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Take a weekend in . . . Buenos Aires
From a fashionable supper club to a visit to Evita's tomb, there's more to the Argentinian city than steak and tango
In front of tango mural in Palermo Viejo
Trees in a nature reserve in Buenos Aires
Evita's tomb at Recoleta Cemetary
Sure you can have a tango-filled, steak-fuelled weekend in Buenos Aires. But Argentina's capital and largest city also has a much more contemporary side that has been emerging from its traditional roots and European influences for years now. Blame it on a creative class of Porteños, as the locals are known, who have turned the Latin metropolis into a vibrant, cosmopolitan community. And it's a movement that keeps evolving. From hidden supper clubs to bankrolled art galleries to buzzing boutiques, the sprawling city is a study of sophistication on the rise. But that doesn't mean you should bypass the old timey cafes and parrillas. Partly what makes the city so irresistibly alive right now is its checkered past peeking through its new personality.
1 National ghosts
Jump right into the city's history at the famous Recoleta Cemetery. You'll join stray cats and roaming tourists who drift among the more than 6,400 above ground mausoleums. Their mishmash of styles from Art Nouveau to neo-Gothic reflect the different eras in which the moneyed classes were buried. The cemetery, covering four city blocks, became the final resting place for presidents and generals, poets and businessmen. It's also a remarkably pretty and peaceful parcel of land. That is, until you discover the glossy black Duarte Family crypt, where Eva Perón, or Evita, was buried and where crowds appear like ghosts to flash cameras and lay flowers in respect for Argentina's former "Spiritual Leader of the Nation".
2 Evening aperitivo
You can mark the end of the day by the traffic in the streets and the number of Porteños sitting at cafes. Aperitivo, a casual evening drink, is a popular pastime and one of the city's oldest cafes, La Biela, is just a stone's throw from the famed necropolis. Join the suave men with white hair and pressed suits inside the sweeping corner space, lined with warm wood and decorated with framed photos and artifacts that illustrate its long affiliation with racecar driving. Or opt for a plastic chair on the sprawling terrace. Either way, you'll be joining a 150-year lineage of patrons who have included politicians, actors, artists and writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, who lived just down the street. To give your evening extra kick, order coffee with liqueur and cream, from about 60 Argentine pesos or €7.50.
3 Insider dining
By dinnertime you'll feel right at home in Buenos Aires, at least if you reserve a spot at Casa Felix, the private supper club in the airy home of Diego Felix and Sanra Ritten. The couple, he's Argentine, she's from San Diego, were on the forefront of the city's private restaurant trend when they opened their doors in the quiet, tree-lined residential Chacarita neighbourhood in 2007. Since then, they've become one of the most popular dining spots in town, serving a five-course, Latin American-inspired, pescatarian meal in their home three nights a week (one night a week during the Argentine winter months). At the start of the night, a mix of tourists, expats and locals bond in the backyard garden over welcome drinks, concocted with local pisco (brandy) and hors d'oeuvres inspired by ingredients that come right from the garden, like fontina wrapped in chayote leaves.
The fanciful preparations and bright flavours of the meal that follow in the couple's courtyard – from creamy homemade burrata to a filet of Patagonian anchovy to a sinfully rich chocolate and Aguaribay marquise – deserve the fanfare they elicit. The prix fixe meal is 245 pesos (per person, wine not included.
4 Sweet fuel
Outside the stunning National Museum of Decorative Arts is a quaint two-storey gatehouse. Once part of the ambassadorial residence, it is now home to Croque Madame, a peaceful spot for a morning café con leche (24 pesos, €3). Find a table in the manicured garden where you'll be shaded beneath towering trees and soothed by the sound of trickling fountains. Since it's too early to order one of the gut-busting signature croques, order scones made each morning and served warm (30 pesos, €3.70), to accompany your sweet coffee.
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5 Art crawl
Since you're right there, pop inside the neo-Classical National Museum of Decorative Arts (entrance 15 pesos, €1.90), which was built by the French architect René Sergent for Matías Errazúriz and Josefina de Alvear. The couple, he was an ambassador to France, commissioned the mansion in the early 20th century and furnished it with French and Flemish furniture and tapestries, Oriental porcelain and paintings by the likes of El Greco and Manet. When Josefina died in 1935, her husband turned it over to the Argentine government on one condition: that it become a museum. More than seven decades later, you can stroll through the family's virtually unchanged rooms. From there, venture past the grand ambassadorial homes to Avenida Figueroa Alcorta and compare the "new Buenos Aires" at the Malba, the Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires (40 pesos, €5). Though small, the sleek modern cultural centre makes a big statement with its 20th-century works from notable Latin artists like Fernando Botero and Diego Rivera, along with international exhibitions from the likes of Tracey Emin and Yayoi Kusama.
6 Gourmet Scandinavian
The neighbourhood known as Palermo Hollywood, owing to the number of film and commercial production companies populating its warehouses, used to be a no-man's land. But when the restaurant Olsen opened in 2001, it changed everything. An instant hit with the fashion set, it still buzzes morning, noon and night – and at no other time more than brunch. Whether seated in the minimalist interior beneath soaring ceilings or outdoors along the ivy-covered wall, you can enjoy such Scandinavian dishes as whitefish, smoked salmon, potato pancakes. Brunch for two, 250 pesos (€31).
7 Style central
Street style in Buenos Aires remains classically sophisticated, but in Palermo Soho, the colours are bright, the designs are funky and the energy is infectious. A hotbed of indie fashion designers along with Argentina's established brands, the neighbourhood, which came into its own after the 2001 financial crisis, is the perfect place to find souvenirs, from high-quality leather shoes to artisan paper. Graffiti art and leafy trees create colourful canopies along the cobblestone streets, which, along with in-store DJs, outdoor cafes and youthful crowds, make shopping feel like a party.
8 Food as art
Along one of Palermo Hollywood's rapidly changing streets is a graffitied facade with only a small sign on the black door: Tegui, one of the most exciting restaurants in Buenos Aires. The jewel box of a diningroom has three focal points: a wall of glassed-in wine bottles at the front, a palm-shaded smoking atrium in the middle and the open kitchen in the rear. From end-to-end, a fleet of movie-star-handsome waiters in white jackets glide, delivering dishes that are as notable for their pairings as their presentation: scallops with green apple and coconut foam; rabbit ravioli with peaches; Chilean sea bass served with an octopus Bolognese sauce. A three-course dinner for two, about 700 pesos (€87), without wine.
9 Midnight toast
Just as Porteños dine late, they stay out even later, and the fancy boîte, Isabel, isn't too far away. Here, you'll discover a classic Art Deco interior – plush velvet sofas, mahogany tables, herringbone wood floors – that's tricked out with a long mirrored bar and bulbous overhead lamps that pulse to the sound of the D.J. Just don't get too distracted that you forget to order your martini or champagne cocktail (75 pesos, €9) before last call at 3.15am.
10 Green scene
Buenos Aires is a verdant city. Towering plane trees make tunnels out of the avenues, bougainvillea blooms up the sides of homes, and parks ranging from scruffy to splendorous are everywhere. But none are as wild as the Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, an 865-acre swath of marshland along the Río de la Plata. Follow the path from the park's southern entrance and you'll soon be surrounded by egrets and swans, and green parrots squawking overhead. Grab lunch afterward at one of the streetside parrillas on the bordering Avenida Tristán Achával. While you enjoy your choripán (grilled chorizo on a roll) you can watch fit Porteños jogging, in-line skating and bicycling up and down the promenade.
11 High notes
End your visit with one last dose of culture. The city's opera house, Teatro Colón, welcomes groups of up to 30 people every 15 minutes, seven days a week (110 pesos, €14). Considered one of the best concert halls in the world, Teatro Colón has hosted world-renowned conductors, opera singers and ballet dancers in its 105-year history and its interior befits such grandeur. The tour takes you through the sweeping entry hall, where costumes from past performances are displayed, through the Golden Room, which is reminiscent of Versailles' Hall of Mirrors, and finally inside the concert hall where, if you're lucky, a musician or two will be rehearsing on stage.
