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Julie and Pete Baumberger, owners of Baumberger Vineyard Winery, are expanding their operations with a wine tasting room, a 1,200 vine vineyard and more beverage selections. / Joe Sneve / Dell Rapids Tribune
For the past three summers, guests at the Baumberger Vineyard and Winery in rural Dell Rapids got the farm-kitchen-table experience.
The family made wine as a hobby for 15 years and slowly started a commercial winery in 2010, getting wine on some store shelves and invited visitors for sampling at the family home.
Sales are strong, owner Julie Baumberger said, and the family now wants to give guests a full winery experience. A tasting room will open later this month, and the winery will ramp up its marketing.
You want this nice room people could sit in, Baumberger said. There has been such good positive growth. Its an important step for us to take.
Fueling that growth is an inviting and fun atmosphere for anyone, not just avid wine connoisseurs, said Pete Baumberger.
We want this fun, he said. We have fun educating the new wine drinker, and we have fun entertaining the experienced wine drinker.
A three-acre, 1,200-vine vineyard on the grounds also draws visitor for the Baumbergers. Guest are able to see how a vineyard is operated, tour the grounds and end their visit with some wine in the tasting room.
But the reality is, some people arent into wine. Understanding that, Baumberger Vineyard and Winery also sells local brews like Old 56 from Lucan, Minn. and Crow Peak from the Black Hills.
A ripening business
Julie Baumberger, who serves as secretary and treasurer of the South Dakota Winegrowers Association, said her familys story is a familiar one. Local industry followers said they expect more wineries to start in the state.
Commercial wine production in South Dakota is a relatively new form of agribusiness, made possible by the Farm Winery Act of 1996. The state has 26 licensed wineries, which produced 102,000 gallons of wine in 2012.
National wine industry analyst Doug Kelly from IBIS World said South Dakota is keeping up with the industrys national growth. U.S. wine production is a $17.2 billion industry, growing 3.6 annually since 2008.
Increased wine consumption is fueling the industry, Kelly said. The countrys per capita wine consumption was 2.45 gallons a year five years ago. That has grown to 2.73 gallons, and Kelly said theres more interest in drinking domestically produced wine.
Youd think with the numbers of wines on the supermarket shelves wed be reaching saturation, but its really fueled more growth, he said. There are a number of opportunities for wineries to enter and find their niche in the marketplace.
Heather Taylor Boysen, owner and manager at Good Spirits Fine Wine & Liquor, has worked with South Dakota wineries since her business opened 15 years ago and said she has seen incredible growth.
She carries about 30 types of local wine made at five wineries and said theyre all selling everything from sweet blueberry varieties to dry reds. Some customers will ask for the wines by name, having tried them at winery events.
As a whole, theyre doing a better job of marketing the product to people in South Dakota, Taylor Boysen said. Theres a lot of new players I need to find space for on my shelf.
The wine store owner said some local and regional wineries have their own sales staff and handle their own distribution, while others use distributors. She said shes impressed by the sophistication in area winery facilities.
Its no longer a hobby that is being done in someones garage, Taylor Boysen said. Its a market thats really coming into their own.
Ag-related tourism grows
In South Dakota, wineries also play a role in ag-related tourism, said Wanda Goodman, deputy secretary of tourism for the state.
Our wineries have done the best job of carving out that niche with their tasting rooms and many hosted events, she said. Its really a long tradition in South Dakota, and its fun to see the industry really get off the ground.
A 2012 survey of tourists showed that 10 percent had come to South Dakota to visit wineries.
Prairie Berry Winery, based out of Hill City, traces its history back five generations to Czechoslovakian pioneers who brought their family tradition with them, co-owner Matt Keck said. Prairie Berry was the second to be licensed in the state and made its first wine in 30-gallon lots. Today, it produces 30,000 gallons at once.
Prairie Berry has shaped its business model to concentrate on retail sales and tourism. While the winery is located in the Black Hills, it hosts a wine club event in Sioux Falls four times a year. The winery is looking for more visibility in the city and will start weekly tasting events at retailers in the coming months, Keck said.
We really look at the whole state in our plans, he said. A lot of people go to the Hills, but we want to make sure that they know they have the ability to buy the wines they like on a regular basis.
Special events niche
The events business is a growing niche for many wineries.
Don South, owner of Strawbale Winery near Renner, wasnt planning on making entertainment part of his business, but his model has evolved. Six years ago, an artist friend suggested the winery hold an event during the week for artists to sell their works.
Over the years, it has grown to include food vendors and music.
We really use it as marketing for the winery, South said. We really like it when people come out and experience what we have here, and we hope they remember it when they are in the store and pick up a bottle.
The winery added a second building, large enough to host groups of 40 to 60 people and hired an event planner with a background in the hospitality industry.
I had no idea that any of this would evolve, South said. Were doing things now that basically are pretty crazy if we had thought about it at the start; it was just wine tastings and hors doeuvres, South said. Sometimes I say, How did this all happen?
SWine and Cheese
Baumberger Vineyard and Winery will host a SWine and Cheese gathering from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Included in the $20 cost is a barbeque pork sandwich, cheese and brownie samples, sassyrita and wine glass.
The winery is located 10 miles south of Dell Rapids at the 47327 S.D. Hwy 34.
SWine and Cheese
Baumberger Vineyard and Winery will host a SWine and Cheese gathering from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Included in the $20 cost is a barbeque pork sandwich, cheese and brownie samples, sassyrita and wine glass.
The winery is located 10 miles south of Dell Rapids at the 47327 S.D. Hwy 34.


