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A High Court in Wa has sentenced two persons each to 15 years imprisonment in hard labuor after they were found guilty of robbery.
The court presided over by his lordship Justice Kwasi Boakye found the duo Fataw Abdul Rahman alias Awuche and Kamal Iddrisu guilty of attempted robbery.
They were said to have inflicted cutlass wounds on their victim, Zachariah Abdullai in a desperate attempt to rob him. The victim was said to have lost the pinna of his ear in the attack.
Kamal Iddrisu escaped and was tried in abstention.
The prosecutor, an assistant state attorney Saeed Abdul Shakur said on January 19, 2014, the victim who is a forty year old employee of the Ghana Health Service was returning home from Kumasi when the two accused persons Fataw Abdul Rahman and Kamal Iddrisu pounced on him outside the Wa Kejetia and demanded that he released all personal effects to them.
The victim refused and a fight was said to have ensued.
Mr. Saeed said the marauding armed robbers inflicted cutlass wounds on his head and the right pinna of the ear and fled the area leaving the victim sprawling on the ground with his bag intact.
The victim was reported to have recognised one of his attackers, as Fataw Abdul Rahman, a distant relative. He then picked a taxi to the Wa regional hospital where doctors stitched the wounds and later reported the case to the Wa Police.
The police quickly moved in to arrest the suspect but the accomplice was still on the run.
The suspect who pleaded not guilty to the charges was however found guilty after trial.
Handing out the sentence, the presiding judge Justice Kwasi Boakye took into consideration, the intrinsic seriousness of the offence, the degree of revulsion felt by law abiding citizens of the society and the country as a whole.
He also catalogued litany of recent robbery cases that occurred in the region and at the Bole-Bomboi highway the past couple of weeks.
He added that the impunity with which these crimes are committed is quite incomprehensible and found the offences of the accused person too grave.
He said such a person should not have the protection of the country's courts and handed maximum sentences to the two.
Prior to the sentence, the accused pleaded with the court to be lenient with him since he had a child and a father who was sick and bedridden.
The court sentenced each of the accused persons to five years imprisonment on count one and 15 years imprisonment in hard labour each on count two to run concurrently.
He however issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the second accused person which shall commence his sentence from the date of his arrest.
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During a time of recession any spend needs to be carefully evaluated. However, improving the skills of your workforce is definitely a worthwhile investment, enabling employees to carry out existing tasks more effectively and to take on additional responsibility. Ultimately, a well-planned and well-executed L&D programme can go a long way towards organisations improving their overall productivity, competitiveness and ultimately their profitability.
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Child Care Cuts Force Families to Waiting Lists
October 15, 2010 | Sacramento Bee | Link to article
As soon as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger used his veto power last week to slash all $256 million in funding for a child care program she uses, Daniella Scally asked for a day off work to go door to door looking for other options.
All the panicked Sacramento mother of three could do was add her children's names to waiting lists.
As of Nov. 1, Scally and 30,000 other families and 55,000 children face an immediate crisis. They will lose all subsidies that help them pay for their children's child care needs under a special program known as CalWORKs Stage 3 Child Care.
Schwarzenegger vetoed the child care money and more than $700 million from other programs from the newly passed state budget in order to build the state's reserve fund.
The Stage 3 program was designed to support parents who have graduated from California's welfare-to-work program, CalWORKs, and have been completely off all cash aid for two years and gainfully employed.
Scally said she gets no cash aid now, no food stamps, no Medi-Cal.
The only help she gets, she said, is Stage 3 child care aid.
Her nightmare, she said, is she'll end up being forced to quit the $38,000-a-year job at a landscape company she has fought to keep through the recession.
Scally takes home about $2,400 a month after taxes, she said. She pays $250 a month in child care. If she now has to suddenly take on the entire $1,800 a month her child care actually costs, she said, she, her 12-year-old son and twin toddlers would be left with $500 a month to live on.
That would likely leave the single mother no choice but to fall back on welfare, she said.
It would reverse years of work, she said, to learn new skills and overcome low self-esteem that held her back after her family "disowned" her for becoming pregnant at 17.
"I think I'm a success story," Scally, now 30, said. "I've done everything the state asked me to do. If I am forced back on welfare, what kind of a message does that send to my children?"
Danielle Ewen, director of child care and early education policy at the Center for Law and Social Policy in Washington, D.C., said most states have some form of "transitional" subsidized child care for former welfare recipients.
Eligibility rules vary from state to state, but the federal government, which offers block grants to states, says that state can cover children until they are 13 years old.
In California, Ewen said, a family of three with a child, whether formerly on welfare or not, can qualify for a child care subsidy if the family's annual income is $45,000 or less.
In Alabama, the annual income limit is $23,000. In Wyoming, it's $48,000.
H.D. Palmer, spokesman for the state Department of Finance, acknowledged that the governor's veto of Stage 3 child care funding presents a dilemma for poor families. But he said other publicly subsidized child-care options are available.
That suggestion is "delusional," said Patty Siegel, executive director of California's Child Care Resource & Referral Network.
California already has a backlog of more than 194,000 requests for subsidized child care.
State funding for a program for "latchkey kids" in California was slashed last year, Siegel added, leaving fewer places to place children.
And slots in an after-school program that the governor championed through a ballot initiative are also likely booked, Siegel said, leaving no room for the Stage 3 children.
Thousands of child care providers are also expected to lose work as these subsidies end, and will have to lay off employees.
"Our CalWORKs program has worked," Siegel said. "Those families ... got jobs and they've kept those jobs. But when you pull child care out from under them, the whole thing is quicksand."
Siegel said the average annual income for a Stage 3 working parent is about $24,000.
To qualify for the now-gutted program, parents may earn no more than 75 percent of the state median income for a family of their size, and children cannot be older than 13.
The CalWORKs Stage 3 subsidies are administered by the Department of Education, which has instructed child-care referral networks statewide to send out notices immediately notifying child care providers of the cut.
The impact won't stop with the children currently in the program.
Between 1,200 and 1,500 children become eligible for Stage 3 subsidies every month as their parents "time out" of CalWORKs' Stage 2 child care.
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said that by cutting money for Stage 3 working parents, Schwarzenegger could end up increasing welfare rolls and driving up unemployment.
He has vowed to try to restore the funding in January when the new governor and a new Legislature are in office.


