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How to refill your Indesit dishwasher salt container
Have a look at our easy step by step guide showing you how to refill your Indesit dishwasher salt container.
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Hello my name's Alan. I am a senior technician with Indesit company. I have over fifteen years experience helping customers with their dishwashers. At Indesit Company we design and manufacture our appliances to provide many trouble free years of service to our customers, but there also a few things you can do yourself to help ensure your appliance operates to its full potential or to help resolve any common user issues.
This video covers how to deal with refilling the salt container on your dishwasher.
How you will know there's a problem – scale build up on the inside of your dishwasher and poor wash results. This issue is usually caused by not maintaining salt levels in the dishwasher if you are in a hard water area. To identify the water hardness area that you live in, please contact your local water board then refer to your user handbook for the correct settings.
Step one: remove the salt cap.
Step two: place the funnel over the top, pour in the dishwasher salt until it is full. As you pour the salt in, water will come out – this is normal.
Step three: Run a pre-wash afterwards with the dishwasher empty to get rid of any salt residue. If you're still experiencing problems please refer to your user handbook which can also be downloaded from the user handbook section of our website. Remember spares can also be obtained from our website as well as care products for a range of kitchen appliances.
Recap: Remove salt cap. Use funnel to pour in dishwasher salt. Run a pre-wash.


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wikiHow to Understand the Parts of Your Yelp User Page
Four Parts:Top of Yelp User PageLeft ColumnCenter ColumnRight ColumnCommunity Q&A
The Yelp User Page looks like a pain to view. but knowing a little about what you'll come to expect to find, makes things a bit easier on the user. This article will explain to you each area of the page you should/will encounter as you scroll about this page.
2Visit the Yelp website.
3Open your Yelp userpage, by clicking your first name (link) from the top right corner of the webpage.
4Understand that there are essentially three major columns that your information can be shown in. One column is skinny on the left, and a larger column is found as a thick column in the center, and yet another on the right hand side.
5Understand what can be found at the top of every Yelp page.
6Understand what can be found at the bottom of every Yelp page.
Part 1
Top of Yelp User Page
1Understand that the top of the page includes tabs that make it easier for the user to jump to get a better view of themselves.
2Understand that just below that, you'll find an area that lists your personalized web address and your name which is customizable from within your personal options.
Part 2
Left Column
1Realize that the left column holds your profile picture and headline.
2Realize that underneath the profile picture and headline, also holds a summary of all your added items, including tips, reviews, compliments received, a review of how many reviews where when you were the first person to review the business, and a wide selection of stuff you've done for the community. Also included is a link that shows you all the pictures you've uploaded for businesses.
3Realize that underneath that there is a link to adding more business photos for the business.
4Realize that there is a graph underneath that that shows you a breakdown of into what rating you have put a summary of each of your reviews.
5Realize that underneath those, is a summary of how many votes you've gotten in total from your reviews.
6Understand that a small chart to your compliments can be found there. Clicking each chart-icon will show you your compliments page (which will list your Compliments in their entirety).
7Realize that underneath those, the items you've included in your profile is also seen to you, the member.
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Center Column
1Realize that the right column holds only the top ten reviews you've written, including any review updates you have written and successfully submitted.
2Understand that the user's drafted reviews can also be seen in the center column (and overlapping into the right column).
3Understand how to jump to older reviews (besides the first ten written). The right column also holds a link to all the bookmarks for all subsequent pages of reviews you've written. Click the More Button to jump to the next page of reviews.
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Right Column
1Understand that there is a section that shows your Friends (the first 6 are initially shown) but there is a more button for the additional information most users find useful.
2Understand that underneath this Friends Area, includes a summary of the text to each compliment received and fully-accepted/posted.
3Understand that each of your Lists can be found underneath these areas.
4Understand the red box that keeps changing positions, shows a "Feed" of in what areas that reviews have been posted. The red box indicates the Recent Reviews the user has posted for the reviews on the page you are currently viewing. As the page changes with subsequent postings, this box will constantly change.
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Derrick Rose will travel with the Chicago Bulls on their two-game road trip to Orlando and Miami.
But Tom Thibodeau downplayed the possibility of the travel signaling that Rose is closer to returning from his torn ACL.
"You don't want to rule out anything," Thibodeau said. "But he has to go through regular practice for an extended amount of time before we even think about him playing."
Rose is expected to return in late February or early March.
"Whether it's after the All-Star break, two weeks after, it's when he's ready," Thibodeau said. "We don't want to put a date on it. When he makes it through practices for an extended amount of time and there's not any soreness the next day, we'll make a decision then. He's got a long way to go."
Thibodeau said Rose won't sit on the bench during the games.
"All along, as he has started to do more, he's going to be traveling and working on what he needs to work on," Thibodeau said. "Prior to the games, I want him to do his rehab. He's still focused on that. As he gets closer, he'll eventually be on the bench. But we're still a little bit away from that."


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TEL AVIV (Dec. 30)
Israel's economic outlook in 1992 is for slower economic growth, a drop in the inflation rate and rising unemployment, according to a forecast by Chamber of Commerce economists published Monday in the business weekly Mabat.
Inflation is expected to fall from a current annual rate of about 18 percent to 15 percent in the new year because of an anticipated decrease in the price of housing and a government cap on consumer prices in an election year.
The economists foresee the growth rate declining from a 5.2 percent increase in the gross national product during 1991 to a 4.3 percent rise in 1992.
They base that on an expected arrival of 100,000 to 130,000 immigrants next year. That is a conservative figure, assuming there is no mass unemployment in the republics that formerly constituted the Soviet Union.


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When You Need Salt Look For These Big Red Packages
Single sheet printed on one side. Two large boxes of Diamond Crystal Shaker Salt are on top of a black band. "America's Quality Table Salt. See...How white it is! Specially refined. Feel...How fine it is! No large grains. Taste...It is true salt flavor! New Improved Victory Spout Saves Metal for Uncle Sam. Ca. 1940s.View this piece: jpg pdf
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Diamond Salt
Publisher: Diamond Crystal Salt Co. (St. Clair, Mich.)
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14.0 x 8.9 cm
Language: English
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Citation: When You Need Salt Look For These Big Red Packages. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=272


