should be wearing a life jacket at all times.
As of Friday, at 8 a.m., the Corps of Engineers has closed five boat ramps on Kerr (Buggs Island) Lake and temporarily suspended day use fees. Rangers are closely monitoring the remaining ramps as water levels continue to decline.
To obtain a daily report on lake level and boat ramp closures, call (434) 738-6633, ext. 275; or access the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at epec.saw.usace.army.mil/dailyrep.txt.


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Dr. Busov is interested in how trees regulate their growth and development. He obtained a Ph.D. in Genetics in 2001 from North Carolina State University; and is currently an associate professor at Michigan Technological University. His laboratory has produced 41 publications with 1,823 citations and attracted more than $6,000,000 of competitive funding.
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|Stylus celebrates 50th anniversary
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Stationary upholstery specialist Stylus, Made-to-Order Sofas has unveiled a new logo as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, which will also include a sales contest for retail associates and a party that will held during the company's private dealer show that will be held here later this year.
"This is a major milestone for our company," company president Rick Ripoli said in a statement. "Our founding families are extremely proud of the success of our business and the positive impact it has had on our community through employing hundreds of people and our charitable support."
He noted that the company started out quite humbly - as a small upholstery shop producing just six pieces a day. Today, Stylus has grown their sales to over $30 million annually and has outgrown each of the five factories it has occupied and evolved through three name changes that reflected the changes in the core business.
In 2004, 80 per cent of Stylus was acquired by Terravest Industries, a diversified income trust headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. It also owns Beco, one of the largest Canadian designers, manufacturers and importers of home textiles as well as other companies involved in the oil and gas, agriculture and heating products.
According to Terravest, Stylus has sales of $30.4 million in 2008, down seven per cent from $32.7 million in 2007.
While the founding families no longer have the majority investment, they continue to guide Stylus on a daily basis.


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A favourite for newlyweds, couples can enjoy their first days together laying on golden beaches or relaxing and rejuvenating in a top-tier spa in El Quseir. With an idyllic atmosphere just outside its doors and modern, comfortable rooms within, the Radisson Blu Resort, El Quseir makes a natural choice for a honeymoon in Egypt.
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The battle over whether Wisconsin's public schools are doing the same, better or worse after reforms signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker took another turn Tuesday when the state Department of Public Instruction released a heap of new school staff data.
The latest annual staff report shows a loss of 2,312 full-time positions in Wisconsin's 424 districts during the 2011-'12 school year, which represents a 2.3% loss in school staff statewide from the previous year.
For teachers specifically, the state's schools reduced educator positions by 1,446 in 2011-'12, a loss of 2.4% from the previous year. Student enrollment in the state remained stable over the past year, according to DPI officials.
School staff decreased during the last year that Gov. Jim Doyle was in office, too, but less so than under Walker. From the 2009-'10 school year to 2010-'11, statewide school staffing dropped by 1.5% and teacher staff positions dropped by 1.3%.
The report's data comes from staffing information districts submit to the DPI each year, which is finalized in early spring and generally uploaded to a searchable website with little fanfare.
But since a dispute arose last week between the state's largest teachers union and Walker's office about a set of school climate surveys, the DPI released the most current year's school staff data alongside comparison data reaching back eight years to 2003-'04. The data show how many full-time administrators, teachers, aides, pupil services workers and other workers districts employed.


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The scheduling of recitals takes place only when classes are in session. There are no recitals scheduled during or after finals week.
Requests are limited to two hours for both recital and rehearsal. This includes set-up and clean-up time.
Muller Chapel is available for rehearsals and recitals on Saturdays from 2:00 - 10:00 pm.
Before submitting your request, please make sure that the time/date is compatible with your professor's schedule.
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Every time we do a Scrapping Your Family class we choose a theme so that everyone has a chance to get their photos together. This time we used the theme Wartime. Photos could be of men & women in uniform, children being evacuated or any photo depicting life in WW2 or WW1.
One of the most difficult things I've found is finding papers/stamps depicting this era, particularly British ones. So, with this in mind I made 5 new stamps for use in the class. We had a ration card, a small and large letter including stamp, a gun from the 2nd World War and two posters. The idea was to make our own papers to show off our photos.
Here are my 3 examples but there were many more wonderful ideas appearing as the class progressed and I think everyone was pleased with their end results.
