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wondering about the research that one has to do before actually writing about a topic, subject, I am no expert in any field, but want to share some info I gather, research on the net, and express my opinions etc kind of, so how to go about researching a particular subject?
Lets say, I want to write about travelling? now how should I research travel, for articles to write, for blog to design etc?
Rather than thinking of a topic, then asking how to research that topic, it would make more sense to write about the subjects you are already familiar with - at least, to begin with. We've all got topics that we are particularly enthusiastic about. In general, it's easier to write in interesting and engaging ways about those topics, rather than ones that you know nothing about.
Eventually, you will want to branch out and find new things to write about. But while you're starting out, the best advice is to stick with what you know.
Rather than thinking of a topic, then asking how to research that topic, it would make more sense to write about the subjects you are already familiar with - at least, to begin with. We've all got topics that we are particularly enthusiastic about. In general, it's easier to write in interesting and engaging ways about those topics, rather than ones that you know nothing about.
Eventually, you will want to branch out and find new things to write about. But while you're starting out, the best advice is to stick with what you know.
You should do research on other blogs / articles / sites similar to what you want to write, just search in G for similar keywords, and you`ll find plenty. Good luck!
Hi PK – the great thing about the Internet is that you can quickly become an expert in anything in a very short time if you put your mind to it. Choose almost any topic research of two or three hours, make notes, and you will probably know more than 90% of the population.
The fewer the number of people interested in that topic, the more this will be true.
If you want to write travel articles or create a travel site then simply go and have a look at travel websites check out lonely planet and the rough guide websites. Gather together the information on a particular place, and your spin, and there are the main elements of your own article or site.
If you want to have a website then host your own one by installing WordPress. For an expert this is a 5 to 10 minute job – for a new, just google it it's pretty easy. Hosting your own WordPress site will cost you around about $10 for a domain name, and may be $70 a year for hosting (Hostgator).
If you want to go free, then grab yourself a blog at WordPress.com and get going there.
I hope these suggestions help.
Best wishes, Malc
Good question pk,
When I write blog posts, I generally put in 3-5 hours of research unless I already have a lot of direct knowledge on a topic. Even if I know a lot about something, I may reach out to other thought leaders in order to collaborate on a piece. This gives the content much more weight and also gives readers far better content. Things like this often take weeks to put together.
The internet is undoubtedly a valuable resource but don't let it supplant other forms of primary research like interviews, content found offline, or your own testing and hypothesis. When you are thinking about how much time to put into generating content for your website, it really comes down to what your goals are. If you just want to create a site where you can generate a fair amount of traffic in order to monetize it, then just looking around online for a little bit before each post should suffice. If you want to become a thought leader and an authority in your niche, you will have to put in a lot of hours.
Here is a good post on SEOMoz about how to blog successfully about anything,
Hope that helps you,
When I research, I generally look for 3 to 5 (minimum) sources. Wikipedia is a good research source, but not the written text so much. Look to the links below for external sources.
Start bookmarking sites that have good information on multiple subjects: Colleges (.edu) , encyclopedias, the deep (invisible) web, the Internet Archive, government agencies (for things like statistics), independent research centers like PEW research.
While commercial sites will have some good info, generally their information is slanted on the 'pro' side of things.
You can get a lot of good info from researching a topic and several articles with different spins. For instance, I once wrote a bunch of articles on skiing. My research allowed me to write an article each on top resorts, ski gear, and skiing for beginners. So don't think that three hours research is too much. The more you research, the better you will understand your topic and you may be surprised at how one piece of information can take you into a whole new idea!
Great, now I have one more question, when would one know that the research is comprehensive or at least good enough for the article, to keep the audience come to your blog, say.
Write an article, and make it good. Really, really good.
Then come back here and ask what forum members think. Ask for honest advice: and be prepared to receive it!
Keep at it until you have a fantastic article.
Now you have an idea of what is required: or of whether you have the skill set necessary.
Go away and write more. And then get visitors to you site and get them to share your brilliant content.
So it's the old "test, test, test". But I am sure people here will help.
Research paper is always consider as a difficult task. But when it is about to write on traveling it is so xciteful to write on it because you will write about to interesting places & the moment when you enjoyed in your journey. But if you find any difficulty you should avail the online service to save your time & freshness of your mind.
while gathering sources for research the best sites to get data from would often times end in .edu or .gov (and of course there's pew research and many respectable websites which don't have such an extension.)
offline sources like magazines and books would also make a nice addition - makes your article seem more valid.
maybe you could start with free blogs / content platforms then get your own site when you're a little more confident.


