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Caramallows alone are a sweet dessert consisting of marshmallows and caramel, a treat celebrated all over the world! What might happen, however, if chocolate was added to the mix? A great treat to keep all ages begging for more! For some easy steps on how to make chocolate Caramallows in the fastest way possible read on!
- 1/4 cup of unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup of granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup of dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup of light corn syrup.
- 1/2 cup of sweetened condensed milk
- 20-40 mini marshmallows
- 10 ounces of any dark chocolate, chopped, melted and tempered.
Part 1
1Prepare all items. Above and below are items/ingredients that will be needed at some point during making this treat. Make sure all is gathered/set out before you begin.
2Line a pan. Using parchment paper line a 10x10 pan with parchment paper so that it covers all sides.
3Grease the pan. Using a nonstick agent, grease the pan. (For example, butter, PAM, spray, etc.)
Part 2
1Prepare the butter. Place 1/4 cup of unsalted butter in a bowl (microwave safe) and microwave for 10-15 or just long enough to soften it.
2Stir in the sugars. Stir in all of the sugars, corn syrup, and milk into the same bowl as the butter.
3Microwave the mix. Microwave the candy mix for two minutes.
4Pour. Stir once more and pour into the pan prepared earlier. Tap/lightly shake pan until the hot candy is level against all sides.
5Set aside. Set aside the pan to cool for one whole hour, use the parchment paper to pick up and let it cool for another whole hour.
6Cut the caramel. Using a knife, cut the candy mixture into squares. (1.5x1.5 if you want an exact measurement.)
7Line. Line another baking sheet with parchment paper.
8Form the Caramallows. To do this place a mini marshmallow in the center of each of the squares of caramel you cut.
9Bring the top and bottom corners together.
10Fold right and left toward the center.
11Pick up and roll the candy into a smooth ball.
12Press flat with your hands to form a ´patty´. Place each one on a baking sheet.
13Keep the treat in the fridge or freezer for 30 minutes, to make them easier to handle.
14Using a dipping fork, or tongs dip each square in the melted chocolate.
15Keep these in the fridge on the same baking sheet for 10 minutes until the chocolate is hardened. Best ate at room temperature when finally done!
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- Non-stick agent (Butter or spray)
- Microwaveable bowl
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- Baking sheet
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(The Spread) - The odds for Championship Sunday in the NFL are on the move in Las Vegas. Let's see where "Sin City" currently has the lines posted.
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At the MGM Mirage in Las Vegas the San Francisco 49ers are currently 4-point favorites over the Atlanta Falcons after opening as a 3-point favorite. The over/under total, meanwhile, is sitting at 49.5 after opening at 48. But some books in Vegas still have the total as low as 48.5.
In the AFC match, the MGM Mirage currently lists the New England Patriots as 9.5-point favorites versus the Baltimore Ravens after Tom Brady and Co. opened at -10. As for the total, it's sitting at 52 at the Mirage and 51.5 at other books in Vegas. The over/under opened at 50.5 and has been bet up a full 1.5 points by Vegas bettors.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the 49ers are 5-point favorites while the Ravens are 10-point underdogs with -130 juice. The totals aren't currently posted on the site.
Per latest NFL trends, the under is 4-1 in the last five meetings between the 49ers and Falcons, while the underdog is 9-3 against the number in the last 12 meetings. The under is also 5-2 in the last seven meetings between the Patriots and Ravens, while the underdog is 3-0-1 against the number in the last four meetings. The road team is also 3-0-1 ATS in the last four meetings.
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Corey Syvret will spend another Christmas away from home this year, but this time he won't be taking his entire family with him.
The London Knights rookie defenceman was named yesterday to the Ontario team that will compete at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Regina on Dec. 29-Jan. 4.
Older brother Danny Syvret, the ex-Knights captain, played for the gold medal-winning Canadian team at the world junior hockey championship last year in Grand Forks, N.D. The Syvrets made an event out of it and celebrated Christmas in a hotel there.
"We had everybody out there -- parents, grandparents, great-uncles," 16-year-old Corey said. "It was a great time. I'm going away this year but I know nothing will make them more proud than having a relative representing the country or, in this case, province in hockey."
The Knights' No. 1 pick in last summer's OHL draft is looking forward to playing on a team with Guelph defenceman and London native Drew Doughty, Ottawa forward and London native Logan Couture and 15-year-old Oshawa phenom John Tavares.
"We should have a pretty good team," Syvret said. "We have (Sarnia defenceman) Mark Katic, Doughty on the point."
The team also includes former Stratford Culliton Zach Torquato of the Saginaw Spirit and Dan Lombardi of the Sarnia Sting.
Knights assistant coach Jacques Beaulieu will be behind the bench with Barrie's Marty Williamson and Guelph's Jason Brooks.
Ontario will play in a division with the U.S., Slovakia, Quebec and Team West.
The hunted
Knights head coach Dale Hunter was sporting a nasty-looking set of stitches above his right eye after accidentally getting beaned with a puck during practice on Monday at the John Labatt Centre.
"I thought I was over this kind of stuff," former NHLer Hunter said with a grin.
Time change
The Knights' home game on Sunday, Dec. 11 against Guelph has been switched from a 2 p.m. start to 7 p.m. to accommodate Rogers Sportsnet, which will televise the game.
Injury update
London defenceman Matt McCready should be ready to play tonight in Saginaw while newly acquired blue-liner David Jarram is an expected scratch after suffering a mild concussion in his Knights debut Friday against Owen Sound.
McCready, who suffered a broken bone in his hand earlier this year and missed a month, experienced swelling in the same hand recently. He practised yesterday.
"Matt is cleared to play," Knights assistant coach Jeff Perry said. "David is still going to need some time."


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It was only a matter of time before Air Max was paired with Fuse on a basketball shoe, and here it is – the Nike Air Max Fly By, due for a landing this Summer 2011 season. Fuse and Max Air are two opposing schools of thought – one lets air move in and out freely while the other entraps it and harnesses it into a uber-comfy cushioning system. Still, both technologies manage to achieve equilibrium in the Air Max Fly By, which features an upper design similar to the Nike Hyperfuse but with an added Max Air heel unit and an ankle strap for lock-down stabililty. These three new colorways of grey/orange, grey/blue, and black/varsity purple are just some of the expected colorways to drop next Summer, so take a look after the jump and let us know what you think of the design. via hoopchina.
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I must admit, Boost Mobile started-out horrific, by not having enough customer service representatives available to handle the huge demand mandated by new and current customers. It appears Boost Mobile got the message when many customers began to leave their service and go elsewhere. Immediately Boost hired enough customer service representatives to handle the new customer demands and growth and Boost Mobile also fixed their texting issue (another growth issue Boost Mobile wasn't ready to take on). Finally, Boost Mobile offered the Motorola Clutch phone and new and current customers began ordering the phone in unprecedented and record numbers. I must say, Boost Mobile offers clear, concise and dependable cellular service with no dropped c...
boos mobile sux!!! i have a friend that recently switched to boost and he said that he regrets getting boost because when ever he texts someone it always takes forever for that other person to receive the message, like the other day he sent me a message, and i got it like 2 days later, i looked at it and i was like "what are you talking about" then he said he had sent me that 2 days ago, so i'm happy i at least have cricket
Yes, I agree. I bought the Clutch and tested it for a few days. While I loved the phone and how it was set up, I had a dropped call. I also tested it out for text messaging, because I have another phone. Several texts to and from the phone were never received. I had really high hopes for Boost and wanted to give it the old college try, but I am disappointed and will be taking the phone back. I have had Virgin Mobile for over a year now, and never, ever, had any problems. Calls are always clear, never dropped calls, and texts always go through. I got the X-TC phone, and while the keyboard is a little cramped, the phone is a workhouse and again very dependable. So, for 59.99 on Virgin, I get unlimited calling, a 1000 texts, and 5 MB of web acc...
yeah virging mobile is cool i use to have it, from when i barly started working and it worked fine for me, i remember my first phone from them it was the white cloyster phone from kyocera, it was nice but someone stole that phone then i upgraded to the sonic slider... NICE PHONE!!! i never had any troubles with it, nor anything the camara was great and now my friend was telling me about boost and its sad to see him struggle with his phone... :/
yea i just switched to boost from metropcs. i have dropped calls, the messaging service is terrible, it has never took me 3 minutes just to send a message on any carrier. i dont know whats going on with that but they really need to fix that
Many people may have negative thoughts about Boost Mobile's service. But no one has given a company time to expand and work on it's service. No company is ever going to be perfect. But I will say that I refuse to with Virgin Mobile because of it's extremely rude customer service, dropped calls, and no-sent text messages. That's when I did prepaid and monthly with them. But give boost some time to workout it's glitches and you will see a whole new phone service.