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There's a lot of chatter out there about the transformation of the music industry, with the rise of online music services such as Spotify and Pandora altering the landscape. And while many are bemoaning the changes, music sales continue to go up, buoyed in part by strong performances by female artists such as Taylor Swift, Adele and Katy Perry.
According to Nielsen and Billboard's 2012 Music Industry report, music purchases are at record highs, driven largely by digital album sales. Those sales of jumped 14 percent, while digital track sales rose five percent. CD sales sunk 13 percent.
Adele's 21 led the digital charts with 12.8 million tracks and digital albums sold in the U.S. last year. Interestingly, the British pop star didn't have one of the top 10 digital songs of the year. Nonetheless, 21 marks the first time that an album has held the top spot for two consecutive years.
"Overall music purchases surpassed 1.65 billion units in 2012, up 3.1% vs. the previous record high set in 2011, driven by digital music sales, which continue (to) be a key growth element within the market" said Nielsen's David Bakula.
Interestingly, Adele isn't quite as popular on the streaming music services such as Rhapsody, Slacker, Spotify and Rdio, as this chart shows.
Here's a look at some of the charts in terms of digital sales and how they compare to old-school vinyl:

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Never too young to start making syrup and money
JAMAICA -- You're never too young to start producing maple syrup.
Owen Ameden is 10 years old and has been doing just that, for three years now.
"My dad and I saw (my uncle) Drew and the sugaring people," said Owen. "They had an evaporator. We went over and helped them. It was kind of my idea to start it, but my dad went ahead and got one. We tagged a couple trees to get sap then boiled it inside (the sugarhouse). That's how it got started."
Owen's father received a 2-foot-by-8-foot evaporator from his grandfather. But recently, he started using a 3-foot-by-8-foot evaporator.
For his birthday, Owen got an evaporator that is 2-feet-by-4-feet. He started out using a wood stove but has since expanded his operation.
"I boil on it in the sugarhouse," he said. "I have an add-on to my dad's sugarhouse. We have a pipe that comes from our sap tank. It comes down through the sugarhouse and over to my evaporator."
Owen has made 13 gallons of syrup so far this year. His father has made 110 gallons. Last year, Owen made 7 gallons.
It takes him three hours to draw syrup.
Before the first boil, he must sweeten the pan. Then he has to can the syrup in the sugarhouse. Before going on sale, he must get the syrup warmed up.
"It definitely takes a lot of work," said Owen. "You got to gather sap in buckets and split wood. I think it's worth it, though."
Owen enjoys what he does, but he's also interested in the business side of it. He sells the homemade syrup at his grandparents' store in Jamaica, D and K Grocery.
"One reason I like it is that I earn enough to buy what I want," he said. "It's where I get most of my money."
Using recent profits, Owen bought a gas-powered R.C. car.
"I also like being around fire," he said. "I like seeing the steam and seeing the syrup."
Owen also mentioned that his older brother, 12, and younger sister, 7, help out sometimes.
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The No.1 man: Ablett, Swan .... or Boyd!
It's every drafter's dream. The number one pick. You can snap up any player you want, and lock the best man in the game into your side right from the word 'go'. The only question is, who is it?
If you take a look at the draft rankings from the Footy Prophet team, you'll see unanimous support for Gary Ablett Jnr as the number one pick. This is no surprise. Gary is a proven fantasy gun. He's averaged 110 or better five years running, longer than any other player in the competition, and lifted his average over 120 in 2012. "You'd be mad to go past Gary with the number one pick." That's what I said, two months ago, before I started work on our upcoming fantasy draft prospectus. Now, I've got to eat my words. If I score the number one pick in a draft this year, the name I read out won't be Gary's. It'll be Dane Swan. And if you're in the same situation, you should be saying the exact same thing - here's why.
#1: Swan's a better scorer
What you want in a fantasy draft is to get the maximum points for your pick. So, when you've got the first overall, it's hard to go past Swanny, who finished with a higher average than any other player in the competition in 2012. Many wonder if Swanny can keep it up. I don't know for sure that he'll manage 130+ again, but I would back him to be the best in the competition again in 2013. Swanny's got seven years of 100+ averages under his belt, and three years of 120+. He seems to defy the rules, most notably, the one about things that go up needing to come down.
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The terrifying thing is that Swan might even take a step forward in 2013. He massively increased his average in the second half of 2012, with his after-the-bye average being a 16 points increase on his before-the-bye average. He finished the year with a run of ten straight scores above 100. It bodes very well for a bountiful 2013.
In comparison, Gary played second fiddle to Swan in terms of his 2012 average. He's got five years of 110+ scoring, but this is his first year at that "ultra premium" 120+ mark. It's something very few achieve, and even fewer can hold on to. I think Gary can keep it up, but the fact that Swan is a proven performer at this level, with the capacity to go even higher, gives him the edge.
#2: He's more consistent
There's no worse feeling in a draft league than when your captain and star player goes missing on the field and only brings in sixty or seventy points for the week. Blech! It's bound to happen every now and then, though, and there's really no avoiding it, right? Well... no. There is no avoiding it. Sorry if I got your hopes up. But you can minimise it, and Swanny is the perfect choice for that. In 2013, every player in the league had at least four games where they failed to score above 100, which is generally the pass-mark for a good captaincy selection. Ever player, that is, except Swanny. In 18 games last year, he only scored below 100 once – and even then, managed 95, which is so damn close it's scary. Whether he can replicate such excellent consistency again in 2013 remains to be seen, but there's no doubt he stands head and shoulders above the rest.
By way of comparison, Gary dipped below 100 on four occasions in 2012. Two were fairly respectable scores of 97 and 99, barely worth noting, but the others were 89 and, at his lowest point, 61. In a draft league, a 61 from your captain can be the difference between a win or a loss.
#3: He'll play more games.... probably.
If you've taken a look at Gary and Swanny yourself, you've probably seen one thing about their respective 2012 seasons that seemingly sets Gary at a level above Swanny, and that's the number of games they each played. Gary managed 20, while Swanny could pull only 18. High scoring and consistency aside, no one likes a star player posting doughnuts, and if you can find one who does so less often, you'll take it.
Let's take a look at Swanny's absences. He missed two early with a hamstring, but he's got no lingering injury concerns. The others are more glaring. He sensationally missed two towards the end of the season with a club-imposed suspension, after breaking a pact the players had made about not drinking alcohol until the end of the season. What you've got to ask yourself is, will this be feature of Swanny in the future? Taking a look back at his record, Swan is practically a golden boy (in fantasy terms at least!). Before 2012 he'd played 20+ games for six years running, and during that period, he had four straight years where he played every game in the season. I think Swanny's learnt his lesson over the suspension, and with no injury concerns to speak of, could easily play a full season in 2012, or at least get 20+ once again. By way of comparison, Gary is a little less consistent with his games. He has dropped below 20 games twice in the past, and hasn't played a full season since 2007. He might have racked up more games than Swan in 2012, and there's the chance he could again in 2013, but I think Swan is just as likely, if not more likely, to play a full season. In short, this isn't a big enough point of difference to put Gary above Swanny in the rankings.
The Verdict
Look, if you were getting a free car, and one was faster and less likely to break down, which one would you pick? The one that doesn't play for Collingwood, obviously, so I'll understand if you prefer Gary to Swan. He's as good a choice as any. That said, I think the numbers speak for themselves – if you want the number one man with the number one pick, Swanny is your guy.
One to consider...
There is one other option. It's one that very few will even consider, let alone take. Matthew Boyd. He had the fourth best average in 2012, but was the only player in the top four to play every game, and as such, finished the season with more points scored in total than anyone else in the league. If you want the most points for you pick – not week to week, but as a season total – Boyd is as close as you can get to being a lock for every single game, and has consistently averaged around 115 for the year for three years running. People will call you mad if you take him at the first selection, and, okay, they're probably right.