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Executive Committee Meeting
October 22, 2010
8:30 a.m., Ka Lama 102
Attendance: Herman Andaya, David Grooms, Spenser Lincoln, Ed Tanji, John McKee, Diane Meyer, Karen Muraoka, Tara Nakashima, Clyde Sakamoto, Alvin Tagomori, David Tamanaha, Elaine Yamashita
I. Projected Enrollment Growth allotment – about $700,000. Increased enrollments and higher tuitions attributed to the increase in allotments.
II. Revenue Picture
a. Collected $3.853 million in revenues (well above our target of $3.790 million)
b. Debit balance – $252,220
c. Ahead on revenue projections but behind on revenue collections.
III. University Center
a. $34 million statewide broadband grant for UH and public libraries and $2 million for public computer center equipment. Campus ed centers will be receiving PC equipment as a result.
b. Information sessions – Degree prep workshops – 15-20 participants per workshops. Program orientation and assistance with application process.
c. Circumstances on Hilo required Maui lecturer to teach a class on Maui for Hilo.
IV. Reports from Vice Chancellors
A. Student Affair
1. Official Student Enrollment
a. 4,367 students
b. 10% increase from students who continue from Spring to Fall (includes graduates). 65.12% of student enrollments continued from Spring to Fall. ABIT had the highest continuation rate of 86%. The lowest rate were from students that were unclassified.
c. John Morton asked that we do a recruiting plan for students who want to return and complete college.
d. Reverse transfer –students will be able to earn their AA degree while at a 4 year college. Alvin to provide the number of students that would be able to take advantage of this provision.
2. Kulanaa`o
a. David, Alvin and Carey met with Myles of UH-Hilo to work on a business plan to acquire Kulanaa`o. Myles indicated that UH-Hilo is considering the construction of a similar facility and estimates the cost to be around $50 million (the appraised value of the building is around $13 million).
b. Karen – noted that the roofs may not have been installed correctly and materials were substandard. As such, she heard that when it rains, water seeps through the walls. Karen recommended that we use infrared to determine whether mold has infested the walls.
c. Elaine indicated that senate was concerned with the acquisition. Business plan and other information will have to be disseminated to convince the senate that this would be a prudent buy.
3. Summer School Tuition
a. $213 tuition was approved. System wide group to see how summer session may improve and better marketed.
4. Marketing Director position
a. Emily Sullivan - background in film production, pre-production, financial records and reporting. Worked on national ads – McDonalds. Background may not be in education, however, will work with her to have her adjust.
B. Administrative Services
1. Financial Outlook
2. Supplemental Budget Submission
a. The President's office reduced our initial submission of the budget by eliminating 2 proposed positions.
3. Moloka`i Ranch
a. Ranch is firm with their appraisal of $450,000, while UH believes that its appraisal of $250,000 is more reflective of the market. Will continue to work with Molokai Ranch to negotiate a price acceptable to both parties.
4. JCI, ESCO and Bond Financing
5. Re-Organization Update
6. Capital Improvement Projects Status
a. Hawaiian Studies Facility
b. Science Building
c. Renovation of Former Science Building
d. Irrigation Design
e. Repairs and Maintenance
7. Campus Energy Project Status
a. PV Data Output
b. Remote Power Management Display
C. Academic Affairs
1. WASC/Strategic Planning Timeline
a. WASC – Programs where over 50% of instruction is distance learning will need to do a substantive change. There may be financial aid ramifications if the substantive change is not done.
i. CC should consider doing one submission since other ccs offer the same degrees.
ii. Data – how many of AA students completed their studies with more than 50% distance learning (cable TV).
iii. Many campuses have a distance learning coordinator. UHMC does not have one. CIO may assume the duties of a distance learning coordinator.
b. Handout – Mission, vision, strategic focuses. Left column – activity. Right column – who will be participating.
c. Will be discussed at CAC Meeting. Include Environmental Scan
2. Proposed Degree Programs
a. BAS – Sustainable Sciences
i. Will be making revisions and preparing for the January Board of Regents meeting.
b. Ocean Studies
i. Review is in progress. Once completed, will be forwarding to BOR for their consideration.
c. Human services – going through process. Will be submitted to the BOR for their consideration soon.
i. Should this all be submitted together for a BOR meeting? CS spoke to MRC and she mentioned that she would like to see the development new programs guided by system-wide baccalaureate planning.
1. John has developed some templates with respect to baccalaureate planning.
ii. MRC has created the University Chancellors' Advisory Group (but did not include Maui). MRC indicated that she will work with group to include Maui
d. AS – Natural Resources
i. Approved by BOR
V. Palauea Project and Moku`ula Field School Project Status
a. Obtained support from the Palauea Association Board of Directors.
b. Obtained approval for the conveyance of the property from the Board of Trustees of the UH Foundation
VI. Netbook Update
a. Graduation incentive – 27 students have submitted their receipts. Advertised through posters, webmail blasts.
b. Will be evaluating the program and providing our benefactor with a progress report.
VII. Emporium Model Math Pilot Project Update
a. John met with Jennifer, Kate, Alf – Jennifer has a system to track student success.
b. Older students are having challenges. Working with student services in developing strategies. Initially, older students complained and now that they have adjusted are praising the course. John to work with Mark Cook in getting some video clips to document their progress.
VIII. Personnel Activities
a. Vacant faculty positions – 12 positions
i. Will begin to advertise the positions in January and hopefully make offers by May 2011.
IX. RDP Proposal
a. John and Dan working on looking at educational programs that could be included in RDP proposal. Job placement should be included as well, although the Feds will require us to have performance measures.
X. Surveillance Equipment Installation
a. Working very well. Has already caught crimes and deterred others.
XI. Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Preparation
a. Representatives from economies to exchange ideas. 17,000 people will be coming to Honolulu for the conference. MRC asked if we could be prepared to have day trips ready for guests.
b. Conference will occur mid-November 2011.
XII. Meeting with President MRC Greenwood in November and Developing and Agenda
a. College wide meeting planned with MRC – Herman to get info to EC.
b. Possible meetings with CAC members and Admin. Committee
c. Presentation on sustainable science degree
d. Visits to math lab, engineering technology, sustainable sciences, pre-school
XIII. Elaine – Academic Senate
a. Quality programs
i. Elaine asked to share discussions with Exec. Committee.
1. Should CTE faculty have bachelors degree. Some faculty feel strongly that it shouldn't be a requirement, as the skills for the discipline are a big part of being able to teach. Concern in the system comes from NCLB language for K-12 teachers being "highly qualified" as having a bachelor's degree.
2. UH College of Ed discontinued bachelors for CTE.
3. Proposed reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) include language relating to teacher qualifications as "Highly effective" instead of "highly qualified", a change that may favor the current CTE qualifications.
b. Policy and procedures committee – Reviewing Senate charter in light of Re-Org.
c. Discussions on grading consistency across the CC
d. Budget Committee – focusing on position piece rather than entire budget. Senate would like to have input on positions. Positions were reduced from our budget submittal. Ocean studies and human services positions were not included. Will be supporting Ocean Studies and human services through RDP.
XIV. Reminder to forward news stories to Ed Tanji.
a. College Search Site – information needs to be checked (e.g. no mention of baccalaureate degree).
XV. Spencer – will be presenting to the Exec. Committee list of activities (end of the year concert, movies nights, assistance with major selection, Thanksgiving luncheon).
XVI. Other Matters

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Hi there!
I'm building an event-related application where I have user defined "streams" of events. When a new event is added to the system, I need to find the streams to which the event should be added.
The event takes place at a venue (which belongs to a city), belongs to a category, is organized by an organization and is tagged with certain tags (among other things).
The streams have filters. So I can have a stream that only wants events from a particular city (without caring which venue it is at, who the organizer is, etc). I can have another stream where I only want events by a certain organizer. Or I can have a stream where I only want events from, say, 3 categories in a certain city.
A filter can be set to "any" (represented as 0) or it can be one or more id's of the thing it's filtering. To be flexible, I created a "filters" table with the following columns:
id | stream_id | filter | value
Say I only have 4 filters which are saved as such (0 means any; multiple values for the same filter are saved as separate records - see row 16 and 17):
[table="width: 500, class: grid"][tr] [td]id[/td] [td]stream_id[/td] [td]filter[/td] [td]value[/td][/tr][tr] [td]1[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]city[/td] [td]1[/td][/tr][tr] [td]2[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]venue[/td] [td]0[/td][/tr][tr] [td]3[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]org[/td] [td]2[/td][/tr][tr] [td]4[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]tag[/td] [td]0[/td][/tr][tr] [td]5[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]city[/td] [td]1[/td][/tr][tr] [td]6[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]venue[/td] [td]0[/td][/tr][tr] [td]7[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]org[/td] [td]0[/td][/tr][tr] [td]8[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]tag[/td] [td]1[/td][/tr][tr] [td]9[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]city[/td] [td]1[/td][/tr][tr] [td]10[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]venue[/td] [td]3[/td][/tr][tr] [td]11[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]org[/td] [td]0[/td][/tr][tr] [td]12[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]org[/td] [td]0[/td][/tr][tr] [td]13[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]city[/td] [td]1[/td][/tr][tr] [td]14[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]venue[/td] [td]3[/td][/tr][tr] [td]15[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]org[/td] [td]0[/td][/tr][tr] [td]16[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]tag[/td] [td]2[/td][/tr][tr] [td]17[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]tag[/td] [td]3[/td][/tr][/table]
I need a query that would return stream_id's for streams where the event should be added.
Say I have an event added that is in:city => 1venue => 3organizer =>2tag => 1
It should return stream_id: 1,2,3.
I have not been able to figure out how to apply the "where_clauses" to records sharing the same stream_id.
I'm open to changing how the data is represented as well if that will make the query easier.
Thank you very much!
SELECT stream_id
FROM filters
WHERE filter = 'city' AND value IN ( 0 , 1 )
OR filter = 'venue' AND value IN ( 0 , 3 )
OR filter = 'org' AND value IN ( 0 , 2 )
OR filter = 'tag' AND value IN ( 0 , 1 )
BY stream_id
HAVING COUNT(*) = 4 -- number of filters matched
Thank you, r937. I will try and report back.
r937 - seems to work perfectly. Not that I am very surprised given your credentials. lol
Thank you kindly!
I have a follow-up question. The query seems to work, but not in all cases. The situation where it does not work is when the new event is tagged with more than one matching 'tag'. Since the IN array is dynamically generated based on the new event details, if this is the generated query:
SELECT stream_id
FROM filters
WHERE filter = 'city' AND value IN ( 0 , 1 )
OR filter = 'venue' AND value IN ( 0 , 3 )
OR filter = 'org' AND value IN ( 0 , 2 )
OR filter = 'tag' AND value IN ( 0 , 1, 2 )
BY stream_id
HAVING COUNT(*) = 4 -- number of filters matched
Stream that has filters defined as:
city = 1venue = 3org = 2tag = 1,2
will not be in the results (since COUNT(*) will be 5).
And filter defined as:
city = 1venue = 3org = 3tag = 1,2
will match, even though 'org' is different, but 2 matching 'tag's will pass it.
So, how do I adjust the query so that a stream_id is returned only if each filter matches at least once?
Thank you!
would the query make more sense if it were written like this --
SELECT stream_id
FROM filters
WHERE filter = 'city' AND value IN ( 0 , 1 )
OR filter = 'venue' AND value IN ( 0 , 3 )
OR filter = 'org' AND value IN ( 0 , 2 )
OR filter = 'tag' AND value IN ( 0 , 1 )
OR filter = 'tag' AND value IN ( 0 , 2 )
BY stream_id
HAVING COUNT(*) = [B]5[/B] -- number of filters matched
Hmm, I don't think that will work:
If I have a stream with filters:
city = 1venue = 3org = 2tag = 1
And an event added that generates the modified query (city = 1, venue = 3, org = 2, tag = array(1,2)), it won't match since it will have COUNT(*) = 4.
you cannot put "array(1,2)" into a query statement, it's not valid sql
what you want is to count the number of different value tag/value pairs
so in that case it should be 5
How about moving the checks to the HAVING?
SELECT stream_id
FROM filters
BY stream_id
MAX(CASE WHEN filter = 'city' AND value IN ( 0 , 1 ) THEN 1
AND MAX(CASE WHEN filter = 'venue' AND value IN ( 0 , 3 ) THEN 1
guido2004: I'll try that one
Sorry for being confusing - I'm not putting array(1,2) into the SQL...that was my way of saying that the event was tagged with 2 tags having IDs 1 and 2.
Is there a performance issue that you are using this method rather than just using AND for all 4 criteria?
If using AND instead of OR, I think you won't get any matches because no single record will have a filter 'city' AND filter 'venue' AND etc
This seems to work. I'll keep testing and see if there are use cases where it fails. Thanks!!


