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Tony O. November 12, 2013 at 03:07 pm
This is one of those articles where the author really could have done a better job with his or her…Read More wording. I hope he or she was just having a severe case of "lack of thought" when they penned this. The rider is critically injured and stuck in a hospital bed somewhere and an announcement is made about adoption dates for this guys dog.. Yes, I know from the other comments that this has been cleared up but how about fixing this article too.
Yolanda LaCombe Lowery November 13, 2013 at 02:16 am
Yes. Please fix the story, the original story as well as the update. People can jump in to the…Read More middle of the movie I just subbed to the Patch because of this story. I don't even live in Malibu but I was there the day of the accident caught in the traffic jam on PCH post accident. To open my mail just now and see Marley's picture and to read that the pup was in the shelter was a very nasty jab. Levi, I hope and pray you are well and with Marley in your arms very soon.
ELS November 13, 2013 at 09:15 am
According to my brother who has been Levi's friend for many years, he has taken a turn for the worse…Read More and is battling for his life. Please, everyone--he only has his friends. Keep him in your thoughts and pray he recovers. He's a great guy- I know him. Please contribute to his fund!!
jack dvir October 22, 2013 at 10:06 am
If you're going to crash, doing it next to the S&R drill is the best way.
Martha King October 10, 2013 at 12:42 pm
Apparently this was not an isolated incident as when I shopped in this store about 6 weeks ago a…Read More woman I didn't know cautioned me when she saw my open purse and told me her wallet had been stolen out of her purse on a previous visit. Shoppers beware!
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Why is it 4 and 1/2 hours later this wreck hasn't been cleared up?


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I'm not sure, but I think it's against the law to go through an entire summer without eating watermelon. Keep that in mind as you do your grocery shopping.
Selecting Melons: The first step in getting a great melon is knowing how to pick it out. For cantaloupe, sniff (yes, sniff) the stem end of melon. If it smells slightly of cantaloupe then it's ripe. If there's no sent then it's not ripe, if there's a strong sent then it's over ripe.
Watermelon: You can thump it of you want to, but the best method is to look at the flower end of the melon. There is a dot/spot on the end of every melon. Pick a watermelon with a very small spot. The smaller the spot, the sweeter the melon.
Honeydew: Press on the melon and find one that is somewhat pliable. Whichever type of melon you choose, lightly scrub the outside of the melon before serving.
A platter of a variety of melons is colorful and delicious. For a cookout, why not serve the melons in wedges so that the sections can be picked up by hand, eliminating the need for utensils? Fingers always make a good utensil.
To make a watermelon basket, cut a small slice off of the bottom of the watermelon so that it will sit flat on a platter. Cut 2 sections out of the top of the melon leaving a 2-3" piece of rind going across the top making a handle. Don't use the handle for lifting your melon.
On the off chance that you break your handle by cutting through it, pulling on it or having a gale force wind blow it off (You never know what might happen.), don't worry about it. These things happen. They happen to me on a regular basis. Just cut it all the way off and call it a watermelon bowl. Problem solved.
Cut the water melon out of the rind, staying far enough away from the rind to avert any other disasters.
Cube, or melon ball (more trouble, but definitely cute.), your watermelon along with some cantaloupe, honeydew or other melon, and lightly toss together. Add some berries if desired.
Refrigerate fruit until ready to serve. Also, refrigerate basket/bowl separately until ready to serve.
When ready to serve, place cubed melon into basket and garnish with sprigs of mint if desired.
For a great melon dessert option, serve cantaloupe with vanilla ice cream. No, I'm not kidding.
Cut up cantaloupe in bite-size pieces and serve over vanilla ice cream.
Or, (my favorite way), cut a small cantaloupe in half or quarters. Cut small slice off bottom of cantaloupe so that it can sit flat on a plate, top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and garnish with mint sprig.
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The Milwaukee Zen Center offers practice and study in the Soto Zen tradition of Buddhism.
This tradition emphasizes a practice of shikantaza or "just sitting" as a way for us to come to understand the reality of each moment. As we wholeheartedly sit, we begin to understand how our own minds prevent us from being complete just as we are.