That said, insanity may pay great dividends, my friends!
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Wary of "stirring the pot" of community emotions with bold suggestions, board members nonetheless said they were hungry for a broad discussion that would lay all options on the table.
They said they're willing to wait a year to have that discussion and make decisions, with community comment and suggestions gathered in the meantime.
"There are some real emotions about moving anything in this district," member Melissa Baten Caswell said, adding she believes significant housing growth in Palo Alto is ahead.
"Somehow we need to be able to have a conversation — to remove the emotion and just talk about what the facts are."
Board member Barbara Klausner laid out a series of what she called "pie in the sky scenarios" for the Garland campus at 870 N. California Ave., currently leased to the independent Stratford School.
Scenarios included partnering with the Stanford School of Education to create a school heavily focused on closing the achievement gap, with capacity to accommodate a "critical mass" of Tinsley Voluntary Transfer students and potentially better serve their social-emotional as well as academic needs. Currently, the 560 students in the court-ordered Tinsley program are scattered among the district's 17 campuses.
Garland also could become a stable home for special-education children, who now frequently must move from school to school depending on program availability in a given year, Klausner said.
Under both Garland scenarios, part of the campus still could be reserved as a neighborhood school, she suggested.
Klausner also suggested the possibility of using Garland to accommodate middle-school enrollment growth.
"I don't think we're going to adopt any of these scenarios, but I'd rather stir the pot now than make limited choices so we don't stir the pot," she said.
On the need for additional middle-school space, board member Dana Tom asked whether it's possible to add second stories to buildings at Terman Middle School, which has a current enrollment of 663 compared to the more than 1,000 student-enrollments at JLS and Jordan middle schools.
Board member Barb Mitchell said she'd prefer to see a fourth middle school in the area where growth is most likely, which she thinks will be related to Stanford housing now on the drawing boards.
"Currently we only have two facilities — Nixon and Escondido — in that area," Mitchell said. "I'd like to see us consider converting one of those campuses to a two-story middle school and addressing the domino effect on elementary."
Rather than making bets now on where to place a 13th elementary school and fourth middle school, board members agreed to wait a year, despite expressing worries that the school district's growth projections are too conservative.
"Rather than having controlled conversations and making incremental decisions, I'd rather have every possible option laid out and give ourselves some room to brainstorm and think outside the box of marginal changes," Klausner said.
Board members agreed to continue their study session on enrollment and facilities in May. Superintendent Kevin Skelly said he would return to the board in June with recommendations on how to facilitate a community discussion.
What "outside the box" ideas do you think the Palo Alto school district should consider? Share your opinion on Town Square, the community discussion forum on Palo Alto Online.
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Mini Cribs Save Space and Money
Mini Cribs Save Money and Space
A crib may be the centerpiece of the nursery, but when space and money are an issue, a sleigh crib isn't an option. With much of the nation still uncomfortable with where this recession will take them, many expectant families are postponing moves to new abodes and planning on their tots double or triple bunking. For those mamas looking for a way to fit an additional sleeping space in a room, these mini – or portable – cribs may be the way to go.
- The Dream on Me Folding Two-in-One ($140) has two mattress positions, making it useful as a playpen when tots grow too big for it.
- Stokke's Sleepi™ Mini Crib ($1,000) is a smaller version of its popular full-sized oval crib. Beginning as a bassinet, the Sleepi converts to a crib with four different mattress heights.
- Da Vinci's Alpha Mini Rocking Crib ($190) has traditional crib styling at a fraction of the size.
- The Da Vinci Annabelle Mini Convertible Crib ($230) is a bit more modern than the Alpha version and can be converted into a twin bed for long-term use.
- This Dream on Me Folding Two-in-One ($125) also folds up nicely for easy storage when not in use.
- L.A. Baby's Deluxe Compact Crib ($135) is similar to the ones used by many hotel chains.


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Check this out, very interesting...
Numbers to know from signing day-TideNation ESPN
Reports: Alabama O-line coach Jeff Stoutland expected to leave for job with Philadelphia Eagles-al.comStoutland would be the second member of Nick Saban's 2012 staff to leave for a different job.
Better watch what you wish for..
Tennessee QB signee Riley Ferguson says he felt spurned by Alabama-al.comTennessee commit Riley Ferguson said he is looking forward to playing Alabama during his college career for a chance to get back at the Tide for what he feels like was less than fair treatment on the recruiting trail.
Florida junior cornerback Loucheiz Purifoy found himself in some trouble over the weekend after he was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
Gators' Purifoy facing marijuana charg-SEC BLOG ESPN
The SEC leads the way with 79 players invited to the 2013 NFL combine. LSU has 13 players on that list, which includes cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, and that ties the Tigers with Florida State for the most nationally. A year ago, the SEC sent 52 players to the NFL combine. The only SEC school not sending anybody to the NFL combine this year is Ole Miss.
The combine runs Feb. 20-26 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Here's a team-by-team breakdown in the SEC:
SEC has 79 players on NFL combine list-SEC BLOG ESPN
Alabama has made a habit of following up national championships on the field with recruiting classes rated the best in the country. Or is it more appropriate to say the Tide has followed up national-championship caliber recruiting classes with actual titles on the field produced by those players?
SECond Look video: Alabama's new signing class hailed as tops in the nation-al.com
The No. 1 class ranking was just a distinction. Simply hauling in top recruits won't get a team too far. UA coach Nick Saban knows this well. As he and his staff were building the class, they had goals in mind. The road map was simple.
Bama signees meet new needs on D-TideNation ESPN
Nick Saban is winning...at everything. After capturing his second straight national championship, the coaching legend has landed his second straight No. 1 rated recruiting class...
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The Jingzhou gold phoenix square, located at the Hubei Province Jingzhou town center city east the link north road, outside the old city east gate moat, is the collection leisure, the entertainment, goes sightseeing , the culture in a body's large-scale cultural leisure square. Occupies a land area of 120,000 square meters, is Hubei Province at present the biggest urban leisure amusement square. the square central has a striking landmark, this is Jingzhou city symbol - - gold phoenix soaring. The city symbol main body is dazzling Jin Feng the sublime modelling which wants above brilliance ten thousand ten feet of Chaoyang to spread the wings to soar. Jingzhou is Chu Ren the native land, Chu Renchong the phoenix, regard the phoenix supremely to, to friendly, to US's phoenix, is used to take the phoenix bird as the totem. The Jingzhou old city take golden phoenix soaring as a city symbol, both distinctively vividly manifested Chu ancients to revere the phoenix to honor the fire the historical origin, and had demonstrated prominently the present old city people high-spirited, strive for success the soaraway spiritual outlook.
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Purchase bear license by Aug. 1
Hunters selected in this year's bear lottery must purchase their licenses by Thursday, Aug. 1, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said.
Licenses not purchased by the deadline will become available first-come, first-served at noon Wednesday, Aug. 7.
Youths age 10-12 can receive a free no-quota bear license until Aug. 1. No-quota licenses will be available for purchase after Aug.1 but youth younger than 13 will have to pay the full price of $44 because of an inadvertent change in state law that eliminated the 10-12 year old exemption from this fee.
Youths who purchase leftover licenses in regular bear permit areas also will have to pay the adult price.
The free 10-12 youth bear licenses were not addressed when youth license simplification changes were approved during the last Legislative session. The DNR will propose changes to reinstate youth fee exemptions in 2014.


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Whole House Surge Protection
I've always been a believer in using a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) to protect my desktop computer and surge protector strips to protect my computer peripherals (printer, etc.). For the computer, power hiccups can do anything from scramble data to damage the hardware. I don't want a surge to leave me with lost work or ruined investments.
But what about everything else electrical or electronic in the house which a power surge could damage? After all, today's flat-screen TVs can easily cost more than a computer. And everything today from microwave ovens and stoves to washers and dryers have electronics in them. If you've got home automation/control and/or security systems, they, too, are vulnerable.
