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The response to McKinsey's recent report, "Clearing the air on cloud computing," has been overwhelming. The report claims that cloud computing doesn't have all the silver linings it claims, and it is particularly a bad deal for larger companies. The report indicates that enterprise companies will actually save money by running their own data centers, and instead recommends that they move towards server virtualization.
Throughout the report, McKinsey calls the excitement around cloud computing "irrational exuberance", saying it is over-hyped, and they're right, it has been. Any new technology is over-hyped, it's the nature of this business. It doesn't mean it's not worthwhile. One potential chink in the armor of their argument though, is that they use Amazon Web Services for comparison purposes, citing that an enterprise using Amazon would actually spend more than they would running their own data center. This business is constantly evolving, and there are dozens of startups and incumbent providers offering cloud services, and it's likely to get a lot more competitive--so just citing Amazon's cost structure just doesn't give the whole cost picture. According to a TechCrunch report, the McKinsey study actually does some hyping of its own, hyping the costs involved in cloud computing, and understating the dynamic changes happening in the cloud market.
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Carols round a twinkling tree along with a festive buffet for hardworking volunteers marked the countdown to Christmas being celebrated at Southend University Hospital.
Sandwiches, mince pies and a whole lot of gratitude were on the
menu for volunteers - a small thank-you from hospital chiefs for
their year-round dedication to helping patients and staff.
This was followed by mince pies and warm punch as the Christmas
lights on a specially-planted 10ft fir at the Prittlewell Chase
side of the hospital were switched on, accompanied by the strains
of the Hadleigh Salvation Army brass band.
The switch-on was performed by the hospital's employee of the
year, Carmen Bradnam, a cardiac rehabilitation assistant, honoured
for her work with heart patients after they leave hospital.
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Solid-State Power Controllers (SSPCs) are critical components in the development of electric aircraft and must be small in size, fast in response, and have high reliability. They are also proposed for use in microgrids to improve the power quality and system reliability. The development of Silicon Carbide (SiC) semiconductor switches provides a series of improvements for the SSPCs in both electrical and thermal performances. In the proposed SSPC design investigation, SiC MOSFETs die are mounted on cast-aluminum traces, under which are an aluminum nitride (AlN) layer and an aluminum composite base plate. The concept of i 2 t and its application in solid state protection is discussed in detail. Transient thermal characterizations of SiC MOSFETs are provided for a nearly-all-aluminum package by Finite Element Analysis (FEA). The SSPC is targeted for 120A nominal, 1200A fault current, 270V DC system, and working at 105°C environment with a maximum 350°C transient junction temperature capability.


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GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks' Grand Sky will be one of the first companies in the world to fly a long-endurance drone produced by Northrop Grumman.
The drone, known as Firebird, is an optionally piloted intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft system that can fly anywhere in the country for about 30 hours while performing multiple missions at the same time. Grand Sky is one of the first commercial companies to purchase the aircraft, which has typically been only utilized by government agencies.
"We are excited to bring Firebird to Grand Sky to utilize its long-endurance and variable payload capabilities for commercial customers. Our initial goal is to support energy infrastructure monitoring and humanitarian and disaster relief operations by leveraging Firebird's range, altitude and endurance," Grand Sky Development Co. President Tom Swoyer Jr. said in a statement. "We see the incredible efficiencies to be gained in the market with technology like Firebird enabling affordable data gathering on a massive scale not previously available to the commercial market space."
Grand Sky has been talking to nearly all of the manufacturers of large unmanned aircraft for about three years. While most of the companies sell their aircraft exclusively to civilian or military government agencies, Swoyer said Grand Sky has been advocating for their use in the commercial market.
Firebird brings efficiency to the commercial market that doesn't currently exist, Grand Sky said in a press release. The Firebird will be based at Grand Sky, and after launch can fly anywhere in the country, staying on station for multiple hours before returning. It has multiple sensors that allow for a range of mission capabilities including domestic security, emergency response, communications and humanitarian and scientific efforts. For example, if a hurricane hits the Gulf Coast, the aircraft could be used as a communications tool for companies or it could be used to help locate survivors.
Firebird has capabilities to meet critical information gaps for Grand Sky's clients and partners, the company said in a press release.
"It can do an agriculture inspection and a pipeline mission simultaneously," Swoyer said.
The Firebird also could be used to inspect offshore oil rigs or inspect thousands of miles of pipeline in a single day and flight, Swoyer said.
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Workers at Westways Primary School in Sheffield voted overwhelmingly to strike on 6, 7, 12 and 13 December against reforms which will worsen excessive workload and increase scrutiny of teachers.
Sam Fearnehough, the school's executive head (read: off-site manager), claimed that her reforms ″are already having a positive impact″ and that ″a majority of staff are very happy with the support and training they have received to implement new ways of teaching″. So happy indeed that they have voted overwhelmingly for strikes and issued a statement through Sheffield National Education Union (NEU)
Donald Trump's tax overhaul was passed early on Saturday 2 December in the US Senate. Although the bill will now need to be reconciled with the House-passed version, it is likely to include tax cuts which will make the rich and US corporations much richer, while also punishing the working class and the poor.
The legislation proposes to cut taxes collected by the federal treasury by around $6 trillion over 10 years. A $1.4 trillion addition to the federal debt is forecast. To get to that figure, the Republicans have also implemented $4.5 trillion in tax increases over the same period.
After twelve weeks of strikes, Unite members have agreed a deal to settle a long-running dispute over changes to waste management services in Birmingham. On balance, this has to be considered a victory for the workers. The Labour council have agreed to withdraw proposed redundancies in exchange for giving the affected workers new job titles and duties.
Grade 3 workers will now be promoting recycling among residents but still be working on bin lorries and maintaining their current grade, pay and conditions. In addition a victimised shop steward will be reinstated, unions will be included in a
"We may well have reached 'peak Momentum'. These are the most favourable political circumstances Labour's hard left could envisage.
"They feel politically vindicated by the general election result, have a well-funded, well-staffed organisation holding a vast amount of data on Labour members and have reshaped Labour's membership through successive rounds of mass recruitment."
So says Luke Akehurst, secretary of Labour First, writing a sober article about Momentum and local council selections in a week of right-wing hysteria from the tabloid press, and with Roy Hattersley and Angela Rayner
When Walt Disney planned "the Florida Project" (the plan that would become Walt Disney World Resort) he deliberately located it in a state with cheap land and compliant politicians who would allow him to own land beyond the park.
Disney wanted more than his fantasy kingdom with themed hotels, he also wanted a corporate-controlled futuristic city where anyone who would not fit in with the magic kingdom's fantasy could be kept out.