Unlike mountains, rivers, trees, clouds and lakes, we constantly seek to be other than we are, dissatisfied with who and what we think we are.
As we sit, we gradually come more into the present moment, neither clinging to nor pushing away the thoughts that come into our minds. This is zazen, or zen sitting, which is to be here and now with our whole body and mind, not constantly judging this moment and wishing it were other than it is.
We sit quietly in an upright posture, using cushions, kneeling benches and chairs.
You are invited to join us in this practice at any of the scheduled times. The door will be open.
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***UPDATE 3:45pm 6/13/13: Hot off the press! The Town Clerk's Office just finished tabulating all the write-in & blank votes for yesterday's election. (For more of an explanation about why this was necessary, please see our blog.) We've updated the graphic below to reflect the official totals, with changes highlighted in yellow. The person with the highest number of write-in votes for a one year position as Veteran Trustee of Soldiers Memorial is David Lewis (with 7 votes) and for the three year Non-Veteran Trustee of Soldiers Memorial it is Ruth Ellen Henry (with 6). (For more about this process, again please see our blog.) Also, the correct results for the Councilor At Large seat are: Dalton Athey 585, Tim Farrell 255, Cameron Ward 14, other individuals 22, as well as 360 actual blanks. Finally, the Mayor's race breaks down this way: William Martin 790, Chris Forgey 18, Tim Farrell 15, Dan Guinn 10, & Dalton Athey 2, as well as 60 other individuals and 341 blanks.***
John Lunt & Francia Wisnewski had the highest vote totals in the contested race for two seats on Greenfield's School Committee. As of 9:45pm 6/12/12 all of the write-in & blank (some of the write-ins were accidentally misread by the machine as blank and had to be hand counted) votes for the Town Councilor At Large race had been tallied and the results are as follows: Dalton Athey 585, Tim Farrell 296, Cameron Ward 14, Chris Forgey 1, as well as 340 actual blanks. As of 10pm write-ins for the vacant Trustee of Soldiers Memorial positions were still being counted so we will have those names for you tomorrow.
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Grenfell College designed, installed, tested and commissioned a computer network and telephone system for the college's new residence development. This included the in-house provisioning of equipment to provide all students in the new residence with high speed access to the university's internal network and the internet, and a telephone complete with voice mail to every bed.
In December 2001, the Marine Institute was awarded ISO 9001 registration, making it the first and only public educational institute in the province, and only one of five in Canada, to receive ISO 9001 registration.
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The Registrar's Office also introduced enrollment management Stop-Out Return project which reaches out to former Memorial students who have not graduated and who have not attended for a number of semesters, encouraging them to return to complete their program.
Memorial took major strides to consolidate and improve its Web presence. A collaborative management model comprising institutional Web policy and Web implementation committees was created, and positions were added in University Relations and Computing and Communications to provide management and technical support.
Robert Shea was appointed director of Memorial's new Department of Career Development and Experiential Learning. Mr. Shea is responsible for the leadership of the Centre of Career Development, Co-operative Education Services Centre and Volunteer Services. As well, he is editor of the Canadian Journal of Career Development, a national peer reviewed journal to be launched in this fall.
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The Faculty of Business Administration invited one of the province's most distinguished business leaders to join them in shaping the business leaders of tomorrow. Vic Young, former CEO of Fishery Products International, accepted the faculty's invitation to be executive-in-residence for a semester.
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The Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Science will be based on the campus of Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner Brook. The mandate of the biodiversity institute is to ensure the research and knowledge requirements of the provincial government will become a focus of the academic community within the province. Government departments, non-governmental agencies and the private sector will conduct research and Memorial University will extend its expertise on resource conservation.
Memorial's Board of Regents recommended to the provincial government that the name of the university be shortened to Memorial University. The university's name is defined by an act of the legislature and the provincial government had asked the board to provide advice on the future of the university's name in light of the change of the province's official name to Newfoundland and Labrador.
