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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - April 5, 2010 - NBC has picked up three freshman alternative series as "The Marriage Ref," "Minute to Win It" and "Who Do You Think You Are?" are renewed for the 2010-11 season. The announcement was made today by Paul Telegdy, Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, NBC and Universal Media Studios.
"All of these new series have demonstrated increasing popularity and generated far-reaching interest among viewers," said Telegdy. "Equally important, each has a compelling and innovative format, and a second season will allow these shows to grow creatively and attract an even wider audience."
From executive producer Jerry Seinfeld, "The Marriage Ref" is delivering a 3.0 rating, 8 share in adults 18-49 and 7.2 million viewers overall to date in its Thursday 10 p.m. ET slot in "most current" figures from Nielsen Media Research. "The Marriage Ref" is averaging a 93 percent retention of its lead-in from "30 Rock" in 18-49 and is up 7 percent versus that lead-in in total viewers. "Marriage Ref" has also consistently over-delivered in key upscale demos, currently ranking in the top 10 among all primetime network series in its concentration of homes with $100K+ incomes in its adult 18-49 audience.
The competition series "Minute to Win It" hosted by Guy Fieri is averaging a 2.0 rating, 6 share in adults 18-49 and 6.0 million viewers overall in "most current" results for its regular Sunday telecasts to date. Those "Minute To Win It" Sunday editions have been building from half-hour to half-hour by an average of 29 percent in 18-49 rating and 25 percent in total viewers. A "Minute To Win It" encore also ran in the 8 p.m. ET hour on Wednesday of last week and finished #2 among the major networks in the time period in adults 18-49 and total viewers.
"Who Do You Think You Are?" from executive producer Lisa Kudrow is averaging a 1.6 rating, 6 share in adults 18-49 and 6.8 million viewers overall in "most current" results for its season thus far. In preliminary results for last Friday, "Who Do You Think You Are?" won the 8-9 p.m. ET hour in adults 18-49, marking the first time any regular competitor in this slot has beaten an original episode of CBS's "Ghost Whisperer" in 18-49 rating since November 17, 2006. "Who Do You Think You Are?" has improved the time period by 23 percent in adult 18-49 rating versus NBC's average for the traditional 2008-09 season in "live plus same day" results.
"The Marriage Ref" is NBC's new comedy panel series about the unpredictable and hilarious institution commonly known as marriage. The series features comedian/actor Tom Papa, who was personally selected by Seinfeld to host and serve as the "marriage ref." Seinfeld has appeared in several episodes and other celebrity participants to date have included Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan (NBC's "30 Rock"), Madonna, Larry David, Ricky Gervais, Eva Longoria Parker, Jason Alexander and Kelly Ripa.
"The Marriage Ref" is produced by Seinfeld's Columbus 81 Productions and Ellen Rakieten Entertainment. Seinfeld, Ellen Rakieten ("The Oprah Winfrey Show"), Shed Media's Nick Emmerson ("Supernanny") and Jennifer O'Connell ("Supernanny"), Al Berman ("The Biggest Loser Live Finale," "The Celebrity Apprentice Live Finale"), Howard West ("Seinfeld"), George Shapiro ("Seinfeld") and Jessica Seinfeld serve as executive producers. International distribution is by Endemol.
"Who Do You Think You Are?" gives viewers an up-close and personal look inside the family history of some of today's most beloved and iconic celebrities. Among the celebrities featured this season are Matthew Broderick, Lisa Kudrow, Spike Lee, Sarah Jessica Parker, Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields and Emmitt Smith. Ancestry.com is currently NBC's official partner on the series.
"Who Do You Think You Are?" is produced by Wall to Wall productions (a Shed Media company) in association with Is Or Isn't Entertainment. Alex Graham from Wall to Wall, and Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky from Is or Isn't Entertainment, are the executive producers. The unique, award-winning series is based on the popular BBC television documentary series created and executive-produced by Graham.
All-American chef and television personality Guy Fieri ("Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives") hosts NBC's competition series "Minute to Win It." Fieri serves as master of ceremonies and leads competitors through a series of simple, yet nerve-wracking games that can reward them a $1 million prize. In each episode, competitors will face 10 challenges that escalate in level of difficulty using everyday household items. At various points throughout the game, the contestant can walk away with the money earned up to that point -- but it takes nerves of steel to win $1 million.
"Minute to Win It" is produced by Universal Media Studios with Friday TV. Craig Plestis, Tim Puntillo (NBC's "Identity"), Mattias Olsson and Jock Millgardh serve as executive producers.


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When talking about development platforms for Java, then usually the big three are called: Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA and NetBeans (in alphabetical order). A new NetBeans major version is usually released with a new release of Java. There are other versions, mostly in semi-annual to annual distance, as well as if necessary patches. Just NetBeans 8.1 has done. Although Geertjan Wielenga largely writes independent of a specific version, it's this version that provides the basis for the numerous illustrations.
NetBeans is more than a Java development environment. So for example, various developers use a Java server together with a JavaScript front end. NetBeans also supports this scenario and much more. Nevertheless, the author focuses on NetBeans as a Java development environment and indicates the just mentioned abilities only a short time in a practical example.
The "Beginning" in the title may imply that the author has written a book that serves as a solid tool for those programmers who go into use with NetBeans. NetBeans as a platform software remains on the sidelines accordingly. And so the author focuses on those features that are essential for Java development. Here naturally the Java editor is at the center. Even if only one of the chapters mentioned this name, the developer uses the editor for code analysis and refactoring, too.Overall, several chapters deal with the possibilities of the editor.
There are two kinds of developers: those who hunt the mouse, and those who prefer to work on the keyboard. The author belongs to the last group. And since this is usually the most productive way to operate a computer, the author shows very clearly how the frequent switchover from keyboard to mouse and vice versa can be avoided. Long-established NetBeans users may find new some ideas here, too. But productivity not only increases by avoiding such switchovers, but also the possibility to generate code. Here NetBeans offers a lot, for example Code Wizards, auto completion, code templates, macros, and more. All this shows the author in detail and with numerous illustrations.
Refactoring, integrated test frameworks, debuggers, profilers, and the integration of various version control systems are further topics for the Java developer, which the author devotes a separate chapter to each. Sometime he does not only explain the features, but the background too. What is, for example Refactoring good for, wherefore profiling? He writes about the background briefly, because he focuses on the tool. Doing such, he dives into a lot of details. When discussing refactoring that leads to the point where he summarizes the refactoring suggestions in a table. Since these are mostly self-explanatory, the author can provide at this point only little additional information. And so this one table spans over several pages. Here reduction to the few messages where Geertjan provides real additional value would have been better.