The characters in The Florida Project definitely do not fit in with Disney's fantasy world. Their world, just outside the bounds of Disney's domain, near to the
Opening the AWL's annual conference on 25-26 November, and moving the document "Nine years on: the new left, neoliberalism, and the new right", Martin Thomas outlined the situation the political left finds itself in: "The global credit crash of 2008 and the ensuing travails have produced delayed political effects. A shift to more right-wing, nationalist, and 'identity' politics may move neoliberalism sharply to the right, or even explode it from within. The economic turmoil has also produced new life on the left, as yet on a low wattage."
In Britain that "new life on the left" has come
The share prices of big companies (the FTSE 100) continue to rise. Top bosses' pay dropped a bit between 2015 and 2016, but is on a long-term trend to rise faster than workers' wages, and stood at £3.45 million in 2016 (median pay for FTSE 100 CEOs). The average profit rate of UK firms (outside finance and outside the North Sea oilfields) recovered entirely a long time ago from its dip in 2008-9, and is now around 13%, compared to 8% in 2001.
While the rich rejoice, the big majority are pushed back. Average earnings are no higher in real terms than they were in February 2006, despite overall
Britain has a housing crisis. According to Shelter more than 300,000 people — the equivalent to one in every 200 — are homeless or living in inadequate homes. According to official figures 1.3 million people are on a local authority waiting list for housing. By 2020, 25% of people will be renters, rather than home owners. Londoners now spend 40% of their income on rent, and increasing.
In 2016, 100 people a day were evicted from their rented homes, partly as a consequence of private-rented tenancies being made less secure. According to the government 28% of these rented homes can be
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Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott declared last month: "I will argue for the right of the electorate to vote on any deal that is finally agreed" (on Brexit). On 2 December, Jeremy Corbyn added: "We've not made any decision on a second referendum". An opinion poll on 1 December showed that a 68%-19% majority of Labour voters want a referendum on whatever Brexit deal the Tories produce. A 50%-34% majority of the whole electorate also wants a referendum before a deal can go ahead.
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Winona Ryder is a popular and a well-known American actress who made her first featuring in her career on a movie known as Lucas in the year 1986. She plays many different roles in different films as well as different genre films including horror, comedy, drama and much more.
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Winona Ryder was born on 29th October in the year 1971 in which she was born in Winona located in Minnesota. She was born to her parents by the name of Cynthia Palmer who was an author and Michael Horowitz who was a video producer. Her birth name was Winona Laura Horowitz. Winona has three siblings.
In her early childhood, she was an avid reader and increased in the passion and interest of acting after she had seen several movies which she was showed by her mother. Due to her passion being in acting, she joined the American Conservatory Theater from which she received her acting lessons while she was at the age of 12 years. She also studied and graduated in 1989 from Petaluma High School.
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In 1990, Winona Ryder got engaged to Johnny Depp whom they met in the year 1989. They then later separated in the year 1993. She then got into another relationship with Dave Pirner who was a lead singer for Soul Asylum in which they separated after three years in which she began dating Matt Damon who is an actor for only two years. She is currently unmarried and loves to be alone in all her life.
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Winona's first appearance was in the year 1986 in which she got chosen to play a small role in a film known as Lucas. During this time, she then got her stage name which is Winona Ryder. She was then featured in the Square Dance in 1986 from which she was greatly praised. Her appearance in the Beetlejuice made her increase in popularity which was in 1988 which led to her being cast in a leading role in 1990 on a movie known as Edward Scissorhands together with her then boyfriend known as Johnny Depp.
She was then featured in another movie following the success she had after some few years, which was known as The Age of Innocence which was also a great success. She was also featured in other films such as Alien Trilogy's Alien Resurrection in the year 1997, Autumn in New York in 2000. She was then arrested in 2001 with shoplifting charges and got in three-year probation whereby she completed it in December 2005.
After this completion, she got back into her stage through which she got featured in other films such as Sex and Death 101 in 2007, When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story in 2010. During her coming back, she did not have good performance and was, therefore, featured in minor roles. She had won several awards such as the Young Artist Award in 1980, Golden Globe Award and many other.
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As of 2020, Winona Ryder has an estimated net worth of $20 Million. This comes from the fortunate earnings she has made all through a versatile career. Having acted in more than 40 movies is responsible for her meticulous net worth. In addition to this, she also gets some of her income from some of the music videos she has featured.
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This was a nice easy outing to a Baltimore City botanical conservatory. Travel time was short, and the conservatory was nice and warm on a very cold morning. There were seven of us and we had the place to ourselves for the better part of an hour. We were then joined by a dozen Maryland Institute College of Art students on a nature drawing outing.
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CAMBRIDGE, England — There is a saying that "generosity begins at home," but it might be as close as the beat of our own hearts. Could there be a physical reason for charitable acts? A new study shows that being generous may actually have a physiological foundation for some folks.
The research, presented by scientists from Anglia Ruskin University, indicates that kind-hearted people might actually have a stronger connection to their own hearts, making them want to give to others.
"Despite clear biological and economic advantages of acting in self-interest, people consistently make decisions that benefit others, at a cost to themselves," says study co-author Richard Piech, a senior lecturer in psychology at the university, in a release. "Our study suggests that selfless acts may be influenced by signals from the body that reach the brain."
To test their theory, researchers had participants play a computer game in which they were asked to make choices about sharing money with themselves or with another participant who was a stranger to them. The charitable choices they made during the game would directly impact the amount of actual money they and the other participant would receive at the conclusion of the study. This setup mimics real-life charitable situations, in which there is often no personal relationship between donor and recipient.
As part of the study, participants were also tasked with detecting their own heartbeat. First, each had his or her heartbeat recorded by electrocardiogram (EKG). The participants then listened to a series of sounds that were either in sync or out of sync with their own heartbeats. They were not allowed to feel their own pulse while they were listening to the sounds. The participants who were better at selecting the sounds in harmony with their own heartbeat had better awareness of their own internal body states. Researchers say this skill was quite varied among participants.
The results showed a direct correlation between the gift of detecting one's own heartbeat and generosity with others. Those who were 10% better at detecting their own heartbeat donated an average of $7 to other participants.
Researchers caution that this is the first study to link something physiological to generosity, but it merits more research.
"Our results showed an association between sensitivity to heartbeats and generosity, but more research is needed to understand why this relationship exists," says study co-author Jane Aspell, a senior lecturer in psychology at the university.
"It may be that an emotionally-charged situation – such as deciding whether or not to give money away – causes a change in heartbeat," she concludes. "This bodily change may then bias decision making towards the generous option in those people who are better at detecting their heartbeats. These findings suggest that, in some sense, people 'listen to their heart' to guide their selfless behaviors."
The research was published online Nov. 15, 2017 in the journal Scientific Reports.
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Thank you again for supporting your child through the Exhibition. The student groups all took risks and presented well in front of a variety of audiences. It was great to see their passion for their issues shine through!