Memorial University's Board of Regents announced a reduction of 10 per cent in tuition fees for Canadian graduate and undergraduate students. The reduction took effect in September 2002. Tuition fees for students in the Faculty of Medicine and the Marine Institute, as well as fees for international students, were frozen for another year. The tuition reductions were made possible by the provincial government's allottment of $3.5 million in this year's budget specifically to enhance the affordability of university education.
University Relations moved ahead with the development of the marketing plan for Memorial. An integrated marketing plan is a holistic approach to communications and marketing, whereby the entire organization communicates a consistent "position" or brand. The marketing plan is intended to bring cohesiveness to Memorial's promotional activities and publications, with the ultimate goal of creating a brand or image that is unique to Memorial. The plan is currently being developed in collaboration with the Bristol Group, a local marketing consulting firm.
Memorial replaced its aging mainframe financial records system with SCT (Systems and Computer Technology Inc.) Banner Finance System. The system became fully operational on April 1, 2002. Departments now have access to a more integrated financial management system.
Memorial University changed the way it will do internal audits. Audits will be conducted by external experts contracted to undertake the work. The move to modernize the internal audit function will enhance the financial accountability of Memorial by contracting the service to independent experts using the most modern auditing techniques available. The change is the consequence of the closing of the university's Internal Audit Unit as part of ongoing restructuring within the financial administration operations of the university and was also undertaken in response to the changing complexity of financial systems and because newer audit methodologies have evolved.


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Russia and Poland have been eliminated from Euro 2012; Greece and the Czech Republic won Group A matches Saturday to advance to the quarterfinals.
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WARSAW, Poland — Shades of 2004.
Greece surged into the European Championship quarterfinals, defeating Russia 1-0 Saturday on a goal by Giorgos Karagounis shortly before halftime.
In another Group A match at Euro 2012, co-host Poland was eliminated when it lost 1-0 to the Czech Republic in Wroclaw.
The Czech Republic finished first after three Group A matches and Greece was runner-up in the four-team group. The bottom two teams in each group of four are eliminated from the tournament.
Karagounis, making his team-record-tying 120th international appearance, sent a low shot under goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev with the final touch of the first half.
The Greeks, the 2004 European champions, then did what they do best: defend.
"This is a great night for all Greeks," Karagounis said.
For the Russians, it was a shocking early dismissal after they made the semifinals four years ago. Russia was the overwhelming choice going into the match, but it was guilty of squandering chances. The Russians finished the match with 25 shots while Greece managed five.
"We should have won by a wide margin tonight, but we didn't. My compliments to Greece," Russia manager Dick Advocaat said after the team's 16-match unbeaten run was snapped. "A number of players weren't sharp enough to score."
As the minutes ticked off, Greek fans sang their national anthem and some Russians lit flares before leaving the stadium.
Meanwhile, all it took was one strike from Czech midfielder Petr Jiracek in the 72nd minute to bring an end to the Euro 2012 dreams of 40 million Poles.
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Vancouver won despite playing a man down after striker Darren Mattocks was ejected in the 60th minute; he got two yellow cards. The Whitecaps (7-3-4) have surpassed their total of six victories from last season, their first in MLS.
Vancouver is third in the Western Conference with 25 points, one more than Seattle.
In other MLS matches, league-leading Real Salt Lake defeated Chivas USA 3-0; D.C. United beat Philadelphia 1-0, Sporting Kansas City blanked Toronto FC 2-0; Houston defeated FC Dallas 2-1 and New England and Columbus played to a scoreless draw.
• Abby Wambach's 136th career goal for the U.S. women's team led the Americans past Sweden 3-1 in a tuneup for the London Olympics before 2,751 in Halmstad, Sweden.
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The successful high school coach got that honor this past weekend and he made the most of the opportunity, leading the Kentucky girls to a split of the two-game series. Stallings' team won 64-57 on Friday at Bellarmine University's Knights' Hall, but then came up short 69-56 24-hours later at Canseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
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HEBRON ESTATES - After spending most of the previous 27 years at North Bullitt, the last two serving as the athletic director, Bill Robinette will step down this week with a better appreciation for the person behind the desk than he had as a coach on the other side of the desk.