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Mira Sorvino strolls around Manhattan with her husband Christopher Backus and their two children, Mattea Angel, 4, and Johnny Christopher King, 2 1/2, on Sunday.
Mira is best known for her role as the foul-mouthed prostitute in Woody Allen's 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite which won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Lance Armstrong showed off his adorable newborn son, Max, Saturday.
The biker and his girlfriend Anna Hansen were all smiles after bringing home the boy -- Armstrong's fourth kid -- from the hospital in Aspen, Colorado.
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"We have a a house full of family. All here to see the little man," Armstrong posted on Twitter. (He also shared more family portraits online as well.) "He's so amazing," Armstrong went on.
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Old habits die hard
What's wrong with the Philippines? Embattled President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has the answer: it's the politics. According to her, a 'deteriorating political system' is 'dragging down' the country. She has a point, but it is incomplete, because it leaves out why the political system is so shabby.
Nearly every Filipino adult can tell her the answer to that. The political system is rotten because of rotten politicians ... and none are more rotten than the variety called 'trapos'. Short for 'traditional politician', a trapo embodies what's dysfunctional in politics and the civil service.
Every country in the world has its species of corrupt, cynical public servants, but trapos are a high-maintenance variety. Their care and feeding costs the country billions of pesos in graft and stolen wealth, and a justice system that has become so warped, few have faith in it.
What makes a politician traditional is adherence to values better suited to a tribe or small village. Trapos give priority to their families, cronies and political allies. Where others speak of the 'servant of the public', a trapo thinks 'the servant is the public'.
The chief of the Government Service Insurance System, appointed by Mrs Arroyo, has a huge annual salary - 5.6 million pesos ($777,500) - and is already rich in his own right. But he saw nothing wrong in borrowing from the fund he's administering to buy himself a luxury car and a condominium. Neither did he see anything disturbing in jumping the queue, fast-tracking his loan application and getting it the same day, while thousands of civil servants have to line up and then wait months for tiny loans.
One reason why trapos don't worry about the unseemliness of such things is that few senior public officials are ever brought to book for their crimes. The Marcoses and ex-president Joseph Estrada are prominent examples. Also, the judicial system is rigged in favour of trapos, to whom politics is a game of compromise and expedient deals, with a playbook that includes everything from bribery to murder.
It might seem strange to see political values more suited to the Middle Ages surviving in the 21st century, but Mrs Arroyo's own family gives a clue to how trapo-ism is passed on. After she became president, her son and brother-in-law used their relation to her to run for Congress and win handily. They and her husband now stand accused of profiting from illegal gambling. Mrs Arroyo has refused to do anything about it. One reason perhaps is that it's hard to explain how her congressman son, who in 1992 had a net worth of 50,000 pesos, last year reported a fortune amounting to 76 million pesos. Tradition can certainly be enriching.
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Jake Catoe has lived only 10 years, but he has an old soul.
He appreciates old things and what they've been through. He treasures Native American history, museums, real books and older people. He is particularly fond of retired schoolteacher Henry Shute, 75, who seems to love all the same things.
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Surrounded by well-wishers gathered for prayer and food, one former foster child made a life-changing donation to another last Friday at J&J Autosports in Lancaster.
J&J co-owner Jonathon Mobley presented a free 2004 Chevy Impala to recipient Alexis Buckley through On the Road Again, a program run by the S.C. Foster Parent Association.
Lancaster's homegrown and family-owned Crenco Food Stores has been named 2017 Retailer of the Year by the S.C. Association of Convenience Stores.
The award was announced Tuesday at the association's annual convention in Columbia.
"In our 38 years of operation, we've strived to be the best in all that we do," said second-generation owner Hal Crenshaw. His father, the late Harold Crenshaw, started the stores in 1979 as a branch of Crenshaw Oil Co.
On paper, the Lancaster Police Department is almost back up to full strength after a year of struggling with a manpower shortage.
But there is still an urgent need for more certified "street ready" officers.
Three recent police hires are now attending the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy but won't graduate until late October. After that, the graduates have a minimum eight weeks of training with a police department field-training officer before being out on their own.
A small group gathered Sunday afternoon at the Historic Courthouse to pray for youth in the community in light of the recent shootings.
Organizer Jose Gonzalez, a member of New Horizon Community Church, said a prayer and talked briefly to the eight people attending about making a positive impact on young people.
"We are going to pray for our town, for people to unite," Gonzalez said, noting there is "friction" in the community. "We're going to especially pray for the youth of this town."
A Heath Springs man reported missing Monday evening was located overnight nearly 750 miles away in Missouri.
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office asked for the public's help in locating 75-year-old Bobby Baker Monday night, saying he'd last been seen driving his red 2005 Chevrolet farm truck about 11:30 a.m. in the area of McIlwain Road.
An S.C. Attorney General's Office opinion suggests Indian Land's incorporation effort might not be able to continue as proposed should Van Wyck residents decide to incorporate in next week's special election.
In the meantime, organizers of the Indian Land effort, Voters for a Town of Indian Land (VTIL), say they disagree with the opinion and will continue moving forward as they prepare for an appearance before the Joint Legislative Committee on Municipal Incorporation on Aug. 18.
The 9mm handgun that killed 2-year-old Jacarion Gladden on July 31 was left loaded and unattended on a table beside a living room sofa shortly before the child was shot, according to two arrest warrants filed in the case.
The warrants charge Jacarion's mother, Toni Lashay Gladden, 26, and her boyfriend, Shazeem Tyrell Hayes, 18, with unlawful conduct toward a child. A third warrant charges Toni Gladden with misprision of a felony, alleging that she lied to cover up what happened.
Tye Sturgeon has no idea where his little cross-country caravan will sleep tonight.
"But I ain't worried," he said Monday. Someone will make space for him, wife Hannah, dog Pistol Annie and horses Rudy and Jazz. That's just how it goes.
"God's gonna take care of us. Always has and always will," he said, as he pulled off his cowboy hat and wiped the sweat off his forehead with a shirt sleeve. "I take the quickest route and don't never worry."
A small group of eight people gathered Sunday afternoon at the Historic Courthouse to pray for youth in the community in light of the recent shootings. Organizer Jose Gonzalez, a member of New Horizon Community Church, said a prayer and talked briefly about making a positive impact on young people. Gonzalez said he plans to be at the courthouse at 2 p.m. Sunday for another round of prayer. He invites anyone interested to attend.
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The Ghanaian Ministry of Youth and Sports has ruled itself out from any financial affairs surrounding Black Stars coach Goran Stevanovic if he is sacked.
Saturday's edition of the state owned Graphic Sports quotes a ministry source as saying they will not be responsible for the payment of the Serbian if he is sacked by the Ghana FA.
A final decision on his future will be announced next week after an Executive Committee meeting with the coach, but in the interim his 135,000 Euro send-off pay will have to be found elsewhere other than from the ministry which is already responsible for paying part of his 45.000 us dollars.
According to the Graphic Sports' source, the "Ministry is happy that it has been kept abreast with the issues on the coach and will support the GFA. However, with so much money already spent on the Stars and more to be spent with the impending CAN 2013 and the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, the Ministry will not want to be saddled with further financial burden."


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High school students, rejoice: Homer's epic poem Odyssey is becoming a movie. Stalingrad director Fedor Bondarchuk has been hired by Warners Bros. to direct Odysseus, a "large-scale" film adaptation, Deadline reports.
The Odyssey follows the Greek epic hero Odysseus' arduous journey home following the fall of Troy. The Killing's Jeremy Doner will write the script, and Gianni Nunnari (300), Bernie Goldmann, and Shannon Gaulding will produce.
Bondarchuk's last film, Stalingrad—about a group of Russian soldiers who must defend the city against the Nazis during World War II—was the top-grossing Russian film of 2013 and the first Russian film that was filmed in IMAX 3D. Although it featured several action sequences, it was filmed without a green screen.