With the end of Exhibition comes the beginning of our last units. We'll be starting our Fantasy Book Club unit in reading, our Memoir unit in writing, and our Earth and Sun unit in science. We'll be finishing up our Volume and Geometry unit in math, as well.
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These brioche rolls are perfect for entertaining. Make them ahead of time and serve them for your next brunch or dinner party!
Brioche a Tete
One thing that I was surprised to learn when I last visited Paris was how hard it was to find good brioche. Brioche is a type of breakfast pastry (viennoiserie), categorized in the same group as croissants or pain aux raisins.
It is classified as a pastry rather than a bread because of its richness in butter, eggs, and milk, unlike, say, a baguette, which has none or limited quantities of each.
Brioche is typically very light and fluffy with a tender, golden crumb. At least, that's how it's supposed to be when made properly.
I was pretty disappointed after visiting many patisseries in Paris, some of which are very famous, to find dry, tough brioche. If I hadn't known what brioche was supposed to look and taste like, my impression of it would have been completely tarnished.
It wasn't until I finally found my go-to bakery in the 6th, Gerard Mulot,that I stumbled upon exactly what I had been looking for.
Flaky, fluffy brioche, i.e. pure heaven. I mean, with that much butter in it, it might as well be. The best part is that you can recreate authentic French brioche at home.
It's not very difficult to make, and you'll definitely beat out some French bakeries with this recipe. I use it for my own baked goods business and people go crazy for it.
The tete in the title "brioche a tete" is the word for head in French, and it represents the ball shape on the top of the individual brioche. I've outlined how you can obtain that shape in the directions below.
With a dollop of your favorite jam, you'll be indulging in this French breakfast pastry for years to come.
Brioche a Tete
- 2 c unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2.5 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast, 1 packet
- 1 tsp table salt, plus a pinch for the egg wash
- 2 large eggs, room temperature, plus 1 egg for the egg wash
- 1/4 c whole milk, at room temperature
- 1/2 c unsalted butter, 1 stick, slightly softened, cut into 8 pieces , plus more for the pans
- In your mixer's bowl, combine the flour, sugar, yeast, and salt using the paddle attachment. Stop to add in the 2 eggs and milk. Mix on medium-low speed just until the dough starts to clump. There should still be some unmixed egg in the dough; that's OK.
- Replace the paddle attachment with the hook attachment. Knead on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stop to scrape the dough off the sides of the bowl and off the hook. Again, knead for another 2 minutes. Add in half of the butter (a couple pieces at a time) as the hook attachment continues to knead your dough. Stop every minute or so to better incorporate the butter into the dough using your spatula. Scrape the dough off the sides of the bowl and hook attachment before adding in the remaining half of butter, a couple pieces at a time. Knead the dough for another 2 to 3 minutes. Remove your bowl from the stand mixer and use your spatula to spread the butter into the dough as best as possible. Dough will be buttery and moist.
- Lightly flour your work surface before scooping the dough out into one big heap onto the floured surface. Use lightly floured hands to knead your dough, folding the sides into the middle at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock. Flip the dough ball over and repeat the folding. Place the dough ball, smooth side up, into a clean, large bowl. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and place in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in size (approx. 1 to 1 1/2 hours).
- Transfer the expanded dough ball back onto a lightly floured work surface and again knead your dough, folding the sides into the middle at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock. Flip the dough over and repeat. Place the dough back into the bowl, smooth side up, and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Place dough in fridge overnight (or at least 10 hours) for best flavor.
- The next morning, place the dough out on the counter to come to room temperature (about 2 hours). Grease your brioche tins (3 inch tins work well) and set aside. Lightly flour your work surface before transferring your dough out of the bowl. Knead the dough, folding its sides in towards the middle again to create a compact ball shape. Use a bench scrape or sharp knife to divide your dough into 8 equal pieces. Place 7 of the pieces in your bowl, covered tightly with plastic wrap, while you roll and work on one piece at a time.
- Roll each piece of dough into a ball shape. Then using the side of your hand, with your fingers tightly pressed together (similar to a karate chop motion), press down onto the ball about one-third of the way from one of the edges of the dough ball (leaving one-third of the dough to one side of your hand, and two-thirds of the dough to the other side of your hand). Saw back and forth just until you've almost cut through the dough, but just before you've actually separated it completely. Grab the smaller part of the dough ball (it's head, or tete), and use it to gently lift the dough ball upright. Then press the head down into the dough ball's body before placing the entire piece into one of your buttered molds. Loosely cover with a large piece of plastic wrap, before repeating this step with the rest of your dough pieces. Once all of the pieces have been fitted into the molds, pull the plastic wrap loosely over all the molds and let rise in a warm place for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat your oven to 375°F, with the oven rack positioned in the middle. Create your egg wash by whisking 1 egg with a tiny pinch of salt. Brush the brioche with the wash, trying your best not to let the wash drip down onto the molds (or else the brioche might stick to the molds). Bake until tops and sides are golden brown, approximately 18 minutes. Gently lift the brioche from their molds to carefully check their sides if you're unsure. Brioche is best served barely warm.
You can also skip the "tete" making process of the brioche and simple place the 8 dough balls together in a 9-inch loaf pan to create 1 large loaf. Simply line up the dough balls in 2 columns with 4 pieces in each column. To learn more about this method, visit the recipe for Pumpkin Brioche


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Three rolls of copper wire were stolen from the Murfreesboro Electric substation on Bridge Avenue. Surveillance cameras got pictures of the men, and their vehicle.
It is not too often that you hear about a stolen airplane, but this is a story about just that.
Mr. Dalton has allegedly been driving a stolen Ford F-350 truck. The truck was reported as stolen from Antioch, TN.
Have you seen this stolen dump truck? If you have, call the Rutherford County Sheriff at 615-904-3032.
Rewards up to $3,000 are being offered for a 2017 XP1000 Polaris Razor stolen between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. from a Leanna Road home near Murfreesboro, said Sheriff's Detective Kyle Norrod.
Here's an odd theft... At Walmart on Memorial Boulevard in Murfreesboro, a man entered the store on three separate occasions and stole four Hoverboards and window air conditioning units.
A $68,000 truck was stolen from Chevrolet of Murfreesboro. The theft was reported on Monday morning.
A card skimmer, a fake ID and multiple credit cards were recovered by police.
A gun stolen from a recent Rutherford County gun store burglary has been recovered in the Nashville area.
A construction worker in Murfreesboro told police he walked into the Florence Road Market on Broad Street at Florence Road and soon after he walked in, he saw his minivan drive away. Evidently, the victim left his van running while going into the convenience store.
A 27-year-old Murfreesboro man was shot in the forearm this past Friday (8/04/2017). The incident occurred in the 300 block of South Bilbro Avenue.
