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Nut-Topped Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/3 cups packed brown sugar
- 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
- 3/4 cup diced fresh or frozen rhubarb
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon cold butter
- In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the egg, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in strawberries and rhubarb. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
- In a small bowl, combine the pecans, brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over batter.
- Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.
Reviews for Nut-Topped Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins
"These are to die for. That's what my neighbors said when I brought them to them. I absolutely agree! I love the crumb nut topping and they are so moist. It will be one of my favorite ways to use rhubarb from now on!"
"One of our favorite muffins in early summer when the rhubarb begins. Moist, flavorful, and the nut topping makes them a special treat on the breakfast table or just for a nice snack."
"Wow, these are so good! I made a batch 2 days ago and just baked another batch today. The nut-topped is making a big difference. I baked mine in a stone muffin pan and they were perfect."
"Very good. Would definitely make them again."
"these are wonderful,on last batch i added chopped pecans that was awesome. I think they are just as good cold as warm."


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Western opinion was that it was a military photo surveillance satellite, probably using television or radio transmission of scanned film images. Based on American and Soviet experiences with similar systems in the 1960's, the results were probably disappointing.
Gross mass: 1,100 kg (2,400 lb).
First Launch: 1973.09.18.
Last Launch: 1976.11.10.
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An unexpected guest appeared in a photo with socialite Peaches Geldof and her son a few months ago. She uploaded the self portrait with the ghostly visitor on Instagram in December and yesterday she was found dead in her home, CNN reported today.
Peaches Geldof was found dead in her home yesterday at 1:35 in the afternoon, hours after she posted a photo of herself as baby with her mother on Instagram. Authorities are unsure how the 25-year-old died. No drugs or a suicide note was found on the scene. Police are currently investigating the cause of her mysterious death. Geldof was the daughter of musician Bob Geldof and Paula Yates. Yates tragically died of a drug overdose in 2000. Geldof was a British model, journalist, and television presenter.
In December, Bob Geldof noticed something strange in a photo that Peaches took. Geldof and her son Astala were taking a bath when she decided to take a close-up photo of them to post on Instagram. In the photo, a strange ghostly hand can be seen on the socialite's right shoulder.
"Close-up shot of the mystery ghost hand in pic I took of Astala and me in the bath!" Geldof said on her Instagram account. "And no that isn't my hand, one of mine was round his waist to hold him during the photo, the other holding the camera to take the shot. Also the hand is around my shoulder so totally weird angle if I did it myself! How terrifying!"
Some of Geldof's friends thought that the hand was actually her hand. Geldof insisted that the hand wasn't hers or her son's. She believed that the hand belonged to a spirit of a woman and that the ghost is friendly and maternal. Geldof said that there is a good feeling in the home and she thought that the ghost likes being around young children.
Geldof's husband thinks that the hand belongs to a woman that committed suicide in the house over 100 years ago. According to the family, this isn't the only time that they've encountered her spirit.
Whose hand is in the photo? Was it Peaches' hand or a ghost's? Could the spirit of the woman have caused Geldof to commit suicide? Post your opinion in the comment section below.
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Is It Worth Getting A Zune HD?
I've had my eye on one of these for a while, and soon I may get the chance to pick one up. However, reading through the forums on Zuneboards.com, the general impression seems to be that the HD will soon either be replaced by an HD 2, or by Windows Phone 7, with no more updates after that.
So, is it worth getting it now, or should I hold out and start looking into other players? Also, in general, is it a good player, reliable, etc (and do you eventually get used to the pause/volume/skip buttons being in a seperate menu, or is that bothersome in practice?). Thanks for any help you may provide.
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"Worth" is the trick word. Whatever it does today it'll still be able to do after new products come out. The question to ask is "Is a Zune HD worth it's price to me today?". Given the price cuts I'm seeing around the web, an HD is closer to worth it's price now than it was when brand new.
I believe it's worth the money. It's very reliable, the sound quality is outstanding, and the screen is beautiful. Getting used to the media compass is very easy, and I think it's far easier to use than a volume rocker (sliding your finger up the screen makes volume increase, sliding down makes it decrease, or you can just press the buttons).
It's noted that you can buy the Zune HD for really cheap off Amazon and I believe NewEgg and Dell are giving away Zune HDs in various hardware bundles.
It really depends on your needs. Do you care about the touchscreen, apps, and Internet? If all you do is listen to music, then no, the Zune HD is not worth it in my opinion. It is, however, a great device and when it might not be the greatest music player, has amazing hardware, and is a reliable device, for the most part (except for an occasional firmware freeze or lockup). And don't forget about the wonderful sound quality, even though it has no custom EQ (just a few horrible presets). Was it worth $220 when I bought it back in September? No. Is it worth $160, the price now? Yes. So to sum it up, if all you care about is listening to music, then you will not be happy with your purchase. But if you want and will use all of the extras such as the beautiful touchscreen, Internet browsing, a few apps/games, and excellent video viewing, then this might be the device you're looking for. And about the Zune HD2, I know nothing about it, but it will probably be a better deal if you can wait. And Windows Phone 7, that's a phone, so the catch there is you have to pay the monthly fee, and if you can afford it, great, if not, then stick with a Zune. Good luck!
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I'm looking for something that does music first and foremost, with apps and internet as a nice little bonus. So this seems right up my alley. Thanks for the help everyone.
McDougal your ZuneHD still freezes?...ever since 4.5 I never had one single freeze.
ZuneHD is worth it... Its dirt cheap to get a refub or used one. Been using my ZuneHD for 6 months and no problem, also my brother ZuneHD is still going strong as well. Watching video on this thing is absolutely awesome and the music experience is something you can't get from other players.
I hate Apple so much, I don't even eat the fruit!
@Burning_October, great, I hope you enjoy your Zune HD!
@lem7, yes, I still experience freezes and lockups. Not very often though. Maybe once every couple of months, the last time I experienced a lockup was maybe two months ago, and I haven't experienced anything since. What's really annoying about the lockups though, I am unable to turn the screen back on, pause my music, or do anything but restart the device, and after I restart it I lose my place in my song, very annoying. But it happens so little that I don't really care about it anymore.
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I love mine, but if I were you I would wait and see if there is going to be another software update or price drop first.
Personally I'm going to say yes and no. It does have a great screen with rich colors, very sturdy and quality hardware, and a touch interface whose smoothness I've not seen anywhere outside of Apple's devices.
However, without the Zune Pass it does almost nothing better than any other PMP. That's not to say it's bad, but it seems to me that the people who are really excited about the Zune HD consider the Zune Pass as sort of a necessary requirement... I personally don't want to spend $15 a month on the pass, but if you do I think you can expect a greater feeling of "there is something special about this device". For the one month I did have it, it did become sort of an all-out music machine and definitely that can be interesting for some people. II wasn't so voracious for new music that I used it enough, but again you may be.
If you aren't interested in paying $15 a month for the Zune Pass, skip the Zune HD.
Although i'm not getting a Zune Pass (not available in Canada), the Zune does everything I want, is cheap considering what you get, and uses software I love, so I think I may get one still.
However, unless you are in a rush, I'd think hard about the phone vs. the pure media player. Smart phones are growing, while media players are flat to in decline. the innovation has or will shift to the phones...
I've thought about that, but I like my current arrangement of dedicated media player w/ cheap little phone for basic calling/texting. I don't need a phone with lots of features, the data plans and hardware cost too much, and I prefer keeping the things seperate anyway. Thanks though, and I had forgotten about the Zune Pass maybe going worldwide.
You'll definitely enjoy your Zune HD. There will be new Win7 phones coming out around the holidays and maybe even a Zune HD2, who knows. But the Zune HD offers a great interface, crisp display, good sound quality, and a nice handful of free apps to keep you occupied on the bus, train, toilet, etc.
and if you are ever able to get a Zune Pass, it's an even greater experience. As long as you're using it mostly for music & video and don't need more than a dozen games/apps, and don't mind the possibility of a 'better' device coming out before 2011, go for it.
1. Is it possible to install/reinstall/flash/reflash the firmware without a live Internet connection? In other words, can the device be set up (or re-set up) without a server at MS being online and running the software necessary to set up the Zune?
I have several products (developer software tools) worth thousands of dollars that I can no longer use because the suppliers require product activation, and no longer provide it for those products.
I know that at least with the hard drive Zunes, it is sometimes necessary to reinstall the firmware (when mine went wheels-up that was the first thing they ORDERED me to do -- several hours of wasted time sitting there downloading over my dialup modem connection that which I already had stored on my hard drive, because the installer insisted on re-fetching via live online connection. I have since then found out how to coerce my older (3.1) version firmware to install WITHOUT online connection, but I have no idea if this can be done with newer versions, and I'm not going to find out. First, the current software package is far too bloated to successfully download over dialup modem, and second, I am not willing to gamble on the future usability of my device, by installing a version that MAY not be able to be maintained independent of the "Mother, May I?" protocol.
2. If the HD's firmware does require live online connection to the company's server, is Microsoft going to commit to keeping that server online and operational on an eternal basis? If not, then what timeframe will they provide? Since -- in a "mandatory Mother-May-I" scenario -- the device will go brickish the first time it NEEDS to be reflashed AFTER the server goes black, this would seem to be an important consideration to potential buyers.
The bottom line would seem to be that in a situation in which a product may need server connectivity to continue operating, a prospective buyer would need to either gain assurance that the connectivity will be there for as long as he owns his device, or, that he is willing to consider the device to be a disposable item.
I don't think that's too much to be concerned about. Microsoft has shown good dedication to Zune owners in the past. Even so, the entire firmware of the Zune HD (currently) has been archived independently. If you found a way to flash it yourself with the older ones, chances are you can still do it with the HD.
Honestly, it's not something I'm too worried about, and I intend to use it for a long time.
- Grant F
2) N/A. And for any company who would make that commitment... yeah, right. It's good only for as long as they don't change their mind. I wouldn't depend on that.
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It was only two weeks ago that Apple had beta 5 of their upcoming iOS 5 software but now developers can get their dirty mits on iOS 5 beta 6 if they wish.
iOS 5 beta 6 includes new betas for iTunes, XCode and Apple TV. If anyone else spots anything of value on the beta, please comment below! Enjoy! You can grab it here, if you're a developer that is.