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Don't hold school districts hostage
The Gazette Editorial Board
We appreciate much of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's education reform efforts.
His push this legislative session to pay teachers more and implement a structure that provides more teacher development and leadership opportunities could make a positive difference for students and the teaching profession. We don't see it as truly transformative for boosting student achievement, but it can be a piece of a broader solution.
Approving money for the five-year, $187 million reform proposal, however, is separate from the annual funding decision for regular school operations. By state law, this so-called "allowable growth," based on per-pupil formula with most of the funding from the state, is supposed to be made within 30 days after the Legislature convenes. It's also supposed to be a figure applicable for the fiscal year 1 1/2 years out. This year's session began Jan. 14.
Trouble is, no allowable-growth decision was made last year, so the default is zero growth for the school year that begins July 1. And now the governor wants legislators to approve reform before deciding allowable growth. During a visit with our editorial board last week, he also said he believes both of those things could be done before March 1.
Maybe so.
But if it doesn't work out that way, the governor and legislators should not hold hostage the allowable growth decision, at least for the next school year. School administrators rightly point out that many fixed operating costs increase despite cutting expenses elsewhere. They and their school boards need to know what figures to work with as they negotiate teacher and staff contracts and plan a budget, which must be certified by April 15.
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As part of a criminal justice review unprecedented in county history, the Santa Clara County public defender's has launched a massive project to revisit 1,500 or more sexual assault convictions dating back two decades to determine whether innocent people may have been put behind bars.
A Mercury News report disclosed late last year that members of Valley Medical Center's Sexual Assault Response Team have been videotaping examinations of patients since 1991, but prosecutors failed to inform defense attorneys in cases involving those patients that such critical evidence existed. Under pressure to answer for the failure, District Attorney Dolores Carr has since revealed there are 3,300 such tapes in existence, and this week she vowed to inform defense attorneys of each case involving a medical-exam videotape where a defendant was convicted.
To ensure justice was served in the cases in question, county supervisors on Tuesday voted to pull almost $100,000 from their hopelessly depleted general fund to provide emergency seed money to the Public Defender's Office.
In an undertaking Public Defender Mary Greenwood described as extraordinary, the funds will provide for initial attorney, expert and forensic reviews of previously closed criminal cases that began trickling in Monday.
The videotapes could well prove to be critical evidence in cases that landed defendants in prison or separated children from their parents in the foster-care courts. Ultimately, the convictions in the vast majority of those cases will likely stand, but attorneys must review each of them to find the small number in which the videotaped examinations might suggest no sexual assault had occurred.
"The importance of the tapes is that with this new evidence, we need to see if there are people who were wrongfully convicted who are incarcerated," Greenwood said.
Although still photographs from the medical exams were turned over to defense attorneys, the existence of the videotapes was previously unknown to defense teams, despite prosecutors' legal obligation to disclose evidence that could be beneficial to defendants.
The scope of the enormous task ahead for the Public Defender's Office, which handled 80 percent of the cases in question, is still unknown. Greenwood said the funding is only startup money, because more resources will be needed to handle the flood of cases. Initial evaluation by outside medical experts of the videotapes, medical records and case files is expected to cost taxpayers as much as $3,000 per case. If experts later testify in court, those costs could run as high as $10,000, and Greenwood anticipates having to return to the board to seek more funds in the future.
At Tuesday's supervisors meeting, the funding approval came and went with no discussion. But in interviews following the vote, supervisors said they are troubled for two reasons: that they must suddenly, in the worst of economic times, devote precious resources to mopping up a mess they did not make; and that they must confront, in hundreds upon hundreds of cases, the vexing possibility of wrongful conviction.
Supervisor David Cortese, a former criminal defense attorney, said he had not "analyzed the systemic problem in order to lay blame." But he added, "at some point, I intend to come to a full understanding so we can make sure nothing like this ever happens again."
Cortese and Supervisor George Shirakawa Jr. both said approving the funds was a no-brainer, despite the desperate state of the county's budget, burdened by a projected $230 million shortfall.
"It is unfortunate that we have to spend these funds during our budget crisis," Shirakawa said. "But I am committed to making right any injustice that might have occurred."
The $99,882 approved Tuesday includes funding for a new attorney who will begin contacting a host of former clients. Based on the new videotaped evidence available, their cases must be evaluated to determine whether there are new legal pathways to exoneration.
Assistant Public Defender Nona Hughes will lead the review team, coordinating the attorneys and forensic experts who will be examining the evidence. And Monday, she received letters from the district attorney highlighting the first six cases in which videotapes must be reviewed, all of which involve now-imprisoned defendants. As many as 500 more are expected shortly, Hughes said, though it was unclear when the hundreds of others will follow.
If the videotapes reveal evidence that could have affected the outcome of a case, the Public Defender's Office will file a writ of habeas corpus, the legal avenue to free the unlawfully detained, Greenwood vowed. She added that the result could ultimately be "retrial of an untold number of criminal cases."
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Except for a seasonal Halloween superstore, the former Eckerd drug store on West Bay Drive and Clearwater-Largo Road sat virtually shuttered for four years.
Now, Save-A-Lot plans to open a grocery on the site, possibly by the end of the year.
Save-A-Lot expects to spend about $360,000 to convert the 11,200-square-foot building into a grocery, a weekly report by the city said. Most of the changes are minor and include the installation of coolers and freezers, said city community development director Carol Stricklin.
One element of the storefront's long-term vacancy is a bit complicated.
The property is owned by St. Petersburg developer the Sembler Co., which has a lease with Eckerd. That lease was assumed by CVS, which bought Eckerd stores in Florida and Texas.
The Sembler Co. wasn't actively involved in marketing the space because CVS has the lease and makes timely payments, said Greg Sembler, chief executive officer of the company.
"We agreed to acknowledge Save-A-Lot's tenancy because we wanted to see the building occupied," Sembler said.
Save-A-Lot spokeswoman Maureen E. Shannon wouldn't comment on this particular store, but said in an e-mail that Save-A-Lot is always looking for viable locations. The bargain, limited assortment grocery chain operates nearly 1,200 stores nationwide, according to the company's Web site.
The city has been tracking the retail market, which is generally weak, and "grocery uses are pretty strong," Stricklin said.
A Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market recently replaced a former Kash n' Karry in the Barclay Square shopping center on Walsingham Road. And, in September, Publix plans to open a revamped grocery at the site of a former Albertsons at East Bay and Belcher Road, according to the company's Web site.
The former Eckerd is in one of Largo's downtown redevelopment areas. So, ultimately, the city of Largo would like to see the site at 100 Clearwater-Largo Road redeveloped as a mixed use project.
Commissioner Harriet Crozier would rather see the site redeveloped to fit the city's vision. But, she said, "I'm glad that it's not going to be vacant for a while."
Commissioner Woody Brown is confident that Save-A-Lot's tenancy won't ruin redevelopment possibilities in the future. An attractive offer will likely be made when someone wants to redevelop the property, he said.
"I'm just curious where the Halloween store's going to go right now," Brown said.


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It takes a special kind of cat to belong to the Tiger Bay Club. You know, the kind that likes to claw through meaty public issues … with a slightly cynical eye, a flair for people and a passion for politics.
Tiger Bay Club members are perched – always ready for an encounter. And, guests who appear before them dare not utter a false word. Club members, you see, know how to flush out the truth.
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Boss: And you are...? Coworker: I've worked for you for years. I was telecommuting, but now our company policy forbids it, so here I am. Boss: Did I give you any assignments in those four years? Coworker: No, and you can imagine how disappointed I am now.


