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Cultured Fruit Leather

Cultured fruit leather is a great way to get beneficial bacteria into your kids diet and makes a great snack to pack in lunches

  • 2 to 3 pounds of fruit (apples, bananas, pears, berries, mango, kiwi, etc.)
  • Spices to taste (cinnamon, nutmeg, etc.)
  • Sweetener to taste
  • 2 tablespoons whey or water kefir

  1. Prepare the fruit (core apples, remove unwanted seeds from other fruits, etc.) and cut up the fruit into manageable pieces.
  2. Process the fruit in a blender, food processor or food mill until the mixture is relatively smooth.
  3. Mix in the spices, sweetener, and whey or water kefir.
  4. Transfer to a quart jar, leaving at least an inch of headspace.
  5. Cover the jar with a tight lid, airlock lid, or coffee filter secured with a rubber band.
  6. Culture at room temperature (60-70°F is preferred) until desired flavor and texture are achieved, about 1-3 days. If using a tight lid, burp daily to release excess pressure.

 How To Dry the Fruit Leather:

  1. Spread the cultured fruit mixture on sheets of unbleached parchment paper or a silicon sheet that fits inside your food dehydrator, or on a baking sheet if using your oven. Tip: If the mixture is very watery, try straining the mixture through a tea towel or tight-weave cheesecloth to thicken it up a bit. The strained juice is delicious to drink and contains beneficial bacteria from the culturing process.
  2. Allow the fruit leather to dry overnight or for 8 to 24 hours. The exact length of time will depend on the temperature used and the thickness of the mixture. We recommend setting your oven or food dehydrator to 110°F or less to preserve the beneficial bacteria.
  3. The fruit leather is done when it is smooth and no longer sticky.

Store the finished fruit leather in an airtight container.

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Yogurt and Mayonnaise Salad Dressing

If you use your own homemade mayonnaise with this recipe, you can truly say “I made it from scratch!”

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons diced green onions
  • 2 tablespoons minced parsley
  • 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • Black pepper and sea salt to taste

  1. Combine all ingredients and blend or whisk well to combine.
  2. Place in a covered jar in the refrigerator at least 5-6 hours, to allow the flavors to blend and to chill the dressing sufficiently.

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6 MORE Ways to Use Your Digital Camera for DIY

By: Diy maven Sep 30, 2010

Last week I posted 6 ways to use your digital camera for DIY, however, if you include the GREAT TIPS in the comments section of the post, it was more like 12 ways. With such a wonderful response, I thought I'd add a few more ways I use my digi for DIY.

1. You can get some wonderful design ideas from public spaces such as hotels, restaurants and, yes, even bars, where proprietors are used to camera flashes. (I'm often inspired by their lighting and their over-all 'festive' feeling, which is great to infuse in our own homes.) But be warned, taking pics in places such as office atriums, retail stores and even mall common areas can get you a reprimand--or at least a dirty look from a mall cop. So, if you want to take a photo or two in those areas, it's best to get permission from someone in authority first.

2. Playing around with mosaic accent tiles is very much like putting together a jigsaw puzzle, only YOU have to decide what the picture is. When experimenting with tile placement, I like to lay the repeat pattern out on the floor to be tiled (or on a large piece of plywood if the surface to be tiled is a wall) and then take pictures of each design incarnation. A quick reference later will help me decide which pattern I like best.

3. Tote your camera on walks through your neighborhood and take pics of thriving plants that appeal to you. This is good practice for two reasons. One: you already know the plant(s) will grow in your area. Two: you can take the picture(s) to your garden center and say, 'Gimme one of these things.'

4. And speaking of plants...we recently put in a shade garden and I had NO CLUE as to how to arrange possible plantings to make it look cohesive with the surrounding area. I snapped a shot of the space under consideration. I took the pic to my garden center where one of their plant experts gave me suggestions based upon what she witnessed in the picture. Also, lighting conditions can and should be of big concern for any potential garden spot. If you're not sure if the area gets enough sun--or shade--to sustain your desired plantings, take some pics over the course of the day, documenting lighting conditions of the area. This will help your garden center help you find the appropriate plants.

5. Have you ever fallen in love with some interior furnishing at a store but couldn't tell if it really suited your interior style? (When this happens to me, generally it's something I WANT to suit my style, not that it actually does.) Try taking a picture of the object first (with permission, of course) and then when you get home you can look at it in its potential new surroundings. If it seems 'at home', great; if not, keep looking. This, of course, helps avoid the very irritating buy-to-try-only-to-have-to take-it-back-later bother.

6. We LOVE to see before and afters here at Curbly, but even if you don't have any intention of sharing such things with the world, you should ALWAYS take a before and after picture of every project you do. It will not only inspire you to do more DIY projects, it'll fill you with well-deserving pride knowing that YOU did it.  And, if the results are less than you expected, that's okay too. The pictures will serve as reminders for those 'What I'll do different next time' moments.

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I use my phone to record so much these days and it's such a great idea - just remember to set up an album to drop them into if you are like me and take a lot of photos as it makes them easier to find for reference. I've had trouble finding my reference shots many times and this makes it so much easier.

If you're using your iPhone to snap shots, Chrisjob, there are a few great, free apps that will even read that barcode and do Internet price checks automatically.  Look at RedLaser, pic2shop & SnapTell.

I do the same as Rob, and make sure to grab a shot of the tag or barcode/ISBN as well for easier research later.

Always a good tip Rob O.!

I take my digicam with me when shopping so I can record items I want to investigate later.  Much better than trying to find some scrap of paper and a pen to jot notes down.

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On the instruction of his board of commissioners, Russ Crabtree, manager of the Port of Brookings Harbor, is filing a petition with the Oregon Supreme Court to challenge the states legislative redistricting proposal.

And the port may not stand alone on the petition the City of Brookings and the Curry County Commissioners are considering joining the legal maneuver.

Following a multi-agency meeting in Gold Beach Wednesday afternoon in the county commissioners chambers (see related story, Page 7A), Crabtree said the port was going to take a proactive stance on Secretary of State Bill Bradburys redistricting plan.

The Bradbury proposal would split the present South Coast Senate district in two, separating Curry County from the majority of its neighbors north from Coos Bay to Florence.

It would also result in the loss of representation by Sen. Ken Messerle, R-Coos Bay, for Curry County.

Rep. Wayne Krieger, R-Gold Beach, would remain the House member representing Curry County until the general election in the fall of 2002, when he would be eligible to run for re-election.

During a recent port board meeting, the commissioners unanimously instructed Crabtree to pursue any possible means at any cost to try and persuade the Supreme Court to review Bradburys redistricting plan.

On Thursday, the port manager said he was carrying out that mandate.

We are stepping forward, Crabtree said. We have contacted attorneys to file a petition on behalf of the Port of Brookings Harbor before the Oregon Supreme Court.

I was told by the board to spend the resources to do whats necessary, and that is what I am doing.

The petition will request the Supreme Court to review the Bradbury proposal in light of Oregon Constitution and state statute standards.

The prime argument in opposition to the submitted redistricting plan is that it fails to keep intact constitutionally mandated communities of interest, especially in relation to the South Coast, Crabtree said.

Crabtree said he plans to encourage other area governments, including the county, towns and other ports, to sign on.

The Brookings City Council on Monday empowered Mayor Bob Hagbom to make any decision regarding the citys interest in opposing the secretary of states plan.

City Manager Leroy Blodgett said he expected the mayor would support the ports petition.

I suspect if the petition is going to be filed, the city will sign on, he said. The city council voted to give the mayor the authority to speak for the council in support of any county-wide disagreement with Bradburys redistricting plan.

The city will prepare a letter to send to the Supreme Court justices to voice our concerns with this plan. The city is not happy with what was done.

Blodgett said the biggest problem for the city with Bradburys proposal would be the potential of state representation from someone unfamiliar with coastal economic and social matters.

Our representation needs to be aware of coastal issues, he said. With this plan, there is the potential for representation by someone who may not be familiar with coastal issues.

It doesnt matter whether that representation is Democratic or Republican, we need someone familiar with coastal issues, he said.