Overall, he created a book that brings the reader close to the use of the development environment with its essential functions step by step. In addition to the figures he provides many tables the text. Geertjan's book is not only a textbook, but rather a solid tutorial. To those Java developers who didn't exhaust and especial to those who are new to NetBeans, the author wrote a great book..
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Some NHL players are spending their lockout in European leagues. Canucks winger David Booth? Well, he killed that.
Booth has been hunting in both Montana and B.C.'s Kootenay region, and apparently it's been quite the success. Today he tweeted the above photo, saying
There's only one trophy in the world harder to get than this... And I'm getting that next.
Man, right? Pretty sure he means man. He's going to hunt humans, is what he's saying.


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Life on Mabul Island
>> Thursday, February 17, 2011
Peaceful, simple, & happy - that's life at Mabul Island...
I was only a short walk towards the Mabul main island (SWV is on the sea, not on the island itself), & we were very privileged to have Nazbar as our local guide into the village/island. Life at Mabul island is pretty self-sufficient. You have your usual shops, police station, school, & yes, the sea is right out there for some load of fresh seafood *yums!*
Here are some photos taken during my 'lil tour into the island ;) Enjoy!
Enjoying my last evening here :(
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Post Election: Traditional Ads To Return To TV
NPR business news begins with television the day after tomorrow.
All those political ads on TV and radio, billions of dollars worth, are about to come to an end. Which, if you're a TV station, raises the question of what will take their place?
NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports.
WENDY KAUFMAN, BYLINE: This year, Political spending will reach an all-time high. The Center for Responsive Politics puts the figure at about six billion dollars. More than half of that has gone into TV ads for president and everything else.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Career politicians, they're like pigs at the trough. All they do is throw mud at each other.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: What is 37-year politician Sherrod Brown hiding with his negative ads?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #3: A prosecutor who has made a career out of protecting families.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #4: Because of this experience...
KAUFMAN: But come tomorrow the ads stop. And that makes Jim Rose, sales director of the NBC affiliate in Seattle happy - or at least relieved.
JIM ROSE: It is a really tough balancing act between handling those political advertisers which are really important, relative to our base of advertisers who are with us year in and year out.
KAUFMAN: And Rose says those traditional advertisers - selling new cars, beverages, consumer products and fashion - typically don't come back in force until the post-election noise dies down.
ROSE: Many TV stations will take whatever leftover time they have to use it to promote their own stations or whatever causes that they had that they choose to embrace.
KAUFMAN: But the mainstream advertisers won't stay off the air for long. Indeed, they're likely to be back next week. So, instead of political ads, you'll be hearing this...
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Don't miss the magic at the JCPenney after Thanksgiving sale. Doors open at 5 A.M. for incredible savings.
KAUFMAN: The holiday shopping season is just around the corner.
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Author: Holliday, Cyrus Kurtz, 1826-1900
Date: December 28, 1856
Writing from Meadville, Pennsylvania, Cyrus Holliday wrote to Franklin Crane concerning the need to make a lithograph of Topeka that could help attract emigrants during the upcoming season. He also felt that Crane was an important asset for the Topeka Association. The rest of the letter dealt with other association business.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Franklin Loomis Crane Collection, #320, Box 1, Scrapbook
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Keywords: Bridges; Crane, Franklin Loomis; Emigration and immigration; Holliday, Cyrus Kurtz, 1826-1900; Meadville, Pennsylvania; Migration, internal; Shawnee County, Kansas Territory; Topeka Association; Topeka bridge; Topeka, Kansas Territory; Town promotion
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The Complete Solution for Sheep and Goat Farms
21 Feb, 2013, 09:00 GMT
AFIKIM, Israel, February 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Afimilk provides its full management system to small ruminant dairy farms throughout North America
Afimilk has entered its sheep and goat management system, AfiShepherd, to the US market. Already, the AfiShepherd system has been successfully integrated into six dairy farms in the USA and Canada.
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The North America sheep and goat dairy market is rapidly growing, and is supported by some five million animals. Farms there are seeking to boost production and efficiency to meet the great demand for sheep and goat milk-based dairy products, which offer a special tangy taste and excellent health benefits but also rich creams, gentle soaps and much more.
AfiShepherd represents the world's leading management system for sheep and goats. Monitoring animal health, production and fertility, the system contributes to increased milk production, automatic selection and group level management and labor efficiency.
The product of years of field-tested and proven experience, the AfiShepherd system improves all major aspects of sheep and goat farming. For example, it increases herd productivity by identifying non-productive animals for culling. Further, the system enables branch specialization by gathering the most productive animals and breeding the best milk producers. Thus, guaranteeing that every group of animals receives its optimal ration, AfiShepherd optimizes feed consumption, and by enabling genetic improvement, enhances individual animal production. The ICAR- approved AfiFree milk meter also monitors the quality of the milk with conductivity measurement.
"Our only regret with the Afimilk system is that we didn't purchase it sooner," say Jason and Clare Heberlein from Fennimore, Wisconsin, who milk 600 dairy goats. They add, "No more paper and pens! This saves us a huge amount of time. Chores take less time and our records are more accurate than ever with the AfiShepherd system. Within months of purchasing the system we were able to cull 150 goats that weren't making our breakeven. Now our herd is making us more money with fewer animals."
The Afimilk solution for the sheep and goat market has been sold successfully worldwide, particularly in Mediterranean countries, where the company has strong connections to breeding associations.
Afimilk systems are at work in more than 50 countries on five continents. Kibbutz Afikim and Fortissimo Capital, Israel's leading private equity firm, are the two shareholders in Afimilk.
For more information, visit our website: http://www.afimilk.com
Contact information: Mrs. Noa Yonish, Marketing Communication Manager, Tel: +972-50-7589973, mail: email@example.com
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Commercial and recreational freshwater fisheries are important to the economy of many regions, as well as the well-being of native populations. In many aquatic ecosystems, freshwater fish also are important in maintaining a balance in other aquatic populations lower in the food web (via predatory and other effects). In broader terms, aquatic ecosystems are important as recreational areas, as sources of water for domestic and industrial use, and as habitat for a rich assemblage of species, including some that are threatened or endangered.
Several studies have indicated that projected climate change will have important impacts on North American freshwater fisheries and aquatic ecosystems. It must be noted, however, that most studies to date have used results from earlier climate model simulations that gave air temperature increases under a 2xCO2 climate that were as much as twice as large for the same time period as more recent estimates that include aerosol forcing-thus overestimating the effects of temperature increases, particularly in the summer.
