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Utility forward Jay Pitts and centre Joe Arundel arrive on short-term deals.
Bradford Bulls have announced the signings of utility forward Jay Pitts and centre Joe Arundel.
The Hull FC duo have agreed loan deals with the club and are to this morning begin training with their new team-mates.
Pitts, 24, a former Wakefield and Leeds player, can operate in the front and back row and is eligible to make his Bulls debut this weekend as Bradford welcome Catalan Dragons to The Provident Stadium – in round five of the Tetley's Challenge Cup.
Although Arundel is cup tied for Sunday's clash, the 22-year-old one-time Castleford Tigers talent will come into contention for next month's visit of Warrington Wolves.
Head coach Francis Cummins said: "Jay and Joe are young, hungry and hugely talented individuals who we are extremely excited to have on board," said Cummins.
"I coached Jay at Leeds, so I know a fair bit about him, and Joe has a proven track record at this level. Both of them need to be playing in the sport's top flight and we are pleased to be able to provide them with opportunities to do so.
"Jay will bolster our pack, as he has an ability to play in a number of different positions, while Joe provides much-needed competition in our three-quarter line.
"I am sure both of them are itching to get out there and we are excited about what they can bring to the team.
"Considering their ages, both Jay and Joe have an immense amount of Super League experience, which we believe will pay dividends for us on the weeks and months ahead."
Ossett-born Pitts has made a total of 88 appearances in Super League, having enjoyed spells with the Rhinos, Wildcats and the Black and Whites – his parent club.
He will wear the No.33 jersey and is in-line to feature this coming Sunday, with Arundel – who has scored 21 tries in 55 first-grade appearances – taking up the No.34 shirt.


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Google launched the new Google Glass details Tuesday, offering a 5 mega-pixel camera with 720p video playback, a full-day battery, 16GB of storage and 802.11b/g WiFi.
But the biggest news isn't about the technology at all, but that developers won't be allowed to place ads on or create paid apps for the new tech specs.
Google Glass is considered a Web app, and Google's terms of service prohibit ads and charging any fees to download apps or buy virtual goods, according to The Verge. Google said that it could change this in the future, but for now this is how Google Glass will be.
"The API is still in a limited preview," a Google rep told The Verge. "Developers are crucial to the future of Glass. The focus during the Explorer Program is on innovation and experimentation, but it's too early to speculate how this will evolve."
It shouldn't be surprising that Google doesn't want to inundate its new wearable computer with ads and paid apps that could draw attention away from its debut.
A clean and clear Google Glass display looks a lot better than with pop-up and banner ads distracting eyeballs from its tiny screen.
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New Insulin Pump Could Prevent Hypoglycemia in Diabetes Patients
(NEW YORK) -- A new device attached to an insulin pump may help prevent dangerous low blood sugar levels in diabetes patients during the night.
According to HealthDay News, the pump would deliver insulin when necessary, but stop pumping when the patient's blood sugar levels are low. In studies, the pump reportedly decreased overnight episodes of hypoglycemia by nearly one-third.
Hypoglycemia, which can cause dizziness, seizures, coma and death, is a serious concern for diabetes patients.
The device, funded by Medtronic Inc., and tested in Europe is pending approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The results of a study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, studied 247 patients with type-1 diabetes who were randomly assigned to use either the new device or a standard insulin pump.
Use of the new device was linked to a decrease in hypoglycemic attacks during both the day and night of approximately 32 percent. The device did not impact patients' blood sugar levels.
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Blink: The 21-minute news cycle
The whole story — from gaffe to attack to defense — was shorter than a sitcom episode.
Friday, at 12:23 p.m. EST in Commerce, Mich., Mitt Romney made a crack about President Barack Obama's birth certificate, and reporters at the event immediately recognized a landmine.
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"No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate," Romney said, introducing himself to supporters. "They know that this is the place where we were born and raised."
The Washington Post's Phil Rucker tweeted the remark at 12:23 — before 60 seconds had even passed — followed quickly by many of the other reporters on hand. Immediately, tweets with the phrase "birth certificate" went from no more than five-per-minute to 138-per-minute in a matter of four minutes, and rose from there to 275-per-minute in less than an hour, according to Topsy, a Twitter analytics service.
At 12:27, POLITICO posted Romney's remark online. In the same minute, the Washington Post asked, "Did Mitt Romney make a birther joke?" At 12:28, BuzzFeed posted video of Romney's remarks to YouTube.
At 12:41 p.m., the Romney campaign issued a response.
"The governor has always said, and has repeatedly said, he believes the president was born here in the United States," campaign adviser Kevin Madden told reporters. "He was only referencing that Michigan, where he is campaigning today, is the state where he himself was born and raised."
Three minutes later - 21 minutes after Romney's comments - the Obama campaign provided its own interpretation of events, accusing Romney of being a "birther."
"Throughout this campaign, Governor Romney has embraced the most strident voices in his party instead of standing up to them," campaign press secretary Ben LaBolt wrote in an email blasted to reporters. "It's one thing to give the stage in Tampa to Donald Trump, Sheriff Arpaio, and Kris Kobach. But Governor Romney's decision to directly enlist himself in the birther movement should give pause to any rational voter across America."
On the left and the right, it was off to the races. "ROMNEY CRACKS BIRTH CERTIFICATE JOKE," was the Huffington Post headline; "YES, ROMNEY JUST WENT THERE" blasted Breitbart.com.
Four years ago, the fallout from a controversial remark would have taken hours, if not a full day, to unfold. In 2012, social media, which enables reporters to file in real-time and puts increased pressure on campaigns to speed up their response time, has brought the pace of the news cycle down to a matter of minutes and seconds. The "one-day story" — itself an archaic term in the 21st century — has become the one-hour story.
For political reporters and campaign communications teams, it felt like a tsunami on Friday — yet another instance in the Twitter-driven 2012 campaign cycle when news seems to have moved at the speed of light. While reporters fought to tweet and post the story as fast as possible, the Romney campaign rushed to put out the fire while the Obama campaign sought to stoke it.