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Our main goal is your fun both inside and outside hostel, for this we organize daily activities for you to integrate and for you to have a memorable experience. We believe it's essential for the backpacker to know the local people and culture. That's why our staff efforts every day to give you the best information and advices of everything that is happening in the city.
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Besides the best attention it's essential you have the best service. Starting from the bed and bedroom: our mattresses are of the highest quality and the bedrooms have AC and heating for you to sleep comfortably. Cleanliness is our obsession. All of our Hostels are Hostelling International Members and in 2011 international auditors certified al our hostels under the conditions of HI QUALITY.
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Some of the books may not currently be in print but, search online, and you never know what you might find! Of course books, like puppies, are not just for Christmas, so you may like to squirrel away some of these recommendations for a future birthday or similar occasion.
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My Sweet, Wondrous Song
I'm going to tell you something, you will like to hear
My favourite song is, Nature that brings glowing cheer
Oh yes, I love the precious seasons, time for radiant bliss
Each one is very special, I delightfully blow a kiss
Winter Wonderland, friendly snow to enjoy, play
I will always love this beauty, soft white blanket way
Skiing, skating or sliding down an awesome hill
Winter joy is big Christmas love, sweet Valentine fulfill
Spring Splendour, my heart sings a new, joyful melody
Fresh rain sigh from grass, trees bud, tulips serenity
This song is memorable as the birds parade, flutter
Easter greetings, cute bunny with a ribbon, bright like butter
Summer Singing Spirit is when I carefree hug the breeze
Oh, what fun to see, feel, smell, hear, taste Summer glees
Whether it's swimming, boating, nice picnic in the shade
Sunny days are happy, outdoor party, cool lemonade
Autumn Amazement can make a smile last with sparkle, spry
When all the trees are blazing colours, one jubilant sigh
Red, gold, orange scene, Halloween frolic, great exciting treat
My lovely Nature song never ends, fine treasure, can't be beat!
As I pleasantly sing, wondrous joy makes life richly complete
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Star Trek fan episode feels like an extension of the original series
We were excited last year when we saw that Mythbuster Grant Imahara and Christopher Doohan (son of Star Trek's James Doohan) would be starring in a Star Trek fan series. Now that the first episode of Star Trek Continues is out, we're delighted to see how thoroughly it pays homage to the original series. »


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A variety of Salt Lake area attractions are offering free admission days in April:
The new Natural History Museum of Utah will offer free admission on Monday, April 9. You'll need to get free tickets in advance starting on Tuesday, April 3 at noon. You can get your tickets online. Go HERE for more information.
The Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City is offering free admission on Wednesday, April 4. (Admission to the museum is always free the first Wednesday of each month.) Details of this offer are HERE.
Red Butte Garden will offer free admission on Friday, April 27. Go HERE for more information.
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Gonzales takes on Ferrasci during the semis of the District 9 Little League All-Star tournament Tuesday in Gonzales.
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In his nine seasons coaching at Ferrasci Little League, Mike Dillard has not seen an 11-12 All-Star team hit with the consistency that the 2013 squad is doing in this year's District 9 tournament.
The Ferrasci 11-12 All-Star team continued its hot streak, defeating host Gonzales 13-1 in five innings on Tuesday evening at Art Brusa Field.
With the win, the boys in green and gold advanced to the winners bracket finals of the double-elimination tournament. The squad will play Saturday at Continental Field in Salinas for a spot in next week's grand finals. ...


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FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Officials are describing a scene of shattered cars where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut.
Seventy people were sent to the hospital Friday evening after the crash.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators arrived Saturday and are expected to be on site for seven to 10 days.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy couldn't say when Metro-North Railroad service would be restored. The crash caused Amtrak to suspend service between New York and Boston.
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When economist George Erickcek spoke to The Coordinating Council this past fall, he gave health and human services providers in Calhoun County little reason to believe their work would get any easier anytime soon.
The local economy is adding jobs, he said, but not enough jobs for a robust recovery, and the wages they are providing are insufficient to close the widening gap in income inequality.
As for income segregation and the steady decline in the proportion of families living in middle-income neighborhoods, the Upjohn Institute analyst offered even less reason for optimism.
One of the consequences of the recent budget deal passed in Congress is that 1.3 million workers who have been unemployed for more than six months will see their unemployment benefits expire on Dec. 28. Another 800,000 will have their aid cut in the next few months.
Our position is that cutting off long-term benefits will worsen conditions for unemployed individuals and the economy. Other views:
The Wall Street Journal
(Extending emergency unemployment benefits) would add some $25 billion to the deficit with no compensating economic benefit. The Administration claims that every $1 of jobless benefits creates $1.80 in economic growth, based on the notorious "multiplier" in Keynesian economic models. This is the theory that you can increase employment by paying more people not to work, and that you can take money out of the private economy by taxes or borrowing without cost. If that theory worked, the government should pay everyone not to work.
? Instead the current system provides as much as two years of benefits for not working and raises payroll taxes on employers even as some 20 million Americans are still unemployed, underemployed or discouraged from looking for work. None of this will help the economy create more jobs, which is what the jobless need far more than another government check.
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Efforts to reduce long-term joblessness more directly have been inadequate. The federal government said states could pay unemployment benefits to workers whose hours are cut - a "work-share" policy to help keep people in their jobs. That was a modest proposal but worth doing. So far, only about half the states have such a program in place.
Other ideas would be worth a try. The U.K. reports some initial success with programs (first suggested by U.S. scholars) that aim to build confidence and encourage the unemployed to keep looking for work. Washington should pay attention. The U.S. could make its mess of separate retraining programs - there are dozens - more effective through streamlining and better coordination. Helping people meet the expense of moving to take a job would make it easier for qualified workers to connect with companies that need them.
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It seems the stigma of getting laid off puts people near the back of the jobs line. And then, once they've been stuck at the back of that line for six months, the stigma of long-term unemployment keeps them there forever. It's a powerful, and depressing, reminder that we can't afford to ignore the short run. Sure, the economy will eventually bounce back on its own, but in the meantime, people who did nothing wrong other than working for companies that had to fire people during the worst crisis in 80 years might see their careers prematurely ended. And even now, long-term unemployment might not be falling as much as falling out of sight. Shorter and shorter benefits mean the long-term unemployed havelittle incentive to keep looking for work - so they stop looking, and we stop counting them as "unemployed," and declare mission accomplished.
It's not nearly good enough when involuntary retirement is just a bad layoff in a bad recession away.
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Happy Boxing Day! and a Snowy Day Gingerbread Train
We made this gingerbread train during last weekend's blizzard. I used
the gingerbread house and royal icing recipes from Simply Recipes and it came together perfectly. Train cookie cutters helped with the design, though I made some errors in sizing up the interior pieces. Fortunately I had baked the gingerbread the night before and it was soft enough I was able to trim it with my chef's knife. This is a great snowy day project with kids — just don't start too late in the day unless you don't mind the kids staying up all night with the sugar rush.