Changes in survival, reproductive capacity, and growth of freshwater fish and the organisms and habitats on which they depend result from changes in water temperature, mixing regimes, and water quality.
In North America, freshwater fish have been grouped into three broad thermal groups (cold-water, cool-water, and warm-water guilds) based on differences in the temperature optima of physiological and behavioral processes. In simulations of deep, thermally stratified lakes in the mid- and high latitudes, including the Laurentian Great Lakes, winter survival, growth rates, and thermal habitat generally increase for fish in all three thermal guilds under the 2xCO2 climate (DeStasio et al., 1996; IPCC 1996, WG II, Sections 10.6.1.2 and 10.6.3.2; Magnuson and DeStasio, 1996). However, in smaller mid-latitude lakes, particularly those that do not stratify or are more eutrophic, warming may reduce habitat for many cool-water and cold-water fish because deep-water thermal refuges are not present or become unavailable as a consequence of declines in dissolved oxygen concentrations (IPCC 1996, WG II, Section 10.5.4). For example, Stefan et al. (1996) examined the effect of temperature and dissolved oxygen changes in lakes in Minnesota; they projected that under a 2xCO2 climate (from a GISS GCM that projected a 3.8�C air temperature increase in northern Minnesota), cold-water fish species would be eliminated from lakes in southern Minnesota, and cold-water habitat would decline by 40% in lakes in northern Minnesota.
Changes in the productivity and species composition of food resources also may accompany climatic warming and, in turn, influence fish productivity. Production rates of plankton and benthic invertebrates increase logarithmically with temperature; rates increase generally by a factor of 2-4 with each 10�C increase in water temperature, up to 30�C or more for many organisms (Regier et al., 1990; Benke, 1993; IPCC 1996, WG II, Section 10.6.1.1). Although this effect generally should increase fish productivity, shifts in species composition of fish prey with warming might prevent or reduce productivity gains. Biogeographic distributions of aquatic insects are centered around species thermal optima, and climate warming may alter species composition by shifting these thermal optima northward by about 160 km per 1�C increase in temperature (Sweeney et al., 1992; IPCC 1996, WG II, Section 10.6.3.1). If species range shifts lag changes in thermal regimes because of poor dispersal abilities or a lack of north-south migration routes (e.g., rivers draining northward or southward) or if species adaptation is hindered by limited genetic variability, climatic warming might result initially in reductions in the preferred prey organisms of some fish (IPCC 1996, WG II, Section 10.6.3.3).
Climatic warming may result in substantial changes in the thermal regimes and mixing properties of many mid- and high-latitude lakes. In the mid-latitudes, some lakes that presently are dimictic (mixing in spring and autumn) may no longer develop winter ice cover and may become monomictic (mixing during fall, winter, and spring), with a longer summer stratification period. At high latitudes, some lakes that presently are monomictic and mix during summer may stratify in summer and mix twice a year, in autumn and spring (IPCC 1996, WG II, Section 10.5.4). Changes in lake mixing properties may have large effects on hypolimnetic dissolved oxygen concentrations (affecting available fish habitat) and on epilimnetic primary productivity, although these effects are likely to depend greatly on the morphometric characteristics of individual lakes and are difficult to predict (IPCC 1996, WG II, Section 10.5.4). For example, longer summer stratification and higher water temperature result in more severe hypolimnetic oxygen depletion in lakes in Minnesota under a 2xCO2 climate simulation (Stefan et al., 1993). In other lakes, reduction in the duration or lack of winter ice cover might reduce the likelihood of winter anoxia (IPCC 1996, WG II, Section 10.6.1.4). At high latitudes, development of summer stratification under a warmer climate might increase lake primary productivity by maintaining algae for longer periods within the euphotic zone. Climate changes that result in decline in runoff also may have substantial effects on the mixing properties of smaller lakes that are heavily influenced by fluxes of chemicals from their catchments. For example, the surface mixed layer of boreal lakes at the Experimental Lakes Area in northWest Ontario has deepened over the past 20 years as a result of a long-term drought that reduced inputs of DOC from the catchment and thus increased water clarity (IPCC 1996, WG II, Section 10.5.3 and Box 10-2; Schindler et al., 1996).
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Surprise All-Star Game nod is special for McCann
Catcher replaces injured Braves teammate Freeman on NL roster
NEW YORK -- When Brian McCann gained his first All-Star selection in 2006, he was a wide-eyed 22-year-old kid who sought guidance from Edgar Renteria and Andruw Jones, the only other Braves selected to compete in that Midsummer Classic.
Seven years later, McCann has become an expert of the All-Star scene. But that does not mean his latest selection is any less special than any of his previous six.
"All I can say is I've been very blessed to be in this position," McCann said. "To show up here seven out of eight years, that's something I'll always cherish."
Unlike any of his previous six selections, this one came as a complete surprise to McCann. While he knew St. Louis' All-Star catcher Yadier Molina had been recently dealing with a sore right knee, McCann did not anticipate being the guy selected to replace his Braves teammate Freddie Freeman, who was deemed unable to play after jamming his left thumb in Saturday's win against the Reds.
"I really wish [Freeman] could be out here playing," McCann said. "He's a huge reason we're in first place. He's solidified our offense all year long. He's sat there in the middle of the order. I really wish he could partake in it. But he's here and he's having a good time."
While Freeman and Braves closer Craig Kimbrel arrived in New York City on Sunday night to begin partaking in the All-Star scene, McCann did not get to town until around 3 p.m. ET on Monday, approximately 24 hours after he learned he would be participating in Tuesday night's All-Star Game at Citi Field (watch at 7:30 p.m. ET on FOX).
During the latter part of Sunday afternoon's loss to the Reds at Turner Field, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez motioned for McCann, who assumed this meant he was going to be inserted as a pinch-hitter. But Gonzalez was simply asking McCann if he was willing to accept Giants manager Bruce Bochy's invitation to serve as a third catcher on his National League roster.
"I've always had a good relationship with Bochy," McCann said. "I think he respects what I do on the field, being a former catcher. He wanted to carry three catchers. I'm honored to be here."
After learning of his selection, McCann remained in Atlanta on Sunday night to attend a portion of his friend Luke Bryan's concert and to tend to his wife, who is 6 1/2 months pregnant. In addition, he made the travel arrangements that allowed him to share this latest experience with his parents and older brother, Brad.
Lingering right shoulder discomfort prevented McCann from earning a seventh straight All-Star selection in 2012. The ailment forced him to undergo offseason shoulder surgery and miss this season's first five weeks. But over the course of the past two months, he has re-established himself as one of the game's top catchers.