But for most voters, many of whom aren't monitoring Twitter or the Web throughout the day, it likely went unnoticed. The whole course of events transpired in the amount of time it takes most people to run out and pick up lunch.
"I wake up from a siesta and realize I've missed a whole round of gaffe, charge, counter-charge and by the time I have an espresso everyone on Twitter's already joking about how tired the story is," said Sasha Issenberg, a journalist.


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Point Lookout is on the north-east point of North Stradbroke Island and is the island's social hub. There is a great vibe and atmosphere along the strip of restaurants and cafes with some of the best views in the world!
You will be mesmerised with the impressive natural environment, including kilometres of surf beach and towering rocky headlands. The impressive North Gorge walk at Point Lookout is one of the best land-based vantage point in Australia to watch dolphins, turtles, manta rays and migrating humpback whales (June to November).
Relax on one of the patrolled beaches, go four wheel driving, explore some of the best dive sites or surf some of the best breaks in the world. Once you have had enough of surf, sun and sand, browse the boutique stores, book in for some pampering at a day spa or dine out overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
There's a wide range of accommodation at the Point - from beachside camping, backpacker's lodge and bed and breakfasts to luxury units and stunning holiday homes, many with private whale-watching towers.
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Mayor Chris Beutler encourages voters to become educated on the City's storm drainage system before voting on an $8.2 million stormwater bond issue placed on the November 2 general election ballot by the City Council. At current interest rates, the bond issue would cost the owner of a $150,000 home about $5.73 per year.
If approved, the bond issue would provide funds to help protect property from stormwater runoff and flood damage when major rains occur; to improve water quality; and to prevent or repair failing stream banks. The projects are identified in the City's Storm Drainage Capital Improvement Program and are on a current priority list of storm drainage needs. The projects are expected to be constructed over the next two to three years.
Passage of the bond issue would provide funds for 13 storm drainage and stream stability projects:
Passage of the bond issue also would provide funds for:
Lincoln voters have approved all seven storm drainage bond issues on the ballot since 1990:
For more information, see Watershed Management's 2010 Stormwater Bond Issue Fact Sheet.


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Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander was named the American League Most Valuable Player, a rare feat for a pitcher.
The hard-throwing right-hander posted a 24-5 record with 2.40 earned run average, leading his team to the playoffs. Verlander, who won the Cy Young Award, given annually to each league's best pitcher, two weeks ago, received 13 of 28 first-place votes for MVP. Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury finished second in the balloting and Toronto third baseman and outfielder Jose Bautista finished third.
It is rare for a pitcher to claim the award honoring the league's top player. Oakland closer Dennis Eckersley won it in 1992, but the last time a starting pitcher claimed the honor was when Roger Clemens accomplished the feat in 1986.


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Lady Gaga is officially throwing a temper tantrum.
The pop diva has threatened to sue a London shop for selling breast milk ice cream under the name "Baby Gaga."
The singer's attorneys have sent a letter to the bosses at Icecreamists demanding they change the name of the strange treat.
It's unclear how the "Born This Way" star feels about actual breastfeeding, but she's less than thrilled about her brand being linked to a product that contains human milk.
"Associating the Lady Gaga mark with a food product which may be unsafe for human consumption (owing to the risk of it carrying such viruses as hepatitis) is also highly detrimental," her legal team wrote in the letter.
Matt O'Connor, the owner of the ice cream parlor, told the Guardian that the superstar performer does not own the word "gaga."
"She claims we have ridden the coattails of her reputation," O'Connor said. "As someone who has…recycled on an industrial scale the entire back catalogue of pop culture to create her look, music and videos, she might want to reconsider this allegation."
According to UPI, "Baby Gaga" may be pulled from store shelves due to health concerns before the debate gets any further.
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PORTLAND -- On a beautiful fall day at Portland State University, students are everywhere. They are continually paying more to go to school there, as well as at other colleges and universities across the country.
The average student loan debt for graduates of public universities is up to $25,000. It's only gone up one percent this year, but federal aid is down even more.
PSU held a town hall called "From Debt to Degree" Wednesday, bringing in experts to answer questions about how to handle the high cost of college.
"Half your costs are going to be in tuition, half in living expenses. You have to plan for it in advance and every dollar you save is a dollar less you're going to have to borrow," said Mark Kantrowitz of Edvisors.com.
Kantrowitz said the cost of college education triples every 17 years, so you have to plan to pay for it.
Cameron Andrews is a little older than the average Sophomore. He's recently married, working part time, and a full-time student. He said even with a financial aid package, he's scraping by financially.
"I have a couple of bills I need to pay for the beginning of the month and I am literally looking at my checking account and wondering when my next check's gonna come in," said Andrews.
The College Board just released its annual study of college costs and Oregon rank 47th in the country for state support of undergraduates, contributing $250 to each undergraduate. The national average is $670. Washington gives $1,100 dollars.
Experts say as a graduate it's best to not be in debt any more than your first year salary in your chosen career. That takes saving and planning by students and their families.
KGW's Tracy Barry moderated the town hall at PSU.


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Fill a two-quart pan two-thirds full of water. Bring to a boil, add macaroni, stir, and cook until tender (about 6–8 minutes). Drain well. Add half-and-half, cubed processed cheese, butter-flavor sprinkles, and pepper to the macaroni. Place over low heat and cook until cheese is melted; gently stir periodically.
Yield: 5 cups.
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Calories: 135 calories, Carbohydrates: 19 g, Protein: 8 g, Fat: 3 g, Saturated Fat: 2 g, Sodium: 445 mg, Fiber: 1 g
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Kenneth Stanley "Bud" Adams, owner of the Tennessee Titans and one of the founders of the American Football League, was found dead Monday at his Houston home. He was 90.
Adams, an eccentric Texas oilman, lived alone and reportedly had not been seen since Saturday. He died of natural causes, the Titans announced.