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Around three dozen Kellogg Community College theatre students will present more than 40 theatrical scenes as part of the colleges first-ever winter Mich Mash event beginning at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Binda Theatre, 450 North Ave. in Battle Creek.
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A Tea Party activist is the latest challenger hoping to unseat Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino in the 2013 race. Kurt Colucci, an anti-tax writer and former teacher from New Rochelle, said today he will formally announce his candidacy at 11 a.m. Friday at the county Board of Elections. Read more on the Politics on the Hudson blog at http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com.


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Transform a Kitchen Timer into an Auto-Panning Camera Mount
If you have an old mechanical cooking timer somewhere in your kitchen, you have almost everything you need to build a camera mount that can take long, panning video shots like the ones in the video above. A trip to the hardware store (and a camera, of course) will get you the rest. »


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- Financial statement preparation using the accounting data provided by you the client
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Client Accounting Services such as transaction processing and CFO/Controller services are a form of Finance & Accounting Outsourcing (FAO).
What is FAO?
FAO is an arrangement where clients delegate back-office business functions or processes to their CPA firm
Companies that partner with JOSEPH EVE have access to Finance & Accounting thought leadership, insights and data to enable them to achieve high performing and highly efficient back office operations that provides unparalleled knowledge and resources to become a transformation entity.
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- Can the organization make the transition?
- Is there sufficient process documentation and metrics?
- Are the right people in the organization to make it happen?
- Has the right technology been selected to support the initiative?
- Is there adequate executive commitment and oversight?
At JOSEPH EVE, we design, deploy and manage outsourced human capital, finance and accounting transaction processing, financial analysis and technology infrastructure solutions that meet your companies combined in-house and offsite business processing requirements.
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JOSEPH EVE recommends using its assessment engine as it creates the framework and best practices for providing outsourced finance and accounting services on the right Service Delivery Platform for your business.
Upon completion of the examination and discovery phase, business analyst will model the current operational infrastructure to reflect a physical diagram of the business operations as it presently exists. Once the physical operating environment is modeled, our FAO business analyst will re-engineer the current operational workflow model to incorporate outsourcing of FA business processes using the right technology platform. This re-design may also include the automation of certain tasks and/or business processes. After process models are re-designed, analyst document recommended procedural workflow and additional software components recommended in the implementation process.
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Pineapple Tarts Recipe
Pineapple Filling
4 large pineapples
300 g sugar
1 clove
1 inch cinnamon stick
1/2 star anise
250 g liquid glucose
2 Tbsp wheat flour or wheat starch (Tung Mein Fun)
1. Slice and grate pineapples till fine. You can use a food processor do grate it.
2. Strain the grated pineapple till dry.
3. Let it simmer in a wok toll the juice has dry up. Add sugar and, star anise, cinnamon stick and clove.
4. Stir till the pineapple has thickened and dry. Add maltose or liquid glucose.
5. Stir till the pineapple filling is thick, sticky and dry.
6. Add wheat flour. Continue to stir for about 10 minutes or until filling is dry.
7. Leave to cool and shape into small balls.
Cook's Note
You can make the filling in advance and refrigerate it.
500 g butter
140 g powdered sugar
4 egg yolks
650 g all purpose flour
1 Tbsp cornflour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla essence
Egg Brush
1 egg yolk plus 1Tbsp water
- Preheat oven at 150° C.
- Cream butter and sugar till white.
- Add in egg yolks and beat at low speed for 1 minute.
- Fold in flour gradually.
- Insert pastry into cookie press and press into strip of about 3 inch each.
- Put the rolled pineapple filling onto the pastry and roll it up.
- Brush with egg brush.
- Bake for 30 minutes or when tarts is light golden brown in color.


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Thieves in Nevada had different plans for a group of about 65 local parishioners who were trying to do God's work in Summerlin, Nev. Thursday.
Members of the Burlington Baptist Church Wednesday took an SUV and a trailer packed with instruments, sound equipment and gifts to Summerlin to do mission work, said Jim Woolums, minister of strategy at Burlington Baptist Church.
They planned on helping two churches in the suburbs of Las Vegas run vacation Bible schools by hosting concerts and organizing sports events. They were also going to help remodel the churches. ...