The theme for Junes "Scrapping Your Family" class is Children and we are scrapping our modern to old photos including babies to teens.
Watch our for our wartime stamps coming soon exclusively to Scrapbook Sisters
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CULVER CITY, Calif. Queen Latifah says her new daytime talk show is calling on A-list friends for support, including musicians Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz.
Keys has already participated in test runs of "The Queen Latifah Show." And Kravitz's design firm created the set.
There are more pals at the show's highest levels. Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, are among its producers.
Producer Corin Nelson said "The Queen Latifah Show" will be light on politics. But Latifah already has two big Washington guests in mind: During a White House visit, the actress and rapper extended an invitation to President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.
Latifah spoke to members of the Television Critics Association visiting her Los Angeles-area Sony Studios set Wednesday.
Her syndicated show debuts Sept. 16.
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Samsung has unveiled the first smartphone with a curved OLED display yesterday called the Galaxy Round. It has a 5.7-inch 1080p screen, which is the same size as the Galaxy Note 3's screen, but curves on the vertical axis in a similar fashion to some of Samsung's OLED TVs.
At this point there is little benefit behind the curved screen of the Galaxy Round. The Verge explains:
The potential benefit of this screen technology isn't quite clear yet, but Samsung is touting a new feature called "Round Interaction," which allows you to look at information such as missed calls, battery life, and the date and time when you tilt it on a flat surface with the screen off. Samsung also claims that switching between home screens will feel like one continuous transition, and has worked on new tilt- and tap-based interactions for the music and photos apps.
A lot of people are going as far to say as the curved screen is simply a gimmick and it is hard to argue otherwise. In my opinion this was a "look what we can do" smartphone and I doubt it will make an international appearance.
Besides the fact that it has a curved screen though, it does have some impressive specs. It is 7.9mm thick, weighs 154g and has a 2800mAh battery. It runs Android 4.3, with 3GB of RAM, a 2.3GHz quad-core processor and a 13-megapixel camera.
It will go on sale today in South Korea for approximately 1.09 million won (about $1,013) in Luxury Brown.
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Art and drama students joined forces this summer to create "The Telling Circle," a production of the Rutherford County Arts Council.
The council offered two summer camps at the Rutherford Learning Center for students K-12 throughout the past two weeks. A drama camp was held from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. and a "Visual Arts for the Theater" camp was held from 1-3 p.m. Both were held Monday through Thursday and the campers all worked to put together the best show possible.
"It's especially pleasing to have two different groups creating two parts of a whole," said Matthew McEnnerney, executive director of the council.
According to McEnnerney, the play is based on the beginnings of drama when families and tribes would assemble and tell stories. The three African folk tales that are depicted in the play are "The Girl Who Loved Danger," "How the Zebra Got it's Stripes," and "The Tale of Hamdaana."
"We wanted to do a play that used masks and the kids could do the sets. We decided to do it because it gave a lot of opportunity for art," said Diane McEnnerney, who wrote the music and adapted the stories.
While the drama campers were auditioning for parts and learning their lines, the visual arts students were painting sets and making masks for the characters.
The visual arts camp was taught by Roscoe Conn, an art teacher at East Rutherford Middle School.
"I have been working them to the bone. This is all kid driven. I'm doing as little as possible. But they are finding out that this may be a hard job to do, but it's fun," Conn said. "I wanted it to be the kids' project. They are going to make mistakes. But they learn from those mistakes."
Elementary age campers worked on their own art projects, like making paper mache masks and drawing their dreams inside of a jar, while the middle and high school age campers worked on painting the sets to be used on stage.
"We are pushing the envelope by having two camps going on but I'm thrilled at the amount they can do. The good part about this is getting them behind the scenes and letting them see what goes on," Conn said. "The joy of working with the older ones is that I can show them there's a job out there to be had if they don't mind burning the candle at both ends and being creative."
Matthew McEnnerney said he is pleased with the work that both of the camps have put in during these two weeks.
"The kids have been very well-behaved and disciplined. They have produced a lot of creative bits of artwork," McEnnerney said. "These camps are excellent in terms of social skills and being able to function as a team."
Campers will see their work come together tonight during the show's performance. It will begin at 7 p.m. in the Maple Street Theatre at the Rutherford Learning Center and admission is free. The project is made possible, in part, by support from the Grassroots Arts Program of the North Carolina Arts Council.