Whether the county commission will support the ports petition is undetermined, but will likely be decided at the commissioners regular meeting on Tuesday, Commissioner Marlyn Schafer said.

Schafer has been one of the more outspoken critics of the Bradbury plan and said she would personally like to see the county take a strong position in opposing it.

I would like to see the county send a letter against the proposed redistricting to the Supreme Court, signed by the commissioners, she said. I would (also) like to see a petition drafted by our county counsel.

Commissioner Lucie La Bont is concerned that because the issue may be partisan, the county should be leery of taking a stand.

I think we need to protect ourselves in being a non-partisan commission, she said at Wednesday meeting. We need to look to see if this is a partisan issue.

If it is, the county shouldnt have a part in it at all.

La Bont said the Supreme Court needs to look at Bradburys plan strictly based on the guidelines of the constitution and statute, not politics.

There is a process in place and it will be decided on criteria, she said. A lot of people are concerned that there wont be any coastal representation, but the population has changed.

I understand that the Senate Majority office will petition the Supreme Court on the basis of community of interest. We will see if the Supreme Court upholds the secretary of states plan.

Commissioner Rachelle Schaaf said that as of Wednesday she wasnt sure what action, if any, the county should take, but she was taking a serious look at both sides of the debate.

Personally, I am committed to writing a personal letter to the court to express my view, but I am carefully weighing what the countys role should be, Schaaf said.

Im gathering information and listening to the people. If its a question of (taxpayer) money being used, we may have to decide if it is appropriate to use county funds to challenge something like this.

Schaaf said she has some problems with the Bradbury redistricting plan.

I dont like the way its set up, its not serving the best interests of Curry County, she said. We wont have the representation to serve our needs and purpose. That for me is the bottom line.

The deadline for the filing of a petition with the Supreme Court on Bradburys legislative redistricting plan is Sept. 15.

Crabtree was confident the ports petition would be filed on time.


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Pain is a sensation which all cyclists experience, the familiar warm sting in the legs and dry rasp in the lungs as we push ourselves beyond our comfortable limits looking to go faster or farther.

But when does a healthy sting turn into a damaging throb? We take a look at pain, when you should toughen up, riding on and when to ease off, preventing injury. What is pain: Pain simply put is the body’s warning system which tell us that the activity that we are doing is causing some sort of damage.

Nerves transmit these warning signals from the area being damaging to our brains. Through evolution we have developed this system with the unpleasant sensation felt aimed to make us stop what is causing the pain and learn not to do the same in the future.

As we know, this system is triggered when riding hard and pushing our bodies to their limits. Naturally the body does not want to do this because of the potential damage to cells and also the loss of stored fuel, wanting to survive during a time of starvation.

Through training we learn to block out pain, to a greater or lesser degree, if we always listened to these signals then we would never progress as riders. By becoming more resistant to pain means that we can ride harder, but also means that we can become at risk of pushing too hard and causing injury. To prevent this risk it is necessary to differentiate between the different types of pain, knowing how they feel and how to act accordingly, see box out.

Three types of pain as classified in modern medicine

Visceral pain: this is a dull pain sensation which is hard to locate and comes from pain receptors found inside our muscles and organs. It is often caused by inflammation of a certain area of the body. When looking out for this think of the dull ache experienced after a hard ride, caused by muscle damage as a base, up to a throbbing when you have a very bad bruise, normally rhythmic with your heart beat.

Superficial pain: this is a sharp stinging pain coming from the more sensitive pain receptors found near the skin. This is normally as a result of injury to the skin, either from a cut, burn or abrasion. When looking for this type of pain think sharp scratch incurred when having an injection, up to the cold numb feeling of a deep cut which is soon followed by the sharp and easy to location pain as the air touches the nerve endings, think road rash.

Deep Somatic pain: This is a very deep, nausea inducing pain coming from receptors on bones, ligaments and tendons. It is normally associated with breaks, sprains and tendon damage. When looking for this pain think the deep, dull pain caused by a twisted ankle or pulled ligament, up to the stomach turning pain of a broken bone.

Warning signals

How is the cycling pain classified ? The warning signals which we experience whilst cycling are a combination of superficial and visceral pain.

With its effort, working the body close to its anaerobic threshold, cycling has a hot pain from the build-up of lactic acid, superficial sharp pain, which then turns into a visceral pain caused by the muscle damage and consequent swelling.

The more we ride the more we know how this type of pain feels. This is a pain which we can cope with and still push on. Anything different to this which is a new type of pain and very localised is a pain which you should not man up against because this is the pain associated with injuries.

Being able to see the different sensation from the different types of pain is the key to not causing injury. Rather than the body screaming “stop because I might pass out from this dull, stomach turning pain of a broken bone”, it is screaming “stop because of the hot pain from the lactic acid building up on the muscles”.

The pain from riding will continue for a short period after the exercise has finished because lactic acid is still present in the body, but as soon as the body starts to neutralise this the pain will ease, as the body recovers.

If serious damage has been done the pain experienced will be much more specific to the area damaged and the motion which is causing the damage, once this is stopped the pain will ease considerably.

Knowing what pain and sensations to look out for whilst riding is the key to reducing your chance of injury. If, when riding you feel anything which is different to the normal sting through your whole body from the effort, then it is wise to stop and if you crash, feeling deep somatic pain, then it is really the time to throw valour at the window and stop riding. It is certain that if you decide to continue on and zone out the pain great damage will be caused.

Tough breed

Frank Loic, Team Doctor for French Team Bretagne Schuller, explains the medical standpoint on pain and riding, “Cyclists are a very tough breed. They have to dedicate so much of their time to riding a bike as quickly as possible that they are extremely tough mentally.

Through training they are able to focus through pain and very little will stop them. If one of our riders is injured at a race the first thing they will try to do, if a stage race, is finish. Then when back at the hotel we assess their injuries and chat about whether they should or should not continue.

Sometimes it is a simple process of seeing how they are in the morning, many times a good night’s sleep will see them either feeling better or the full extent of their injuries will become apparent.

We also take into consideration where they are in the season, what the event is that they are racing and what races are coming up. Naturally it does not make sense to continue if you are going to cause further injuries or prolong the time to recover.

But if the rider is taking part in their season objective race then we try to help them as much to continue, if it is wise to do so. We will give them pain killers to aid them whilst riding injured, but nothing which is against the rules naturally!

“If the injury takes place in the early season or during training then continuing is not a priority and we advise the riders to stop, speeding up their recovery. To race at a top level you have to be on 100% form, fresh and motivated.

When you are riding with an injury, focusing through the pain to continue the long term stress and fatigue which your body is put through will prolong the period which you are injured. As I said cyclists are very tough and as doctors we can only advise, so sometimes they will continue even when it is not sense to do so, as we cannot make them stop. Most of the time if they continue when advised not to they normally regret their decision.”

Healing hand

The 2012 Tour de France saw Danish rider for Saxo Bank Tinkoff, Chris Anker Sorensen severely cut his fingers whilst attempting to remove a newspaper which was caught in his front wheel.

Being treated on the road he finished the stage with his white bar tape stained red with blood and eventually finished the whole Tour De France. Anker Sorensen explains how and why he did this, “To be honest I am not sure how I continued.

The pain was very great and it was quite shocking with all of the blood. Naturally as riders in a team taking part in the biggest race we want to finish the stage for our team mates. That was what I focused on to keep me riding though the pain. It was a simple and stupid accident which even now I am still suffering from. I think that had I stopped I would have healed sooner.

By riding on I have had to take a month out. The decision to continue was taken with the team doctor and management. We wanted to protect my position on the General Classification. Since the end of the race I have had to limit my training because of the pain and I am still experiencing pain now, though a lot less.

It is hard to say but I think that many times we riders have too much motivation to continue on when it would actually make sense for us to stop, allowing our bodies to recover quicker.”

Like when we train, finding the balance between when to push through pain and when to listen to our bodies and rest is a fine line. It is clear from Doctors and riders alike that it makes sense to listen to our bodies. If we experience a pain which is very strong and not normal for riding a bike, then listening to this pain and climbing off of the bike is always the best course of action.