A sharply controversial figure in Houston, Adams moved the Oilers to Tennessee after the 1997 season because he could not strike a deal for a new, publicly funded stadium to replace the aging Astrodome. He eventually got that stadium in Nashville, changing the name of his franchise to the Titans in 1999.
Adams was one of only four NFL owners to win at least 350 games, sharing that honor with the Oakland Raiders' late Al Davis, the Pittsburgh Steelers' Dan Rooney and the Buffalo Bills' Ralph Wilson.
Born Jan. 3, 1923, in Bartlesville, Okla., Adams was the son of the chairman of Phillips Petroleum and grew up in the oil business.
In 1959, Adams was one of eight founders of the AFL, which was a response to the NFL's reluctance to expand too quickly and "oversaturate" the marketplace with a sport that was far less popular than baseball. Adams and Dallas millionaire Lamar Hunt were the Texas contingent of what became known as the "Foolish Club."
Adams formed the Oilers, and Hunt founded the Dallas Texans, the team that later became the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Oilers played in four AFL championship games in the 1960s, winning titles in 1960 and '61. After the AFL and NFL merged in 1970, the Oilers went on to reach the playoffs 10 times.
Adams' death came less than three days after that of former Oilers coach Bum Phillips with whom he will be forever linked. Adams fired Phillips in 1980, bringing the club's "Luv Ya Blue" era to an end. Phillips had coached the team to the AFC championship game in three consecutive seasons.
Although he never won a Super Bowl ring, Adams saw his Titans get to Super Bowl XXXIV in Atlanta in their inaugural 1999 season. There, they lost to the St. Louis Rams.
Adams stayed involved in football decisions throughout his life and was the driving force behind the Titans selecting quarterback Vince Young in 2006. In 2012, Adams offered quarterback Peyton Manning a "lifetime contract" if he would come to Tennessee.
In 2009, the NFL fined Adams $250,000 for raising his middle finger to the Buffalo Bills sideline while celebrating a victory. He later apologized.
In an interview with the Nashville Tennessean last month, Adams argued his case for a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
"I don't like tooting my own horn," he told the newspaper. "But at my age, and now being the senior NFL owner, there is no one from back in those days that can really speak up for me now. I really feel like this year could be a year I get serious consideration after 53 years. I'm sure hoping that's the case."
In 2008, Adams publicly announced his succession plan, saying that upon his death his two daughters would each get one-third of the Titans franchise, with the other third going to the family of his deceased son.
Adams' son, Kenneth Stanley Adams III, died in 1987, and his wife, Nancy, died in 2009.
He is survived by his daughters, Susie Smith and Amy Strunk, and seven grandchildren.


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Getting here and weather
Health and safety
Activities and meals
When booking an international flight, which airport do we choose?
Choose BZE (Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport, Belize City). You benefit by the unique location of St. George's Caye – 1) the shortest travel time to any island resort; 2) we greet you when you arrive and bring you to our marina and to the resort; 3) you pay nothing for your transfer (with minimum stay); and 4) easiest access back to the mainland for jungle adventures.
Which airlines serve Belize?
American Airlines Dallas TX and Miami FL
Delta Airlines Atlanta GA and Los Angeles CA
Taca Airlines from U.S. via El Salvador
United Airlines Houston TX
US Airways Charlotte NC
Tropic Air offers a connector flight from Cancun to Belize City
Do I need a visa to travel to Belize?
U.S. and Canadian citizens can visit Belize with their passport; no visa required.
What is the charge for the airport transfers?
Airport transfers are included with any stay 4 nights or longer.
If I'm staying somewhere else in Belize before or after St. George's Caye, how do we handle transfers?
Just let us know your travel plans—our staff will pick you up and drop you off anywhere in Belize City. If you are flying to or from another destination within Belize, be sure you use the MUNICIPAL airport—this will save you money and time.
When I look at the weather report for Belize, it shows rain. Is it really going to rain on my vacation? When is the best time to visit?
First, don't believe the weather forecasts because they are for the mainland, not for our island. Second, understand that "rainy season" does not mean it rains most days – quite the opposite. See details on our Location & Weather page.
Is it safe on St. George's Caye?
Our island is very safe. We are on a remote island with very few inhabitants besides our amazing staff who live here, and there is no public transportation to St. George's so we don't have unwanted visitors. We provide safes in your rooms should you want to lock up valuables and you may lock your room when you're not in it. We also have a night watchman who patrols the grounds after dark and is available for guest emergency needs.
Can we drink the water at the resort?
We make our own drinking water and it's safe to drink directly out of the tap (we filter rain water, and when there isn't enough rain, we filter sea water using reverse osmosis). You may also purchase bottled water from the lounge in the main lodge or from the mini-bar in your room.
What activities are complimentary?
You get unlimited use of our kayaks, windsurfing boards, Hobie Cat sail boats, and snorkeling gear (for snorkeling off the beach/docks). You have 24/7 access to the saline swimming pool, and you may Try SCUBA in the pool with an instructor. See the Rooms & Rates page for full details on what's included.
Do we need to pre-reserve diving or excursions?
You can arrange your activities and excursions with our staff after you arrive. We do schedule 48 hours ahead so it is best to let us know before you arrive if there is something you want to do on your first full day. (We offer packages that include the most popular activities and excursions.)
The one exception is guided fishing because we need to ensure the availability of a professional guide for you. Fishing should always be pre-reserved.
Can I get my open water diving certification at the resort?
We have several incredible dive masters and instructors on staff to assist you, whether you're a long-time diver or wanting to get certified for the first time. We offer a variety of SCUBA diving training and certification courses. If you're planning to get certified, we recommend you do the classroom reading and studying ahead of time so you can maximize your time in the water while staying with us.
Are my meals included at St. George's?
Yes. Since we are the only business on the island, we provide a meal plan for all guests. Learn more about Dining with us. (Meals are included with all of our packages.)
Are all drinks included?