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From the Star-Telegram
Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman insist Tony Romo will be the next Dallas Cowboys quarterback to win a Super Bowl. Romo believes it, too. Doubts about his ability to lead the Cowboys to the Promised Land prompted Romo earlier this season to declare, "This team is going to win a Super Bowl at some point.
"Quarterbacks are judged by statistics and wins; they are defined by Super Bowls.But to win the Super Bowl involves getting there. To get there involves winning in the playoffs. To win in the playoffs involves winning meaningful regular-season games.And that brings us to the Cowboys' winner-take-all game against the New York Giants tonight. Romo's legacy starts now."This is something of a playoff game, because if we don't win, we don't get in," Cowboys quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson said. "This is definitely a signature game for Tony."
Romo should finish 2011 with his third 4,000-yard passing season and his second 30-touchdown season, but if the Cowboys don't beat the Giants, no one will care, including Romo."It's about winning and losing, so that's all it's going to be about," he said. Romo has more attempts (2,531), more completions (1,627), more yards (20,283), a better completion percentage (64.3) and more touchdowns (144) than any Cowboys quarterback after 76 starts.


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Peggy: Thank you. I love doing research. I spent many hours in the library digging through periodicals, reading newspaper articles and magazine stories about the Waco Siege, Ruby Ridge, and the Montana Freemen, which were incidents in the 90s where the FBI surrounded and/or invaded anti-government, fundamental religious extremist cults and groups. The up-to-the-minute reports of the drama as it unfolded helped me transform some of that reality into the story.
To learn more about the Aryan Nation I turned to the internet, because they are a secretive organization.
Katie: Is Sarah based on any true life stories you've uncovered in your research? How did you construct the character of Sarah?
Peggy: Yes, Sarah is based on a true story, but if I tell you the story, I'll give away the ending. So I'll just say Sarah's story is based on a true story I saw on 48 Hours about two brothers, ages 8 and 10, who were found living in a fundamental religious extremist cult.
My main characters always come to me as a voice in my head. Through my extensive research I was able to flesh out Sarah's character. It's sort of like, I heard her voice telling me her story, which was interesting. So I asked, who is this person? Like most writers, when I create a character I use character sketches, bios, and interviews. But in the research process I always find the little hints here and there that tell me who this person really is.
Katie: I see on your website that you conducted interviews with women who had left extremist groups. What did you learn about life in these extremist cults?
Peggy: Actually I read interviews with women who had left extremist groups. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
The interviews were fascinating. The women and children inside cults or extremist groups live in isolation from the outside world. Men are dominant and women and children are subservient. Women are expected to cook and clean and home school the kids. Children are often given chores and responsibilities beyond their capabilities. They live kind of an old-fashioned way of life, off the grid, so to speak. The men use psychological, physical, and sexual abuse to keep the women and children under their control.
Generally speaking, the women are there because of the men. Either they are followers of the cult leader or married to cult members. They have low self-esteem, have suffered abuse as children, and usually come from strict religious backgrounds. The children are a different story. In those living situations, they are easily oppressed. However some of them do recognize the hypocrisy coming from the adults around them and, as in any family or society, rebellion comes from the youth. In many cases, the kids convinced their mothers to leave.
Katie: Why the Aryan order? What made you include this controversial group in your story?
Peggy: I knew Sarah's father was a gunsmith and a weapons dealer. Guns and God were his thing. The FBI has come down hard on gun dealers who sell weapons to extremist groups. In the Ruby Ridge incident in particular, Randy Weaver sold weapons to the Aryan Nation.
I visited the Aryan Nation website which was packed with propaganda and hate speech. It was also pretty sophisticated. While I was poking around an angry red message box popped up on my screen: "WARNING!" The message said I was not a registered user. I closed my browser. In a few minutes I received an email asking why I was looking at the website, which creeped me out. I couldn't figure out how the person knew my email address. I hit reply and typed a few general questions but then I remembered something. During my research I had read about a writer who had become acquainted with a group of neo-Nazis in the Chicago area so he could get interviews for a story. Then he disappeared. I decided one-on-one contact was a really bad idea. I deleted my reply.
A close friend of mine had lived in northern Idaho for ten years. The Aryan Nation "headquarters" is located there. Naturally she had many encounters with them over the years. She described them as isolated, angry, defensive, secretive – and scary. I thought about making up an extremist group for my story but it didn't feel authentic. In a way, I think I wanted to thumb my nose at the Aryan Nation and expose some of their extremist tactics.
Katie: The book is so personal, told through letters Sarah writes to her long lost friend Juniper. What made you decide on using letters as your way of conveying the story?
Peggy: The story came to me in the form of a journal, or diary. The story wanted to be written that way. I was resistant at first because of the whole show-don't-tell rule. So in the early stages of plotting the story, I re-read Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. I was struck by how similar in many ways Anne's story was to Sarah's. They were both held prisoner by events beyond their control but still going through all the same phases young girls go through. Not to mention the whole Nazi connection. Diary breaks a lot of rules but it's a captivating story you simply can't put down. In the case of Letters to Juniper, I decided to use letters to create a bond between Sarah and Juniper.
Katie: Marketing now falls on the laps of authors these days. What are you trying to market your novel? What areas have you found success?
Peggy: If by success you mean readers, then I'd have to say blogging is a good way to attract an audience. I have two blogs of my own. Advice from a Caterpillar is a spin-off of a column by the same name which I did for Writing World.com. I do book reviews, advice, markets, and some interviews. I live in a small, Colorado mountain town with a lot of character. From the Styx is sort of an information and gossip blog about the local scene. I also blog at Young Adult Authors You've Never Heard Of, which is a group blog made up of – you guessed it – young adult authors you've never heard of. We don't take ourselves too seriously.
Book review exchanges are a great way to meet other authors. I seek out authors and offer to review their books if they will review mine. I do Facebook and Twitter as much as possible but they are time eaters. I'm on Google+, LinkedIn, and Goodreads, though I find it is hard to keep up with all of it.
Book trailers are another marketing tool. I'm not sure how effective they are but they sure are fun. You can view the Letters to Juniper book trailer here.
I would also add that people like you and websites like Underground Book Reviews go a long way toward helping indie writers like me spread the word-of-mouth about my books and gain readers. I couldn't survive without your support.
Katie: Many of our authors are self-published. What advice did you wish you had known when you started your publishing journey?
Peggy: I self-published my first adult novel, Rumors of War. My middle grade novels, The Road to Weird and Letters to Juniper are both published with small independent publishers.
Back in the 80s, I had a little desktop publishing business. I made up flyers, newsletters, and brochures for a few small businesses and organizations. I wish I had expanded that business back then. I didn't self-publish until late 1999. The "me" of today would tell the "me" of the 80s to self-publish my work and start a newsletter for writers. The advice I wish I had known is that self-publishing is the future.
Katie: Tell us a little bit about your other writing credits. With two blogs and several other writing endeavors how do you find time to fit it all in?
Peggy: I mentioned my other published works. I was a columnist and managing editor at Writing World.com for five years. Before that, besides desktop publishing, I was an associate editor with Children's Magic Window magazine, and I held various other editing jobs with small publications.
I don't always find the time to fit it all in but I do my best. Blogging has helped me become a more disciplined writer and meet my own deadlines.
Katie: When you're not writing, what might we find you doing?
Peggy: I am devoted to my grandkids and spend most of my free time with Hailey, who is 10, and Bodi, who is 3 years old. I enjoy cross country and downhill skiing in the winter. My husband and I manage a cross country trail system for the forest service, which is a lot of fun. In summer I love camping and hiking in the mountains.
Katie: Tell us about your new projects. I see you have other novels upcoming. What can we expect from these projects?
Peggy: My new book, PFC Liberty Stryker will be released next month (February 2012). Here's the blurb: Libby Stryker joined the army to avenge her dad's death on 9-11 but it's nothing like she expected. Operation Iraqi Freedom takes her on a harrowing journey north with a mysterious Arab, through bomb devastation, hot zones, and RPG attacks. A different kind of horror awaits Libby in Baghdad. Her past and present, and why it's all gone wrong, blow up in her face. Prepare to enter an alternate reality unlike anything you have ever experienced.
View the PFC Liberty Stryker book trailer here.
Following the release of PFC Liberty Stryker, my publisher and I will start working on Hurricane Katrina. Katrina Vanderzee is the daughter of a famous Hollywood film producer and a dead ringer for Paris Hilton. But none of that matters when she's stranded at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. On the run from her complicated soap opera life, she is haunted by a deadly secret. And that's all I'm going to say …
Thank you Katie, for giving me this opportunity to introduce myself and my work to your readers.
Katie: Thank you, Peggy. You can find Peggy at www.peggytibbetts.net.
If you enjoyed this post, you can follow Katie on Facebook. You can also subscribe to the Underground.