Loic concluded, “Professional riders are paid to ride their bikes at the highest level, so the drive for results to maintain a contract for the following season is their motivation to push through the pain, potentially making their injuries worse. For a cyclist who is not paid to ride their bike and their income comes from another form of work it is 100% certain that they should stop riding and concentrate on recovery.”

Anker Sorensen also ended, “If I did not have an experienced doctor who I trusted to tell me that it was ok to continue I would not; for those who do not have this medical support they should stop straight away.

Us professionals are not good examples, we dedicate our whole lives to riding so sometimes do not make the best decision and continue, many times turning a small injury into something worse, fatiguing our bodies more and increasing the time it take to recover.

Personally if I knew during the Tour how long it would take me to recover from this injury then I would probably have reconsidered my decision to continue.”

The old and renowned mantra of hardening up when riding a bike is good for when you are pushing yourself past your limits, but has to used with great caution when injured. Many times a short period of  hardening up and riding through the pain will result in a much longer period to recover and potentially long term complications.

Pain on tour – the professional view

There’s a point when you just have to stop.

German sprinter Marcel Kittel was identified as a man to beat in what was his Tour de France debut this year but was forced to abandon during the fifth stage with stomach problems and a knee ailment. Suffering is part the sport but Kittel is of a young generation insisting listening to your body is paramount to health and safety.

During the Tour, the 24-year-old took gels supplied by the team and basic pain relief for his knee. However, like some of his contemporaries, he doesn’t agree with taking medication like Tramadol – an analgesic that is legal but can have side effects including drowsiness and dependency.

“It was clear to me after a while that I couldn’t continue in that race,” Kittel said.

“It doesn’t make sense for us to continue with painkillers at a certain point because you won’t make it to the finish and you have to accept that situation. Life goes on, sport as well, and you will get another chance.”

Kittel’s comments come after American Taylor Phinney, in an interview with VeloNation, revealed the common use of “finish bottles” – bidons of crushed caffeine pills and painkillers, which he speculates jeopardise safety.

“That stuff can make you pretty loopy, and that is why I have never tried it. I don’t even want to try it as I feel it’s dangerous,” Phinney said in the interview.

“You see so many late-race stupid crashes that I almost wouldn’t be surprised if some or most of those crashes are caused by people taking these hard-hitting painkillers at the end of races.”

The resounding message from pro cycling’s emerging stars is simple: if you need to take such strong pain relief to effectively mask a symptom don’t compete.

“If you wake up with a fever and you need to take some sort of painkillers to be racing, then you probably shouldn’t be racing in the first place and your team doctor should be worried about your health and send you home,” Phinney said.

Central to the issue is identifying levels of pain. Tony Martin described the final kilometres of his world time trial title defence this year as the hardest of his career. He pushed the barrier, fighting searing lactic acid build-up on the Cauberg to win gold. Goals motivate riders to keep going but you also have to know your limits on any given day.

Martin fractured his hand during the first road stage of the Tour but kept riding on to stage nine – a time-trial – after which he withdrew. “Please,” he said to his sports director who then understood. In Kittel’s words, it didn’t make sense to continue.

This article was first published in the November 15 issue of Cycling Weekly. You can also read our magazines on Zinio and download from the Apple store.


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The Cycling Weekly South Downs Spring sportive takes place at Plumpton Race Course on Sunday 18th May 2014.

Nestled into the heart of the South Downs, Plumpton Racecourse is a superb venue with amazing views, facilities and a great atmosphere too! As an early season sportive the shorter ride length will ease you into the busy season, however, do not be fooled as this ride has a few hills to give your legs a early season test.

The Route starts by heading East on quiet rolling scenic Sussex lanes, which create the perfect warm up. Now heading North you will encounter more undulating terrain, the climbs now start coming closer together. After the climb up to Waldron, you will be rewarded with the first feed station.

From here, the Epic riders head further North, their destination being Castle Hill, a true test of your winter training, before looping back on some picturesque lanes to join up with the Standard route riders. Isfield is the sight for the second Feed Station where all three routes join up to wind their way back South to the Racecourse where you will receive a quality goody bag and a well deserved medal! Post event refreshments and massages will also be waiting.

A fantastic venue with slightly shorter routes to ease you into the up and coming busy sportive season ahead. Including 3 different routes.

South Down Spring Sportive routes: Epic (£35, 85 miles), Standard (£35, 61 miles), Short (£25, 33 miles)
Location: Plumpton Race Course, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 3AL
Registration: 7.30am -9.10am
Start time: 8am – 9.30am
What else is included?
Finishing medal
Event centre facilities and parking
Mechanical support
Full route marking
Rider public liability insurance
Free energy drink + energy snacks
Electronic chip timing
Bike wash facilities
Web results service
Emergency support
On-site catering

SportivePhoto will also be taking rider photos, available to purchase after the event.

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Generalissimo Stalin visits Berlin

From Mikheil Chiaureli’s Padeniye Berlina / Fall of Berlin (1949)

Part of the Stalin Film genre, The Fall of Berlin is regarded as the ultimate glorification of the Soviet dictator on celluloid, pretty much deifying him as a benevolent peacemaker who likes to tend to his little garden, and glad-handing the country’s award-winning workers when not single-handedly rescuing the nation from whatever trauma pops up on the horizon.

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• FBLA receives award
  • Academic briefs

    Christopher L.Young of Cynthiana, received the Julian and Betty Goodman Scholarship in Broadcast Journalism as Outstanding Senior in Broadcasting TV/Film Production at Western Kentucky University’s annual awards program held May 6.

  • HCMS Reading Counts
  • School Menus

    May 21-25
    * Menus subject to change due to weather and delivery.

    MONDAY: Egg on English Muffin or PopTart/Yogurt or Cereal/Toast
    Fruit Variety, fruit or juice, variety of milk.
    TUESDAY: No School
    WEDNESDAY: Sausage Biscuit or PopTart/Yogurt or Cereal/Toast, fruit or juice, variety of milk.
    THURSDAY: French Toast Sticks or PopTart/Yogurt or Cereal/Toast, fruit or juice, variety of milk.
    FRIDAY: No School

  • Dancing with the Stars
  • Graduation speech by Kelly Grenier

    Editor’s Note: Bellow is a speech by Kelly Grenier which was to be read at the Maysville Community College Graduation. Due to inclement weather conditions the speech was never read
    By Kelly Grenier, 2012 Graduate from MCTC

  • Kentucky residents may win iPad from KHEAA

    Kentucky residents may register to win a new iPad from the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) in a drawing being held through Facebook this month. The deadline for entering is June 1, 2012.
    To enter, Kentucky residents must visit the KHEAA Facebook page at www.facebook.com/KHEAA and click on the orange graduate icon on the KHEAA Facebook page. After answering a question about college and liking KHEAA on Facebook, individuals are registered. KHEAA will not share any information or sell any information to a third party.

  • Harrison County Area Technology Center students honored at Stock Market Game awards banquet

    Harrison County Area Technology  students and their teacher, Sean Murphy, were honored on Friday, April 27, in Louisville at the Pendennis Club for placing first in State in the Stock Market Game competition. The Kentucky Council on Economic Education Stock Market Game awards banquet was hosted by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis-Louisville Branch.

  • Academic briefs

    Gerry L. Whalen of Cynthiana, Ky. graduated with a master of business administration from Campbellsville University.
    Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook, United States ambassador at large for international religious freedom, addressed the 248 undergraduate students in Saturday’s ceremony at Powell Athletic Center.
    For more information visit campbellsville.edu.

  • Academic briefs

    Tazz Fulton of Sadieville recently was awarded Trine University’s Distinguished Scholarship.
    The Distinguished Scholarship is awarded to students who show academic excellence and leadership both in and out of the classroom. This scholarship is valued at $12,500 annually.
    Fulton is a senior at Harrison County High School.


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Where to Buy Cheap Blackberry Phones in Nigeria

Where to Buy Cheap Blackberry Phones in Nigeria

Blackberry popularly know as BB, is a Brand like Apple, Nokia or Samsung which specializes in making Smartphones similar to mini computers. These smartphone devices are called Blackberry and they are so popular because business people needs smartphones to get their business stuffs on the run. So Blackberry is the perfect device for that. Basically, with your BB you can quickly and easily send or receive emails, ping with friends and associates and functions like a PC but on a phone, a Palm top perhaps.
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There are so many stores both online and offline where you can buy a cheap blackberry phone in Nigeria. But i would take this pleasure to list only few of them of which i knew are reliable and will be of help to you.