We have coffee and tea available any time, and we serve fresh made juice with meals. We also include your first Rum Punch on the house every day. View details of our meal plan on the Dining page. Our full-service lounge, the Sand Bar, is ready to serve you from morning through evening.
I'm planning a trip for a group. Can you accommodate us?
Can we bring children to St. George's Caye Resort?
In keeping with our commitment to provide you with a quiet, tranquil environment, we welcome guests 15 years and older (13 and up for divers). If you rent the entire resort for a family reunion or group, you are welcome to include children.
Where can we buy souvenirs?
We have a small gift shop in the main lodge featuring useful items and handicrafts made by native Belizeans who live in the villages our staff members come from. There are many items available at the Belize airport as well. We also offer an all-day excursion, the San Pedro Slam, during which you can do some shopping and experience the multitude of beach bars, restaurants and galleries.
Are there TVs in the rooms or lodge?
Most guests come to our island paradise to relax and unwind so we do not have televisions anywhere at the resort. We do offer complimentary wifi service in the main lodge and outdoor dining area so you can stay in touch with friends and family.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It began like any other Saturday for the Kansas City Chiefs during the NFL season, their general manager and coach at work early to put final touches on this weekend's game plan. Then they got a call to hurry to the parking lot.
The two men rushed through the glass doors of Chiefs headquarters and came face-to-face with linebacker Jovan Belcher, holding a handgun to his head.
Belcher had already killed his girlfriend and sped the short distance to Arrowhead Stadium, right past a security checkpoint guarding the entrance. Upon finding his bosses, Belcher thanked general manager Scott Pioli and head coach Romeo Crennel for giving him a chance in the NFL. Then he turned away and pulled the trigger.
The murder-suicide shocked a franchise that has been dealing with controversies now made trivial by comparison: eight consecutive losses, injuries too numerous to count, discontent among fans and the prospect that Pioli and Crennel could be fired at season's end.
- Related: Belcher dead in apparent murder-suicide
- Related: Chiefs owner talks about decision to let team play on Sunday
Authorities did not release a possible motive while piecing together the case, other than to note that Belcher and his girlfriend, 22-year-old Kasandra M. Perkins, had been arguing frequently.
The two of them left behind a 3-month-old girl. She was being cared for by family.
The Chiefs issued a statement that said their game Sunday afternoon against the Carolina Panthers would go on as scheduled, even as the franchise tried to come to grips with the awfulness of Belcher's death.
"The entire Chiefs family is deeply saddened by today's events, and our collective hearts are heavy with sympathy, thoughts and prayers for the families and friends affected by this unthinkable tragedy," Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said in brief a statement.
A spokesman for the team told The Associated Press that Crennel plans to coach on Sunday.
"I can tell you that you have absolutely no idea what it's like to see someone kill themselves," said Kansas City Mayor Sly James, who spoke to Pioli shortly after the shootings.
"You can take your worst nightmare and put someone you know and love in that situation, and give them a gun and stand three feet away and watch them kill themselves. That's what it's like," James said. "It's unfathomable."
Chiefs quarterback Brady Quinn told The Kansas City Star that when the team met later Saturday morning, Crennel broke the news to them.
"It was obviously tough for coach to have to tell us that," Quinn said. "He really wasn't able to finish talking to us. We got together and prayed and then we moved on."
But Quinn said the team was so stunned, it was hard to digest what had happened.
"It's hard mostly because I keep thinking about what I could have done to stop this," he said. "I think everyone is wondering whether we would have done something to prevent this from happening."
The 25-year-old Belcher was from West Babylon, N.Y., and played college football at Maine. He signed with the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent, made the team and hung around the past four years, eventually moving into the starting lineup. He played in all 11 games this season.
The NFL released a statement expressing sympathy and pledging "to provide assistance in any way that we can." The players' association has also been in touch with members of the Chiefs.
"We sincerely appreciate the expressions of sympathy and support we have received from so many in the Kansas City and NFL communities, and ask for continued prayers for the loved ones of those impacted," Hunt said. "We will continue to fully cooperate with the authorities and work to ensure that the appropriate counseling resources are available to all members of the organization."


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At Refuge we have many groups that meet throughout the week to discuss the scriptures, pray for one another, and live life together. We encourage each person to join one of these groups so that you can better connect with our community.
As you can see below there are five different groups to chose from. Each group has their own feel and meets in a different person's home. These groups are designed to help us be a part of each other's lives. We don't want to see each other on Sunday and that be it. We want to know each other, encourage one another, hold each other accountable, and be the hands and feet of Christ. We truly believe that Community Groups will help us accomplish these things.
- Tuesday: Pedersen's Home
- Wednesday: Depola's Home, Brodersen's Home, & Masi's Home
- Thursday: Bretzke's Home
For specific details (including addresses, times, & contact info), sign up for a community group here.


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By: Mike Springer
February 10, 2013
Tallahassee, FL-The sea of faces in your average college classroom are not just students in their teens or early 20s. In fact, a growing number of them are much older.
"I guess the older I get, I keep wanting to look for challenges," said Carol Matthews, who's returning to college.
Matthews is pursing her Health Informatics Specialist Certificate at Tallahassee Community College. After taking what she calls 'a leap of faith' Matthews left her job with Department of Revenue to pursue a new career.
"I'm hoping that the ultimate job that I do get when I get out is going to be as stable or more so," she said.
Going to school for a chance at a better job or a better career is nothing new. But for a lot of older Americans, heading back to college is becoming a growing trend.
At TCC, 10 percent of its students are 36 or older.
"The tasks and skills that people have experience with these days, are not really relevant in today's workplace,." said Amy Combs who works for TCC's Center for Workforce Development.
Through a federal grant, the College is looking to teach more baby-boomers those relevant skills.
They're the skills students like Matthews say will improve their lives.
"It's definitely a life-changing decision, but you're just hoping the outcome is something bigger and better, part of your dream," she said.