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It's one of those shows that keeps going and going, and the veteran Fox drama Bones can thank a great cast, led by Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz, along with a writing staff that keeps the stories about digging up old bones fresh and interesting. That's why the series has been renewed by the network for a 10th season. The crime-solver has returned to the Monday night schedule with new episodes after a brief hiatus, and will tie Beverly Hills, 90210 by next season as the longest running scripted drama in the history of Fox. Would you believe the CBS forensics crime solving series CSI debuted in 2000 and it's expected to get a renewal for a 15th season. Plus there's another spin-off series in the works, with the network looking to expand the brand yet again with a proposed hour-long drama focused on cybercrimes set in Quantico. It will air as a backdoor pilot in an episode this spring. According to the network, "Technology, as we know it, has amplified human behavior to the point where faceless criminals are committing crimes at global proportions with a touch of a button." And a new CSI team will take charge of the high tech investigations.
CSI: Miami, the first spin-off from CSI, aired from 2002 to 2012 (producing 232 episodes). And CSI: NY aired from 2004-13, and was one season shorter (with 197 episodes). The potential new series will be written by CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker, CSI showrunner Carol Mendelsohn and former CSI: Miami showrunner Ann Donahue.
CBS also has a proposed spin-off from NCIS in the works set in New Orleans and headlined by Scott Bakula. The former Quantum Leap, Star Trek: Enterprise and Men of a Certain Age star, Bakula will play NCIS Special Agent Pride, who is described as being driven by the need to do what is right. Set to air this spring in a two-part back-door pilot on NCIS, the likely titled NCIS: New Orleans will center on the Big Easy office, which handles cases from Pensacola through Mississippi and Louisiana to the Texas panhandle. NCIS showrunner Gary Glasberg and star Mark Harmon will executive produce the spinoff. Let's hope it has more power behind it than last season's backdoor pilot for NCIS: Red, featuring John Corbett and Kim Raver, which was introduced on NCIS: Los Angeles but did not move forward to series.
Also returning to TV is Michael J. Fox. After NBC swung the axe on his low-rated sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show, life will go on for the beloved TV star with Fox returning to CBS' The Good Wife in his Emmy nominated role as Louis Canning, the rival attorney to star Julianna Margulies' Alicia Florrick. He will guest-star on multiple episodes during the current season five of the legal drama.
This summer ABC has ordered 10-episodes of 1969-based drama Astronaut Wives Club, which promises to tell the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history during the height of the space race. Based on the book of the same name by Lily Koppel, the show is from writer-producer Stephanie Savage (Hart of Dixie, Gossip Girl) and executive producers Josh Schwartz, Len Goldstein and Michael London. Other original scripted dramas scheduled to air this summer include returning Mistresses, Motive and Rookie Blue on ABC, Under the Dome and upcoming Extant from Steven Spielberg on CBS, and the revival of 24: Live Another Day on Fox.
Legendary actress Ann-Margret has been added to the cast of the second season of the Showtime drama Ray Donovan in the recurring role of June Wilson, a major star back in her day that has a past with Ray's boss Ezra Goldman (Elliott Gould). Headlined by Liev Schreiber and Emmy Award winner Jon Voigt, other actors slated to appear on Ray Donovan in season two include Hank Azaria, Sherilyn Fenn, Kip Pardue, and Wendell Pierce. Production on the second season's 12 episodes is currently underway in Los Angeles and is set for a summer premiere.


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Illinois to Employers: Keep Your Hands Off Employees' Facebook Passwords
This just in: on Thursday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a new law making it unlawful for an employer to request or require an employee or prospective employee to provide the password for his or her account or profile on a social networking site. The law, which amends Illinois's existing Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act, and goes into effect on January 1, 2013, supposedly addresses the trend of employers requiring job applicants to give access to their Facebook profiles as part of the job application process.
Are you skeptical that this is really a trend? So was I, and I found this.
Nevertheless, in addition to the Illinois legislature and governor, lawmakers in Maryland have come to the rescue of the workforce, and lawmakers on the Hill are on their way.
Not a very daring rescue, I might add. The Illinois law will not prohibit an employer from requiring an employee or prospective employee to provide the password to his or her e-mail account, which arguably has far more private information than a Facebook profile that is intended to be accessed by at least some people other than the account-holder. If an employer violates the Illinois law, the employee or prospective employee could sue for actual damages, after first making a complaint with the Illinois Department of Labor. For willing and knowing violations by the employer, up to $500 per employee and reasonable attorneys' fees are also available.
Will the threat of the $500 fine, the other legal risks inherent in employers requiring employees or prospective employees to share private information that happens to be on-line, or the fact that it may not be the smartest business practice keep companies from demanding access to the social networking site accounts of employees or job applicants? Time will tell.


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MUNICH – With the United States teetering into recession, the global economic boom has ended. The boom was unusually long and persistent, with four years of roughly 5% growth – a period of sustained economic dynamism not seen since around 1970.
The clearest sign that the boom is ending is the IMF's forecast of 1.5% growth for the US in 2008. That may not sound like a recession, but the Fund's marginally positive projection primarily reflects the growth overhang from 2007, with hardly any new contribution in 2008. It is compatible with three consecutive quarters of zero growth in 2008.
Many argue that a US recession will no longer affect the world because China has supplanted America as an engine of the global economy. Wrong. Although China is growing fast, its economic power remains tiny. While the US contributes 28% to world GDP, China accounts for only 5%. The whole of Asia, from Turkey to China, contributes 24%, less than the US alone.
At some stage, the world may no longer catch a cold when the US sneezes, but that is far from being true now. Twenty-one percent of China's exports and 23% of the EU's exports to non-member countries go to the US. Thus, the world cannot help but be pulled down by a US slump.


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The female pig is seen donning an ivory dress designed by Vivienne Westwood and holding a bouquet of flowers.
Will Miss Piggy finally walk down the aisle in "Muppets Most Wanted"? A new picture from the movie shows a first look at the diva pig in a wedding dress. She wears a Vivienne Westwood couture Long Ivory Court wedding gown with corset detailing and paillettes made from recycled plastic bottles, completed with an ivory tulle veil. She also holds a bouquet of flowers.
Some other outfits are also commissioned by the famous designer. For a scene set at Tower of London, Miss Piggy wears a Vivienne Westwood Harris Tweed houndstooth coat with matching beret.
"Vivienne Westwood is fabulous-just like moi," Miss Piggy says in a statement. "When I asked her to design this wedding dress for moi's new movie Muppets Most Wanted, she was thrilled and I was thrilled. The only one a bit 'iffy' about it was the Frog."
In "Muppets" stories, Kermit the frog often becomes the target of Miss Piggy's affection and sometimes alternating rage when she's not in the mood. Kermit has always expressed cold feet on his frog legs before. Will the upcoming film be different? "You'll have to see the movie to find out," Miss Piggy teases.
In the next film, the Muppets will visit Europe's most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid and London. However, mayhem follows them overseas as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine who bears uncanny resemblance to Kermit.
Ricky Gervais plays Constantine's dastardly sidekick, Dominic. Ty Burrell and Tina Fey also have roles in the upcoming sequel. Celebrity cameos include P. Diddy, Lady GaGa, Tom Hiddleston, Salma Hayek, and Usher. It's due in the U.S. on March 21.