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Royal Crier Admits He Was Not Invited to Announce Kate Middleton's New Royal Baby Boy Birth (VIDEO, PHOTO)
A royal crier, who announced the birth of the future British King after Kate Middleton gave birth yesterday in front of St. Mary's hospital, revealed that he wasn't invited and that he had crashed the party.
Tone Appleton, 76, took world media by surprise when he brought a bit of tradition back into the 21st century by clanging a bell to announce the birth of the new prince.
He clanged a bell, before declaring: "Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye!"
"On this day, the 22nd of July, the year 2013, we welcome with honorable duty a future king.
"The first born of the Royal Highness, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The third in line to the throne.
"Our new prince is the third great-grandchild of Her Majesty the Queen and the first grandchild of the royal highness the Prince of Wales.
"May he be long lived, happy and glorious and one day to reign over us.
"God save the Queen."
He then rang his bell again, before declaring: "We've had a prince here today."
Appleton, from Chelmsford, Essex, has been a town crier for 25 years. He has been a fan of the royal family since he met the Queen Mother as a child.
He told Yahoo! News: "I love the royal family, I love them to bits."
He also explained his surprise to find his face plastered across newspapers around the world: "I can't believe it, I've opened up the newspapers and my face is all over them," he said.
"I was not invited, I just crashed the party. I got out of my cab and I stood in front of the steps, because I didn't think I would be allowed on them, and did my bit. It was great.
"It was a great atmosphere, it's like the Olympics."
The atmosphere across London has been one of celebration and joy and with famous landmarks being used to celebrate the birth by lighting up in red, white and blue. Royal fans have flocked to Buckingham Palace to celebrate the birth and nearly a thousand journalists are waiting outside of the Lindo Wing at St. Mary's Hospital to catch a glimpse of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their first child.
Middleton is expected to leave the hospital today and cameras are stationed directly opposite the Lindo Wing entrance to capture her departure.
A 41-gun salute was held by The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery at Green Park in London to mark the birth. At the same time, the Honourable Artillery Company also fired a 62-gun salute from Gun Wharf at the Tower of London. The church bells of Westminster Abbey also rang out for three hours.


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But when the family assemble for Lucia's wedding, Alisa learns that her nouveau-riche brother in law has bought the once nationalized house. For the bride this is progress, for her sister it's a shady act of greed. For their principled parents, finally, it's one battle too many.


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Charles Sharon believed his days of waiting and watching were over this year.
Instead, the second-year pro from Palatka will be on the sidelines again tonight when Jaguars wide receivers go under the microscope in the team's annual training-camp scrimmage at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium.
Sharon suffered what he called a "slight concussion" last Monday night when his forehead hit the ground after he got tangled up with cornerback Dee Webb while going for a pass.
Because the NFL is putting a lot of emphasis these days on treating concussions, Sharon has been on the sideline since.
Though he hopes to be cleared today when he undergoes a battery of tests, Sharon will be held out of the scrimmage. He hopes to be back working Monday, although he could see some work in shorts Saturday in the annual mock game.
"They're taking precautions just to make sure," Sharon said. "I'm happy they're doing it for my sake as well as theirs."
Still, he said, "Watching practice isn't any fun."
The injury was a setback for Sharon, who spent 10 weeks on the practice squad last season and was inactive for the last six games after being promoted to the active roster.
Sharon showed he was ready to make a move in the offseason when he worked with the first unit.
Now he'll be watching tonight when the other wide receivers - veterans Matt Jones, Reggie Williams, Dennis Northcutt and Ernest Wilford, and rookies Mike Walker and John Broussard - have the opportunity to separate themselves in the competition for a roster spot.
Because the Jaguars figure to keep only five receivers, the competition should be fierce.
"They tell us every day that it's open [competition]," said Broussard, the team's seventh-round pick. "Whoever does the best, the word is, they're going to play. I just try to focus on practice and making plays."
Said Walker: "This is a job. You really made the team when you signed your scholarship in college. If you don't come out here and bust your butt every day, you will be sent home. That's the big difference [in the NFL], and that's what you have to understand."
Walker has made some eye-popping catches in camp, but he has to prove that his tender knee - he had anterior cruciate ligament surgery in 2005 - can stand up to the rigors of a 16-game NFL season.
Williams and Jones, both former first-round picks who are trying to jump-start their careers, managed to stay healthy during the first week of camp after being nagged by injuries much of the offseason.
"I think they've been dutiful," coach Jack Del Rio said when asked for an assessment of the two veteran receivers. "I think they've been working hard. You just want to see improvement. I'm beginning to see signs of improvement, and we need to continue to build, and it's only [done] through hard work."
All the receivers, along with the Jaguars' new passing game, will receive plenty of scrutiny tonight because Del Rio places a lot of emphasis on the scrimmage.
"That's become an annual event for us,'' he said. "Much like the Oklahoma drill, I know the fans get excited about it. It'll really be the closest thing to game action that we'll get prior to the actual games."
In last year's scrimmage, the passing game struggled, which turned out to be a preview of the season - the Jaguars ranked 24th in the league in passing and finished 8-8.
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I assumed that China, with 4 times the population of US and a dedicated program, a la the Soviet Union, of identifying and rigorously training from a young age its most promising youth, would dominate these Olympic Games. But while China clearly dominates in certain events, they are very lackluster in others. The USA is assured now of winning the medals count.
As an "ugly American", I celebrate that. But on the other hand, I wish we could get past the Games as a medal count phenomenon. Better yet to celebrate the individual accomplishments, regardless what country they hail from. In this spirit, I enjoyed watching the events in which the smaller countries prevailed. While the US can celebrate 44 gold medals and over 100 medals to this point, there are countries that have never medaled in anything. And many countries for whom a gold medal is a legendary accomplishment. I am glad for the fans in those countries who occasionally can revel in a great accomplishment. I think that is a more important success than whether US or China or Russia or any other athletic power prevails in the medal count.
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Outside of the hit ambulance, Meredith finds a severely injured family on the road. Meredith has Lily, the teenaged girl in the family take care of the baby while she and Alex take care of the rest of the family. Things are looking down when Lily's grandmother is dead and both her sister and brother are injured but as another car turns around the bend they see that help had finally arrived. Meredith, Bailey and Ben work on Lily's brother. While operating on his liver, he begins to go into organ failure until they realize the real problem.
Lily's mother passes away while Meredith tries to revive her. While her siblings survived surgery, Lily's father continues to code. Mark calls his girlfriend Julia for help on one of the surgeries. Lily's sister had a shard of glass in her eye and Julia is called in to remove it. Lexie is not so happy about working with her but after having a heart to heart with Julia after the surgery, she realizes that she's actually a nice person and she likes her.
The rest of the doctors agree not to tell Teddy that Henry is dead and she requests Cristina's help for the rest of the heart surgery she's working on. Cristina toughs out the surgery but finally confronts Teddy and tells her that Henry is dead.