Well, it was number 9 on the list for being one of the most stolen vehicles in America. But, that likely failed to make the news any better for a Murfreesboro man who reported his GMC pickup truck as being stolen on Tuesday.
A resident of an apartment complex on Veterans Parkway near Barfield School reported to Murfreesboro Police that someone stole his motorcycle.
About 1.2 million cars are stolen every year in the U.S. That's one every 26 seconds! And thieves are always on the lookout for an easy target.
How would you feel if you returned home to find out that one of your three newborn puppies were missing?
Most of us think that a $30 to $50 problem is only a minor issue in life, but when you are trying your best to make ends meet, that $30 problem can feel like a $1,000 setback.
Murfreesboro Police are investigating the theft of over 99-thousand dollars worth of jewelry, electronics and cash from a home in the 28-hundred block of Schoolside Drive.
A Nashville man who told a Murfreesboro car dealer that he wanted to test drive one of their cars never returned with the ride.
Two suspects accused of loading a gun safe onto a victim's truck and stealing both the safe and truck were charged by Rutherford County Sheriff's Office detectives.
Apparently, the complainant called the police after discovering that an employee of the BP Gas Station on Manson Pike had stolen about $4,500 worth of lottery tickets, according to a police report.
A trailer that was used for local mission related service, was stolen from First United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro.
It's happened again. Murfreesboro Police are looking for three black females who took over 12-grand in merchandise from the Victoria's Secret store on Medical Center Parkway.
Talk about a bold theft, the suspects pulled into a South Church Street gas station and stole a leaf blower off the back of a landscaping truck.
A GMC Canyon pick-up truck that was stolen in Nashville was tracked down by its owner.
A small technology store in the Stones River Mall has reported to police that 25 pairs of light up LED shoes have been stolen from their inventory.
The theft of a car was reported in Murfreesboro on Tuesday after a local resident left her car running while she was in a local market.
A 31 year old Murfreesboro man called the police department after noticing his firearms were missing from his Ford Edge. According to the police report, the local resident is actually a Murfreesboro Fire Fighter.
A man who dropped off his car to be repaired at a local car dealer was given a loan car to drive, but apparently decided to keep the loaner.
The air compressor, valued at more than $1700, was stolen from the National Car Wash in front of the Rutherford Boulevard Walmart store.
A total of three large flat screen TV's were stolen from a home on Bridge Avenue this past week in Murfreesboro.
Newport cigarettes are being stolen at a large number of gas stations throughout Murfreesboro, carton by carton.
Over $20,000 worth of R22 refrigerant was stolen from Ed's Supply Company on Middle Tennessee Boulevard in Murfreesboro.
A Chevy pickup truck that was reported stolen in Cannon County was found in Murfreesboro. Police spotted the truck on East State Street around 8:00, Wednesday morning.
A Murfreesboro man has been arrested after allegedly selling stolen items on the "Offer Up" app. The phone application connects sellers to buyers online.
A man was taken into custody Friday in connection with two separate thefts that occurred at a Bedford County construction site.
While it may be a little too cold to hit the lake, two Sea Doo's were stolen in Murfreesboro.
A report of a stolen $12,000 men's diamond ring was filed with the Murfreesboro Police Department on Saturday.
Over $24,000 in jewelry was stolen from a Murfreesboro home on Standing Bear Way.
The story of who was driving the stolen SUV did not prove true when the Murfreesboro Police officer noticed a set of Ford keys sitting on the coffee table in the room.
Ford of Murfreesboro has reported that two new vehicles have been stolen, along with the keys.
Some reports show that Nashville Motor Cars failed to pay off vehicles that were traded in. The quagmire has left some car owners with two and even three car payments after thinking they bought only one car.
If you had something stolen in recent months and you live in Davidson or Rutherford Counties, you may want to check out these photos on WGNSradio.com to see if you see your missing items.
A MacBook Pro, headphones and a 12-gauge shotgun were stolen from an East Clark Boulevard home. The 24-year old homeowner told Murfreesboro Police Officer Cory Schalburg it happened between 6:45am and 4:30pm Friday.
Two Dick's Sporting Goods gift cards, valued at five-hundred bucks, were stolen from the Medical Center Parkway retailer.
A rent to own company in Murfreesboro says that a renter put items they are currently renting on their FaceBook page as items that are "For Sale." The incident was reported by HomeSmart on Broad Street.
Someone stole a truck full of tools and so far, the truck has not been found.
The Cannon County Sheriff's Department is continuing an investigation concerning a missing flatbed tractor trailer truck that was reported missing on Monday.
Murfreesboro Police are looking for a 2003 Acura TL, stolen from the home of a Sulpher Springs Road man. According to reports, the car was taken right out of the man's garage Thursday between 8pm and midnight.
Another oven has been stolen in the mighty 'Boro. The theft was reported on Allen Avenue off of West Clark Boulevard near Mitchell Neilson Elementary School.
According to a police report that WGNS obtained, the subject bought the high dollar audio headphones at Walmart and calmly returned the boxes, but replaced the real headphones with fake ones.
Evidently, the equipment was rented from a man claiming to be a DJ...
Talk about an odd theft... an Isuzu box truck was stolen from the parking lot of Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro.
No way... Over 3,000 pounds of USED batteries were stolen from MID-Tenn Metal Exchange in Murfreesboro.
A 2007 Volkswagen Jetta was stolen from the driveway of a home in Murfreesboro. The case could be tied to a home burglary.
The victim was approached by the men while she was sitting on her front porch in a Murfreesboro neighborhood...
The burglar made his way into the Hawthorne Park South apartment after finding an unlocked window.
While on patrol, Officer Prince with the Murfreesboro Police Department ran across a motorist stranded on North Academy Street.
MURFREESBORO - A Seals Way business is out nearly 900-dollars in metal and the theft was caught on tape.
Murfreesboro Police have another case of stolen shingles on their hands. This is shingle theft number six.
The subject used the back door to exit the home and jumped into a small car after the theft and drove away.
Some $40,000 worth of jewelry was reported as stolen by a homeowner in Murfreesboro. The problem is, the owner of the jewelry doesn't know exactly where the jewelry was taken.
Returning the wrong item to the store is nothing new, but this may be a new twist on scheme. A Murfreesboro man evidently returned a TV to Electronic Express...
This is a story that may turn the stomach of gun collectors. Well over $20,000 worth of firearms and jewelry have been stolen from an address in Murfreesboro.
The victim told officers that he has called the installer numerous times and in conversation, the subject allegedly threatens to never complete the job if he is not paid more money. The victim says he will prosecute.
The victim called PayPal only to realize that no transaction took place and she was now out both the rings and the $6,000 she THOUGHT she sold the rings for.
The $8,000 unit was taken over the past 3-days, but no suspects have been named.