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The NEC Terrain android phone was obviously repurposed by AT&T. With a screen that small they should have just left capacitive keys instead of the huge bottom bezel with logo. Reminds me of Motorola Atrix HD.
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AT&T NEC Terrain photos
AT&T NEC Terrain key features:
- physical QWERTY keyboard
- little ruggedized (MIL-810G)
- 8-megapixel rear and 0.3-megapixel cameras
- "high-resolution" 3.1-inch display
- 1.5GHz, dual-core Snapdragon S4 CPU
- 8GB of built-in storage
- up to 32GB via microSD
- Push-to-Talk services
- Android ICS OS
If you're going to stick an ugly blackberry keyboard on an android phone which makes the screen tiny to begin with, why would you use soft keys which then take up even more space instead of put them on the keyboard?
The AT&T NEC Terrain will go on sale on June 21st for $99 on contract.


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Opinions of the host: Mexicans look at the "other"
A survey of Mexican opinions about foreigners
By Dan Lund Original Print Publication: March, 2009
Most of us look for mirrors, even if we do not think of ourselves as particularly vain. Reflections are sought in windows and in the eyes of friends and strangers. How we see ourselves and how we are seen go to the core of our identity.
Image:Dan Lund´s Passport Photo
Dan Lund, inspiration to so many journalists, writers and academics, died yesterday, November 13, 2010.
As foreigners in Mexico on extended stays of one kind or another, we are seen as "other." The regional social integration of North America (which in many ways is not even dependent on NAFTA) has provided an ongoing theme for market and policy research. It's also an opportunity to catch a glimpse of our reflection.
For more than a decade, the Mund Group has asked a series of questions about the presence of foreigners in Mexico in our periodic national surveys. The form of the question is purposefully tilted negative, in an attempt to flush out any resentment that might exist: "When you see or hear about the following kinds of foreigners are you bothered—a great deal, some, not at all?"
Over the past half-dozen surveys, when we ask about tourists, visiting students, researchers, business people, and journalists, we have found that less than 5 percent are bothered a great deal, and another 7 percent are bothered some. This year we added a new category—"long term foreign residents"—and found the same levels of benign response.
There are two categories that provoke a bit more discomfort: missionaries, of all faiths, bother 15 percent of the respondents a great deal, and another 10 percent some. But the winners in the negative race are foreign police (usually DEA agents in the imagination of the respondents). Consistent with the previous studies, this year's survey shows that 23 percent are bothered a great deal, and another 18 percent some. This is true even after two years of intense media discussion about the public security crisis.
Since most of the readers of Inside México fall into one category or another of the least bothersome strangers in the land, we will explore further what Mexicans have said about Canadian and US visitors, and longterm residents.
However, before we can understand the guests, we need a clear picture of the host. Our working hypothesis, developed over the past thirty years, is that a central feature of Mexican cultural identity is the triangle of family, travel within Mexico to visit family, and the enjoyment of food at the table with family.
Mexicans describe this triangle again and again in qualitative studies, and it is what many Mexicans living in the US say they miss most about being away from their country. For Mexicans who have participated in our focus groups, the notion of "family" at the comida table is not exclusive. Interviewees anticipate a groaning board that joins old friends and new. The table isn't really the "mesa" unless it is a bit crowded.
In this context, the invited guest takes on both actual and symbolic significance. For the past couple of years, we have asked Mexicans to imagine particular guests coming to the extended family table, and to describe them. The resulting discussions reflect both a great generosity of spirit, and some conditioned jealousies.
A composite image of the US guests (usually envisioned as a couple) runs something like this: they arrive a little late, and are dressed very casually. For some reason, more often than not, people imagine them dressed in blue. They are large people, perhaps a bit overweight.
They speak Spanish, often in a loud voice. They carry gifts of food for the hostess, often described as some kind of bread or beef, or even fast food they have picked up to share. However ambiguous these descriptions may seem, the Mexican focus group participants are unabashed in their delight to host the guests.
A view of the Canadian guests (also envisioned as a couple) runs in a slightly different direction: they arrive on time, maybe a little early, and are dressed informally, but most likely with a sports jacket for the man and a dress for the woman. For reasons not always clear, people tend to imagine them dressed in brown. They are tall people, healthy and athletic in appearance.
They speak Spanish, but in a subdued voice. They carry gifts of food for the hostess, most often identified as delicacies from their country like seafood or maple syrup. The gifts are seen as "fresh." The descriptions seem rather detailed, even though few of the Mexican participants have ever sat down for a meal with Canadians.
We may not be like we are imagined to be. In fact, we often are not quite how we imagine ourselves. However, being seen as the "other"—and in fact being the "other"—is one of those marvelous opportunities in life to gain perspective and see our reflection more clearly.
Dan Lund is the president of the MUND Group, a Mexico City-based public opinion and market research firm. Their website is www.mundgroup.com.