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SOUTH WHITLEY — Palmer E. Welty, 84, of South Whitley, died at 10:26 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.
He was born Jan. 20, 1927, in Huntington, a son of Clarence and Josephine (Stookey) Welty.
His formative years were spent in Huntington where he attended Huntington High School.
On Nov. 14, 1948, he was united in marriage to Darlene Lofland. They made their home in Huntington.
They then moved to Big Barbee Lake where they resided for 25 years.
In 1996, they moved to South Whitley.
He began his work career at Schacht Rubber Company, Huntington, where he worked for 25 years.
He then joined General Tire (General Corp) as a lead/set-up where he retired in 1989 with 25 years of service.
He loved the lake area – fishing, boating, yard work and remodeling their homes.
His memberships included United Methodist Church of Huntington and AFL-CIO.
He attended United Methodist Church of South Whitley for the past 14 years.
Surviving relatives include his wife of 62 years, Darlene; a grandson, Justin P. Welty, Carmel; three sisters, Martha VanWinkle, La Mesa, CA, Phyllis (Robert) Smuts, Grand Junction, CO and Sharon (Curtis) Park, New Haven; two brothers, Carl Welty, Huntington and Ray Welty, Indianapolis.
He was preceded in death by a daughter Vicki Lynn Welty and two brothers, Talmage and David Welty.
The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Smith & Sons Miller Chapel, South Whitley with Rev Robert Barton officiating.
The burial will be in South Whitley Cemetery. The visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are to United Methodist Church of South Whitley.
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The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Sharat Kovakab. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 10,000 years ago, information might be found on the Sharat Kovakab page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).
The Global Volcanism Program has no synonyms or subfeatures listed for Sharat Kovakab.
The Global Volcanism Program has no photographs available for Sharat Kovakab.
The following references have all been used during the compilation of data for this volcano, it is not a comprehensive bibliography. Discussion of another volcano or eruption (sometimes far from the one that is the subject of the manuscript) may produce a citation that is not at all apparent from the title.
IAVCEI, 1973-80. Post-Miocene Volcanoes of the World. IAVCEI Data Sheets, Rome: Internatl Assoc Volc Chemistry Earth's Interior..
|Large Eruptions of Sharat Kovakab
|Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).
|WOVOdat is a database of volcanic unrest; instrumentally and visually recorded changes in seismicity, ground deformation, gas emission, and other parameters from their normal baselines. It is sponsored by the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO) and presently hosted at the Earth Observatory of Singapore.
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Unusual weather was a wondrous event
A rare spectacle occurred this last week in Thurman, one that reminds us of the grandeur and power of nature.
A thundershower in winter complete with lingering lightning - when the ground had two to three feet of snow, and evergreen trees were white - made the whole outdoors look like a thousand light bulbs were illuminated.
Yes, it was beautiful at mid-evening Feb. 5 to look out and see everything so clearly. The lightning seemed to linger and was not the fast flashes that we see in summer months. Even the thunder had a different sound.
It had snowed and left another 9 inches of new covering before we got a bit of hail and mixed rain. And I might add, us folks in the hills country sure have been lucky with no power outages so far this winter!
Special days back here in the hills
Happy Anniversary wishes go out to Jerry and Evie Lucia, Feb. 22.
Those celebrating birthdays this week include Marie Allison, Feb. 20; Peggy Florance and Margaret Kruger, Feb. 21; Cheyanne Hill and Dennis Galusha, Feb. 22; Dennis Dempsey and Terry Beadnell, Feb. 23; April Robinson, Sean Cameron, Brett Springer, Venena Kennedy and Roberta Cassidy, Feb. 24; and Tammy Winslow and Matt Lanfear, Feb. 25.
Jim Williams of Queensbury, former Thurman resident, celebrated his birthday Feb. 6.
Lila Walters celebrated her 96th birthday with a small family gathering at the home of her daughter, Anne Rohe in Athol. Ronnie and Earl E. Dibble brought Lila up from their home in Queensbury where she has been spending the winter months. Other family members and close friends joined in this special birthday celebration.
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Again everyone will be celebrating Presidents' Day Feb. 21, but in yesteryear George Washington's birthday was celebrated Feb. 22, which was the only day off from school. Happy 279th birthday, George!
