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Vanilla Almond Cupcakes
As Joy the Baker would say, it's time for some real life real talk. I'm about to get honest. The past couple months have been a struggle for me to keep this whole blog thing alive. What started out as a lot of fun has lately felt more like work. Once upon a time I'd bake 3 times a week and still have a list brimming with things to try. Now I'm lucky if I can come up with 1 thing a week. Words used to flow from my brain—more than I could fit in a post. Now I stare at a blank screen, trying desperately to fill it with a few measly paragraphs. Somewhere along the way I've lost my mojo, and sometimes I wonder if it's even worth trying to find it again. Sometimes I think it might just be easier to quit.
But then I think about everything that I've done here. All the things I've tried that I never would have if I didn't push myself to keep coming up with something new. Bacon Cupcakes. Macarons. A Mario Cake. And all the people I've met, and all those that stay hidden in the background that I haven't met yet. All those who have sent me messages saying they've baked something of mine. And I know I'd miss it. This is a part of me. I've put my heart and soul into this little slice of blog life, and I'd be lost without it.
So it's time I picked myself up off the couch and wandered back into the kitchen. It's time to take myself back to the humble beginnings of this journey. To where I first started 3 years ago. It's time to make some cupcakes.
These cupcakes are exactly what I needed to get myself back on the right track. Everything about them is perfect. For the first time EVER, I pulled perfectly domed vanilla cupcakes out of the oven. Every batch of vanilla I've ever made has been too short, overflowed, or sunk in the center. But these were perfection. And they tasted heavenly! Deliciously vanilla. And the frosting! The frosting! I FINALLY got the rose piping! I've tried and tried and tried, and it never looked right. But I was so happy with how they looked this time!
And the taste.. Oh man. Seriously. If you haven't tried Swiss Meringue Buttercream, you're missing out. It's light and fluffy and silky smooth. None of that buttercream that tastes like a sugary stick of butter.
So I just want to say thank you to everyone who has stopped by here in the past 3 years. To everyone who has written a comment or a little note to me. You guys are why I'm still here. I think about you more than you'll probably ever know. You're the ones I want to share my sweets with, and I hope you'll keep coming back for more. Because there will be more. Definitely more.
Vanilla Almond Cupcakes
Adapted from Sugar and Snapshots
Makes 12 cupcakes
1 ¼ cups cake flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 egg whites
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons whole milk
1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
Almond Swiss Meringue Buttercream:
3 egg whites
¾ cup granulated sugar
¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 teaspoon almond extract
Food coloring (optional)
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line a standard muffin tin with paper liners; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
4. While butter is creaming, in a measuring cup or medium bowl, combine milk, egg whites, and vanilla bean seeds, and whisk well to combine.
5. Add flour mixture and milk mixture in alternating additions, beginning and ending with the flour mixture, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Once all the ingredients have been added, mix on medium speed for 1 minute.
6. Divide batter into prepared liners, filling about 2/3 full. Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 15 to 18 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in pan for about 5 minutes before transferring cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.
7. While cupcakes are cooling, make frosting: In a bowl set over, but not touching, a pan of simmering water, whisk together egg whites and granulated sugar until well combined. Whisking constantly, heat until sugar is completely dissolved, about 5 minutes, scraping down the side of the bowl as needed. (To test whether the sugar is melted, rub a bit of the mixture between your fingers. It should feel smooth, not grainy, and be warm to the touch, but not hot. If testing with a thermometer, it should reach 140-160F.)
8. Pour the mixture into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and beat on high until the bottom of the bowl is cool to the touch and the whites have formed stiff peaks.
9. Add the butter, a tablespoon at a time, beating until each is well combined before adding the next (about 15 seconds in between). If the mixture looks soupy after adding the butter, put it in the refrigerator to chill for about 5 to 10 minutes before continuing to beat.
10. Once the butter has been added, switch to the paddle attachment, and beat on high until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. (The mixture will probably break and look curdled at one point—don't worry it's totally normal. Just keep beating away. It'll come back together.) Once the buttercream is fluffy, add almond extract and food coloring, if using, and beat until well combined and fluffy. Pipe immediately onto cooled cupcakes.
17 comments:
so pretty! thanx for posting again :-) hugs!
- May 15, 2012 at 6:41 PM
- Jo and Sue said...
For what it's worth...your blog was one of the reasons my sister and I started our blog. We love your ideas and beautiful photos and delicious recipes! Thank you for inspiring us :) P.S. - These cupcakes look amazing!
- May 15, 2012 at 6:57 PM
- bigchief said...
Hey.. where's my 2nd cupcake....
- May 15, 2012 at 7:53 PM
- Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust said...
Gorgeous cupcakes. I'm glad that you are still here. I'd miss you too much!
- May 15, 2012 at 8:38 PM
I just found and subscibed to your blog a few months ago. I really look forward to your recipes and have tried a few. These cupcakes are beautiful and I can't wait to try them and that kind of frosting will be a first for me. Keep up the good work, but don't feel pressured.
- May 15, 2012 at 11:18 PM
- Rachel @ Baked by Rachel said...
The purple rosettes are so pretty... and lickable :)
- May 16, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Those cupcakes are beautiful! Your piping is amazing! Hopefully one day I'll be as good as you, but I've got a LONG way to go! ;) Thanks for sharing these recipes, I look forward to each new post!! :)
- May 16, 2012 at 11:41 AM
- Erin - Mrs Monkei said...
I've been lurking for most of the past 3 years - glad to see you're back :)
- May 16, 2012 at 7:25 PM
- Butter Hearts Sugar said...
These cupcakes look lovely, I love the rosettes. Glad to hear you've got your mojo back, your blog was on of those that inspired me to begin blogging. Looking forward to seeing whats next.
- May 17, 2012 at 7:16 PM
- Christine said...
These cupcakes look amazing! Just wanted to comment (for the first time!) and say thanks for inspiring me to try different recipes, and to persist through my icing disasters =)
- May 21, 2012 at 7:26 AM
I made these cupcakes today. I didn't have milk so I used buttermilk. And I added a splash of almond extract. They are delicious. I didn't even put frosting on them. Thanks for sharing!!!
- June 25, 2012 at 5:51 PM
They look yummy! Keep posting such delicious recipes for us to try!! :D
- September 30, 2012 at 12:02 PM
could you tell me which piping tip you used for this?
- February 14, 2013 at 1:23 PM
What brand and type of food coloring did you use? That purple is gorgeous!
- June 20, 2013 at 10:44 AM
- Danae - The Busty Baker said...
Anonymous - I use a 1M star tip for almost all my cupcakes.
Julianna - It's Wilton brand Gel Icing Colors in Violet. I got it at the local craft store in the cake decorating aisle
- June 21, 2013 at 2:01 PM
This cupcake recipe is amazing! Thanks for sharing!
- July 3, 2013 at 4:46 PM
The cupcakes came out great but the frosting was a disaster.. :/
- June 2, 2014 at 7:31 AM


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Limbaugh substitute host: Rush was right on prison abuse -- "this is like college; this is like fraternities"
Filling in for host Rush Limbaugh on the May 17 The Rush Limbaugh Show was Clear Channel radio host Roger Hedgecock -- former mayor of San Diego and current host of The Roger Hedgecock Community Forum (a daily radio program that reaches nearly half a million listeners in southern California each week on the Clear Channel Communications-owned radio station Newsradio 600 KOGO in San Diego). As guest host on May 17, Hedgecock approvingly echoed Limbaugh's May 4 comment comparing the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. guards to a college fraternity prank. Hedgecock told a caller that he doesn't "think we're gonna have to wait too long before Lynndie England [the Army Private First Class who appeared in several of the abuse photos] has her own spread in Playboy magazine... 'The Women of Abu Ghraib.'"