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SILVER SPRING, MD –The American Nurses Association (ANA) joins with the larger nursing community in mourning the passing of Hazel Johnson-Brown, PhD, RN, FAAN. She passed away at her home Friday, Aug. 5, at the age of 83. Johnson-Brown was a leader and educator whose determination and dedication to the profession provided inspiration to generations of nurses.
Hazel Johnson-Brown was denied entrance to the West Chester School of Nursing because of her race. Undaunted, she enrolled in the Harlem Hospital School of Nursing in 1947 and began her career at Philadelphia's Veteran's Hospital, before joining the U.S. Army in 1955. Dedicated to improving education for military nurses, Johnson-Brown rose through the ranks, and eventually became the first African-American woman to achieve the rank of brigadier general in the Army. As chief of the Army Nurse Corps (1979-83), Johnson-Brown oversaw 7,000 men and women nurses in the Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserves. Additionally, she set policy and monitored the operations of eight Army medical centers, 56 community hospitals, and 143 freestanding clinics in the U.S. and abroad. In her post-military career, Johnson-Brown continued her outstanding work as a nurse educator, teaching at George Mason, Georgetown, and the University of Maryland schools of nursing. At George Mason, she was instrumental in founding the Center for Health Policy, designed to educate and involve nurses in health policy and policy design. She also served as the director of Government Affairs at ANA from 1984-86.
Johnson-Brown will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery after a service at St. Clare of Assisi Church in Clifton, Virginia.


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India's central bank has upped its campaign against inflation, raising rates by half a percentage point, twice previous rate rises. This is the first half point rate rise since 2008 (see chart).
The move comes despite "signs of moderating growth" in the economy, which shows how worried the Bank is about inflation. Strong consumer demand in the country has aggravated the global issue of rising commodity prices, adding to domestic inflationary pressures. That strong demand, in turn, has probably been encouraged by relatively low rates. Indeed, according to the Bank:
…demand has been strong enough to allow significant pass-through of input price increases. Importantly, this is happening even as there are visible signs of moderating growth, particularly in capital goods production and investment spending, suggesting that cumulative monetary actions are beginning to have an impact on demand [emphasis ours]


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What would you do if you had to attach a string of 2,5 meters between two walls that are 2 meters apart from one another and this string had to be tight?
a) You would stretch the string between the walls and then let the remaining 0,5 m. free.
b) You would cut the 0.5 m of the string and then stretch the remaining string.
c) You would find another 1,5m string and add it to the current one, and then make it tight between the two walls by stretching it twice.
A garden spider species solves a similar problem by a method different from the above three methods. Furthermore, while doing this it employs an intelligent technique that can only be expected from an engineer or a designer. (Harun Yahya, The Miracle in the Spider)
The garden spiders spin their webs sometimes between two branches or beams that are distant to one another. Because such webs are quite big they also have a considerable hunting capability. However the size of the web also causes the web to lose its tightness, and thus its hunting capability.
In such a case, rather than renewing its web, the spider does something amazing: It comes right into the center of the web and secretes a string which hangs down right to the floor. Then it attaches a miniscule stone to the end of the string remaining on the floor. After returning to the web, it pulls the string - and thus the stone - from the floor. While the stone is in the air, the spider attaches the string of the stone tightly to the center of the web. Like a plummet hanging down from the center of the web, the stone makes the web tight.
In order to spin their webs spiders need two separate surfaces. Webs are generally spun in a corner where two walls or branches merge. Some spiders are as skilful as spinning their webs on a single surface.
This spider species starts its work by finding a long and flexible branch. It closely attaches the string to the end of the branch. During the time the spider walks to the lower part of the branch it continues to secrete its string. Coming at a certain distance it stops and ceases to secrete the string. Then it starts to pull the string with great effort. As a result the branch is bent like an arch. The spider firmly sticks the other end of the thread which has become flat like a thread on an arch to the point where it stands and starts to spin the web in this arch where enough surface has come into being.
It is unlikely for spiders to employ this rational and delicate technique. It is All Mighty Allah, the Lord of the universes, Who inspires these acts to the living beings.


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Meridian 391 — By Jeffrey Moser
— February 2006
In The Comfort Zone
Meridian again tips its hat to four-day weekenders.
The Brunswick Boat Group builds more pleasureboats than anyone else in the world. Twenty builders produce myriad types of vessels, from Keys-friendly skiffs to 100-foot motoryachts, under the Brunswick umbrella. Many of those companies were purchased by Brunswick, but not Meridian Yachts. Four years ago it was created to fill a niche that the corporation's executives felt was underrepresented among its line of boats: the livability market.
This article originally appeared in the February 2006 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Freemat is an interpreted, matrix-oriented development environment for engineering and scientific applications, similar to the commercial package MATLAB. Freemat provides visualization, image manipulation, and plotting as well as parallel programming.
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Good job.
Very interesting alternative to replace basic Matlab: light, free and able to make graphic.
Worked for all of my Coursera (Everything Is The Same) MATLAB homework problems. I didn't use it during the course, but I tested all of my required MATLAB scripts with FreeMat. There were some variants of MATLAB functions that aren't compatible, and I found one MATLAB function that isn't supported in FreeMat, but none of these exceptions were required for the course. Another important plus is that you don't have to jump through so many hoops to install FreeMat, as you do with Octave. FreeMat is free, easy to install and use, and is compatible enough for everything that I've needed thus far.
Very good Software.
Amazing project, thanks for giving out