Lily, who has already watched her grandmother and mother die, asks Meredith to take him off of life support since she turned 18 just hours ago.
Alex doesn't seem to be quite right after his jolt in the ambulance. Arizona thinks he's still suffering from shock after the accident. Jackson wants to take the fall for what happened to Callie's patient. Ultimately, Callie has to take the fall because she is the attending and she is the resident. Meredith and Derek go home. While they've had a rough day, things begin to turn around when the adoption counselor arrives at the door with baby Zola.


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Columbia, S.C. Rudolph Giuliani launched into a California campaign speech recently with an opening line the crowd surely didn't expect - his husky-voiced impersonation of Don Corleone in "The Godfather."
"Thank youse all very much for invitin' me here tuh-day, to this meeting of the families from different parts'a California," Giuliani said, recycling his old New York gag to laughter and scattered applause.
Then this week, Giuliani used the reference again, invoking the mob's code of honor to explain why reporters should lay off his wife. "I am a candidate. She's a civilian, to use the old Mafia distinction," he said.
Other Italian-American politicians have shunned references to organized crime, fearful of being tarred unfairly by anti-Italian stereotyping. Not Giuliani, who has in the past embraced such talk to remind voters he helped bust up the New York mob as a federal prosecutor. Plus, he's an unabashed "Godfather" fan.
But some political analysts are puzzled why a man seeking to become the first Italian-American president would dabble so blithely with the darkest stereotypes of his heritage, especially before voters really get to know him.
And a leader in the nation's largest Italian-American organization said this week that Giuliani should drop his Corleone impersonations because they are insensitive to Italian-Americans trying to dispel the linkages between being Italian and being in the mob.
"It's unfortunate for him to make light of a stereotype that creates a lot of discomfort for millions of other Italian-Americans," said Dona De Sanctis of the Order Sons of Italy in America. "We would hope that Mr. Giuliani would try to find humor in other aspects of his candidacy rather than his Italian heritage that way.
"We don't think it's funny. We stopped laughing a long time ago."
Giuliani's campaign has issued a statement that did not address the Sons of Italy directly. "Mayor Giuliani is proud of his Italian heritage and has a record celebrating the country's culture and the important contributions Italian-Americans have made to New York City and the United States."
Giuliani's comments didn't bother Joseph Scelsa, president of the Italian American Museum in New York and the Coalition of Italian American Associations. He called himself a Giuliani supporter and said the mob references were "in jest. ... He's done more to advance the image of Italian-Americans."
So far, Giuliani's heritage - he is the grandson of Italian immigrants - has not been in an issue in the campaign, seemingly because so many Americans already know him and his record in New York City and on Sept. 11.
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DAVIE, Fla., April 22 (UPI) -- The Miami Dolphins agreed with Jake Long on a multi-year contract, effectively making the Michigan offensive tackle the first pick of this year's NFL draft.
Long, at a news conference with the Dolphins Tuesday, said he appreciated not having to worry about "any of that other stuff," such as his contract. The Miami Herald reported that the deal covered five years and totaled $57.75 million, of which $30 million was guaranteed.
The Dolphins, who were a league-worst 1-15 last year, have the first selection in this weekend's NFL draft. It was the first time Miami had the first overall pick and they wrapped up Long four days before the draft starts.
Long, 22 years old, 6-foot-7 and 315 pounds, started for Michigan at left tackle the last two seasons and was the Big Ten Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year in both 2006 and 2007. He was second in the voting for the Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy, given to the top college lineman. Louisiana State defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey won both honors.
"Jake was our guy from the beginning," said Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland. "There wasn't a whole lot of debate."


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Tech accelerator DreamIt Ventures, best known for housing startups such as SeatGeek and LevelUp, today announced major leadership changes in New York.
Mark Wachen, the founding managing director of DreamIt Ventures New York since 2011, has been replaced by Andrew Ackerman, a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. With this change, Wachen will take on the title of managing director emeritus and will shift his focus towards mentoring DreamIt's portfolio companies.
According to Ackerman, there's no bad blood in this change. "Mark was personally happy to give me the logistics and operations side," says Ackerman.
Ackerman tells VentureBeat that in addition to his new role, DreamIt has hired former STAR Angel Network director Erica Duignan Minnihan to serve as managing director of community. Ackerman will report directly to DreamIt managing partner Kerry Rupp, as did Wachen.
Tight-lipped on how new leadership will impact DreamIt going forward, Ackerman tells us that DreamIt will not change in any way on a philosophical level, including its appreciation for bootstrapping companies:
"On a philosophical level, there's one way that DreamIt is a little different. DreamIt does not push its companies to raise a round simply because demo day is coming."
That said, Ackerman shares that changes are coming. Ackerman tells VentureBeat he wants to double the number of yearly programs in New York from one to two startup cohorts.
DreamIt Ventures was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Philadelphia. In addition to New York, it also offers programs in Baltimore and Austin.


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This festive period I was avoiding Amazon (because of their UK tax avoidance) and found myself in a real bookshop. And what a delight. I could have spent hours there. I know, it is sad that this is rare experience for me. What struck me was not just the pleasure of so many real books,Read more


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Following the recent heatwave I've been searching for ways to keep cool. Mostly this involves drinking ice cold water or other refreshments but when I was perusing in my local Morrison's I noticed this on a display in flavours Strawberry Daiquiri and Pina Colada. I'm not a huge fan of coconut or pineapple so I'm not really a huge fan of pina colada drinks either and I like daiquiris so it was a no brainer really. I picked up just one of these because it was £2 for one, which I thought was too expensive for something I wasn't sure I would really enjoy. So I risked my £2 and bought one.
What you do with it is pop it in the freezer for 8 hours so it goes solid. Once it has you take it out, scrunch it and crush it as much as you can so its in finer pieces, and then cut open the top. It comes out of the pouch very easily because it is made of a foil that keeps the contents fresh inside also. A pouch contains 10oz which is about 300ml and is 4% ABV. No matter how much you mush it it is still quite lumpy and is more like a slush puppy than a frozen drink. This makes it easy to scoop up if you want to or to drink from a straw, but it can clog the straw because of the consistency.
Speaking of slush puppys this tastes almost identical to the ones I used to have as a child, except obviously with the added booze factor. The taste is quite similar to one of those, well obviously a strawberry flavoured one! Like a slush puppy, when you drink some, part of the ice becomes discoloured and you have to wait a while for it to melt partially again so that the very bright red colour comes back. Even during these periods the taste is still there, although its obviously not as strong as a typical alcoholic beverage. This makes it excellent to have on a hot summer evening if you are just wanting to relax because you don't feel dizzy drunk, or drunk at all. The rum taste isn't very strong but there is still a vague taste of it in the background of all the flavours. That said, I still think it tastes excellent and is very refreshing drink.
This is a really convenient way to get an ice cold alcoholic beverage if you're unable or just can't be bothered to mix the drink yourself. The range is only fairly limited with this, the pina colada flavour and I've heard of a mango daquiri flavour but never actually seen it in store myself. The price is probably about right for what it is, although if you want to make it a bit strong you might have to add a dash of additional rum (if you're drinking it as a liquid that is) which makes it more expensive in real terms. I'm not sure how available it is as I've only ever seen it in my local Morrison's and even then it was on a promotional stand.
Overall I would recommend this drink. The taste is really sweet and as you would expect, but not so alcoholic that it's nice to have just as a treat. The price is reasonable for the size of a single portion and its simple and easy to make. Its very convenient and a nice way to get a ready made cocktail that's ice cold. The quantity is enough for one sitting as it bulk up quite a bit when it solidifies but I do find it goes pretty quickly. I think I would like if there were a few more flavours but so far there is a reasonable amount. The same goes for availability really, as I would like to be able to buy it from somewhere more regularly in case my local Morrison's stops supplying this. However with all that said its still a great drink to have in the few hot days of the year we can enjoy.