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Annually, at this time of year, I become a 'harvest widow', as the common terms goes. My partner and I don't cross paths frequently; I'm asleep when he gets home, and I've left for work before he gets up. Over the three months of harvest we generally only get to see each other when it rains, when I'm helping him move machinery or when I go out in the header to take him dinner. I know it's not for ever, but it can be very hard and draining feeling so isolated during this time. If you live in a rural area and the isolation affects you, please feel free to join my Facebook Group; Healthy Rural Women's Tribe Click here to join. My goal for this group is to help women in rural areas to come together and connect across a shared desire to prioritise health.
Harvest is such a busy time of year and it's very important to look after your health throughout this period. I like to ensure meals are healthy and nutritious to provide the right fuel to work the long hours that are often required. Preparation is the key to this; it's a busy time for my business and when I'm not working I'm catching up on farm and house duties. I plan meals that are freezer safe meals, meals that I can hide lots of veggies in and meals that we like to eat. I dedicate a weekend to cooking big batches of meals and then freeze them into individual meal containers. Some nights I cook fresh meals, especially to incorporate things like meat and salads. However, for the nights that I'm extra busy and short of time I make sure I pull out one of the freezer meals before I leave for the day.
At harvest time stress is high and from a naturopathic point of view, I recommend that famers focus on supporting their adrenals, as they are the stress response glands in our body. If our body is running in a high stress state, we can be greatly affected. In particular, when harvest finishes often burnout and fatigue state can occur. This results in low energy, difficulty getting to sleep, difficulty waking up, sugar and salt cravings, weight loss, and in some cases, people can develop high reliance on stimulants. In my opinion, there are many great herbs that can nourish adrenals and boost energy. I believe that taking an herbal supplement during harvest can be very effective.
Managing stress is important and exercise can be a great way to relieve stress. However, throughout busy times, exercise is not always possible. I encourage you to try to introduce some activity when you're waiting to be loaded or unload grain. If your header has auto steer, another pro-active idea to help manage stress is to keep a book in the cabin to jot down all the jobs you need to undertake, instead of worrying about them in your head. This also allows you to prioritise jobs and delegate where required, when I do this myself I find to be very calming and it helps me to have clear focus on what I need to do.
Finally, I cannot stress enough that when the rain comes you should take the opportunity to rest. Try not to dig into other work, instead you should try to look at getting a full night's sleep, focus on small jobs around the farm and relax as much as possible so you can converse energy before you get stuck back into harvest when the crops dry out. Take some time on these days to spend time with your family and if possible try to do something that is away from the farm.
It's important to remember that harvest isn't for ever, but if you can manage your health as best a possible throughout this time it's going to be beneficial in the long term.
If you would like to contact Hayley for more one on one advice for managing your health over harvest, please contact her on 0455 892 129 or via her website.
Please note this article was written for Rural Room


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[tweetmeme source="leanisgood" service="ow.ly" only_single=false]The other day I was out running with my dog and I experienced a troubling situation when the leash got wrapped under her belly. I blame the dog's ignorance and not the leash operator's neglect! But anyway, it was wrapped in such a way that as I tried to pull her left out of oncoming traffic, it actually pulled her head to the right, closer to the traffic. Eventually we got the leash unwrapped and finished our run but I couldn't stop thinking about how this situation mirrored improvement metrics from some of my past workplaces.
Just as Bruce talked about SMART goals in a previous post, we need to pick smart metrics to measure the success towards our goals. If we pick the wrong metric, even with the best intentions, it will drive you in the wrong direction. Just like I was trying to lead my dog to the left, similar to Hosin Kanri in our businesses, but the leash or metric was pulling her in the opposite direction.
A classic example of this that I have experienced is to measure WIP at the end of the month and recording this value as your inventory level. In the batch and queue world, it is common to drive down this inventory on that one particular day to meet the metric established. The other 29 days of the month the inventory bulges back to uncontrolled levels.
The main purpose of the metric is to reduce the cash tied up in inventory. However, if you "game" the metric on only one day are you really helping cash flow? What you are really doing is sending a bull whip effect back up stream to your suppliers, internal and external! You are increasing your costs while not having any real affect on improving cash!
I have even seen where delivery trucks were not received because it was the end of the month. (See Jon Miller's take on some arbitrary dividing point in time here). I have also seen where materials were purposely let run out at the end of the month, disrupting the ability to make product. All this was in the name of meeting an honorable metric, just doing it with the wrong process, thus taking us in the wrong direction!
Another honorable direction I have seen go miserably wrong is around reducing costs. I have experienced too many of these to even list them all in a blog but will include one of my favorites! Once upon a time we were directed to reduce overtime costs. The "process" metric that was going to be monitored on our way to achieving the result was how many disciplinary letters were issued for attendance every week.
Don't get me wrong, coming to work is a crucial piece of a lean and stable value stream, but there are better ways to measure and achieve low absenteeism than by driving supervisors to issue more attendance letters. Maybe try making the work environment somewhere people want to be rather that create hostility by trying to increase discipline. Giving positive rewards to the perfect attendance folks would certainly help.
So in summary, please be careful when you pick the metrics you are using to achieve your improvements. Without the proper thought you may very well be encouraging your team to do more damage than good, thus driving you south instead of towards your true north!
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Served with hashbrowns and whole wheat toast with your choice of (a) bacon/ham/sausage OR (b) grilled tomatoes.
The price for half order is $7.75
* Add One Egg for $2.25
Served with ham, cheese, vegetables, hashbrowns, and whole wheat toast.
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2 poached eggs served on an English muffin and topped with our creamy homemade hollandaise sauce. Served with hashbrowns, and your choice of (a) bacon/ham/sausage OR (b) grilled tomatoes.
The price for Half Order is $10.00
* Add One Benedict $6.25
2 poached eggs served on an English muffin with Shredded Beef (Ropa Vieja) and topped with our creamy homemade hollandaise sauce. Served with hashbrowns.
The price for Half Order is $11.75
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2 scramble eggs served with hashbrowns and whole wheat toast with your choice of (a) Cuban Style Ground Beef OR (b) Cuban Style Shredded Beef.
* Add One Egg $2.25
One Egg, Bacon, Tomato, Cheese and Mayo Served On Whole Wheat Toast or English Muffin.
*Add Hashbrowns for $2.95
Sub Stuffed with 2 Eggs, 4 Hams, 2 Tomatoes, 2 Slices of Bacon, Cheese, and Mayo.
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6 oz. of Sparkling Wine with Orange Juice.
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If you find yourself in any of these situations, give me a call. If I don't feel qualified to help you with your particular issue, I will help you find someone who is. You don't have to suffer alone. Let me help.