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Portfolio Management - LIFO and FIFO Valuation of Inventory
In Section 3, "Equities", you were introduced to LIFO and FIFO as part of a discussion dealing with valuing shares of stock you sold. You will recall that you had acquired these shares over a span of time, and the price of the shares you bought changed over that time. If you reckoned that you sold the first shares you bought, then you employed FIFO. If you consider the last shares you bought to be the ones you sold, then you employed LIFO.
The same applies to inventory. Whether we are discussing finished goods that are up for sale or the raw materials used to make those goods, GAAP allows a company to use either LIFO or FIFO to determine how much they are worth for balance sheet purposes. Most prices trend up over time, so FIFO suggests that the inventory the company holds is the last - and typically most expensive - to be acquired. LIFO suggests that the inventory held is the first to be acquired and thus cost less to acquire.
In the example in Section 3, the answer to the question, "How much money did I make on this deal?" changed by one-third depending on whether you used LIFO or FIFO.
This will also happen when valuing inventories, especially in industries where prices are very dynamic: oil, agriculture and computer components, for example.
A company's computation of the value of its inventory could be significantly different under FIFO than under LIFO; for most products, it would be higher under FIFO. However, many technology-oriented products - those computer components, for example - tend to drop in price, so in those cases inventory value would be higher under LIFO. In either case, a fundamental analyst needs to know if a company is using FIFO or LIFO to account for inventory so that she can accurately compare that company's fiscal soundness with that of its peers.
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|Microsoft Surface Pro 2
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Microsoft's first venture into the tablet business may not have been as successful as the company had hoped, but it's not giving up that easily. The Windows-maker just unveiled its Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2 earlier this week with the hopes of grabbing some of the slate market share from its rivals.
The new $449 Surface 2 comes with some noteworthy improvements that include a speedy Nvidia Tegra 4 chipset, a full HD 1080p display, a two-position kickstand and low-light webcam. Microsoft boasts that the higher-end $899 Surface Pro 2 is powered by Intel's newest Haswell chip and promises 75 percent longer life. Both devices have a new 1920 x 1080 display that has 46 percent better color accuracy than its predecessor, and an improved kickstand that offers both 24 degree and 40 degree angles.
MORE: Tablet Buyers' Guide 2013: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy
But are these improvements enough to strengthen Microsoft's foothold in the tablet space? Microsoft brags that the Surface Pro 2 can handle more demanding applications such as Adobe Premiere, which it demonstrated during its launch event. Since the new Pro is Haswell-powered, we're bound to see longer battery life, but it's too soon to tell if the difference will be quite as drastic as Microsoft promises.
By contrast, Apple's $499 iPad fourth generation tablet comes with the company's dual-core A6X processor, which runs its iOS operating system. It's not claiming to be a laptop replacement like the Surface Pro, but the iPad's premium design, sharp Retina display, robust app ecosystem still make it the gold standard of tablets for now. Although the iPad's A6X chip sports a dual-core architecture, it supports quad-core graphics that run smoothly on its Retina display.
As for the $449 Surface 2 , Microsoft has embedded a powerful Tegra 4 chipset, which means we can expect a heavier, more demanding gaming experience. Microsoft's Panos Panay specifically acknowledged that Nvidia's 72-core graphics chip makes the Surface 2 a better tablet for gaming, and showed it playing Halo: Spartan Assault. Asus' recently announced $450 Transformer Pad TF701T also runs on a Tegra 4 and comes with a keyboard dock that promises four hours of extra battery life. When it comes to having the sharpest display, Asus' Transformer Pad TF701T and Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 boast the most pixels per inch, but the iPad isn't too far behind with a 2048 x 1536 display resolution.
The table above provides a quick look at the key hardware differences between each machine, although their use cases can vary. Those seeking a laptop replacement may be interested in the Surface Pro 2, Surface 2 or Asus Transformer Pad TF701 depending on the desired price range. Others, however, that are looking to use their tablet for light productivity may be interested in the stylus-equipped Galaxy Note 10.1 or the iPad. We look forward to bringing you our full reviews of both Surface tablets soon.
You've got the Surface Pro 2 and iPad in the same table? That's nonsense.
Also, hardware is hardly the basis for comparing tablets. Customers have repeatedly made it clear in the marketplace that spec'manship is meaningless.
Please provide some comparison of things that matter instead of simply copying spec sheet into a table and putting it up as if it were useful. I know that would be hard, would require you to use all the devices for some time to be able to offer a comparison of what it's like to use them and what you can/cannot do with each. But it would be a valuable contribution. This is not.