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Yesterday Microsoft announced that they will be adding 2 new Office 365 Plans:
Earlier this year they already added the Academic Plans to the existing Office 365 E and P Plans. The complete announcement can be found here on the Office News page, a comparison between both plans can be downloaded here
Office 365 Home Premium
Office 365 for the entire household for only 8.33$ / Month or 99$ a year. The package includes
Office 365 Small Business Premium
Office 365 for the SMB Market for only 12.50$ / Month for each user. The package includes
Promotion : buy Office 2010 and get 1 year Office 365 for free
Starting October 19, people who purchase Office 2010 or Office for Mac
2011 will qualify to download, for free, one year of Office 365 Home
Premium or the equivalent Office 2013 offering, when available. Small
business customers in applicable markets will also be eligible for a
three-month trial of Office 365 Small Business Premium.
My Opinion
Very interesting option for households who have 2+ kids around that need the latest and greatest Office suite at school. In place of buying a license for each computer, you now have a yearly subscription where all your computers stay up to date. The extra skydrive storage and skype world calling are nice additions.
Office 365 SMB
I think this is a win for SMB customers: it is noticable cheaper than the Office 365 E3 plan which is 20$ / month and currently the "smallest" option to acquire the Office suite together with Office 365. The announcement states that it's easy to set up and maintain and for me that will be the key to it's success.A trial will be made available very soon so stay tuned for more information
New Office 365 Plans for Home & SMB - Office 365 - Pro-Exchange,Lync & Office 365


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Words like "um" and "er" tend to have a bad reputation, but a new study suggests that they might actually do listeners a favor.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Stirling in the U.K. measured brain activity to assess listeners' understanding. Immediately after a person hears words, brain activity spikes downward. In the study, the larger the spike, the more difficult it was for the listener to put the words into context.


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The filmmakers behind the new indie film 'Warning Pedophile Released' have sent over the poster for their upcoming film which is going into production. The film follows a pedophile recently released out of prison from a 6-year sentence after allegedly molesting a 12-year old girl. The victim, now 18, reunites with her assailant whom she calls her "soul mate" only to spark outrage in the community.
Not only do they attack the Pedophile, but soon cause more harm and chaos to the girl that they supposedly were protecting. Kai Lanette and Shane Ryan will be reteaming for the 3rd time since their first film together, "Amateur Porn Star Killer 2", which came out less than a year ago.


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Daida Moreno E-64.
I have some good clips from last summer at home_Canary Islands, that I wanted to share with you.I hope you like them. Enjoy it!!
Tengo algunos video clips del pasado verano en Pozo Izquierdo_Islas Canarias, que quería compartir contigo! Que los disfruten!!
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I have one like this (but 300Mhz and CD) and they do exactly what they were built for. Not the fastest or best equiped laptops but my 300Mhz used to play DivX with only 64mb of RAM before i upgraded it and once i fell asleep doing coursework in bed and the duvet blocked the air vent and i woke up as it got so hot the case burned my leg - but it was still running! Tough little b*ggers!
Oh and i still get over an hour out of the battery and it is 5 yrs old and been well abused!!!