Do you feel alone in your marriage? Are you tired of experiencing so much pain in a relationship you had hoped would give you love and joy? Are you and your spouse ready to make some changes to improve your lives together? Then marriage counseling could be beneficial for you.
Give me a call at 615-861-9122 if you want to discuss the possibility of starting on a journey of healing for your marriage.
No one has a family expecting to feel frustrated and overwhelmed, seeing their kids being out-of-control. My husband and I have raised two awesome children and now are delighting in grandchildren. But our journey hasn't been without its disappointments and challenges. I know it can be hard trying to raise great kids (and we all want great kids). Children of all ages long for a close connection with their parents, but many things can get in the way of that need being met. In parent coaching, I can provide information on the style of parenting that research shows results in the best outcomes for children, as well as bringing my own experience to the discussion. The goal is children with a sense of secure attachment to their parents, resulting in their confidence and well-being.
No one comes to their wedding expecting one day to be talking to a divorce lawyer. Yet sometimes that happens. Though I am not divorced myself, I am not untouched by its pain. I have gone through it with many people who are dear to me. I am also trained to help clients know what to expect, to navigate the painful post-divorce season, and to begin to heal from that great loss.
If you have individual issues that you would like help with prior to your marriage, I would be happy to work with you on an individual basis. Healing old issues can go a long ways towards being able to build a new and healthy marriage relationship.
I am not seeing new couples for premarital counseling at this time. If that is what you need, I recommend either of the following therapists:
Lauren Johnson, 615-390-3713
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When we have physical pain, we go to our doctor and do whatever we can to find out what is wrong and get healing. Not so much when we have emotional pain, however. Our culture gives us the message that we shouldn't have emotional pain, and so we often ignore it. A recent country song expresses it well. The girl in the song has just broken up with her boyfriend, and her mama tells her, "Go fix your make-up, girl; it's just a break-up, girl." The mom further instructs her daughter that "it don't matter how you feel, it just matters how you look." So the broken-hearted young lady tells herself she has to "get a grip and bite my lip just to save a little face."
That's not such a great strategy, though. Science tells us that stuffed emotions can contribute to physical pain in the form of such ailments as migraines, ulcers and irritable bowel syndrome. Some doctors suspect that unresolved negative emotions can even play a role in developing arthritis and cancer.
But there is no need to suffer with emotional pain. I do individual counseling, especially with relationship-related issues. In sessions with individual clients, together we look for the deep wounds of the heart. I use emotionally focused therapy to help clients have a different emotional experience to replace the pain.
I would be privileged to walk with you through your pain. Let me help by calling 615-861-9122 for a free phone consultation.


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Fashion Photography has developed a lot recently. People are hiring models and showcasing their collection of fashionable dress using images. A photographer here plays an important role while capturing the images.
A photographer uses different photography equipment and techniques to capture flawless photos of the model. But, some flaws within the model's skin or the background or anything might still get seen in the images. This is where everyone needs the help of an image retoucher or editor. Some photographers can also edit these photos using different photo editing techniques for example –
In this article we'll tell you about some mostly used fashion photo editing tips and techniques using Photoshop. It will help fashion industry to grow and increase conversion for sure.
Fashion Photo retouching using frequency separation
Open Photo in Photoshop
First step is to open the fashion photograph in Photoshop. There are two ways of doing it. First way is by dragging and dropping the image. Second way is by opening it from file option. You can simply drag a photo from your folders and drop it on the canvas of Photoshop. You can also click "Ctrl + O" to open an image in Photoshop.
Skin and Texture Layer
After opening the image on Photoshop you'll see that it has become the background layer. Copy the background layer twice using "Ctrl + J". Then you will get two copied layer of the background layer. Now rename one of the layers as "Texture" and another one as "Skin". This way you will have a skin layer and a texture layer. Now we will use Photoshop to retouch the skin of the fashion model using Frequency separation method.
Gaussian Blur on Skin Layer
On the skin layer we'll use the Gaussian blur filter. This filter will make the skin of the model softer. To apply the Gaussian filter go to the filter > Blur > Gaussian blur. With the help of the Gaussian blur effect the uneven skin with spots will get even with the skin. To make the skin even some settings are needed to be done while applying Gaussian blur. It is given in the next point.
Gaussian blur setting
Increase the Blur quantity using the slider. Keep it between 9 to 10 pixels. This way the skin will look even and the holes on it will disappear. Use the slider properly keeping in mind about making the skin as even as possible.
Apply image on Texture Layer
After making the skin even using Gaussian blur we'll now have to create a texture over it so that the important details shows up. For this we'll need to apply image on the texture layer. To apply go to image > apply. You'll need to set few things up so that this method is properly applied. The settings are given in the next point.
Apply settings
In the apply settings keep the layer as the skin layer. Change the blending mode to subtract. Keep the scale 2 and offset 128. Then click Ok to apply image on the texture layer.
Linear Light Blending mode
After applying image on the texture layer you'll see that it has a grayish color which is kind of destroying that image. To change this color and make the texture on the image look suitable we will have to change the blending mode of the layer. To change the blending modes go to the blending mode option on above the layer box. Change the normal mode to linear light blending mode and you'll see that the image now has softness on the skin and the other parts are sharp.
Copy Skin Layer
Now we will have to make a copy of the skin layer to retouch few parts of the skin that still has some flaws. To copy the skin layer press "Ctrl + J". The skin layer will get copied.
Fix the skin using Healing Brush
To fix the flaws from the skin we will need to heal them. For this purpose it is best to use a healing brush. It will take a sample of the skin that is perfect and will fix the skin portions which have flaws. To choose the source skin click on "Alt + Left Click" and then using just the mouse and left click fix the flaws from the skin.
Use Brightness and Contrast Adjustment Layer
After fixing the skin tone use the Brightness and contrast adjustment layer to give a finishing touch to the image. It will help you to brighten up the face and the color contrast properly. To take the adjustment layer go to the adjustment layer option at the bottom of the layer tab and choose brightness and contrast. Then using the slider, edit the skin tone and retouch the image properly.
Before vs after
Here is the image we had before and the image that we got after retouching the skin using frequency separation technique.
Fashion photo Color correction
Open the Image
The first step as always is to open the fashion photo on Photoshop. You can use two options for it. The drag and drop or the open images from file option. I prefer the Drag and drop option. To open images simply go to the folder which has that image drag that image from the folder and drop it on the Photoshop canvas. This way the image will get opened on Photoshop. If you want to use the file options then go to file and choose open option to open the images or click "Ctrl+O". Using any of the method you can open the fashion Photograph on Photoshop.
Take a Path Layer
Then in this step you will have to take a path layer to create an outline of the dress. This will help you to change the color of the dress later. Even though we are going to change the color of the dress, we must run through one photo retouching procedure which is clipping path. However you cannot do clipping path without taking a path layer. There are various layers in Photoshop which assists you to do diverse editing using Photoshop. Path layer is one of the layers which help you to do a fussy editing
You have to draw clipping path in the Path layer. To take the path layer, go to the layer panel and click path. You will get another box. Now go down and click on the square icon next to delete option from the right. You will get a path layer by doing that.