1.Computer Village at Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria: The Computer Village in Lagos Nigeria is a reliable place to go buy any type of mobile phones you want including cheap Blackberry, tablets, cameras etc. If you need any electronic gadgets or anything related to technology in Nigeria, computer village is the best place to be. Although you have to be very careful to avoid been duped by some touts who hawk phones on the streets because you will end up buying a stolen or dead phone why they run away with your money. DO NOT buy from those hawking on the street. Go to one of the shops, make sure you test your fairly used blackberry very well and collect a receipt after your payment.  Cheap Blackberry can get you in to trouble.

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4. Google Trader: Google Trader is an online marketplace owned by Google where you can buy and sell any types of electronic gadgets. At Google Trader, you can use the search box to search for people that have cheap blackberry phones for sale in Nigeria. If you search for "cheap blackberry", you will see a lot of results containing what you are looking for. The result page contains the sellers Name, Address, Phone Numbers and Price tag. Here is a screenshot i took when searching on Google Trader website for a blackberry phone to buy.

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I will advice you to call the seller of what you would like to buy before making any transaction.

4. Slot Limited Nigeria Ikeja: At slotnigeria.org, you can get the prices of various blackberry phones and iPads to buy. You can find there blackberry phones like BLACKBERRY CURVE 2 (8520), BLACKBERRY 3G CURVE(9300), BLACKBERRY BOLD2 (9700), BLACKBERRY TORCH (9800), BLACKBERRY BOLD TORCH (9900) ETC.

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Team of the Week

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Games of Oct. 11-12, 2013

QB Matt Pawlowski, So., Guilford
Pawlowski set Guilford's record for pass completion percentage (83.9) as part of the Quakers' record-setting performance versus Shenandoah. He completed 26 of 31 passes for 360 yards and six touchdowns in three quarters of the 56-29 win. He added 41 rushing yards on eight carries.

OL Jeff Schmidt, Joshua Perkins, Ben Bjork, Dillon Crum, Bubba Friedlund, Bethel
Bethel's line helped the Royals produce 45 points, 523 yards of offense, and zero turnovers against the previously unbeaten Cobbers, ranked No. 22 in the Top 25. Bethel rushed for 224 yards and threw for 299 yards, while recording 27 first downs.

RB Dan Andrews, Fr., Brockport State
Andrews led the Golden Eagles to a 55-34 win at William Paterson, racking up 282 yards and four touchdowns on 31 carries, while adding another touchdown through the air.

RB Lamont Williams, Jr., Carroll
Williams had 216 yards and four touchdowns on just 19 carries in Carroll's 48-14 win against Lawrence on Saturday.

WR Anthony Acevedo, Jr., Utica
Acevedo racked up 252 receiving yards on 10 catches and scored two touchdowns in a 44-27 win at Frostburg State.

WR Jake Kumerow, Jr., UW-Whitewater
Jake Kumerow caught 11 passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns for the Warhawks, who defeated UW-Stout 55-13.

TE Charles Schneider, Fr., Rhodes
Schneider had just three catches for 23 yards, but all three went for touchdowns in a 50-23 win against conference rival Sewanee.

DE Zach Halpin, Sr., Lebanon Valley
Halpin had a career-high four sacks among six tackles and keyed LVC's 10-sack day, generating four hurries and multiple hits on quarterback Tyler Jenny in LVC's 14-7 win over No. 24 Lycoming. Two of his sacks came on third down, including a crucial stop in a goal line stand by LVC with Lyco getting first and goal at the 3. LVC's defense allowed only 50 yards rushing.

DT Jake Stilwell, So., Hanover
Stilwell had nine tackles, six solo, in a 44-23 win against Anderson, including four and a half for loss and four sacks. He also forced a fumble and hit the quarterback, forcing an interception which Hanover returned for a touchdown.

DE Sean Christofferson, Sr., Westminster (Pa.)
Christofferson had a season-high nine tackles (seven solo) and two and a half sacks as part of three and a half tackles for loss in Westminster's 27-24 come-from-behind victory over Carnegie Mellon. Christofferson was credited with a key second down stop at the Titans' 49-yard line as Westminster was holding a three-point advantage over a driving Carnegie Mellon offense with just 1:30 remaining.

LB Frank Gaffney, Jr., Lebanon Valley
Gaffney had a game-high 11 tackles and three sacks in the win against Lycoming. He had four tackles for a loss as LVC racked up 10 sacks. Two of his sacks came on Lycoming's final drive, hitting Tyler Jenny back-to-back on second- and third-down to back the Warriors out of LVC territory and into a fourth-and-41 situation. He became LVC's single-season sack leader (13.0, most in NCAA Division III this year), in only week 6.

LB Cody Buresh, Jr., Wabash
Buresh tied the Wabash record for sacks in a game, posting four and a half vs. Ohio Wesleyan, including three and a half for a loss of 29 yards through the first two quarters. Buresh recorded a total of nine tackles (six solo), five and a half tackles for losses totaling 39 yards and one pass breakup in the 38-13 win.

LB Trayvon Toney, So., Hobart
Toney recorded a game-high 11 tackles, seven of them solo, as Hobart held the Springfield rushing attack 70 yards below its average in a 49-21 win.

LB Jonathan Wilder, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
Wilder had a career-best 17 tackles in the win over Howard Payne, eight of them solo.

CB Frank Musco, Jr., Salve Regina
Musco had a career-high seven tackles, six of them solo, and broke up three passes for the Seahawks in a 47-26 win against Western New England.

S Jeremy Stewart, Sr., Morrisville State
Stewart recorded nine total tackles in Morrisville State's 41-21 upset of Rowan. He added an interception that was returned for 24 yards late in the fourth quarter as the Profs were attempting to cut it to a one-score game. He returned the pick to the Rowan 12-yard line, and set up a Mustang score four plays later, sealing the victory.

S Skylar Griffenberg, Sr., Ithaca
Griffenberg had eight tackles, two tackles for loss and two pass breakups as the Bombers held Alfred to just six points, 25.9 points below their average.

CB Zach Padula, Jr., Colby
Padula intercepted two passes, had three pass breakups, and three tackles, all solo, as the Mules fell 14-10 to unbeaten Amherst.

Special teams

K Beau Brady, Jr., Millsaps
Brady was perfect on the day for the Majors, including a game-winning 33-yard field goal with 12 seconds left as the Majors won at Trinity (Texas) 27-24. He also connected on a 24-yard field goal and all three extra points. Additionally, he had a touchback and the best field possession that was yielded was the Trinity 30-yard line.

P Tyler Dunworth, Jr., Morrisville State
Dunworth had seven punts for a 46.9-yard average in the 41-21 upset over Rowan. Twice he kicked 58-yarders and three times pinned Rowan inside the 20. Midway through the fourth quarter, Dunworth pinned Rowan on their own 2, the second time of the day that Rowan began a drive deep in their own territory.

RET Dion Wiegand, Sr., Washington and Jefferson
The Saints closed to within 24-21 early in the 3rd quarter until Wiegand swung momentum with a 92-yard kickoff return for a TD. That return was the first kickoff return for a TD by a W&J player since 2005. He also rushed for two scores.

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Daguerreian Society

On this day (June 22) in the year 1871, M. P. Simons penned the
following account which appeared in "Anthony's Photographic Bulletin"
(Vol. 2, No. 6) June 1871, page 170:
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          An Exquisite Picture.