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HEDGECOCK: I don't think we're gonna have to wait too long before Lynndie England -- the uh, the Satellite Dish herself -- has her own spread in Playboy magazine -- you know, "The Women of Abu Ghraib." You can just see it coming, can't you?
CALLER: No, I really can't.
HEDGECOCK: Oh, I can, Debbie. Thanks for the call.
HEDGECOCK: Yeah, this is unbelievable. ... Private First Class Lynndie England explaining the mystery of why the soldiers at Abu Ghraib took pictures. She said, "We thought it looked funny." I mean the more -- you know, I know this was the first day or two, I guess, that Rush was getting into this -- the more I think about it, the more he was right the first time. He said, "This is like -- this is like a, a, uh, a prank; this is like college; this is like fraternities; this is -- this is just these people. This is how they were raised."
Hedgecock posted on his website (which is copyright 2004 Clear Channel Communications) "the entire audio/video of the beheading of [American civilian] Nick Berg." Hedgecock explains, "We want to show what the rest of the leftist media will not."
According to a September 28, 2003, article in The Sacramento Bee, Hedgecock was "convicted in the 1980s of conspiracy and 12 counts of perjury over failure to report more than $350,000 in campaign contributions." He was "forced to resign as mayor in December 1985 after his felony conviction," the Bee reported, although the "California Supreme Court reversed the perjury convictions in 1990, and Hedgecock eventually reached a plea agreement with the District Attorney's Office in the conspiracy case. He reportedly paid a fine, and the conviction was reduced to a misdemeanor and dismissed."

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After submitting an application, Thibodaux Police Department Chief Scott Silverii said he is withdrawing from consideration for the Baton Rouge police chief job.
After submitting an application, Thibodaux Police Department Chief Scott Silverii said he is withdrawing from consideration for the Baton Rouge police chief job.
Officials with the state's Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board said Silverii joined 16 other applicants approved to take the civil service exam required for further consideration.
Applicants must score at least 75 percent on the exam to be considered by Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden, said Interim State Examiner Robert Lawrence.
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FLORENCE: Veteran Force halfback Brett Sheehan will make his maiden start for the Wallabies as Australia looks to continue its unbeaten run against Italy on Saturday.
Six years after coming off the bench in his first Test, Sheehan will earn his seventh cap in the starting line-up as one of four changes made to the Wallabies side that beat England at Twickenham last week.
Drew Mitchell replaces Digby Ioane on the wing with Nick Cummins, Stephen Moore will start at hooker in place of Tatafu Polota-Nau and Scott Higginbotham returns from his two-Test suspension to start at blindside breakaway, with Dave Dennis moving to the bench.
Australia has won the 14 previous Test matches against the Azzurri, including last year's World Cup pool match and the 2010 spring tour Test. Coach Robbie Deans has sought to freshen the side's legs at the halfway point of its four-Test European tour but insisted it was not a comment on the threat posed by Italy.
"It's quite the reverse," he said. "If you look at the men who are coming in, they are all seasoned Test players. Drew [Mitchell] is one of the most experienced Test wingers in Australian history, Stephen Moore is our most-capped hooker, while Scott [Higginbotham] was the Test incumbent in his position until suspension.
"No one should doubt the impact that Brett Sheehan has made since he has joined the squad either. Nick [Phipps] did well last weekend against England and he is still in a position to contribute this weekend but Brett has worked hard and has earned this opportunity."
The side remains unchanged otherwise. Deans and the selection staff have backed Force winger Cummins to continue the form that scored him Australia's only try of the tour to date, against England last week, while the new back-line combination used in the match has been selected again.
Ben Tapuai and Adam Ashley-Cooper will start in the midfield outside five-eighth Kurtley Beale and Berrick Barnes returns at fullback.
The back row will again feature open-side Michael Hooper and No.8 Wycliff Palu alongside Higginbotham, who has been in Europe less than a week after training with new province the Rebels during his suspension.
Sitaleki Timani will start alongside captain Nathan Sharpe in the second row, with Dave Dennis supporting the back and second rows from the bench. Ben Alexander will start again in the front row beside Moore and Benn Robinson. James Slipper and Sekope Kepu are on the bench, along with Polota-Nau and breakaway Liam Gill. Mike Harris, Ioane and Phipps are also on the bench.
Meanwhile, Rob Simmons is appealing his eight-week suspension for a lifting tackle on French forward Yannick Nyanga. The Wallabies are seeking to overturn the charge or contest its classification as a top-end offence. The appeal must be heard within the week.
Australia: Berrick Barnes, Nick Cummins, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Ben Tapuai, Drew Mitchell, Kurtley Beale, Brett Sheehan, Wycliff Palu, Michael Hooper, Scott Higginbotham, Nathan Sharpe (c), Sitaleki Timani, Ben Alexander, Stephen Moore, Benn Robinson. Reserves: Tatafu Polota-Nau, James Slipper, Sekope Kepu, Dave Dennis, Liam Gill, Nick Phipps, Mike Harris, Digby Ioane.
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As we continue preparations for the May 24 release of Thurston Moore's 'Demolished Thoughts' (LP/CD/digital album), Thurston's launched an official Facebook page. Visitors willing to take the most mild of virtual loyalty pledges (ie. selecting "Like") are rewarded with a preview of "Circulation" from the Beck-produced 'Demolished Thoughts'.