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Has this happened to you before? You're at a trade show; a lead comes to the booth and says he's just learning about the industry. You scan his badge, and the next day you send your standard "trade show follow-up" email. You pass the lead on to the sales team, and ... that's it. No further action is taken.
Your sales rep had the best of intentions. She meant to send the lead another quick email, maybe give him a phone call, but he was a cold lead anyway and she got too busy. So the lead slipped off of the sales rep's radar.
If you're heaving a defeated sigh right now at the thought of this all-too-familiar scenario, dear marketer, know that you can do something about this. You can stop the lead leak, using email marketing.
Email marketing is a great way to keep customers apprised of company news, but if that's all you use it for, you're doing it wrong. Email marketing is a powerful way to build relationships, and push leads through the conversion funnel. This is called "lead nurturing," and you need to take advantage of this strategy.
Automated email
Automated email is exactly what it sounds like: an email that is auto-sent by your ESP or CRM, based on a "trigger". The trigger is typically some behavior on the customer's part. For example, a customer signs up for your newsletter, registers a product on your site, or abandons his shopping cart. A trigger can also be based on information that the customer has previously given you, such as his birthday - you can automate the process of sending "happy birthday" emails to your customers.
A drip campaign is a series of automated emails. Continuing the shopping-cart abandonment email example, you could send a "reminder" email first, then maybe the next day a "come back and get five percent off" email, then maybe a "time is running out, your discount expires tomorrow" email, etc.
Another popular use of drip marketing is as a welcome series for new subscribers or new customers, to familiarize them with your brand and product offerings. Additionally, SaaS companies frequently use drip marketing to send out training emails, so that customers get an in-depth, high-quality understanding of the product.
Drip campaigns for lead nurturing
Drip campaigns can be used to nurture leads through the conversion funnel. Similar to a welcome series, lead nurturing involves "warming up" prospects, guiding and educating them so that they become leads, then opportunities, then finally paying customers.
Lead nurturing works well in a scenario where the customer will be interacting with your brand in various ways - downloading material, attending webinars, viewing demos, or even attending live events. You can set up an automation process to provide the lead with a "next step" based on his previous steps.
So that trade show lead, the one that went cold? You can nurture that lead from cold to warm to hot, and then pass the lead to your sales rep. It's better for everyone if the lead is purchase-ready before the sales rep gets involved.
Marketing automation tools like HubSpot and Pardot make it easy to create sophisticated automation campaigns. But even if you use a simpler Email Service Provider like MailChimp, you can still create drip campaigns, though they may be limited in complexity.
Stop the lead leak today. Stop sighing and shaking your head because the sales rep failed to nurture a lead. Drip marketing puts the power in your hands. Drip marketing is a fantastic way to forge meaningful customer relationships, provide targeted, relevant messages to your audience, and turn leads into customers.


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Shira Smiles is a sought-after international lecturer, popular seminary teacher and experienced curriculum developer. A well-respected former Los Angeles teacher, she now lives in Israel, where she teaches at Darchei Bina Seminary and leads a number of women's study groups. Shira also trains Torah teachers in special workshops all over the world.


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By Amanda Stevenson
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The British Eventing Coaching Development Team (CDT) has announced further spring dates for its very successful cross-country performance workshops. Each half-day workshop is open to all levels and is divided into two sections focusing on safe, effective cross-country riding. Every workshop will be run by two of the coaches from the CDT trained by Yogi Breisner. CDT Members are Nick Turner, Caroline Moore, Christie Wright, Philip Surl and Clare Turner.
Each cross-country workshop will cover course walking (including distances, lines and combinations), aspects of fitness and competition planning, as well as practical cross-country riding - focusing on safety, position, balance, speed training and stop watch use. The cost of a riding place on the workshops is £70 and non-riding is £35. Subject to time available, there will also be limited group/private cross-country lessons at each venue.
April and May dates are:
April 5 - Little Downham CambsApril 24 - Tweseldown HantsMay 1 & 2 - Badminton Course Walks 2pm Fence 1 (£10 pre-booked)June 22 - Mill Hill LondonFurther dates at Gleaneagles/Scottish Borders are soon to be announced.
For more information visit the new improved website at www.coachingdt.com.
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St. Louis -- Quotes from the St. Louis Rams' locker room after their 26-24 preseason loss to the New Orleans Saints:
"You know what, I thought we have a lot to work on, we knew that coming into the game. The game just reaffirmed it. I'm sure there were some encouraging things, but definitely for our first game we should ratchet down the run game a little bit better. They hit the perimeter a little bit too much, we'll look at that. First game you're going to miss some tackles, guys aren't tackling as much, but that's what these preseason games are for." - Rams defensive end Chris Long on the defensive performance.
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"Mike did a nice job. He's practiced really well so far. He's unpolished, like a lot of rookies, but he pleasantly surprises you when he gets out there in a game situation. It's the first time you're going to play somebody in the pros, he's got to make adjustments and O-linemen do that, too. I wanted him to set his rushes up and little things like that, but he's going to be fine. He's doing a nice job. I told him once you show him one move, he's (offensive lineman) going to be sitting on it and expecting it. Just set things up and come back with power. Pass rush is a fluid thing that's constantly changing through the game. He'll get more opportunities to learn that as he goes." - Long on Michael Sam.
"Michael is a defensive end. He plays defensive end with his hand down. There was a lot of talk about Mike being a 'tweener,' maybe a stand-up pass rushing linebacker type. We haven't done that. It's rare to find a defensive end playing special teams in the National Football League. They don't do it. It's the linebackers that do it and all the other position groups do it. We have one that's unique on our team right now in Eugene Sims that plays right guard on our punt team. And he's done it since he got here. He's done it very, very well. So if Michael can find a way into the core group of special teams and we're going to give him every opportunity to do so, that's going to help his opportunity to make this team. But again, there's not a lot of defensive ends that play on special teams." - Rams coach Jeff Fisher on Sam.
"I feel pretty good overall. We had a few three-and-outs. I feel like we could've capitalized better. It's the first day on the job. We've got three more preseason games I'm looking forward to." - Rams tight end Jared Cook on the first-team offense missing numerous starters.


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Man rescued from Winooski fireAugust 03,2013WINOOSKI Authorities say a fire that destroyed an apartment building in Winooski was started accidentally by a cigarette.
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Katie Couric, the famed television star, married John Molner, a financier, on Saturday. The nuptials were confirmed by Couric's representative and, shortly after the wedding, Couric took to social media to state that she is so excited to make her debut as Mrs. John Molner, according to People magazine on Sunday. The wedding took place in East Hampton, New York.
Reportedly, close friends and family members witnessed the couple's wedding. It was an intimate ceremony that was performed at their home. It was said that Couric wore an ivory crystal beaded and embroidered Chantilly lace halter gown which was designed by Carmen Marc Valvo.
Couric's daughters and Molner's children were in attendance. Couric's daughters are named Ellie who is 22-years-old and Carrie who is 17-years-old. Molner's children are named Allie and Henry. Molner's nephews did the honors as ring bearers and his nieces did the flower girls' duties for the ceremony.
At the reception, the garden at Couric's home is said to have been the perfect setting with centerpieces that had garden roses, peonies, dahlias, and hydrangeas – as well as others. There was music played by Hank Lane. There was even word regarding the dessert for the occasion. Guests were treated to a strawberry lemon cake which was provided by Topping Rose House of Bridgehampton, New York – a caterer. Couric admitted that her new husband was the wedding planner. The plans included a small dinner in New York.
Couric, the 57-year-old television journalist, was engaged to Molner, 51, last September. They had dated two years prior to the engagement. Fans of Couric have known about the impending wedding since she announced it when she was at Howard Stern's 60th birthday party in New York City in January.
The bride and the groom have both been married once before. Couric's first husband was Jay Monahan. He passed away in 1998 after a bout with colon cancer. Molner divorced his first wife Jane, according to NBC.