MOUNT WASHINGTON - Bullitt East basketball standout Nikole Isabel suffered a serious knee injury recently and had surgery last Thursday.
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not the activities going on in it, though. not that. don't do that. it would be idiotic to do that. uhm, so. physical attributes? DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW MANY COUCHES THERE WILL BE IF, ANY. this is extremely important information that must. be. discussed. because that is considered on-topic.
no activities guys, just tell me how many couches. again, this is EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND IMPORTANT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP.
also, I'm stopping at the adult video place that's off the highway on the way there. any suggestions/requests? I'd especially like to hear from the underage people since I know you're more diverse. thanks! c:
I would hope that's a joke...
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I have been talking with a few people on Clio197/Clio200 and we think its time to have a meet. The destination is undecided yet but I was looking to see if its possible to get on Kirkistown with only Clios/Meganes and then for a little drive + food after.
Either that or if its too pricey/not possible just a drive somewhere different than the North Cost or Newcastle + food.
I was thinking sometime around October? Maybe the middle of next month? The weather wont be as nice as we'd wanted but it will make for an interesting picture taking session.
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With the game breaking the 11 million mark last month and the unprecedented success of the 2 previous Map Packs, Activision and Treyarch have revealed today the first details of the upcoming Map Pack 3 for Call of Duty: World at War (PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii).
According to the announcement, the Map Pack 3 will feature four brand new maps:
Fight for ocean territory in "Battery," an armored island surrounded by anti-ship mines and shore to ship cannons. Watch out for sniper fire as you defend Russia's most coveted resource in "Revolution," and keep a sharp eye out through the dense, overcast city streets in "Breach," set at Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate. Zombies return in all their undead glory with "Der Riese" (Zombie Factory), a Nazi research facility featuring the weapon upgrading Pack-A-Punch Machine. Use the teleporters to escape in an instant and fight to the death in pursuit of the map's 10 new Achievements/Trophies.
Map Pack 3 is scheduled for release this August so get ready.
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I'm so getting this I can't wait to play a new zombie map and I wonder what that machine will do to the weapons exactly.
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The only good thing about WaW was Zombies, and Zombies didn't get good until Map Pack 1 with the 2nd NZ map. It's the only reason I still have the disc besides the occasional 1v1, and playin the new NZ maps in co-op is more fun than the entirety of L4D.
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Please be aware that the following is all of the information that the Jangchup Lamrim Teaching Organizing Committee has about accommodation. We deeply regret that we are unable to assist further with the accommodation arrangements of the thousands of expected attendees.
Hotel/guest house accommodation in Sera Monastery
There are only a small number of guest house rooms in Sera Monastery and in the other monasteries/nunneries of Bylakuppe. These rooms are already fully booked by the monasteries/nunneries for their usual guests.
Hotel/guest house accommodation in Kushalnagar and neighboring towns
In the nearest town of Kushalnagar (8km from Sera) there are some options for accommodation. Because these rooms are limited, if you wish to book a room in Kushalnagar, then we suggest that you arrange this in advance with the help of a local friend or travel agent.
Accommodation may be available in Hunsur Rabgayling Tibetan Settlement (1.5 hour drive from Sera) where Gyumed Monastery and Dzongkar Choede Monastery are located. (Note: in order to stay there, your PAP must include Hunsur Rabgayling Tibetan Settlement; a PAP only for Sera is not sufficient to stay in Hunsur Tibetan Settlement.)
The neighboring district of Coorg (Kodagu) is a popular tourist destination so there is also accommodation available there, such as in the town of Madikeri which is approx. 40km/25 miles from Sera.
Private accommodation in the monasteries
During teachings with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the monastery rules concerning visitors are changed and all visitors (including nuns, lay men and lay women) are permitted to stay in the monks' personal residences. Therefore, if you have friends in Sera or one of the other Bylakuppe monasteries, nunneries, or camps, you are encouraged to request their assistance in arranging private accommodation within the monasteries, nunneries, or camps. If you have friends in other monasteries/nunneries outside of Bylakuppe, such as Gaden and Drepung Monasteries, these friends may also be able to assist you via their contacts in their corresponding khangtsens in Bylakuppe.