But putting a surge strip at each wall outlet quickly gets expensive and complicated — not to mention some outlets are hard to get to, and some things, like the furnace and the air conditioner, are hard-wired, keeping you from plugging them in via a surge strip.
Answer: a whole-house surge protective device (SPD), installed at the circuit breaker box. (Note: before considering this approach, you should either be a homeowner or have a good relationship with your landlord.)
Our house has one, put in at my request a decade or so ago while the breaker box was being replaced. I'm sure the technology has evolved; ours looks like a gray double-high soda can.
Have we had any whole-house surges since then? I don't know. Have our neighbors? Ditto. But it seemed like an affordable investment, as long as we were having the related work done.
Steven Krasner, the owner and founder of OnlyConnect, a Belmont, Mass.-based electrical contracting company, says, "A whole-house surge protector helps, among other things, if the power line gets hit by a lightning bolt… or if the power from your utility company has surges. And it deals with surges that can occur within your house, like when you turn off something that has a motor."
According to NEMA Surge Protection Institute statistics cited by HouseLogic.com, "60% to 80% of power surges start inside the home, typically from major appliances and systems that cycle on and off, such as air conditioners, refrigerators, and clothes dryers."
This doesn't replace all the little surge protectors inside your house, Krasner stresses. "It's another line of defense. The surge protector in front of your computer won't stop large current surges, like from a lightning strike." Does this make a difference? Says Krasner, "Anecdotally, I've talked to people who have lost a few devices, where a neighbor who had a whole-house surge protector didn't."
How much will this cost you? As a starting point, Home Depot's website has twelve products listed under "Whole-House Surge Protectors," ranging in cost from about $30 to $250. You may also need a circuit breaker. Depending on how your current electric panel is set up, and whether there's enough additional room readily available, it could take a professional electrician only an hour or less to install.
After the initial cost, if your home gets hit by a big surge (or many little ones)little ones, you may need to replace one or more components — but this will be much less than the initial expense.
Like many of the surge protectors and UPSs you plug into a electrical outlet, many of the whole-house SPDs will also protect your coaxial (TV/Internet) and land-line connections from surges that can come in through these wires.
As you invest more money in — and rely increasingly on — electrical and electronic products in your home, it makes sense to invest a small amount — probably an average of less than $100/year over time — to protect them from harm. You'd spending more than that on insurance, why not go a step further and spend some on protection?


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A-listers dust off hangovers to party into the New Year
As the northern hemisphere rang in the new year with a shiver, Sydney's biggest annual party continued on Tuesday at a series of extravagant events attracting the famous, the beautiful and the wannabes.
The usual assortment of celebrities, many home for the holidays, were due at Icebergs, which has traditionally been where the glamour set welcomes the New Year, celebrating high above the crashing surf.
But this year Icebergs has some serious competition from Rose Bay's Catalina, which is the scene of a celebrity-laden party hosted by former Sneaky Sound System performer Daimon Downey and Tim Holmes a Court, who are also partners in the Double Bay bar Pelicano.
James and Erica Packer made a brief showing at the venue, looking refreshed. Their latest superyacht, the $50 million Seahorse, is conveniently moored just off Catalina.
Among the crowd is Erika Heynatz, Laura Csortan, Ian Thorpe, Silverchair's Chris Joannou, Katrina Warren and hotelier Paul Schulte.
Downey has had his trademark long hair cut off, and no one seems to be recognising him.
At Icebergs, Kylie Minogue is tipped to appear, fresh from her star turn at Lord Mayor Clover Moore's elegant party at the Opera House.
The pop siren had the official duty of pressing a giant red button to launch the midnight fireworks display.
Celebrity vet and Bondi local Chris Brown revealed he had a quiet New Year's Eve in preparation for the Icebergs bash.
With so many models, footballers and fashion types at the Bondi institution, it's a tough crowd to stand out in - no matter how genetically blessed you are.
Model Bambi Northwood-Blyth and her boyfriend, party boy Dan Single, set the tone quickly, racing for the nearest mirror on arrival to pose for their own photos.
Footballer Adam Goodes was spotted soaking up the ambience, while host Maurizio Terzini said he was expecting 500 people at Icebergs.
Celebrity revellers Leonardo Di Caprio, Jamie Foxx and DJ Samantha Ronson flew out of Canberra airport after partying hard at The Star casino.
They were understood to be en route to Las Vegas for their international New Year Tour Of Duty.
Senior journalist Andrew Hornery is the man behind The Sydney Morning Herald's Private Sydney column, keeping tabs on everyone from socialites to social climbers. If they are worth knowing about, you can bet they are on the PS radar.
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THE family of a nurse who apparently committed suicide after she was duped by a hoax call made to the hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge "miss her every moment of every day," MP Keith Vaz said last night.
Flanked by Jacintha Saldanha's husband Benedict Barboza and her two teenage children, the politician said they had been left "devastated" by the loss of a "loving mother and a loving wife".
The nurse had been fooled by two Australian radio hosts into believing they were the Queen and Prince of Wales during the prank call made last Tuesday to the King Edward VII's Hospital in London.
The hospital worker transferred them to a colleague who described in detail the condition of Kate who was being treated at the time for severe pregnancy sickness.
Ms Saldanha, 46, from Bristol was found dead on Friday in what appeared to be a suspected suicide.
The nurse's brother Naveen said his sister was a devout Roman Catholic and would have been "devastated" by her unwitting role in the breach of medical confidentiality.
After meeting the family in Parliament, Mr Vaz, who earlier criticised the hospital for not providing Mr Barboza and his children enough support, spoke briefly outside the Commons on their behalf.
He said: "They just want me to say that they are extremely grateful to the public here in the United Kingdom and throughout the world who have sent them messages of condolences and support following the death of Jacintha - a loving mother and a loving wife.
"This is a close family. They are devastated by what has happened. They miss her every moment of every day but they are really grateful to the support of the British public and to the public overseas for the messages of support and kindness."
Mr Vaz visited the nurse's family yesterday at their home in Bristol and during a radio interview earlier today said they were in "terrible distress" and urged King Edward VII's Hospital to provide them with more support and hold an inquiry.
He said: "The hospital has sent them a letter, which I have seen, but I'm surprised that nobody has made the journey to Bristol to sit with them and offer them the counselling that I think they need."
The MP added: "More support in my view needs to be given."
His criticism came after the two Australian DJs behind the hoax call - Mel Greig and Michael Christian - gave an emotional account of their reaction to the nurse's death.
Interviewed on Australian TV networks they said they had been left "gutted, shattered, heartbroken".
The 2Day FM presenters said their prank call to the King Edward VII's Hospital had "a tragic turn of events no-one could have predicted or expected".
A tearful Greig, who was at times comforted by Christian, told Today Tonight on Australia's Channel Seven: "There's nothing that can make me feel worse than what I feel right now. And for what I feel for the family.
"We're so sorry that this has happened to them."
Greig said: "I remember my first question was 'Was she a mother?'.
"I have thought about this a million times in my head, that I just wanted to reach out to them and just give them a big hug and say sorry.
"I hope they are OK, I really do."
A sombre and downcast Christian added: "I just hope that they get the love, the support, the care that they need."
In a second interview on the Nine Network, the DJs said they had never expected their fake call would be put through to the Duchess's ward.
They said they expected it to last 30 seconds, get told off and have the phone hung up in their ear.
A distraught Greig said: "Not for a second did we expect to speak to anyone. We expected to be hung up on."
Prime Minister David Cameron also described Ms Saldanha's death as "an absolute tragedy".
Asked about the incident at a Westminster lunch, Mr Cameron said: "I feel incredibly sorry for her and her family. It is an absolute tragedy that this has happened and I am sure everyone will want to reflect on how it was allowed to happen."
In response to Mr Vaz's criticism the hospital said its chief executive John Lofthouse had spoken to the nurse's husband on Friday by phone and offered to meet him whenever he wanted.
In a statement it said: "Mr Lofthouse also made it clear that the hospital would offer any support it could. Mr Barboza said he was grateful for the offer, and the hospital invited him to reflect on whatever help he would like."