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The Museum of Hartlepool has kindly allowed the WFA to use the images below to show the effects of the bombardment of Hartlepool in December 1914. Most of the text below is also from the Museum's Flickr site.
The bombardment of Hartlepool is one of the most significant events in the town's history. Although the First World War had started several months before, the British public were not prepared for what was about to happen. On the morning of Wednesday, 16 December 1914 Hartlepool (on the north-east coast of England) came under attack. This was the first time British civilians had been in the line of enemy fire during a major conflict - probably since the civil war. There were similar raids occuring on Scarborough (and then Whitby) to the south.
The people of Hartlepool were going about their daily business as three German warships, Seydlitz, Moltke and Blucher, led by Vice Admiral Hipper, approached the coastline. The warships had been met further out at sea by the British destroyers, Doon, Test, Waveney and Moy. Attempts were made to stop the warships going further but the British destroyers had to admit defeat. Other efforts to prevent the bombardment were made by the light cruiser HMS Patrol and submarine C9 but both ran aground.
Nobody in Hartlepool was aware of what had happened out at sea and what followed took the town completely by surprise. Shortly after 8am the three warships began firing shells, continuing to do so for about 40 minutes. The coastal defence batteries were the main target and the lines of communication were quickly cut.
The coastal defences of the port were made up of the Heugh Battery, which had two six inch guns and the Lighthouse Battery, which had one six inch gun. The coastal batteries, manned by the Durham Royal Garrison Artillery, fired 123 rounds. Two companies from the 18th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry were also stationed in Hartlepool at this time. Some damage was inflicted on the German warship Blucher and some of the crew were killed and injured but, despite efforts to defend the town, the two batteries were outgunned by the German warships.
Over 1,000 shells were fired during the bombardment causing much devastation to the town and its people. More than 100 people were killed and in excess of 200 were injured. Many buildings were damaged or destroyed. Here are some of the photographs from our collection, which show the aftermath of the bombardment.
The raid had an enormous effect upon British public opinion, both as a rallying cry against Germany for an attack upon civilians, and in generating criticism of the Royal Navy for being unable to prevent it. The attack became part of a British propaganda campaign, 'Remember Scarborough', used on army recruitment posters.
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O2 Germany reveals their €759 price for the Samsung Galaxy Tab
0. phoneArena posted on 05 Oct 2010, 09:48
Regretfully, all our fears about the Samsung Galaxy Tab might be coming true after O2 Germany recently became one of the first carriers to announce pricing...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. jharo (Posts: 25; Member since: 08 Jan 2009)
There is no way I'd buy one at that price. I really want one too! Might be a flop if they can't get the pricing comparable to the iPad.
2. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
oi.. like always, a bit of misinformation to try to make apple look good. In europe they use the VAT tax, which is an inclusive tax built into the price. If memory serves, its around 30% somewhere which im sure someone will correct me on. Thats not counting any sales tax on top of that. We dont have that tax in america (yet, but Obamination is trying to give it to us), so you basically just have to think about adding 30% on top of anything in america. Take 30% off that price, and it will be closer to the expected, which is around 600 bux or so. It is the first of the "high end" android tablets, did you think it was gonna be cheap?? Even if its the same price as an ipad it does MUCH more, so u get better value. This time next year, there will be a dozen Android tablets and it will drop the market price substantially. First adopters always pay a premium.
3. zerglisk (Posts: 544; Member since: 09 Feb 2010)
Models in the US: No phone call ability... Fail! Contracted... Fail! Locked Sim... Fail!
4. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
OH LORD.. it CAN make phone calls. Think about it. U can do video calling over wifi. You have a speaker and u have a reciever. It may lack the frequencies to make calls over Tmobile or ATT, but it doesnt lack the ability to call over Skype, fring, google voice, ect. A little common sence peeps!!


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New Rick Scott TV ad slams Crist for calling Obamacare 'great'
Gov. Rick Scott's re-election campaign launched a new TV spot Monday that takes aim at Democrat Charlie Crist for referring to Obamacare as "great" in a recent CNN interview.
The 30-second spot also shows a St. Augustine Record newspaper masthead and the headline: "300,000 health plans in Florida cancelled," an assertion that has been disputed by the state's largest health care provider, Florida Blue.
Scott's campaign said it will spend $2 million in a statewide TV ad buy set to begin Thursday, March 27.
In a statement, Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera said: "Obamacare seems to only be 'great' for Charlie Crist and his political career."
The Crist campaign's response: "When after four years, you have no record and no vision, you spend millions attacking your opponent. It's the Rick Scott playbook and Floridians have had enough."


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edit Pee review Mary-Sue character
I'm fond of the core idea here, but I can't quite pin down a good way to expand. Creating fictional fanfiction stories to describe the Mary-Sues in seems unfunny, but I don't see what other great options I have. Asserting the existence of Mary-Sues in real stories? Mentions of Boston Legal, T.J. Hooker, and the like? Snowspinner 00:17, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Oh, the latter has real promise. I remember watching T.J. Hooker as a kid and thinking "he wants SO BAD to be a starship captain again" - David Gerard 23:26, 9 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Now working on this approach, starting with T.J. Hooker - David Gerard 12:35, 10 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- There, I think that works nicely. You should expand the intro a bit - David Gerard 12:51, 10 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Oh, this is coming along very nicely. Anyone else? - David Gerard 16:47, 11 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- I'm surprised this article is about a Mary Sue 'Character'. I think it would be much funnier if this article described a Mary Sue as if she was a real person, similar to the articles on Anonymous, You, Your Mom and Oscar Wilde.