  In the early days of daguerreotyping, when our chief--I might say
only--ambition was to get a picture without those dull, black shadows
that, like some genius of a Rembrandt, ever haunted our first dark
dawnings in the art, when artistical and picturesque effects gave us
but little, if any concern, I had the pleasure of daguerreotyping one
of the most charming pictures of an infant I have ever seen.  The
mother of the wee subject, like most mothers, wanted her darling taken
alone and full-length--always, as is well known, a most trying task,
and this time particularly so; for, at every effort I made to perform
it, I was opposed by my little sitter to the full extent of his tiny
lungs; and, although tiny, to such an extent that I was about giving it
up as a thing impossible to accomplish, when a large Newfoundland dog
belonging to the family, who had been all this time anxiously watching
the mysterious operation, now thinking that his young master was being
rather roughly dealt with, stepped proudly up to his side, and, with an
air of defiance, stood for a moment looking me full in the face, and
then gently nestled his head in the child's lap.  This acted like magic
upon his fair companion, who instantly changed his countenance from
fear and distress to that of conscious security; and, throwing his fat,
dimpled arm around his noble protector's neck, remained perfectly quiet
and composed, seeming to say--if smiles say anything--"Touch me now, if
you dare!"  What a picture was this, so natural and so perfectly
beautiful!  I could not think of letting it pass away, like a morning's
dream, without trying to catch its shadow.  Everything now was
favorable; all in the room were still--all, indeed, seemed spell-bound.
I was afraid to stir, lest I might break the charm and spoil this
beautiful picture.  My plate had grown sensitive by standing.  With
breathless silence I drew the shield, and in an instant was fixed upon
silver a picture worthy of being wrought in gold.
                                               M. P. SIMONS.

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Covina man, Glendora man arrested at alleged Pomona chop shop

POMONA - Police arrested two San Gabriel Valley men Saturday on suspicion of operating a chop shop in Pomona and seized stolen property including a stolen handgun, authorities said.

Gabriel Mejia, 33, of Covina and Hijinio Arroyo, 37, of Glendora were each being held in lieu of $100,000 bail Sunday at the Pomona Police Department's jail, according to Pomona police and Los Angeles County booking records.

Officers acting on a tip from a confidential informant discovered the alleged chop shop about 1:45 p.m. at 1124 Price Street, Pomona police officials said in a written statement.

"When they arrived, several male subjects fled from the building," according to the police statement. One attempted to flee police by climbing onto the building's roof.

Officers detained two of the men -- later identified as Mejia and Arroyo -- then obtained consent to search the building, police said.

Inside, officers found several vehicles being dismantled and car parts scattered throughout the building, officials said. Three of the cars were determined to have been stolen.

In addition to the stolen vehicles and parts, officers also recovered a handgun that had been reported stolen, the police statement said.

According to county booking records, Mejia and Arroyo were scheduled to appear for arraignment Tuesday in Pomona Superior Court.


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Longmont Police have twice recently raided a home in the 1300 block of Gay Street and removed nearly 50 animals, many of them in poor health. Police say the house has a history of neighbor complaints and visits by animal control, including an incident last August when more than a dozen cats were taken from the home.

A visit two weeks ago to the home was spurred by a neighbor's complaint of foul odors emanating from the house, and animal control went back over the next several days and ended up removing 20 cats and one wild rabbit from the house. At that time the residents were asked by law enforcement to improve conditions at the home and to get their animals treated for health problems, but subsequent visits by police and animal control led to detectives pulling a search warrant for the home, which they served Friday.

Accompanying detectives into the home were an animal control officer and someone from the city's code enforcement division. Five dogs and 24 more cats were removed from the home, according to Cmdr. Jeff Satur of the Longmont Police Department.

According to the warrant affidavit filled out by Detective Stephen Desmond, investigators found large bowls of cat food but no water anywhere around. When animal control officers put water bowls down, one cat drank water continuously for 10 minutes, while another drank continuously for eight minutes.

"Cruelty to animals would probably be the most appropriate charges," Satur said. "But these hoarding cases are complicated."

He said the owner of the home is an 83-year-old woman who lives there with her 47-year-old granddaughter and 17-year-old great-grandson.

The address of the home and the names of its residents were redacted from the affidavit because no charges have been filed, Satur said.

Early Monday evening, an elderly woman who answered the door of a home on the 1300 block of Gay that fits the description in the affidavit declined to comment when asked about activity regarding animals in the house.

Satur said that neighbors have frequently complained about the house. The affidavit described the red-sided home as in very poor condition inside and out: trash and junk vehicles in the yards, a hole in the ceiling, a garage floor covered in animal feces and an overwhelming cat smell throughout the house.

The stench from one room an animal control officer was entering "knocked her back it was so bad," the affidavit said.

Satur said his detectives are working with the district attorney's office to determine what, if any, charges should be filed.

"We're evaluating that," Satur said. "It may be necessary to do that to get some accountability."

He also said that the city's code enforcement office have an open investigation on the home and it's possible that the homeowner will face several violations.

Satur said the residents continue to occupy the home.

Contact Times-Call staff writer Tony Kindelspire at 303-684-5291 or tkindelspire@times-call.com


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The Boulder Valley School District's proposed budget for the 2013-14 school year maintains existing programs and covers the cost of new math materials, but doesn't add new programs or expand literacy efforts.

The board heard an update on the budget Tuesday night. The board must adopt a final budget by June 30.

"We're just continuing for next year what we're doing this year," said Superintendent Bruce Messinger.

The district will receive a 1.9 percent cost-of-living increase from the state, plus money for an additional 200 students expected to enroll in the fall. Revenue is expected to be up by $9.2 million from the current school year, with average per-pupil funding from the state increasing by about $170, for a total of $6,546 per student -- the largest increase in years.

The district's total general operating budget is $289 million. Starting the year, the district will have a $7.4 million cash balance, plus $14 million in reserves.

The district expects to spend $11 million to cover staff cost-of-living and experience raises and increased costs for health insurance premiums. Teachers, based on a previously negotiated agreement, will receive a 1.9 percent cost-of-living raise. Another $7.7 million, from the district's cash balance and reserves, is proposed for "one-time" expenses.

The district also plans to spend $1.7 million to fully fund buying new K-12 math textbooks and materials that reflect the new state math standards. The total cost for the new math books is $3 million -- more than the district sets aside each year for new books and materials.

The district plans to spend another $1.7 million in one-time money to keep its literacy staffing at a similar level to the current year. About $680,000 will go to pay for eight teaching positions that will be held in reserve until the start of the school year, allowing the district to address class size bubbles.

Last spring, the district cut $2.9 million from the current year's budget, mainly by reducing extra staff members at high-poverty elementary schools and literacy support, because state funding didn't keep up with expenses. The district also cut its budget in previous years because of state budget cuts.

Board President Jim Reed asked if the district was spending too aggressively.

"Our community said, 'We want to invest as much as we can in schools and we also want to be safe,'" he said.

Messinger responded that the risk to the district in spending reserves is manageable.

Priorities in future years may include restoring cuts, paying for literacy through regular general fund money and not reserves, and increasing talented and gifted funding, he said.

To sustain the budget and add programs, including more full-day kindergarten classes and more literacy teachers, Boulder Valley officials are banking on voters in November passing a statewide initiative to increase K-12 funding. The state Legislature recently passed a bill that revamps the state's school finance system and boosts funding -- if voters agree to a tax increase.

"We're working hard to increase the total revenue for schools," Messinger said.


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LILLE, France — Marcel Kittel sprinted to his third stage victory at the Tour de France on Tuesday, while defending champion Chris Froome had a scare in a crash that scuffed up his left side and wrist before a tough day ahead on cobblestones.

Astana team leader Vincenzo Nibali of Italy, who kept the yellow jersey, decried a "crazy race" in the 101-mile Stage 4 along the Belgian border as cycling's big event entered France after a wildly popular three-day start in England.

Unlike his wins in Stages 1 and 3, when he made victory look easy, Kittel eked out victory by a half-wheel length at the end of the ride from Le Touquet-Paris Plage to Lille Metropole.

Kittel, of the Giant-Shimano team, didn't celebrate this time but panted and, instead, it was runner-up Alexander Kristoff of Norway who swatted the air in frustration after being pipped at the line by the barreling German. French rider Arnaud Demare was third.

After a difficult day because of crosswinds and jumpy nerves in the peloton, Kittel said of his seventh career Tour stage win, "It's never easy ... (I was) lucky just enough at the finish line."