McCann has hit .291 with 12 home runs and a .910 OPS, which ranks second only to the Giants' Buster Posey among NL catchers with at least 200 plate appearances. The veteran enhanced his All-Star credentials while hitting .440 with a 1.282 OPS in his past 13 games.
"Just getting back to the player I know that I am, that is more special to me than making an All-Star team," McCann said.
Freeman gained his first All-Star selection last Thursday, when it was revealed he had garnered more votes than any player that has ever been placed on the All-Star Final Vote ballot. Two days later, he jammed his left thumb when he came off the first-base bag to grab Andrelton Simmons' errant throw and tag Cincinnati's Chris Heisey.
Instead of coming to this year's event with the hope of coming off the bench to deliver a key hit, Freeman arrived wearing a black brace that stabilized his thumb.
"When the fans vote you in, you want to go out and play well for them," Freeman said. "I couldn't control it. It was just a throw up the line. I had to go and catch it. I spun with him and everything. It was just my thumb was in the wrong spot."
Freeman has been encouraged by the fact that the swelling around his thumb has continued to subside over the past two days. He will visit Dr. Gary Lourie in Atlanta on Thursday with the hope that he will be cleared to play when the Braves begin the post-All-Star-break portion of their schedule on Friday against the White Sox.
"I don't know if I can play Friday, because I don't know if they will let me go right back into it," Freeman said. "But I'll try to talk my way into it. You know me. I told them I could play yesterday."
While Freeman was certainly not happy to learn he wouldn't be available to play on Tuesday, he was relieved to learn his roster spot had provided McCann a well-deserved opportunity to experience yet another All-Star Game.
"Knowing that another Brave is coming in my spot is awesome, especially with how hard [McCann] worked during the offseason to come back from shoulder surgery," Freeman said. "All the hard work paid off, and now to have a seventh All-Star selection is awesome. Just to be a part of it is pretty cool."
The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the official voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2013 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the official vote determining the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
The 2013 All-Star Game will be played at Citi Field on Tuesday. Come to MLB.com for extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
The 84th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM also will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.


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Q: I have lots of cilantro plants in my garden. How can I make cilantro-flavored olive oil that will last long enough without spoiling? I will lose most of my harvest, since we use it perhaps only once a week in our Spanish meals.
—Frank Morales, Western Springs, Ill.
A: Making a cilantro oil is easy. The difficulty lies in long-term storage; botulism is a risk with homemade, unprocessed herbal oils.
"Oils may be flavored with herbs if they are made up for fresh use, stored in the refrigerator and used within 2 to 3 days,'' according to the web site of the National Center for Home Food Preservation at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga.. "Fresh herbs must be washed well and dried completely before storing in oil. The very best sanitation and personal hygiene practices must be used."
Jacques Pepin has a recipe for cilantro oil in his 2011 cookbook, "Essential Pepin: More than 700 All-Time Favorites from My Life in Food." The famed chef, cookbook author and television cooking show host, who lives in Madison, Conn., also recommends refrigeration and use within a couple of days. You'll find the recipe below.
Don't despair over your cilantro crop. There's another solution, says Willi Galloway, the Portland, Ore.-based author of "Grow Cook Eat: A Food Lover's Guide to Vegetable Gardening."
Galloway suggests pureeing the cilantro in olive oil to form a loose, pesto-like paste. Pack the paste into ice cube trays and freeze. Once the "cubes" are frozen, remove from the trays and store in a sealable plastic bag in the freezer. You can then pop a cube into whatever you're cooking or you can defrost first in the microwave, she adds. Store these cilantro cubes in the freezer for up to 9 months, Galloway suggests.
Cilantro oil
Makes: 1/2 cup (strained)
"This oil is excellent drizzled on poached fish or grilled chicken,'' writes Jacques Pepin in his "Essential Pepin" cookbook. "Shaken well before each use, the flavored oil can be used as is, or you can strain out and discard the herbs and then remove and reserve the oil that rises to the top of the remaining liquid. Combined with vinegar and seasonings, the unstrained oil makes a great vinaigrette; it can also be used to make an herb mayonnaise."
1 bunch (4 ounces) fresh cilantro with stems, roots trimmed
1/3 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup olive or peanut oil
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1.Process the cilantro with water and salt in a mini-chop or blender until pureed. Transfer the puree to a saucepan and bring it to a boil, then immediately remove from the heat.
2.When the puree has cooled, pour it into a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Add the oil, cover, and shake well. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to develop the flavor.
3.Use the oil within a few days, refrigerating it between uses. For a more refined variation, after the 2-hour macerating period, pour the mixture into a bowl lined with a clean kitchen towel and press through the towel into the bowl. Set the liquid aside for 30 to 45 minutes, then skim off the green oily residue from the top of the mixture and discard it. Pour out and reserve the green oil in the middle; discard the liquid in the bottom of the bowl. Refrigerate and use within a few days.
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Lets a business share docs from their Microsoft SkyDrive over SMS via Twilio. Go to the app which is running on Windows Azure, set which SkyDrive account to use, and select a public file to share over SMS. Customers (incl. potential customers) can call the Twilio number associated with the #docs deployment and text "link" to get a link to whatever doc you're currently sharing (for deals, specials, marketing info, etc.) For the sample #docs deployment, call my Twilio number (415)599-2671, enter passcode "7392-3266", and message "link".


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| 4.7°C Belfast
David Walliams has told how his supermodel wife put a halt to his plans to take on another challenge following his gruelling Thames swim.
The 40-year-old Little Britain star suffered the parasitic infection giardiasis and still undergoes physiotherapy after injuring a disc in his back during his eight-day charity swim in September last year.
Walliams, who married Lara Stone in 2010, told the Radio Times that he wanted to fly to New York to meet his friend, adventurer Bear Grylls, to discuss a new endeavour.
The comic said: "It was only scaling a rock face, but Lara got really upset and said no..."
Walliams told the magazine that his giardiasis, caused by a water-borne parasite, flared up and he had to cancel the meeting anyway.
The new Britain's Got Talent judge said that swimming the length of the Thames had not cured his propensity for self-loathing, adding: "It sort of lessens and heightens at certain points ... For me it's always been there. So it's probably part of the reason that I try so hard to do things to please people."
The star, who swam the English Channel in 2006, said: "Maybe the self-loathing bit is the element that makes you strive for more. Makes you strive to be better."


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Professional "S" 8 In Chef's Knife
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Item: 31021-203
PROFESSIONAL "S" 8" / 20.3 cm Chef's Knife - Sturdy, heavy knife with broad, strong blade and fine cutting edge. The all-rounder for professionals and hobby chefs suitable for chopping herbs, cutting vegetables, slicing and dicing fish and meat. Can be used in the circular, rocking and chopping motion.