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A WIRRAL businessman who ruthlessly ripped-off 127 elderly investors has been sentenced to four years in prison and banned from being a company director for five years.
Many of the victims gathered in court today to see sentence passed.
Judge Christopher Cornwall told them: "I understand the real harm that you have suffered and I am only too conscious that the harm will continue after today."
Wallasey man Malcolm Barber was found guilty of two counts of fraudulent trading and one count of carrying out an unauthorised investment business following an eight-week trial at Preston Crown Court in November.
It took a jury less than four hours to return guilty verdicts against 70-year-old Barber, of Links View.
In all, he and accomplice Terry Warrington - who pleaded guilty to similar charges and one of theft before Barber's trial and was sentenced to four and a half years in prison today as well as being banned from being a company director for five years - left their largely elderly investors in their Gentry IT and Dublin CF businesses collectively out of pocket by a staggering £5m.
The pair were charged with the offences following a four-year investigation into their involvement in two investment and loan companies between December 2002 and August 2010.
Barber denied participating in a fraudulent business, claiming he did not play a management role at the companies during that time.
But Judge Cornwall said he did not believe that was the case.
He said he was sympathetic with Barber's victims and knew the prison sentence would provide little comfort to them.
The court heard personal impact statements from close to 30 victims, statements which Judge Cornwall said he had read every word of and found them "heartbreaking".
Eileen Dunn welcomed custodial sentences
One of Barber's victims, Eileen Dunn, only discovered her money was gone in 2010 when she began the process of sorting out the affairs of her late husband Michael, who died in December 2009.
Mrs Dunn, who sought the return of thousands of pounds but was continually fobbed off by the pair, told the Globe today she was "delighted" to see "justice done".
She said: "I am delighted to see them go down. I think the sentence is good.
"They won't be coming home to their families tonight, or for a few nights.
"It won't bring the money back, but for now it is closure.
"Justice has been done."
Susan Waugh, from Wallasey, chose to read her statement out to the court, telling how she had invested with Barber in 1989.
She told how she had received her income from bonds with Gentry and later Dublin until 2008, when she and husband John began having problems with late and eventually missed payments.
Mrs Waugh said the stress of the last five years had put a strain on her marriage and that she no longer had anything to look forward to or feel happy about.
She is on medication for the anxiety caused and was almost sectioned because of the emotional damage the ordeal has caused.
"I should not be in this state because of him," said Mrs Waugh, who also explained that Barber had started using the same allotment as she and her husband.
She added: "I just want to enjoy being at the allotments but this year has been anything but."
Detective Superintendent Jason Hudson, head of operations at Titan, said today: "Terry Warrington and Malcolm Barber are fraudsters who promised the earth to people but delivered very little.
"Their investors were often people enjoying the later stages of life who wanted to make the money that they had earned from a lifetime of hard work and financial prudence last a little bit longer.
"It was a classic case of the defendants 'robbing Peter to pay Paul'.
"Despite having a £2m black hole in their finances and being insolvent, they continued to dupe investors into handing over more cash for the promise of returns that were never going to be achievable.
"Both men are responsible for a great deal of heartache and financial devastation suffered by dozens of people from both Merseyside and Lancashire, including some who actually regarded Warrington and Barber as their trusted friends."
Judge Cornwall described Barber and Warrington as conducting an "elaborate exercise to conceal the truth" from the investors who, for the most part, had hoped the money would help secure a comfortable life after retirement and allow them to provide for their children.
He said the businesses had been "effectively crippled" after they had to pay £400,000 in unpaid tax after the Inland Revenue said they were liable to abide with UK tax laws, despite moving the businesses offshore to the Isle of Man in the early-1990s.
Judge Cornwall added:"Some of the investors are now in their 80s and find that the problems that come with growing old are made more difficult to bare with the constant anxiety that many of them feel for the understandable reasons about their financial situations."
He said many would now be unable to fulfil their ambitions of helping towards their children's university education or the purchase of their first home.
Both Barber and Warrington will serve half of their sentence before being released on license for the remaining time.


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Military Service - Revolutionary War
At the age of seventeen, Serajah Comstock enlisted, at Norfolk CT in May 1775, in the 7th Connecticut Regiment of Foot, under General Richard Montgomery. The regiment participated in the Canadian Campaign of 1775-76, and saw action at the sieges of Chambly and St. John, and the battles of Longguevil. In January 1776, he was discharged from service at Montreal.
In February 1776, he enlisted, at Montreal, for one year service in Col. Burrall's Regiment of Connecticut Line. He was engaged at Lake Champlain at Mt. Independence VT, and was present at the sinking of Gen. Waterbury's fleet on the lake. He was discharged from service by Gen. Wayne at Ft. Ticonderoga on February 1, 1777.
Serajah returned home to Connecticut. Three and a half years later, December 1, 1780, he enlisted for three years, at Norfolk CT, in the 5th Co., 3rd Connecticut Regiment, commanded by Col. Samuel B. Webb. His company commander was Capt. Samuel Wm. Williams. This regiment was active in New York and New Jersey, and at Yorktown VA.
They participatd in numerous encounters with British & loyalist troops in the New York highlands, Westchester, and Kingsbridge at the Bronx River. In August 1781, they were encamped at Basking Ridge NJ, when Gen. Washington ordered the troops to move south to Yorktown VA. The Siege of of Yorktown began in Sptember 1781.
Pvt. Serajah Comstock was present for the surender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. He remained in service for two more years. He was finally discharged in October 1783 at West Point by Gen. Knox.
. He was pensioned in 1818. He Emigrated from Norfolk, CT to Camden, NY in 1805, to become a "Yankee Yorker", settling on Oswego Road, halfway between Camden and Westdale, on "Ostrander Place". In 1814, he and his wife moved to Williamstown, NY.