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Best family vacation!: Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review by kris2cruise
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Best family vacation!
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Miami
We are a family of four - kids are 12 & 15. This was the kids first cruise & hubby & my second so we don't have a lot of cruise experience to use as comparison. So our impressions are based solely on this ship, staff, etc & not a comparison of other trips, ships, or lines. A fresh slate, so to speak.
We drove into Miami on Friday night so we wouldn't have to worry about getting to port on time. We arrived at the Port of Miami around 11:15, dropped our bags with a porter in the drop off area & went to park the car. We were parked, through security, corkage fees area, check-in and on board by 12:30. Everything went smoothly & swiftly.
To say the Getaway is an impressive ship is an understatement at best! She is absolutely beautiful! Inside & out! When you stand in the middle of the atrium & look around, you're awed by all the colors & beauty. The atmosphere is elegant and fun. More
Once on board we went to the Flamingo Grill to grab a bite of lunch while we waited for the cabins to be ready. There was quite a selection to choose from. Cheeseburgers, pulled pork sandwiches, chicken croquet, chorizo sausage & chimmichurri sauce sandwich, waffle fries & fried polenta - it was all tasty. The announcement that cabins were now ready was around 1:30. We made our way to our cabins on deck 10. Being non experienced cruisers we didn't know the difference in aft & forward elevators & we took the wrong set and had a very long hike to our cabins, lol! We found our rooms just down the hall (a short stroll, lol) from the forward elevators.
Our cabins were next door to each other but not connecting, #10192 & #10194. Mini suites category & quite nicely appointed. Not lavish but more than adequate. Space to walk around without bumping into anything. The bathroom was very nice. Double sink made it easy for 2 to share space when getting ready. The shower with the multiple jets was a very welcome addition, especially after shore excursions! The bed was ok. Nothing to write home about but comfortable enough. Our room steward, Putu, was the absolute best! Friendly, attentive & very good at his job. Granted we did tip him nicely the first night, something we read on here ;-) I was worried the balcony would be too small to enjoy but happily it was plenty useable. There's room for 2 chairs & a very small table. You can sit & enjoy the view comfortably if you turn the chair on an angle to maximize leg room. If you're wanting to stretch out & sunbathe, you'll be disappointed but otherwise the balcony is fine. There's plenty of closet & shelf room even the bathroom has a good amount of storage space.
We did many of the on board activities & had a great time! Sinan, the activities director was awesome! He is a riot and made the activities fun & funny!! We played Deal Or No Deal, didn't get picked to go on stage but everyone gets to play along using cards in the audience & win prizes. We played Bingo & it was fun. We didn't win but we laughed a lot! There are several craft opportunities on sea days. We did one where we made scrapbook pages. It was a basic level activity but since we scrapbook it was fun for us. There are several dance classes available & we did a couple. They do take place in the atrium in front of everyone & are shown on the giant 2 story screen, so it can be a little nerve inducing. My daughter & I took a big leap out of our comfort zone here but it was a good time! Origami lessons are fun, our son enjoyed them. Between the origami sessions & Putu showing him how to make towel animals he's quite a little creator now! We saw Burn The Floor & it was good. The dancing is phenomenal! That said, we did leave feeling it was somewhat lacking, still can't figure out what was missing but left feeling unsatisfied. Legally Blonde was good. Our 12yr old wasn't over joyed when he found out we were going to the show but he left saying it was a good time. Hubby & I went to the Wine Musical...it was an ok show. The story line is predictable, the food was mediocre & personally I only found 2 of the wines palatable. Admittedly I'm picky about my wine but I wouldn't do this one again & didn't find it worth the price of admission. On the other hand I can't recommend enough going to see The Illusionarium show! This is one wonderfully put together production! The whole family really enjoyed it! We didn't try out the ropes course or plank, we'd planned to but got busy doing other things & never got around to it. We did give the water slides a go & the kids really enjoyed them! I did one & had a comical experience! I have an issue with claustrophobia but try to not let it rule my life. I enjoy trying new things & decided to do a slide. Figuring it was a quick ride I'd be fine. So in the tube I go & part of the way down it goes from some light coming in to total darkness! I start to hypervenilate & without thinking I attempt to sit up, bashing my head on the top of the tunnel & tweaking my neck! Thankfully the ride was over soon after & once the pain subsided I laughed it off:-) Moral of the story; if you're claustrophobic maybe skip the tunnel slides, lol! The guys played a few games of bowling in O'Sheehans & had a great time. Not sure what it was about bowling with those mini balls that was so amusing but they sure laughed a lot! The ice bar was neat. Go by the hostess podium outside the ice bar to make a reservation. The drinks were tasty & being as you can't go to a bar made completely of ice everywhere, I say go. It was a quick experience thanks to the temps but fun nonetheless:-)
We tried to do the cupcake decorating class but we didn't realize you needed to sign up early. If you may want to do the cupcake ($39 for 4) or cake ($69) decorating class I suggest you visit the customer service desk sooner rather than later. The classes are only held one time & are limited to around 20 people so they fill fast!
We didn't dine in the main dinning rooms so no input there. We did try out Teppanyaki one night & it was good. Our cook was amusing & put on a good show. Plus his karaoke back and forth with the other cook was fun/funny! We did feel bad throwing out so much food. It was delicious but there was SO much of it & no way to rewarm it later so it got tossed. NCL might think about cutting portion sizes a bit here. I understand wanting people to feel like they're getting their moneys worth but hate the thought of how much food is wasted! LaCucina was nice, not wonderful but a step up from Olive Garden. Our favorite specialty restaurant was Moderno! We went twice it was so yummy! The "cheese balls" are so good! The salad bar is awesome & the selection of meats is so delicious!!
Oh & then there were the lobster tails, YUM YUM YUM! We probably indulged more than we should have but they were so worth it!
We were celebrating our 19th Anniversary & I was window shopping on a sea day in the onboard jewelry store & found an absolutely gorgeous ring. The sales woman, Elizabeth from Kallati, was knowledgeable but not pushy in the least. My hubby went back with my daughter & secretly purchased it! If you're looking for something particular or just happen upon the perfect piece don't be scared off by the price tag because the sales force will work with you & the quality of the jewelry is wonderful!
We went parasailing in St.Maarten at SXM Water sports. It was a first for all of us & was amazing!! We made our reservation directly instead of through NCL. They're located just down the beach from where the water taxi docks so no worries about missing the ship.
St.Thomas was a good time. Again we booked our excursion directly. Tried to go through NCL but it was fully booked. We did the Sea Lion Swim at Coral World. A truly lifelong memorable experience! They are fun, beautiful, amazing animals! You get to interact in & out of the water with them. The trainers are awesome! They really want you to get everything you're hoping for from your experience & work with such love with the Sea Lions. It cost $80 round trip, with tip, for the 4 of us to & from Coral World. I will say the taxi drivers were a bit scary! The roads & driving patterns are a little hairy at times but we got there & back ok so I guess it all was good :-)
Nassau was a bit of a let down. We had a private excursion planned with Blue Hole Water sports but the seas were too rough for it. It was a pleasure meeting Basil, owner/ operator of Blue Hole. Even though we weren't able to go on our planned trip I would recommend him! We're hoping to go back & do our snorkel & sight seeing trip another time. We ended up walking around for a bit but went back to the boat by 2:00. We didn't have much interest in being in the shopping area to begin with & after someone tried to open my husband's backpack while we were walking we decided to leave! Not a great stop in our opinion!
This may have been our first NCL cruise but it won't be our last! The ship was beautiful, fun & a never-ending supply of things to do! With the exception of a couple people, the staff was smiling, friendly, helpful & generally just amazing! To think we could've been cruising for years, man I wish I'd known how wonderful it was! I do all the research, planning, packing & executing of our vacations & I am usually exhausted by the time we leave & am going on fumes by the time we get home. This is the first family vacation I was relaxed & felt like I had a vacation, instead of doing everything I usually do just in a different location! I LOVE CRUISING! Totally hooked!!
Overall this was definitely one of our favorite family vacations! I have to admit that being without technology was wonderful! The kids not having cellphones & continually texting or snap chatting or whatever & spending uninterrupted family time was the best! Many memories made & happily planning our next cruise! Less
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Cabin review: 10192 & 10194
Our cabins were next door to each other but not connecting, #10192 & #10194. Mini suites category & quite nicely appointed. Not lavish but more than adequate. Space to walk around without bumping into anything. The bathroom was very nice. Double sink made it easy for 2 to share space when getting ready. The shower with the multiple jets was a very welcome addition, especially after shore excursions! The bed was ok. Nothing to write home about but comfortable enough. Our room steward, Putu, was the absolute best! Friendly, attentive & very good at his job. Granted we did tip him nicely the first night, something we read on here ;-) I was worried the balcony would be too small to enjoy but happily it was plenty useable. There's room for 2 chairs & very small table. You can sit & enjoy the view comfortably if you turn the chair on an angle to maximize leg room. If you're wanting to stretch out & sunbathe, you'll be disappointed but otherwise the balcony is fine. There's plenty of closet & shelf room even the bathroom has a good amount of storage space.
Port and Shore Excursions
Due to weather circumstances the snorkelling excursion we had planned was cancelled. We walked around the shopping area for a very little bit but after someone tried to pick pocket my husband we went back to the ship! We'd likee to return to the Bahamas another time and have hope to be able to see more of the beauty the island has to offer.
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Strouds to vendors: check's in the mail
February 17, 2003,
Strouds today was scheduled to begin a payout of past due trade debt after meeting the recapitalization demands of its chief investor and secured lender, opening the door to a $5 million cash infusion.
In addition to beginning the payout to vendors this week, Strouds said the cash would immediately be used to replenish sagging inventory levels.
"We are pleased and gratified to report that we have received signed consent forms representing more than 90 percent of the claims as outlined in our communications with you last month," stated the Feb. 10 letter, which was signed by "The Strouds Team."
The letter continued: "With your support we have made great strides in the past few weeks to strengthen Strouds. Not only has the balance sheet been improved with more than $3 million in vendor discounts and $5 million of new capital, but the streamlining program — to ensure that we have an appropriate expense structure for our business — will produce more than $4.5 million in annual savings."
Company president Rob Valone declined comment on the letter, although he did confirm that one store had closed. He said the Blossom Hill full-line store in San Jose was shuttered last month because its lease ended. Valone also stated there were no further staff reductions planned. Yet, there was no indication, either, of from where else the cost savings might be derived.
Strouds currently operates 29 full-line stores and 20 outlets.
The recapitalization and payout follow an initial statement to vendors in January, in which the company notified suppliers that it had stopped trade payments "due to losses and a significant decline in sales during the fourth quarter of 2002."
Strouds then presented its suppliers with something of a Hobson's choice: Select from two repayment options that would settle claims for between $0.40 and $0.70 on the dollar, or a possible bankruptcy filing resulting in no repayment or as little as 5 percent.
The 70 percent solution will pay out that portion of the old trade bills over time; shipments of new inventory will be billed on 60-day terms and paid at a rate of 110 percent, the company stated in the original proposal. Alternatively, vendors could have opted for four monthly payments of 10 percent each toward payment of their claims, the original proposal stated.
Strouds' current difficulties came as the company was continuing a struggle to reinvent itself, rising from the ashes of a near-liquidation following a 2000 bankruptcy filing. Strouds Acquisition Corp., which included dot-com venture capitalist Walter Cruttenden, who put up financing for an 80 percent stake in the new company, breathed new life into the retailer with the buyout of $39.5 million worth of only the most viable assets.
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Let others worry about tough times in semiconductors. Hwang Chang Gyu, president of Samsung Electronics Co.'s memory-chip unit, is pumping $2 billion into a new factory to crank out memory for everything from PCs to cell phones to game consoles. "We are different," says Hwang. "We are living a nomadic life. We move on if other companies catch up."
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Samsung's secret? While others have tried to sell horsepower for the mass-PC market, Hwang has focused on niches commanding higher prices and fatter margins. Some 70% of Samsung's memory revenues come from specialty products, including graphics chips for game consoles such as Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT ) X-box; high-density memory modules for ultrapowerful servers from IBM, Sun Microsystems, and others; and flash memory chips for handheld computers, cell phones, and camcorders. "It's like Samsung is operating a department store while other memory makers are running a discount store," says Choi Suk Po, a semiconductor analyst at Woori Securities in Seoul.
Hwang's biggest bet is on flash memory, which can hold data even when electric power is turned off. The company says its sales of flash chips will skyrocket to $1.2 billion this year, from $350 million in 2001. After its new plant starts operating next year, Samsung hopes to boost flash memory sales to $4.2 billion annually by 2005.
Some analysts question whether Samsung can increase its flash sales so dramatically, but Hwang is confident. Samsung's current advantages--relentless spending on research, heavy investment in new facilities, and its blue-chip client base--will continue to pay dividends for a couple more years at least. "The influence of other companies will be limited," says Hwang. Still, observers both inside and outside the company say cost-efficient chip foundries, such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM ), could emerge as strong rivals if they decide to move into the memory business--particularly in alliance with manufacturers in China. "In the long term, China can always pose a threat," admits a senior Samsung manager. For now, though, this nomad's path to profits looks like the right road to travel.
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Nice ship - Just Ok Time: Crown Princess Cruise Review by kevin63
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Nice ship - Just Ok Time
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Galveston
We got to Galveston in plenty of time so we had lunch on the pier. The food was very good there. We then embarked onto the Crown Princess. The lines were long but not unexpected. The check in process went really well.
We set sail that evening and were shocked to learn that the Set Sail Drinks would be billed to our room and they were not that great. Would never do that again. We then went to dinner that evening. As you have probably already read, the meals on this ship are mediocre at best. The menu is not that great. We have had way better meals on the 3 other cruise lines that we have been on. The meals did not get any better as the cruise went on and the buffet was substandard at More best. The entertainment bands by the pool were good but not what I expected. I expected music that would put me in the mood for the Carribean...not put me to sleep. It was really good sleepy time music.
We arrived in Honduras on Tuesday. We had a great time doing the snorkeling trip at the ship wreck that we booked through the cruise line. This was an excellent place to see Iguana and monkeys as well.
The second port was Belize. We booked the Zipline/Cave Tubing on our own as the ship was already booked for this. We were a bit worried about doing this but it turned out great. Both were fun and the cave tubing was beautiful. I would highly recommend this. The 3rd port was Cozumel. We also booked our own excursion going deep sea fishing. This too was excellent. I would highly recommend booking your own trip unless it is an all day trip. You can save a lot of money booking it on your own. We saved over $500.0 doing it on our own.
About 1/2 of the crew on the Princess Ship acted like they did not even want to be there. This was a bit disturbing as all of the other cruises that I have been on were extremely friendly and went out of there way to make your trip pleasant. Not on this ship. I spoke with a number of cruisers on this ship and they will not sail on Princess anymore. There were some that the only ships that they did cruise on was Princess. I am one of the ones that won't be on this cruise line anymore. It was a beautiful ship but the crew and the food were not good enough for another trip. I hope this helps someone else out. Less
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text: Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) (NYSE: LPX) will conduct its second quarter 2012 financial results conference call on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at 11 a.m. EDT (8 a.m. PDT). The company will release its results earlier that morning. Hosting the call will be LP's Chief Financial Officer, Sallie Bailey. To access the webcast and accompanying presentation, visit the "Investor Relations" section of www.lpcorp.com. The webcast and presentation will be archived on LP's Web site. A replay of the call will also be available starting at 1 p.m. EDT July 31, 2012, through Aug. 7, 2012, by calling (888) 286-8010 (domestic) or (617) 801-6888 (international) and entering the access code 33944069. About LP Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is a leading manufacturer of quality engineered wood building materials including OSB, structural framing products, and exterior siding for use in residential, industrial and light commercial construction. From manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada, Chile and Brazil, LP products are sold to builders and homeowners through building materials distributors and dealers and retail home centers. Founded in 1973, LP is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under LPX. For more information, visit www.lpcorp.com.