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text: « back to directory print Cynthia Godsoe Professor of Law 250 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 780-0681 | Email | CV Areas of Expertise Family LawCriminal LawJuvenile JusticeProfessional Ethics Education A.B., Harvard University J.D., Harvard Law School Biography Courses Publications Noteworthy JOTWELL: Inconsistency, Marriage Equality, and Illegal Change by Stealth 9/19/2016 Professor Cynthia Godsoe's 2015 article Adopting the Gay Family is favorably reviewed. Everyday Feminism: Your 5 Most Common Questions About Alcohol and Consent – Answered 5/26/2016 Professor Cynthia Godsoe explains that a person is only legally considered incapable of consenting if she is unconscious as the result of drinking or using drugs. In Letter to The New York Times, Professor Cynthia Godsoe Calls for Better Treatment of Non-violent Juvenile Offenders 12/17/2015 In a Letter to the Editor published in The New York Times Dec. 10, Professor Cynthia Godsoe argues that we should stop jailing nonviolent juvenile offenders and start providing more services and shelters for young people escaping violence. Professor Godsoe was responding to the newspaper's Nov. 30 editorial "Women Behind Bars." Comedian Avenges Sidewalk Assault By Launching Social Media Campaign Against Popular Brooklyn Bar 11/10/2015 Professor Cynthia Godsoe points to a 2003 law intended to shift responsibility from the city to property owners after an assault occurred outside a bar in Williamsburg. Professor Cynthia Godsoe in Yale Law Journal on the 'perfect plantiffs' in the same-sex marriage case 10/21/2015 In her essay "Perfect Plaintiffs," which appears in The Yale Law Journal Forum (Oct. 12), Professor Cynthia Godsoe examines the care in which the Supreme Court selected its plaintiffs in the same-sex marriage case Obergefell v. Hodges, and how "acutely aware" the Court was of public opinion and its own historic legacy. Professor Godsoe Examines Marital Rape Laws in Light of Comment by Trump's Adviser 8/5/2015 Donald Trump's adviser Michael Cohen, who is an attorney, created a media firestorm recently when he stated that marital rape is not a crime. In her Talking Points Memo op-ed "Why 20 States Treat Raping Your Wife as a Lesser Crime," Professor Cynthia Godsoe calls the comment "both offensive and wrong on the law" and explores how this belief still informs how some states handle marital rape, which is recognized as a crime in all 50 states. Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Challenges continue for both defense and prosecution in Gurley case 2/25/2015 Professor Cynthia Godsoe comments on the challenges facing both the defense and prosecution in the light of the indictment of Officer Peter Liang over the shooting of Akai Gurley. MCall: Pregnant women rarely face charges for drug use 2/1/2015 Professor Cynthia Godsoe comments on the debate of whether pregnant women can be charged with endangering or murdering their fetuses. Professor Cynthia Godsoe Comments to TIME on Victim-Blaming in Statutory Rape Case 11/22/2014 Professor Cynthia Godsoe, an expert on criminal law and juvenile justice, commented to TIME questioning the strategy of the Los Angeles Unified School District in the case of an imprisoned middle school teacher who had a sexual relationship with a student. Specifically, Professor Godsoe questioned the wisdom of the School District's argument that the student invited the relationship. Professor Cynthia Godsoe Speaks to New York Times About the 'Poor People's Court' 6/22/2014 Professor Cynthia Godsoe was quoted extensively in a New York Times article about family courts, which have become notorious in recent years for long delays, soaring caseloads, and a flat supply of judges. Professor Cynthia Godsoe on Restitution for Prostituted Minors in Huffington Post Op-Ed 2/5/2014 In a new Huffington Post op-ed, Prof. Cynthia Godsoe sheds light on victims of sexual exploitation – specifically, the 100,000 children sold for sex in the U.S., many of whom are later prosecuted and jailed. "Children depicted in pornography…. have suffered terribly," she writes. "But so have the thousands of young people who are sold for sex on websites and dark streets. All these children deserve recognition and restitution as the victims they are." Professor Cynthia Godsoe on Placement of Children with Gay and Lesbian Parents 7/1/2013 With so much focus on same-sex marriage, we're paying little attention to the placement of children with gay and lesbian parents, argues Professor Cynthia Godsoe in a new Huffington Post op-ed. Professor Cynthia Godsoe Discusses Impoverished Families in National Law Journal Op-Ed 5/24/2012 In a recent op-ed for the National Law Journal, Professor Cynthia Godsoe criticizes a new bill in Wisconsin that attempts to criminalize "nonmarital parenthood" as child abuse and neglect. She argues that it is not single parent families that create instances of abuse and neglect, but the nation's rising poverty rates that make it difficult for parents who lack the resources to properly care for their children. Professor Cynthia Godsoe Discusses J.D.B. v. North Carolina in Op-Ed for The National Law Journal 4/10/2011 Professor Cynthia Godsoe's recent op-ed in The National Law Journal discusses J.D.B. v. North Carolina, for which the Supreme Court has just heard arguments. The case concerns the circumstances under which young people are considered to be in legal custody and therefore entitled to Miranda warnings. Citing the neurological immaturity and lack of life experience of those under 18-years-old, Professor Godsoe asserts, "Children are not miniadults. The Court should recognize this and require police to act accordingly." Professor Cynthia Godsoe's Op-Ed on Pending NY Family Legislation Published in National Law Journal 6/7/2010 Professor Cynthia Godsoe recently published an op-ed about family-focused legislation in New York State in the National Law Journal. The article discussed a newly passed amendment to the Family Court Act which would restore the rights of certain parents whose parental rights have been terminated, but who have been deemed "rehabilitated." Professor Godsoe Op-Ed on Juvenile Prostitution in National Law Journal 11/18/2008 Professor Cynthia Godsoe's op-ed in the National Law Journal applauded the enactment of New York's Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Youth Act. The act aligns state criminal laws with federal by granting underage prostitutes the services they need while punishing the true offenders, those who patronize and pimp out the juveniles. Related Links: Faculty News Curriculum


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NCSF Files Amicus Brief in Support of Consensual Nonmonogamy
March 26, 2014 – Washington D.C. – NCSF has filed an amicus brief in a military case involving a marine who engaged in a consensual threesome and because of that was convicted of adultery, attempted consensual sodomy and indecent conduct, a "crime" based solely on undefined sexual conduct inconsistent with "common propriety."
In its brief, NCSF points out that military law is out of sync with U.S. Constitutional law and societal mores, especially when it comes to consensual sexual behaviors. Dick Cunningham, NCSF's Legal Counsel who prepared and filed the brief, said, "This is an important case in which we have challenged ways in which courts have criminalized consensual sexual conduct in what we regard as direct violation of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark sexual freedom decision in Lawrence v. Texas."
Lawrence held that non-injurious consensual sex among adults cannot be criminally prosecuted, and that moral disapproval is not a sufficient justification for a criminal law. In this case, the military court used a spurious "public sex" argument to evade the Lawrence ruling.
Filing legal briefs is an important part of NCSF's mission in its attempts to decriminalize consensual adult sexual behavior. NCSF awaits the decision of the military court on whether its amicus brief will be accepted. To view NCSF's brief and case legal documents on this case, visit https://ncsfreedom.org/who-we-are/about-ncsf/item/715.html
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When actresses step onto the Screen Actors Guild red carpet this Sunday, the world will be poring over every flounce, every sequin, every slit, strap, pump and peplum. "Who are you wearing?" has become the ubiquitous question on interviewers' lips.
The answers may be surprising. Every year brings a crop of relatively unknown designers yearning for the big breakthrough a red carpet triumph can bring with it.
They've seen it happen before. When Halle Berry accepted her groundbreaking lead actress Oscar in 2002 in a maroon gown with a daring sheer leaf-strewn beaded top, it was also a career-making victory for her till-then unknown designer, Elie Saab.
Out of seemingly nowhere, a designer most of the world had never heard of became a household word, recalled veteran Hollywood publicist Marilyn Heston, president of MHA Media, who handled Beirut-born Saab at the time. And it was a watershed — a billion "hits" around the world, including 400 million from only 27 websites in those nascent Internet days, with a total valued at the equivalent of $25 million worth of publicity, Heston said.
For Saab it brought full-fledged membership in the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, the sanctioning body that regulates the Paris shows, alongside houses like Chanel and Dior. Then came the de rigueur fragrance and a ready-to-wear evening line sold at Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus as well as namesake boutiques in Paris and Beirut, where his atelier still is located. More than a decade later, he remains a red-carpet staple, dressing the likes of Angelina Jolie, Beyoncé and, most recently, Lea Michele at the Golden Globes.
Saab's story is the big dream peddled by Hollywood's fashion publicists, who search out little-known designers yearning for a breakthrough from around the Middle East, all over Europe and beyond, bringing back their wares to Los Angeles showrooms where the mostly one-of-a-kind sample gowns are within easy reach of local celebrity stylists, agents and managers looking to create a little red-carpet magic for their clients.