Please note, because private accommodation is very limited, it is usually only possible to arrange private accommodation through a local friend. You will probably not be able to arrange private accommodation by phoning or emailing the monasteries/nunneries unless you personally know someone living in that monastery/nunnery, as the rooms must be reserved for their usual guests.
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Do you want to build Roskilde Festival's coolest heavy metal neighbourhood? Would you love to create an urban garden that can provide the festival-goers with fresh vegetables? Do you think your camp has always lacked a bell tower or a dance floor? Do you want a roof over your head? Furniture? Power in the camp? Or do you want to participate in building a temple that provides space for silence and reflection?
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- Start building and creating you project or camp from the 16th of March, where you as a participant in Dream City can access the festival site 100 days before the festival kicks off.
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Today's Seattle Post-Intelligencer gives us equal time for our op-ed against the Families and Education Levy: "Vote no on inadequate proposal", by Stefan Sharkansky and Andy MacDonald. The P-I was also kind enough to include a link to Sound Politics! Our op-ed appears opposite a pro-levy op-ed by Mayor Greg Nickels: "Yes vote puts kids on the right path" Read the Mayor's piece first, and then read ours to understand why the Mayor's optimistic claims fall short of the mark.
Today's P-I also includes another relevant op-ed by Ted Van Dyk: "People want value for their taxes". It doesn't address the Families and Education Levy explicitly, but it makes similar points to the ones we make.
In education, some sense of accountability must take hold. Yes, more resources can and probably should be channeled to public education. But taxpayers footing the bill should have reason to believe that, as a result, students' performances will improve ...Bravo, but I'll wait for more accountability before I give a green light to channeling more resources.
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Police investigate after a shooting that took place on a terraced area outside the Sicilian Sidewalk Cafe on College St. in Toronto on Monday, June 18, 2012.
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And just before he pumped five rounds into John Raposo -- known as Johnnie Maserati, for favouring flashy cars -- a server placed a beer in front of the assassin disguised as a construction worker, a source said.
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Dessert can be a challenge for all but the most casual dinner parties. After the varied textures and colors of the main course—a true ensemble presentation—the finale should look appealing as well, even if it is a solo performance. Of course nobody would turn down a plate of or a pan of that grows more shapeless as each scoop is served. But it is worth the effort to put together a dessert that is a pleasure to the eye as well as the palate.
A carefully constructed tart makes an ideal attractive dessert, with all the work done well in advance. My recent favorite recipe makes lovely use of plums, which are at their best in these waning days of summer. Glazed wedges of the slightly tart fruit rest atop a sweet, buttery almond filling known as frangipane. There is no need to fuss with frosting or assemble individual servings at the last minute; just let the sides fall away from the pan and let the tart shine on its own.
The crumbly, buttery crust is easier to make than you may think. I do not own a pastry cutter—who has room for single-function kitchen tools?—and I have found that the "quick" food processor method takes just as much time once you account for cutting up the butter, hauling out the machine and washing all those parts afterwards. I used to work in the butter by hand, but this method runs the risk of melting away those irregular clumps that will provide all the texture in the finished crust.
A friend saved my pastry—and my sanity—a couple of years ago with one brilliant trick: freeze the butter and grate like cheese on the largest holes of a box grater. The resulting butter slivers are nearly the perfect size. Now I spend only a few seconds working them in with my fingertips before forming the dough.
Although this tart requires some hands-on fussing, the work can be done a little at a time, spread out over several days. Put together the dough one evening and refrigerate it for a day or two. Roll out the crust, press it into the pan and freeze it until later in the week. Slice the plums and whip up the frangipane as the crust bakes. Put it all together, and then pop the tart into the oven while you work on the rest of dinner.