Matthews says she's hoping to complete her certificate sometime next December


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Joining in the celebration of the Oct. 11 canonization of St. Damien de Veuster is Council 11411 of the Knights of Columbus in the Diocese of Rochester, N.Y. The Blessed Damien of Molokai Council is among a handful of Knights' councils across the country named after the Belgian-born missionary priest who ministered in Hawaii, caring for those who had leprosy, or Hansen's disease as it is called today.
"Basically, our mission is to reflect Christ as a servant. Damien reflected that very well," Angelo Guzman, warden of Council 11411, said in an interview in the Catholic Courier, Rochester's diocesan newspaper. "To be the right arm of the church — this is what Damien did. He wasn't afraid to to get his hands dirty, and neither are we."


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This is my version of the popular leek and French goat-cheese tart, but with the Italian flavors of mascarpone and basil.–Allysa Torey
LC All For One and One For All Note
There needn't be just one tart for all at the table. "I often like to make five or six 4-inch tarts instead of the one large tart," says the author. "It's a little more work rolling out the dough, but it's fun to serve everyone their own individual tart."
Leek, Corn, and Mascarpone Tart
- Quick Glance
- Makes one 10-inch tart
IngredientsEmail Grocery List
- For the crust
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
- 3 tablespoons ice water
- For the filling
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups sliced leeks, in 1/4-inch pieces (white and pale green parts only)
- 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels
- 3 tablespoons chopped basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 cup mascarpone
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- Make the crust
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- 2. Place the flour in a large bowl, and, using a pastry blender, cut in the shortening until the pieces are pea-size. (If you don't have a pastry blender, my editor Justin suggests that you can also use two knives, in a crossing pattern, to cut the shortening into the flour mixture.) Sprinkle the ice water by tablespoons over the flour mixture and toss with a fork until all the dough is moistened.
- 3. Gather the dough into a ball and roll it out on a lightly floured surface to fit a 10-inch tart pan. Fit the dough into the pan and trim the edge flush with the rim. Prick all over the bottom and sides of the crust with a fork. Place the crust on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
- 4. Remove the crust from the oven and set aside. Raise the oven temperature to 375°F (190°C).
- Make the leek, corn, and mascarpone filling
- 5. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the leeks and cook, stirring occasionally until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the corn and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes. Stir in the basil, salt, and pepper. Remove from the heat, transfer to a large bowl, and cool for 10 minutes.
- 6. In a medium-size bowl, beat together the mascarpone, cream, and eggs until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the cheese mixture to the leek and corn mixture and mix together until the ingredients are well blended. Transfer the filling into the crust and lightly sprinkle the Parmigiano-Reggiano over the top.
- 7. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the filling is set. Allow the leek tart to cool for 10 minutes before serving.
Leek, Corn, and Mascarpone Tart Recipe © 2006 Allysa Torey. Photo © 2006 John Kernick. All rights reserved. All materials used with permission.
If you make this recipe, snap a photo and hashtag it #LeitesCulinaria. We'd love to see your creations on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.


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Shoptalk/Commentary: The Future of Newspapers?
By: Darrell Berkheimer
What is the future for newspapers? Will they continue to shrink in significance as the growth of Internet reading continues? Can newspapers garner enough revenue from Internet readers to remain viable?
For more than 30 years, newspaper readership has been declining, particularly in relationship to population growth. There are many reasons — according to various studies and opinions. But I believe there is one reason that is more responsible than any other.
Newspaper readership has declined simply because newspapers have lost relevancy. They fail to provide pertinence to the lives of most readers.
Many daily newspapers continue today only because they offer the same old, dull news that is pertinent mostly to those people who grew up in the community and never left, and those who left briefly for education and then returned.
That's the news of births, obituaries, engagements and weddings, building permits, and the court dockets. Only a few feature stories and the sports section show some small degree of passion for what's happening locally.
But communities have changed drastically with the mobility of our nation's population. Increasingly larger segments of today's communities are people who were raised in other cities and other states. The old standard news items have less significance to residents who came from elsewhere.
A century ago, newspapers showed real passion, but they lacked objectivity. They also lacked the problems resulting from the multitude of competitors provided by so many other news sources available today.
That passion of newspapers a century ago was most evident in political issues, but it also was evident through pride in public service and involvement in the controversial issues of the day.
The journalism of the mid-1900s, however, slowly shifted from passion to objectivity over all else.
That statement should not be mistaken to indicate that objectivity is no longer important. It remains just as important as ever in everyday reporting.
But too many of today's newspapers are filled with an excess of news that is available from the multitude of other sources. And too little of today's papers is assigned to the passion involved in discovering, reporting, and interpreting the issues that affect local citizens.
Today's newspapers often allow only one full page daily for opinions and interpretation of the many controversial issues facing readers. And many of those pages are opinion reports on national and world issues so readily available from other sources — and on issues which most local readers feel they can have little or no effect.
The management of so many newspapers appear afraid to take positions, apparently concerned that they might irritate some readers. So what! That's what is needed.
Newspapers need to stir the pot. And they will even gain the respect of those who often disagree with the papers' positions. There is little relevancy for readers when newspapers continue to feed them pabulum.
Instead, newspapers need to open their pages to more opinions by surveying and soliciting comments by local readers. Readers need to feel that they are part of their local newspaper, and that their attitudes and opinions matter.
Local newspapers should be conducting surveys on what local citizens consider the most important local issues, and how they should be approached. Reporters should be interviewing the citizens who live in a different neighborhood each evening and reporting what they have to say. Newspapers should be doing whatever it takes to identify the local problems most on the minds of local citizens and to daily provide interpretive analyses and opinion pieces about those problems — properly labeled as opinions.
Newspapers must get out of the habit of limiting so much of their reporting to the so-called "experts" or "appropriate sources." Citizens are tired of hearing so much from those considered "leaders" in the community. They want to see — in print — what their neighbors and their friends across town have to say. They want to know how other communities have resolved similar local problems.