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The Sally–Anne test is a developmental measure, used in developmental psychology to measure a person's social cognitive ability to attribute false beliefs to others (Wimmer & Perner, 1983).[1] The flagship implementation of the Sally–Anne test was by Baron-Cohen, Leslie, and Frith (1985);[2] in 1988, Leslie and Frith repeated the experiment with human actors (rather than dolls) and found similar results.[3]
Test description Edit
To develop an efficacious test, Baron-Cohen et al. modified the puppet play paradigm of Wimmer and Perner (1983), in which puppets represent tangible characters in a story, rather than hypothetical characters of pure storytelling. In the Baron-Cohen, Leslie, and Frith study of theory of mind in autism, 61 children—20 of whom were diagnosed autistic under established criteria, 14 with Down's Syndrome and 27 of whom were determined as clinically unimpaired—were tested with "Sally" and "Anne".[2]
In the test process, after introducing the dolls, the child is asked the control question of recalling their names (the Naming Question). A short skit is then enacted; Sally takes a marble and hides it in her basket. She then "leaves" the room and goes for a walk. While she is away, Anne takes the marble out of Sally's basket and puts it in her own box. Sally is then reintroduced and the child is asked the key question, the Belief Question: "Where will Sally look for her marble?"[2]
Outcomes Edit
For a participant to "pass" this test, they must answer the Belief Question correctly by indicating that Sally believes that the marble is in her own basket. This answer is continuous with Sally's perspective, but not with the participant's own. If the participant cannot take an alternative perspective, they will indicate that Sally has cause to believe, as the participant does, that the marble has moved. Passing the test is thus seen as the manifestation of a participant understanding that Sally has her own beliefs that may not correlate with reality; this is the core requirement of theory of mind.[4]
In the Baron-Cohen et al. (1985) study, 23 of the 27 clinically unimpaired children (85%) and 12 of the 14 Down's Syndrome children (86%) answered the Belief Question correctly. However, only four of the 20 autistic children (20%) answered correctly. Overall, children under the age of four, along with most autistic children (of older ages), answered the Belief Question with "Anne's box", seemingly unaware that Sally does not know her marble has been moved.[2]
Criticism Edit
While Baron-Cohen et al.'s data have been purported to indicate a lack of theory of mind in autistic children, there are other possible factors affecting them. For instance, individuals with autism may pass the cognitively simpler recall task, but have difficulty with semantically conceptualizing the Belief Question. Tager-Flusberg (2007) posited that the pass-fail designation derived from the Sally–Anne test "indexed" what is an overall "complex social-cognitive developmental progression", unfairly categorizing participants.[5]
Ruffman, Garnham, and Rideout (2001) further investigated links between the Sally–Anne test and autism in terms of eye gaze as a social communicative function. Ruffman et al. added a third possible location for the marble: the pocket of the investigator. When autistic children and children with moderate learning disabilities were tested in this format, Ruffman et al. found that both groups answered the Belief Question equally well; however, participants with moderate learning disabilities reliably looked at the correct location of the marble, while autistic participants did not, even if the autistic participant answered the question correctly.[6] These results may be an expression of the social deficits relevant to autism.
Implications Edit
The Sally–Anne test remains highly associated with theory of mind, chiefly because of its role in the work of Baron-Cohen et al.[2] The test is by no means fully conclusive; however, its application is telling about social development trends in autism.
See alsoEdit
- ↑ Wimmer H, Perner J (1983). Beliefs about beliefs: Representation and constraining function of wrong beliefs in young children's understanding of deception. Cognition 13 (1): 103–128.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Baron-Cohen S, Leslie AM, Frith U (1985). Does the autistic child have a 'theory of mind'?. Cognition 21 (1): 37–46.
- ↑ Leslie A M, Frith U (1988). Autistic children's understanding of seeing, knowing and believing. British Journal of Developmental Psychology 6 (4): 315–324.
- ↑ Premack DG, Woodruff G (1978). Does the chimpanzee have a theory of mind?. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 1 (4): 515–526.
- ↑ Tager-Flusberg H (2007). Evaluating the theory-of-mind hypothesis of autism. Current Directions in Psychological Science 16 (6): 311–315.
- ↑ Ruffman T, Garnham W, Rideout P (2001). Social understanding in autism: Eye gaze as a measure of core insights. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 42 (8): 1083–1094.
Further readingEdit
- Suddendorf T, Whiten A (2001). Mental evolution and development: evidence for secondary representation in children, great apes and other animals. Psychological Bulletin 127 (5): 629–650.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld a state law that keeps a utility from earning excessive profits.
The state's high court on Thursday rejected an argument by American Electric Power that the utility should not have been assessed a penalty for taking excessive profits in 2009.
The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/TJZyDc ) reports that the court, in a 6-1 decision, rejected AEP's argument that the penalty was based on a law too vague to be enforceable. The court also disagreed with business groups and consumer advocates who argued that the utility should have faced a larger penalty than the $42 million it paid.
The 2008 law gave utilities wide latitude to raise rates but also gave the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio the discretion to decide what constitutes excessive profit.
Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com


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Join Dr. Richard Carpenter, Chancellor of Lone Star College System, on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 10 a.m. on Visionary Talk Radio for Higher Education, a talk radio forum sponsored by Lone Star College-University Park. Dr. Carpenter will discuss the local, national and global impact of community colleges.
Dr. Carpenter has seen tremendous growth at Lone Star College System since he became chancellor in 2007. With 78,000 students in credit classes, and a total enrollment of more than 90,000, Lone Star College System is the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area and fastest-growing community college system in the nation.
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This years NECA convention will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC this October 12-15th, 2013. NECA (National Electrical Contractors Association) will host a series of pre-convention workshops, management seminars, technical workshops, Energy Forum, Safety Forum, and other events during this convention.
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Topic: 3 Years of Chemo and Finally Hair Falling Out!!! (Taxotere)
Hi All, Had to break down and shave my hair off my head last night. It was falling out in clumps. Saw Oncologist yesterday and he would like me to do two more treatments of Taxotere and then a Ct Scan to see what's a happening. I agreed at the time but after evaluating everything ,I'm going to tell them monday that I'm taking a break until the first of October at least and we can talk from there. Until then I'm going to make up my own recipe of natural spices and herbs and juices and take three times daily. I'm also going to take that vacation I promised myself. Why the change of heart? Well, when a chemo knocks out all your white blood cells and drops your platelets 50% within 5 days, I figure it time for a break . Also, my wife awoke screaming the other night don't go! don't Go! Jeffrey Don't go! shaking like a leaf. It took me an half hour to calm her down. Just as I though she was back to sleep I would turn my head and she would be looking at me to make sure I was still there. It's time to spend more quality time with my babe. It's as simple as that. I need quality time to assure her I'm still here and that all will be okay and that I feel comfortable in God's hands. Sometimes I feel the longer I hold on the more torture I 'm putting my family through. I've got to find a way to make things a little easier for her. I know I won't be able to take away her feelings of someday I may not be around but,l I can reassure her there still is hope and that it is and has been in God's hands from day one. Oh, I better stop now. I just had to share this emotion with others as I truly understand what many of you have and are going through.
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Sept. 17, 2012
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Wyoming Cowgirls senior outside hitter Jodi Purdy was named Mountain West Women's volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 10-16, the conference office announced Monday. It is Purdy's fourth honor of her career and the third-consecutive season she has earned the honor.
The Winterset, Iowa, native led Wyoming volleyball to a 2-1 record at the Ball State Tournament last weekend in Muncie, Ind. The Cowgirls swept both Wright State and Pittsburgh 3-0 for their seventh and eighth straight-set victories of the season. Wyoming fell to Ball State, 3-1, in the championship match. She recorded back-to-back double-double matches against Wright State (14 kills and 11 digs) and Pittsburgh (10 kills and 13 digs). Against Wright State, Purdy hit a season-high .407 (14-3-27). Her 14 kills against Wright State and Ball State is also season-high in three-and four-set matches, respectively. She recorded 17.5 points against Ball State which is a season-high for overall matches. On the weekend, Purdy averaged 3.80 kills, 2.90 digs and 0.90 blocks per set, while hitting .315. She averaged 4.70 points per set over the 10 total sets. Her performance also earned her all-tournament honors.
2012 Mountain West Women's Volleyball Players of the Week
Aug. 27 - Andrea Hannasch, Sr., MB, San Diego State
Sept. 3 - Chantale Riddle, So., MB/RS, New Mexico
Sept. 10 - Megan Plourde, Sr., MB, Colorado State
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I don't remember where, but I saw some cooking show where you wrap fish fillets in banana leaves and toss them on the grill (naturally seasoning beforehand). Where do you get them??? Local supermarket didn't have them, neither did the Oriental-owned farmers' market. If I can't find them locally (central NJ), any suggestions on substitutions?
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The budget may be the priority, but the Abbott government says it will still introduce its paid parental leave scheme next year.
Senior ministers downplayed reports that the proposed $5.5 billion scheme has been placed in the too hard basket, and quietly shelved amid disquiet within the coalition.
On Sunday Fairfax said legislation for Tony Abbott's 'signature' scheme would be delayed until next year, putting in doubt its July 2015 start date.
But Liberal Scott Morrison denied the scheme had been put on the "go slow", saying it still had the full support of cabinet.
The government is simply making a priority of getting its budget passed through parliament, he said.
"And all our other priorities then will be taken through the parliament in an orderly fashion," he told ABC Television.
The policy gives new mothers their full pay for six months capped at $50,000 and will be partly funded by a 1.5 per cent levy on big business.
The prime minister has already watered down the scheme following an internal backlash, dropping the annual salary threshold from $150,000 to $100,000.
The scheme has been criticised as too generous by Labor, the crossbench and even some within the coalition.
Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce said while some in the his party had been vocal opponents of the PPL proposal, he hoped they wouldn't cross the floor and vote against it.
The policy was taken to two elections - imposing on the government a "commitment to deal with it", he told Sky News.
Environment Minister Greg Hunt said there was overwhelming support for the PPL proposal.
"I am very hopeful that we'll get there," he told Fairfax Radio.
But Labor leader Bill Shorten said Mr Abbott was "on his own" in supporting the scheme.
"The whole of the nation knows it's a multi-billion dollar farce," he said on Sunday.