Create Clipping Path
Since you have already taken the path layer, now you are going to create a clipping mask on the path layer. When you remove the background, you draw the clipping path over the entire dress by creating an outline. But here, we are going to do slightly different thing.
We have to draw the clipping path just over the dress we want to change the color of. To do that, we need to select the finest tool for drawing clipping path. Here, we have selected the pen tool. It is the most consistent tool to draw clipping path. To activate the pen tool, press 'p' on the keyboard or click on the pen icon from the tool bar of Photoshop. After activating the pen tool, begin drawing clipping path over the dress. You have to be very careful while doing so. So that you don't cut any part of the dress or you don't include any body segment too. So you have to do that very carefully. Close the anchor points after creating clipping path over the dress.
Make the Selection
The most common thing in Photoshop is to make the selection after drawing the clipping path above a subject. Here we will do the same in order to adjust the color of the cloth. As we have successfully drawn the clipping path, now it is time to make the selection of the selected area. To make the selection, click on the path layer we have worked on. Now press 'ctrl+enter' which will enables the selection of the path area of the photo. You will see many dots moving around your selected area. That indicates that the path you have worked on has been selected.
Select Hue and Saturation
After selecting the paths on the dress you will now have to change the color of the dress. There is an adjustment option named the Hue and saturation. This option helps us to change the color of the dress using sliders. To start editing using hue and saturation go to the Image > Adjustments > Hue and saturation. Then using the sliders chooses the color you like on the fashion dress.
Adjust Hue and Saturation
While adjusting the hue and saturation keep in mind what the three sliders do. The first slider changes the hue of the selected area. Hue means the tone of the dress you want to get selected by hue. Saturation is the slider that helps you to increase or decrease the density of the hue you want on the dress. Lightness selects the amount of light on the area selected. This way using the three sliders you can adjust the Hue and saturation. This will help you to change the color of the dress for fashion photos.
Before vs After
Here is the image before we changed the color and after we changed the color. You can see the difference by yourself and decide how much effective Photoshop is for editing fashion photos.
Background Removal of Fashion Photo
If you are a fashion photographer or runs a fashion based business, it is very important to showcase the fashion photos perfectly. Background plays a vital role to make the fashion photos perfect. If the background of the fashion photo is not convincing enough, the entire fashion photo goes waste. It is not possible to change the background physically over and over again. For that reason, photo editing background removal is the best thing to apply. You can change the background of your fashion photo anytime you want to, if you know how to do that by editing photos.
Here is the easy technique of Removing the Background of Fashion Photo below.
Open the Photo
In my technique of removing background of fashion photo, the first simple thing I'm going to talk about is importing the photo in Photoshop. You cannot do anything without opening the photo in Photoshop. It is obvious that you have to open the fashion photo to edit in Photoshop. There are two techniques you can use to open the photo in Photoshop. Automatic and manual are two processes of opening the photo in Photoshop.
In manual way, you have to open the Photoshop application. Go to File>Open. Select your required photo item from the windows and press enter to open. Your desired photo will be opened in Photoshop. And the easiest technique of opening the photo in Photoshop is the automatic way. You just need to go to windows and go to the file location. Click on the file and drag it to the Photoshop icon. Make sure that the Photoshop remains opened.
Select Pen Tool
There are lots of tools in Photoshop works in many ways. You have to know about the essential tools for background removal. There are plenty of tools which are used for removing background. Pen Tool, Marque Tool, Eraser Tool, Magic Wand Tool, Lasso Tool etc. are mostly used for drawing clipping path. Clipping path is the best way of removing the background of fashion photograph. To draw clipping path over the fashion photo, I will select the pen tool. Pen tool is the most easy to work with. To activate the pen tool, go to the tool bar and click on the pen icon showing on the tool bar. Or you can simply press 'p' on the keyboard to activate the pen tool. Most of the successful photo editors use pen tool to draw clipping path and remove the background successfully.
Draw Clipping Path
Clipping path is a well known photo editing technique in the world of photo editing. You know what is the use of clipping path? Well, it is used for removing the background of any photograph perfectly. So here, we are going to draw clipping path over this fashion photograph to remove the background.
As we have already selected pen tool, we are going to draw the clipping path with pen tool. Using pen tool put the anchor points at the right places. We have broken the anchor points when there were some curves. At first you have to draw the clipping path over the object outline. As you can see that there are a few loops inside. Create clipping path on the loops as well.
Make Quick Selection
After getting the work of clipping path done, you have to make the quick selection of the drawn path area in order to remove the background of fashion photographs. To make the quick selection, keep the path clicked and press 'ctrl+enter' doing that you will see that many dots are moving around your object you have created the path over. That indicates that the path has been selected. To remove the background, press 'q' on the keyboard. Doing that, you will get a fresh new background for your fashion photograph.
Before vs After
Here is the image before we changed the background and after we changing. You can see the difference by yourself and decide how much effective Photoshop is for editing fashion photos.
Fashion photographs have to be glamorous and perfect so that the people get attracted towards the photos easily. If you do not publish perfect fashion photographs or you publish photos with flaws, you can no way get good response. To boost the conversion rate of your fashion photos, you should go for fashion photo editing. And to edit the fashion photos, you should apply these fashion photo editing techniques.


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Maragos goes after retroactive raises in Nassau
Nassau Comptroller George Maragos this week squared off against the county election board over retroactive salary increases -- part of $1.6 million in pay raises and benefits Nassau officials have awarded to appointees since December.
Maragos, a Republican, moved to recoup more than $30,000 in retroactive raises already paid to five election board workers, who have close ties to top county Republican leaders. He also refused to grant similar retroactive raises to five Democratic appointees.
On Monday, the comptroller mailed certified letters to the five Republicans, whose pay hikes ranged from $3,000 a year to nearly $40,000 annually, saying that because of a "clerical error" his office had approved raises retroactive to July 1.
After the county's financial control board lifted a three-year wage freeze last summer, Maragos had warned that he would not approve retroactive raises for appointees.
Maragos noted in his letters that outside legal counsel had found the state constitution bars retroactive wage increases to appointees as illegal gifts of public money. He directed the five to return the overpayments in a lump sum or in installments.
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Julie Maier, a longtime secretary and assistant to Nassau GOP chairman Joseph Mondello. Maier's salary jumped from $125,531 to $165,000, and her title changed from executive assistant to special assistant to the commissioner. Maier also works at the Nassau Republican Committee, where she earned $15,220 last year.
