Ten Ways To Clear Out Kitchen Cabinet Clutter [Home Mod]

Things have a way of stacking up inside kitchen cabinets, robbing you of storage space and leaving cupboards crowded and disorganized. Here's how to free up room for pots, pans, utensils and cans of clam chowder. Reclaim your space and bring order to the busiest room in the home. More »

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US Census Bureau Daily Feature for August 1 - Food and Drink Digital

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2: POTATO BOWL

Profile America ? Sunday, September 2nd.? Beginning tomorrow for a week, the potato is the honored guest at the 47th annual Potato Bowl in Grand Forks, North Dakota.? The celebration includes the world's largest french fry feed, a parade, entertainment, and a football game between North Dakota and Portland State.? Like many of our citizens, the potato is an immigrant, coming from the Andes Mountains in South America.? Once within our borders, the potato quickly climbed to the pinnacle of success.? Every year, each of us consumes just over 36 pounds of potatoes in all forms ? from baked to potato chips, and in answer to the question "Do you want fries with that?"? You can find more facts about America's people, places and economy from the American Community Survey at www.census.gov.

Sources:? http://potatobowl.org?
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012, t. 218

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).

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Five reasons to travel to Peru | Latin America & Caribbean Travel ...

Posted by medios on Aug 31, 2012 in Accommodations, Festivals, Food, Gastronomy, Peru, Real Estate, Services, South America, Tours, TradeShows, Travel | 0 comments

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1. Visit two of the five of the New Wonders of the World:

• Machu Picchu: The Peruvian destination par excellence, the hidden citadel of the Incas built the fifteenth century as possible an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti. Its construction began around 1400, but dropped to almost a century later, shortly before the time of the Spanish conquest. It?s probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height, its giant walls, terraces and ramps seem as if they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock slopes.
• The Amazon:Visitors the Amazon River?are in what looks like a tropical garden where a large variety of flowers, birds and butterflies abound. Amazon Sinchicuy used water treatment systems, disposal environment friendly solid and liquid waste and biodegradable treatments, approved fire safety devices, equipment food preservation, among other facilities. Come and marvel at this amazing site.

2. Culinary Delights:

Peruvian cuisine is considered one of the great cuisines of the world. The gastronomic guru Anthony Bourdain said Lima as the ?culinary capital? of South America. Peruvian cuisine reflects the merger of the practices and local ingredients and influences from Spain, China, Italy, West Africa and Japan.

Each year takes place in Lima?s second largest food festival in the world, Mistura. This year you visit us between 07 and 16 September, will have the opportunity to try and make your mouth water with the best of Peruvian cuisine hundreds of stalls offering specialties of each of the different regions of Peru.

3. Incredible Biodiversity:

Peru has one of the greatest biodiversity in the world due to its spectacular amount of habitat. You can see brightly colored birds, mammals, primates and butterflies, and native flora with unique features. For example, the Tambopata National Reserve which houses some of the most biodiverse rainforests in the country (and possibly the entire Amazon basin), often referred to as the most biodiverse place on Earth. It hosts over 10,000 species of plants, over 600 species of birds, more than 1,000 species of butterflies and 100 species of amphibians and reptiles.

4. Cusco was declared the best destination in Latin America:
Travel and Leisure magazine gave the city of Cusco the ?Best City? in Mexico, Central America and South America by 2012. ?Cusco is a charming colonial city of orange tile roofs and white stucco walls. Cuzco is the definition of vibrant. It is notable for its charm and friendliness.

5. Paradise for Adventurers:
If you?re looking for pure adventure, Peru is the ideal destination. Hiking, paragliding, rafting and surfing are just some of the activities that can be found, all in some of the world?s most beautiful landscapes. The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is a perfect example of this. It is one of the most popular treks in Peru and South America.

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Source: http://www.latinguides.com/five-reasons-to-travel-to-peru/

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Empty Nest's Silver Lining - Grown and Flown: Empty Nest Parenting

Lisa writes: I have been preparing for the empty nest for two decades. I hated it when my boys went off to nursery school. I was not one of those mothers who thought sleep away summer camp was a great idea. So when two of my three children went off to college in quick succession, I feared that this might not go very well. For me.

As I moved them into their dorm rooms, I just about held it together, yet I drove away from each of their schools with tears streaming down my face. I was sad for me but more I was sad for our family. Many moments of unalterable change are not apparent until long after the moment has passed. Within ten steps of walking away from my sons? dorm rooms I knew our family had changed. Forever.

Friends told me how great it was when their kids had left home and how much they actually enjoyed their empty nests. They assured me that I would feel enormous pride watching them become independent adults. They promised me that, in time, this pride would outweigh the sadness. Not for one second did I believe the urgings of my wise friends, but in the spirit of seeking the elusive silver lining I have started my list:

1. Finally discovered my youngest child who had been buried under a pile of loud large older brothers. Turns out he is a charming kid and I am glad I got to meet him once the crowd had dispersed.