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"Then I read this article about pitch-and-putt courses of Ireland, and the longest hole they have on those courses is about 65 yards. They hit these terrific wedge shots that back up 25 feet on the green. So I started shifting my thinking and decided what I really ought to have is a nine-hole pitch-and-putt course. You can really do one or the other. You can have a regular hole where you are going to be hitting three and four irons, or you can really practice. I'd probably get a lot more practice and have more fun with the pitch-and-putt."
Hannah broke ground on his course this summer and plans to be playing in the spring. "I think I should have a golf course in my backyard as long as I have this nice little farm. I'm looking to do this to have fun, and because I'm 48 years old and I think I ought to be doing this kind of thing. I see myself out there with friends, with the sun going down, lofting up wedge shots while we drink some beers." Sounds like golf heaven. *
Larry Olmsted is a freelance writer who lives in Vermont. MATTERS OF COURSE
For more information on building your own golf course, contact:
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A Web site--www.USGA.org/green/coned--details the USGA green construction process and requirements.
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It has been called the most exclusive golf course in the world. Augusta National? Cypress Point? Pine Valley?
No, Shadow Creek.
You couldn't get more private. Since it opened in 1989, the only way to play the golf course, a tropical wonderland hidden amid otherwise desolate North Las Vegas scrubland, was to be invited. No problem, right? Just find a member to take you--like you might at Augusta.
Shadow Creek, however, has only one "member": Steve Wynn, the chairman of Mirage Resorts. If you wanted to snare a coveted invitation, you had to be a management employee at one of the company's Las Vegas casino properties, a fully "comped" high roller, or household-name famous. Period. The usual golf course interlopers--journalists, corporate heavy hitters, persistent relatives--simply had to learn to take "No" for an answer.
Shadow Creek, consistently ranked as one of the top 10 courses in America, was a private playground, reserved for an elite, anointed few. (See Cigar Aficionado, Autumn 1994.)
Until now.
To the delight of golf fanatics everywhere, Shadow Creek is now open to limited--very limited--public play. Here's the deal: For $1,000, a guest may purchase one of six to 12 tee times available each day. (Availability is contingent on the number of invited guests, and the season and day of the week. High-season weekends are the most difficult time to get a reservation.) The fee includes a caddie to escort you around the 6,701-yard game preserve masquerading as a golf course, round-trip limousine transportation to and from the club, and a suite at The Mirage, Treasure Island or Golden Nugget. One other player, staying in the same suite, may participate for an additional $500.
Whether this hefty tariff is a good value depends on your priorities. To those who want to play an immaculate, startlingly beautiful course-- which very few have ever played--and do so in the company of the rich and famous--the price may seem like a bargain.
A night at Pebble Beach and a round of golf the next morning costs around $750--and there you get the privilege of paying an additional fee for range balls and waiting 30 minutes at the eighth tee for the bottleneck to clear. After a six-hour round filled with a lot of standing around, you start to wonder, is it worth it?
At Shadow Creek, the experience is in almost every way perfect. The course, designed by Tom Fazio (in collaboration with Wynn) is laid out as a series of concave arenas, blanketed by mature trees and immense earth berms; you never see any hole except the one you are playing. With wide fairways, big greens and reasonable rough, Shadow Creek is enormously playable. Though water runs through about half the holes, there are few forced carries, none of them particularly long.
Playing here is about golf as pleasure, not punishment. From the moment you enter the luxurious changing room--where luminaries ranging from Bill Gates to Bruce Willis to Phil Mickelson keep lockers--to your time on a practice range more elegant than the back nine at most country clubs, you are immersed in privacy, comfort and sensual delights. (Just try not to hit one of the omnipresent pheasants with a wayward drive.) And even though anyone with a credit card can now attempt to play this most exclusive of golf courses, don't worry about Shadow Creek losing any of its mystique. The day I was there, Michael Jordan was in the foursome ahead of me. * --Michael Konik
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Few federal services assured unless Congress breaks logjam
The U.S. Postal Service will deliver mail next week, even if the rest of the federal government shuts down, and it most likely will deliver Social Security checks.
Beyond that, it's unclear which federal employees will be on the job Monday and which ones won't. Federal officials said they will make further announcements today.
U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo., meanwhile, dubbed Senate Democrats the "party of no" in the shutdown drama, offering no proposals to GOP offerings.
"You need to get on the phone and call your senators and the president and say you need to stop" with efforts to shut down the federal government, Tipton said. "I hope they do not shut down the government."
Of the 128 callers on the Tipton teleconference, 57 percent favored a shutdown, and 43 percent opposed it, Tipton's office said. The callers could vote by pressing 1 or 2 to register their position on the issue.
Tipton's office invited 30,000 residents of the 3rd Congressional District to call in.
Tipton spoke soon after the House on Thursday voted 247–181 in favor of a measure that would fund the military at current levels through the end of the current fiscal year while cutting spending elsewhere by $12 billion. President Barack Obama said he would veto the bill, and Senate majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said the bill was a "nonstarter."
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., told Colorado reporters Thursday he is frustrated with "these inane conversations regarding whether we're going to keep the government open or not" in Washington, D.C.
Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., on Thursday ripped into Republicans, saying in a statement that the debate over a government shutdown "is now being held hostage by unrelated Republican policy demands over women's health services and our clean-air laws."
"Military families are worried about receiving their paychecks, farmers are waiting for operating loans to put seed in the ground, and people all over the country are still waiting on their tax refunds," Udall said.
During the government shutdown in 1995, more than 800,000 federal employees were affected, and all of the nation's federal museums and national parks were closed.
The Department of the Interior said the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management will close and secure park, refuge and visitor facilities on public lands.
The land-management agencies are to provide additional information as they complete their plans, the Interior Department said.
In 1995, the Social Security Administration mailed checks throughout the nearly month-long shutdown.
Critical personnel, such as special agents for the FBI, will remain on the job, as will other law enforcement officials.
Bennet and Udall are sponsoring a "deficit forum" in Denver today with former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., who co-chaired the president's fiscal commission.
The commission recommended $4 trillion in spending cuts over the next 10 years. Bennet and Udall have called for the proposal to be put to a vote in Congress.
In Utah, Gov. Gary Herbert directed state agencies to prepare contingency plans for operations in the event of a shutdown, including identifying programs most at risk of interruption of funding from the federal government. Utah officials are to stop incurring expenses beyond the date that federal funding is available.
The Postal Service won't be affected by a shutdown because the agency receives no tax funds and derives its budget from the sale of postage and mailing services.
"We would continue to operate with all post offices being open and the mail being delivered and all postal employees nationwide working as usual," Postal Service spokesman Al Desarro in Denver said.


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SANDPOINT, Idaho — Idaho Fish and Game officials are warning people to be careful at a northern Idaho lake because the region's otters are on the attack.
Chip Corsi, a regional supervisor with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, told the Bonner County Daily Bee that it's no laughing matter: The cute semiaquatic predators have been biting and terrorizing beachgoers at Priest Lake's Kalispell Bay. Corsi says otters are small but fast and they're pretty capable of harming people. Attacks generally occur when people get between an otter and their pups or when they simply get too close.
The department also posted a warning on its Facebook page.
Corsi says the department tries to trap and relocate troublesome otters.