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Land Development Notice
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Apr. 2, 2012
Tysons Corner Stormwater Design Information Session
On April 18, the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services is offering an information session for submitting engineers and development teams to introduce a new Tysons Corner Stormwater Compliance Checklist and Spreadsheet. These tools were developed to aid designers and county staff in the preparation and review of stormwater plans for projects in the Tysons Corner Urban Center.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted the Comprehensive Plan Amendment for Tysons Corner on June 22, 2010. Stormwater management guidance is included within the Environmental Stewardship section of the plan, which is intended to protect receiving waters downstream of Tysons Corner by reducing runoff from impervious surfaces. The stormwater goals emphasize retaining the first inch of rainfall on-site through reuse, infiltration, and evapotranspiration. These goals can only be accomplished using a progressive approach to stormwater management and innovative stormwater management techniques.
The information session will cover the following:
- The adopted stormwater management goals for Tysons Corner, including a conceptual view of urban stormwater management approaches that may be used to achieve the goals.
- Background on how and why the Compliance Checklist and Spreadsheet were developed for use in Tysons Corner.
- Use of the checklist and spreadsheet to demonstrate compliance with the Tysons Corner stormwater management goals.
The information session will be held April 18, 2012, from 10 a.m. to noon in rooms 106 and 107 of the Herrity Building, located at 12055 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Va. 22035.
Following the information session all presentations and materials will be posted on the county's website at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/tysons/.
The adopted Comprehensive Plan Amendment can be viewed or downloaded from the Fairfax County website at this link: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/tysons/comprehensiveplan/.
For additional information about this session, please contact Bruce McGranahan in the Site Code Research and Development Branch at 703-324-1752, TTY 711.


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The Rural Program welcomes applications that propose innovative solutions to achieving this goal of improving services for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking and encourages collaboration among criminal justice agencies, victim services providers, social services agencies, The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is a component of the United States Department ofJustice (DOJ).
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AN occasional visitor to Towneley Park's duck pond has been getting park users in a flap.
From time to time Mandarin Ducks grace the water feature at the Burnley park, mingling among their more common feathered friends.
And our photographer Helen Brown was on hand to capture this little fellow's reappearance on the pond, to the delight of regular visitors.
Work was only completed by council engineers on a major overhaul of the duck pond late last year.
Around 7,000 of the ducks, once widespread in Eastern Asia, now live wild in the UK.
The male, pictured here, is much more colourful than the grey and speckled female of the species.


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1/2 cup butter, softened
3-4 cups powdered or confectioners sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
pinch of salt
4-6 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
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I hope you enjoy our families simple cake. I know it was always baked with love.
1/2 cup butter, softened
3-4 cups powdered or confectioners sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
pinch of salt
4-6 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
LOVe your blog! I love food and your pictures are so pretty and recipes so tasty. ThanksReplyDelete
Thanks, Jen. You have no idea how much I stress over the photo's.ReplyDelete
Um YUM, I am so quitting my diet and making this for some made up holiday because apparently you need an excuse to eat cake... whatever. :)ReplyDelete
wow...that looks amazingly delicious! and i love all the pictures!
great blog - i'm your newest follower
happy weekend,
That's why I still celebrate grandma's birthday every year. Another excuse to eat cake.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Cailen, for being my newest friend. I'm totally checking out your blog. Thanks for passing it on.ReplyDelete
I have not been the biggest nut fan. I love peanutbutter everything. But, I have to say, that since trying many of your recipies that use nuts, I have become a fan of using nuts in everything!!ReplyDelete
Woohoo! I have a convert! Most people would have excluded them from the recipe. I'm so proud of you.ReplyDelete
Such a delicious tribute to ur grandmom! Love such recipes that have been passed on from one generation to the next. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Tried and true recipes are the best especially when they are coupled with memories.ReplyDelete
Great step-by-step photos. Grandma's always have the best recipes!! That is so great that you have her recipe and can remember her when you make it. P.S. I love nuts too!ReplyDelete
Thanks, JennReplyDelete
Could you please help me with this query? I wanted to add a cheesecake chocolate swirl effect to this batter instead of the frosting. My idea is to pour the foodcake batter, topped with cheesecake batter, drizzle some melted chocolate on top of that and swirl. Now, if I were to drizzle some melted chocolate onto the cheesecake batter (which in turn would be on top of the foodcake batter) to create a "swirl" effect, would baking it burn the melted chocolate? Or should I mix the melted chocolate with something else? Like heavy cream?
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Hmmm, I have never done that before. I think that the chocolate drizzle would just blend and bake into the cake. I don't think you would notice it in the cake. The cheese cake batter just might work. It's possible the cake would have issues in rising. It might be too heavy and sink. But hey, it's work a try right. That's how new and better recipes are created. Let me know how this works. I'm sure it would be amazing.ReplyDelete
More thoughts. The cheesecake batter just might be heavier than the cake batter. If that is the case, then the cheesecake would sink rather than stay on top of the cake batter. I do have a recipe for a chocolate and cream cheese fudge cake. Send me your e-mail address (I won't publish it) I'll send you the recipe and you can see how it is done. Would that help? It's an awesome cake. I tend to have issues with it at my high altitude.ReplyDelete
Thank you Janet
Would LOVE to get my hands on that recipe. May I have your email address? I'll send you an email directly from my account.
Well I made the devil's food cake as is. Works every time, thank you. But a friend requested for a treat the other day and I make a sponge cake the usual way, added a small portion of creamcheese batter on top (8 ounces worth) and then dropped some melted chocolate on top to swirl it in. How I wish I could send you a picture! It looks fantastic. The cream cheese batter did not sink- perhaps because the batter beneath was a dense spongecake as well. Only thing was that the baking powder and soda was ballooning and pushing the top batter out but thank God, it didn't do any damage. My baking pan was rather accommodating. And the overall baking time went from 40 minutes to an HOUR and 40 minutes.
Note to self is to always bake in a large pan or bake in smaller quantities.
You are very ambitious. my e-mail is: email@example.com
I'll get you the recipe as soon as I receive your email.
Hi Janet, first time here, stumbled from FG. Grandma's tried and tested recipes are like family heirlooms, my late grandmom whom I call ammachi in our language was a wonderful cook and I miss her sooo much. She used to make pineapple skin wine which i have posted in my space. This chocolate cake looks so yummy and a must try for me...happy to follow u for more exciting recipes.ReplyDelete
I wanted you to know that every time that I read your blog I enjoy every bit of it. The recipes are amazing, your photography is well done and your instructions are so clear. What I like the best, however, is the commentary. It makes me laugh!!ReplyDelete
I see a lot of reference in your posts to where you live but nowhere does it say where you do live!
I am curious as to where you are as you refer to a high altitude and how some recipes (specifically bread) can be influenced.
Love your recipes. Will try some this weekend. The pics are amazing too.
Oh, I live it Sandy, Utah. Just at the base of the Wasatch Mountains. I have the most beautiful view out my front door of the mountains. Thank you so much for bringing me to this page. Now I want my grandma's chocolate cake with walnuts :)Delete
Hi - I hope you manage to see this in time! I am making this cake on Friday for a family birthday - please could you let me know if the flour used is plain or self raising?ReplyDelete
Use plain all-purpose flour.Delete
Janet, I ran across your bread recipe a couple weeks ago and just fell in love with it!! Its all I think about (sigh)
I love baking bread!! TY so much for all your beautiful pictures and now this cake haha, YOUR going to make me gain 10 pounds just looking at it..I love baking cakes..I can't wait to bake this.
HI Jewel, Thank you so much for your comment. I went through 100 lbs of flour in 3 months baking this bread. SERIOUSLY!!! I was giving it to my neighbors so they could gain the 10 lbs. It works with cakes too. I bake a goodie. Take a slice, or two, the beg a neighbor to take it off my hands. I'd rather see it on their hips than mine :)Delete
My sister's favorite was the Devil's food cake recipe that she got from one of her friends. She always talks about it whenever we meet! I'm definitely making this! thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete


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If you think your company has a hard time keeping out the bad guys, you're not alone. On Friday, Adrienne Hall, the general manager of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group, posted a warning/confession on TechNet:
Recently, a select number of Microsoft employees' social media and email accounts were subjected to targeted phishing attacks... While our investigation continues, we have learned that there was unauthorized access to certain employee email accounts, and information contained in those accounts could be disclosed. It appears that documents associated with law enforcement inquiries were stolen. If we find that customer information related to those requests has been compromised, we will take appropriate action.
Speculation about the source of the attacks has centered on the Syrian Electronic Army, in no small part because SEA hacked into Microsoft's Office blog last week, using spearphishing techniques to compromise employees' accounts. Earlier this month, SEA plucked off several Microsoft Twitter accounts. In a recursive kind of chutzpah, SEA posted an email between Microsoft staff about the attack as it was happening. Last Saturday, Hall confirmed the connection, telling SecurityWeek, "Our current information suggests the phishing attacks are related."
Worth noting: Microsoft has never identified the source of the attacks.
This is where it gets interesting. The "official" Syrian Electronic Army twitter account, @Official_SEA16, in a series of tweets with Softpedia contributor (and unabashed Windows fan) Bogdan Popa, claims that SEA stole more:
The documents will prove that it's not just "law enforcement inquiries"... Sure [we're going to publish the pilfered documents]. on a media site, but we are not going to name it now.
Putting the incidents together, it appears as if SEA has compromised several Microsoft employees' accounts, and Microsoft doesn't know which ones. More damning, it looks like the passwords on at least some of the compromised accounts haven't been changed -- or the SEA folks have a way of discovering new passwords. It's hard to say which possibility is worse.
In the wake of the Jan. 11 hack of the Official Microsoft Blog, Microsoft's PR company released this bit of pablum:
"A social engineering cyberattack method known as phishing resulted in a small number of Microsoft employee social media and email accounts being impacted," a Microsoft representative said Thursday via email. "These accounts were reset and no customer information was compromised. We continue to take a number of actions to protect our employees and accounts against this industry-wide issue."
Two weeks later, it looks like the 'Softies are still playing catch-up. In spite of all the resources and expertise at its disposal, Microsoft's being beat up by a presumably small band of miscreants.
If Microsoft can't plug the holes, you have to wonder who can.
This story, "Microsoft targeted by phishing attack, likely by Syrian Electronic Army -- again," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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Cook pasta as package directs. While the pasta is cooking, combine all remaining ingredients in a medium-size mixing bowl. Drain and rinse the pasta when al dente. Place the pasta in the mixing bowl and toss with olive and herb mixture. Serve.
Per serving - 321 calories, 12 gram fat (33% calories from fat), 11 gram protein, 44 gram carbohydrate, 7 gram fiber, 0 milligram cholesterol, 196 milligram sodium


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This cat is at Animal Friends of the Valleys shelter. Please call the shelter at 951-471-8344 for information and availability, as our email link does not reach the shelter.
Pet ID/Intake#: 357249 A
Intake Date: 7/22/17
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Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman share the stage at New York gig
The actor plays in a band with his Robin Hood co-star Alan Doyle and he showed off his singing skills by performing at Joe's Pub in Manhattan on Saturday night (08Dec12).
Jackman, who appears alongside Crowe in Tom Hooper's new movie adaptation of Les Miserables, was in the audience and Crowe persuaded the Australian to join him on stage to sing a track called The Confrontation from the hit musical.
The X-Men star even borrowed a bow tie from one of the other guests to fit in with Crowe, who was wearing a tuxedo, according to New York Post gossip column Page Six.
The duo's Les Miserables co-star Samantha Barks was also present to join at the gig, which also included a sing-along of classic holiday hits.


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CARETAKER Michael Jackson will send his Shrewsbury side out to attack as he takes the reigns for the first time when his side take on Swindon this afternoon.
The former defender is in temporary charge following the resignation of Graham Turner earlier this week but has inherited a side sitting in the League One relegation zone.
The Shrophire side have only scored 26 goals so far this season and the new boss is keen to change that statistic as he bids to win the role full-time.
"Obviously I am not a new face, but I have a new way of doing things and hopefully we can influence the lads ahead of the game," he said.
"I think we have to be more attacking. We need to start scoring more goals. At the moment we are probably waiting to get beat.
"I think we have got to try to cause teams another problem and make them think about us a little bit more, but with a discipline about us as well. Defensively we have also got to be right."
Shrewsbury may begin the game sitting inside the League One relegation zone following a poor run of form, but Jackson is looking forward to the challenge and would not be dwelling on past results.
"I am looking forward to it. I think we have got to look forward to it and we have got to look to the future now," he said.
"What's happened in the past, everyone knows. It doesn't need documenting by me. We have got to move on. You can't dwell on things."
Shrewsbury could be boosted by the return of midfielder Aaron Wildig, who missed last weekend's 3-0 defeat to Rotherham with a quad injury, but Jackson will be taking no chances with a player, who had only recently returned to action from a knee injury when was sidelined again.
He said: "There's a slight chance he'll be back, but what I don't want to do is rush him. It is important that he is properly fit."


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QUEEN'S College students excelled as the school hosted the first ever Queen's Eventers' team jumping competition at King's Sedgemoor Equestrian Centre.
The event attracted over 170 entries from schools and Pony Clubs across the county and was blessed with warm sunshine.
There were plenty of heart-stopping moments – with the occasional tumble – as the riders competed hard against the clock.
The Queen's team did extremely well, finishing first in two team events – the 70cm-80cm Class 2 and the 90cm-100cm Class 4 – with second and third place finishes for individual riders.
Tracey Khodabandehloo, Queen's College Junior School's Headmistress, who commentated at the event said: "This is a superb achievement.
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TENANTS looking to downsize could benefit from a housing swap shop this week.
A Mutual Exchange Fair will help renters find a more suitably sized home and provide advice about benefits.
Colchester Borough Homes, the body which oversees Colchester Council's housing stock, has organised the event to help residents affected by upcoming welfare reforms. From April housing benefit will be capped if claimants have an unused bedroom.
The fair takes place at the Greenstead Community Centre, in Hawthorn Avenue, between 2pm and 6pm on Wednesday, January 23.