You can certainly save a few minutes by scattering the plums across the surface indiscriminately; as long as they don't overlap too much and there are spaces for the frangipane layer to poke through, the end result will be nearly as beautiful and just as delicious. But after investing your time in pitting and slicing the plums, it is worth a few extra minutes to arrange them in tight concentric circles. The end result is sure to impress; only last week a friend gasped, "You made that? It looks so beautiful that I was sure it came from a bakery!"
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Plum Frangipane Tart
adapted from Smitten Kitchen and Epicurious
Serves 8
Active Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 4 1/2 hours
For crust:
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour, plus more for rolling out crust
- 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 9 Tbsp unsalted butter, well-chilled or frozen, plus more for greasing pan
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 Tbsp cold orange juice or water
For filling:
- 1 1/4 pounds ripe plums (about 1 quart)
- 2/3 cup almond meal
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 4 tsp rum or brandy
- 2 Tbsp apricot jam
Sift together flour, confectioner's sugar, and salt in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Grate butter directly into flour mixture using a box grater's largest holes; after every few tablespoons toss the mixture gently with a fork to distribute butter throughout. (If the butter grows soft, place the flour mixture in the refrigerator and return the remaining butter to the freezer for a few minutes to firm it up before finishing grating.) Gently work the grated butter into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse meal, with clumps ranging in size from grains of rice to small peas.
Combine egg yolk and orange juice in a small bowl, mixing just enough to break up yolk. Pour over flour mixture a little at a time, mixing with a fork, until a dough forms. Knead dough briefly and gently with a lightly floured hand, directly in the bowl. Form dough into a ball, flatten slightly, wrap tightly in plastic and refrigerate for at least an hour or up to three days.
Butter a 10-inch tart pan with removable bottom and set aside. Unwrap dough and turn out onto a lightly floured counter, leaving plastic wrap on top. Roll dough out to a 12- to 13-inch round, adding more flour underneath as necessary and occasionally peeling off plastic wrap to allow even rolling. Loosely roll dough over rolling pin and transfer to prepared pan, floured side down; remove plastic wrap. Seal any cracks with excess bits of dough and press the crust into pan, taking care to avoid stretching the dough. Trim overhang to 1/2-inch and fold overhang in to make double-thick sides. Prick bottom of crust all over with a fork and place pan into freezer. Freeze for at least one hour or overnight.
Place rack in center of oven and preheat to 375 degrees. Transfer pan directly from freezer to preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until pale golden. Check crust about halfway through baking and press down any puffed-up areas. Cool crust in pan on a rack for at least 10 minutes; maintain oven temperature.
While crust is baking, prepare filling: Halve plums, remove pits and slice into wedges 1/2-inch to 3/4-inch thick; set aside. Combine almond meal and brown sugar in a small mixing bowl. Add egg, butter and 2 teaspoons of rum or brandy and mix together with a fork to form a smooth, thick batter.
Spread almond batter evenly into cooled crust. Arrange plums over filling so they are close together but not overlapping.
Loosely cover edges of crust with strips of aluminum foil or a pie shield. Bake tart for 30 minutes and remove pie shield or foil. Continue to bake until filling is set and plums are tender, about 20 minutes more.
Melt apricot preserves in a small saucepan over low heat or in a bowl in the microwave. Stir in remaining two teaspoons of rum or brandy, and brush this mixture generously over surface of tart. Let tart cool completely. Serve at room temperature with lightly sweetened whipped cream if desired.
Note: Unbaked crust may be held in the freezer for up to two months. Wrap the crust and pan tightly first in plastic wrap and then aluminum foil; be sure to remove all wrappings before baking. Finished tart may be made one day ahead and stored, covered, at room temperature.


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We have a very aggresive collection agent that keeps threatening us because our loan is backed by goverment. The collection agent calls our work place and speaks nasty to other employees who have no knowledge of this loan asking for us and then she screams that it is really us on the phone and we are denying it. We send her a letter to cease all contact by phone and only do it in writing. She keeps sending us e-mail and she also said that this letter does not pertain to her, she can still call because it is a business loan and not personal. Is it true than in this case she can still call us by phone, or she can only contact us by mail. We are willing to make payment arrangements but it is immposible to talk to her.