The hospital has also established a memorial fund in the nurse's name to provide financial support for her family and made the first donation to the fund.
In a statement Southern Cross Austereo, the parent company of 2Day FM, said it had suspended advertising on the Sydney radio station until further notice, ended Greig and Christian's Hot 30 show and suspended prank calls across the company.
The statement said: "Several attempts were made by the production team to discuss the segment with the hospital, but with no success. The segment was referred to an internal review process which included internal legal review and authorisation was granted to broadcast.
"The company does not consider that the broadcast of the segment has breached any relevant law, regulation or code.
"The company will fully co-operate with any investigations."
The decision to suspend advertising was costing the company around £100,000 a day according to reports.
Police in London have contacted their Australian counterparts about speaking with the two radio presenters.
Scotland Yard is understood to have asked police in Sydney for assistance, with a view to interviewing the two DJs ahead of an inquest into Ms Saldanha's death.
Scotland Yard said a post-mortem examination would be held tomorrow at Westminster Mortuary and it was likely an inquest would be opened and adjourned at Westminster Coroner's Court later this week.
The death is not being treated as suspicious.
Southern Cross Austereo chairman Max Moore-Wilton has said the board would consider its response to a letter from Lord Glenarthur, chairman of Edward VII's Hospital, in which he called for the "truly appalling" broadcast to "never be repeated".
Greig and Christian are receiving "intensive psychological counselling" to deal with the tragedy.
The pair are on indefinite leave from the radio station, and have been bombarded with abusive and threatening messages on social media websites.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority, which regulates radio broadcasting, confirmed it had received complaints from all around the world, and said it was considering whether it should launch an investigation into whether the presenters breached the Commercial Radio Code of Practice.
Sources said an investigation was "likely" to be opened into the broadcast.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have sent their condolences to Ms Saldanha's family.
The nurse is originally from Mangalore in south-west India, according to reports and her teenage children are said to be daughter Lisha, 14, and son Junal, 16.
A St James's Palace spokesman stressed that they had not complained to the hospital about the hoax call, saying: "On the contrary, we offered our full and heartfelt support to the nurses involved and hospital staff at all times."


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Beat winter blahs without breaking your budget
Frugal Ways to Beat the Winter Blahs
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By mid-winter, it's hard to feel the same excitement and appreciation we felt for winter at the beginning of the season. There's a certain anticipation of change at the beginning of each season and winter is no exception. You just can't wait to pull out your favorite winter sweater or remove that warm cozy blanket from storage. Holiday excitement adds to the welcoming feeling we have for winter. But, after the holidays, the cold winter days begin to seem long, boring, and possibly even depressing. There are various ways to brighten those winter days without breaking your budget.
Add some color to the gray winter days. Wear something colorful. You don't have to buy something new. You can combine or layer a brightly colored summer item with your winter attire. Or, you can use accessories to brighten up your winter wardrobe. Something as simple as vibrant colored jewelry, sparkling hair accessories, wild and crazy socks, a kaleidoscope tie, brightly colored gloves, or a multi-colored scarf can lift your spirit.
Brighten up your home to banish winter blahs. Re-purpose some of the energizing red holiday decorations you used. Lighting is an important factor in setting the mood in a room.
You can find inexpensive rugs or pillows to add a splash of color to a room. Another way to brighten a room is with colorful wall art. This can be in the form of paintings, a scenic calendar, summer vacation photos, or woven wall hangings.
Laughter is good for the soul in any season. You can lift your mood by watching a hilarious movie. A humorous book can have the same effect. Borrow a book or movie from your local library if you don't want to spend the money to buy one. Don't rule out joke books even if that is not your typical type of reading material.
Play some lively music and do some spring cleaning in mid-winter. That will disrupt the winter blahs. Have a hotdog lunch on a blanket in the family room while watching a comedy marathon on television. Bake one of your favorite winter time desserts and enjoy it without guilt.
Sometimes, the feeling of being confined to the indoors contributes to the sadness and winter blahs that engulfs us on a day in winter. It is important to remember that winter is not a season of confinement. There are many natural beauties to be enjoyed during the winter. A long walk on a winter day or learning a winter sport is a fantastic way to beat the winter blahs.
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PARAMUS, N.J., Feb. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadscope Fund Administrators, an independent private equity fund administration firm, announced it successfully completed an independent examination of its fund administration system for processing user entities transactions – Service Organization Control (SOC 1) Type II Report, in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16 – SSAE 16 (formerly SAS 70). A major international accounting firm examined the design and operational effectiveness of Broadscope's controls for the period ended November 30, 2013.
"We are very pleased to have completed the SSAE 16 Type II examination of our documented controls," added Kevin O'Neill, Founding Member. "Our controls are strong and form the basis for accurate and timely completion of our clients' business workflows. The completion of our Type II examination provides added comfort to our clients regarding the operational effectiveness of our documented control procedures."
Broadscope's service and control environment was developed and delivered in adherence with established industry best practices. For Broadscope's clients, the SOC 1 report provides an additional level of confidence that Broadscope has adequately described, in all material respects, its controls and that such controls are suitably designed and operating effectively to achieve their specified objectives.
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Broadscope employs a high touch, boutique style model to provide full-service administration to private equity fund managers. Broadscope provides a superior service based on direct access to senior management, robust quality controls and innovative technology. The Company's founders and senior employees have significant industry-specific experience and knowledge of a broad range of private equity fund types and structures, which forms the basis of Broadscope's personalized service offering.
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BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's girls' varsity lacrosse team was named co-Bayside Conference champions with Queen Anne's this week after foul weather forced the cancellation of Tuesday's highly anticipated conference championship game with the Vikings at Wicomico Stadium.
The Seahawks wrapped up the regular season last Friday with a narrow 7-6 win over Parkside. Annie Brown and Eileen Hayman each scored two goals to lead Decatur. The Seahawks started the season with a 5-4 win over the Rams and closed it out with the 7-6 victory in the regular season finale.
The win over Parkside last Friday clinched the Bayside South title for the Seahawks, who finished the regular season with a 10-2 mark, and set up a rematch with Queen Anne's in the conference championship game set for Tuesday night. Queen Anne's handed the Seahawks one of just two losses all season with a 13-8 win back on April 10. The Seahawks would have had a chance to avenge that loss on Tuesday, but bad weather and poor field conditions forced the Bayside championship game to be postponed.
As a result, the Seahawks were named co-conference champions with the Vikings although there appears to be an opportunity to settle that score in the state playoffs. The state Class 3A-2A East brackets were released on Monday and Decatur and Queen Anne's appear to be on a collision course.
Decatur was named the number-two seed in the east sectional and earned a first-round bye. The Seahawks will play third-seeded Bennett in the second round at home this afternoon. The Decatur girls have already beaten Bennett twice this season, including a 14-3 win back on April 3 and a 17-4 win last week.
Lurking on the other side of the bracket is top-seeded Queen Anne's, who will face fourth-seeded Northeast in the second round. If both teams prevail as expected, Decatur and Queen Anne's could match up in the east sectional title game next week.


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DBD::MySQL and DBD::Pg pre-installed by default are nice however it is missing the crucial libraries LIBMYSQL.DLL and LIBPQ.DLL.
It becomes a problem if some other module detects e.g. DBD::MySQL as present and tries to use it - than an error dialogue (GUI) with a message about missing DLL pops up.
What was the original intention? Should all DLL be included in strawberry distribution or should the users get LIBMYSQL.DLL and LIBPQ.DLL get from somewhere else?
As Alias said, we meant to include everything.
Because of that, we had to make a quick decision to rebuild, and during that rebuild, pull the PostgreSQL support for the final.
The reason for that is explained at http://csjewell.dreamwidth.org/1710.html [dreamwidth.org].
The MySQL client DLL is in the rebuild as of now, and it is uploaded to the URL's above.
Firstly, thanks for the fix.