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Fredy Guarin's agent explains why he won't join Valencia, while Inter loan Saphir Taider to Sassuolo and Daniel Bessa to Bologna.
The Colombian midfielder had been in negotiations with Valencia, but the move collapsed this evening.
"There are no more conversations between the parties," confirmed agent Marcelo Ferreyra on Plaza Deportiva.
"Valencia are not prepared to accept a mandatory buy-out clause and this caused the negotiations to collapse."
Inter have completed two other moves, though, as Taider has officially joined Sassuolo on a paid one-season loan.
He had returned to base from Southampton, who interrupted his season-long loan spell after just three weeks due to his lack of commitment.
Brazilian midfielder Bessa has joined Bologna on loan with an option to buy, but Inter also have a counter-option for the 21-year-old.


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This Day in Sports History: Remembering Dick HowserJune 17, 2011
It was a sad day in the Heartland on this date 24 years ago. A baseball manager beloved by Kansas City Royals players and fans and well respected throughout the league, left the world much too early.
On this day in 1987, Dick Howser died of a brain tumor at the age of 51.
While most people remember Howser's managerial career, the West Palm Beach, Florida native was a two-time All-American shortstop at Florida State. As a rookie with the Kansas City Athletics in 1961, Howser batted .280 with 37 stolen bases and 108 runs scored. However, that would be his best season during his eight-year career with Kansas City, Cleveland and the New York Yankees.
The majority of former players who aspire to coach in the major leagues usually spend some time refining their skills in the minors. But Howser's coaching career began immediately after his retirement. Once his playing career ended in 1968, Howser spent the next 10 seasons as the Yankees third base coach. He was a member of three American League pennant-winning teams and two world championships in 1977 and 1978.
After the Yankees won their second consecutive World Series title, Howser left the bright lights of Manhattan to return to his native Florida. He served as the head coach of his alma mater Florida State in 1979 before he was lured back to the major leagues.
Billy Martin was fired for the second time by Yankees owner George Steinbrenner after the 1979 season. Howser was hired to replace Martin, and during the 1980 season, he was known to stand up to Steinbrenner on numerous occasions. On the field, Howser led the Yankees to 103 wins and their fourth A.L. East title in five years.
However, the 1980 ALCS proved to be Howser's downfall with the Yankees.
With New York trailing Kansas City, 3-2, in the top of the eighth inning of Game 2, Yankees third base coach Mike Ferraro waived Willie Randolph around third on a double. After he was thrown out at the plate, an irate Steinbrenner was caught on television. Howser refused Steinbrenner's request to fire Ferraro after the Yankees loss. Unfortunately, after the Royals completed the three-game sweep of the Yankees, Steinbrenner had the final word and fired Howser.
With a 103-win season to his credit, most people figured it would not be long before Howser earned another managerial position. That opportunity came in 1981, when Kansas City hired Howser to manage the final 31 games of the strike-shortened season. After leading the Royals to a pair of second place finishes in 1982 and 1983, Kansas City won the A.L. West in 1984. Their season ended with a three-game sweep in the ALCS to the eventual world champion Detroit Tigers.
Howser's greatest accomplishment was in 1985.
He led Kansas City to 91 wins and the Royals second consecutive A.L. West title. In the ALCS against Toronto, Kansas City fell behind, 3-games-to-1, but the Royals won three straight to win the franchise's second A.L. pennant of the decade.
The Royals also enjoyed playing the come-from-behind spoilers in the World Series against St. Louis. Once again finding themselves down, 3-games-to-1, Howser remained confident and positive with his team, which included veterans George Brett and Frank White and young pitching ace Bret Saberhagen.
Granted, first base umpire Don Denkinger helped Kansas City with his blown call at first base in the ninth inning of Game 6. Still, Howser found himself on top of the baseball world after the Royals 11-0 thrashing of the Cardinals in Game 7.
Sadly, Howser's managerial career would only last one more half-season. Admitting he felt sick before the 1986 All-Star Game in Houston, Howser nonetheless led the A.L. to a 3-2 win. It would be the last game he would manage. Shortly afterwards, Howser was diagnosed with a brain tumor and underwent surgery.
His comeback attempt during Kansas City's spring training in 1987 ended quickly due to physical weakness. Later that spring, Howser died in Kansas City on June 17.
Less than a month later, the Royals retired Howser's No. 10, the first number retired by the franchise. Also in 1987, the St. Petersburg, Florida Chamber of Commerce established the Dick Howser Trophy, which became college baseball's version of the Heisman Trophy. Florida State would later rename their baseball stadium in honor of their former player and head coach.
Howser was a successful manager and a classy gentleman on and off the field. Beloved by Kansas City fans, he is not only the only Royals manager to win a World Series; he is also the last manager to take Kansas City to the playoffs.
Whether in Tallahassee, Florida, New York or Kansas City, Dick Howser left an enduring legacy that is still remembered today.


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StudioNBR: 4th Annual Anniversary Disco
North Brooklyn Runners
Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 8:00 PM - Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 1:00 AM (EST)
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San Francisco, California
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Event Details
This year's Gala will take you back to the 70's dance floor of StudioNBR. Make sure you dress to impress to get in, a strict dress code of fabulous will be enforced! The dance floor will be burning up all night, but don't forget that the night includes some special guests. Our founder and leadership team will be saying a few words, NBR superlatives will be voted on and awarded, the coveted merit badges will given out, the photo booth will be up and flashing pics, and there just might be a few surprise performances by the famous Gilly and her Achilles, and who knows a few other surprises too!
Our friend's at the Warsaw are helping us get our boogie on by not only opening up the ball room but also hooking us up with some drinks. Your ticket includes two drink tickets, and after that the cash bar will be open for the whole event. It doesn't stop there, the Polish kitchen will be churning out pierogies and more for the night too. So come ready to party!
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Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 8:00 PM - Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 1:00 AM (EST)
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Formed in January 2009, North Brooklyn Runners grew from a longing for the camaraderie and motivation of having a 'team' to run with. There are plenty of running groups throughout Manhattan and Prospect Park-centric Brooklyn, but nothing in our part of town. We're really excited about bringing together runners in this area, of all fitness and experience levels, who just want perhaps a bit of team spirit, a running buddy, or who want to train for their next half-marathon and want to kick some ass. The vision is that people will find running partners, will share tips about how to run in cold weather, will run races together, and just make new friends! Whatever you're here for, you are very welcome!