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Frances L. Buhr, 93, Washington, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012.
Mrs. Buhr was born Oct. 9, 1918, in Beaufort, the daughter of Frank R. Koppelmann and wife Anna, nee Segelhorst.
She received her education in the Beaufort schools. On May 10, 1941, she was united in marriage to Frank Buhr at St. John's-Gildehaus Church.
They made their home in Washington and seven children were born to this marriage. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
Mrs. Buhr was preceded in death by her husband, Frank, in February of 2006.
She is survived by two sons, Leon Buhr and wife Helen, New Haven, and John Buhr and wife Linda, Villa Ridge; five daughters, Donna Himmelberg and husband Robert and Mary Baucom and husband Bill, all of Washington, Betty Kampschroeder and husband Ed, Wilmington, N.C., Kelly Schweissguth and husband Burt, Dutzow, and Vicky Dotson and husband Fred, Lakeland, Fla.; 20 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; one sister, Lorena Hendrix, Union; other relatives and many friends.
A memorial Mass was held Saturday, Jan. 21, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Washington, with Father Mike Boehm officiating.
Donations may be made to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, St. Vincent de Paul Society or Heartland Hospice.
To send condolences to the family, visit www.oltmannfuneralhome.com.
The family was served by Oltmann Funeral Home, Washington.


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Candice Olson can be seen as the host and designer of HGTV's Candice Tells All, Divine Design and as a judge on HGTV Design Star.
Candice's transformation of this space gives it a warm, welcoming feeling with a chic global vibe.
A long, narrow room like this one is ideal for creating separate furniture groupings.
A long, narrow room like this one is ideal for creating separate furniture groupings.
Culture Cues
To effectively create a contemporary cultural design, be sure to edit your inspiration. Don't try to literally replicate a style in every aspect—instead, focus on a few key elements that represent the style. Then relate them to your choices of pattern, color, and texture.
Candice Olson Creates a Contemporary Cultural Design
Expert advice on how to design with cultural inspiration without being cliche.
- by Trisha McBride Ferguson
Fans of Candice Olson know she's a master at blending colors, patterns and textures to create a particular mood. When it comes to design with a global feel, the combinations can be tricky. A little too much of a certain color or design element and a room looks themed or cliche. Not enough, and it doesn't have interest or excitement.
Here's a look at how Candice created a culturally inspired retreat for a space in desperate need of a makeover. She brings an exciting modern Masala vibe to what was once a dated, dull golfer's den.
An Underwhelming Space
In the before picture of this living room, it's easy to see the room needed professional help. Without a working furniture layout and color plan, it looked like the owners had just moved in.
Warm and Welcoming
One of the biggest changes to this space is the way it feels. No longer does the room have a "thrown-together" appearance. It's now balanced in every way.
Transformed by Color & Texture
This space has been transformed with a warm color palette of tans and browns accented with gold and orange. The sofa and chairs are upholstered in a neutral beige linen, while the walls feature a textured sisal twill wallpaper.
The Punch of Paisley
The most dramatic color in the room comes from the stunning floor-to-ceiling drapery panels crafted from a fabric that features a rich palette of globally inspired hues in a traditional paisley pattern. Natural woven blinds complete the window while adding another layer of texture.
Warm Woods
The natural focal point of the room is the fireplace and it does not disappoint. Wood tiles above the fireplace add a substantial, exotic touch. They're contrasted with the rich, smooth Palissandro marble of the fireplace surround. The warm wood tones are carried throughout the room and can be seen in the finishes of the tables and built-in cabinetry.
Finishing First
To really appreciate the beauty of this room, you need only look to its finishes. Variations in color and texture are masterfully blended to create a space that is warm and comfortable yet classy and contemporary.