Froome, the Team Sky leader, fell early in the stage after a rider bumped another into the Briton's front wheel. He got up, got bandaged, and got back to the pack. Afterward, team boss Dave Brailsford said Froome would undergo X-rays as a precaution.

Slovak star Peter Sagan also went down in a spill, and he too recovered to finish.

"It was a crazy race," said Nibali, describing how his team informed him through his earpiece about Froome's mishap, and went back to see whether he was OK. Froome responded, "more or less," according to the Italian. Froome went straight into the team bus and didn't speak to reporters after the stage.

He skinned up his left knee, left elbow and hurt his left wrist in the crash, and was treated by race doctor Florence Pommerie before rejoining the peloton. She told French TV the injuries were mostly superficial and amounted to "essentially a few scratches."

Froome and two-time champ Alberto Contador are among 20 riders who trail Nibali by two seconds.

An aching wrist could mean pain ahead for Froome. The peloton rolls over nine patches of bumpy cobblestones today, which could make for a joint-jarring ride and prevent him from keeping his hands on the handlebars.

Many race experts believe today's 97 miles from Ypres, Belgium, to Arenberg Port du Hainaut, France, could offer the first big shakeout among the contenders because of the treacherous cobblestones.

"Tomorrow, we just have to make it through the day," Nibali said. "Let's hope it's not raining."

Before the fourth stage, 2010 winner Andy Schleck dropped out because of a crash injury a day earlier. On Sunday, British sprinter Mark Cavendish quit the race after crashing in the final sprint in Stage 1 and damaging his right shoulder.

Kittel has already acknowledged that his job is easier without Cavendish in the race. The Giant-Shimano rider is not a threat for the yellow jersey: Kittel is not a good climber, and lost nearly 20 minutes to Nibali in an up-and-down Stage 2.


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Published: Monday, November 26, 2012 at 10:57 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, November 26, 2012 at 10:57 a.m.

Business owners and managers can sign up now for free classes on web-page design and health-care reform, both scheduled Wednesday in Gray.

The web class is from 5:30- 6:30 p.m. A class that will teach small business owners about new health-reform laws will follow from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m.

Both classes will be held at the South Central Planning and Development Commission’s offices, 5058 Main St., Gray. They are sponsored by the Terrebonne Economic Development Authority.

To register, email Brandi Roach at or call 873-6890.

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La. licensed casinos win $192.9 million in November

Published: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 3:34 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 3:34 p.m.

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana's state-licensed casinos took in $192.9 million from gamblers in November, up from October's total of nearly $185 million, and a strong improvement from the $175.3 million in November 2011.

Gamblers lost $28.5 million at the only state-licensed land casino, Harrah's in New Orleans. That was up a bit from $28.4 million in October. It was a 36 percent improvement over the $21 million the casino won in November 2011.

The state's 13 riverboat casinos took in a total of just under $132.7 million in November, up from $126 million in October and $124.6 million in November 2011.

The slot casinos at the state's four horse race tracks collected $31.7 million in November, up from $30.4 million in October and $29.7 million for November of last year.

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Daily Dothttp://www.dailydot.com/Daily Dot Articleen-usThu, 04 Aug 2011 17:39:38 +0000How YouTube proved it's a real communityhttp://www.dailydot.com/society/youtube-community-vidcon-2011/

YouTube, the sprawling online-video site, can seem like a kind of anti-community. From the hate-filled comments, to self-involved teenage complaint videos, to elite YouTubers bragging about their earnings, little suggests people coming together in search of a common cause.

But there are glimmers of hope—especially in the clips filmed at VidCon,  the unofficial YouTube conference that took place over the weekend in L.A. In them, a theme emerges: YouTube is home to a community that is strong and vibrant, an assemblage of people who are stronger together than apart.

Amidst the compilation footage, the panels and events, the after-parties, and even mini-documentaries of sexual tension, YouTubers can’t stop talking about the ways in which they connect with each other through the site.

“There’s so much love. People here love you, because they watch your videos they feel like they know you,” popular YouTube personality Brittany Taylor says of the conference attendees to interviewer Shira Lazar, herself a well-known videoblogger.

Philip DeFranco, who goes by sxephil on YouTube, admits in his “Growing Up on YouTube” panel that he left YouTube for a while, but was pulled back in when he “found this thing that inspired” him.

That thing was the “amazing” YouTube community started by videoblogger Ze Frank.

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 DeFranco was “taken” by the fact that people from all over the US sent Ze Frank videos, who in turn would travel all over the country to visit his viewers. When Ze Frank ended his daily show, DeFranco said he had a “void” in his life -- because “that was something I would do every day, it was my hobby.”

DeFranco said Ze Frank’s show was the inspiration behind his popular “The Philip DeFranco Show.”

“[It] showed me how awesome authenticity was, and how awesome communities could be.”

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The most interesting reaction came from SocioMatt, a YouTube newcomer who’d never uploaded a video before coming to VidCon. An avid video viewer and a fan of series like “My Drunk Kitchen,” SocioMatt found himself blown away by the existence of a real community among YouTubers—a community which expressed itself by the ready friendliness with which YouTube creators greeted each other and their fans.

In his second video, titled “Community at VidCon,” SocioMatt talks about his YouTube revelation: Before coming to the conference, SocioMatt thought of YouTube as a series of one-hit wonders and “random” content. He confessed he had no idea people were consistently creating good content and communicating with each other in a personal manner.

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“A lot of scholars lately have been saying that [community is] declining in the United States... people don’t know how to get together into groups any more. This is YouTube. This is a huge community,” said SocioMatt. “Before I was here I kinda thought YouTube was just a place where people would post random videos.” At VidCon, SocioMatt discovered YouTube was a place where people made friends and connected with one another through video.

SocioMatt closed his video by telling viewers that YouTube and its community “is something that I think more people should start paying attention to.”

Looking at the limited media coverage of VidCon, SocioMatt is right. The Associated Press, GigaOm, and Variety covered the conference, but focused on its commercial aspects, such as how YouTubers are using the site to launch more mainstream careers.

That’s been a running thread in YouTube coverage since it made headlines for selling to Google for the eye-popping amount of $1.65 billion. And even today, YouTubers’ money talk feeds the notion that the site is about making a quick buck.

So SocioMatt’s surprise at discovering a community on YouTube fits with many people’s preconceived notions of the site. YouTube is seen by the general public as a place to share videos, not connect and make friends.

But strong social bonds between users have formed, despite YouTube’s lack of features found on other social networks like Facebook or Myspace.  (For instance, searching for YouTubers based on location is practically impossible and video responses are grouped in a confusing and inconsistent manner.)

The management of YouTube seems far more concerned with generating revenues and increasing the production value of its content (as evidenced by the recently released Creators Playbook). This could change as Google pushes its Google+ project to introduce social features throughout its offerings. In any event, despite Google’s neglect, a community has formed on YouTube, and will continue to grow whether YouTube helps foster it or not.

iJustine, a popular YouTube personality, started a new show last year called “Vlog University,” where she gives weekly “homework” assignments -- what she calls fun ideas for videos. In her first “Vlog University” video, she explained that she hopes the assignments will inspire people to post more. Her last homework assignment was to make videos playing with an imaginary pet.

Daniel Brown, who goes by Pogobat and calls his fan base the PogoTribe, has a new show titled “Delicious Steak with Dan Brown” whose sole purpose is to engage the YouTube community. Brown is currently playing digital chess with the PogoTribe.

Hank and John Green of the Vlogbrothers, who happen to be the organizers of VidCon, have a dedicated community who call themselves nerdfighters. In their latest video titled “I Love My Brother”, Hank shows off a bracelet made for a deceased “nerdfighter” named Ester. Proceeds of the bracelet go to “This Star Won’t Go Out”, an organization created by Ester’s parents dedicated to helping children with cancer.

In an age where tech companies are tripping over themselves to be more social, it’s ironic that YouTube as a company sends the message that it views social interaction as secondary.

But to many YouTubers, their communities are their priorities. When his channel became one of the top 100 most-subscribed-to channels on YouTube, Whiteboy7thst told his fellow YouTubers in video form he’d be nothing without them.

That’s the definition of a community.
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One of the options for the United States as it addresses the toxic asset issue concerns potentially creating new banks.