Let's see. The Surface 2 beats the ipad with a full fledged seamless hybrid workflow integration and OS ecosystem. A comparable battery life, USB 3.0 port, and expandable micro SD slot. And, oh yeah. It's less expensive. And the author still thinks that the ipad is on top. LOL! Absolutely ridiculous!!
Surface Pro and iPad comparison is a joke! Ever notice whenever there's a review of a tablet other than an iPad, there's always a top 10 list with an ipad picture at the end of the article.
Why is the surface pro 2 even in the grid ? Do another grid with that matched against the Macbook Air and other ultrabooks.
Screen resolution for iPad is 2048×1536 – get your facts right before doing specs comparisons.
"The 4th-generation iPad leads the pack in almost every respect."
Every respect? You gotta be kidding me.
"If you want a tablet that will last you an entire workday on a charge (and then some), the 4th-generation iPad can't be beat."
I like how the author used the word workday but didn't consider that someone paying hundreds of dollars for a tablet would maybe want to use it for work?
iPad can't project my presentation without paying for an app, can't run my Virtual Machines, doesn't have expandable storage.
Its good for playing games like clash of clans.. its a good toy, even then has its limitations with what you can run load on it…
and shouldn't be compared to devices that you can actually do business work on.


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Define more clearly your understanding of what it is to be "self aware"? Some think it's entirely possible that we as a species aren't fully "self aware". We know, for example that people can be hit over the head one day, and then be able to calculate pi for thousands of digits in their head the next day, it's rare, but this type of spontaneous savant-ness has been observed multiple times. This may imply that we really don't use most of our own conscious potential, and aren't as aware of ourselves as we like to think.
I know that's pretty out there, but it serves to help make the previous point. "Self awareness" isn't necessarily a black and white thing.
All evolutionary or genetic changes are relatively small. Dogs as they are today are not philosophers in their own right as far as we know. Fast forward to the future genetic relatives of "dogs" in "x" number of years and who knows what we'll have.
Again, this is a somewhat loose and arguable position to take. Example: most social animals "play". The direct benefit to this behavior is much the same as it is for us. Bonding, release from boredom, relaxation. These are examples of things an animal does to improve it's own mental situation. Most pack and social animals even exhibit a direct sense of not only them self and their own status, they understand their role and the roles of those around them, they even have envy and drive to improve their own standing within the pack. If this sounds similar to what we humans do on a much higher level, it's because it's exactly what most of us do.
Your example of partial self awareness makes sense for the most part, but it is time-based. In other words, when I say a being can't be half self-aware, I don't mean to say it is self-aware one minute, then not self-aware the next. What I'm trying to argue is that a being cannot be partially knowledgeable of its own existence at one moment in time.
Animals play because it gives them pleasure. You and I can sit here, watching a dog play with a toy, saying, "Oh, look at him having fun!" But the dog doesn't know it's having fun. I don't think animals understand their roles in a group; they just do what their brains tell them to do based on the data around them. I don't think animals envy. That's a common human feeling that you are applying to dogs.
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Bottom line: higher order animals are not just a collection of instincts but can process information in a similar way to us, just less sophisticated.
Degrees of consciousness - try caring for an elderly parent with dementia for a while and you'll see it. You see the degrees of consciousness falling away bit by bit ...
Interesting article (I used to visit Science Daily all the time; I'd forgotten it!), I'm curious to read up on future findings.
I'm still not convinced that they are self-aware
because of
their powerful processing abilities. The article said metacognition and self awareness are linked in some way, but it wasn't specific. Maybe because we don't know. Like I said before, I agree that animals are conscious, constantly processing the world around them. My stance is that they don't know they're doing it.
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Friends, you certainly know how to get a girl inspired, don't you? I put a call out on our I ♥ Cape Town Facebook fanpage for you to tell me Where You Would Rather Be on Wednesdays in Cape Town and boy, did you blow me away with your responses!
Liezel van der Westhuizen's top reasons to #LoveCapeTown City Breaks
She's celebrating 1 000 days in the Mother City on Tuesday 18 June, 2013 and from her numerous photos, social media posts and on-air shout-outs, it's clear for all to see that media personality Liezel van der Westhuizen loves Cape Town.
Cape Town named as TripAdvisor's ninth-cheapest city for world travellers
Cape Town isn't just beautiful; she's cost-effective, too … the Mother City has been named as the ninth-cheapest city in the world by TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site, on Wednesday 12 June, 2013.