2. I would like to worry where my older boys are at night and when they will be home. Although I would like to obsess on every scary thing that can go wrong, it simply isn?t practical with them living in other cities. So my worrying load has been lightened considerably.

3. My car seat is always adjusted to my shorter legs and the radio station is at a decibel level appropriate for the human ear. I never turn my car?s ignition and hear hiphop.

4. When I wake up in the morning my kitchen looks much as I left it, not as if someone detonated a bomb that spread food and dirty dishes onto every conceivable surface?and then went to sleep.

5. My sons are on all-you-can-eat meal plans in their dorms and are undoubtedly eating more than I have paid for. I am sure that I am making money off this arrangement.

6. When they are home their tone has changed entirely. They have gone from complaining about the one thing I forgot to get at the grocery store to marveling at the cornucopia that is my refrigerator. Home is full of newfound marvels (e.g. clean sheets, real coffee, Ben and Jerry?s, and cars with full tanks of gas) and I have been transformed from ?she who nags? to purveyor of those marvels. Think I traded up.

7. I see my children with new eyes. When they were home everyday I sometimes failed to notice the kindness one of them showed or the beautiful twist of a smile, but when they return they are writ large, themselves but even better.

8. ?Having them leave home was such a life changing ?event, that blogging seemed the only rational response.

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Which is the best carrier?

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Melanie Pinola, Lifehacker

Q.?My wireless contract just expired. Now that I'm free to use any mobile carrier, I'm wondering: Which is really the best for me? I need reliable service, of course, but I also want to get the best value and features. Please help me decide.

A.?Picking a wireless provider can definitely be tough. Every service claims to be the best in some regard???fastest, largest, cheapest, highest in customer satisfaction, and so on???and cellphone plans typically have a befuddling array of features and prices, making it hard to compare them on an apples-to-apples basis.

In addition, choosing a cellphone provider is also a very individual choice; no one plan will meet every person's needs. Keeping that in mind, we've compared the benefits and features of each of the four major wireless services??AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon???so you can make a more informed decision and choose the best one for your particular needs.

First, check coverage maps
There's no use wasting time and mental energy considering a provider that doesn't serve your area well. One way to check if you can actually get a strong and reliable reception on any network is to consult user-created coverage maps for your neighborhood.

We've highlighted?several?of these?maps before. DeadCellZones, founded in 2001, seems to have the largest database, with over 100,000 user-contributed comments pinpointing where signals are non-existant or strong for their network. If your area isn't covered on DeadCellZones or you just want more info, take a look at SignalMap, which offers handy bar (and skull) icons, and Coverage, which overlays detailed carrier maps on your iPhone ($1.99).

Of course, you should also refer to the carrier's own coverage maps before committing. OpenSignalMaps saves you the trouble of visiting each provider's website. In addition to presenting network coverage maps and tower locations, OpenSignalMaps will show you the average speed, signal strength, and reliability of each network based on user stats from their Android app. (Here are the links to the official network coverage maps, though, for your reference: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile?and Verizon).

When looking at any of these maps, make sure you're noting which are 4G, 3G, and 2G. If you travel a lot, it's also a good idea to look up those areas you visit frequently.

Compare the features that matter most to you

Once you know which wireless networks should give you decent coverage, it's time to see how they measure up against each other.

Customer service

Which carriers have the most satisfied customers? If you've ever had to deal with inept customer service or poor tech support, you know how important the answer to this question can be.

Consumer Reports' customer satisfaction survey found that, in almost all cities surveyed, Verizon was among the most satisfying and AT&T the least. Sprint and T-Mobile had high overall satisfaction rates in the majority of cities surveyed, but not all.

J.D. Power and Associates likewise ranked Verizon at the top for overall customer care among competing wireless providers (for the third time in a row)???followed closely by Sprint. When it comes to customer service while buying a phone or plan, Sprint scored highest in the J.D. Power and Associates study.

Top Picks: Verizon and Sprint

Network speed and quality

Besides good coverage and customer service, what about a network that simply works? It's not too much to ask to not have your calls dropped, have clear call quality, and use data speeds close to those promised to us.

Although call and data quality can be greatly influenced by the handset you use, some networks may be better than others on these points. J.D. Power recently named Verizon highest in wireless network quality performance for five areas (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Southwest, and West), while U.S. Cellular took the title for the North Central region. The study evaluated wireless providers on 10 common problem areas including dropped calls, calls not connected, audio issues, late text message notifications, and slow downloads.