As I am not allowed to put comments on dreamwidth.org I put my feedback to libpq.dll issues here:
1) I agree that MSVCRT80.DLL (part of MS Visual C redistributables) is a problem and we cannot just simply copy this dll into strawberry distribution. On the other hand I do not understand why are the official Pg binaries built in this way - the only reason could be building Pg via MS Visual C/C++ Express edition that does not contain some static libraries and forces the developers
Can I have you hold up for just a bit before you go and build a MingW PostgreSQL for me? (We're now talking October release, so we have some time to decide.) I'll need to check on whether we want to include ssl or not.
When you do build it, and if we say yes on building OpenSSL into it, if you could build it against the Shining Light Productions compilation of OpenSSL (it includes MingW libraries), it'd be much appreciated.
If we decide to go the OpenSSL-including route, I'd like to be able to build everythin
Cancel that. DON'T use Shining Light - I forgot they have a dependency on MSVCR90.DLL - even worse! (We're trying to keep dependencies to MSVCRT.DLL only - not the versioned variants, so the gnuwin32 version probably won't work, either. That and it's out of date.)
We'll probably have to build OpenSSL from scratch, too.
of course I will be happy to help you with building Pg support. In fact I have already done it for myself.
My approach is based on the following:
1) OpenSSL - I am currently using Shining Light but you are right that they are dependant on MSVCR90.DLL. I do not expect any problems rebuilding these DLLs - I have done it in one of our projects some time ago (both mingw and ms sdk compiler).
2) For bulding postgress I am using msys enviroment
- get http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/msysCORE-1.0.11-bin.tar.g [sourceforge.net]
Your first question: Preferably mingw, so we get the
As for your second question, I think we can live without it, but I want a second opinion.


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Stanny Early Origins
Cheshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the village and lands of Stanney, held by Restald from Earl Hugh, a Norman Baron. who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.
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Stanny Early Notables (pre 1700)
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As we inch closer to 2014, many clients are gearing up for a potential reduction in covered health benefits as employer-sponsored health plans are modified and insurers have begun cancelling coverage in anticipation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) effective date.
Planning for these costs is heating up, and the IRS has placed the significance of the health flexible spending account (FSA) as a tax-free funding tool in the spotlight. While reducing taxable income in light of higher tax rates is a priority for many clients, the potential for increased out-of-pocket medical expenses under the ACA may provide an even stronger motivation in 2014. As a result, the double tax benefits offered by FSAs have become more valuable than ever, and the IRS has recently taken steps to ease the restrictions that may have previously dissuaded clients from taking advantage of these vehicles.
Flexible Spending Accounts: The Basics
A client whose employer offers the health FSA option is permitted to contribute up to $2,500 annually in pretax dollars to these accounts which, in turn, are used to pay for qualified medical expenses that are not covered under the client's health insurance plan. Because many clients are anticipating higher out-of-pocket health expenses in 2014, FSAs are likely to become more popular than ever because they provide a tax-preferred method of paying for higher co-pays and other health expenses that may be considered "non-essential" under the new law.
Despite this, many clients—especially younger and healthier clients—may have been wary of committing funds to a health FSA in the past because of the so-called "use-it-or-lose-it" rule that required clients to exhaust FSA balances each year to avoid forfeiting those funds. While employers are permitted to include a two and a half month grace period if a client fails to incur enough medical expenses to drain his FSA account during the year, all remaining funds are still forfeited at the end of that period.
In order to encourage their use, the IRS has issued rules designed to make FSAs more flexible by allowing employers to provide that up to $500 of a remaining FSA balance may be carried over into the next tax year. However, it should be noted that employers are not required to offer the $500 rollover option, and they are prohibited from offering both the two and a half month grace period and the rollover option in the same year.
Further, the $500 rollover option is not available for dependent care FSAs, which are similar to health FSAs but instead offer a tax-preferred method to reimburse clients for qualified dependent care expenses.
Tax Implications for 2014
While contributing to an FSA reduces the client's taxable income, it is important to note that, unlike 401(k) or IRA contributions, funds contributed to the FSA are never taxed if they are used to pay for qualified medical expenses (a term that is broad enough to include items such as eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental expenses).
Because tax rates on income, along with those applicable to capital gains and other investment-type income, have been increased for the foreseeable future, permanently removing funds from a client's taxable income has become a priority for many clients.
Reducing taxable income may always be a priority for clients, but forces have combined in 2014 to make planning for increased health-related costs equally important for many. Therefore, employer-sponsored accounts such as health FSAs are likely to attract more attention this year, as clients seek to permanently reduce taxable income while simultaneously paying for health care on a tax-free basis.
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WEST, Texas - As people in the city of West continue to recover from the recent plant explosion, some residents were allowed to return to their homes Saturday.
A line of cars stretched nearly a mile long, packed with the lucky few hundreds who were allowed to return home. Not one of them had seen their home since Wednesday night's blast.
Those closest to the blast site, within five blocks, were still not allowed to come back home.
For everyone else, there's a strict curfew. No one in the newly opened area was allowed outside after 7 p.m., officials said.
The death toll from the explosion remains at 14, with 200 people hurt.
Jim Dougherty and his wife said they're not staying. they came back to survey the mess, but with no running water, they'll spend another night in a hotel. They said in spite of that, they feel blessed.
"We are so fortunate that we weren't further north, because the further you go north, the worse it gets," said Dougherty.
In a town hall meeting in West Saturday afternoon, the mayor announced the setup of a mobile hospital. He said children will return to school on Monday, but will be bussed to nearby Connally ISD.
Saturday night as the strict 7 p.m. curfew went into effect for newly opened neighborhoods near the blast zone, there was a blanket of silence. It was a stark contrast to the flurry of activity one saw in West, Texas throughout the day.
For a brief moment Saturday morning, there was a worrisome but erroneous rumor a fire had restarted at the fertilizer plant.
Hogwash, said city leaders.
"It is safe, it is safe, it is safe," said the official.
Even with that assurance, hundreds of evacuees since Wednesday night's chaos have been out of their homes.
Some of those prayers were answered. There was a nearly mile long line of cars, packed with the lucky few hundreds allowed to return home.
A moment of silent survey for those who did make it home. The Dougherty's said they made it out OK, but had broken glass and strange ceiling damage.
"The blast blew me to the floor," said Dougherty.
Really remarkably little wrong considering they weren't sure if they'd make it out alive that night.
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I've been trying to invent my own recipes. Normally I just follow cookbook recipes. I came up with this while trying to use up leftover things in my fridge, and I'm really proud of myself for inventing something that is not only edible but tasty! I practically ate them all in one sitting. They are a little bit sweet, I should warn you, but oh so delicious.
1 1/4 cup flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 egg
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 tsp rum extract
1 cup chopped strawberries
Preheat over to 400°F. Fill a muffin tin with cupcake liners and set aside.
Mix flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a large bowl. In a separate bowl combine the egg, coconut oil, pineapple juice, and rum extract. Make a well in the center of the large bowl and pour the liquid ingredients into the wet. Stir until just combined. Add the chopped strawberries, folding them into the batter.
Fill the cupcake liners about 3/4 full with the muffin batter. By now the oven should be ready. Put the tin in the oven for about 17-25 minutes. The muffins are ready with they are lightly browned on the top and a knife comes out clean when inserted into the center.
Allow to cool. Serve.
Oh yeah, I first posted this on my blog. I just want to mention that in case someone sees it there and wonders if I stole it or something!


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Florida and Miami haven't played since 2008, and the Hurricanes are ranked in the Coaches' Poll for the first time since late in the 2010 season. It's no surprise that tickets for Saturday's game at Sun Life Stadium are hard to come by. Based on comments made this week by Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley, this rivalry might be put on hold for the foreseeable future if a neutral-site location can't be agreed upon, so college football fans will have to savor this contest even a little bit more than usual.