How can newspapers expect readers to show loyalty to the newspaper if the newspaper can't show more loyalty to what's relevant to its readers? It's time for newspapers to bring more passion back to the issues of their readers. They must find or develop ways to extract the passion of their readers and report that passion.
Simply put, today's newspapers are too bland. And only when they can overcome that blandness will they become relevant again.
Darrell Berkheimer is a retired newspaper writer and editor who continues to write about journalism and the newspaper industry.


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On March 16, the White House released the Report by the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status. That report contained a number of recommendations related to Puerto Rico's political status and economic development; it also addressed the need for HIV outreach and education, especially for Puerto Rico's veterans.
In July 2011, the President released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), which contains specific recommendations for responding more effectively to the domestic HIV epidemic. HHS has an Operational Plan for the NHAS, and one element of that plan is the 12 Cities Project. These cities represent 44% of the nation's AIDS cases, and San Juan, Puerto Rico is one of them. The 12 cities have been chosen to actively coordinate Federally funded programs at the local level, and the project involves collaboration between HHS agencies that could have huge payoffs and propel progress toward the Strategy's goals of reducing HIV incidence, increasing access to care and improving outcomes for people diagnosed with HIV, and reducing HIV-related health disparities.
In Puerto Rico, those goals are particularly important, because the HIV incidence rate on the Island (45.0 cases per 100,000 population) is twice what it is on the mainland (22.8). The Puerto Rico epidemic also differs from the mainland in that the most common form of HIV transmission in Puerto Rico is through injection drug use, rather than male-to-male sexual contact, and that those diagnosed with HIV tend to be older (30-39).
Given these differences, military veterans have been identified as one of Puerto Rico's populations at greatest risk for HIV, and the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico recognized a particular challenge in meeting their HIV-related needs. The Task Force made the following recommendation:
HIV Outreach and Education Initiative for Veterans: [The Department of Veterans Affairs] VA should continue raising Island-wide HIV/AIDS awareness and providing onsite clinic testing to ensure that veterans living in high-risk population areas are afforded an opportunity to be tested, treated, and enrolled into the VA health care system. The targeted outcome of this initiative should be 100 percent testing of veterans who consent to be tested and enrollment in health care services for any HIV-positive veteran residing in Puerto Rico who is eligible for services.
The Task Force noted that VA participated in awareness events on November 17 and 22, 2010, and that information from those events is being analyzed to inform future events. The Task Force also encouraged VA and HHS to work together in the coming year to expand this program beyond veterans, where possible. This recommendation aligns with the goals of the 12 Cities Project, and provides even broader support for collaborative Federal efforts to address HIV.
Finally, the Task Force recommended that Puerto Rico work to develop a National Center for the Treatment and Care of Chronic Illnesses, which would include facilities for the care and treatment of Puerto Ricans living with HIV/AIDS.
You can download a copy of the report here (PDF 15MB).
James Albino is a senior program manager at the Office of National AIDS Policy.


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Legendary funnyman Jerry Seinfeld's Oscar broadcast review is in – and he thinks the show was a hit.
"That was the greatest Oscar opening dialogue… that I've seen since I don't know when," Jerry told Billy Bush for Access Hollywood and "The Billy Bush Show" on Tuesday.
"Really?" Billy asked.
"Oh my God! Are you kidding? I was in a room full of a bunch of people," Jerry said, referring to his Sunday night spent at the Vanity Fair Oscar party. "People were just destroyed! Pounding tables."
Click HERE to listen to Billy's interview.
So what made the funnyman, who currently is promoting his new NBC show, "The Marriage Ref," laugh?
"Great jokes, beautifully delivered," he said. "A very simple, but difficult thing."
"They had a good relationship together," Tom Papa, the actual "Marriage Ref" chimed in. "You don't see comic duos very much any more and to see these two guys just out of the black have this kind of self-deprecating, teasing relationship, they were great."
And the two men agreed there was one joke in particular that killed it.
"I loved the Dame Helen Mirren joke too, that was one of my favorites. I loved the 'Alec gives Steve the flower,' intro and Steve says, 'and Alec Baldwin' — that was hilarious," Jerry said. "And the Christoph Waltz, Nazi-hunting Jews and they gestured to the crowd was another killer."
With all the talk of Oscars, Billy had to ask Jerry if he'd ever consider the hosting gig.
"No," Jerry said flatly.
"Why?" Billy asked. "Too much pressure?"
"Well, I'll tell you what, this is the team that I want to see here for the next five years, first of all. And second of all, it's a very difficult thing to do. That's another reason I was so impressed by it," he said.
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SCRANTON, Pa., May 5 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people, including some of the stars of "The Office," gave a rousing send-off to the television comedy show that ends this month in the city where it was set and whose image it changed forever.
When the Emmy-winning comedy started nearly a decade ago, the northeastern Pennsylvania city of Scranton was best known for its former mainstay industry of coal mining, but not anymore.
"The outward perception of the town is that we're a hard-scrabble coal town, but nobody here identifies with that," said Michele Dempsey, an architect and one of the organizers of The Office Wrap Party in the city of 76,000.
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More than a dozen members of the show's cast and crew took part in Saturday's event, which included a four-block parade through town where smiling, screaming fans mobbed cast members.
Actor Steve Carell, who played the bumbling office manager Michael Scott in the show, was a surprise guest at the cast party at a baseball stadium just outside of the city.
"Thank you, Scranton," Carell told the crowd. "This all is because of you."
Outside the Frank Regan Funeral Home, which was mentioned in an early episode of the show, painted tombstones marked the end of the show after an eight-year run. Across the street, actor Rainn Wilson, who plays Dwight Schrute, snapped a picture of a fan dressed as a real-life Dwight bobblehead doll.
The party marked the first time the cast had been together since the show wrapped production in March. The final episode is scheduled to air on NBC on May 16.
At the city's courthouse square about 10,000 people greeted guests and stars of the show including John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer. Cast members performed in an impromptu concert on the grandstand with Wilson singing "We Are the Champions," Fischer, Kate Flannery and Ellie Kemper belting out "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and Oscar Nunez and Brian Baumgartner performing "Roxanne."