New banks would be a major step toward healing injured credit markets that have constricted commerce, both in the U.S. and internationally, for more than six months.

Further, the new banks option may draw support from economic conservatives and market absolutists on ideological grounds, as it's closer than other options forwarded to-date to the pure capitalism model these groups favor. The old banks messed up? Then they deserve to fail, and should fail. Operate a business soundly and you reap the profits; operate a business recklessly and you're bankrupt. If the federal government intervenes to save failing banks or companies, it's then condoning bad business practices and encouraging reckless behavior -- moral hazard -- and that's something the nation cannot do, the economic conservatives say, if it wants a sound economy. The economic world is economic Dawinism -- survival of the fittest -- so let the banks that got in trouble fail, to ensure that only the fit survive.

Stakeholders to stake a claim

One problem with the above argument (and there are many weaknesses in it), is that there is nothing in the American experience that suggests the nation is politically prepared to let the existing bank stakeholders (and counterparties) pay a major price for their operational mistakes and recklessness. The political system and culture has no precedent for it, and, barring a surge in public support, it's hard to envision the U.S. Treasury -- and the U.S. Federal Reserve -- suddenly pulling the plug on existing major banks.

Letting Citibank (C) or the Bank of America (BAC) or other banks fail would mean that existing shareholders, bondholders, and other investors would be wiped out. Further, thousands of counterparty relationships with these two giant banks, among others, would also be altered, most likely to the detriment of the counterparties.

Also, more than likely, another financial shockwave would roil the markets, as the federal government's (mistaken) decision to let Lehman Brothers fail did in the fall of 2008. It's impossible to accurately predict the negative consequences stemming from the end of Citibank's or the Bank of America's operations.

Equally significant, what kind of signal would that send to foreign investors about the quality of U.S. assets? The U.S. bond market? Commercial endeavors in the United States? How would foreign investors respond? Would they feel as confident -- or remain calm -- about their bond and stock investments in the United States? Or would they start pulling assets out at a record rate, concerned that future government action/inaction will allow other banks and institutions to fail? And if they did, what would the U.S. and global financial systems look like at that juncture?

In addition, as noted, not involving current stakeholders would represent a radical policy departure for the United States. Absent national security issues, the United States has always protected the interests of current financial stakeholders -- even when those stakeholders' errors were a big part of the start of the problem in the first place. The primacy of capital -- including those at the heart of the capitalist system -- is intrinsic to the United States. It's hard to envision the United States departing from generations of precedent now.

If after reading the above you've deduced that those who helped create the financial crisis will be a part of the solution, and in that sense will be 'rewarded' to a certain degree for their failure, you're correct. To be sure, there will be new institutions, new processes (especially term auction facilities), and new regulations put in place, and there's also a chance that major banks could be nationalized, temporarily. But look for the United States to include almost all major stakeholders in the toxic asset solution and in the new financial system.

To do anything else, would be to say the United States is going to implement a radical policy -- one that ignores the interests of current stakeholders in an area of contested space; it would be a European-like move.

And in case you haven't noticed, the United States does not undertake those kinds of moves too often.

Financial Editor Joseph Lazzaro is based in New York.

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NingLast week, high-profile social network infrastructure provider Ning announced it would shut down all its free offerings. That meant literally hundreds of thousands (at least) of the 2.3 million Ning social networks serving every imaginable niche would either need to pay the piper or go dark.

Not that Ning was asking for a horrific pound of flesh. Running a full-featured social network costs only around $70 per month. For that money your site doesn't get served with Ning ads. But for many of those social networks that weren't actually created to make money, the added cost is a dealbreaker. It's yet another indication that the era of the free Internet is rapidly coming to an inglorious end.

For sure, it was something of a surprise. Ning co-founder Marc Andreessen has been one of the loudest, most public advocates of free, ad-supported content on the Internet. Andreessen went as far as to start a "New York Times Deathwatch" on his blog, where proclaimed that old media would have to kiss off its subscription model forever and that online content must be free.

Radical and Rapid

Ning was until recently helmed by Andreessen's significant other, Gina Bianchini. So, Ning's decision to kill its free version bears more than a bit of irony. After all, Ning and the same media that Andreessen bashes have essentially the same revenue streams -- free service for advertising, or subscription services (albeit, also with advertising in the case of media).

The movement away from free Internet offerings has been radical and rapid. The New York Times and Wall Street Journal owner Ruport Murdoch have both announced that much of their content would soon move behind pay walls. Numerous Web 2.0 companies offering free services have either decided to scale back free offerings or cancel them altogether. Of course, this doesn't mean that other "freemium" aspirants aren't waiting in line to take their place. And some freemium businesses appear to be doing quite nicely, such as online notebook company Evernote.

But some savvy VCs have noticed that freemium as a model may not in fact be the Holy Grail -- particularly in cases where the vast majority of users pay nothing. True, no one pays a dime to search with Google (GOOG) or to keep in touch with friends on Facebook. But both of those companies have built enormous platforms with millions and millions of users -- enough users to truly support ad-based businesses at scale.

For most freemium companies, an active user base of 5 million is a wild success. And even under those circumstances, the company is unlikely to scale into a Google or a Facebook by the very nature of the freemium model that relies on a small percentage to pay the freight for technology development.

Left in a Lurch

One big winner in all of this is Facebook. Ning was one of the last semi-viable competitors (Twitter and OpenID are the others) in the all-important race to provide a "connect" or authentication platform to make registering on third-party sites one-click simple. Ning was something of an also-ran in this race, but with its massive user base courtesy of its myriad social networks, having a Ning ID was somewhat useful.

No doubt, the demise of Ning's free service has left many social network operators on the Ning platform in a serious lurch. While those operators can export user names and contact information in a CSV format , the cannot move password data, friend structures and the actual content created on the network. In other words, Ning is holding onto everything valuable in a social network. Ning may yet relent and allow freebie network operators to export this critical data. But the message is loud and clear: Don't trust a free offering to remain free, or trust it with your passwords and content.

Now that's something you'd never expect from Marc Andreessen.

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Dendreon Slides on Fear Medicare May Not Cover Prostate Cancer Drug Provenge

White blood cell researcherDendreon (DNDN) shares sank in early trading on Thursday, paring earlier premarket losses of 23%, after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said on Wednesday it was evaluating data on Provenge, the company's prostate cancer vaccine, to decide whether to cover the product for seniors nationwide.

The CMS said it initiated a National Coverage Analysis (NCA), and in it the agency is requesting public comments on the effects of Provenge on health outcomes in patients with prostate cancer. The CMS said it will determine if the treatment is "reasonable and necessary" for patients in Medicare, according to Reuters. Medicare covers 45 million elderly and disabled Americans.

After Dendreon's breakthrough prostate cancer vaccine was approved in April, the company's shares soared, continuing their general trend. The company has since admitted there isn't currently enough of the drug to meet demand and that patients face rationing. Still, there's no denying that nationwide Medicare coverage could help sales, especially next year when Dendreon's plants operate at full capacity. However, denial of Medicare coverage would seriously dent Provenge's success.

Final Ruling Due Next Year

In a statement, Dendreon tried to calm investors, saying "It is not a change in Medicare coverage policy." Dendreon added that "NCAs do not impact existing coverage decisions, nor do they restrict local Medicare contractors from covering Provenge. Therefore, Medicare beneficiaries are still able to access Provenge and private payers can also still cover Provenge."

CMS said a proposed decision is expected by March 30, 2011, with a final ruling in June 2011.

Provenge is a treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer. It is produced from a patient's own white blood cells and then trains the patient's immune system to attack the cancer. The cost of a full-course of treatment is $93,000 ($31,000 per infusion), making Provenge one of the more expensive drugs on the market.

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FedEx Delivers Bad News on the U.S. Economy

It's been three years now since Warren Buffett announced the end of the Great Recession, and told Americans, in effect, that things can only get better from here.

But Monday morning, FedEx (FDX) employees got a different memo from their bosses: With fiscal fourth-quarter profits down, and full-year cargo volume dropping for the first time in more than two years, it's time to tighten belts and jettison some crewmen.