Thankfully, both teams' running games offer plenty to get excited about. On Miami's sideline, Duke Johnson -- who has rushed for 678 yards in his last five games dating back to last season -- joins quarterback Stephen Morris to spearhead an up-and-coming attack. Johnson is a throwback to The U teams of old, a powerful 5-foot-9 runner who can run a sub-4.5 40. He rushed for 186 yards and a score on just 19 carries against FAU in Week 1.
"Put simply, Johnson is a monster, Palm Beach Post reporter Matt Porter said. "He's a blazer, but he has no problem getting his nose dirty between the tackles. His balance makes him incredibly hard to bring down. His ability to plant one foot and go is outstanding. He catches whatever is thrown his way. He can block, as he showed last week when he cut down two defenders on a reverse that went 63 yards for a touchdown. He's added eight pounds in the offseason to handle a 20-carry workload. He's a sophomore, by the way."
On the other side, Florida found a hidden gem in Mack Brown last week, as the seldom-used junior looked spectacular starting in place of Matt Jones (illness) against Toledo. Brown ran for 112 yards and two scores. Still, Jones, who rushed for 275 yards and three touchdowns backing up Mike Gillislee last season, is expected to receive the lion's share of the workload on Saturday. Offensive coordinator Brent Pease told reporters Jones could get as many as 25 carries in his first game back.
Florida's rushing attack threw a bunch of looks at opponents last fall, using Gillislee, Jones and quarterback Jeff Driskel with success. The Gators vary their attack like a boxer, mixing blows and finding unique ways to get their playmakers the ball in space.
"We're going to outlast our opponent," center Jonotthon Harrison said. "The mentality is we need to run the ball with the urgency and the desire to finish our opponent. With that in mind, that helps fuels our offensive line unit as a whole. […] At times, you see us throw a couple jabs to set up the haymaker and ensure the haymaker will be successful. It can't be just haymaker after haymaker. You won't be successful."
'Canes coach Al Golden and his staff spent a considerable amount over the offseason trying to improve defensively, and for good reason: Miami allowed an average of 30.5 points per game and finished 82nd nationally in rushing S&P rating in 2012. With a healthy Jones, Driskel and athlete Trey Burton to go along with the emergence of Brown and (to a lesser extent) Valdez Showers, the Gators will force Miami to defend plenty of different punches.
If the 'Canes truly want to show they're for real this year, this fight needs to be decided in the later rounds, not with a early knockout blow.
Show up, show out
Miami has dealt with attendance troubles over the past few seasons. A couple of down years, an ongoing NCAA investigation and an off-campus stadium have all contributed to the increase in empty seats. However, with a new season-ticket program and a marquee opponent in Florida coming into town, this game is different. The Hurricanes have sold out Sun Life Stadium for the first time since the 'Canes hosted Florida State in 2010.
"There's no seats," Golden said during the ACC teleconference on Wednesday. "There's no seats left for anybody. We've added 2,000 seats to the stadium, and we're running out of seats for former players, high school coaches, recruits and headed all the way down the line. It's going to be a great atmosphere."
Mirror, mirror
It wasn't so long ago that Florida and Miami were intense rivals. The two teams played each other every year from 1946-87, and they still compete for in-state recruits on an annual basis. While Florida-Florida State has seemingly become a bigger game, there's still a history of bad blood between these two programs. Miami had won six games in a row before Florida's 26-3 home victory in the most recent meeting.
"Schools from in-state will always have this rivalry," Harrison said. "It shows who is the toughest team in the state and for bragging rights that year. It really means a lot. Even though we say we approach every game the same and our opponents are faceless, this game has that extra aspect of pride which helps drive us."
Unfortunately, this might be the last time Florida ever plays at Miami, if AD Foley's comments are to be believed. The Gators can't afford to give away an extra home game, and Miami might not agree to a neutral location since it would likely be flooded with Florida fans.
"I'm preparing for this to be the last non-bowl game between Florida and Miami for at least a decade and maybe more," Alligator Army managing editor Andy Hutchins said, noting that a nine-game SEC league schedule would fully shut the door on potential future matchups. "This is a very good rivalry that has lamentably been choked off by its participants' needs to sustain their successes in different ways, and it will be missed."
Budgets and conference affiliations aside, when a once-proud rivalry dies, it's a shame. Hopefully the door won't be shut and locked. It'd be great for the series to pop back up in one way or another.
According to sources
Florida coach Will Muschamp had some choice words for outlets who reported that defensive lineman Jay-nard Bostwick would be suspended for last weekend's opener against the Rockets. He called the reports "irresponsible" and asked the reporters to name their sources. When no one responded, Muschamp said, "Church mice in here."
It's never a bad thing when a coach stands up for his players. Kids want to know their head coach is behind them. And Muschamp certainly has a right to take reporters to task for anonymous reports gone wrong.
That said, Florida is ultimately the gatekeeper for information like suspension news, and when that news isn't reported in a timely manner, reporters are going to dig. If schools know their players aren't going to play, maybe it's more fair to the players -- and reporters -- that coaches and athletic departments be a bit more up front instead of creating diversionary tactics and putting up smokescreens. Of course, that strays from the pregame secrecy that has become increasingly popular among staffs with roster decisions.
Breakout performers
Florida true freshman Demarcus Robinson didn't have a catch against FAU, but that doesn't mean he won't have a big impact against the 'Canes on Saturday. Miami's secondary is suspect -- it ranked 102th nationally in pass defense in '12 -- and Robinson should be on the field plenty. He had a good camp and was Rivals.com's fifth-ranked wide receiver prospect in the class 2013. It could only take one play for him to break free and announce his presence.
For Miami, defense is critical if it hopes to keep pace with the Gators. Defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad is certainly not lacking in the confidence department. At media days, he told the Miami Herald:
"Some things I do and moves I make, you have probably never seen a guy make before. You probably don't even see some of them in the NFL. Any move I see I put some swag on it."
It's going to take a lot more than swag to slow Florida's running game, and the Hurricanes will need to pressure Driskel and pick up sacks. Still, as Porter pointed out, the team had five sacks in the season opener after tallying just 13 all of last year. Extra speed and bulk on the line should make a difference, especially in ACC play.
Opposing viewpoints
• Andy Hutchins, Alligator Army: "Will Muschamp's post-Florida State protestations aside, Florida isn't sexy. This 2013 team may be the closest thing yet to Muschamp's vision for his program, and as Steve Spurrier-era Florida fans, still the majority of the fan base, will tell you, that pales in comparison to the vision most have of Florida's dazzling offenses of yesteryear. And, to make matters worse, there are teams that do sort of have those offenses in the SEC -- Texas A&M, Georgia, even that South Carolina team still coached by Spurrier. Those are sexy.
Florida's product on the field is closest to what Alabama's is, but with less recent success and no dynasty talk, and second-closest to LSU's, with a coach less prone to desynchronize from the Earth's rotation. And why talk about a team that often seems bound and determined to bore before all those boring wins stack up? Few were talking about Alabama in 2009, when a flashier Florida team consumed all the oxygen in college football, and that worked out for the Tide."
• Matt Porter, Palm Beach Post: "The crowd will be crazy. Miami, which had spotty attendance even when the program was on top of the college football world, is expecting its first sellout in three seasons and its largest crowd since 2004. It's because Florida is in town for the first time since 2008 -- and most likely the last time ever, given the scheduling issues between the two schools -- but it's also because this team has a real shot at winning the ACC Coastal.
There is a legitimate buzz here in year three under Golden, and fans believe he's the guy to bring the program back. Recruits do, too; he's been able land top-caliber recruiting classes despite the ongoing NCAA mess. Those four- and five-star kids have been in the program for a couple years now. It's time to show what they can do."
The extra point
Miami's defense appears to have improved, but it's still not quite of the caliber necessary to compete with a team as physical and methodical as the Gators. Florida's offensive gameplan might be "boring," but it's effective; Miami could have a hard time keeping up with Muschamp's team.


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The New York Knicks face elimination on Sunday, May 5th as they trail their first round playoff series against the Miami Heat 0-3. As they look towards next season, current head coach Mike Woodson says he would like to see Carmelo Anthony in better shape come November.