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Just three women remain in tonight's episode. After journeying to the famous Hollywood Magic Castle. To get in you have to say the secret password, "Open Sesame" of course. The Spotlight Challenge is to choose a wand and use it to inspire an original wizard design.
- Rashaad (Blue Wand): A blue rod with twigs around it inspires a spiky and sharp horned wizard.
- Daran (Chicken's Foot holding an Eyeball): A witch who has no sight of her own, using the wand to see everything.
- Graham (Voodoo Skull Wand): Emaciated old man voodoo lord.
Bottom Looks
- Chloe (Crystal Wand): The filigree is a binding spell that was cast on this sorceress.
- Niko (Futuristic Wand): A wizard who wanted to have an assistant so he created a robot, but the robot killed the wizard and took the power of the wand.
Top Looks
- Corrine (Tribal Wand): Incorporates the feathers into a witch doctor/shaman who wears furs.
- Tyler (Wood Wand): A natural wizard made up of tree bark, pieces of wood, and a protector of the deep forest.
- George (Steampunk Wand): All the aspects will be integrated into the cowl, back, and arms -- a mechanical wizard.
Going Home
- Cat (Swan Wand): A woman wizard who is becoming one with the forest who has all these vines and plants growing from her skin.
It's surprising that the judges sent Cat home. While her makeup wasn't great, Niko's was positively catastrophic.
McKenzie then comes back in for the big reveal -- no, not to rescue someone wrongfully voted off by the judges (remember, that's still a possibility) but to instead share that the contestants will be going to Japan in next week's episode!
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Mr. Mohammed Mwinyipembe
Acting Director
Quality Assurance and Standards
Our Mandate: The Directorate derives its mandate from the Education Act, Cap 211, of the Laws of Kenya that states "The Minister shall appoint officers with authority to enter and inspect any school, or any place at which it is of reasonably suspected that a school is being conducted, at any time, with or without notice, and to report to him with respect to the school or any aspect thereof"
Our Mission: To establish, maintain and improve educational standards.
Our Background: Quality Assurance and Standards in Education in Kenya, is a function of the Directorate of Quality Assurance and Standards which is the professional arm of Ministry of Education. Though there existed a supervisory system during the colonial period on the formal schooling system which was established by 1927, the modern Inspectorate in independent Kenya was initiated through the recommendations of the Kenya Education Commission of 1964. The directorate was set up over 30 years ago.
Our Objectives: To:-
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We've had quite a bit of snow in New York this winter, and as I write this, more is on the way. So I really resonate with Mary Ann O'Roark's January 28 devotional about getting lost in a late-afternoon snowstorm in New York's Central Park.
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A LLEN is a grouping or network of organisations and individuals interested and involved in education, training and employment, and in particular how these relate to young people in the age range 10-19 years.
Membership of a LLEN is open to any individual or organisation with an interest in education, training and employment in the area covered by the LLEN.
LLENs are incorporated associations and are legal entities in their own right.
Core objectives of Gippsland East LLEN:
- to improve participation, engagement, attainment and transition outcomes for young people 10-19 years old within East Gippsland and Wellington Shires.
- to have a particular focus on those young people who are at risk of disengaging, or who have already disengaged from education and training and are not in meaningful employment.
- to better adapt education and training to local community and industry needs
Gippsland East LLEN is contracted to broker strategic, sustainable partnerships that support improved education and transition outcomes for young people, including increasing Year 12 or equivalent attainment rates. In its role as a partnership broker, Gippsland East LLEN will use its knowledge of the region to influence strategic planning and broker partnerships among key stakeholders to improve education outcomes and support young people to remain engaged, or re-engage, in education or training and realise their full social and economic potential.
The partnerships established will exist for the benefit of young people across all government, Catholic and other non-government education and training sectors who fall in the target age range within the LLEN area, including those experiencing high levels of disadvantage including those from low SES backgrounds and Indigenous Australians.
Primary functions of Gippsland East LLEN Inc.
- evidence-based local planning to address gaps in the area of youth attainment and transitions;
- engagement of, and communication with appropriate stakeholders from the education, training, employment, business and industry sectors of the community that promotes working together to improve career development and education, training and employment outcomes for local young people and closes the gap in education, training and employment outcomes for indigenous young people;
- developing partnerships between parents and families, community and education and training providers to assist in achieving good education, training and employment outcomes for young people and improved career development;
- engagement with local Youth Connections providers, School Focussed Youth Service and other youth service organisations and networks;
- partnership facilitation and brokerage to develop and promote initiatives and services that address gaps; and
- providing policy advice to DEECD, DEEWR, the Victorian Skills Commission and other government agencies.
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- trial or pilot initiatives designed to support young people to make effective transitions that cannot be trialled by other network partners.
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Ystrad Mynach syndicate win Lotto
Published in News on Thursday July 1st, 2010. Last updated at 22:00
A syndicate of members of a Valleys non-political club are celebrating a Lotto windfall of £91,820, after matching five numbers and the bonus ball in last Saturday's draw.
The 20-strong syndicate, ranging in age from 40 to 70-years-old, are members of Ystrad Mynach Non-Political Club.
The syndicate has been playing 20 lines on The National Lottery every Saturday since 1995 and they picked one random line each at the start.
Syndicate leader, Graham Williams, 70, a retired factory worker, said he would be using his share of the money for his first trip to America this autumn.
He said: "I'm off to Orlando with my wife Vera and two of our grandchildren age 10 and 16. We're going to Disneyworld and all the major attractions, so this money will come in handy. It's great to have a lump sum like this, especially as we are pensioners.
"I'll also give some money to my two children."
Graham was watching the Saturday night National Lottery draw on TV, when he realised the syndicate had matched the winning numbers.
He said "I thought we had matched five numbers, but when I phoned another syndicate member, he pointed out we had the bonus ball too.
"It was great to tell everyone the good news. I think most of the syndicate will use the money for holidays and we're going to have a few drinks to celebrate at the club too."
The syndicate's winning ticket was bought from Hengoed Post Office. The winning numbers on Saturday June 26 were 18, 26, 33, 35, 37, 47 and the bonus ball was 3. This Friday's Euromillions jackpot is an estimated £12 million.
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It is a fact of life. People love to make their resolutions for the new year and we love even more the fact that they will be short lived. People write lists and get motivated but, the poor resolutions are very much short lived and, with luck they will last a couple of weeks. The question is why people fail to keep their resolutions. Science may have found part of the answer. Some recent studies have found that our brain gets very attached to our current habits and behaviors the older you get. The saying "one can not teach new tricks to an old dog" is also valid for us. We get so used to do things the way we do that it is extremely hard to change our behavior even though we know for a fact that it will benefit us enormously. When a person reaches the late twenties or early thirties our brain is so accustomed with the business as usual that it starts to get harder and harder to change our ways. Some studies also found that our brain is wired to view the short term as opposed to the long term. It all has to do with our past where immediate reward was preferable than wait for something that may not even come. Just keep in mind that these mechanisms date back when a hunter had to win now to prevent his pack from starving to death. Today, this is no longer needed (even though most of us prefer compensation now and not later) but the mechanism stayed with us. That is why if a goal is not reached in a short period of time we either procrastinate a task (or resolution) or simply give it up.
This is so true and everyone has experienced this scenario in life. We get motivated into keeping our resolutions and a few days after we start we feel so miserable that we prefer to go back to do things in a fashion that makes us more comfortable. When a person manages to stay on track a little longer another process kicks in: Rationalization. This is basically a process in which one starts reasoning with oneself to find a way to convince himself that whatever one is doing, it is not worth it or that we are better of without it. The final consequence is a disaster because it leads the person to completely abandon the commitment made.
At this point one may starts arguing that we must stay overweigh, smokers, etc. Since we will end up in eventually abandoning our resolutions there is no point in waist time and money (Just notice on TV the amount of ads during december and january that sells weigh-loss, quit smoking, gym membership, a better you, etc and you will see how much money gets waisted) and all this time feeling miserable. Evidently that is also a mistake. Firstly because to improve oneself is a noble and worthwhile goal. Just ask a person that quit smoking or lost weight and they will tell that how happy and much better they are. Secondly, because there is hope. Here are some very good tips to make sure that you will start January and end December with a sensation of mission accomplished.
Keep It Simple: Don't fall for the lure of embracing the world. Create small goals that are attainable in a short period of time and give you immediate reward. For instance, instead of deciding to drop 50 pound during the year, decide to be 5 pounds lighter by the end of the month. Instead of deciding to quit smoking, just decide: I will not smoke today.
Get support: Any smoker knows about it. Quitting alone is though. Therefore, get support or do it with others that are trying to do the same thing. A support group always helps in motivating in attaining a goal.
Prepare yourself: Make sure that you have all the tools and information available to ensure success. For instance, before start exercising or quit smoking, talk to your doctor (in fact, that is not only a recommendation, that should be one first step).
Reward yourself: Establish milestones that are attainable and when you get there make sure you reward yourself. You will feel like a million dollars and will certainly prevent you from falling of the wagon.
It is about the journey: This is also very much true. Try to focus on your journey and how little by little you are improving and opposed to how far are you from your goal.
Finally, all the methods and science will not help one succeed. It is our determination in obtaining something that will ultimately make sure we reach our targets.