Top places to visit in Claremont
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Peaks of Africa: tours to pique your interest
There are many ways to explore Cape Town – and finding a good tour guide is one way to help you see everything the Mother City has to offer. Peaks of Africa is a tour operator that prides itself in designing travel packages for wholesale tour operators, travel agencies and individual travellers. They will organise your accommodation and airport transfers, and create an itinerary for your holiday that caters to exactly what you're after, whether it's thrill-seeking adventure or some quiet time away from the bustle.
School holidays: endless fun for the little people in Cape Town
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#DiscoverHelderberg: Where to stay in the Helderberg
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After hearing that Leyland never looks at video tape, I am convinced time has passed him by. I would love to see Gibby have a go at managing this club. Do you think he would be running Raburn out there?
The guy is in some obvious pain. He needs some intense mental health help. He also needs to detox and go through a drug rehab program. I am not sure prison is the answer for Mr. Rogers. It is a very sad tale and a cautionary one at that.
How did you like George W Bush's handling of the economy? If you liked it, then Romney is your man. He will be like a G W Bush third term. He will finish the job W started. President Obama prevented the country from going over the cliff. If I want to go back to the future, I will pop in the DVD starring Michael J. Fox. Just say no to Romney.
And Leyland has confidence that Ryan Raburn will get a hit this year.
In the video, Nix looks like he is just playing defense for the Sparty's. I heard Izzo already has him signed up for remedial counting classes!
Well it is his money to do with what he will. He has been on the wrong side of issues before. This isn't the first time and probably won't be the last.
Smoking? It should be banned period. It has killed my mother and father, and two brothers. What intelligent lifeform would suck on a burning piece of paper and inhale smoke into their lungs that is proven to kill you? Smokers are a drag (no pun intended) on our health system. The sooner society bans smoking, the better. If smoking is allowed in bars, the bar owners should pay for the health care cost of their workers because they are forcing them to breath air that is proven to cause cancer.
Disgraceful. Heads will explode when President Obama gets reelected for a second term. Should be fun to watch.
I thought for sure Denver was going to draft him. I don't understand Washington's motivation for drafting 2 quarterbacks. They now have 5 QB's on their roster. Good luck Kirk.
Has Broyles recovered from his ACL injury yet? What a messed up pick. Shades of Millen.
Time to end the Inge and Raburn experiment. They are killing the Tigers. I would rather watch some young fellas like Worth come up and play.
Way to leave Weber St holding the bag you scum bag Smith.
These guys that have concealed weapons permits are just itching to shoot something, anything. This is a pathetic way for a neighbor to act. Hopefully karma plays out for the shooter. We are devolving as a society. Guns, guns, guns.
No one should blame the kid for going to a school that offered him a full ride. If you are a Michigan fan, you know they have committed all of their scholarships and have none to offer. However, I am getting a little tired of Sparty fans citing their dominance over Michigan in football......you can mostly thank RichRod for that. For the record ( in football), Michigan still holds a 35 overall win advantage over MSU. Right now, Dantonio is one up on Hoke. Let's see what happens at the Big House this year. I am betting Hoke walks off the field with a W.
Quite fitting that Inge hit a dribbler for the final out in today's game. He needs to do something in tomorrows game or the boos are going to be loud at Comerica when he plays there.
I always liked the sombrero on the windmill.
If there is a merciful God in Heaven, then let the answer be a resounding NO.
No matter. We are still #1 at burning couches!
Pretty clear by now that Calley and Snyder haven't got a clue. At least we won't have to worry about electing Calley governor.
Fred's a member of the "World Is Flat Club." The oil from this pipeline would be exported to the highest bidder. It wouldn't lower gas prices in the States one cent. It would make the oil barons and stockholders a whole lot richer. Anyone that believes any different was most likely educated in Mississippi.


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Hundreds frolic in the sea off Exmouth for Christmas swim
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HUNDREDS frolicked in the sea off Exmouth this morning for the annual Christmas Day swim.
The crowd, many sporting festive outfits and others braving the conditions in skimpy swimwear, turned around to sing Merry Christmas before stampeding towards the water just before 11am.
The event, which has become a tradition for thousands of local families as well as attracting people from across Devon, was this year screened live on Channel Four as part of the Gordon Ramsay live Christmas Cookalong show.