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Small Engine Troubleshooting Problems? Ask a Mechanic Now.
Some of the really old engines had a carburetor drain on them. This had a small plunger that had a spring on it that a person could push and drain the carb bown. They haven't used this for over 20 years. If the rubber gasket on the drain...inside the carb is bad, it will leak.
Most likley what you are talking about is the main bowl nut or the main jet nut.
If it is leaking gas from there, it has to be one of four things.
1. The gasket is bad under the nut.
2. The bowl is cracked or has a hole in it.
3. It is not leaking from there at all, it is leaking out the atmosheric vent hole in the carburetor and running down the carb and since that part is the lowes part on the carb, that is where it drips from.
4. You could have a bad bown gasket.
Most likely the problem is that the engine has been sitting for a while and the caburetor has gotten dirty or gummed up from the old gas.
This causes the needle valve to bypass fuel and leaks out.
As engines sit or get older, fuel that is left in the carburetor can turn to gum and varnish and cause this and other problems. Also, any gasoline that was left in a gas can for a period of more than 30 days must be discarded because it also has begun to turn to varnish.
Today's gasolines contain MTBE and alcohol. (Ethanol) They turn to "Junk and garbage" very quickly. Alcohol is partially water (H2O). And they call it "Oxygenated fuels! It is the oxygen that breaks down the organic compounds in the fuel and turns the gas to "Garbage" (Gum and varnish) The fuels we had just a few years ago had no alcohol in it and would store for longer periods of time before going stale... and fuel stabilizers do almost nothing to prevent the fuel from going bad with the changes in today's fuels
Do not buy gas from the "Discount" Stations. The discount stations get a reduced price on gas because they may be buying fuel that is nearly 30 days old already. You may be getting fuel that's nearly stale right from the pump when buying from a discount station. Purchase your fuel from the well-known stations such as Shell, BP, Sonoco, Phillips 66 etc.
More than 70% of all of our repairs in our lawn mower business are due to this same issue. You most likely have dirt, gum, varnish...etc in your carburetor plugging up the small passageways and jets in the carburetor.
The carburetor must be removed from the engine. Clean all parts with carburetor cleaner and blow out all the small holes and passageways with compressed air. Remove all of the non-metallic parts since the carburetor cleaner will cause them to be disfigured decompose and plug the carburetor as time goes on.
Wash the carburetor cleaner off of the metal parts by washing them in warm, soapy water then rinsing with clean water. Dry them by blowing it off with compressed air. Make sure that all the passageways are blown dry before reassembling.
Reassemble using a NEW carburetor rebuild kit.
DO NOT TRY TO REASSEMBLE WITHOUT USING A COMPLTE CARBURETOR KIT! You will just end up having to do the job again.
ALWAYS clean the fuel tank and replace the fuel line when doing this repair or you may have to do it all over again. The inside of the fuel line disintegrates over time and these small pieces of rubber will plug up the carburetor too. Dirt and water from a dirty fuel tank will also plug up the carburetor. Find the Model, type and serial or code numbers off of the engine and take them to your local dealer to get the carburetor repair kit.
If you do the work yourself, take pictures or at least make a drawing of where all the linkages, gaskets, and component parts go. Correct reassembly is critical.
If the carburetor still doesn't work correctly, you may have to take it to someone who has an "Ultra-sonic" cleaning machine. This machine uses carb cleaner and ultrasonic vibrations to get the very small passageways clean when traditional methods fail.
If you don't feel comfortable with this kind of repair I would suggest sending it to a reputable shop.
If it is the bowl nut as I suspect, you have to remove that and the gasket is located under that nut or screw as you call it. You do not have to remove the bowl unless you want to clean out the junk inside the carburetor. You can just remove the screw and the bowl should just stay on from the friction . If it comes off, it's no big deal. Just put it back on.
The problem probably is not that gasket though, it is probably one ofthe other items I mentioned...such as the dirty carburetor.


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Lifting of aggregate contribution cap will affect few donors
Even as the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court was handed down April 2, U.S. Rep G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., saw fit to categorize the court�s majority opinion in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission as �a game changer, and a cruel April Fool�s joke.�
But, after several days of reflection on the ruling that eliminated aggregate contribution limits for donors to federal candidates and committees, the effect on North Carolina may be minimal. Of note is the contribution limit to individual candidates remains at $2,600.
While the ruling only affects federal campaigns, North Carolina is one of 12 states, along with the District of Columbia, which don�t have aggregate contribution limits at the state and local level.
Michael Bitzer, provost and associate professor of politics and history at Catawba College, said it�s not very economical for donors to spend money in races that aren�t competitive.
�The problem is, many of the districts are drawn to favor one party over the other, so in the end, that donor would typically only focus on candidates in competitive seats, but they are still limited at $2,600,� Bitzer said.
He continued, �Donors can also be strategic in targeting certain districts through an independent group that is not coordinated with the candidate�s campaign, and probably have a greater influence that way instead of $2,600 to the candidate.�
In terms campaign contributions as constitutionally protected political speech, opponents of the Court�s 5-4 ruling suggested it gives wealthier people an unfair advantage in the system, with the ability to have �more speech� than the average voter.
On �The Journal Editorial Report� on Fox News Channel on Sunday, OpinionJournal.com editor James Taranto noted Chief Justice John Roberts detailed how some people, like celebrities, naturally have more influence.
�Well, the wealthy have more power by virtue of having more money,� Taranto said. �That�s just the way it is. But Chief Justice Roberts had a wonderful footnote in his opinion in which he cited various news articles about celebrities who had gone to fundraisers for President Obama � Jay-Z, Beyonc�, Elton John � and made the point that there are other forms of power that � where people can outstrip ordinary people. It�s just the way it is.�
Butterfield, though, said the Court�s decision � rather than recognizing a reality that some people generally have more influence � harms the ability of those without means to get their voices heard at the highest levels of government.
�Freedom of speech is one of the most important tenets of our Constitution; however, extending this right to corporations and eliminating limits on individual campaign contributions has the unintended effect of empowering the wealthy and special interest groups at the cost of the common American,� Butterfield said in a statement.
The purpose of the aggregate campaign contribution cap was to limit the overall amount of money in the federal election process. In an editorial Friday in The Times-News of Burlington � like The Free Press, a fellow member of Halifax Media Group � the paper�s editors likened campaign finance to a natural disaster.
�Lawmakers can impede or divert the flow of dollars,� they wrote. �But trying to eliminate it from politics is like trying to halt a landfalling hurricane on the North Carolina coast.�
Wes Wolfe can be reached at 252-559-1075 and firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @WolfeReports.