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Here's how RW members rated this race (6 votes).
In short: A Friendly fast race. In full: As others have said the first 5-6 miles are a bit tedious, but it was a nice fast section with some musical entertainment. There was a decent regular supply of water and once the route got back to the promenade there was decent support out. The organisation was fairly good but I didn't see any evidence of targeting finishing times at the start line which was mentioned on the website. Date of review: July 10, 2014
In short: Flat, straightforward and well runIn full: If you read up on this one you pretty much get what you expect, and more organised than last year, judging by the reviews. Pleasantly warm, lots of water, well organised but could have done without the windy bits around the lake. If you want a no fuss and fast, friendly run with PB potential you could do worse. Date of review: July 7, 2014
In short: Very well organised, nice touches, but too hot for me and the first six miles out and back destroyed my soul a bit, making me have to dig deep quite early on.In full: A very friendly and well organised race, with good water supply, nice goodies at the end and I thought good value. However, for me it was just too hot and I didn't get my hydration right and was poorly all day afterwards. I found the first stretch out and back along single carriage way with little views rather hard work which meant a lot of my mental stamina had gone by the midway point, when the route got much more interesting. Also, given that and the heat, when we returned to the park it initially looked like the finish line was just around the corner, but there was a circuit of the park to run first which was a bit of a killer. If the route could be more varied at the start it would help and if there is anyway of getting those run through showers at a couple of spots for a hot day, it would be great. It did make me want to visit Southport for a less energetic day out though! Perhaps a route taking in more of the town would add some variety and support, if feasible.Date of review: July 7, 2014
In short: Well organised but out and back route is boring for first 6 milesIn full: Good PB course, good facilities, top medal and fantastic TShirt. Would recommend and will do this run againDate of review: July 7, 2014
In short: Friendly and well organised. In full: My first half marathon! Really enjoyable and friendly. Well organised and lots of community spirit. Warm day but lots of drink stations, nice goodie bag and atmosphere. Would recommend.Date of review: July 7, 2014
In short: Better than last yearIn full: Much better start finish area, an extra drink station and gels makes me think the organisers took on board some of last year's criticisms.Date of review: July 6, 2014
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The Knish eviscerates the"gotcha" culture of manufactured "gaffes". Somehow pointing out that Obama apologized to the Islamic world (which he did) is a gaffe, saying that 47% of the population hooked on government will not vote for candidate who prefers to help get people onto payrolls and off of welfare rolls is a "gaffe', saying that Palestinian/Islamic culture is inferior to Israeli/Jewish culture is another "gaffe". The problem is that all these so called "gaffes" are inconvenient truths.
by Daniel Greenfield
Gaffe, a word that temporarily came to be associated with political misstatements, has returned to its origins as a social faux pas, such as saying something at a dinner party that everyone knows to be true, but that know mustn't be said out loud.
The media is still doing its best to pretend that a gaffe is a mistake, when they are actually using it to mean the telling of inconvenient truths. Obama's reign of error is a constellation of inconvenient truths, economic, security and legal, that cannot be discussed in public. The telling of these inconvenient truths has been met with cries of racism, no matter how little they have to do with race. Now they are being met with cries of "Gaffe, Gaffe", when Romney brings them up.
Did Obama skip presidential intelligence briefings on the most serious national security threats for a week before September 11? Did the Benghazi consulate lack basic security in a city where Islamist militias were running rampant and attacks on foreign diplomats had already taken place? Was the entire situation a result of an illegal war fought by Obama under false pretenses that armed Islamist militias and set them loose to persecute Libyan Sufis and seize half of Mali? Did Obama sleep through the beginning of the largest wave of attacks on America during his term while partying in Vegas?
Such inconvenient truths can only be met by accusing their teller of committing the horrible gaffe of politicizing the formerly apolitical and bipartisan arena of unilateral wars and the violence arising from them– an area that the Democrats decided was off-limits ever since they stopped criticizing such wars and began fighting them four years ago.
In a state of national and international disaster, the worst possible gaffe is telling the truth about the state of affairs we are in. These gaffes disturb the party-goers signing up to work for non-profits and watching cheerful reports about the Arab Spring and the economic recovery while the ship sinks around them. And the party men and women react to it with the outraged demeanor of spoiled children.
A gaffe occurs when Mitt Romney talks about a real problem. It's the real part, more than anything else, that is the problem. Reality has no place in the hysterical media feed from an imaginary world as unreal as anything that Communist apparatchiks or Nazi propagandists were broadcasting to their people in the dying days of their regimes.
Consume enough media and you come to understand that the people manufacturing it are not only hacks, they're clueless hacks, who like their master in the White House, have absolutely no idea how to solve any of the country's problems and no interest whatsoever in even bothering to try. They are mechanical men marching to an ideological beat and have no more interest in reality than do the denizens of a mental ward.
The left has long ago passed the point where they can be parodied. Any lunatic thing that you can imagine, they have already done or are planning to do. And compared to them the Soviet Union looks like a picture of credible management since its commissars reined in much of the insanity early on and at least made the occasional effort at applying their ideology to actual problems.
Our version of the Soviet Union is a ceaseless application of ideology whose only purpose is its application. There is no purpose to any of the three pieces of insanity listed above except the grad school exercise of a senseless ideological program chasing its own tail. Unlike the Soviet Union, there is no goal beyond the application of increasingly stifling programs of ideological conformity. There is no purpose except for the smug left to get even smugger at the expense of everyone else.
Men and women who are this ruined as policymakers, journalists and human beings are in no shape for an encounter with reality. When you're crusading to ban plastic bags and include Islamist killers in the progressive camp, when your goal is to fight a truly progressive war on drugs and defend the rights of prisoners to unwillingly contract HIV from their servers, then reality is a foreign enemy to be fought tooth and nail.
Mentioning any of this is another gaffe, another cold blast of reality blowing through rooms heated to Hawaiian standard temperatures. And the people in those rooms are as threatened by reality gaffes as schizophrenics are by the gnawing sense that the world outside is a very different place than the one in their skulls. And they react to it in the same way, with fear, hate and barely restrained violence.
It's not just Muslims who react with hysterical violence when the power of their delusion is undermined by an outside world that cares nothing for the status of a 7th Century pedophile warlord, not any different than his ilk cluttering up Afghanistan today. The left's response to anything that lowers the status of their prophet, stops just short of torching fried chicken places, especially if those places are also against gay marriage.
The streams of reporters gritting their teeth at the sight of Romney, a man whom like McCain they would have had no objection to if not for his temerity in insulting the Prophet Ibn Hussein, don't quite explode into violence. Instead they angrily denounce the faux pas all of that talk about real world economics and foreign policy is. Gaffes are what they call that kind of talk. And no one at a party likes a gaffe.
During the Bush years, the media complained that the party circuit had died. It's come roaring back in the age of Obama and no one is willing to give it up. The media is an extension of the party, not just the cocktail parties, but the party behind the party, the one that believes in revolution for the sake of revolution, and that turned a grunt community organizer into a senator and then the man on top.
The gaffe is that the emperor is naked. The gaffe is that the smartest man in America, the technocrat in chief, stumbles onto the Letterman set, which looks almost as fake as he does, and can't even name the size of the national debt. And who cares anyway except that it's big and getting bigger. No one is supposed to even bring that up, harsh the mellow and bring the party down. That's another gaffe right there.
The gaffe is that the same people who are running the country into the ground are also showing up every night on the news and every day on the sites to lie through their teeth about it. The difference between liberal media and liberal politicians has become a technical formality that mostly has to do with who signs their checks. The gaffe is that no one is allowed to remind the sweating throngs of the government-media complex m that while they party, the arrow has moved closer to midnight.
In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. But that's a myth. In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is a walking hate crime. In the kingdom of the blind, sight is a crime and mentioning what you see is a gaffe. In a kingdom where the king doesn't know how much he owes and doesn't want to know, mentioning the amount is a gaffe. Showing the king and his advisers up as fools and knaves is an even bigger gaffe. And when the king decides to parade around in his invisible clothes– mentioning that he's naked is the biggest gaffe of them all.
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Like many Americans, I have been struggling with my income taxes due since the first of the year. For a good part of that time my struggles included an tendency to ignore them, citing any number of excuses since this annual circus causes us no end of frustration, confusion, apoplexy, heartburn, headache and a variety of other maladies.
I have for many years prepared my own, with my faithful spouse's help, using a variety of computer software that now includes several that hold your hand throughout the entire process. In fact, if it wasn't for the government continually changing the rules, it could be fairly painless.
Unfortunately, the US tax code requires a fleet of accountants to understand it, an entire battle group of lawyers the interpret it and the Congress to think up ways to make it more complicated. The poor hapless taxpayer is the target and most of us feel like we have a bulls eye on our backs.
Here are only a few examples of idiotic bureaucratic thinking that causes taxpayers no end of problems and cost more money than they are worth:
1. Every year I get a 1099 from a small life insurance policy for under $20 dollars in interest. Is there anyone in the world except Congress or Washington bureaucrats that consider this cost effective? Most people know that it costs at least a minimum of $10.00 today to process and mail this information to me and to the IRS, not including the time it take me to save it, remember it and make sure it is included. To add insult to injury, Obama-care will now make health insurance premiums a 1099 event as they apparently believe taxpayers are too dumb to report it correctly.
2. Another company sends me a 1099 for less than $15 capital gain. Just as dumb as number one.
3. And then there's the complicated system to determine taxable income. Isn't taxable and income in the same sentence an oxymoron?
4. The government keeps my money for as much as fifteen and half months, penalizes me if I don't estimate my income correctly and doesn't pay me interest on any of it. Talk about unfair.
5. My wife and I, along with a goodly number of others, took a substantial bath during the 2008 Wall Street meltdown, but Uncle Sam says I can only take a maximum of 3000 dollars a year loss. I'll likely not live long enough to use all.
6. Washington touts family and marriage and includes a penalty for married couples.
7. Now Congress, seven and one half months after the end of the fiscal year, can't agree on a budget for the last fiscal year let alone consider a budget for the current fiscal year which is almost half over.
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Kim Kardashian has been very vocal about wanting to hang with certain people, including getting a cover on Vogue. However, she doesn't always get what she wants. Kim really wanted to get an invite to the Vanity Fair Oscars party, but it didn't come. Instead, the family opted out for another Oscars party. According to a new Radar Online report published on March 3, Kim Kardashian was supposedly trying very hard to get in the door at the Vanity Fair Oscars party, but she was rejected.
"Kim had been hoping to get an invite to the Vanity Fair party," the insider confided. "It's the hottest party during the entire award season and Kim desperately wanted to go. Kim's camp had made inquiries to the Vanity Fair party host Graydon Carter about whether she'd make the list. He never got back to her people! It wasn't ever going to ever happen."
Many don't consider Kim and her family to be A-list celebrities and the Vanity Fair party is only for the best in the industry. For example, people who were invited included Kate Hudson, Bruce Willis, Reese Witherspoon and host Ellen DeGeneres. One can imagine that these people would be upset to see Kim at the party, considering she is not an actress.
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On Monday, May 16th, South Beach's VITA by Bâoli will host a kick-off party celebrating the resto-lounge's new industry insider perk program. Guests who work in the hospitality business will receive a 20 percent discount off all dishes, cocktails and bottle service. The soirée begins at 7:00 p.m. and will take place in Vita's lush outdoor Tuscan garden. Attendees will enjoy complimentary signature bites and specialty cocktails throughout the evening. Please RSVP to email@example.com.
In order to take advantage of this discount, guests must present a valid and current employment ID/business card detailing their position and place of work. This offer is available every day of the week, except Wednesdays.
Industry insiders can receive a percentage off of any dish from the Mediterranean-inspired menu including an Ahi Tuna Tartar served with homemade spicy guacamole and fingerling potato chips; Artichoke & Lobster Salad with sundried tomatoes, scallions and shallots deglazed with sherry vinegar, topped with arugula salad and tomato and spinach coulis; Black Truffle Risotto topped with Piedmontese black truffle shavings and a decadent Chocolate Fondue for Two featuring melted dark Belgian chocolate, an assortment of fresh fruits, marshmallows, chocolate chip cookies and Madeleine cake. Cocktails include an invigorating Espresso Martini made with vanilla vodka, Kalhua, fresh espresso, dark Godiva chocolate and topped off with a sugar rim; and a refreshing Green Destiny drink prepared with vodka, muddled kiwi and cucumber, and topped with a splash of apple juice.
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Another weekend of decent weather is predicted for the weekend of March 28-30, 2014 and should be suitable for all outdoor activities. Several events are happening in preparation and enjoyment of spring. These events include preparing nest sites, hikes, and educational programs. All events are free except Acoustic Crestridge.
Now is the time to volunteer, once more, to help the least terns in Mission Bay. This is the second to last time that you will be able to do so this Saturday, March 29th. The terns start arriving again in April around the beginning to end of the month. Meet at the Stony Point parking lot on Fiesta Island at 9:30 a.m. Contact Rebecca Schwartz at email@example.com to get directions and let her know that you are coming.
Breeding season is just around the corner, so now is the time to visit the San Elijo Lagoon nature center for free, family friendly discussions and activities related to eggs and the animals that lay them. Their "Spring Egg-ducation" will take place this Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30 between 1-4 p.m. The visitor's center is located at 2710 Manchester Avenue in Cardiff-by-the Sea. Call the San Elijo Lagoon for directions or more information at 760-634-3026.
Join the Buena Vista Audubon Society "fledgling birders" and learn about the birds in the Buena Vista Lagoon. Also, birders can participate in their monthly bird count. Meet at the nature center at 2202 South Coast Highway, Oceanside, at 8 a.m. Call Joan Fountain at 760-729-1379 or Tom Troy at 760-420-7328 for more details or directions.
Join the Earth Discovery Institute for Acoustic Crestridge on Saturday, March 29th from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. This fundraiser for EDI is $10 for adults and children over 10 years old who pre-register and $15 at the door. Raffle tickets cost extra. This event will take place at the South Lane County Park at 218 South Lane in the Crest area of El Cajon. Visit the EDI website at www.earthdiscovery.org for more information. You can also call 619-447-4715 or email them at email@example.com. .