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|Newborn screening in Zhejiang, China.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 22490499 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review
|BACKGROUND: It has been 11 years since newborn screening started in Zhejiang in 1999. The aim of this study was to analyze and summarize the status of newborn screening in Zhejiang from 1999 to 2009.
METHODS: Blood samples were collected from the heels of newborns 72 hours after birth. We have conducted laboratory tests that the congenital hypothyroidism (CH) and circulating levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) was detected. Blood phenylalanine (Phe) was detected for phenylketonuria (PKU). Dissociation-enhanced lanthanide fluorescent immunoassay (DELFIA) was used for detection.
RESULTS: From 1999 to 2009, 3 875 228 newborns were screened and 2309 cases were confirmed as CH and 155 cases were confirmed as PKU. The incidence of CH and PKU were 1:1678 and 1:25 001 respectively.
CONCLUSION: In 11 years, the Zhejiang newborn screening center screened more than 3.8 million newborns, and helped more than 2000 CH and PKU patients to obtain early treatment in order to prevent physical disability and mental retardation.
|Riziwanguli Maitusong; Rukeya Japaer; Zheng-Yan Zhao; Ru-Lai Yang; Xiao-Lei Huang; Hua-Qing Mao
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|Title: Chinese medical journal Volume: 125 ISSN: 0366-6999 ISO Abbreviation: Chin. Med. J. Publication Date: 2012 Feb
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|Created Date: 2012-04-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: -
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|Nlm Unique ID: 7513795 Medline TA: Chin Med J (Engl) Country: China
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|Department of Neonatal Screening, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China.
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Ever watch someone bench press a ridiculous amount of weight but not look quite like The Rock? Or hit the gym every day and still have a beer belly? It's not an illusion — some research suggests people can be in shape even if they don't quite look the part. But, a more recent study found that being overweight actually puts people at greater risk of dying from heart disease. The new findings complicate the "fit but fat" issue, and imply that even medical professionals can't always determine someone's health status so easily.
RELATED: Is The 'Fat Burning Zone' Fact Or Fiction?
Scientists behind the new research reviewed a bunch of studies conducted since the 1950s and found that people who had a higher-than-recommended body mass index (BMI) were more likely to die from heart disease compared to people with normal BMIs. Those findings held true even when the researchers compared overweight participants who were metabolically healthy (as in, they didn't have high cholesterol or blood pressure) to normal-weight participants who were also metabolically healthy.
That research comes on the heels of another, highly publicized study that found people with higher-than-average BMIs actually lived longer than people with normal BMIs. Meanwhile, other research from the past few years suggests a small percentage of U.S. adults are both in shape and overweight. The scientists who led the new study say earlier studies came to faulty conclusions possibly because they compared healthy obese people to unhealthy obese people; because they missed signs of diabetes or hypertension in overweight participants; or because they only studied the participants for short time periods.
RELATED: Is It Bad To Exercise On An Empty Stomach?
It's also possible that, when it seems that the scale is stubbornly stuck, all that exercising may be fueling an appetite that leads to consuming too many calories. Another common setback — doing the same workout over and over may no longer challenge the body. Many studies have shown a positive correlation between working out and better overall health. Yet, regular exercise isn't the only answer to dodging every health risk. If we tip the scale despite being a total gym rat, it's a good idea to try shedding some excess pounds— through plan B. It's never too late to clean up that diet, since obesity may lead to cardiovascular problems.
The big-bottomed line? Even if we're exercising, we can still carry some extra baggage. Exercise burns calories, but at the end of the day, stay mindful of how many calories are taken in, or if that workout regimen needs some variation. And remember, being fit isn't all about appearances, and the benefits of working out are more than skin deep.
Do you usually assume that someone who appears to be overweight can't possibly be physically fit? Let us know in the comments below.
Full disclosure: Sometimes, we're lazy. So, whether it's seven ways to simplify our morning routine or how to make our time at the gym actually enjoyable, we're into it. And, to keep us on track, we've turned to Greatist, because they've got us excited about being healthy — and just trying to get a good night's sleep.