These are not the designers usually covered in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar but rather by People Style Watch, on TV rundowns like "Fashion Police" and in celebrity style blogs.
Few of their wares are carried in American stores, unlike the more familiar designer names — the global powerhouses like Armani, Dior and Gucci; the avant-garde fashion favorites like McQueen, Givenchy and Alexandre Vauthier; the New York big guns like Calvin Klein, Donna Karan and Michael Kors; and the stalwarts of evening glamour like Marchesa, Vera Wang, Badgley Mischka and Naeem Khan.
But the worldwide reach of the red carpet is a great equalizer and every year brings some of these lesser-known designers trying to break through in Saab's footsteps, as seen most recently at the Hollywood awards season's acknowledged kickoff, the Golden Globe Awards in early January.
Zuhair Murad
If anyone is close to household-name status, it's this Beirut-born designer.
At the Golden Globes, his re-embroidered white lace over nude illusion gown for Jennifer Lopez stole the show, if not all the fashion accolades. "Movie Star! Movie Star!" Joan Rivers screamed on the "Fashion Police" wrap-up. But the Red Carpet Fashion Awards blog quibbled: "I was surprised that I didn't love it. In fact, I'm not sure if I even like (it) … mostly because it feels too nude."
Kaley Cuoco sparkled in his princess dress and both Lopez (after a quick change) and Miranda Kerr hit the after-parties in his sleek halter styles. This after a banner 2012, where Murad was practically Lopez's in-house designer for "American Idol," designing her music tour and as her red carpet go-to.
He designed the infamous sparkly teal Emmy's showstopper for Sofia Vergara, with its split-zipper, thong-baring wardrobe malfunction tweeted 'round the world. And year's end saw Kristen Stewart at her final "Twilight" premieres in barely-there Murads: first, a nude gown in L.A. with a much-debated sheer skirt, then a black-beaded jumpsuit in London with a see-through lace top.
He showed his couture on Wednesday in Paris as a guest of the Chambre Syndicale but his ready-to-wear collection is seen infrequently in U.S. stores, and a New York boutique he announced in 2011 has yet to materialize. Still, Murad is the latest in a line of Saab disciples who isn't afraid to lash on the glitter. It might make some fashion insiders cringe but it seems to suit the publicity-seeking needs of Hollywood stars.
Jenny Packham
As a designer, Brit Jenny Packham has a split personality.
On the one hand, she turns out restrained gowns with boudoir touches like the ivory Golden Globes choice worn by presenter Catherine Zeta-Jones and the classic turquoise chiffon with lace cap sleeves the Duchess of Cambridge wore to the Olympic concert in London last summer.
On the other hand, Packham has "never met a sequin, bead, or crystal she didn't like," said Style.com, reviewing her spring 2013 Vegas-themed collection. Hence the long-sleeved silver sequined column worn by Emily Mortimer to this year's Globes.
Though Packham's vacillating on the runway may make it difficult to find her niche with American retailers, she's found favor recently with younger celebs. Take the sequined black stunner with gold-embellished plunging neckline worn by Vanessa Hudgens to the Globe after-parties. As Fabulous & Opinionated bloggers Tom and Lorenzo said approvingly: "This is all a bit much, but we tend to think that was the point. She wanted something fierce and showy, and by God, she nailed it."
Michael Cinco
"He's a new name for me," Sofia Vergara told Ryan Seacrest on the Globes red carpet, as she showed off Michael Cinco's unstintingly bejeweled black strapless gown.
And he was a new name for most viewers at home, unless they caught the Dubai-based Filipino designer in a 2011 appearance on "America's Next Top Model." Los Angeles stylist-turned-public-relations-rep Antonio Esteban did, and after a Facebook friendship, signed Cinco as one of his first clients.
Vergara's stylists, known professionally as Rob and Mariel, had the dress amid the "racks and racks" they put together for the actress to consider. "It was one of the first things she pulled out," said the duo's Rob Zangardi.
Esteban must have a good database — about the same time, Lady Gaga wore a custom Cinco gown, developed with her stylist Nicola Formichetti, to a charity event. Rob and Mariel (Haenn) also style Jennifer Lopez, so who knows what the future holds?
"We don't like to get too stuck on names," Zangardi said. "If it's a good dress, it's a good dress."
Rami Al Ali
Also headquartered in Dubai, native Syrian Rami Al Ali was signed to PR powerhouse Film Fashion (which also represents Murad and Packham) just days before the Globes.
But there was Carla Gugino, looking radiant on the red carpet in his silvery halter gown with openwork. "Slinky sexy," said the "Today" show's The Look blog in their roundup of on-trend metallics.
"I saw that it was so beautifully made," said Gugino's stylist, Jessica Paster. "And when I saw it on Carla's body, it was so, so stunning." All in all, a promising Hollywood debut for the designer, who founded his Dubai couture house only in 2011, after schooling at the College of Fine Arts in Damascus and then apprenticing with other couturiers in the region. And he showed in Paris, for the first time, during the just-ended couture shows as well.
Tony Ward
This awards season you can't ask for a better "get" than one of the "Girls" from HBO's hit show, and there was Zosia Mamet on the Globes red carpet in a severe black-leather paneled sheath by Italian-born designer Tony Ward (not to be confused with the actor and 1980s Madonna paramour).
It was quite a departure from the usual beaded couture confections he shows in Rome, such as the fanciful full-skirted style worn by Julianne Hough at the People's Choice Awards a few days before the Globes.
Maybe Mamet's gown harkened back to Ward's training with the late Italian maestro of geometry Gianfranco Ferre at Dior in the 1980s. But it also reflected the dark aesthetic of her notoriously secretive stylist Ryan Hastings, famed for dressing Rooney Mara in similar austere fashion.
But Mamet was anything but grim. The Go Fug Yourself blog's Heather raved, "I like that her gown is shot through with leather. And that she's smiling. It seriously makes a difference."
Maria Lucia Hohan
"Maria Lucia Hohan is the best designer you never really heard of," according to Red Carpet Fashion Awards, listing Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson and J. Lo among the fans of this Romanian-born designer and her sparkle-free styles that combine delicately colored draped silk with naughty-but-nice nude illusion corsetry.
However, opinions were divided when Emma Roberts showed up in a vaguely '80s Hohan gauzy black party dress after the Globes that revealed a new side of this designer. Red Carpet Fashion Awards tsk-tsked "vampy and overwrought" while Stylebistro speculated that a recent break-up was the motive: "Nothing officially says 'I'm over you' like a sheer corset dress."
But Elle Leigh's Fashion Boudoir blog probably spoke for a lot of younger fans: "I love it. I want it. It rocks."
Gustavo Cadile
"The Newsroom's" young star Alison Pill "looked red hot in Gustavo Cadile's jersey gown featuring draped neckline and beaded waist," gushed Us Weekly's Golden Globes red-carpet online roundup.
It was a bit of a comeback for the designer, who also dressed Anjelica Huston for the event in a soft ivory metallic blouson and black evening skirt.
Born and reared in Argentina of Italian heritage, Cadile studied in Miami, bounced around various European design gigs and eventually founded a New York-based business in 2007. He subsequently was nominated as a Fashion Group Rising Star and attracted early red carpet devotees like Eva Longoria and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Now, after a break, he's re-launched his evening collection under his mother's name, "Memeka."