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Canon's bright red corporate logo shining on the clean white façade of its new headquarters now nearing completion in Melville is surprisingly modest for a company whose impact on the local economy is expected to be enormous. It's almost easy to miss from the Long Island Expressway.
But once the company takes up residence early next year at its new address, One Canon Park, its presence will be impossible to ignore. For one thing, the almost half-billion-dollar, 768,000 square-foot, five-story building is the largest commercial office space on LI. It will mark Canon U.S.A.'s culmination of a search it began two decades ago when this innovative maker of cameras and digital imaging equipment started to outgrow its original home on LI since opening its doors in Lake Success in 1980.
The move to Melville should bring somewhere between 1,200 and 1,400 employees, now working at three locations in Nassau and one in New Jersey, all under one roof, with another 750 or so personnel to be added by 2020. They'll be handling business in the Americas, working with their colleagues in London and Tokyo, the home base of this international corporation, which had $45.6 billion in global sales last year and repeatedly ranks high in Fortune magazine's list of "most admired companies" in the computer industry.
"We felt that if we moved off Long Island, we would lose a lot of our valuable employees and all their knowledge," says Seymour Liebman, Canon U.S.A.'s executive vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel, as he led a tour of the facility for the Press. "That's why we wanted to stay."
He said the company had gotten offers from New Jersey and Connecticut officials who came bearing a host of tantalizing tax incentives. In the end, Liebman credits local and New York State leaders with coming through.
"Everybody really bent over backwards to make sure that we stayed on Long Island," he says.
The Suffolk Industrial Development Agency reportedly gave Canon U.S.A. at least $31 million in benefits, with $18 million dollars in sales tax exemptions and some $13 million in property tax abatements that adjust over a 10-year period. In 2013, Canon will pay about $362,000 in property taxes; then $600,000 in 2014; and $850,000 in 2015, according to Anthony Manetta, chairman of the Suffolk IDA.
A study done by the Long Island Association a few years ago calculated that the county could receive many times more than the amount of its tax package when all the new salaries, spending and construction costs are added up.
Certainly, Suffolk's revenue from Canon's new HQ will be much more than the 52-acre site ever yielded when it was just a pumpkin field.
With Turner Construction doing the heavy lifting, Canon broke ground in May 2010 and put the last girder in place a year later, capped by a "steel-topping ceremony," in May 2011. The five-story gleaming white building is flanked by two three-story garages on a landscape that will have two reflecting ponds in front and a mile-long walk through the woods in back.
For its new headquarters, Canon is aiming high and thinking green. Don MacAvoy, the senior manager for building operations at Canon U.S.A., said they hope to meet the rigorous requirements of the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system to earn its gold certification. That means installing state-of-the-art heating and ventilation equipment, composting cafeteria waste as well as recycling paper, plastic and glass, and using native plants on the site that won't require a lot of watering. On the office floors the cubicle partitions are low enough so natural light "can be harvested," the executives say, which reduces reliance on electric lighting.
Constructing the parking garages saved about 8 acres of open space compared to the area taken up by normal parking lots.
As one would expect from a company that specializes in image-making, Canon also thought about its outward appearance.
"We're going to plant trees all along the outside of the garage so you won't see the garage from the Expressway—you'll see the trees," explains Liebman, adding its location was for the employees' convenience so they can practically park near their floor and go right inside. The garage will also have chargers for electric cars.
In the event of an emergency, like another superstorm, Canon U.S.A. can operate its own generators for four straight days on full power, according to MacAvoy.
Bad weather wasn't on Liebman's mind as he proudly showed off the company's new lobby entrance, with its 27-foot-high ceiling and a pair of tall columns, leading to a multi-media conference center that could accommodate 400 people. The new showroom, at 12,000 square feet, is more than twice the size of their old one in Lake Success.
"We just kept running out of room there," he says, with a smile. "We can have a lot of big kick-off meetings here!"
Watching the new headquarters take shape has been an "amazing" experience for Liebman and his corporate team, he says. "We're very proud of what we've done!"
And that's just the beginning.