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La Empanda Llama, 26B Picotte Dr., Albany, 915-1887, laempanadallama.com. Serving Tue-Sat 11-8. AE, D, MC, V.
Cuisine: Peruvian
Entrée price range: $7 (La Empanada Llama salad) to $13 (beef stir-fry)
Ambiance: muy informal
Consider the food that you hold in your hand. I mean the type that's protected by an edible container: the sandwich of some kind, with a savory filling that doesn't drip on you until you're taking a bite out of it. There's a built-in sense of restlessness; it's food that declares you can't be bothered with the formality of table and knife and fork.
Every culture loves those portable delights, and like love itself they run hot or cold, hard or soft, the savory aspect made the more compelling by a side-note of sweetness. Back in the days when this country knew its presidents by their initials, we did the same to our favorite sandwiches: BLT. PB&J. But we've always been in too much of a hurry to cook such items, and have left it to other cultures to give us the calzone and the knish, the pasty and pierogi.
And the empanda, that wholly contained marvel of pastry crust and meat-pie filling—or whatever you care to fill it with. Maria Lloyd has been serving empanadas and other Peruvian fare at local farmers' markets for several years, and gained enough of a following that sought a more permanent location. She found it in a strip mall in Albany's Buckingham Lake area, at the far end of Crestwood Plaza, amid a brickwork sea of apartment buildings.
Her restaurant originally was supposed to go into a smaller space at the same address, but a larger one, onetime home of Crestwood Catering and Deli, became available, with a kitchen already in place. There's more seating than she'd originally envisioned, but I'm trusting that you're going to help fill those seats.
Don't look for fancy. It's anything but. There are crafts on display at one end of the large dining area, the center of which is dominated by a large stuffed llama, furnishing half of the joke that lurks in the restaurant's name.
Order at the counter. Grab a beverage – there are Peruvian drinks like chicha morada as well as more familiar sodas and juice. Take a seat. Your food will arrive as it's finished.
If you're there before 11 AM, you can get breakfast empanadas ($3 each), adding chorizo, bacon or ham with your eggs and cheese; going vegetarian with peppers and onions, egg and potatoes, or splurging (though they're all priced the same) on the Supreme, which is the vegetarian empanada with your choice of meat.
Beef, corn, rice and raisins are a traditional combination; other empanadas include shredded chicken breast, cabbage and chorizo, ground beef and guacamole, spinach and cheese, refried beans and cheese alone. Again, $3 each.
Two or three empanadas and you've got a meal, and it's a good one. There's a magic to getting the pastry-to-filling ratio right, and Lloyd has long since solved that problem with the addition of a pastry that's as rich and flaky as any crust you've ever adored.
There's also a selection of tamales, a compote of mashed corn with or without meat, often with hard-boiled egg and olives as well, wrapped in a corn husk or, in the case of the pork tamale ($6), banana leaves.
The chicken tamale also is $6; a corn-and-cilantro tamale ($5), which I sampled, has a pleasing consistency and, with the addition of the homemade green salsa, a nice pump of heat. And you can get the same with refried beans ($5).
But Lloyd also offers what she terms Peruvian food with some American fusion. "I like to cook," she explains. "I like to mix things."
You can sample the range with La Empanada Llama Platter ($12), which includes fried yucca, plantains, an empanada and a small tamale. Other starters include the traditional salchipapas ($4), which mixes french fries and hot dog pieces, causa de pollo ($5), in which mashed potatoes are stuffed with chicken salad and avocado, and even something as simple as house-made tortilla chips with guacamole ($4), which I couldn't resist.
A quinoa salad—now I've really got your attention—includes mango and avocado ($4/$6), black bean and mango salad includes cucumber and onion ($4/$6), and la Empanada Llama salad ($7) features cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, avocado and more mixed with lettuce.
The entrées, which is where the fusion really comes in, are served with rice and beans, fries, plantains or chickpeas with greens, along with a side salad; they're available in smaller portions at lunchtime for $8 apiece, minus the side salad.
Chicken-based dishes include a cilantro-rich stew ($11), grilled chicken breast ($10), shredded chicken (aji de gallina, $12) with Peruvian yellow peppers, and the one I chose, chicken breast stuffed with quinoa ($12), which also includes mango and a little coconut, with a mango sauce sweetening the deal.
Lomo saltado ($13) is a beef stir fry with tomatoes and onions, served on top of fries; roast pork is $12, and a dinner of tallarin saltado ($12) gets you spaghetti stir-fried with tomatoes and onions.
Tallarines a la huancaina ($11) is spaghetti served with a Peruvian cheese sauce, and other meatless fare includes stuffed pepper with quinoa and spinach ($11), spicy tofu with vegetables ($12) and an $11 vegetable stew.
Trust me: After all that, you'll want to try Maria's celebrated tres leches cake ($3.25), which is a sponge cake soaked in evaporated milk, condensed milk and heavy cream—and which, despite all that liquid, maintains an impressively firm presence.
The restaurant has been open for but three months, and begs to be discovered. You're not going for the ambiance. You're going to discover great food.