According to a source close to Coach Woodson, Melo needs to drop a few pounds by the time training camp for the 2012-2013 season begins. He even stated that Melo, as well as other players in the starting rotation, need to raise their level of play.
"Expectations aren't going to change in New York, you know that They shouldn't. Rightfully so. Anthony's going to have to raise his game. He's got to do things this summer to better his game — as well as Tyson [Chandler] and Amar'e [Stoudemire]. If I'm the head coach here, I have to make sure it happens. It's the only way to get out of the rut in terms of him being a first-round exit. He's got to change that."
While Coach Woodson wants Melo to be the leader on the court, he also says that the team's more offensively-skilled athletes need to band together as a more cohesive unit.
"A lot of things have to happen this summer,'' Woodson said. "My situation, I don't know what's going to happen. If I am back, this summer is going to be very pivotal in terms of developing these guys, especially Amar'e, Tyson and Anthony. They've got to be better.As an organization, it's my job to better this team and develop the players to a point this won't happen next season."
If the Knicks don't turn it around next season, Mike Woodson could be replaced by legendary coach Phil Jackson who says he hasn't ruled out a Knicks coaching position.
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It's been one year since the music world lost Whitney Houston, and stars like Mariah Carey and Jordin Sparks are honoring their dear friend.
Mariah, who worked with Whitney on the song "When You Believe" from the animated The Prince Of Egypt, expressed her sadness on Twitter.
It's 2/11..remembering my friend the incredible Whitney Houston. It's been a year & still so hard to believe. Her legend lives on eternally🌟
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) February 11, 2013
Last year, Mariah said her song "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" was inspired by Whitney and helped her move on when she thought it would be nearly impossible.
Jordin, who played Whitney's daughter in the singer's final film, Sparkle, tweeted a photo of a rosary with the engraving "2-11-12" made in honor of the diva.
"I think of you often & at times, can feel you encouraging me," she wrote.
I can't believe it's been a year. I think of you often & at times, can feel you encouraging me. We miss you. RIP Mam… say.ly/vbO59Go
— Jordin Sparks (@JordinSparks) February 11, 2013
Jordin also celebrated Whitney in the video for "Celebrate," which was featured on the soundtrack to Sparkle and one of the last songs the singer ever recorded.
Whitney was honored at Clive Davis' pre-GRAMMY party over the weekend with Davis simply calling his friend, who passed away only hours before last year's event, "the greatest contemporary singer of our lifetime."
Recently, Whitney was honored with four wax statues at Madame Tussauds. Each one captures a different moment in the singer's career including her role in 1992's The Bodyguard and her performance of "One Moment In Time" at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
– Shannon Carlin, Radio.com
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The main conflict of A Lesson Before Dying lies within Grant himself. Even though Grant struggles to manage in the racist white society, his primary struggle is with his own mind. As he says to Vivian, he cannot face Jefferson because he cannot face himself and his own life. Vivian exposes Grant's conflicted nature by bringing up the fact that he left the South in the past but eventually returned. Grant feels repulsed by the environment in which he grew up, but somehow he cannot bring himself to leave. Despite his statement that Vivian's... Read more→
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rant's inner conflict stems from his experiences in education, including his exposure to the cynical Antoine. Inspired by years of study, Grant wants to make great changes in his hometown. Grant's behavior defies stereotype, but in order to live, he must follow certain rules that make his small moments of defiance futile. The losing battle between small rebellions and survival becomes clear in Grant's conversation with Guidry. Grant takes pride in flouting Guidry's racist expectations by using grammatical English and maintaining his ... Read more→
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Her comment here at the end of Chapter 12 shows that she enjoys the thought of living with Grant in the South. Gaines shows Vivian's emotional state here in order to heighten the ensuing clash between her and Grant that occurs later in the novel.
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That about sums up my arguments. LOL at the Nets!Some writing off the Knicks in LBJ sweepstakes. Not me.
July, 3, 2010
By Chris Sheridan
There are a lot of opinions out there today about who is supposedly in and out of the LeBron James sweepstakes.
Some have already written the Knicks off, and some have weighed in with actual facts about what took place in their meeting Thursday with James.
I am here to tell you that I believe the Knicks are still very much in the race, and I've gathered a little intel of my own regarding what went on behind those closed doors off 9th Street in Cleveland.
Aside from their financial pitch to James that he could most easily become a billionaire by playing in New York, the Knicks made a basketball pitch to James -- backed up with video highlights -- demonstrating how their complimentary players are better suited than anyone else's to supplement what James and the big man of his choice (Chris Bosh, Amare Stoudemire, David Lee, Carlos Boozer) would bring to the table.
Question: How many shooters do the Bulls have? Answer: None. Derrick Rose is a career 24 pct. 3-point shooter, and Luol Deng is at 31 percent -- the same as Wilson Chandler, who would get a lot more open looks than he did in the past in a LeBron-centric offense. The Knicks also have Danilo Gallinari, who is shooting 39 percent from 3-point range for his career. (Toney Douglas also hit 3s at a 39 percent clip last season.)
Variation of the same question: How many shooters do the Heat have? Mario Chalmers (who lost his starting job to Carlos Arroyo last season) hits 'em at a 38 percent clip. Michael Beasley is at 33 pct in his two seasons. Joel Anthony has never taken one, which merits mentioning because he, along with Beasley and Chalmers, are the only players Miami has.
Question: What possible hidden gem does Chicago have on its roster? Only Taj Gibson and James Johnson qualify, and one or both might have to be moved in a sign-and-trade in order for the Bulls to get a second max player. Compare those two to Bill Walker, who was one of the most highly recruited and touted players in the 2006-07 high school senior class that included O.J. Mayo and Rose. Walker's career was sidetracked by a serious knee injury, but he has dropped 27 pounds (from 254 to 227) since the Knicks acquired him from Boston in the Nate Robinson trade, and his knee is fully recovered.
Question: What kind of salary cap/trade deadline flexibility will the Bulls/Heat have going into the 2010-11 season? Answer: Virtually none. Chicago has to lock up Joakim Noah next summer and Rose the year after that, and Miami, if it gets two max players, can only gain flexibility for the summer of 2011 by declining the fourth-year option on Beasley's contract prior to the start of the '10-11 season. The Knicks, on the other hand, have Eddy Curry's expiring $11.3 contract to use in one of two ways: Trade it at the deadline for a player or players that would make the Knicks stronger championship contenders next spring; or let it come off the cap at the end of next season, putting the Knicks some $10-12 million under the cap for the Summer of Carmelo.
I have it on good authority that the Knicks pounded those points with James, arguing that their complimentary players are better than they've been given credit for, and that adding a third max player in 2011 is an achievable possibility.
Those are persuasive arguments, and the Cavaliers (capped out next summer because of Antawn Jamison trade) and Bulls can't make similar cases when they meet with James today in Cleveland.
And what about the Nets?
I don't count them out, but I also think their two-year temporary relocation to Newark while they await the construction of the new arena in Brooklyn is a deal-breaker.
Brian Windhorst of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, who has covered James since he was in high school, and whose mother taught math to James at St. Vincent-St.Mary high school in Akron, thought it would be a good idea a couple of Januarys ago to take an Amtrak train from Newark to Washington, D.C. while the Cavs were on an East Coast road swing.
I'll let Windhorst take it from here:
"I would describe it as an hour of staying away from the wackos and drug-addled degenerates while keeping a serious close eye on the various unsavory individuals who were an obvious threat to property and body. I went out and on the platform, where it was 15 degrees, because there was nobody else out there," Windhorst said. "I don't want to offend the Newark Chamber of Commerce, but I would never plan on doing that ever again. And I'm a big Amtrak fan."
One more question: How many media people have spoken to LeBron James about any of this? (I have tried, but he is not returning my messages.) I'd bet a dollar the answer is none.
And until The King speaks, I'm not counting anybody out.