Celia Kritharioti
Vanity Fair UK recently heralded Greece's Celia Kritharioti as one of six couturiers to watch worldwide, and her new representation in Los Angeles yielded both "Extra" co-host Maria Menounos and "E! News" and "Fashion Police" mainstay Giuliana Rancic striding confidently down the Globes red carpet before they picked up their interviewing microphones.
Both were "looking gorgeous" said Just Jared, though Rancic had her detractors, including Fug's Heather: "I think hers is the least popular saloon in all of Deadwood."
Nonetheless, Kritharioti, a 20-year couture veteran, has more than enough experience as "Greek couturier to the stars" — and the legacy of an Athens couture house originally founded in 1906 — to adapt her lavish creations for the American market.


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A CCTV installation is not something to be taken for granted in any given case. It is an investment that people make and one should be cautious of the kind they buy before they spend their money on it. In choosing the ideal kind of a cctv do not go in the market with the mind that buying the most expensive piece is the best deal to be made. In order to get the best be sure to purchase the most ideal one and also get to know the needs you have for the camera. Once you know what you really need in the market then you will be able to understand the right decision to be made.
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Once the light is gathered by the lens then it is directed to the sensor. There are different sizes of the lends as well as the types. There are a couple of things that a sensor will be able to determine and you will find that will great sensitivity the image quality is very high. There is a need for a number of signals to be used in order to make the less sensitive cameras receive the right signals. The right kind to use have a good sensitivity and are able to produce very clear pictures.
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July 11, 2005
LOS ANGELES––The Head Start - Johnson & Johnson Management Fellows Program at UCLA Anderson School of Management will celebrate the graduation of its 1000th participant with a ceremony on July 21 at the Riviera Country Club, followed by a reception honoring all graduates on July 22 at Neutrogena Corporation. This year's graduating class includes 41 Fellows from Head Start programs around the country. (Click here for a list of 2005 Fellows.)
The Management Fellows Program has operated for 14 years at UCLA Anderson under sponsorship from Johnson & Johnson, providing Head Start directors the opportunity to participate in a two-week intensive management training session. The ultimate goal of the program is to help the Head Start directors gain both executive and entrepreneurial management skills that will enable them to better serve the nation's children and families.
More than 250 attendees are expected to attend these commencement events, including local congressmen and a number of top executives from Johnson & Johnson and Neutrogena. Also expected to participate in the festivities is one of the nation's leading children and family advocates: Edward Zigler, Ph.D., who is known as "the father of Head Start." Dr. Zigler is the Sterling Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University and director of the Yale Center in Child Development and Social Policy.
"We're thrilled to have come so far with this management training program," said Prof. Alfred E. Osborne, Jr., senior associate dean and faculty director of the Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UCLA Anderson School of Management. "Even in light of having our funding from the Head Start Bureau completely cut last year, we're still proceeding with the full backing and support of our longtime partner Johnson & Johnson."
In March 2004, the Head Start Bureau determined that it could no longer continue the partnership it had established with UCLA Anderson under the original 1991 agreement. However, Johnson & Johnson has continued its energetic and benevolent support of the program.
"As one of the nation's great public land-grant institutions, UCLA has a special responsibility to use its teaching, research and service resources to make life better for those in our global community," said Prof. Osborne. "The Head Start - Johnson & Johnson Management Fellows Program is one way that we continually help achieve this important socially responsible mission."
The principal mission of the Head Start - Johnson & Johnson Management Fellows Program is to strengthen the management skills of Head Start directors by:
- Providing them with modern management theories and principles.
- Increasing their ability to plan, lead and control the effective delivery of Head Start services in an increasingly changing and challenging environment.
- Fostering an entrepreneurial competence and promoting a bias for action.
- Enhancing their capacity to find alternate funding sources and collaborate with other social service programs in their communities.
- Developing strategies that they can quickly implement in their programs and share with other Head Start managers.
- Establishing a network of Head Start Fellows who will assist in the management education of other Head Start directors nationwide.
The program's curriculum, which includes classroom instruction, lectures, group discussions, case studies and workshops, was developed by UCLA Anderson's Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, in conjunction with UCLA faculty, a program advisory board and field research and focus groups. The course of study addresses a number of key areas, including human resource management, organization design and development, financial management, data analysis, operations management and marketing.
Noted child development experts and members of Congress have heralded UCLA Anderson's Head Start - Johnson & Johnson Management Fellows Program as one of the finest examples of an effective public-private partnership—with the nation's children and their families as the ultimate beneficiaries.
In addition to celebrating its 1000th graduate, UCLA Anderson is pleased to note that the Head Start - Johnson & Johnson Management Fellows Program has produced many accomplished Head Start executives who have made exceptional contributions to the field of early childhood development. This group includes the following individuals, among others:
- Helen Taylor, who became the Head Start Associate Commissioner in Washington, D.C.
- Ron Herndon, current chairman of the National Head Start Association
- Manda Lopez, executive director of the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association
- Amanda Bryans, director of operations for the Head Start Bureau
- Lawrence Pucciarelli, director for the Head Start State Collaboration for Rhode Island
About the Head Start - Johnson & Johnson Management Fellows Program
The Head Start - Johnson & Johnson Management Fellows Program is a national training program established in 1991 to develop and strengthen the entrepreneurial management skills of Head Start directors and management teams. Conducted by the UCLA Anderson School of Management, the program has been consistently sponsored by Johnson & Johnson. It was launched after an extensive need assessment revealed that focused management training would ensure that Head Start program directors would be better equipped to manage limited resources in ways that would have a major impact on the services they provide for children and their families. With the conclusion of the 2005 program, more than 1,000 Head Start executives have completed the training.
About Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical and medical devices and diagnostics markets. The more than 200 Johnson & Johnson operating companies employ approximately 111,000 men and women in 57 countries and sell products throughout the world. Johnson & Johnson is headquartered in New Brunswick, NJ.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management is perennially ranked among the top-tier business schools in the world. Award-winning faculty renowned for their research and teaching, highly selective admissions, successful alumni and world-class facilities combine to provide an extraordinary learning environment. UCLA Anderson students are part of a culture that values individual vision, intellectual discipline and a sense of teamwork and collegiality.
Established in 1935, UCLA Anderson School of Management provides management education to more than 1,400 students enrolled in MBA and doctoral programs, and some 2,000 executives and managers enrolled annually in executive education programs. Recognizing that the school offers unparalleled expertise in management education, the world's business community turns to UCLA Anderson School of Management as a center of influence for the ideas, innovations, strategies and talent that will shape the future.


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Tuesday is a do or die day for the 2011 NBA season. Eventually the players will lose this labor battle, that is not up for debate. The players have no leverage, the owners are willing to miss a season and the players need these pay checks more than the owners need this season. The question is not if the players will lose, it is when they will give in to the owners and make a deal. Now I do not fault the players for fighting for what they already had. They are not asking for more, they are asking for what they already had. Are the owners being fair? That is up for discussion but that is not relevant. What is fair is not what is relevant in this lockout. This lockout is about reality right now. The reality is that the owners will never go back to what they had. Small market teams struggled financially, superstars formed alliances and owners were hurt by their own bad decisions. Owners have collectively committed to change the current system at all costs, including the 2011 season. Unlike the NFL lockout, in which the owners conceded to the players in order to save the season, the owners willingness to lose the season takes all leverage away from the players.