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College basketball roundup: WVU nips Va. Tech on late basket
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Juwan Staten, who missed 5 of 6 from the floor Saturday afternoon, sank a layup with five seconds left to hand West Virginia a 68-67 victory over previously undefeated Virginia Tech (7-1).
The score by Staten, a transfer from Dayton, came 4 seconds after his shot was blocked on a similar try. The out-of-bounds ball was awarded to the Mountaineers (4-3), leading to the second chance by Staten.
Virginia Tech's Erick Green, the nation's third-leading scorer, missed a jumper as time ran out.
Penn State 78, Army 70 – In State College, D.J. Newbill scored 19 points and Jermaine Marshall added 16 as the Nittany Lions survived a second-half surge by the Black Knights (4-4).
Penn State (5-4) led by as much as 15 in the first half and carried a 12-point lead into the break, only to see its lead cut to two with 12 minutes remaining in the game.
Robert Morris 66, Hampton 54 – In Hampton, Va., Coron Williams and Karvel Anderson each scored 12 points to lead the Colonials over the woeful Pirates (1-7).
Lucky Jones had 10 points, seven rebounds and three steals for Robert Morris (6-4), which has won three straight games.
Top 25
No. 1 Indiana 100, C. Connecticut St. 69 — In Bloomington, Ind., Christian Watford scored 21 points, Cody Zeller had 19 points and 19 rebounds, and the Hoosiers (9-0) routed the Blue Devils (4-4).
No. 2 Duke 90, Temple 67 — In East Rutherford, N.J., Seth Curry scored 23 points, big men Mason Plumlee and Ryan Kelly had double-doubles and the Blue Devils (9-0) beat the Owls (6-1).
No. 3 Michigan 80, Arkansas 67 — In Ann Arbor, Mich., Jordan Morgan scored a season-high 12 points and matched a season high with 10 rebounds to help the Wolverines (9-0) beat the Razorbacks (4-4).
No. 4 Syracuse 108, Monmouth 56 — In Syracuse, N.Y., Michael-Carter Williams had 15 points and a career-high 16 assists, C.J. Fair had 14 points and 10 rebounds, the second straight double-double for both players, and the Orange (8-0) beat the Hawks (5-5).
No. 5 Louisville 99, Missouri-Kansas City 47 — In Louisville, Ky., Russ Smith scored a career-high 31 points and the Cardinals (8-1) cruised past the Kangaroos (4-5).
No. 7 Ohio State 89, Long Beach St. 55 — In Columbus, Ohio, Deshaun Thomas had 18 points to lead the Buckeyes (6-1) past the 49ers (3-6).
No. 8 Arizona 66, Clemson 54 – In Clemson, S.C., Mark Lyons scored a season-high 20 points and the Wildcats used a late second-half run to improve to 7-0 for the first time in 14 years with a victory over the Tigers (5-3).
No. 9 Kansas 90, Colorado 54 — In Lawrence, Kan., Ben McLemore scored 24 points, Kevin Young added 16 points and eight rebounds and the Jayhawks (7-1) rolled over former Big 12 member Colorado (7-2).
No. 11 Cincinnati 92, Md-Eastern Shore 60 — In Cincinnati, point guard Cashmere Wright hit career high six 3-pointers, and Sean Kilpatrick scored 19 of his 23 points in the first half, as the Bearcats (9-0) beat the Hawks (0-9).
No. 12 Missouri 68, Tennessee State 38 — In Columbia, Mo., Stefan Jankovic scored all 14 of his points in the second half, helping Missouri (8-1) overcome a sloppy first half en route to a victory over Tennessee State (4-6).
No. 15 Georgetown 46, Towson 40 — In Washington, Georgetown (7-1) held Towson scoreless over the final 4½ minutes and recovered from a 17-point first half to beat the Tigers (4-5).
No. 19 Michigan State 73, Loyola (Ill.) 61 — In East Lansing, Mich., Gary Harris scored 20 points and the Spartans (8-2) broke away in the second half to beat the Ramblers (6-3).
No. 20 North Carolina 78, East Tenn. State 55 — In Chapel Hill, N.C., Leslie McDonald scored 14 points and the Tar Heels (7-2) held the Buccaneers (2-5) to 12 points in the first half.
No. 22 Notre Dame 84, Brown 57 — In South Bend, Ind., freshman Cameron Biedscheid had a career-high 17 points and the Fighting Irish (8-1) beat the Bears (3-5).
No. 23 Oklahoma State 62, Missouri State 42 — In Stillwater, Okla., Markel Brown scored 15 points as the Cowboys (7-1) beat the Bears (2-7).
No. 24 Wichita State 80, No. Colorado 54 – In Wichita, Kan., Cleanthony Early scored 16 points to lead the Shockers (9-0) past the Bears (1-6).
No. 25 N.C. State 80, Cleveland State 63 — In Raleigh, N.C., Richard Howell had 17 points and 10 rebounds to help the Wolfpack (6-2) beat the Vikings (6-3).
District women
West Virginia 67, St. Bonaventure 47 — In Morgantown, W.Va., Ayana Dunning and Christal Caldwell each scored 17 points to lead the Mountaineers (6-2) past the Bonnies (5-6).
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Scott Horton Interviews Gareth Porter
Gareth Porter, author of the article "Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal Decision", discusses the rift within the military on the issue of troop withdrawal from Iraq, the apparent attempt by Robert Gates and Generals Petraeus and Odierno to undermine Obama's planned Iraq withdrawal timeline, the NIE Iran report and the Iranian nuclear hedging strategy and the fight over control of the foreign policy narrative and who ultimately is to blame for historical failure.
MP3 here. (55:29)
Gareth Porter is an independent historian and journalist and frequent contributor to the Inter Press Service News Agency (ipsnews.net). His articles can also be found at Antiwar.com/porter.
6 Responses to "Gareth Porter"
Special ops will have no problem provoking (2011?)unrest in Iraq, which Patraeus will use for his 2012 presidential run, blaming the problems on the Obama withdrawal. And if the run fails, he is covered to graduate to be a corporate arms dealer shill.
makes one almost doubt the whole zarqawi golden mosqse bombing …
Great interview and content as usual. You have the only radio show like this and it is great – and important in these times.
[...] Radio's Scott Horton interviews Gareth Porter to discuss his 3 Feb article, "Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal Decision." [...]
Gareth, as always, is the best (like AWR). And he even brings good news today.
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50 percent Christmas, 100 percent CC
Mike Linksvayer, December 24th, 2005
Uwe Hermann has collected 111 Christmas songs, all CC licensed.
If listening to Christmas songs is not your idea of fun (mine neither), it just happens that Uwe Hermann's Music Podcast is up to 111 songs, all CC licensed, with helpful mini reviews and descriptions by Uwe.
One Response to "50 percent Christmas, 100 percent CC"
Hi, well done. Thank you :)


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The first time I baked own my own, they turned out good and a bit better than I expected. I wanted to make some more and decided to bake some for my friends. It was really getting addictive. If we had more cupcake liners in our baking cabinet, I might whip up a batch every time I go home on the weekends. However last Saturday, I couldn't take it any longer. I had been dying to make some chocolate cupcakes and the fact that we didn't have cupcake liners wasn't stopping me (hello DIY cupcake liners).
I found this super easy chocolate cupcake recipe from Simply Recipes (what a coincidence). It had no eggs, no milk, and no butter in the batter (Vegetarian cupcakes! How crazy is that?) but it tasted so delicious and was absolutely moist! I would have wanted more chocolate in it but the yummy frosting made up for that.
However I'm still not satisfied. I'm still looking for that recipe that will make me 100% happy. Well, better make some of Sally's Death by Chocolate Cupcakes next :)