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Dollar steady on US jobs view, Aussie falls on Chinese data
Latest numbers showed Chinese exports fell 18 percent year-on-year in February, and authorities in Beijing continued a campaign to halt any further appreciation of the yuan by setting its daily guidance for the currency at the highest since mid-December.
Yen Advances as Risk Appetite Ebbs on Chinese Data; Pound DropsBloomberg
Dollar gains on Friday jobs report, soft Chinese trade numbersInvesting.com
Dollar Rises After Chinese Trade DataWall Street Journal
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Iron avidity - causes and treatment
Can you please explain the causes and treatment of iron avidity? I was recently diagnosed with hetro HH for which I was tested because of my constantly high RBC, HCT and HGB. Maybe this is just a coincidence and there is another problem? Liver function is normal. Iron 166, Ferritin 22, TIBC 323, saturation 51%. I have not had any phlebotomies. No one is able to explain these conflicting results. Symptoms are very low body temp 95.6, lack of energy, not sweating, low grade depression. Should I give blood, supplement with iron or nothing??
Your ferritin of 22 does suggest borderline iron deficiency. That could certainly cause you to lack energy and feel fatigued. Low grade depression may or may not be related. It might we worth checking your thyroid, but that has nothing to do with iron levels.
Please follow up with your physician and ask him/her specifically regarding your symptoms. Additionally, you may find information about iron avidity from the Iron Disorders Institute helpful (see links below).
Mark Wurster, MD
Former Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University


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I have a low smile lip-line, I know its genetic my father has the same thing. My top teeth don't show when I smile, only about 1mm of my top teeth show when I'm laughing. I'm wondering if a lip lift will correct this? I want to have a big toothy smile :D I don't have an underbite or an over bite. I do have a small mouth and thin lips which probably doesn't help too much with showing teeth when I smile. I'd just love to have teeth show when I talk and smile. Hoping to get some good news here.
Will a Lip Lift Correct a Low Smile Line?
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Lip Lift vs Lip Advancement for Low Smile Line
There are two specific procedures to consider for a long upper lip (low smile line) and lack of significant tooth show. Either a lip lift or a lip advancement can be done and both can be very successful. Which one may be right for you depends on numerous factors and you would have to show pictures from the front and side for further analysis. Both will elevate the smile line and show more teeth but they have slightly different effects on the upper lip and understanding those differences is important in deciding which one is right for you.
Learn more: http://www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com/lip.html
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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More exciting news from PrimalCon! We have secured the appearance of national champion and US Olympic team runner Michael Stember [1]. Stember shocked the track world as a Stanford undergrad, when his furious kick landed him a spot on the 2000 US Olympic team at 1500 meters. He subsequently enjoyed a long career as one of America's top milers, and has recently relocated to Malibu, CA and become a Primal enthusiast. Michael will take participants through a unique sprint workout session, introducing some top secret drills and principles that he learned from the world's top coaches and runners during his career. Known as a free thinker and innovator in the running community, PrimalCon participants will get a "kick" out of Michael's refreshing attitude and precise instruction.
Our "green" consultant Nikki Florio [2] has done an incredible job securing various sponsors for food and participant goodies. She's helped us form an exciting alliance with McGrath Family Farms (5th generation Ventura County farmers), where we will take a guided tour of their award-winning organic growing operation on Friday afternoon, then eat the very same produce at our catered meals the entire weekend! Nikki's efforts and Saturday presentation should add a refreshing eco angle to the conference.
Participants will get plenty of vigorous exercise in over the weekend, but they can look forward to some wonderful indulgences too. We have arranged for FREE massages for each participant over the course of the weekend, with highly trained staff members from the prestigious Ojai School of Massage taking 30-minute evening appointments over the course of the weekend. Furthermore, in the spirit of adapting Primal Blueprint principles to the modern world, I have booked the Presidential Suite at the Mandalay Beach resort to host evening wine and chocolate fireside chats in these spacious quarters. And this isn't any ordinary chocolate… I don't even want to get into this at risk of inciting extreme jealousy among those who can't attend!
Truth be told, I picked Oxnard because of the fabulous beaches and seaside Mandalay resort. Little did I know that it was the epicenter of Southern California Community Supported Agriculture! I personally can't wait to take this lauded McGrath farm tour. Furthermore, we'll strengthen the CSA connection with PrimalCon by closing our conference with a stroll over to the Oxnard Farmers' Market on Sunday noon, where we will be treated to a meal of fresh caught fish (I'm talking right off the boat that morning) and locally grown produce, followed by some shopping from the numerous vendors of locally grown foods and other products.
We're going to photograph and video documentary the entire weekend and blast MDA with all kinds of exciting multimedia highlights in the coming months. Which side of the camera do you want to be on?! I know it's a big deal to give up a weekend and allot the budget to attend PrimalCon, but we have room for you and it's gonna be a blast. If you have a chance to squeeze in some last minute plans, we'll waive the late fee to facilitate you pulling the trigger. Click here [3] to review more details at PrimalCon and to register for the conference. I hope to see you there!
P.S. I want to throw a shout out to one of our sponsors. Trapezerigging.com [4] has provided us with 2 portable pull-up bars to be used during our Primal Blueprint Fitness session. I've had a chance to give it a whirl and I've got to say that it's a really nifty piece of equipment. It's built sturdy so you feel confident using it, but it's light and breaks down easily (to be stored in the canvas bag it comes with). If you're looking for a pull-up bar definitely give this one a look.


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Dr. Jonathan B. Levine, world-renowned dental expert, is teaming up with Oral-B(R) to improve America's oral health (Photo: Business Wire)While many Americans have a healthy mouth, there are more than 47 million people in the U.S. who live in places where it is difficult to access dental care. 1 Oral-B and Dr. Levine are committed to this population, so together, they are bringing essential oral health services to those in need. Through Dr. Levine's nonprofit organization, GLO GOOD, Oral-B will help provide basic dental cleanings, dental care products and important education to underserved Americans. "I recently provided oral health screenings, treatments and services to hundreds of genocide survivors and their children in Rwanda. I believe everyone deserves to have a healthy smile, to be empowered by their smile, and to have the knowledge to manage their own oral health," said Dr. Levine. "This year, by joining forces with Oral-B, a worldwide leader in the brushing market, we are able to help Americans take charge of their oral health by providing them with essential oral care services, products and education." One of the best and easiest ways Americans can 'power up' their oral health routine is by using an Oral-B power, or electric, toothbrush. The Oral-B Professional Care Smart Series power toothbrush line uses clinically-proven oscillating-rotating-pulsating technology to attack sticky plaque from multiple directions, providing more plaque-disrupting movements than regular manual brushes and the leading sonic technology toothbrush.
Oral-B ® is teaming up with world-renowned dental expert Dr. Jonathan B. Levine to improve America's oral health. Together, Oral-B and Dr. Levine are encouraging people to 'Power Up' their oral health routine, while addressing the urgent need for oral health care in select areas of the United States.