When the players association decided against decertification, the outcome of this lockout was pretty much decided. The players association gave up all the leverage they had. The owners know the players can't afford to lose the season. Decertification is no longer in the cards for the players association because decertification rulings would take so long to get through the slow United States court system that the whole season would be lost. Also decertification would have resulted in all players having their current contracts void making every player a free agent. The players wanted to avoid this for obvious reason.
Billy Hunter needs to get all opposition to conceding into a room and he needs to give them a history lesson about the 1998 season. In 1998 the players decided to hold out and miss games rather than concede to the owners. Eventually the players caved and the owners got what they wanted plus the players lost millions of dollars. If the players were smart they would take a deal now. This is the best deal they are going to get and they are going to be sorry if they don't agree to one soon.
Will the players get a fair deal? It doesn't matter. This lockout is no longer about fairness but about reality. The reality is that the owners are prepared to miss the season and the players can't afford to.


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New LSU Cheerleader Turns Tragedy to Triumph
May 12, 2009, 12:00 AM (CT) Updated: March 19, 2014, 01:18 PM (CT)
Brian Sanders
DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas -- When the LSU Tigers take the field next season, Tyler Briers-Buentello will be there with the best seat in the house, on the sideline as a cheerleader.
"LSU is the greatest place for doing what I want to do," said Briers-Buentello. "I want to cheer in front of a crowd and their fans are off the charts."
During the summer of 2007, Tyler was on the football team at Dripping Springs High School when a car accident brought his playing days to a screeching halt.
Read the full story and watch the video on KXAN.com.


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Astronomer Dr Megan Argo has published a report on a major cosmic discovery in the form of a Doctor Who story!
The discovery relates to a powerful jet of energy seen from an exploding star in a distant galaxy observed when Dr Argo was working with an international team at Jodrell Bank. As well as the more scientific technical report on the event (to be published in Nature), the doctor, a keen science fiction and Doctor Who fan, decided to also write the discovery up in story form in order to introduce the discovery to the general public.
Megan, from Macclesfield, Cheshire, told Skymania News:
I've been a Doctor Who fan since I was a child. It was partially to blame for me becoming a scientist. I first came across an concept called entropy in a Doctor Who story called Logopolis and remember being fascinated, even though it was some ten years before it was ever mentioned in a physics lesson.
You can read the story of the discovery through the eyes of the Doctor and Martha in Doctor Who and the Silver Spiral from Megan's own blog; the official title of the paper in Nature will be: "A mildly relativistic radio jet from the normal Type Ic Supernova 2007gr".
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You love music right?
Do you like the idea of taking a thought, and turning it into something tangible?...
Something that has the power to give someone goosebumps - or make their eyes watery with emotion?
So many people have hidden talents that they suspected they might have, but wasted them because they never planted the seed and watered it.
You might be pursuing a dream in music, but 'missing a piece of the puzzle'....this missing piece of the puzzle could be holding you back from becoming a legend one day.
Songwriting is an art that anyone with an interest in music can master – in fact, the more you are affected by music, the higher your chances of success.
I know what you are thinking.... 'all the best songs have been written'... 'all the best rifts are taken'. This is nonsense. Language and music is infinite.... poetry is infinite – and that's what songwriting is.... poetry in the form of music.
With the history of music at the click of a finger, thanks to technology, tools and resources - your favourite riff can be moments away from being sampled, twisted and moulded to your liking. Now all you need is a song. There has never been a better time to learn the art of songwriting.
Don't be put off if you don't play an instrument or are unable to sing. Songwriting is a very rewarding art that is treasured as much as painting, sculpting, or writing.
A great song can stick around forever. It'll be played endlessly on the radio, covered by different artists and in all manner of styles, and butchered by karaoke wannabe's. Your work could easily be passed through the ages....
Enjoyed by countless generations. What a legacy right?
A lot of artists are just too busy to write their own songs...
There is a HUGE demand for songwriters out there.... not only will songwriting give you extreme satisfaction – Knowing your songs are being sung by others passionately, but it has the power to make you a lot of money.... can you imagine kissing your boss goodbye because of the royalties you are earning passively? It's possible if you have the passion!
Have you ever tried to write a song? If you haven't been shown where to start or how the process works, it can be pretty frustrating.... I used to believe it was an art reserved for a lucky few like John Lennon or Bob Dylan. You know....
Only the most musically gifted.
It wasn't until a friend introduced me to 'the process' of songwriting.... Where my love for music flourished into a complete passion.... And I was truly amazed how long I had ignored the concept of writing my own songs. Why I hadn't done it earlier?
If you've ever dreamed of writing a song, but stopped because you've never written a song in your life before, and can't shake the feeling that it just might be something you'd be good at – then this book is for you.
If you've ever tried your hand at songwriting before, and nothing's turned out the way you hoped – then this book is for you.
If you've ever written songs that you're happy with, but can't expand your creative horizons – then this book is for you.
If you've ever found yourself stuck in the arid desert of writer's block, then this book is for you. If you're a prolific songwriter with racks of demo tapes and a thirst for marketing knowledge, then this book is for you, too!
This book is for everyone who wants to learn more about the art of songwriting.
Having 'leverage' is important if you are already a musician. Now if you are great at performing cover songs.... or, you collaborate well with your manager and band at singing someone else's songs that's fine... the trouble is that you have no say or leverage in where your career is going. You gotta do what your manager says, the band could replace you - the songwriter could disagree with your style of singing.
With songwriting skills YOU are the one in the driver's seat. You are the one who has final say on its creative direction. You are the one who gets the royalties. Simply put, it is the difference between being a poor artist or a wealthy artist.
I've written this course to cater for all levels of experience: for people who know absolutely nothing about songwriting, but also for those who want more details about the craft and the industry too.
This course was created with the intention of giving you a boost into the world of songwriting through instructing you in the major aspects of the industry.
So I've tried to include real meat-and-potatoes stuff (like how to actually write the songs, and where to get inspiration from) as well as the more technical, insider's tips like how to market yourself successfully, where to turn for more information, and who you need to know in the music industry.
When I decided to write a book on songwriting, it was purely because I'm sick of all the encyclopedia-style textbooks on the subject. Personally speaking, I don't think it really gels with the industry or with what you're trying to do. I think that songwriting is more about having fun than memorizing detailed instructions and following them to the letter – and it's definitely not about wading through weighty tomes of cross-referenced, super-detailed information.
Here's what "Songwriting Success – The Ultimate Guide To Writing And Selling Your Songs" has inside:
Everything you need to know about writing a song – from the very basics right through to the "complicated" stuff (I've put the word 'complicated' into inverted commas because, really, even the "complicated" stuff is still easy because it is in a step-by-step fashion)
Everything you need to know about becoming a professional songwriter is contained within this book.
It doesn't matter whether you've got a good ear for music, an unshakeable sense of rhythm, a way with words and lyrics, or just the feeling that you might be good at this: by the time you've finished reading the sections of this book that apply to you, you'll be ready to start making money off your songwriting ideas.
We're going to look at the creative and the business side of things: from the actual how-to-get-a-good-idea right through to marketing your stuff to industry insiders.