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Oh Lord, mama to my worryin' mind
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[1] http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/
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2010/12/31 Paul Menzel <email@example.com>: > Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:43:44 +0100 > > [1] http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/ What is this? :) > Signed-off-by: Paul Menzel <email@example.com> > CC: Yuri Bushmelev <firstname.lastname@example.com> > --- > I am no native English speaker, so some corrections are probably incorrect. As non-native speaker as well I can't say anything about corrections quality :) Help of native speakers requested! :)
diff --git a/contrib/testing/testbuilder/README b/contrib/testing/testbuilder/README index a8d5aea..fe78105 100644 --- a/contrib/testing/testbuilder/README +++ b/contrib/testing/testbuilder/README @@ -1,33 +1,38 @@ -= How to setup and use TestBuilder +How to setup and use TestBuilder +================================ -I assume below that you wish install TestBuilder into ~/testbuilder directory. +I assume below that you wish to install TestBuilder into `~/testbuilder` directory. -1. Copy files from OE contrib/testing/testbuilder directory to any place you - wish to use (e.g. ~/testbuilder) and goto that directory +1. Copy the files from OE `contrib/testing/testbuilder` directory to any place you + wish to use (e.g. `~/testbuilder`) and go to that directory. -2. Run setup-testbuilder script with OE branch and bitbake branch you wish to +2. Run the `setup-testbuilder` script with an OE branch and BitBake branch you wish to use. E.g.: - ./setup-testbuilder "testing-next" "1.10" - - It will clone OE and bitbake trees and prepare build/conf/local.conf file - for you. You can review local.conf after and add some settings there. -4. Create testbuilder.conf according your needs. You can use - testbuilder.conf.sample as reference. + ./setup-testbuilder "testing-next" "1.10" -5. Run ./testbuilder and wait for build results. Check 'logs' subdir for log - files ('tail logs/B.*' is useful) + It will clone the OE and BitBake trees and prepare the file `build/conf/local.conf` + for you. You can review `local.conf` afterward and add some settings there. -You can run single configured build (e.g. "testing") -./testbuilder -B testing +4. Create `testbuilder.conf` according to your needs. You can use + `testbuilder.conf.sample` as reference. -Or you can use testbuilder to build specified distro/machine/image -(e.g. angstrom-2008.1/qemuarm/console-image) -./testbuilder -D angstrom-2008.1 -M qemuarm console-image +5. Run `./testbuilder` and wait for the build results. Check the `logs` subdir for log + files (`tail logs/B.*` is useful) -If you wish only setup environment and run bitbake by hands you can -use -S option: -./testbuilder -D angstrom-2008.1 -M qemuarm -S +You can run a single configured build (e.g. "testing"). + + ./testbuilder -B testing + +Or you can use TestBuilder to build a specific distro/machine/image +(e.g. angstrom-2008.1/qemuarm/console-image). + + ./testbuilder -D angstrom-2008.1 -M qemuarm console-image + +If you wish to only setup an environment and run BitBake by hand you can +use the option `-S`. + + ./testbuilder -D angstrom-2008.1 -M qemuarm -S -- Yury 'Jay7' Bushmelev