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The life Staples sings about has been a rich one. She's best known as the lead vocalist for the Staple Singers, an immensely popular gospel group whose other members included her father, brother, and two older sisters. In the 1960s the Staples nourished the civil rights movement with fiery protest songs, and in the '70s the group topped the charts with the inspirational R&B classics "Respect Yourself" and "I'll Take You There." In 1999 they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Since then, Staples has enjoyed a resurgent solo career, including a Grammy win in 2011. But the legacy of her years with the Staple Singers runs deep.
"I still take them on stage with me, every show I do," Staples says in a telephone interview. "I don't forget from whence I came – the family."
Staples started singing with her family when she was 8 years old. Drawing on the sounds of his native Mississippi, her father, Pops, was the driving force behind the group, and he instilled beliefs and musical values in Staples that she draws on to this day.
"You know, my father taught me years ago: 'Mavis, sing from your heart. … What comes from the heart reaches the heart. So if you sing from your heart, you'll reach the people. And make it plain. Believe in what you're singing about.' And I do," says Staples.
"He let me know that you don't need gimmicks, you don't need to clown, don't need to sing as loud as you can. Just sing from your heart. And I tell you, I've never forgotten that."
Staples also draws on the family legacy when deciding which songs to sing.
"Well, I have to have a song with a positive message," she says. "That's what the Staple Singers have always been about, singing songs of inspiration, informative and positive. Something to give you a reason to get up in the morning. Something that can help the world and help the people. That's what I look for when someone gives me a song – something that I have lived and somewhere I want to go. I want to rise a little higher. … I've got to be able to feel it myself before I want anyone else to feel it."
The most towering aspect of the Staple Singers legacy is the group's involvement with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement, and Staples is determined to keep that spirit alive.
"Congressman (and civil rights icon) John Lewis told me, 'Ms. Staples, you and your family, you all were the soundtrack of the civil rights movement. You all kept us motivated and wanting to keep on marching, keep on with what we were doing.'"
Staples says African-Americans' fight for justice and equality is far from won even today, and she's determined to continue singing songs like "Freedom Highway" and "Eyes on the Prize" whenever she performs. "I'm going to keep on, see, because I'm still here," she says. "I'm a living witness of what we went through back in the '60s."
In 2000, Pops Staples died. Soon after that, Mavis' sister Cleotha was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, according to "I'll Take You There," music writer Greg Kot's recent book on the Staples family. This meant the end of the Staple Singers, and it left Mavis' future as a performer in doubt.
"You know, I had to really pray and ask the Lord to give me strength, because it was hard," Staples says. "You sing with your father for over fifty years, and all of a sudden he's gone, and that sound of the Staple Singers, the harmonies and the guitar."
Eventually, Staples was able to persuade her other sister, Yvonne, to continue singing with her, and that made all the difference to her state of mind and her life as a solo performer.
"I did about two or three shows without Yvonne, and after that third one, I told her, 'Listen, Yvonne. You're gonna have to sing. I need to hear at least one Staples voice up there on the stage, you know?' Because I'm still listening for certain things that I would rely on from the family."
Although Staples recorded occasional albums on her own – including a pair with Prince in the late '80s and early '90s – during her 50-plus years with the Staple Singers, her greatest successes as a solo artist have come in the past decade. Now, after recording a series of critically acclaimed albums with guitarist Ry Cooder and Jeff Tweedy of the indie rock band Wilco, she's ready for a new project.
"You want to keep it fresh. It keeps it interesting for me, to work with different people like Jeff Tweedy, and Ry Cooder, the different producers I've had. … They put me in so many different categories today – I'm Americana, I'm pop, I'm R&B. But you're always going to hear that basic gospel in my voice. I can't let that go."
Her most recent adventure? Recording a song with rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy.
"They're calling me a hip-hopper!" she says with a chuckle.
Staples recently celebrated her 75th birthday – "My best one yet!" she says – but it's clear she's not about to slow down any time soon.
"The Lord, he's given me my gift, and as long as he lets me keep it, you'll be hearing from me. I'll be around!"
More Information
Mavis Staples in concertWhen: 8 p.m. Aug. 23
Where: Foellinger Outdoor Theatre, 3411 Sherman Blvd. In Franke Park
Cost: $20-35. Tickets available at 427-6000 or 427-6715 (day of show), or at www.fortwayneparks.org.


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Help!!!!! Ice Cream Cone Cupcake Volcanoes!!!! Why????!!!!
Decorating By balijazz Updated 6 Oct 2007 , 1:15am by Marysmom
HISTORY: Three years ago my daughter asked for the cupcakes baked in an ice cream cone for her birthday. Easy request, right? I had made them several times in the past with no problems. However... on this occasion when I put the cupcakes into the oven to bake they look perfect, nicely mounded starting to brown, for about the first 14 minutes of bake time. Then, like lava flowing from a volcano, raw batter pours out the top and over the side of the cone! That year I gave up after the third cake mix!!! I decided it had to be the ovens (I have two) since we had recently moved into a different home. Since then I have used an oven test thermometer and determined my ovens were indeed about 25' off and have had no problems since I began adjusting the tempeture to account for the difference.
THE PROBLEM: This week my daughter announced that she once again wanted these cupcakes for her school birthday treat... I went to the oven feeling confident and happy that I was going to make her little wish come true, especially since this will be her last year to take birthday treats to school 15 minutes pass... I look through the oven window at perfectly mounded little cakes ... At 18 minutes the timer sounds and I open the oven door to cupcake VOLCANOES!!!!!
What is going on here????!!!!!!!!!! I called my mommy on the verge of tears, but she wasn't any help at all I am pleading with all of you with your infinite knowledge... PLEASE... tell me what could be happening!!!!
I don't really have time to try again Her birthday is tomorrow, the store is closed, and I'm out of ice cream cones, but there will surely be a next time... I hope my husband can stop at Krispie Kreme on his way home!!!
Welcome to Cake Central. The only guess I have is that there is too much batter in the cones. It doesn't take very much.
Here's a quick recipe
Follow directions on cake mix. Fill cones two thirds full, put cupcake papers in tins place filled cone in tin. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. Cool frost and decorate.
Or Maybe try this Betty Crocker recipe - It's and upside down version
1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
2. Make cake batter as directed on box. Fill each cup 3/4 full of batter . Place ice cream cone upside down on batter in each cup (push it way in)
3. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean (cones may tilt on batter). Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Remove paper baking cups. Generously frost cake with frosting, and decorate as desired. Store loosely covered.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude directions on cake mix box. Fill cones about 1/2 full to make 36 to 40 cones. Bake 20 to 25 minutes.
I've made these before without overflow. Not sure if I filled them 2/3rds.
Good Luck next try.
Dee in AZ
Here's another idea. I saw this in a Betty Crocker magazine.
Start by baking equal amounts of regular sized cupcakes and mini cupcakes. You can use cupcake liners if you want, but you'll have to remove them later.
Next, fill flat bottomed cones with small candies like M&Ms or gummy bears. Then take a regular sized cupcake (removing liner - if used) and lightly frost only the top. Set it upside down on the cone. Then frost the sides. You then top that with one mini cupcake and frost that. The recipe said you should add some extra frosting to make it look like nice swirly cone. Then you can decorate with sprinkles if you want.
Does that make any sense at all? I'm not sure if I'm explaining very well.


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In the past couple weeks there have been a couple times that I've gotten a sore calf that made me take a couple days off from running. Nothing too major, but irritating none the less that I can't run on it. Here's a little background on me:
I've run on/off for the past few years, usually in the 30-40 mpw range. I run on gravel roads with some hills unless it's a race. I'm 16 and training this year for my first XC season as I finally found a town to co-op with. This summer I started at 40 mpw (I had done some spring running also), and gradually increased to 50 mpw over about 6 weeks. I took a couple cut back weeks and have been keeping most of my miles easy, with 1 to 2 tempo runs each week (faster paced, but not too fast). One major change I made around the third week of June was to my running form. I used to have a heel strike, which I know is not very good, so I've been working on landing more on my mid foot. I know this uses my calves much more, but after about a week or so I didn't even notice that I was running in my new form, it came pretty naturally by then. I thought I was all good. However, in the second week of July I got a pretty bad sore calf at the end of a 48 mile week, just before a cut-back week. I took 2 rest days and drank lots of water (a massage therapist friend's recommendation) and it felt great. After that week I ran a 50 mile week with no problems at all. However, this week I ran 45 miles, and after today's run I've got the same problem, in the same calf. The only difference is last time it seemed to be a little higher up in the calf.
Sorry for the life story, if anybody read this far, do you have any suggestions?