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A British mother who abandoned four of her children for a week to go on holiday with her boyfriend to the Canary Islands has escaped jail.
The 44-year-old woman left the children, aged between five and 13, to fend for themselves when she couldn't find anyone to look after them.
But the mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, walked free from court after a judge decided that her children would be "better protected" by her being made subject to a community rehabilitation order.
The woman, from Ham, south-west London, was found guilty last month of four charges of cruelty towards a person under 16, which she had denied, following a trial at Kingston Crown Court.
The trial had heard how the mother originally arranged for her sister to look after her children while she went on holiday to Gran Canaria.
But she became "desperate" when her sister told her she was ill and could no longer do so.
She left her 11-year-old son in the care of a childminder for the week, but arranged just one night's supervision for her other four children - two boys and two girls - at the home of one of her daughter's school friends.
She gave one of her daughters STG40 ($96.42) and a note saying that her eldest child, her 13-year-old son, would take care of them.
She expected her eldest son to pick the other children up from school and cook them dinner, the trial was told.
At her sentencing hearing at Kingston Crown Court today, Judge Charles Tilling told the woman that her actions were "selfish".
He said that had she simply abandoned her children he would have had no option but to impose an immediate prison sentence.
However, he said he thought her children would be better protected by her being made subject to a two-year community rehabilitation order.
He said: "From the evidence given at your trial I am satisfied that you made initially what you thought were adequate arrangements for your children to be looked after by your sister.
"But when she made it clear that she could no longer look after the children I am satisfied that what you then did was to persuade your neighbour to have them for one night in the hope that she would feel obliged, come the Monday, to keep them for the rest of the week. Your actions were very selfish."
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Study debunks Slipper myths of juvenile burnout factorMax Presnell
Published: April 5 2013 - 3:00AM
The rails draw presents a problem for Overreach which, with rivals, this year is out to continue the substance trend in the Golden Slipper - bucking the burnout factor from too much racing too soon.
Yes, barrier one is the most successful Golden Slipper gate, producing eight winners, including Pierro, a stablemate of Overreach, prepared by Gai Waterhouse, last year. However, the circumstances of the race and conditions of the day play a role. Generally, the inside section, particularly after rain, at Rosehill is taboo as far as the horseback navigators and many desktop speed mappers are concerned.
Last Saturday, Rosehill played fair to my eye but The Sun-Herald gave it "an off-the-inside-favoured" rating and the previous meeting was listed by The Sportsman as "off the fence best".
Thus weather conditions and the pattern of play in six earlier events could take a toll.
It will be deduced that Tom Berry, on Overreach, has a filly with abundant speed, at the launch and turf level. No doubt he will be clued up with the best instructions Waterhouse and her ground and wind (as in velocity and direction) advisers can muster.
"I don't understand why the grass at Rosehill continues to be cut so short?" Waterhouse, with a healthy regard to track bias, blogged this week. "Does this not create speed lanes? A go-fast lane, a go-slow lane, no real consistency in the track at all.
"I am sure if the [grass] was left longer, the horses would still produce good times and the young horses would not have so much stress on their shins and their joints. The speed lanes would also be cut down if the track was not as manicured."
Australian Turf Club course manager Lindsay Murphy, who knows just about every blade of the Rosehill sward, says it will be between 125 millimetres and 150mm long for Saturday. "That's about five inches in the old, about the same length it's been for years, and won't be cut this week," he said.
The Golden Slipper tempo can be a gut-buster for favourites like Overreach, and their future.
"As a racing proposition, no matter the gender, the Slipper winners have performed woefully as older horses," Alfred Meadham wrote in Turf Monthly. But while some have, others haven't.
Meadham focused on their three-year-old campaigns and rated Vain, Tontonan and Manikato the best. Note Manikato had 12 starts for eight wins at three.
Still Pierro, strongly fancied in Saturday's George Ryder, won by Manikato in 1983, looks set for a more than worthwhile three-year-old season, but won't get near Manikato's tally.
Alas, the Golden Slipper is littered with horses many figure have been wilted because of the extreme pressure before maturity.
"The Golden Slipper is the most lucrative horse race for two-year-old thoroughbreds in the world, despite ongoing criticism of horses being raced at this young age, including by an Australian Senate select committee on animal welfare," says a University of Sydney media release.
Researchers have addressed the issue in the most comprehensive study undertaken to determine whether the age thoroughbreds start racing affects career length.
The study found no detrimental effects if a horse starts racing as a two-year-old, and also that those starting careers in Australia at younger ages are more likely to race for longer than late starters.
"This is the largest and most extensive study of its type as we investigated the careers of over 115,000 Australian thoroughbred racehorses and evaluated them throughout a 10-year period," said Natasha Hamilton, the supervising author at the university's faculty of veterinary science. Hamilton is co-supervisor of PhD candidate Brandon Velie, lead author of the study published in the Equine Veterinary Journal.
The study also used the horse's exact age at each race as defined by its foaling date, rather than simply by year of birth, making it more accurate than comparable studies.
"The survival analysis showed the risk of retirement from racing decreased the younger the horse was when it ran its first race," Hamilton said.
"Our study supports earlier findings, but is based on a much larger sample," said Hamilton, who alongside her university career has worked as a race-day official for more than 15 years.
The stud value of Golden Slipper-winning colts limits careers but Ha Ha, a Waterhouse filly, did well as a three-year-old, so she would rate highly with Meadham.
Overreach has only had four starts and last time out in the Moet & Chandon at Rosehill (off fence best) she could have come through a rice paddy while the others were on the freeway but still proved too good. But she had a soft lead, unlikely on Saturday.
Murphy is tipping Criterion. "Overreach may have to be used up early and Criterion will catch her," he said.
This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/horseracing/study-debunks-slipper-myths-of-juvenile-burnout-factor-20130404-2h8rk.html