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Rev. Tim Burnham
Senior Pastor
Tim has pastored the people of FBC Lindale since June of 1992. Tim and his wife, Charlene, have served the Lord in pastoral ministry for 33 years. Through their 35 years of marriage, they've raised 4 children; Tiffany, Brad, Vicki, and Christine. Tim has earned degrees from both Luther Rice Theological Seminary and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Tim's ministry is driven by a deep desire to see people come into a life-changing relationship with God through Christ. Under Tim's evangelistic leadership, our church has been recognized by the Georgia Baptist Convention over the past five years as one of Georgia's top 100 churches in annual baptisms and Sunday School growth. Tim is an active leader in the GBC and has previously served as 1st Vice-President. He is also serves as a volunteer chaplain for the GBI.
Tim is always looking for opportunities of share Christ, anytime, anywhere, and with anyone. Away from the church, Tim is an avid golfer and is always up for a good hamburger and fries. His love for Krispy Kreme donuts is both a blessing and a curse.
Most of all, Tim loves meeting new people and building relationships. He would love to answer any questions you may have about our church or tell you more about how you can be involved in our ministry. You can call Tim at our Church Office or email him, or find him on Facebook.
Kevin Boyd has led the music ministry of FBC Lindale since May of 2000. Originally from Nashville, TN, he and his wife, Kristy, have been married for 19 years and have three children; Dalton (16), Noah (16), and Mackenzie (9).
Kevin's calling to lead the church in genuine worship shows in his ability to minister to people with a wide range of musical tastes and backgrounds. His desire is to take our congregation beyond music, into the presence of our Holy God. Of all the music of the church, Kevin's favorites are hymns like "Worthy of Worship" and current praise songs like "Overcome" and "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)". Outside of leading in worship, Kevin enjoys a good steak and sweet potato and is endlessly loyal to his hometown Tennesee Titans.
Kevin would love to answer any questions you may have about our worship services or tell you more about how you can be involved in our music ministry. You can call him at our Church Office, email him, follow him on Twitter, or find him on Facebook.
Rev. Eric Whelchel
Minister To Students
Eric has been our Minister to Students since October of 2001 and has been in full-time youth ministry for over 17 years. He's a graduate of Pepperell High School (1994) here in Lindale and earned his B.S. in Christian Ministry from Shorter University (1998) in Rome. Eric and his wife, Kim, have been married for 17 years and have three boys; Tyler (16), Ben (13), and Rob (8).
Eric loves building relationships with students and watching them fall in love with God and His Word. He enjoys playing NFL Fantasy Football and cheering on the Georgia Bulldogs. He eats way too many Oreos and loves 80's movies. His list of favorite music is way too long to list, but Rich Mullins and Andrew Peterson would certainly be at the top.
Eric would love to answer any questions you may have or tell you more about our ministry to youth. You can call him at our Church Office, email him, find him on Facebook, or follow him on Twitter.
Rev. Jim Cook
Associate to Pastor
Jim, our Associate to Pastor, has served the congregation at FBC Lindale in multiple ministries since September of 1980. His service began as full-time Minister of Music & Youth. In 1988, his leadership transitioned to Music & Recreation. In 1989, Jim was led by the Lord into full-time public education, transitioning him to serve the church in a part-time role. Now retired from public education, Jim continues to serve our church as Associate to the Pastor.
His wife, Bonnie, was a musical accompanist, serving our church with her amazing talent on piano & keyboard. In the summer of 2011, Bonnie was diagnosed with brain cancer. On August 25, 2011, Bonnie was killed when the vehicle she was in caught fire as they were arriving at a local cancer center for radiation treatment. She was a huge part of the church's ministry, but God has brought glory to Himself through her life and death. Jim and Bonnie were married for 36 years. Jim has two grown children, David & Julie, a daughter-in-law, Hannah, and two granddaughters, Julianne and Lilliana.
Jim's experience and dedication to our church enables him to serve all ages of our congregation in many ways. On Sundays, he leads our Sanctuary Bible Study class for adults and is also an active part of our multimedia and sound ministry. Jim enjoys photography, reading, and will always be found with the latest in modern tech gadgets. He's grateful to be an uncle to 6 and great-uncle to 14!
Jim would love to answer any questions you may have or serve you however he can. Feel free to email Jim anytime, or find him on Facebook.
Here are some of Jim's favorite leadership quotes.
Angie Cason
Financial Secretary
Angie has been a part of our office staff since 1993. She has become an important part of keeping our office operating smoothly each day. Her sense of humor and willingness to help benefits all our ministerial staff. Angie loves the Lord and is driven to help our church's ministries build God's Kingdom.
Dot Lee
Church Secretary
Dot joined our office staff in 2002. She and her husband, Jerry, have been actively involved in ministry together for many years. Dot's experience and dedication to ministy makes her a valuable part of our office staff. Dot works in our front office three days a week.


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Remember the orange push up pops that you could get on the ice cream truck? If not perhaps you remember the container of orange sherbet mixed with vanilla ice cream. Creamsicle, sometimes known as dreamsicle, is a family favorite. Hopefully this recipe will remind you of the creamsicle taste, only better.
Tangelos come into season late December, early January. They are an amazing citrus fruit that this examiner waits gleefully for each year. Our household in effort to be healthier has been making a lot of new sweet treats.
Two days ago we made pineapple whip. It was amazing. Today we decided to use part of the case of tangelos, purchased from the local co-op. Starting with the fruit frozen, may have been a better idea, however I chose to use fresh fruit. The taste turned out better than the often chemically laden creamsicle.
- 10 ripe tangelos peeled and halved
- 1 can of coconut milk
- 2 Tbsp. of raw honey
- ¼ cup of agave nectar
1. Put tangelos in the food processor and blend on low for five minutes
2. Pour mixture into a blender add, coconut milk, raw honey and agave nectar
3. Blend for 3-5 minutes on a medium speed
4. Pour in large container and freeze
5. Using a large metal spoon, stir mixture once an hour until frozen


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Oct. 18, 2001
The Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, Inc. (DACO) has announced the 12 semi-finalists for this year's Butkus Award®, which is awarded annually to the best linebacker in college football. There was a three-way tie for 10th place. This is the second time in three years that there have been more than 10 semi-finalists. The Butkus Award® has been presented since 1985.
The list was determined by confidential balloting of the 29-member Butkus Award® Selection Committee, comprised of the nation's foremost media members. The Selection Committee made their selections from the initial Butkus Award® Watch List of 69 college linebackers, which was announced back on August 23, 2001.
On Thursday, November 15, 2001, DACO will announce the three finalists for this year's Butkus Award® at a national teleconference from the Downtown Marriott Orlando. The three Butkus Award® finalists and their coaches will participate in the announcement. The 2001 Butkus Award® winner will be announced at the Butkus Award® Presentation Ceremony on Friday, December 7, 2001 by the award's namesake Dick Butkus.
The 12 semi-finalists (in alphabetical order) for the 2001 Butkus Award® are:
1. Rocky Calmus, Oklahoma
2. Andra Davis, Florida
3. Kalimba Edwards, South Carolina
4. Trev Faulk, LSU
5. LeVar Fisher, NC State
6. Larry Foote, Michigan
7. E.J. Henderson, Maryland
8. D.D. Lewis, Texas
9. Ryan Nece, UCLA
10. Ben Taylor, Virginia Tech
11. Robert Thomas, UCLA
12. Josh Thornhill, Michigan State


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Telford called attention to two areas of particular interest to him and to IBM going forward: Cloud computing and business analytics. 70% of midsize firms have started a business analytics / intelligence implementation or will soon. Two out of three companies have kicked off a cloud project or are on the road to one.
With definitions of the cloud still hazy to some, it merits mention that cloud computing, software as a service, and virtualization were listed as separate project types in the survey. The response rates of ongoing or imminent IT plans for the three categories were notably similar: 66%, 65%, and 67%, respectively.
Whether its infrastructure or applications, Telford said that the decision to move certain technology needs off-site can be a function of the number of people required to manage it internally relative to company size.
"One of the things we do is we look at cloud adoption by workload, because we believe different workloads are perfect for cloud, others it may be a while," Telford said, pointing to collaboration and data backup as two areas where midsize businesses tend to drive cloud adoption. "Midmarket companies, the more people they hire for IT, the fewer people they can hire to do whatever their business is, whatever their industry is."


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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Dr. Travis Chapman has recently opened Waterfront Endodontics at the Port of Hood River across from Waterfront Park at 501 Portway Ave., Ste. 202.
Chapman's practice, limited to conventional and micro-surgical root canal therapy, is open full-time Monday through Friday and by appointment on Saturday and Sunday. Emergencies are normally seen on the same day. His office is equipped with state-of-the-art technologies including Zeiss microscopes, a limited-field digital CBCT and panoramic x-ray machine. He prides himself on providing a high level of specialty endodontics to the Gorge area.
Chapman grew up in Hood River and Odell. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nevada and attended Oregon Health and Science University for his doctorate degree in dental medicine.
Upon graduation, he decided to serve his country and was stationed as a naval officer in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he performed rotations in endodontics and oral surgery.
Once his tour was completed, he continued in private practice as a general dentist in downtown Honolulu. After 10 years as a general dentist, Chapman decided to return to residency to study microscopic endodontics at the University of Southern California. He completed his residency as a published chief resident studying under and alongside some of the most influential endodontists in the country.
"I'm really happy to return home, and I'm looking forward to raising my children in this special place. As someone who grew up here, there are so many things I'm eager for my family to experience."
On opening his practice full-time in Hood River, Chapman said, "The port is seeing some really great changes and I'm thrilled to be a part of it. Patients have already commented that the location off the highway is very convenient. For my office, I wanted to make an environment that is soothing and serene for patients and looking out over the river is very calming."
Chapman is a specialist member of the American Association of Endodontists and a member of the American Dental Association. He was nominated by his peers as a Top Dentist in Honolulu magazine in 2009 and 2010.
Chapman was recently inducted into the Rotary Club of Hood River. His wife, Kristi, also works in the practice as the business manager. They have two children.
The office can be contacted anytime at 541-436-2740.
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