text: Ford Motor Company Ford will choose who's worthy to own a $400,000+ 2017 GT supercar By Tracy Samilton • May 15, 2016 Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company received 6,506 applications during its one-month window for people who want to own a 2017 GT supercar. But there will only be 500 lucky owners. And it's not first-come, first-serve. Ford will select who gets one of the cars, giving preference to people who've owned a GT, for example, or those who have a "strategic alliance" with Ford, or – most importantly – people who can generate buzz for the Ford brand. To boost their chances, quite a few GT hopefuls included videos with their applications. Ford has very good 2015 everywhere except South America By Tracy Samilton • Jan 28, 2016 IFCAR / Wikipedia/public domain Ford Motor Company made a record $7.4 billion in 2015, largely on the basis of profits in North America and despite a very big loss of $832 million in South America. Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks says the automaker also made a record pre-tax profit of $765 million in the Asia Pacific region – and the automaker returned to profitability in Europe for the first since 2011. UAW hourly workers will share in the good news. Ford CEO focusing on business, not skittish investors By Tracy Samilton • Jan 14, 2016 Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company just can't seem to get investors to believe. The company likely had its most profitable year ever in 2015. On Tuesday, Ford announced a special dividend supplement of a billion dollars. And its stock fell. At the 2016 Automotive News World Congress in Detroit, Ford CEO Mark Fields said he is not discouraged, despite the company's persistently low stock price on average. Nexteer workers voting on a new contract again By Steve Carmody • Dec 18, 2015 Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio UAW employees at Nexteer in Saginaw County are voting on a new contract today. A 'No' vote could affect General Motors and Fiat Chrysler. This is the second time around for Nexteer's three thousand workers at its Buena Vista plant. They resoundingly rejected a previous deal and walked picket lines for a day before this new offer. Nexteer supplies steering and driveline systems to General Motors. It also supplies parts to Ford, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota. The contract includes a two thousand dollar signing bonus, as well as a wage increase. Workers reject new contract at major GM parts supplier By Steve Carmody • Dec 7, 2015 Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio UAW workers at a major General Motors parts supplier have resoundingly rejected a new contract. Nexteer is based in Saginaw County. The company employs more than 3,000 employees. Almost all of them voted against the contract. The results of Sunday's voting: 3103 against to 80 for. Ford workers ratify new contract with United Auto Workers By The Associated Press • Nov 21, 2015 Ford Motor Company DETROIT - Ford workers have voted in favor of a new four-year contract. The United Auto Workers union said late Friday that the contract passed with a 51.4% vote. The agreement covers 53,000 U.S. hourly workers at 22 plants. The contract raises wages for all workers and promises $9 billion in investments at Ford's U.S. plants over four years. It also promises ratification bonuses of up to $10,250 per worker. UAW leaders make push for Ford contract, may be heading for defeat By The Associated Press • Nov 18, 2015 UAW DEARBORN, Michigan - Leaders of the United Auto Workers are making a push for the union's proposed contract with Ford, which is heading for defeat in votes at Ford's plants. The union's chief Ford negotiator, Jimmy Settles, said Wednesday that with 75 percent of workers voting, the contract is failing by a 52-48 percent margin. Voting ends Friday. Ford, UAW reach tentative contract agreement By The Associated Press • Nov 7, 2015 DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers union have reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract. The UAW said the agreement was reached Friday morning. The contract covers 53,000 workers at 22 U.S. plants. UAW and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reach tentative agreement By Stateside Staff • Sep 17, 2015 UAW Listen Listening... / 4:44 Our conversation with Daniel Howes A tentative contract agreement has been reached by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and United Auto Workers, one that FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne describes as "transformational." Detroit News business columnist Daniel Howes says this proposed deal sets a high bar. Less than a month to go before the contracts between UAW and Detroit Three expire By Stateside Staff • Aug 20, 2015 Thomas Good / wikimedia commons - http://michrad.io/1LXrdJM Listen Listening... / 6:45 Detroit News columnist Daniel Howes shares his thoughts on the UAW-Detroit Three talks. The current negotiations over the contracts are continuing pretty much out of the spotlight. There's a delicate balance that both sides are trying to pull off. Detroit News business columnist Daniel Howes shared the "wants" and "needs" of both sides in these contract talks with us. He penned a column today in the News about the talks. Trump draws enthusiastic crowd in Birch Run By Stateside Staff • Aug 12, 2015 flickr user Gage Skidmore / http://j.mp/1SPGCl0 Listen Listening... / 6:32 Our conversation with Kathy Gray Donald Trump came to Michigan on Tuesday to, well, be Trump. As a few dozen Democrats protested outside the Birch Run Expo Center last night, the crowd inside was certainly receptive to Trump and his message. Ford Motor Company rides wave of North American profits By Tracy Samilton • Jul 28, 2015 Tracy Samilton / Michigan Radio Russia is in a recession. China's auto market, the largest in the world, is softening. The currency situation in South America is causing no end of headaches for global automakers. Europe's market has improved, but it's still just coming out of a very deep trough. Ford, UAW start optimistic contract talks By Tracy Samilton • Jul 23, 2015 Ford Motor Company The United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Company are officially in talks for their next four-year contract. This time, the kickoff ceremony was held off Ford and UAW premises, at Cass Tech High School. The site was chosen to highlight Ford and the UAW's team effort to help the Detroit community. Software company sues Ford Motor Company for $1 billion By Tracy Samilton • Jun 28, 2015 Image from the Collections of The Henry Ford Listen Listening... / 0:33 Ford Motor Company is facing a lawsuit claiming damages of more than a billion dollars. Updated: 8:16 pm 6/28/15 The attorney representing a software firm suing Ford Motor Company is taking the complaint on the road, complete with gimmicks to get media attention. Lanny Davis will hold a press conference in Detroit next month in front of a fake wall with a hole punched in it, to represent his claim that Ford breached a firewall intended to protect Versata's intellectual property. Slower growth in China doesn't worry Ford By Tracy Samilton • May 25, 2015 media.ford.com The economy in China may be slowing, but Ford says its plans for future sales increases are still on track. Ford of China head Dave Schock says the days of "frantic" double-digit GDP growth are likely over. But he says the government plans to transition the economy to a 7% rate of growth, which means plenty of opportunities to increase car sales. Ford is pinning its hopes on so-called Tier 3 through Tier 6 cities in China. Those are small to mid-sized cities (a small city in China can still have several million residents.) Auto sales rose in February, but not as much as expected By Steve Carmody & The Associated Press • Mar 3, 2015 pixabay.com Freezing temperatures and drifts of snow likely took a small bite out of U.S. auto sales last month, but most automakers are still reporting gains thanks to the strong economy. General Motors' sales rose 4.2% over last February, while Chrysler's sales were up 5.6%. Nissan's sales were up 2.7%. However, those gains were smaller than analysts had predicted. Ford to hire 1,550 new workers to build F-150 By Tracy Samilton • Feb 4, 2015 Ford Motor Company The new F-150 appears to be a slam dunk for Ford Motor Company. Ford officials say, based on the strong demand for the pickup in January, the company will hire 1,550 additional workers at its facilities that build the truck. Ford Mustang goes global with first shipment to China By The Associated Press • Jan 20, 2015 Ford Motor Company The Ford Mustang is on its way to China. Ford says its first shipload of around 100 Mustangs has left Portland, Oregon, and is headed to China. Shipments to Europe will begin later this year. VW Golf named "Car of the Year," while Ford's F-150 takes "Truck of the Year" By Mark Brush & Sarah Cwiek • Jan 12, 2015 Mark Brush / Michigan Radio The Volkwagen Golf was named the North American Car of the Year, beating out the other two competitors nominated for the award – the Ford Mustang, and the Hyundai Genesis. Why is President Obama coming to Michigan? By Stateside Staff • Jan 5, 2015 Dwight Burdette / wikimedia commons Listen Listening... / 2:58 President Obama will visit Michigan this Wednesday to deliver remarks at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne. Ford adding 850 new jobs to help build new F-150 By Mark Brush • Oct 13, 2014 Ford Motor Company One of the best selling vehicles of all-time will have a brand new, aluminum-centric design. Ford announced today that it will add 850 workers to help build its new F-150 pickup truck. More from the Associated Press: The company says 500 of the workers will go to the Dearborn Truck plant, where the F-150 is assembled. Three hundred workers will go to the Dearborn Stamping plant and 50 workers will go to Dearborn Diversified, which makes axles and other parts. The past and future of the Ford Mustang By Stateside Staff • Sep 30, 2014 media.ford.com Listen Listening... / 14:44 This year marks the 50th birthday of a car that has carved out a big place for itself in American automotive history: the Ford Mustang. Today on Stateside, we'll take a 50-year look