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It's been a rough day for Linkedin, first with news that its iOS app collects full meeting notes and details from a device's calendar and sends them back to the company in plain text. Then later news that more than 6.5 million password were reported compromised.
Norweigan IT website Dagens IT first reported the breach, noting that "Two days ago a package on the 6.5 million encrypted passwords posted on a Russian hacker site. Those who posted it wanted help to crack the codes, which is common in such environments, says password expert and consultant in Evry, Per Thorsheim. – Unfortunately, they are in a format that makes it relatively easy to break them, he said. According Thorsheim there is much to suggest that passwords are derived from LinkedIn, the great social network for professional users. It could mean that many lucrative users now are at risk for ID theft."
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If you haven't already done so, please update your linkedin password, this is even more important if you use the same password on linkedin as well as on other websites.
This is just the latest hack in a long line of password related exploits over the last few years. A Forbes article describing a 2010 hack on a social-gaming company called RockYou suggested that hackers can be more efficient when they target large groups of people rather than trying to crack one person's password. By casting a wide net, a hacker gained control of over 32 million RockYou user passwords. Security company Imperva, which discovered and announced the security hole in RockYou's database systems, analyzed the stolen passwords and published a paper based on the password data.
Here's what Imperva found: The most common password used was "123456," followed by "12345″ and "123456789." All in all, more than half a million people chose passwords composed of only consecutive numbers. So, if a hacker tried to log in to all RockYou accounts with just one password attempt–123456–every hundred or so attempts would yield a compromised account. Dozens of attempts can be scripted every second, so Imperva estimates that using this technique would only take around 15 minutes to hack 1,000 accounts.
Last month Facebook admitted that hackers are breaking into hundreds of thousands of Facebook accounts every day. Out of more than a billion logins to the website every 24 hours, 600,000 are impostors attempting to access users' messages, photos and other personal information Facebook said.
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Clinton tasks audience with keeping U.S. 'the kind of country that enables people to live out their dreams'
STORRS >> In her opening remarks, tailor-made for a college crowd, former Secretary of State, Senator, first lady and possible Democratic candidate for president Hillary Clinton urged University of Connecticut students to participate in their democracy — and spoke of the need of the country to ensure everyone has the right to participate.
Clinton was keynote speaker Wednesday at the Edmund Fusco Contemporary Issues Forum, held on the UConn campus.
She tasked students listening to her — a generation she branded as one of "tolerant" and "open-minded" people — with "making sure that we remain the kind of country that enables people to live out their dreams as part of the overall mission of America," which she said can't be done without the "young people of America."
"Let's make the millennial generation the participation generation for all of us," she said.
Later, during a question-and-answer session, Clinton touched on various topics — including her assertion that Russian President Vladimir Putin needs to to pay a "price" for invading Crimea — and her opinion on journalists, Washington gridlock, immigration and Edward Snowden.
Speaking to the audience of about 2,300, 70 percent of them students, Clinton said there is a larger question at hand, that's now left up to the students and the current leaders, she said.
"Do we want to continue to be a country where everyone has an equal shot to participate and to live up to their full potential, or are we ready to break faith with all that has gone before and accept leaving a growing number of our fellow citizens marooned, sitting on the sidelines?" she asked.
During the Q&A session, UConn President Susan Herbst admitted she wouldn't pose the presidential question on everyone's minds.
Clinton gave the audience a look into what it was like to be one of the few invited to make a decision in the situation room about going into Pakistan for Osama bin Laden.
She said moments in the situation room can be "incredibly intense, and often stressful, but an extremely invigorating intellectual experience," and said the decisions leading to bin Laden's death contained all those feelings.
Clinton and others were tasked with recommending whether or not they should invade the compound where bin Laden was believed to be, after receiving information that was not 100 percent sure bin Laden was inside, or worth the risk. Her former role as a senator from New York added some weight to her decision, and Clinton said she believed it was a "good shot" to go in.
"For me, it was just justice being done, and it was something I thought people in our country had every right to expect," she said. She admitted they those in the situation room held their breath waiting for bin Laden to be removed and loaded into the helicopter.
Since her role as secretary of state, Clinton has been able to watch somewhat from the sidelines as other foreign and domestic issues crop up.
Regarding the unfolding situation between Russia and Ukraine, Clinton said she believes there will be a price to pay by President Vladimir Putin for invading Crimea, and other actions he takes. She said the United States and Europe must support Ukraine in its upcoming elections — but also ensure that Russia pays a price.
She had no sympathy for whistleblower Edward Snowden, who released documents to the Guardian which depicted the extent of the United State's spying on American citizens — and spoke of the potential harm in offering up such information, including making it available to dangerous organizations.
Clinton said it was "odd" that Snowden "absconded" to Hong Kong with the information — and then to Russia — "two countries with which we have very difficult cyber relationships, to put it mildly," and couldn't understand why he wouldn't remain in the United States where there were whistleblower protections, or other options, short of fleeing.
"I have a hard time thinking that somebody who is a champ of privacy and liberty has taken refuge in Russia, under Putin's authority," she said.
Clinton then did her own voice impression of Snowden calling into a Russian radio show to question Putin about his spying habits on his own citizens — Clinton playing the role of both Putin and Snowden.
"And then he calls into a Putin talk show and says, 'President Putin, do you spy on people?' President Putin says, 'From one intelligence professional to another, of course not.' 'Oh thank you so much.'
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Credit and/or placement is possible for qualifying scores from the College Level Examination Program. At Russell Sage College up to 60 credit hours may be received. Normally, credit is awarded for acceptable scores in subject examinations and is applied to general education and elective requirements. For information about the CLEP program go to www.collegeboard.com. The following table specifies appropriate exam and credit available.
Baccalaureate students at least 25 years of age may be eligible to receive credit for a variety of prior college-level learning through such activities as community service, military or employer-sponsored training, work experiences, or self development. Students must complete one course from The Sage Colleges to participate in this option. Consult the Director of Academic Advising for further information, and see the section on Tuition and Fees (Activity Based Fees).
Russell Sage College welcomes students who have participated in an International Baccalaureate program. Students who have completed IB coursework not represented below should consult the Dean of Russell Sage College.
*The Chemistry Department will evaluate each case for appropriate lab experience before granting credit; if the laboratory experience of a student is deemed not equivalent, CHM elective credit is given instead (3 or 6 credits, respectively).
Credits from this program, sponsored by the Regents External Degree Program of the New York State Education Department, are available in the same manner as for CLEP. The maximum of 60 credits hours toward baccalaureate degrees are aggregates for a combination of CPE and CLEP.