Jessica Collinson, 19, was part of a group of Exmouth belles taking part.
She said: "I do it every year and this is my sixth time. I look forward to it but look forward more to getting out and getting warm again."
Laura Ghanavati, 19, of Exmouth, said: "It is a bit of a family tradition for us and it is great fun. But it is freezing."
Louise Fitzpatrick, 21, from Liskard, attended with Sam Weir, 23, of Exmouth, said: "It was very cold but was an experience and it was not as bad as I expected. It is my first year doing it but I will definitely be doing it again."
Emily Foulston, 19, of Exmouth, said: "I used to live in Spain and I would do a swim on Christmas Day with my family. It was not really a traditional thing out there and we were the only ones that did.
"It is great to keep that going and there are a few more out here today."
Christine Courtney, 24, of Exmouth, said: "This is my seventh time and I don't think it is as busy as previous years. You have to go in up to your knees. But once I have I am straight in and straight out."
A group of family and friends from Exmouth including Chloe Lomax, 12, Talitha White, 34, Dawn Harris, 42, Louise Lomax, 37, Conor Harris, ten, Mia Lomax, seven, and Megan Harris, were among those who turned out in fancy dress.
Ms Lomax said:"It is a Christmas tradition and we come down as a big group of friends and family. It is a great way to start Christmas Day and becomes really addictive."


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Wayne W. TuttleMay 02,2014
Wayne W. Tuttle
WEST RUTLAND Wayne W. Tuttle, 81, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in his home surrounded by family and loved ones after a short illness. He was a resident of West Rutland for the past 20 years.
He was born on Sept. 3, 1932, in Canaan, Maine, and was the ninth of 13 children. He was predeceased by his parents, Carlton and Freda Anderson Tuttle.
His survivors include his children, David of Schenectady N.Y.; Perry of Proctor; Cynthia Race of Bennington; Jill Hackett of Middle Granville, N.Y., James of West Rutland; Brenda Morse of West Rutland; and Timothy of West Rutland.
Also, he is survived by 13 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-granddaughter.
He worked for 30 years in construction with the Albany, N.Y., local union, chapter 190. His life was all about his family and friends. He loved his garden and was an avid history buff.
Respecting his wishes, no services will be held. There will be a celebration of life at a later date. Memorial contributions can be made to either the Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice or the American Cancer Society.MORE IN Obituaries0729 RH Obits Minard svc notice no photo no flag Full Story0729 RH Obits Ellison Paid photo no flag Full Story0729 RH Obits Pitlak paid photo no flag Full Story
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The problem with bread baking at home is the lack of steam or moisture in the home oven. The crust is just not right. The lack of moisture makes the crust form too soon, which hinders the inside from becoming light, chewy and tender. So, the question is, how do we create steam in an oven in exactly the amount we need without opening and closing the oven door so much that the temperature drops and ruins everything? I had tried just about everything over the last couple of years and ultimately I had very few successful results with only some exceptions. I had yet to find a really successful baguette recipe. There were some good recipes and some good breads, but it just wasn't the same as when you get it from a bakery. I had pretty much succumbed to having to pay four dollars if I wanted a decent loaf of French bread, honestly, until yesterday.
I was halfway through my workout when I turned on the cooking channel and this lovely young woman appeared to be baking baguettes. She threw some ice cubes onto a pre-heated sided sheet tray and put the bread that she folded like an envelope into the oven with the ice cubes. As the cubes melted and evaporated, they added the necessary steam to create that light crackle on the crust. This was the one issue that I could not overcome! The light crackle!
That's genius! Would that work? I think so.
Why didn't I think of that sooner? Didn't I try that already?
Maybe I didn't…I thought I did…
Much to my delight, it is true! The crackle on the crust is exquisite. The rich and hearty interior is chewy yet tender. It was not only AS good as a bakery baguette, but I'd say it was better, just because of how uniquely fresh and simple it was.
Immediately, I grabbed my camera and took a picture quickly. Baguette success. Finally, one to cross off the list. I will always use this ice-cube method from now on.
French Baguettes
By: Kelsey Nixon Show: Kelsey's Essentials Original recipe found here
- 2 envelopes dry active yeast (1 1/2 tablespoons)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 teaspoons salt
- Canola oil, for greasing bowl
- Cornmeal, for dusting pan
- 3 to 4 ice cubes
- Serving suggestions: ricotta cheese and acacia honey
Combine the honey, yeast and 1/2 cup warm water. Whisk to combine and let the mixture sit until the yeast begins to foam, 5 minutes.