Joseph V. Ra, son of Hempstead Town Attorney and Franklin Square Republican leader Joseph Ra. The younger Ra got a $10,000 raise as he was promoted from a $96,328 chief election officer to a $106,238-a-year deputy clerk.
Diane Alleyn, longtime secretary and assistant to Joseph Cairo, the North Valley Stream Republican leader who is Mondello's top lieutenant in the county party. Alleyn, an administrative aide, received a $5,000 raise to $120,409.
Nancy Staab, secretary and assistant to Republican Elections Commissioner Louis Savinetti, received a $7,500 increase as she was promoted from administrative assistant to the $66,566-a-year Republican manager of accounts and special reports.
Administrative aide Wanda Foss, wife of a top Mondello committeemen in his West Levittown Republican club, who received a $3,000 raise, to $78,000 annually.
Foss declined to comment. The other four could not be reached.
Republican Elections Board counsel John Ryan said he will fight Maragos' directive. Ryan said the state constitution gives election commissioners sole discretion on how to spend their approved budgets.
"I will respectfully ask him and his attorneys to look at the law and the constitution," Ryan said.
Democratic elections attorney Tom Garry also said he didn't think the provision cited by Maragos applies to the board. "We're ready, willing and able to talk to them and try to figure this out," he said.
A Maragos spokesman said the office discovered its mistake after Newsday inquired about one of the five raises, which were missing from lists provided under Freedom of Information requests for salary increases granted to appointees after Dec. 19.
Newsday reported in December that Nassau officials had awarded $4.4 million in salary hikes and benefits to appointees after the wage freeze was lifted.
Since then, records show the county granted $1.282 million in raises and $346,000 in benefits. The pay hikes averaged $9,785 a year to 131 more appointees, including several department heads.
They include Public Works Commissioner Shila Shah-Govnoudias, whose annual salary rose from $135,850 to $154,003, and John Marks, executive director of the county's Traffic and Parking Violations Agency, whose pay increased $17,455 to $148,080.
Brian Nevin, a spokesman for County Executive Edward Mangano, said, "This is the first wage adjustment in five years that was necessary to retain excellent commissioners who are working with . . . fewer management positions."
At the elections board, both Democrats and Republicans say they had agreed to ask for raises retroactive to July 1 for five employees each. The GOP appointees received the retroactive pay; the Democrats did not.
Maragos spokesman Jostyn Hernandez said the election board submitted all the proposed pay raises at the end of December, which the comptroller's office processed effective Jan. 1. That batch included the request for the five Republican retroactive increases, which were mistakenly paid, Hernandez said.
Raises for the five Democrats were included, but the request to make them retroactive was not submitted until March 4, Hernandez said. At that point, Maragos refused to grant the retroactive payments.
Nassau Democratic chairman Jay Jacobs said he usually doesn't approve of retroactive raises. But he said that in this case, the pay hikes went to five of the lowest-paid Democrats at the board, who had been stuck in entry-level positions because of the pay freeze.
Before the raises, the five Democratic employees earned from $35,953 to $50,000 annually. After the raises, their annual salaries ranged from $45,000 to $55,000.
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The sad fact that solar farms don't work at night is their major drawback. However, that problem is getting ever closer to being solved.
A newly approved 690-megawatt solar electric farm to be built near Las Vegas, Nevada, will set a record for paired battery storage.
The Gemini Solar Project will have the ability to shift electricity produced when the sun is shining to evening hours.
The project, once installed at full capacity, will be the largest solar photovoltaic project in the State of Nevada. The project site is located approximately 25 miles northeast of the Las Vegas metropolitan area, immediately south of the Moapa River Indian Reservation in an unincorporated area of Clark County, Nevada.
The solar farm will bring enough power to Las Vegas to power 400,000 homes, and its planned 380-megawatt battery array with roughly 1.5 gigawatt-hours of storage capacity will enable at least four hours of energy storage.
The Gemini Solar Project is the first to be approved for construction on public land since 2018.
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You know God is at work when high school students cry over lost people. It was the final night of our most recent Utah mission trip with more than 50 high school students and teachers from Upland Christian Academy (UCA), and the group was reflecting. The week had been filled with ministry to the Mormon people. We spent a day touring Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City and talking to the sister missionaries. We traveled to Brigham Young University and engaged dozens of Mormon college students in deep Gospel conversations over lunch in the cafeteria. We even took UCA students door-to-door in the rural town of Ephraim, sharing the Gospel from house to house.
Along the way, faithful Christians doing full-time ministry in Utah continued equipping our students with the truth. Former Mormon Sandra Tanner, who runs Utah Lighthouse Ministry, taught our students about the role of the temple in Mormonism and the temple work carried out by faithful Mormons, like baptism for the dead. Rob and Tara Sivulka of Courageous Christians United spent an evening with the students, as Tara shared her testimony of coming out of the LDS church and committing her life to Christ, and Rob taught students how to answer difficult Mormon objections. Finally, Chip and Jamie Thompson of Tri-Grace Ministries shared the incredible story of the growth of their ministry in the small rural town of Ephraim, where 95% of the population are Mormon, and how God has miraculously provided through the years.
It was a week packed full of ministry, evangelism, and training. Indeed, the Berkeley and Utah mission trips are rigorous. Each itinerary is carefully crafted and every hour thoughtfully planned so that the students are fully immersed in ministry. Because the trips move at a break-neck pace, we always set aside the last evening to pause, look back, and identify the Holy Spirit's work throughout the trip. And that's when students began to break down.
For most students who attend a Utah or Berkeley mission trip, it ends up being the first time they seriously share the Gospel with unbelievers, and that held true for these UCA students. However, it becomes a tremendous privilege to walk with them in these first evangelistic steps and watch God work. As students began to share during the reflection time, they spoke about specific interactions and conversations from the week. They mentioned some of the Mormons they encountered by name, and as they did, students began to shed tears as God's Spirit moved them to compassion for lost people.
You see, these trips don't just equip students with knowledge. They don't merely grow in their understanding of the Bible, theology, and apologetics. Certainly those things happen, but just as significant, students grow in their passion for the cause of the Gospel and in their love for the lost. Often, students will admit that their Utah or Berkeley experience looks more like the book of Acts than their weekly involvement in the local church. And they come home fired up about Christ's Great Commission.
We need to create more high school students like these. Let's raise up a new generation of tough-minded and tender-hearted ambassadors for Christ.


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The National Institute of Standards and Technology is underscoring the need to develop consensus cybersecurity standards and "best practices" for the emerging Internet of Things, to avoid a patchwork of requirements.
"My work on cybersecurity at NIST has made clear that standards and best practices are critical to keeping computer systems secure and creating trust in these systems," Donna Dodson, chief cybersecurity advisor at NIST, wrote in a blog post published Tuesday on securing the Internet of Things. "Similarly,...