back at the history of the pony car and look ahead to the newest generation. The 2015 Mustang is heading to showrooms next month. Jay Follis is an automotive historian. He's director of marketing at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners in Barry County, and he's looked at the history of the Mustang in the current issue of Michigan History Magazine. Follis says before the introduction of the Mustang, Ford didn't plan on anything new. Detroit pulled off a miracle during WWII; can it do the same thing today? By Jack Lessenberry • Jun 13, 2014 Listen Listening... / 3:04 For months, we've been embroiled in Detroit's bankruptcy and attempts to save what there is worth saving. It is hard to pick up any national publication without finding stories about Detroit, few of them good. There are a spate of new book titles too, which mostly chronicle the city's decline and fall. Yet I've just been reading an utterly fascinating and inspiring new book about a time when Detroit really did save, or at least help save, the world. The book, just published by Houghton Mifflin, is The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Ford Motor Company, and Their Epic Quest to Arm an America at War. This is a book with characters larger and more bizarre than life. It tells the story of a Detroit-based triumph that the experts said was impossible. And every word in it is true. Ford lowers mileage rating for 6 vehicles, mostly hybrids By Mark Brush • Jun 12, 2014 Michael Gil / Wikimedia Commons You think Ford was a little embarrassed last year after having to reduce its mileage claims for the Ford C-Max? Now they have to reduce those claims for six 2013 and 2014 models (claims on the C-Max have to be reduced again). All of Ford's 2013 hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles are affected, as well as most 2014 Fiesta models. Here's a little damage control from Ford's Raj Nair: Ford announces CEO Alan Mulally will retire in July By Stateside Staff • May 1, 2014 user: Ford Motor Company / Flickr Listen Listening... / 9:23 It was perhaps the worst-kept secret in recent business history: Ford Motor Company has made it official today that their CEO Alan Mulally, is retiring July first. His successor, as expected, will be COO Mark Fields. Detroit News Business Columnist Daniel Howes sat down with Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford shortly after this morning's announcement. Howes joined us to talk about the timing of the announcement, and that conversation with Bill Ford. Listen to the full interview above. Mark Fields to replace Alan Mulally as CEO at Ford By Vincent Duffy • May 1, 2014 Tracy Samilton / Michigan Radio Update: 9:33am Fields thanked Mulally for leaving "this gift of a transformed Ford." Mulally said that he hasn't decided what he will do after retiring in July. 8:42 am Ford Motor Co. announced this morning that CEO Alan Mulally is retiring on July 1 and will be replaced by Chief Operating Officer Mark Fields. Mulally and Executive Chairman Bill Ford have scheduled a news conference for 9 a.m. at the company's Dearborn, Michigan, headquarters. Michigan Radio's Tracy Samilton will be there. Effort underway to restore historic Ford Model T plant in Highland Park, Michigan By Jack Lessenberry • Apr 30, 2014 Listen Listening... / 2:53 One of the most significant sites in the history of Detroit – and the modern world – has also been one of the most sadly neglected. Not only that, it isn't even in Detroit. Every day, thousands of commuters drive by an old red-brick building on Woodward Avenue in the little enclave city of Highland Park. You need to know three things about Highland Park. It is a separate city embedded in northern Detroit. Economically, it is even worse off. But it was the place where the twentieth century was created – in this old red brick building, and in the remnants of a giant factory behind it. A hundred years ago, this sturdy, Albert Kahn structure was the world headquarters of the Ford Motor Company. Millions and millions of Model Ts, the most important car ever created, rolled off assembly lines here, before Ford moved to the Rouge. It was here where cars were made affordable for everyone, and where the world was put on wheels. Stateside for Tuesday, April 22, 2014 By Stateside Staff • Apr 22, 2014 Listen Listening... / 45:45 Big news out of Washington, D.C. today: The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Michigan's ban on race- and gender-based affirmative action. The Court's majority held that Michigan voters were within their rights to amend the state constitution to ban the college admission policies. We dove into the decision on today's show. Then, we checked in with Michigan Radio's auto-beat reporter Tracy Samilton about big changes that are likely in the leadership at Ford. And, on this Earth Day, what moths can tell us about the world's changing climate. Also, we spoke with author Joseph Tirella about his book Tomorrow-Land: The 1964-65 World's Fair and the Transformation of America. First on the show, it's taken months of bargaining, bickering and posturing, but there have been promising advances in the Detroit bankruptcy journey. Pieces are starting to fall into place that could complete the so-called "grand bargain" that would protect the DIA collection and soften the blow for Detroit's retirees. First came word of a tentative deal between the city and its pensioners. 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Is there a Way Around Internet Sales Tax Nexus?
As states rush to consider Internet taxation legislation, many of them have included something called a 'rebuttable presumption' test. This is what the states claim will allow an online retailer to possibly escape a nexus finding, and helps to forestall an argument that cross-state taxation isn't legal under current federal law. But there are a lot of grey areas, and it seems clear that legislators don't have all the answers.
How the "Rebuttable Presumption of Nexus" Test Works
Basically, this test allows your business to escape, or "rebut" the affiliate tax nexus trap if you can prove certain things and maintain certain documentary standards.
There are two parts to the New York rebuttable presumption test (North Carolina and Rhode Island follow similar procedures):
- First, you must enter into written agreements with your affiliates, where those affiliates specifically agree not to do anything other than provide links on a website. Your affiliates can't advertise your business, or those links directly, so no coupons, emails, phone calls, etc.
- Second, each year you must get (and keep) a signed Certificates of Compliance annually from each and every resident affiliate, confirming that the affiliate has not engaged in any "prohibited" solicitation activities in New York on your behalf.
According to New York, it's pretty easy for a retailer to get out of sales tax nexus if they follow these two simple rules. But there are a lot of unanswered questions. For example:
- If someone signs the contract, provides the Certificate of Compliance, and then engages in nexus-creating activities anyway, will your business be found responsible if you didn't know, or if you found out and immediately terminated that affiliate?
- What happens if some affiliates don't return their Compliance Certificates? A strict reading of the rebuttal language says, in essence, that if just one person doesn't send in their Certificate, you'll be found to have nexus in the state. If you only have a few affiliates, that's one thing – but what if you've got thousands of affiliates? How are you going to track all those people, knowing that just one non-compliant affiliate is enough to pull your business in?
- What happens if someone says he isn't a New York resident, so doesn't sign an agreement or return a Compliance Certificate, but actually is a resident and is found out later? New York has very different standards for individuals and businesses when it comes to being considered a resident.
- What form and language does the Compliance Certificate take? New York provides some suggestions, but has no specific form with approved language.
- Finally, there are grey areas in what is or isn't considered soliciting on behalf of the retailer. Flyers, coupons, phone calls, emails or in-person advertising are definitely out. But what about text on an affiliate's website, pointing readers towards a link that takes readers to your site? How can affiliates advertise their own websites? What happens if an affiliate engages in aggressive SEO activities to draw visitors to its website? Would those activities be considered as promoting the affiliate, or your business?
New York has engaged in an active campaign to keep businesses from pulling out of in-state affiliate marketing activities, but until all of these questions are firmly answered, it's hard to take that kind of risk, with so much money potentially at stake. States may not even have to pass affiliate nexus laws to lose out. Amazon cancelled affiliate marketing contracts in both Hawaii and Missouri, even though neither state actually passed the legislation.


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The question of climate has become quite an important one in these times, much talked about–though not always agreed upon. The need for prompt action requires a strong consensus, but where are people getting their information?
Some read the scientific literature, others listen to talk radio and quite a few form their opinions based on comments made by their local TV weathermen. A combined study published by Yale and George Mason Universities found that 66% of respondents trusted their local weathermen on this subject, more than other media sources and more than public figures like Al Gore or Sarah Palin.
So it might be cause for concern to discover that, according to a recent survey of meteorologists, who seem to have such a direct line to the public on this issue, only one-third of them believe that there is a scientific consensus on climate change and 79% of them said that they felt coverage of the subject should reflect a balance of viewpoints. This is despite the fact that 96% of climatologists agree the global temperature is rising and that human activity is a significant contributing factor.