Mix the flour and salt in a large mixing bowl with a dough hook and slowly add in the frothy yeast mixture. Gradually add 1 cup warm water and mix until the dough comes together into a ball that is not too sticky (you may not need all of the water). If the dough is too wet, add a little bit more flour. Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and knead until the dough is smooth and elastic and springs back to gently applied pressure, 2 to 6 minutes
Form the dough into a ball, place it in a lightly-oiled bowl and cover, so it doesn't dry out. Let rest in a warm environment until doubled in size, 25 to 30 minutes.
Punch down the dough and divide it in half. Shape into 2 baguettes by making a flat rectangle out of your dough, then folding the longer sides (top and bottom) towards the middle, like an envelope, and sealing the seam with your fingers. Repeat the folding and sealing on these sides, stretching the rectangle lengthwise as you go, until it's about 12 to 14 inches long and 2 inches wide. Fold the ends in once and crimp into an oval to seal off into the traditional baguette shape. Flip the dough seam-side down and place on a sheet pan or baguette pan that has been dusted with cornmeal. Score the tops of the loaves, making deep diagonal slits 1/2-inch deep ( or 3/4 of the way through the height of the dough, not all the way through), cover with a dishcloth and let rise in a warm environment until they have doubled in size, 25 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F and position your oven racks with one on the bottom and the other in the middle. Place an oven-safe (non-glass) bowl or pan on the bottom rack.
When your bread has doubled for the second time, remove the towel and quickly and simultaneously, slide the sheet tray with the baguettes onto the middle rack while carefully throwing the ice cubes into the bowl on the bottom rack. The ice will create a burst of steam that will give you a nice crispy crust. Quickly shut the oven door so no steam escapes. Bake the baguettes until golden brown, 15 minutes.
Cook's Note: If you have a glass window on your oven, place a towel over it when throwing the ice in, hot glass can shatter if ice touches it.


text: Expert: Don't Rely on Health Care Reform to Reduce Spending By Stephen Miller 10/5/2010 Permissions BOCA RATON, FLA. -- Employers should not expect health care reform to curtail spending on health care or to slow the escalating cost curve, advised George Duczak, president of The American Worker Plans Inc., a provider of health insurance plans for working Americans, speaking at the 23rd Annual Benefits Forum & Expo here on Sept. 26, 2010. The health care reform law mandates that preventive services (as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) be covered on a first-dollar basis, outside of the deductible. But Duczak urged employers to put in place high deductibles covering non-preventive health care. "First-dollar benefits create no deterrent to over-utilization and isolate consumers from costs," he noted, adding "few employees have any conception of the true cost of their health insurance and how much it costs their employers." While health care reform will limit deductibles to $2,000/individuals and $4,000/family in the small group market beginning in 2014, Duczak believes there will be waivers for plans that have higher deductibles in place at that time, if the deductible limit isn't repealed outright. He advised employers to move now to offer higher deductibles, even if it means losing grandfathered status. Ideally, he proposed that employers provide major medical protection with deductibles of $5,000/individual or higher, with 100 percent in-network co-insurance thereafter, along with unlimited lifetime benefits and required first-dollar preventive coverage. "That approach can reduce costs 20-40 percent right out of the gate," he explained. ------------------------------------------Higher deductibles "can reduce costs20-40 percent right out of the gate."------------------------------------------ Employers could offer employees the option of supplemental gap plans, he noted, to cover the front-end of the deductible (with benefits available from $500 to $10,000). Alternatively, employers could provide access to multipanel cafeteria-style fully insured indemnity plans, including critical illness plans that would cover the front-end of the deductibles in those cases. Expect Reform Law to Change Duczak urged benefit managers not to expect that health care reform will remain as it is. While it won't likely be repealed, "there is no question that it will be substantially amended," he noted. While that might not be much help in terms of long-range planning, it's a caveat to bear in mind. 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The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today plans to award instrumentation grants totaling $2.7 million to 11 tribal colleges and universities (TCUs). These grants will be made under the fiscal 2003 DoD Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions Infrastructure Support Program. The grants will enhance programs and capabilities at these minority institutions in scientific disciplines critical to national security and the DoD.
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