In terms of data connection speeds, PCWorld's recent speed tests in 13 cities found T-Mobile tops for 3G downloads and uploads, AT&T best for 4G downloads, and Verizon tops for 4G upload. PCMagazine's speed tests in 30 cities crowned Verizon as fastest 4G in the nation and for pretty much every region, but T-Mobile scored highest in rural and suburban areas. So I suppose everyone's a data winner in the speed race??e?xcept Sprint users.

Note that these tests were conducted in limited areas, so your mileage may vary depending on your location.

Top Picks: Overall: Verizon; data speed: Verizon or T-Mobile

Data service

The biggest difference between these wireless providers is in their data services for smartphone users. Which services have the best data plans or options?

Sprint has long stood out as the only wireless service with truly unlimited data???meaning you don't have to worry about being charged more or throttled to slower speeds after a certain limit. T-Mobile (and MetroPCS), however, recently announced unlimited data plans like Sprint's, to be available in September. These unlimited data plans are useful if you're a heavy data user and don't want to bother with monitoring your data allotment.

AT&T and Verizon, on the other hand, have recently introduced "shared data plans"???a bundle of data to be spread across your devices. This could be a good value if you have multiple devices, but you'll have to do the math (see the next section) and keep an eye on your data usage.

One more consideration: When it comes to tethering???using your mobile phone's data with your laptop or other devices???all of the wireless providers charge extra ($15 to $30 a month)???except those on AT&T's shared data plans and Verizon customers on tiered data plans. Those customers can now tether for free to their heart's content.

Top Picks: Toss up, depending on your data usage (see charts below for pricing).

Prices/value

Finally, if you're simply looking for the most wireless service for your money, the answer depends on what kind of plan you need???there are quite a few variations among the wireless providers.

To simplify things, we took a look at two types of usage: a basic calling plan with allotted minutes and unlimited voice and messaging plus data. We compared these two tiers for both individual and family/shared plans.

Here's the individual plans comparison:

Just want a basic calling plan? T-Mobile offers the most basic minutes for the $40/month price, but the three providers with minutes plans are all priced competitively. If you want to add on unlimited data (e.g., you use your phone as an internet device more than a phone to talk on), Sprint is the better value. Sprint also has an even more basic 200 minutes plan for $30 a month.

Least expensive unlimited plan? When it comes to unlimited everything???or, in the case of AT&T and Verizon, 2GB or 3GB of data a month???prices vary quite a bit. T-Mobile is the least expensive, for both the current data plan that throttles you after 2GB or for the upcoming unlimited data.

Best for tethering/multiple devices?: As mentioned previously, these basic prices don't include hotspot fees. On T-Mobile, it's an extra $15 a month for 2GB and Sprint's mobile hotspot add-on is $30 a month for 5GB. This raises the T-Mobile unlimited plan to $105 and the Sprint plan to $130. At those prices, Verizon's shared data plans are more attractive: $100 a month will cover your smartphone with 2GB of data and you can share the data with your tablet for $10 more. Note the data allowance is still limited, though.

It gets even more fun comparing shared data plans and family plans:

Cheapest shared minutes plan? T-Mobile wins for being least expensive and offering the most minutes for families too. Although, again, if you want to add unlimited data to a minutes plan, Sprint is less expensive.

Cheapest shared unlimited plan? T-Mobile hasn't announced if its unlimited data will be added to the family plans. I'm betting it will, but we don't have prices, so right now Sprint is the cheapest??and only???truly unlimited family plan provider.

Best for multiple devices?: Here's where it gets tricky: AT&T and Verizon have different starting prices for each data tier, plus different prices per device type. Their pricing is about the same, though. You'll have to calculate your exact needs to get a clear idea of pricing. Verizon has a calculator to determine the Share Everything prices and AT&T has a shared plan tool as well.

For as many configurations as I could think of, though, T-Mobile still comes ahead on pricing. If you need three smartphones/lines, for example, it'd be $165 on T-Mobile???and each would get 2GB of data. Verizon's shared plan for three smartphones would be $180???and that would be with 2GB spread across each device. (Sprint's is the most expensive???$280 a month for unlimited data for all three phones.)

Other considerations, more tools to help you decide?

In the end, you're going to have to weigh your needs yourself.

Other considerations include phone choices (the iPhone isn't available on T-Mobile), special needs like if you want prepaid plans or travel internationally (AT&T and T-Mobile users can swap out SIM cards for easy overseas portability), free in-network calling (if most of your friends and family are on one network, you can save minutes by joining them), and perks each provider offers (AT&T's rollover minutes, for example, or Sprint's earlier night start time).

Local and regional providers can be a good choice too. MetroPCS is rolling out unlimited data and Virgin Mobile ranks high in customer satisfaction. The service areas can be limited, however.

Finally, if you still need help deciding, give BillShrink a gander. The webapp searches for the perfect cellphone service (lowest priced, at least) based on criteria you select. MyRatePlan is similar, but compares individual, family, and no contract plans side-by-side for you.