It is also despite the fact that the American Meteorological Society, the primary credentialing body for weather forecasters has affirmed the conclusions of the UN IPCC report. They state clearly on their website, noting some uncertainties, that "… there is adequate evidence from observations and interpretations of climate simulations to conclude that the atmosphere, ocean, and land surface are warming; that humans have significantly contributed to this change; and that further climate change will continue to have important impacts on human societies, on economies, on ecosystems, and on wildlife through the 21st century and beyond." The Society now includes climate-change workshops for weathercasters in its conferences.
So why then are so many weather forecasters "going rogue" when it comes to this issue?
Several well-known forecasters — including John Coleman in San Diego and Anthony Watts, a retired Chico, Calif., weatherman who now has a popular blog — have been vociferous in their critiques of global warming. And in Rochester, NY, TV meteorologist Kevin Williams has publicly debated representatives of Sierra Club on the issue, drawing deeply from the support among fellow meteorologists as the basis of his argument.
Many weathercasters (who may or may not be certified meteorologists) are standing in as the only scientific authority at the station. They see themselves as public servants and believe they are qualified. And they are somewhat skeptical of climatologists, who tend to move in more academic circles. In a way, it's a bit like a furnace technician or appliance repairman making derisive comments about the engineers who designed the products. While they are surely aware of some of the shortcomings of the design, that doesn't mean that they really appreciate everything that went into it or that they could design something like that themselves. And since the two groups rarely communicate with one another, it's easy for suspicion and mistrust to grow,
A crucial point that lies at the heart of this discussion is how many people fail to appreciate the difference between weather, which is about short term behavior of the atmosphere and climate, which is the broader system in which weather occurs. They rely on different tools, focusing on phenomena of differing magnitudes and time scales and have different inherent strengths and weaknesses. Some things are easier to predict long term. For example, in New York, at the beginning of March one could say with great confidence, that it will be warmer in August. Whether the same thing can be said about the following week is more uncertain.
Dr. Joseph Romm, editor of Climate Progress and a Senior Fellow at the American Progress, named by Time magazine as one of the "Heroes of the Environment″ for 2009 put it in somewhat stronger terms. "Asking a meteorologist to opine on the climate is like asking your family doctor what the chances are for an avian flu pandemic in the next few years…"
Charles Homans, writing for the Columbia Journalism Review frames the argument more scientifically. "Meteorologists live in the short term, the day-to-day forecast. It's an incredibly hard thing to predict accurately, even with the best models and data; tiny discrepancies matter enormously, and can pile up quickly into giant errors. Given this level of uncertainty in their own work, meteorologist looking at long-range climate questions are predisposed to see a system doomed to terminal unpredictability. But in fact, the basic question of whether rising greenhouse gas emissions will lead to climate change hinges on mostly simple, and predictable, matters of physics. The short-term variations that throw the weathercasters' forecasts out of whack barely register at all."
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Joe Weider (Josef Weider), (born Nov. 29, 1919, Montreal, Que.—died March 23, 2013, Los Angeles, Calif.), Canadian-born American entrepreneur who created a bodybuilding empire as the cofounder (1946, with his brother Ben) of the International Federation of Bodybuilders (later the International Federation of Body Building and Fitness) and as the publisher of numerous magazines that promoted personal fitness and a healthful lifestyle. As a scrawny 1.65-m (5-ft 5-in) teenager, Weider was the image of a stereotypical weakling until he fashioned his own weights by using an axle from a train and discovered the merits of bodybuilding. Weider published (1940) his first magazine, Your Physique, and with Ben established (1965) the Mr. Olympia contest. Three years later Weider persuaded Austrian athlete Arnold Schwarzenegger to devote himself to full-time bodybuilding in the U.S. Weider became his trainer, and the "Austrian Oak" captured six consecutive (1970–75) Mr. Olympia crowns. (The competition between Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno for the 1975 Mr. Olympia title was filmed in Pumping Iron [1977], a factor that greatly increased interest in the sport.) Weider encouraged women's bodybuilding by founding (1980) the Ms. Olympia competition. Besides publishing such other magazines as Muscle Builder (1952, later Muscle & Fitness), Shape (1981), and Sport Fitness (1987, later Men's Fitness), the "founding father of bodybuilding" was one of the first to promote the value of vitamins and nutritional supplements for weight training and general well-being.
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The night before the Washington Wizards played the franchise's first playoff game in six years, before John Wall and Bradley Beal made their postseason debuts, all 15 players gathered in a private dining room of one of Chicago's best steakhouses and spent several hours trying not to concern themselves with basketball.
Game 1 of the playoff series between the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks was on the television, but it rarely came up as a topic of discussion during a team dinner that mostly included jokes, sharing gossip and delaying the stress that was to come after the first jump ball was tossed at United Center.
Over expensive rib-eye steaks and lobster mashed potatoes, the Wizards had another of the many team-building exercises that have strengthened the bonds of a unit that has advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2005. This season already ranks among the most successful in the past 35 years of an organization that knows disappointment better than most — and the players point to the tight-knit nature of the team as the primary reason.
"For all the teams that I've been on that have been really successful, we always had a brotherhood," said Al Harrington, in his 16th season. "We knew exactly what each other are like, we go to dinner with each other and we was around each other so much. That was the environment that I tried to bring here."
To some of the players, the trust that developed during those monthly gatherings contributed to Wall watching, without complaint, as his backup, Andre Miller, led the Wizards back from a 13-point second-half deficit in Game 1. They allowed Beal's teammates to willingly defer to a 20-year-old during a fourth-quarter scoring spree that forced overtime in Game 2. And they helped them rally around the suspension of Nene to still wallop the Bulls, with Trevor Ariza scoring a playoff career-high 30 points.
"We built up each other as a group and we trust each other," Wall said. "We do everything as a family and that's the reason we're playing good basketball right now."
Harrington and Ariza — who organized a pivotal players' only meeting in mid-November that helped turn around the season — have helped the team come together for dinners and other activities at least once a month. For Thanksgiving in Indianapolis, Harrington invited the team to his mother's house for dinner.
The events are sometimes set up last minute, always mandatory and usually scheduled on the road, when it is very easy for players to go their separate ways.
"You know, I've been in a situation where a team lands in a city and you don't see a guy until next day at shootaround," said Drew Gooden, a 12-year veteran. "I said to the guys, I haven't been on a team like this, since I was in Cleveland where the whole team went out and did stuff like that. It goes a long way. If something happens, whether it's positive, cheering on you or getting on you, like, 'That ain't it.' You got to respect it more, because it's more of a comfort level because you have an on-court relationship and a relationship off the court, so it's easy to take that constructive criticism."
Gooden said being a close-knit group helped the Cavaliers reach the NBA Finals in 2007 and he was introduced to the connection among the Wizards immediately after joining the team in late February.
On a road trip that would prove to be the first for both Gooden and Miller, the Wizards went on a bowling excursion in Toronto. Since no one could use the excuse of having family in Canada, crossing the border also served as good time to welcome the newest members of the team. Beal prevailed by knocking down a few more pins than Garrett Temple in the friendly competition. The next night, the Wizards beat the Raptors in a grueling triple-overtime battle.
"It meant a lot. Just got a chance to know some of the guys and observe how they carry themselves. It's something that a lot of teams try to do," said Miller, who feels that good chemistry only goes so far. "It helps a little bit, but not too much. Some guys may look at it different, but I don't think it really matters."
Kevin Seraphin said he learned the importance of player unity from his conversations with fellow French players Tony Parker and Boris Diaw, who told him how the Spurs routinely had team dinners during the season and in advance of the playoffs. "That's what the good team do."
In his brief stint in San Antonio in 2009, Gooden also was part of that tradition, so he suggested the idea of a pre-playoffs dinner for the Wizards to Temple, Harrington and Wall before taking on the Bulls. It didn't require much convincing.