"I've never seen anything like this," Kemper said after the parade. "I'm still soaking it in. It's like The Rolling Stones came here or something. I told someone it looked like the parade scene in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off.'"
Saturday's party marked the unofficial end of the city's love affair with "The Office." Greg Daniels, producer and creator of the show, told fans that Scranton first came to mind as the location for the show 10 years ago when he was thinking about a workplace comedy dealing with the paper industry.
He noticed that many greeting cards were made in Scranton, making it a apt real-life model for the show.
"I'm very happy I did now," he added. "I think it was maybe the nostalgic feeling the city had."
"The Office," which was patterned on the original British TV show originated by comedian Ricky Gervais, has helped fuel the city's comeback efforts and made instant tourist attractions out of some of its bars and restaurants.
Steve Talerico, manager of Poor Richard's Pub, a favorite haunt of the employees in the show, said visitors from California and overseas have stopped in just because "The Office" workers do. The bar sells T-shirts, mugs and other show memorabilia.
"It's increased sales between 15 and 20 percent since we've started getting mentioned, especially in the summer," he said.
Austin Burke, president of the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, said the show hasn't prompted any businesses to move to the city but it gave it a foot in the door it wouldn't have had otherwise.
"After 'The Office' premiered, people knew us. That's the biggest thing the show has done, given us name recognition."
"It has this bit of cultural cachet that it didn't have before the show," said Scranton Times-Tribune newspaper reporter Josh McCauliffe, who was mentioned in a recent episode.
"I think a lot of people from here thought that the show would be cruel toward Scranton, as a lot of other TV shows or movies have been, but it really hasn't, at least not in an overt way."
The show has taken some slight swipes at the city, but consistently has treated it like a member of its extended family. On Saturday, Wilson and Krasinski credited fans in the city with helping keep the show on the air.
"When they have made jokes about the city, we've been in on them," Dempsey said. "And that's why this city loves it and always will."


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WASHINGTON — Under pressure to stop the oil spill that's gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, BP is struggling to play conflicting roles: projecting an image of a responsible company while deflecting legal blame for the disaster.
That tension, which is reflected most recently in BP's decision to continue using a chemical dispersant that the Environmental Protection Agency calls toxic, has fueled a growing perception that the company is more focused on protecting its own interests than the public's.
Scientists and legal experts said that BP's decision to keep using Corexit, a chemical dispersant that the EPA says may be toxic to marine life, helps the company appear to be fighting the slick. However, it also may hide how much oil is being spilled, which could help BP in court.
"They want to be seen to be doing something," said Rick Steiner, a veteran marine conservation consultant who's based in Alaska.
"Secondly, they clearly want to limit the amount of oil coming to shore; that's what people see. And thirdly, if they can limit the amount of oil in evidence, they can limit the public outrage and likely pay less financial damages down the road."
For better or for worse, the company's legal and PR strategies are likely to be shaped by Exxon's; that company fought civil lawsuits for two decades after a catastrophic 1989 spill off the coast of Alaska and was rewarded with a Supreme Court decision that slashed damages from $2.5 billion to $500 million.
It's unclear what strategy BP will adopt. In earlier and smaller spills, it took a more conciliatory stance toward the government and litigants, but the Supreme Court decision, and the size of the spill in the Gulf, may persuade it to be more aggressive.
The cleanup and economic damages could cost BP billions of dollars.
"Is the new BP (really) the old BP that stepped up and met their responsibilities after some initial jousting in court?" asked Lloyd Benton Miller, one of the lead plaintiff's lawyers in the Exxon Valdez case. "Or is the new BP going to be a kind of post-Exxon BP that decides that Exxon had it right: The way to deal with this is to fight, fight, fight and grind down the plaintiff and the government as long as possible."
The company is expected to try to protect its own legal rights and corporate image — and it has a duty to its shareholders to do so. In recent weeks, however, this stance has run counter to demands that the company be more forthcoming about what caused the spill, how much oil is spewing out and how to clean it up.
BP has told the EPA that it will use less Corexit but will continue to use it at the seafloor because alternatives aren't readily available. Some scientists have warned that dispersants used in large quantities at that depth could make the spill worse.
Also Tuesday, BP said that it had briefed U.S. officials on its initial review of the accident, although it offered few additional details from two weeks ago, when company executives first testified before Congress. The announcement said it was too early to determine a cause or who was to blame.
At the same time, BP said this week that it would contribute up to $500 million for independent research to study, among other topics, the impact of spilled oil and dispersant on Gulf waters and how accidental oil spills compare with the "natural seepage" of oil from undersea fields.
Almost from the outset, BP acknowledged that it was the "responsible party" that would be required under the law to pay for the cleanup initially. In early congressional testimony, though, company officials implied that other companies were to blame for the explosion.
In what was seen as progress in the push for more transparency, the company agreed under pressure to allow a live video feed of the oil spill. However, members of Congress said they learned Tuesday that BP would stop the feed Wednesday during its latest attempt to cap the well.
BP officials also resisted calls to measure the spill, saying they feared that making an estimate would interfere with efforts to stop the leaks. Scientists greeted that explanation with widespread skepticism.
In response to senators' concerns that BP could elude at least part of its liability, Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli said Tuesday that the Justice Department's "mandate is to make sure that we recover every dime of taxpayer funds."
When the Obama administration demanded that BP agree to pay more than the legal cap of $75 million in damages, BP demurred, however, saying that it would honor all "legitimate claims."
"Why not just say, 'We'll pay claims'?" said Brian O'Neill, a Minnesota attorney for plaintiffs in the Exxon Valdez case. "If you're weaseling around on the language, all that's doing is saying you're going to fight what each of the claims is."
Peter Anderson, a former federal prosecutor and a criminal defense lawyer who represents corporations, said BP's stance was understandable in some instances. "A triage kicks into play" inside corporations faced with a crisis, he said.