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Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/gadgetbox/which-best-carrier-972787

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AC casino to pay winners in unshuffled card case | wishtv.com

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) ? Hours after a judge ordered the Golden Nugget Atlantic City to let gamblers cash in nearly $1 million worth of chips they won in a card game where the decks were unshuffled, the casino's owner overruled his lawyers Friday and agreed to make the payments.

The judge's decision drew an angry reaction from casino officials, who called it "an ambush" and vowed to file an appeal first thing Tuesday morning.

But Tilman Fertitta, the Texas billionaire who owns the Golden Nugget, said he decided to pay the winners to make the whole thing go away.

"Without question, the mini-baccarat game that took place on April 30, 2012, allowed $10 bettors to realize a gambler's dream and enabled them to beat the house out of $1.5 million," he said. "Even though we can appeal the court's ruling and take full advantage of the appellate process and legal system, and tie the matter up in litigation for a number of years, the Golden Nugget is a people business, and is prepared to allow the gamblers ? most of whom continue to gamble at Golden Nugget ? to realize the gambler's dream of beating the house."

The casino also will let gamblers keep more than a half-million dollars it already paid them from the same disputed games.

"I wasn't cheating," one of the gamblers, 51-year-old Michael Cho of Ellicott City, Md., said after the judge's ruling. "I didn't do anything illegal. It wasn't right for them to get the money."

The dispute stems from numerous games of mini-baccarat held at the casino earlier this year. Unbeknownst to either the players or the casino, the cards put into use for the games were not shuffled as their manufacturer, Gemaco Inc. of Kansas City, Mo., had promised.

Over a speakerphone in the judge's chambers, the company's attorney, Jeffrey Mazzola, acknowledged the company had erred.

"There was a mistake made at the Gemaco facility, which we freely admitted," he told the judge. "This was a one-time, isolated mistake, but it occurred. It's supposed to be a game of chance. It changed from a game of chance to a windfall for the individual players. What we have now is individual players coming to the court asking for a free payday based on a mistake that took place."

Lawyers for the Golden Nugget said the pattern of cards became apparent to players, who had been wagering $10 a hand and suddenly upped their bets to $5,000 a hand. The cards did not come out of the chute in numerical order, such as 2-3-4-5. Rather, they came out in a predetermined pattern that the manufacturer lists as a proprietary secret, the attorneys said.

But it did become obvious to the players.

"Anybody could see that ? that was the dream we all look for," Cho said.

But Cho said he and the other gamblers still faced risk because they had no idea how long the pattern would endure. It lasted at least 41 hands, during which the players won more than $1.5 million. Despite its suspicion that a sophisticated cheating operation was under way, the casino did not stop the games.

"We took a chance on every hand we bet, that it wouldn't change," he said. "We didn't know if it was going to change. That's called gambling."

The Golden Nugget had sought a ruling barring the gamblers from cashing in more than $977,000 worth of chips they won from the game but still have in their possession. The casino also wanted the judge to order the return of more than $500,000 in winnings it paid out to some of the winners immediately after the games.

The judge denied both requests, saying there will be time to address those issues as the lawsuits filed by both sides come to trial. He agreed that the gamblers did nothing wrong, and even though they discerned a pattern, the judge said there was no guarantee it would not change at any moment. Fertitta said the payments to the gamblers would occur on the condition that both sides dropped litigation against the other.

"It was a rigged game," casino attorney Louis Barbone said. "We walked in that day believing everything was on the up-and-up. We walked out $1.5 million in the hole."

The casino claims the vendor's failure to shuffle the cards made them "defective" and in violation of state gambling regulations mandating fair odds for both the casino and its customers.

Fertitta said the proper course for Golden Nugget to recoup its losses was through litigation with the card manufacturer.

"We have a company we can go back against that has admitted fault," he said. "But that's our problem."

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Wayne Parry can be reached at http://twitter.com/WayneParryAC

Source: http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/national/AC-casino-to-pay-winners-in-unshuffled-card-case_29983107

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This is not the tweet of a confident man - Legal Insurrection

Looks like Clint Eastwood got under Obama?s skin.

Obama sent this tweet today?in response to Eastwood mocking Obama last night?by using an empty chair as a prop (via The Rhetorican):

While I was very uncertain whether the Eastwood appearance worked, I now believe it did.

If it didn?t, Obama would not have felt the need to respond.

It must have been a late night in AxelPlouffe?HQ figuring out what to do, and whether Eastwood making a mockery of Obama?s empty suit chair before tens of millions of people was something which could not be left to just the media to counter.

This is not the tweet of a confident man.

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Source: http://legalinsurrection.com/2012/08/this-is-not-the-tweet-of-a-confident-man/

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