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Harvard Business Review Analytic Services study provides insight into leading analytical strategies from H&R Block and Telefónica Chile
With the convergence of digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT), opportunities are surging for brands to use advanced analytics to learn – and deliver on – what their customers expect in any given moment and place. A new study, conducted by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services and sponsored by SAS, Intel and Accenture Applied Intelligence, reports that companies using customer analytics are already achieving notable gains. Yet most believe themselves to be a far cry from effectively servicing their customers in real time.
According to the report, "Real-Time Analytics: The Key to Unlocking Customer Insights & Driving the Customer Experience," 44 percent of respondents noted a "significant increase" in both growth and revenue generation as a result from their customer analytics efforts; 58 percent reported significant improvements in customer retention and loyalty. But only a surprisingly low number – 16 percent – considered their brands "very effective" at delivering real-time interactions across various channels, with 30 percent indicating they were "not effective at all."
This raises red flags as the clear majority (60 percent) of business leaders surveyed believe the ability to deliver real-time customer interactions is "extremely important" today, and an even larger portion (79 percent) said it will be within two years.
"Real-time customer analytics are a strategic priority – now and in the future," said Alex Clemente, Managing Director of Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. "The study shows that early adopters are already reaping tremendous benefits on the engagement and revenue front. That said, there are still significant obstacles to overcome. Strategic alignment and a willingness to constantly retune analytical methods are critical to those most successful in creating personalized customer experiences at scale."
Building an analytics program capable of achieving real-time customer engagement has proven to be a roadblock for many organizations. Just one in ten respondents (11 percent) indicated they have a solution in place that enables this kind of customer interaction. Common barriers to entry are lack of infrastructure to access customer data, an organization's culture, and the right technology, according to the study report.
"Operationalizing real-time customer analytics will require enterprises to modernize their data infrastructure," said Maneeza Malik, global analytics and AI manager at Intel. Data silos and lack of a well-defined data strategy continues to be an impediment for many".
Despite the challenges, organizations like H&R Block and Telefónica Chile understand that each touch point with a customer matters. Both companies continue to grow their real-time offerings in complexity and customization, and are seeing results. "Real time adds value," Mike Weger, Manager of Direct Marketing and Corporate Analytics at H&R Block said in the report. "It's not just about driving profits, but also increasing satisfaction, which leads to customer retention and ultimately better profitability."
Who is responsible for customer experience? Survey indicates CMOs cook, CIOs shop for the groceries
To overcome the challenges inherent in becoming a real-time organization, transformation must start at the top and be a company-wide effort. As the survey results underlined, there are often multiple executive roles involved in the various pieces of customer experience strategy. For example, when asked who owns the organization's overall customer experience strategy, 36 percent of respondents said the CMO and 25 percent said the CEO. But the responsibility shifted when asked who owns the supporting technology: CIO (30 percent), CTO (23 percent), CMO (12 percent), and CEO (6 percent).
"To differentiate their brands and deliver on customer needs, successful brands have a customer experience management strategy, at the heart of which is predictive analytics," says Wilson Raj, Global Director of Customer Intelligence at SAS. "The issue becomes less about who owns customer experience, but how the entire C-suite executes on it. When CMOs, CIOs, and other C-level execs unify customer data and apply smart, robust analytics, they will inform marketing activities, uncover new opportunities and even influence the business well beyond marketing."
Clearly, executive alignment in the organization is critical. Of those respondents who rated their real-time customer analytics efforts very effective, 64 percent indicated that their stakeholders are well aligned.
"Customers expect super-relevance, localization and tailored offers that fit their needs and preferences," said Dr. Athina Kanioura, chief data scientist, Accenture Applied Intelligence. "Successful brands deliver on customer expectation by creating hyper-personalized, real-time customer experiences built on three capabilities: a unified customer data platform, prescriptive analytics powered by machine learning, and contextual interactions across digital and physical touchpoints. Real-time customer analytics is the platform that enable these strategies at scale."
Other key findings include:
- Just over half (51 percent) of those surveyed say their use of real-time customer analytics has provided them with a significantly better understanding of, and strengthened, the customer journey.
- Many organizations shared the tangible impact of customer analytics on their bottom lines. Nearly half (49 percent) stated significant revenue growth as a result of their efforts; 44 percent noted an impact on both growth and revenue generation.
- More than two-thirds (70 percent) of survey respondents say they've increased their spending on real-time customer analytics solutions over the past year.
- Eighty-three percent stress the importance of an organization's ability to translate data into usable insight at the optimal time; only 22 percent of business leaders say they are successful in this.
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By now, many of us know about the Certification of Live Birth (COLB) that Obama posted on the internet in June 2008 as proof that he was born in Hawaii. This document was touted by fightthesmears.com and factcheck.org as sufficient proof that he was born in Hawaii. Later on we learned about Hawaiian law in effect at the time of Obama's birth that allowed parents or guardians of babies born in a foreign country to register the foreign births in Hawaii and to receive a COLB as evidence of that registration. We also learned that only the original Certificate of Live Birth (BC), issued by the birth hospital, provides, among other things, the name of the hospital where a baby was born and the name of the attending physician that delivered the baby. We learned that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (a state agency that happens to detail the difference) states:
In order to process your application, DHHL utilizes information that is found only on the original Certificate of Live Birth, which is either black or green. This is a more complete record of your birth than the Certification of Live Birth (a computer-generated printout). Submitting the original Certificate of Live Birth will save you time and money since the computer-generated Certification requires additional verification by DHHL.
After learning this information many concerned Americans had doubts about whether the COLB was sufficient proof that Obama was in fact born in Hawaii. But apart from the lax Hawaii law, there is another important point to understand about the COLB.
If one reads the document, one will see that at the bottom it states: "This copy serves as prima facie evidence of the fact of birth in any court proceeding."
The important words here are "prima facie evidence." "Prima facie" is a Latin phrase meaning "on its first appearance" or "by first instance." It is evidence which is adequate, if not invalidated, to confirm a particular intention or fact. It is evidence that is sufficient to raise a presumption of fact or to establish the fact in question unless rebutted. A prima facie case may be insufficient to enable a party to prevail if the opposing party introduces contradictory evidence. In other words, it basically means that on the face of it or on the surface there is enough evidence to prove the alleged fact, unless and until the alleged fact is contradicted.