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Mahanadu effect: No accommodation for pilgrims at Tirumala - ABN
Fri, May 27, 2016, 07:37 AM
The Tirumala witnessing heavy influx devotees with the summer holidays coming to an end. Devotees are waiting in queue lines for several hours to get chance for deity's darshan. On the other hand, the TDP workers and leaders are descending to Tirupati to attend party's three-day Mahanadu which would begin on Friday. Pilgrims are finding it difficult to get accommodation as TTD had booked rooms for delegates attending Mahanadu.


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One day in China's chaos
Our Shanghai taxi driver winds down his window and scours the depths of his lungs before hoicking into the congested traffic. Things are about to get very serious.
My travel companion, Simon, and I raise a sweaty and nervous eyebrow at each other as we clutch the hand grips above the windows. There are no seatbelts, it's 33 degrees Celsius, the humidity 95 per cent, the pollution thick and the aircon non- existent. Worse, we have 12 kilometres of motorway to negotiate before we reach Shanghai Hongqiao train station and our driver appears to be listening to Chinese talkback radio - some things are the same everywhere.
From the station we're planning to catch a train to Hangzhou and its famous pagoda-fringed West Lake - a Unesco World Heritage site. We're on an eight-hour mission armed only with a 7-year-old Lonely Planet and our man-sense of direction.
We're also running late and it's rush hour. Who would have thought crossing a city of 22 million in under 45 minutes would be so hard?
The taxi driver, lungs cleared, one arm on the wheel and the other nonchalantly resting nearby, is now fully focused.
Traffic here doesn't do polite. If you want to get somewhere you drive for that spot, tooting all the way and never giving ground. Cyclists, motorcyclists and other cars just need to get out of the way.
After a few kilometres of lane-weaving our driver decides to take the more direct approach, driving between two lanes of traffic - one merging from an on-ramp. It's like dodgems without the safety equipment.
The cars around and behind us toot vigorously as we risk being caught in the merging zip. I grip the handhold tighter. Our driver doesn't bat an eyelid as he continues his dash forward, swerving and accelerating past a large truck.
The signs promise we are getting closer and after 44 minutes the enormous station, and airport next door, hove into view. We've got a minute to reach the train, which is, we realise, futile: we've got security and about 300 metres of floor to cross.
The station doesn't feature in our ageing Lonely Planet. It was opened two years ago and is a monster, more than four rugby fields long.
Thankfully, after the chaos of the motorway, it is a relative sea of calm. The staff are helpful and we're quickly booked on the next fast train, departing in 30 minutes.
The train leaves three minutes early, and the air-conditioned splendour is interrupted by the constant beeps and buzzes of cellphones and quick-fire conversations. The televisions onboard feature a Hollywood gossip show.
As we glide out the landscape is quite extraordinary - it's flat as far as the eye can penetrate the haze and gives the appearance of being filled up at great speed.
There is the odd rice paddy but new housing, factories, an incredible number of power pylons, motorways, billboards (advertising everything from Walmart to rangehoods) and railway lines fight for space. Then, seemingly from nowhere, huge tower blocks loom in the distance.
Much of the railway line and some of the motorway is built well above the ground, carrried 30-40 metres high on the shoulders of immense slabs of concrete; China is in one hell of a hurry.
Hangzhou, long one of China's most popular and prosperous holiday spots, appears a bit more relaxed - despite being home to more than six million people.
It's got its towering buildings and new roads but once we breeze past the touts offering lake tours we eventually find streets bordered by trees, canals and a laidback shopping area split into a series of lanes.
We come to a park which includes the taxation and finance museum. Resisting its not-so-obvious charms, we head for the nearby wooded Wu Hill on which a magnificent seven- storey high temple proudly sits. Mainly, this is in the hope that we will be able to see the lake.
It's higher than it looks and we stop for an icecream halfway up as the sweat starts to overwhelm us.
Locals and Chinese tourists are enjoying the hill's community areas; there are restaurants nestled into the bush, people having picnics and others playing cards and mah jong.
At the top, from a platform among the trees, the lake appears below us, some distance off, like an apparition.
A Chinese couple are taking in the view with their toddler. The friendly dad attempts to talk to us but the language divide is too great.
Still, emboldened, we skip back down the mountain and decide on some lunch before continuing our lake quest. We find a simple, small restaurant where the locals eye us a little suspiciously. Thankfully, on a wall, there are pictures of the dishes we can point to.
A beer and a hearty fish and noodle soup later, we settle on a taxi to the lake. Unfortunately, no amount of flailing on a street corner attracts a driver. We spot a parked cab and I jump in the back while Simon pokes his head in through the front passenger's door and tries to explain by pointing at the Lonely Planet's map. After a bit of confusion, I also point at the map. It's too much for the driver whose tone of voice suggests it's best we move on.
Unbowed, we press forward. Simon suggests renting one of the many bikes for hire - it's just like the Paris velib scheme - but I demur after a flashback to our earlier taxi ride. Hangzhou, however, does have some good cycle lanes.
After another wrong turn - into a dead end - and with doubts welling, we finally come to an intersection that offers hope.
We cross and wander into a park, the path slopes slowly down. We're tooted out of the way by a little run- about wagon carrying tourists, and moments later we can see the lake.
Majestic temples, many of which have been rebuilt or restored, watch over the happy holidaymakers paddling around in dozens of boats.
We whoop and shake hands. We have triumphed. We may only have 20 minutes before we have to find a taxi back to the station, but that seems a trifling matter. It has been a good day.
Glen Scanlon flew courtesy of Cathay Pacific and stayed at the Peninsula Shanghai.
Cathay Pacific flies daily to Hong Kong, with connecting flights on both Cathay Pacific and sister airline, Dragonair, to Shanghai. Return economy fares to Shanghai start from $1850 plus airport taxes/charges of $79 and business class fares start at $6000 plus charges of $79. If Cathay Pacific does not have a same-day connecting flight from Hong Kong to Shanghai, the airline will provide complimentary hotel accommodation. For full details of fares and schedules, visit, cathaypacific.co.nz
To learn more about Hangzhou visit Travel Guide China
Been there yourself? What are your recommendations? Comment below
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School/Unit: School of Medicine
Rank: Open
Department: Internal Medicine
Purpose of Position:
This position is a senior-level, tenure-eligible faculty position. This position will have a key role in advancing the research mission and will be expected to work collaboratively with member of the Department of Medicine, Massey Cancer Center, Department of Healthcare Policy & Research and the Department of Health Administration.
Position Responsibilities:
1. Teaching – Trains medical students & residents in the clinic and/or wards. Mentors junior faculty.
2. Research – Directs a research program and complies with all regulatory requirements. Supervises research personnel. Write and submits multiple grant applications during the course of the academic year. Writes and publishes multiple manuscripts during the course of an academic year. Serves as a Principal Investigator on peer-reviewed grants and is responsible for complying with all institution and sponsors terms and conditions for grant funding. Ensures resources are utilized optimally for advancing the research program. Participates in Division of Internal Medicine & Massey Cancer Center applications and site visits as requested. Participates and engages other members of the Department of Internal Medicine and Massey Cancer Center in collaborative research projects.
3. Service – Serves on institutional committees, study sections, review groups, as a journal editor, or editorial boards.
4. Clinical – Attends on the inpatients wards, and/or sees patients in the outpatient clinic. Total clinical effort should not exceed 20%.
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