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Briarcliff 2, Croton 2
The Bears' Megan O'Donnell scored with 8:38 left to play to knot the game.
Erika Zirman had the other Briarcliff goal off a Sharon Luan assist.
Emily Grossman and Teagan Burke scored for Croton with assists from Caroline Barnes and Katie Marcus.
Dominique Corveddu had 10 saves for the Tigers.
Michelle Rotondo stopped three shots for Briarcliff.
Byram Hills 1, Valhalla 0
Ashley Polera scored and Ally Steffan got the assist in the Bobcats' eighth win of the season.
Hackley 3, Fieldston 2, OT
It would be pretty hard for two teams to be more closely matched.
Avenging a double-overtime setback to it earlier this season, the Hornets downed Fieldston in overtime as Sasha Bridger scored her second goal of the game with 3:49 left.
Caroline Chmiel had the assist.
Katie Bogart had the other Hackley goal, assisted by Bridger. Ally Petitti assisted on the first Bridger goal.
Aley Longo had 10 stops for Hackley.
Neha Anondoni and Carmen Cee scored for Fieldston and Lily Meyersohn and Sydney Beres had assists.
Anya Auerbach had eight saves for Fieldston.
Horace Greeley 1, Fox Lane 0
Olivia Green's second-half goal off an assist from Sarah Jane Weill was the difference.
Quakers' goalie Olivia Harris earned the shutout with seven saves.
Victoria Darling stopped six shots for the Foxes.
Lakeland 6, Somers 0
The good news for Somers was that goalie Claire Johnson played like herself. This time that meant she made a whopping 26 saves.
The bad news for Somers, which didn't have a shot on net, was that Lakeland also played like itself.
The Hornets improved to a perfect 12-0 behind Gab Celentano's and Dana Bozek's two-goal efforts.
Sarah Fazio and Valerie Perkins added single goals for Lakeland and Celentano, Brianna Muniz and Molly Fitzpatrick had assists.
Ossining 1, Harrison 0
Lucia Tonelli was a wall in net, stopping 14 shots, and Camilla Hagerman scored off a Sade Tukuru assist to lift The Pride to the win.
Christina Decarlo had seven saves for the Huskies.
Pelham 3, White Plains 1
Caitriona Carey, Gabi Egger and Chandler Solimine scored for the Pelicans. Julie Kavanagh had two assists and Courtney Ryan one.
Dawn Giuliano had the White Plains goal.
Rye 5, Suffern 0
Ellie O'Callaghan and Alex Bennett each scored a pair of goals and Emily Antonozzi added another as Rye improved to 11-0.
Alyssa Sanchez made 21 saves for the defending sectional champ Mounties, who slipped under .500 at 4-5-2.
Rye Neck 4, Pleasantville 0
The Panthers improved to 6-3-1, scoring all of their goals in the second half.
Nicole Miller tallied a pair and also assisted on Rosella Salanitro's goal.
Briana Cefaloni also scored, receiving a pass from Shelby Hackenberg, beating a defender, then rocketing the ball into the net.
Thursday's games
Clarkstown North at Clarkstown South, 4 p.m.
Nanuet at Suffern, 4 p.m.
Pearl River at North Rockland, 4 p.m.
Irvington at Hastings, 4:15 p.m.
Ketcham at Carmel, 4:15 p.m.
Pleasantville at Scarsdale, 4:15 p.m.
Lourdes at Kennedy Catholic, 4:30 p.m.
Nyack at Fox Lane, 4:30 p.m.
Pelham at Bronxville, 4:30 p.m.
Rye at Harrison, 4:30 p.m.
Somers at John Jay-Cross River, 4:30 p.m.
Sleepy Hollow at Hen Hud, 4:45 p.m.
I will be at Fox Lane for what should be a close game. With a break here or there, Nyack, 7-3-2, could have 11 wins at this point. But Fox Lane has a tough schedule and, like Nyack, has had multiple close losses. In other words, its 3-5-2 record is misleading.
Follow me on Twitter for game updates — @HaggertyNancy


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Ah, security -- it's a constant issue for tech pros. But preventing security breaches from the outside is one thing. What about the bad apples inside the company ranks that wreak havoc in other ways? Was "sleuth" part of the IT job description?
Here are a handful of stories from the Off the Record archives that are written by tech pros about their memorable experiences dealing with missing tech inventory or other shady dealings in the workplace. It may seem surprising that these code jockeys and system admins would take to detective work so readily, but when you think about it, it's not so far removed from tracking down bugs in code or troubleshooting a faulty server. At the end of the day, it's all about solving problems -- an IT specialty.
[ If you want to cash in on your IT experiences by publishing a story in the Off the Record blog, send it to email@example.com. InfoWorld is looking for your amazing or amusing IT adventure, such as managing IT, developing apps, supporting users, times when IT and business expectations collide, or even a lesson learned -- stories that are memorable to you. If we publish it, we'll keep you anonymous and send you a $50 American Express gift cheque. ]
- "When someone is stealing your hardware." To catch a thief, an IT manager becomes a private investigator. Too bad no one was willing to listen.
- "No peeking!" A techie yields to temptation to look at audit results and gets fired. But his boss' transgressions were far worse.
- "Crime might pay, but only in volume." Employees-turned-thieves take advantage of an IT director's apathy and the hapless office culture.
- "Who can you trust?" The guy who controlled the purse strings had a little too much say on purchases and returns -- wonder why?
- "Wach out for billing scams ... and slimy managers." What can you do when a slightly sleazy deal starts to slide deeper into the fertilizer?
- "A tale of a database-turned-detective." A data entry error and the "overkill" fix demanded by top brass unearths a surprising secret.
This story, "Tech thieves and dishonest dealings redefine network security" was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Read more crazy-but-true stories in the anonymous Off the Record blog at InfoWorld.com. For the latest business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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The Producers Guild of America (PGA) is pleased to announce that Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia Pictures and Screen Gems, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Universal Pictures have officially signed on to implement the Producers' Mark certification: "p.g.a." Establishing the "Produced by" credit certification is a significant industry achievement as it protects the integrity of one of the most challenging and enduring roles in feature film production. Once a producer's work on a film is vetted and certified through the PGA's arbitration process, their "Produced by" credit and name will be followed by the distinctive mark: "p.g.a."
As of now, the Producers' Mark certification program does not include television or new media productions.
"This is a remarkable moment in the entertainment industry, and a historic step forward in our twelve year-long campaign at the Producers Guild to protect producers and the 'Produced by' credit," said PGA President Mark Gordon. "Simply put, the Producers' Mark certification changes the process of how we credit producers on a film by appropriately acknowledging producers for the actual work they have done."
Gordon continued, "I applaud our industry partners at Universal, Sony, and Fox for working with us to create this groundbreaking agreement. I would also like to thank DreamWorks Animation, The Weinstein Company and our sister guilds – DGA, SAG-AFTRA and WGA – who have supported this from the beginning. Finally, I want to thank Vance Van Petten for his leadership on this important endeavor, and offer a heartfelt congratulations to my former Producers Guild Co-President and now President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Hawk Koch, who has worked tirelessly on furthering the Producers' Mark certification."
Hawk Koch, President of the Academy said, "I am as proud of this achievement as anything else I've done in my career. This certification is an enormous step and moves us so far forward in protecting the rights of real producers. I am excited, grateful and thankful to everyone who has played a role in this historic accomplishment."
Vance Van Petten, National Executive Director of the PGA said, "The great news is that the industry is already familiar with the certification process because it is based on the industry-standard Producers Code of Credits that studios and filmmakers use all the time during the awards process to vet the film's producers. The Producers Guild's professional staff are experts in the certification process, and we look forward to working with producers and studios alike to ensure that the process is both smooth and swift."
Van Petten continued, "This solution is a constructive one for all of us. Producers will receive onscreen verification of their work while companies will be free to recognize other individuals with the 'Produced by' credit as they deem appropriate."
As a way of bolstering the PGA's decade-long campaign to combat the proliferation of the Produced by credit, in October 2010 more than 150 notable producers publicly endorsed the Producers' Mark idea including: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Clint Eastwood, Kathleen Kennedy, Graham King, John Lasseter, David Heyman, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Scott Rudin, and Steven Spielberg.
The Producers' Mark certifies authenticity, not membership. A producer does not have to be a member of the PGA to be eligible to receive the certification. The Producers' Mark consists of the acronym of the Producers Guild of America, in lowercase letters separated by periods: p.g.a. However, the Producers' Mark is, specifically, a certification mark. It simply indicates that the producing credit it follows meets the standards of the PGA: That the credited producer performed a majority of the producing duties on the film.
The Producers' Mark is given only to producers who request it and who have been certified through the PGA's arbitration process.
The process for acquiring a certified p.g.a. mark is comparable to the arbitration process implemented by the PGA during awards season, only with a quicker turnaround time. Studios will provide a Notice of Producing Credits to the PGA upon the commencement of post-production. The certification is modeled on the guidelines established by the Producers Code of Credits (PCOC) that was initiated in 2004 and is accepted industry wide.
Sony, Fox, Universal Sign On For PGA's Producers' Mark Credit Program
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p.g.a or not…many films, both large and small, will continue to have between 10-20 credited producers. This is pretty darn embarrassing in a community where many people above and below the line actually work for a living and deserve the credit they receive.
I am a PGA member but think this is all nonsense, and many of those declaring and trumpeting its necessity and value would never qualify if any serious measure was truly undertaken.
DPs, directors and writers make a big deal over their credits because they undertake their work directly, in person, without substitution. For example, in the case of the DP (ASC) and director they are on the set every day to get their credit.
It is ridiculous that marquee producers (look at the studio-producing board of the PGA) would support the idea of truly determining the individuals who do the actual, direct work of producing a film because, in a real analysis, it would instead be their staff, executives and/or other proxies would be the ones to receive the credits. None of these marquee producers are on the set each and every day. For the most part, they have the all-encompassing albeit necessary studio apparatus where everything the business affairs, production staff and other support systems do many of the tasks essential to getting the film produced, things a true independent producer calls "producing."
So, when the language related to issuing a PGA certified "Produced By" credit includes the language, "…such individual was exclusive to the Picture, without substitution, from commencement of pre-production through the completion of principal photography, directly participating in all meaningful creative and business decisions…" or some similar test, this is when this discussion and exercise will become something more than some exercise in vanity, enter the realm of true "certification."
I say this as the important language is "without substitution" meaning not delegated to his/her story editor, VP, Executive In Charge of production and/or other proxy doing it for them. A director does his own work. A DP does his (thus, ASC mark), and "exclusive" meaning not "working" on 5+ other movies, occasionally checking in, going the date the EPK is being shot.
Trust me, if this was the litmus test, it would all become far less appealing to the "producers" in question. Given this, these people should not be walking around, clamoring for a "PGA" or specifically recognized credit.
Finally, the concept of qualifying or quantifying which work one person does vs. another, in the getting a movie financing, made and delivered is a most dubious proposition. First off, you can't tell me that the person who works tirelessly to cobble together the financing is any less valuable or less of a "producer" that the person who develops the script, selects key creative personnel and oversees physical production. If one is truly trying to draw that distinction, then I'm afraid the only people to pass the test may be line producers, but definitely not studio based producers who are handed a spec from an agent and an actor from another.
Studio producers love the idea that issuing of producing credits is gate-keepered as then that and the others can control the choke-point of getting material. The majority of people would benefit from an open system, where the IP controlling producer of any script/picture, controls the allocation and determinations in discussion here.
As Joel SIlver has been quoted as saying producing credits are just another form of commerce. And I would agree, a commerce that is necessary to both get movies made and ultimately should be sculpted, monitored and controlled by the IP controlling producer. If you as a real producer don't want your financier to lord getting a producing credit over you as a cost of financing, just say no. That is not on the table. Make the management decision. A producer doesn't need to defer to a governing body or process.
So. Again I'll just say: ridiculous. Lets all get back to the work. Lets focus on making good films.
You are so right. I belong to the PGA and besides the screenings and academy DVDs I can't figure out how they help the cause for what I do as a Feature Post Producer. They won't even call me that, they insist I am a "supervisor" and they are all largely absent from the process.
Producers these days largely pop up occasionally at a preview or comment on the music so they can check the box they collaborated in those areas for when it comes time to argue who goes up the accept the Oscar.
Rarely is a feature producer working on one project, on my last show we had these producing partners who abandoned our first time director as he was getting steamrolled by the studio over his cut. One went to Michigan and the other to Eastern Europe to do their other projects that overlapped. They let the editor take the blame, he got sacked.
Producers are supposed to work tirelessly in the background to support the creatives and the PGA is acting like its members don't get enough attention. Whaaaaa!
The credits administrators at the studios must be crying over this. So messy for them.