Hoping to give its profits some lift, FedEx announced that it will begin offering "voluntary" buyouts to its staff. Details are still being worked out, and FedEx says it won't reveal the whole extent of the program until its investors and lenders meeting in Memphis on Oct. 9 and 10.

But for now, FedEx has confirmed that the buyouts will primarily focus on "non-operational staff," and in particular, employees at FedEx Express and FedEx Services.

What Does It Mean to You?

Viewed in isolation, this might not seem like big news. But viewed in the context of similar buyout initiatives at Ford (F) and General Motors (GM), and Google's (GOOG) just-announced layoff of 4,000 Motorola Mobility workers, FedEx's announcement actually appears to be part of a trend in America today. And what is this trend?

Not to put too fine a point on it, but the economy's slowing. Big companies are starting to lay off workers again -- just like back in the bad old days of 2008. And that big jobs gain we saw in the July unemployment report a couple of weeks ago? It was a fluke.

Not Playing Politics

Some may be tempted to spin FedEx's announcement, and in particular, the October release date as an attempt to sway the results of the November presidential election. (It wouldn't be the first time this has been tried.) This doesn't seem to be the case, though.

To the contrary, FedEx says it will spread out the redundancies, and the costs thereof, "over several quarters in fiscal 2013 and 2014." If anything, FedEx appears to be going out of its way to ensure its bad news doesn't affect results at the November polls. That's good news for President Obama. It will be small consolation, though, to the workers who will be losing their jobs.

And for the rest of us? A slowing economy that's causing layoffs throughout the economy isn't such great news either.

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I don't know about the bigger picture, but I stopped using FedEx a few months ago. Why?
1. We didn't need two shippers (not enough volume for both)
2. UPS and FedEx had similar pricing
3. UPS assigns the same drivers to their routes for months, even years, allowing a friendly, personal relationship to bloom. Our guy, Rick, is a PRINCE. He bends schedules to fit our special needs. He has a company cell phone we can call. We always have a cold bottle of water for him in blistering S. Fla afternoons.
It was the personal part that drove our decision.

August 16 2012 at 7:49 AM Report abuse -2 rate up rate down Reply

But the CEO is getting his money and putting people out of a job. Like $13,000,000.00.

August 15 2012 at 12:17 PM Report abuse -2 rate up rate down Reply

but the CEO

August 15 2012 at 12:12 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply

FedEx is just one of many coming down the road to higher unemployment. Major defense contractors have already given warning earlier this year they would issue 'pink' slips in October before the election for the end of the year. This will have a trickly effect like you have never seen when you consider the size of the employers and all the small businesses that feed the nuts & bolts to them for those plans, tanks, and ships along with all the equipment/gear to keep the military working. The reason for this is a non-working, king of the campaigners and congress doing NOTHING to resolve the pending mass reduction in government funds that will create this monster. This worthless leader has not had a single budget of his own; last one was Bush before he left office. We have been living off of "continuing resolutions" for almost 4 years while the non-working president has done nothing to SIT down with both parties (which is common) to resolve the differents in parties to keep our once great nation functioning. If you ever thought your vote makes no differences, folks, this time around it will make the difference of a bankrupt contry lead by a socialist LAMEDUCK who has clearly stated to the russian puke that after the election he will have more 'flexibility' which is a fast moving 'executive order' signing pen and what I believe will be his attempt to take away freedom in our country like you have not seen since Hitler. Letting millions of 'illegals' is just one step in his becoming the socialist king of a bankrupt country where the vast majority will be entirely dependent on the government (much like a lot of his relatives today) and as always when you have all the non-working uneducated minority which can be led by the nose you have a king and his sub-servants.
Laugh as you may at this old man but I am well educated, wealthy beyond having a need, and have seen this in others countries I have lived in to know it is not fiction folks, it can happen right here in America.

August 15 2012 at 12:08 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
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I know u r 100& correct! don't listen to any of the politicians words(they r all lies), instead look at the actions of all the politicians, that will show us the ways that the politicians are deceiving the american public.

September 15 2012 at 7:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

All those illegals brought in and the jobs taken from US citizens was someone elses fault! No jobs, no money, Only Obama could be stupid enough to open the borders as well! :(

August 15 2012 at 9:00 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply

And let's not forget that as of today, Obama has started his own DREAM ACT by letting up to a million illegal aliens, children under 30 who came here with their illegal parents can now stay in our country and receive work permits. That should help out all of unemployed AMERICANS...don't cha think?

August 15 2012 at 8:22 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

I guess if obama loses the election we can bame it on FedEX. for those of you in rio linda read the blue captioned writing in italics

August 14 2012 at 7:36 PM Report abuse -2 rate up rate down Reply

I have read all the post, and I believe that santopar and omboehner are the same person. Further, I think that both of these posters have a very severe case of cranial rectal inversion.

August 14 2012 at 5:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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But that would indirectly mean that, that same person has their head shoved so far up their buttocks that it would be impossible to retract it. Am I right?

August 14 2012 at 5:25 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
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Right again doll.

August 14 2012 at 5:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down

Is that "CRI" covered in Obama care?

August 14 2012 at 5:31 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
3 replies to j_swizzle's comment

We do go out of our way to produce low wage jobs in other countries. That gives me a nice, fuzzy feeling!

August 14 2012 at 5:13 PM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply
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I think that Barack's job creator, Jeffery Immelt will help you continue to get that warm fuzzy feeling that you are looking for. So far he has a bad record for creating any jobs here in America. It kind of makes you wonder why Barack hired him. Isn't it Ironic that GE paid no income taxes at all and still received millions in returns from this administration? If I didn't know any better, I'd say they are all in cahoots together.

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And as Our Government,the Obama Administration keeps giving the Chinese the Contracts to Rebuild Americas old Bridges,highways etc ...Thanks to Obama and all His supporters who will also soon be out of work cause what goes around comes around..each job depends on another's..thank Them all for putting an idiot in the whitehouse..

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The S&P 500 Index reached the psychologically meaningful 1,800 level in early trading Monday as the stock market continued to rally higher. With the notable exception of the debt ceiling and budget issues, which peaked last month, Wall Street has been mainly focused on the future of Federal Reserve stimulus efforts. Since Janet Yellen -- the new nominee to replace Chairman Ben Bernanke at the central bank -- spoke last week and reiterated her support for loose money policies, little else has moved the market. With a dearth of catalysts, the S&P 500 fell from earlier highs, losing six points, or 0.4%, to end at 1,791.

Casino game maker International Game Technology ended toward the bottom of the benchmark index, falling 5.6%. Shareholders got a healthy taste of good and bad news last week. The company boosted its quarterly dividend to $0.11 per share, up from $0.10 per share. The annual yield now sits at 2.6%, or roughly the return of the 10-year Treasury yield. At the same time, a number of big-name Vegas casinos are transitioning from slot machines to more lucrative games as casinos revamp to make each square inch of real estate do its best ATM impression.

Shares of North American grocery store Safeway lost 4.3% as grocers begin to feel the effects of falling food-stamp funding by the federal government. The funding increase for food stamps, known as SNAP benefits, expired on November 1, and will likely hit the top and bottom lines of grocers that accepted them. Of the seven publicly traded U.S. grocers worth more than $2 billion, not a single one advanced today, and Goldman Sachs even went so far as to downgrade one of Safeway's competitors, SUPERVALU.

Lastly, coal miner Peabody Energy slumped 3.7%. A painful decline in stock price is nothing new for coal miners or Peabody Energy, in particular, as both prices and demand have fallen with the shift from coal to cleaner energy alternatives like natural gas. Regulatory pressure is also hurting the prospects for coal miners: The White House is taking concerted actions to prevent "dirty" coal from being used in new power plants. With Peabody boasting no trailing earnings and facing an uphill battle against competitive energy sources and governmental regulations, this stock just doesn't have much going for it right now.

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Six Flags Woos Hungry Customers With a Risky Meal Plan

Six Flags is introducing a Season Dining Pass at some of its amusement parks this year, offering guests lunch and dinner with every park visit. The deal looks great for the visitors, but it could eat into the company's bottom line in more ways than one.