"If this were an historic event that was fixed in time, and the damage wasn't ongoing, I think there would be more candor," he said. "Once you have that artery open and pulsating, it almost becomes ridiculous that you're not putting 110 percent of your energy on saving the body instead of deflecting the blame."
The company's decisions, however, also are at odds with the kinder, gentler image that BP has tried to cultivate since a major corporate rebranding in 2000. The $200 million PR campaign claimed that the company was going "Beyond Petroleum" to investing in alternative energy, while it remained one of the world's largest crude oil producers.
In 2005, 15 BP employees were killed and 170 were injured in an explosion at a refinery in Texas; the following year its pipelines in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, ruptured because of corrosion and spilled more than 200,000 gallons of oil. In 2007, the company pleaded guilty in both cases and agreed to pay $70 million in penalties.
When weighing whether to file criminal charges in connection with the Gulf spill, prosecutors will look at BP's past violations and whether it's cooperated with the government, and will size up the final environmental and economic toll.
"The facts are bad here," said David M. Uhlmann, who headed the Justice Department's environmental crimes section for seven years during the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations. "If they appear to be making arguments that are too technical in the face of an unspeakable tragedy, then they lose not only in the court of public opinion, but also in all likelihood in the court of law."
(Lauren French contributed to this article.)
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Revulsion Over Nigeria Rape Video Shows Power of Social Media
In Nigeria, rape video depicting an apparent gang attack on a woman by college students sparks a criminal investigation, and raises questions of how much smartphones have changed Nigerian society.
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October 12, 2011
Also published in The Christian Science Monitor
On Sept. 17, a popular Nigerian blogger named Linda Ikeji wrote that she was in possession of an hour-long tape of five students from Abia State University gang-raping a young woman. Ms. Ikeji is a widely followed and popular writer known for her accurate celebrity gossip and entertainment reporting. Her claim to be in possession of such a tape drew immediate attention.
Ikeji, who declined to comment, offered a 10-minute segment to anyone who could help identify the men in the video.
"These boys can't get away with this. Please if there's any Women Rights Group, police, lawyers, journalists, who can take this up, please contact me; I will bring the video to you, wherever you are or send via email," she wrote.
Within days, the video was widely available. Taken with a mobile camera, it graphically shows five men taking turns raping a young woman in a university dormitory. They laugh as the woman asks them to kill her.
Public reaction to the rape video, even a month later, has been characterized by shock, as one would expect in a society where rape is rarely reported and where rape victims face public shame if they come forward. But just as significant as the public anger itself is the way in which that anger has been transmitted: by the very smartphone technology that has transformed Nigerian society and the way it shares information.
According to the website Nigeria Police Watch, only 1,952 rapes were reported in 2009 in a nation of 154 million people. Victims are often afraid to come forward because of public shame associated with being raped. When rape is reported, is it rarely prosecuted.
The video circulated around Abia State University for weeks before being sent to Ikeji. After it went viral, it was brought to the attention of police, who declined to investigate it. Officials at the university, located in the Niger Delta, said they would not investigate the video because they could not confirm it was shot on campus. State officials also declined to intervene. Mercy Odochi Orji, the wife of the Abia state governor, claimed "no such inglorious act and ugly incident" took place in her state.
Her statement combined with the general negligence of the authorities turned online anger into outrage. Social activists mobilized and began campaigns to remove officials in Abia, while women's rights groups here protested and said the refusal to investigate would discourage other victims from coming forward. Vigilante Internet users indentified the men and called for revenge. One Twitter post offered a $1,250 reward for information on the attackers.
The federal government finally intervened. Last week Nigeria's Youth Minister Bolaji Abdullahi called on the university and local authorities to investigate the rape. Two arrests have already been made. But the investigation has since stalled, as J.G. Micloth, the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Abia State Police command Criminal Investigation Department, announced last week that he had suspected investigations after concluding that the alleged rape victim had not visibly fought the attackers, and had therefore consented to the gang crime.
Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa, is also one of the poorest. Half of its population lives below the poverty line, while much of the rest of the population lives just above it. Yet mobile phones are cheap and ubiquitous. More than 43 million mobiles are in use here. Most have access to the Internet.
This access, according to Nigerian journalist Tolu Ogunlesi, is not only responsible for the investigation of the rape, but is transforming Nigerian society. Before cellphones became widely used, most of the country lived in isolation. Information was local: rarely did it travel from state to state. News of a rape in the Niger Delta would have little impact beyond the area where it took place, he said.
"The presidential election last spring changed this," says Mr. Ogunlesi, who is an editor for NEXT, a daily newspaper, and is well known here for his broad presence on the web. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan "came to Facebook and opened a page. He engaged with young people online. This is the first time a politician had done this."
The election allowed Nigerians to establish a network of socially conscious young people across the country. This group then drove people to the rape video when it came online. The heinousness of the crime and the pain felt by the victim - both are clearly visible in the video - stoked public outrage. Ogunlesi said that many Nigerians who would have dismissed rape in the past grew angry when the tape became public.
"It was this collective anger that forced the government to act," Ogunlesi said. "It was first blogger and tweeters, then civil society that challenged the police."
Ogunlesi said the level of social engagement the video after the video was made public is unprecedented in modern Nigeria.
"People are asserting a power they didn't know they had," he said, "but it's unfortunate that a video like this marks the beginning of the new age of social media in Nigeria."
David Francis reported from Nigeria on a fellowship with the International Reporting Project (IRP).
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At the heart of the awesome Calendar app in Mac OS X Mountain Lion is the event. You can create events and invite others to join you. To create a new one, follow these steps:
Choose File→New Event, press Command+N, double-click, or drag up or down anywhere on the calendar.
If you double-click or click and drag on the day of the event, you can skip Step 2, and you don't need to specify the date in Step 3.
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All the items with little arrows on their right sides — Repeat, Show As, Calendar, and Alerts — are pop-up menus. An Alert menu is popped up in the figure.
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