"Anybody that plays basketball understands and knows that a team that has a great relationship off the court will play well on the court," Temple said. "It comes into play when you have to get into a situation on the court. You understand that it's not personal. We're friends. So if I come after you like this, it's business and it's about getting our team to do better."
Harrington and Ariza split the tab for the first few players' only dinners but they were eventually able to convince the team to cover the costs. "It's nothing because of what we get out of it, us getting out of the first round and stuff like that, so it was money well spent," Harrington said. "I've been reading a lot of stuff John's been saying — 'family, family' — and that's what we've become. This is the type of team we're going to be checking on each other 20 years from now and that's what it's all about."


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Jeju, One of New 7 Wonders of Nature, Strives To Attract 2 Million Foreign Tourists by 2014
Jeju Island, which was chosen as one of the "New Seven Wonders of the World", is striving to attract 2 million foreign tourists by 2014, a top official of the Jeju province said. Jeju Island made the list of the New Seven Wonders of Nature in a worldwide poll organized by the Swiss-based organization New7Wonders Foundation. The foundation announced the final winners on Nov. 12 on its website.
"With the island's selection as one of the world's seven wonders, we can realize the long-cherished dream of attracting 2 million foreign tourists to the island by 2014," Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor Woo Keun-min said.
In an interview with Korea IT Times, he said, "After almost four years of voting where 100 million people around the world took part, Jeju has already been gaining recognition as a world-famous tourist spot. The listing will open a new chapter for the island in terms of not only tourism but also in every other sector." Jeju was chosen along with the Amazon in Brazil, Halong Bay in Vietnam, Iguazu Falls in Argentina, Komodo National Park in Indonesia, Puerto Princesa Underground River in the Philippines and Table Mountain in South Africa. They beat 21 other candidates through voting conducted on the Internet and via phone from July 2009 to Nov. 11 this year.
UNESCO has already designated the southern resort island as a World Natural Heritage Site, a global geopark and a biosphere reserve. "Thanks to the worldwide recognition of Jeju Island, the island has attracted a total of 903,333 foreign tourists as of Nov. 11 this year, up 29.3 percent from a year earlier. Its tourism revenue also soared to 1.18 trillion won as of the end of October," said Woo. He said, "We will develop tourism programs highlighting the new seven wonders inclusion and the three UNESCO designations. We will also seek cooperation with the six other new wonders.
"In particular, through the development of high value-added tourism products, including wedding packages and yacht and cruise trips, we will target the new wealthy Chinese in their 20s or 30s."
"First of all, we should embody a new vision and model of the tourism industry based on environmental and ecological values by linking the new seven wonders inclusion and the three UNESCO designations," said the governor.
Noting that airline routes and accommodations should be increased sharply, Woo said, "We plan to expand the number of direct airline routes from the present 26 from four countries to more than 30 by 2012. Related to this, we will negotiate with the central government to advance a plan to build a new international airport in the island.
"Owing to a rapid rise in the number of foreign tourists visiting Jeju Island, the shortage of accommodations is emerging as a big problem. In line with this, the province will spare no efforts to extend administrative and financial support to hotels and construction firms for their construction of 71 hotels with a total of 4,314 rooms at an early date."
Asked about the government's role to help Jeju lead the nation's tourism industry, the governor said that it should take the selection of Jeju as one of new seven wonders as a good chance to enhance the status of Korea and its national brand in global society.
"To this end, as far as I know, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to strengthen its overseas PR activities by making the best use of the Jeju's seven wonders inclusion. In addition, the ministry will reflect the effects of the inclusion to the tourism products of 2012, the last year of the "Visit Korea" campaign, such as Korea Grand Sale," Woo said.
"Jeju Special Self-Governing Province also plans to seek close cooperation with the government in solving such issues as a construction of a new international airport, activation of no-visa entry for transfer foreign passengers using Jeju airport, overseas marketing and the improvement of service infrastructure," said the governor.
Improvement of shopping facilities
Commenting that the degree of foreign tourists satisfaction of shopping facilities and services in Jeju Island is not so high, Gov. Woo said, "We will make a strong push for specialization and differentiation of such commercial zones as traditional markets, underground shopping centers and shops selling local products.
"In particular, we will go all-out to attract large-scale overseas incentive tour groups such as a Chinese tour group consisting of wealthy people, honeymoon groups, yacht and other experience-type tour groups," he said.
Commenting that preserving the value of environmental assets is the right way to keep Jeju's global competitiveness, Woo said, "The province will create a world-famous carbon-free island and pursue the embodiment of sustainable green city. In a nutshell, we will make Jeju Island one of the places global tourists eagerly hope to visit and revisit with unforgettable memories."


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To help you find these top performers, BE once again provides you with our semiannual ranking of the top 70 mutual funds. Morningstar Inc. has tracked the 12-month performance of the funds in 14 categories. In evaluating equity vehicles, Morningstar determines domestic stock funds by the size of the companies they own. Funds that tend to hold the largest 5% of U.S. companies — companies with a market value, or capitalization, of more than $8.54 billion — are considered large-cap funds. Funds that purchase the smallest 20% of U.S. companies — companies valued at $1.31 billion or less — are small-cap funds. Mid-cap funds fall between the two.
Diversified U.S. equity funds are also classified according to the prices of the stocks they own. Value funds own companies with low share prices relative to their earnings and asset values. Recently, value funds held shares of such blue chips as Citigroup (NYSE: C) and Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM). On the other hand, growth funds own stocks with relatively high prices compared to their earnings and asset values. Growth funds have recently bought Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) and Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), which are expected to post above average earnings growth in future years.
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Now that 2001 is fodder for the history books, what funds can you expect to pay off in 2002? The following are fund categories you should add to your portfolio.
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Like her husband, Alex, Karen Brown is pleased to manage a moderate portfolio rich with value funds. "We're both semiretired," she says, "so we didn't want to take on a great deal of risk in our investments. A few years ago, growth stocks had become so expensive that it seemed like a good time to cut back."
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HBO Sports announced today that Mayweather/Marquez 24/7 is set to air Saturday Aug. 29. The four-episode, all-access series spotlights the irrepressible superstar Floyd Mayweather's return to boxing in a year and a half against the highly respected Mexican fighter Juan Manuel Marquez.
Mayweather, who is making his third appearance on the HBO reality series, suffered a rib injury earlier this month, forcing the July 18 bout to be delayed to Sept. 19 at the MGM Grand — Mexican Independence Day weekend.
"Now that the fight has been rescheduled, we are excited to resume production. This latest edition of '24/7' features all the ingredients that we look for in greenlighting the '24/7' franchise: big-time boxing stars, engaging storylines and in Floyd's case, a larger-than-life personality that is tailor-made for reality television," said Ross Greenburg, president of HBO Sports.
While Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOs) is generally regarded as the best boxer of his era, Marquez, (50-4-1, 37 KOs), is definitely not a warm-up opponent for a future showdown with current boxing pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao.
"This weekend is not just an important weekend for boxing, but even more so for all of the Mexican and Mexican-American people I will be fighting for," Marquez said last week in a released statement.
"(They) will have a great reason to celebrate my win over Mayweather, which will be for all of the people and for the entire country of Mexico that night."
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Cattron Group International, a global manufacturer of remote control products and professional services for the industrial, mining, commercial mobile, and railroad markets, said Friday it had launched a new website, www.cattrongroup.com.
The company, based in Sharpsville, Pa, says the website's features include improved navigation through easy to use drop-down menus and product page tabs, enhanced graphics, and the ability to download product information for all of Cattron's brands from one page.
Cattron Group International has subsidiary operations in Canada, the U.K., South Africa, Brazil, Europe, and in Asia, as well as in the U.S.