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Pink ties the knot with racer boyfriend Carey Hart this weekend in a Costa Rica ceremony that was attended by 100 guests
Pink finally had her wedding party started this weekend in a Costa Rica ceremony. The singer and her longtime motocross racer boyfriend Carey Hart tied the knot Saturday Jan 7 at the Four Seasons on the country's Papagayo peninsula.
Report mentioned the wedding was attended by 100 guests, including that of Lisa Marie Presley. Congrats for the newlyweds and hope you all the very best.


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Jo's Icelandic Recipes has moved here (the old website is still up but I have stopped updating it). Covers recipes, Icelandic foodstuffs, food culture and history. Please post questions under the appropriate recipe. If there is an Icelandic recipe you're looking for, you can either leave a comment or email me (see sidebar) with a request and I'll see what I can do. Comments are moderated.
Cocoa soup - Kakósúpa
Cocoa pudding was poured into a large bowl prior to serving, sugar was sprinkled on top to prevent a skin from forming, and then we would eat it warm or cold. I never liked it much cold, preferring cold chocolate pudding made with Royal pudding mix, served with whipped cream mixed into it so it looked marbelised.
My mother never used cinnamon but sometimes she put a little bit of vanilla essence into the soup.
2 tbs baking cocoa
2 1/2 tbs sugar
250 ml water
1 cinnamon stick or vanilla pod (optional)
1 litre milk
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbs potato flour or cornflour (double or triple as needed to make pudding)
100 ml cold water
Mix together cocoa and sugar and add to the water in a cooking pot. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
Mix the potato flour/cornflour with cold water to make a smooth paste.
Add the milk, salt and cinnamon or vanilla pod (split lengthwise), if using, to the cocoa mix and bring to the boil. Stir the potato flour/cornflour paste into the boiling soup and wait until it boils again.
Serve hot with zwieback or whipped cream.
For a real treat, make the soup with real chocolate.
7 comments:
- Julie said...
Chocolate soup? Sounds heavenly!
- February 18, 2008 5:39 pm
- Cinnamonda said...
Greetings from a fellow food blogger from Finland! I just found your blog and it's very interesting to read about Icelandic food. I admit, I know hardly anything about it! Your blog seems like the perfect place to learn more.
- February 19, 2008 8:53 pm
- Sonja said...
Kakósúpa. I´ll have to try it.
Takk kærlega. Var að rekast á bloggið þitt. Minningarnar streyma fram :)
- March 04, 2008 10:08 pm
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- March 15, 2008 2:15 pm
- jj said...
Cocoa soup, now that's a new one that sounds very intriguing, thanks for the share!
- April 21, 2008 2:28 pm
Sounds lovely and a wonderful treat after sledding! It also reminds me of bowls of hot chocolate we ordered at a decadent bakery in Winnipeg!
Just curious whether there are changes to the recipe if real chocolate is used?
Do you use the 2 Tbsp chocolate and eliminate the 2 1/2 Tbsp sugar? Do you use 4 1/2 Tbsp chocolate?
Thank you for all your recipes.
- January 01, 2010 4:03 pm
- Bibliophile said...
Thank you, Anonymous.
I have never made this soup with real chocolate, but you could experiment. I think the results would depend on what kind of chocolate you use. Try starting with about 50 grams of dark chocolate (for example a type with 50% or more cocoa solids), melting it in the water and then add the milk, thicken and then add sugar to taste. The flavour of the soup should be like that of weak drinking chocolate. The richer the flavour of the chocolate, the less you would have to use, and you would need more sugar to counteract the bitterness of very flavourful dark chocolate.
- January 01, 2010 7:10 pm