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act only deals with consumer debt. I think that your business loan would not qualify for protection under that act, even though it is personally guaranteed.
However, you have some other options: (1) refinance the debt, if you have credit available; (2) try to contact the original lender to discuss payment options; or (3) file bankruptcy. The third option no longer carries the negatives it once did and it would cease all collection activity immediately. You'd have to file bankruptcies for both the business and you personally, but it might be the fresh start you need and get the nasty collection agents off your back.
You should speak with an attorney to discuss your options (and if there are more I missed here, which could include suing the agency for common law harassment).
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The running joke in Las Vegas while a pair of new hospitals were being built, was how long it would take the ambulance diversions to begin. The punch line, when it came, didn't make anyone laugh.
That leads to an important truth about the diversion/delay conundrum: There's only so much EMS can do about the phenomenon of ED saturation. Issues like patient throughput and the "boarding" of admitted patients in EDs are up to the hospitals to fix. Other contributors, like a paucity of nurses and some specialists and what ED observers say is the increasing acuity of patients' conditions, must be addressed by the healthcare community at large. Still others, like the large number of Americans without health insurance, are complex social issues demanding multifaceted solutions at high levels of government.
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Even this, however, wasn't enough to keep things working at last year's holiday crunch. Things got so bad then that EMS was driven to a somewhat desperate gambit.
"Just before New Year's, we actually didn't have any units available to respond," says Chetelat. "So we decided that if things got desperate enough, at 30 minutes, our crews could just offload patients without the hospital necessarily accepting them. We just felt 30 minutes was long enough. It caused a bit of an uproar, obviously. We did set some criteria that they had to be on hospital equipment, a hospital bed, that kind of thing. But if a crew absolutely had to go, they could go. We started doing that, and amazingly, the hospitals started finding ways to deal with the patients."
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In California's capital, things were deteriorating at an alarming pace. In 1999, area hospitals were on diversion for a cumulative total of 4,131 hours. By 2001, that jumped to 23,785--an increase of 476%.
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I am off today to the beach for two weeks! Here are some photos I took there last year. I can't wait to take many more.
Saturday, 3 December 2011
4 comments:
- IONA said...
love the beach so much, extrrrreemely jealous youre on your way there!
- 4 December 2011 16:31
- Flotsam Friends said...
I hopw you're having a fabulous time. What a spot! You'll have to share your secret on your return. Thank you for popping by my blog. Glad to have found you. Pruxxx
- 4 December 2011 20:57
- tiny dancer said...
Lovely photos! I grew up on an island, and now living no where near the ocean, I miss it so much. These photos are heartwarming for me :)
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Germany's Merck KGaA has announced plans to buy AZ Electronic Materials, which supplies high-tech materials for the electronics industry, for about 1.6 billion pounds ($2.6 billion).
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Mall Anchors Away! The Retailer's Perspective:
The Plastic Models Place
Terence L. Holmes, Murray State University
Frank Runyon had started his retail business just after finishing high school in Cincinnati. Ever since he was a child, Frank had enjoyed working with his father, grandfather, and uncles on various types of scale models. He had become quite skilled at customizing boxed model kits and won ribbons and other prizes in contests all over the United States. Finally, one of his uncles talked to him about making a business out of his hobby. He related his own start in retailing and what he'd learned.
"Frank, you've got what 90% of retailers don't have-passion. You can do it!"
Frank started his business with just a few thousand dollars in savings, family investment, and bank loans. He chose a location in a small strip center in an eastern Cincinnati suburb. His uncle helped him pick it out, saying that traffic had been steady there for a long time.
For more than a decade the store thrived. People came to The Plastic Models Place for the models and much more. Some customers would spend hours talking with Frank about model building techniques and Frank sold materials, tools, and other accessories. Many customers commented that Frank's store had more of what they needed than many larger ones.
By the late 1980's, business had slowed and Frank wondered how he might get his traffic pattern back into high gear. His uncle, now retired to Florida, advised him to take a class from his local college on marketing or sales. "You need some models, pardon the pun Frankie, . . . some models you can use to help you decide how to better build traffic."