What does all this mean? Obama has presented his COLB has proof that he was born in Hawaii. That document itself states that it is only "prima facie" evidence of that fact. As we have seen under the definition of "prima facie," the presumption that the fact exists fails when evidence contradicting that fact is presented. When evidence contradicting the alleged fact is presented, the interested party needs to present other competent evidence to prove the existence of that alleged fact. If he fails to do so, the alleged fact is not proven, even if the opposing party produces no further evidence.
Many concerned Americans have provided the public domain with evidence which contradicts the COLB's statement that Obama was born in Hawaii. They have presented the following: the existence of the lax Hawaiian law that existed at the time Obama was born which allowed parents to register their foreign born babies in Hawaii; Obama's grandmother's statement that her grandson was born in Kenya and that she was present during that birth; the Kenya Ambassador to the United States, Peter N.R.O. Ogego, confirmed on November 6, 2008 during a radio interview with Detroit radio talk-show hosts Mike Clark, Trudi Daniels, and Marc Fellhauer on WRIF's "Mike In the Morning," that "President-Elect Obama" was born in Kenya and that his birth place was already a "well-known" attraction; the conflicting statements of Obama and his sister concerning in which Hawaiian hospital he was born; the failure of any Hawaiian hospital to confirm that Obama and/or his mother were present in any such hospital at the time of Obama's alleged birth in Honolulu; Director of Hawaiian Department of Heath, Fukino, said she has "personally seen and verified that the Hawaii State Department of Health has Sen. Obama's original birth certificate on record in accordance with state policies and procedures," but she failed to say that the certificate shows that Obama was born in Hawaii; fightthesmears.com's and factcheck.org's current silence on the issue; the lack of any other corroborating document showing that Obama was born in Hawaii; the refusal of Obama to release for inspection his past documents (college and law school records and passports) which would shed some light as to where he was born; the failure of Obama to declare publicly after his COLB has been put into question that he was born in Hawaii; and Obama relying on state privacy laws to block the release of a certified copy of his birth certificate.
This mountain of contradictory evidence is sufficient to cause the prima facie presumption of the COLB to fall. Obama therefore now has the burden to come forward with competent evidence to prove that he was born in Hawaii. To date, he has failed to come forward with that evidence.
Hence, under these circumstances, how can the American people in good faith conclude that Obama was born in Hawaii which makes him a "natural born Citizen" and therefore eligible to be President? How can Obama in good conscience take the oath to be President on January 20th when so many Americans have put forward all this contradictory evidence regarding where he was born and he refuses to come forward with any other convincing evidence (like a certified copy of his original birth certificate) showing that he was born in Hawaii?
Obama should do the right thing for everyone's sake and produce the evidence of where he was born.
(c) Mario Apuzzo, Esq.
Jamesburg, New Jersey
December 31, 2008
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Capitals, Grubauer stop Rangers
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Chimera, Steve Oleksy and Mikhail Grabovski scored second-period goals to power the Washington Capitals to a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.
Washington defenseman Nate Schmidt added a goal in the third for the Capitals, who beat Nashville at home on Saturday. Schmidt, a 22-year-old rookie, scored his first NHL goal in that game.
Grabovski's goal came on a penalty shot.
In his fourth NHL game, Philipp Grubauer made 30 saves for Washington (16-12-2) to earn his first career win. The Capitals have won four of five.
New York (15-15-1), beaten at home in overtime by New Jersey on Saturday, has lost three of five. Henrik Lundqvist made 32 saves, and Benoit Pouliot scored the Rangers' lone goal with 1:53 left to spoil Grubauer's shutout bid.


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From cheap and cheerful to luxurious castle living, Ireland has accommodation to suit everyone.
Ever slept in a lighthouse? Or how about a medieval castle? Ireland's accommodation is extremely varied – you'll find a warm welcome and a tasty meal wherever your adventures take you. But what should you expect from those stars next to the hotel name? We've got the lowdown on Ireland's accommodation rating scheme, so you know what's going on in terms of service and quality (naturally, a warm welcome is guaranteed).
Hotels on the island of Ireland are rated on a one to five Star scale.
***** (5 Star)
The very best of the best in comfort and service. Hotels of this standard range from stately castles, country club hotels and luxury city hotels. Accommodation in 5-star hotels is luxurious and spacious; suites are available, and they also boast some of Ireland's top restaurants – it's really more than just a hotel, it's a real treat.
**** (4 Star)
4-star accommodation includes contemporary hotels and charming period houses to the highest standards with all modern comforts. Guest accommodation is luxurious, with suites and half-suites available. These hotels also house restaurants that dish out excellent food and service.
*** (3 Star)
3-star accommodation ranges from small family-run hotels to larger city hotels. Every guest room will have a private bathroom with a bath and/or shower. 3-star hotel restaurants prepare food to high standards in a relaxed atmosphere.
** (2 Star)
A 2-star hotel is likely to be family-run premises with charm and character. Guest rooms will have a telephone, private bathroom and dining facilities will also be available. You may not be able to order a margarita at three in the morning, but the service will still be great.
* (1 Star)
With 1-star hotels you can expect all the mandatory services and comforts to a good standard. Some guest rooms may have private bathrooms.
Guesthouses on the island of Ireland are rated on a one to four scale.
These are the cream of the guesthouse crop. Guest accommodation includes half suites and every room will have a private bathroom with a bath and/or shower. Direct telephone, TV with remote control and room service are also available. Other services you can expect include dinner service, safety deposit boxes, newspapers and, in some cases, a babysitting service.
3-star guesthouses come with cosiness as standard. Guest rooms have a private bathroom and a direct telephone. You can expect a TV lounge area, and at least two major credit cards are accepted. Some guesthouses will have restaurant services, too.
Most guest bedrooms in 2-star guesthouses have a private bathroom. There will be a reading/ TV lounge area and, in some cases, a restaurant.
Though simple, 1-star guesthouses meet all the mandatory requirements and perform their services to a good standard. Some of these guesthouses will have restaurant facilities.
Self-catering accommodation in Northern Ireland is rated on a one to five scale.
***** (5 Star)
You can expect a really high standard of comfort and facilities, including TV, washing machine and tumble dryer, fresh linen, controlled heating and telephone.
4-star accommodation should include all the mandatory facilities and a washing machine and tumble dryer.
3 star self-catering properties should be self-contained with the mandatory facilities including fresh linens and colur TV.
2-star self-catering properties will include extras such as TV and linens. Though simple, these properties will have a good level of comfort.
Though on the bottom rung, 1-star self-catering properties will have adequate facilities and services, bear in mind that accommodation will be basic.
Self-catering accommodation in the Republic of Ireland is rated on a one to four scale.
3 star self-catering properties should be self-contained with the mandatory facilities including fresh linens and TV.