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The American Pistachiomobile will be cruising Fresno and Clovis, Calif., this weekend, making stops at the California State University, Fresno-Nevada football game and the Two Cities Marathon.
The Fresno-based American Pistachio Growers already sponsors the events and thought they'd be great places to introduce the specially designed vehicle, according to a news release.
The Pistachiomobile also is scheduled to make visits to other sport and fitness events throughout the state to promote the protein-packed nut that's also a favorite of athletes.
People who like the American Pistachio Growers on Facebook and upload photos of themselves with the Pistachiomobile will be eligible to win a 100-day supply of the green nut.
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Police ejected 23 people from Saturday's University of Florida football game against Jacksonville State for a variety of offenses, according to a University of Florida Police Department press release.
No arrests were made, but 10 civil citations were issued for possession of alcohol in the stadium. Of the 23 people ejected, eight were UF students, the release states.
Ejections per offense were: alcohol possession, 10; intoxication, two; standing on seat, two; disorderly conduct, three; ticket switching, three; being in the wrong section, two; and smoking, one.
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MISys SBM offers all the functionality a small manufacturing firm needs today, with plenty of room to grow in the future. Start with the Basic Manufacturing module, which includes inventory control for manufacturers, multi-level bills of material, revision control, and production work orders. Whenever you are ready, add advanced purchasing, bin tracking, and more.
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Local residents try to extinguish a wildfire at Fornelo do Monte near Vouzela, Portugal, on Wednesday. Several hundred firefighters, backed by two Spanish Canadair planes, were tackling forest fires raging in the north and centre of the country. Portugal has sought help from Spain and France. Some 31,000 hectares have been lost to fire in Portugal this year
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Give your children toys that will help them grow and learn while playing.
As a parent, it is your responsibility to educate your children and ensure that they are on the right track with development and learning. Sure, going to school and attending helpful preschool classes will help to make sure that they are on point with learning that is suggested for their age group, but this learning should also be reinforced and encouraged in the home, as well as in school.
What's an easy way to reinforce cognitive growth and encourage learning at home? Find a way to work education into the toys and activities that your child already loves!
Thanks to educational toys, there are many valuable life skills and benefits that your child can learn every time they sit down to play. These toys not only help your children learn a lot and develop their own academic skills, but also allow them to have fun and gain knowledge at the same time. Plus, it is a proven fact that giving your child educational toys at an early age can actually enhance their ability to learn more easily later on in their education.
To help give you a better idea of why you should be supplying your children with educational toys in their early years, here are just a few benefits that come with learning and developmental toys:
Promotes Development
When your child plays with an open-ended toy, such as a building kit or a construction set that must be assembled, they will take the personal responsibility to follow directions and make sure that the toy is put together correctly. Toys like this promote emotional, psychological and physical development because kids are able to explore a new world through the toy. These toys also encourage curiosity to explore different outcomes from the toy kit that they are playing with.
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Kids that play with toys that are educational and stimulate the brain help them to develop motor skills in early stages. Puzzle toys and building toys also help to enhance your child's exposure to open ended problems and make them able to face and solve many difficult equations both in school and in life.
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For children, especially those in their early stages of development, sensory stimulation is very important when it comes to toys. Bright colored toys or toys that light up, such as Laser Pegs, help appeal to your child's sense of colors and touch to help stimulate sight, sounds and hearing. Toys that have bright lights, fun noises or stimulating visual elements can really work to engage your child's senses and reflexes.
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Ya boys aren't at "must-win" territory yet … especially since they've come back from 3-2 down once already in these playoffs. I expect they will play very well tonight, good enough to win. Does that mean victory? No idea. If I had to guess: Yes.
For what it's worth (and it's worth nada) the Rangers have lost four consecutive Game 5s. Actually, that's worth less than nada.
Keep your fingers crossed that we paid the electric bill and won't have another one of those outages tonight. God forbid.
Since youse will either be feeling frisky (my boss's word) or ready to leap off the GWB tomorrow, the doctor will be in the house with a between games Live Chat at noon. Be there. Or else.
Knowing you guys, I'm sure we can pretty much fire and trade everybody if they lose tonight … or if they win, we can start talking about whether Stu Bickel plays Game 7 against the Kings in June and if they'll wear their white or blue jerseys at the parade.
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Dressing for Downton:15 Gorgeous 'Downton Abbey'-Inspired Pieces to Wear Now
Forget being ahead of the times: take your wardrobe back to the 20th century with these period-inspired pieces a la Downton Abbey.
-Diana Denza
Admit it: even if you haven't been glued to your television set mesmerized by Downton Abbey (like most of us), you've undoubtedly heard of the show. If you're a friend/co-worker/arch nemesis of mine, you've probably even been invited to sip tea as you lounge on my sofa on Monday nights. (Gotta love WLIW21 public television!)
Downton Abbey is more than just a television program –it's a great escape to a world where hints of rebellion can be found on each corner and everyone from the scullery maids to lords and ladies are hiding tidbits of juicy drama.
But most importantly, the drama unfolds in clothing and accessories that are absolutely to die for! So, whether you've been obsessing over Sybil's harem pants or can't get enough of Mary's gorgeous gloves, here are 15 Downton Abbey-inspired pieces to spice up your wardrobe now.
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Downton Abbey simply wouldn't be the same without those gorgeous, flowing dresses. Here are three options that will keep you chic (in this century).
Anna Sui floral crochet maxi dress ($375, net-a-porter.com).
Parmaviolet midi shirtdress ($110, topshop.com).
French Connection stripe midi dress ($84.15, asos.com).
Harem Pants:
How could we not whip up an ode to Sybil's infamous harem pants? While they don't quite spark the controversy today, avoid any worst dressed lists by making sure your hips and legs are still visible under all that material.
Kayla casual pants ($59, yoox.com).
Prana haute harem crop pant ($70, zappos.com).
Edith might take second stage to the beautiful and opinionated Mary, but these coats will make you the center of attention.
A-line cotton trench ($139.99, mango.com).
Ivanka Trump double breasted tweed coat ($107.99, zappos.com).
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President Trump is expected to revoke protections for millions of acres of sensitive ocean habitat in Alaska's Arctic and the nation's Atlantic Ocean.
Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is under a major threat from the oil industry's allies in Congress. But a historic number of senators have taken an important step to protect it.
In a preview of what could happen with offshore drilling in the Arctic Ocean, an underwater natural gas pipeline has been leaking in Alaska since December, and no repair is expected until late April, at the earliest.
Emboldened by Donald Trump's election, the Republican-controlled Congress has again set its sights on opening Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil exploration. The threat to the refuge's fragile coastal plain is greater than it has been in more than a decade.
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25 Reasons We Loved Being Black Women in 2012
Black women did it again in 2012. Everywhere we looked, sisters were charting their own successful paths and reminding us that nothing can get in our way when we're determined to reach the top. This year, we helped re-elect President Barack Obama, which guaranteed that Michelle Obama would be our First Lady for four more years. We teared up when Gabby Douglas became the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, and we cheered as more sisters chose to rock their beautiful natural hair. Here are 25 reasons we were proud to be Black women in 2012.


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ALCOMBE Post Office will be relocating in March after plans to move the service to Alcombe News were given the go-ahead.
The Post Office revealed plans in October last year to move the service from 69 Alcombe Road to 49 Alcombe Road.
A six-week public consultation took place before a decision was made.
Opening hours will be extended by 19 hours a week, including Sundays as part of plans to modernise the service.
The current branch will close on Tuesday, March 4, at 5.30pm.
The new branch will open on Wednesday, March 5, at 1pm.
Peter Tusker, who has run Alcombe News with his wife Thea for 12 years, said they were asked by the Post Office if they would like to take over the duties.
He said: "We are very pleased that the post office is coming to Alcombe News.
"It is so important to keep a post office in Alcombe for the people of Alcombe.
"Our staff members have been so supportive during the last few months and we will be welcoming a new member of staff who is Post Office trained.
"There will be some disruption due to refurbishment of the store for a few days starting on January 27.
"We apologise for any disruption and inconvenience this causes and we will be operating from 5.30am-10.30am for papers and accessories.
"After this, we will close for health and safety reasons but we will be operating from the hardware shop next door."
Opening hours will be Monday to Saturday, 7.30am to 5.30pm, and Sunday, 7.30am to 12.30pm, when the post office opens in March.
Post Office regional network manager Will Russell said: "We understand how important having a post office is to residents in the area and we are confident this proposal and the new modern branch will meet the needs of the local community and secure services for the future.
"The modernisation is part of a major investment programme to convert the Post Office network to new style branches and this investment, the largest in the history of the Post Office, makes a commitment to no more branch closure programmes."


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