Frank took this advice and enrolled in an introductory marketing course and a retail management course. The ideas he had that were stimulated by these courses paid off for a while. For example, he hosted a model-building workshop, with each participant guaranteed a display-quality finished model by the end of class. He then sponsored an annual contest, with all entries displayed at local retirement homes and schools and prizes for the winners.
These activities stimulated sales for several years, but business settled back to a slow, stable level. His store was showing a bit of age, with worn carpet, cracked concrete outside the door, and a sign that he felt was dated. However, Frank couldn't see forking over thousands of dollars for something new. He hoped to wring a few more years out of the business and then perhaps sell out or close.
In the end, it was something new that Frank learned about that helped him save his business. His 12-year old son, Bill, showed him an article about the new World Wide Web, a part of the Internet that allowed for commercial activity. In 1994, Frank Runyan went back to his local college, taking a class on marketing via the Internet.
Within three months, Frank put much of what he'd learned into practice. He had Bill research something called web hosts, ISPs, and other still-unclear concepts. Finally, just after Christmas of 1996, The Plastic Model Place opened its online presence.
Frank had always gotten his business from greater Cincinnati, probably 75% of it, according to zip codes he had looked over after learning about that technique in his college retail class. Another 20% was from outside the city, people who'd heard good things from his customers or who had seen news items about the contest or the workshops. These people lived closer to several other hobby shops, but they drove the extra distance to The Plastic Models Place. The remaining few customers were those who just happened to drive or walk by and stop in.
With the website now functioning, Frank soon realized he would have to re-think some of the retailing lessons about traffic and other areas of the business he'd learned first-hand and from his uncle. For example, he would leave work disappointed that few Internet sales had come in, but the next morning perhaps a dozen such orders would be waiting. He got orders from all over the country and even a few from international customers, including a couple of countries he had never heard of! He even bought a world map and pinned it to the wall near the office computer.
Quite a few of the things Frank had used over the years still worked well. He'd learned early on to have the store name, address, and phone number on anything printed or painted having to do with the business (such as the pens and calendars he occasionally gave out). Now, however, he had learned from his class, and from observing other retailers, to put his website address on everything he could. Also, he started receiving inquires and attempts at ordering via the e-mail account that he now had from his Internet service provider.
Frank even saved money on inventory. The added sales from the website, plus more local people who came in because of the website (like himself, some people just wanted to deal face to face he'd learned over the years, thinking back to a couple of experiences with catalog shopping) meant higher volume, which translated into qualifying for volume discounts from some suppliers (Frank had received volume discounts from two long-time suppliers who allowed his periodic purchases during the year to be added together for discount calculations). He found another inventory savings in special orders. With the use of e-mail and his website, Frank could get a customer order for a unique item and then purchase that item from a supplier after the sale. He loved that capability!
The Internet presence had paid off handsomely. After some initial difficulties in arranging for returns (most of the things about Internet retailing he'd read and learned in his late 1990's classes didn't even mention returns!) Bill, now 21 and a college senior, was seasoned and ready to take over The Plastic Models Place. He told Frank he wanted to shift operations even further onto the Web, mentioning a couple of success stories he had studied: Model Expo and Internet Hobbies. Frank looked forward to semi-retirement; he planned to play some golf with his uncle in Florida and perhaps teach model-building classes in the retirement community. After all, he still had that passion!
Discussion Questions
Q: What is a common term for the business format The Plasitc Models Place uses?
Q: Discuss the appearance of orders from outside Cincinnati, including international orders.
Q: Discuss the quantity discounts Frank already used and those his change in strategy allowed him to start using.
Q: Summarize the promotion efforts Frank Runyon used over the years, as described in the case.
Q: Discuss the new capability of The Plastic Models Place in selling an item (special orders) and then buying it from a vendor. Could this be expanded beyond special orders? How?
Q: Discuss the example of reverse logistics described in the case. What other areas of retailing involve this concept?