Discover how songwriting can earn you a living. I give you a run down of the songwriting process and all the things you'll be involved in as a professional songwriter from writing music and lyrics to composing and marketing.
You'll learn what is actually in a song in my detailed chapter on "The Basics and Complexities of Structure"
The one fatal mistake that you cannot afford to make when including rhyme in your songs.
Find out all the nitty-gritty secrets that you definitely WILL need to write songs that are successful, marketable, saleable, and chart topping... all the things you want your songs to be!
Discover the four absolute most-important traits and abilities of a successful songwriter.
Lyrics in DETAIL. You're going to learn all about lyrical (word-based) tools that you can place conveniently throughout your song to jazz it up and make it sound really polished and smooth.
And that's not all!
Not by a long shot.
You'll also learn…
One thing that most successful songwriters plan out carefully BEFORE writing any lyrics to their song. This secret is about the closest thing you can get to a guarantee that the song is going to make listeners - sit up and take notice.
Everything you need to know about Rhyme. There's just something eminently satisfying about listening to a song with a polished rhyme – it sounds finished. Writing un-clichéd rhymes isn't easy to do, and it tends to be an acquired skill, rather than something you're born with. But don't fret... I'm going to break it all down for you.
Stuck for song ideas? I show you where to find them! You'll soon be capturing great stories and insights to tell in your lyrics, melodies and rhythm.
HOW TO BE A SELF-CONFIDENT SONGWRITER. Seriously, you'll never be able to write anything if you can't even put pen to paper without editing it - without rereading it, analyzing it for flaws, assessing it critically. I show you silence your inner critic and skyrocket your confidence in your own songwriting ability!
You'll gain step-by-step information on how to market your songs.
Uncover my essential tips to creating the melodies themselves... even if you don't know how to play a musical instrument!
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Everything that you need to include in a submission package to a publishing company.
Networking: How to do it and why you should
Tips for managing your budget when cutting a demo.
Entertainment attorneys and you - What you need to know.
All about how to collaborate and write songs with someone else. Discover how to find them and how to work together so that you make the old saying 'two heads are better than one' a true statement.
With 100s of songs being written and submitted to record companies around the world every day, it's absolutely essential that you make your song stand out. That's why I've dedicated and entire chapter to "Making Your Songs Memorable".
Find out how to find your own style. When you're marketing your songs, you'll be expected to know what category of music your songs fall under. This will enable you to market your music to the people who are looking for that kind of music – the publishers, performing artists, and record companies that are most likely to be interested in what you have to offer.
Powerful advice on how to use melody to add strength and meaning to your songs.
And much more....
Well you've just seen above how comprehensive "Superior Songwriting - The Ultimate Guide to Writing and Selling Your Songs" is.
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P.S. If you already happen to be musician of some kind, you completely owe this to yourself to try.... You could literally be the next Johnny Cash.... If you don't give it a good try, you will die wondering.
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Every year, in honor of Black History month, Upstate's Faculty and Staff Association for Diversity gives two awards: one to a member of the community for "leadership in our community " and one to an employee who "lives Upstate's mission of service to our community." This year's award recipients are The Rev. Phil M. Turner, pastor of Bethany Baptist Church in Syracuse, and E. Geralyn (Geri) Hall, a family nurse practitioner at Upstate's University Health Care Center. They receive their awards at the opening ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 6.
Meet Pastor Turner:
The Rev. Phil Manuel Turner is pastor of Bethany Baptist Church which was founded in 1887. Under his leadership, a 400-person fellowship hall was added to the church on Beattie Street, which opened its doors in 1996. The Fellowship Hall is used for many Church and public functions, including the Mayor's 2005 State of the City address. Bethany's church van can be seen throughout our community providing transportation to those who need it. Under Pastor Turner's leadership, the church developed a radio ministry, a tutoring program, and an annual TAP Festival which highlights African American heritage.
Bethany partners with the Syracuse City School District and parents to improve academic programs for students in the district. Bethany's H.Y.P.E. offers students classes in writing and oratory presentation. Bethany hosts programs for people dealing with addiction recovery on Tuesdays, serves hot meals on Wednesdays and hosts clothing giveaways twice a year.
Pastor Turner served as interim pastor from 2003 until 2007 when he was installed as pastor of Bethany Baptist Church. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Pastor Turner was a child when he and his family moved to Buffalo. He and his wife, Janice Flanagan, met as college students at SUNY Cortland. They have three children and six grandchildren.
Pastor Turner has extensive business experience and has held recording contracts with Warner Brothers and Fourth and Broadway. His experiences have proven to be great resources for his relevant and effective ministry, which combines life lessons with spiritual gifts and the word of God.
Pastor Turner holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia College and a Master of Arts in Theology from Northeastern Seminary. He believes that the church is God's institution on earth and that the role of the church is to minister to the whole person, guiding him or her to be fruitful in family, work, and health and to be a contributing member of society. The church is to be a light in its community.
Geri Hall is profiled in a separate blog post.
Upstate celebrates Black History Month.
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| January 23, 2008
ASHRAE Publishes Updated Version of Energy-Efficiency Standard
Archbishop Desmond Tutu to Keynote Greenbuild
"Bishop Tutu's life, work, and message demonstrate the power of transformational change," Rick Fedrizzi, President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and Founding Chairman of USGBC, commented. "Bishop Tutu's role in ending Apartheid in South Africa and bringing reconciliation to its people will inspire us toward the transformation of our buildings to a sustainable future and will give us an extraordinary example of social justice in action."...[MORE]
New HFC 427A Refrigerant 'SNAP' Approved for HCFC 22 Retrofit Use
Arkema Joins U.S. EPA's GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Program
Innovation & Design Points Catalog Online
Green Tips for HVAC&R Designers
EGB to Return to Vegas in 2008!
Renowned green-building-industry leader and author Jerry Yudelson will present the keynote address for HPAC Engineering's fifth annual Engineering Green Buildings (EGB) Conference and Expo, which will be held Oct. 21 and 22 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
The EGB Conference and Expo is the only green-design event focused on green engineering applications as they apply to mechanical systems for commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings. The 2007 event attracted more than 300 participants, including mechanical-system designers and specifiers and manufacturers demonstrating the green characteristics and applications of their mechanical systems, components, equipment, products, technology, and services.
Individuals interested in attending or exhibiting at EGB 2008 should contact Jeff Ferenc, conference manager, at 312-848-8405 or [email protected]...[MORE]
HPAC Engineering Co-Sponsor of Global Engineering Conference
Designed for global consulting and design engineers, Carrier Corp.'s 10th Global Engineering Conference, co-sponsored by HPAC Engineering, will feature new technology and engineering topics in the HVAC industry. The event will focus on designing and building for sustainability and will take place April 9-11 at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas...[MORE]
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Greater Binghamton - A Desirable Lifestyle
The Greater Binghamton Area is located in the Southern Tier Region of New York State. The area consists of the Triple Cities of Binghamton, Endicott, and Johnson City surrounded by suburban and rural towns.
Where the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers meet, you peer out over the numerous bridges and delight in the outstanding architecture, with the backdrop of the signature rolling hills. Greater Binghamton has much to offer the tourist and even more to offer the resident. As the birthplace to IBM, large and small businesses alike have found a home in Greater Binghamton. Excellent access to major routes makes Binghamton easily reachable from any direction.