2-star self-catering properties will include extras, such as TV and linens. Though simple, these properties will have a good level of comfort.
All 1-star self-catering properties will have adequate facilities and services, however, bear in mind that accommodation will be basic.
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B&B types and classification in the Republic of Ireland
All B&B homes provide convenient and comfortable accommodation in a personal and homely atmosphere. You will find homes relaxing and ideal for getting to know your host, without losing any of the privacy you're accustomed to in other accommodation types.
B&B hospitality in Ireland means a warm welcome, consideration and willingness to help you during your visit with local knowledge. And there are generally four types of B&B accommodation…
Town Home:
The choice of town house B&Bs runs from detached, semi-detached to large period houses in a city, town or village. Many are in an ideal location for city visits and shopping, they are often close to train and bus services.
Country Home:
Country homes are those in a rural setting. They offer a wide selection of premises such as Georgian residences, modern bungalows and traditional Irish homes. All with modern amenities, facilities and adequate garden and green surrounds.
The Farmhouse B&B is a house on a working farm. It is a traditional or modern farmhouse all with modern amenities and facilities located in rural Ireland. Any home offering a holiday on a farm will allow safe access to the farm to enjoy the countryside setting in a safe environment.
Historic Houses
Historic Houses are private houses of significant historical and architectural merit and character. They are based in towns and rural settings.
B&Bs in the Republic of Ireland are rated on a two to five scale
***** (5 star)
A 5* property offers excellent levels of comfort, facilities and services. In addition to the Fáilte Ireland minimum standard and the quality provided at 3* and 4* B&Bs, 5* B&Bs will include the following also;
**** (4 Star)
A 4* property offers excellent levels of comfort, facilities and services. In addition to the Fáilte Ireland minimum standard and the quality provided at 2* and 3* B&Bs, 4* B&Bs will include the following also;
A 3* property offers good levels of comfort, facilities and service and in addition to the Fáilte Ireland minimum level of standard, will include the following:
2* B&Bs are considered to meet acceptable levels of service and quality.
B&Bs in Northern Ireland
B&Bs in Northern Ireland are not rated under a star system but are inspected by the Northern Ireland Tourist board and so are of a satisfactory level of comfort and service.
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The iRiver clix Rhapsody is, hardware wise, the same iRiver clix we reviewed a few months back. It's a sexy mini media player, and we urge you to check out what ex-GizmodoGod Travis said about the device in his reviews here and here.
So why do we care? This new edition of the clix has been tweaked—and while the hardware remains unchanged—the software has been modified with "Rhapsody DNA," allowing the user ways to discover new music on the road. And we dug it.
We've always been suspicious of memberships like Rhapsody. After all, there are a limited number of tracks with odd holes in the artist lineup, and you lose all your precious music whenever you leave. But despite these subscription stereotypes, which turned out to be completely true, we still think the service is worth considering.
The Library
The fundamental basis of Rhapsody is in the Library. When browsing either through their bundled software or logged in through their website, it only takes one click of a button (that looks a lot like play) to add a track or entire album to your Library. Building your Library is like an Amazon shopping spree, as each artist's page holds recommended artists that lead you to more recommended artists. And with one click, each album is yours.
Then, using the bundled software, it's just a matter of dragging and dropping to your clix to load the music. Your computer then downloads the tracks straight to the clix, which takes about a minute and a half per album. (You can also play the music either online or through the software, which requires only a few seconds to buffer and load.)
But while building a Library from recommendations works well, we aren't seeing the real potential of clix Rhapsody implementation yet—better known as Channels.
The Channels are where Rhapsody and clix come together...sorry for this...harmoniously. While Rhapsody has long offered Channels—which are essentially 26-track radio stations that allow you to explore music that's in a similar vein to your favorite artists—the clix allows you to easily rate and tag the new music you like. We'll explain...
Scenario: You are on the subway, listening to a Channel named "Bands Like Death Cab for Cutie." After skipping through the tracks like a playlist, you find a song by the Pixies you like. You hold the right direction on the clix to access a special menu and select "Add to Playlist." Then, when you reconnect the clix to your PC, the song is quickly added to your Library.
And if you want to access all the Pixies' albums, they're just a right click away. But even better, you can build your own Channels based upon your favorite artists, which will customize music precisely to your taste. Greatest invention ever, right? It sure feels like it, and the experience of "Rhapsody DNA" on the clix feels so close to perfect.
The problems we had weren't due to either the clix or the Rhapsody service—both of those elements are pretty remarkable on their own.
We had issues with the required RealNetworks' Rhapsody software. First, there are just way too many buttons, tabs and windows. Simple tasks become tedious as you realize that Channels aren't listed in your Library, but under their own tab within the Library. And updating Channels seems to require going through the clix's icon, not your user/PC library. Confusing? Exactly.
The software would run but barely functioned on a p4 1.8ghz machine. Files often wouldn't upload, etc. It worked better on our newer system, but it was riddled with frequent microdelays, many of which are due to track caching, many of which are due to (we're guessing) bad programming.
The clix is a powerful video player, and Rhapsody has a multitude of music videos for streaming. Why can't you load these videos onto the clix? If it is possible, we were unable to find a way.
The Rhapsody software will detect your iTunes library and import it, even offering to find subscription versions of your tracks/albums to fill out your collection. The process takes hours, literally. But luckily you only do it once.
You can record both voice and radio on the clix Rhapsody, fluidly and clearly. But within Rhapsody's software, there is no option to download these MP3s to your collection. Luckily, you can download this content directly from the device.
And no Mac support will deter a small market of users.
Despite these setbacks, we'd highly recommend the $189.99 clix Rhapsody player. A $12.99 monthly fee is the price of an album, and we guarantee you'll be downloading hundreds of dollars of music within the first day with recommendations that are far more than a gimmick. The clix is a great piece of hardware by itself. Its OLED display is bright and colorful, its menus are intuitive and its Rhapsody integration within UI is extremely fluid. (Why the volume buttons are mapped backwards, we'll never know.)
We're just hoping that the middle management software gets an update soon.


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I only have one accessible BEFORE picture of Lily's room.
The flooring in here wasn't too bad, but the floor in the hallway, right outside of Lily's room was rotted. The air handler is in a closet in the hallway. It leaked for a long time. When Jake ripped up the flooring in the hallway & Lily's room, he realized that the laminate flooring was the ONLY thing keeping us from falling through the floor. In fact, someone DID fall thru the floor - we think it was the termite inspector. Ouch! Jake had to replace the sub-floor. Jake had to do the same thing in the hall bathroom.
AFTER pictures of Lily's room:
Go IRISH!
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