As you drive past the countless parks, shopping plazas, and restaurants on your way into Binghamton, signs direct you to the top points of interest:
Broome County Veteran's Memorial Arena, Greater Binghamton Airport, Ross Park Zoo and Discovery Center, Cider Mill Playhouse, and Roberson Museum are just a few of the attractions that await you. Greater Binghamton has all the excitement and culture of a big city while maintaining its charm and Upstate appeal.
The area is proud of its many beautiful parks and outdoor recreation centers. Activities available at most of the parks include swimming, camping, boating, hiking, fishing, biking, picnicking, children's playgrounds, softball, and volleyball. During winter months (with adequate snow) several parks groom their trails for cross-country skiing. Local and municipal parks offer additional recreational opportunities with playgrounds, historic carousels, athletic fields, and pools. Other year-round activities include indoor-outdoor go-kart racing, ice skating, roller-skating, laser games, and an indoor skateboard park.
Whatever the season, there is much to see and do in Greater Binghamton - spend the day browsing Antique Row, attend a local festival, catch a show at the Forum, do some tax-free clothes shopping, or get involved in the Annual Chris Thater Memorial Bike Race. An abundance of sporting events offers the sports fan nonstop entertainment in Greater Binghamton. The Dick's Sporting Goods Open takes the lead in the summer as golf professionals compete for over a million dollars in this Champions Tour event. In August, the USTOA Tennis Challenger holds its tournament in Binghamton. Ice hockey fans have their own brand of excitement with the AHL Binghamton Senators. The Binghamton Mets thrill fans all season long with AA baseball. Football fans in the area can cheer on the semi-professional BC Jets team. Greater Binghamton has the diversity you've looked for in a travel destination.
You know you'll find it all in Greater Binghamton, including the locally-invented tender, spicy Spiedie sandwich. Take time to explore every corner of this great region and when you're ready to relax, enjoy a free ride on any of our six restored, working wooden carousels and delight in this old-fashioned pastime.
Broome County Facts (2010)
- Total Population: 200,600
- Median Housing Price: $103,100
- Median Age: 40.2
Nearest Metropolitan Centers
- Syracuse - 75 miles N
- Rochester - 160 miles NW
- Buffalo - 223 miles NW
- Albany - 137 miles NE
- New York City - 177 miles SE
To find out more about our area visit these local Websites:
- Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce
- The Greater Binghamton Convention & Visitors Bureau
Find out what's going on in Binghamton. Learn about night-life, dining, recreation, attractions, sports, shopping, golfing, and much more!
- Broome County Government
This site contains information for the various county departments and divisions. Whether you live in Broome County, just visiting, or planning to make a move here, we invite you to explore the vast resources that make us the Valley of Opportunity!
- City of Binghamton
- Roberson Museum and Science Center
- Ross Park Zoo
- Broome County Library System
- Binghamton Philharmonic
- Broome County Arts Council
- Kopernik Space Education Center
- Tri-Cities Opera Company
- Binghamton University


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Permanent Budget Transfer Request Form Instructions
Budget Transfers (BF)
Changes made via a Permanent Budget Transfer will apply to the current fiscal year and all subsequent fiscal years. To make a Temporary Budget Transfer, use the 'BA -Temporary Budget Transfer Form.'
These instructions are to be used in combination with the 'perm_budamnd.xls' file for the purposes of transferring BUDGETED (NOT EXPENDED) amounts among NON-GRANT accounting units. (Use the 'Appropriation Transfer Request' procedures for 5xxxxx accounting units).
The Permanent Budget Transfer Request form is used to transfer budgeted amounts (budgeted funds not yet spent) to different accounts. To transfer expended amounts (funds already spent), use the 'Expense Transfer Form.' Generally, if amounts need to be transferred between an operating (1xxxxx) accounting unit and any other non-operating accounting unit (e.g. 66xxxx, 67xxxx, etc.), an expense transfer is required.
General Rules:
- Submission must be reviewed and approved by Business Managers.
- Entry descriptions should be clear.
- Position number should be listed for salary related transfers.
- Budget should be verified for availability of funds prior to BA submission.
- All submissions should be electronic. Send all BFs to email@example.com.
Specific Form Instructions:
- After opening the form, click 'Enable Macros', if prompted.
- In the header portion of the form (top left corner), enter the Fiscal Year in 4-digit format.
- For a permanent transfer, enter "200" in the 'Budget Number' field. A permanent transfer updates Lawson budget 200 and budget 1.
- Starting in cell B16, enter a 6-digit Accounting Unit in the 'Accounting Unit' field.
- Enter a 4-digit account number in the 'Account' field.
- Enter the adjustment amount in the 'Amount' field. This is the amount that the current budget will be increased or decreased. If the accounting unit/account combination on the same line should be decreased, enter a negative sign (-) in front of the adjustment amount. If the accounting unit/account combination should be increased, simply enter the amount in the Amount field.
- Enter a meaningful description for the transfer for each line into the 'Description' field.
- Continue entering data into the lines as needed. If you are transferring a budget for multiple accounting unit/account combinations, confirm that your totals balance to zero before submitting the form for approval. This can be verified by checking the value calculated in the 'Control Totals' field located at the top of the form. Once all lines have been entered, the 'Control Totals' field should equal zero.
- Enter Approval names in the top right corner
- If supporting documentation is required, print the form, attach the supporting documents, and send it by surface mail to your budget administrator for approval. After approving, that person should send it to Financial Planning.
- If no supporting documentation is required, you may use Email to complete the transaction. To send the form electronically, click the 'CLICK HERE TO SEND BUDGET AMENDMENT' button at the top of the form. An email message will pop up with the Permanent Budget Transfer attached. You can send the message and attachment to your Budget Administrator for approval if necessary, or you can send it directly to Financial Planning by entering 'BudgetingSalaryControl' in the TO: field.
Budget Administrator:
Open the attachment to the Email. If you approve the transfer request, enter your name and date on the 'Approval' lines. Then send the form to Financial Planning by clicking on the 'CLICK HERE TO SEND BUDGET AMENDMENT' button. GroupWise will open, enter 'BudgetingSalaryControl' in the TO: field, and click 'send'.
If you do not approve the request, do not send the Budget Transfer to Financial Planning. Return the form to the requestor and communicate your reasons for not approving.


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Does lung cancer spread when exposed to air?
My father has been diagnosed with Stage I non-small cell lung cancer. We are considering surgical resection. Is there any truth to the claim that cancer spreads when the "air hits it"?
Blair Marshall, MD , Thoracic Surgeon, responds:
There is no scientific data that supports that theory. That concept stems from rumors, most probably related to when a patient undergoes surgery for cancer and then may later dies of cancer that has spread. In this situation, the patient probably had microscopic disease that could not have been detected before they had the operation. After the operation, this microscopic disease will ultimately grow and cause patient symptoms and even death. However, because the patient had an operation, one might think that the surgery caused the spread. In actuality, if that patient had not undergone any surgery at all, they still would have developed widespread disease. For stage I lung cancer, the disease is limited to a region of the lung. There is plenty of published scientific data that supports surgery as the standard treatment option for patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer and is associated with excellent survival rates. Operating on stage I non-small cell lung cancer is a current standard treatment because the results are so good, thus, this would contradict the theory that exposing a tumor to air causes it to spread.


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