Jonesing for cupcake? There's an app for that

05/15/11 New in food-related apps this week is a guide to the best cupcake bakeries in New York; an app that divulges kitchen secrets like how to cook the perfect, crispy bacon and recipes for diabetics.

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Baltimore County Council ready to push Hairston on school budget

05/15/11 Decision about cutting teaching positions could lead to push for more accountability in school system With elected officials and parents in Baltimore County clamoring for the school system to restore 196 teaching positions for next year, Superintendent Joe A. Hairston and county officials appear headed for a faceoff Tuesday over the district's $1.3 billion budget request.

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Make healthy desserts for kids

05/15/11 Dessert doesn't have to equal junk food on children's plates. "If you stick with simple, all natural ingredients, desserts can be a sweet, satisfying and healthy addition to your family's daily diet," says Laurel Moll, a New York-based holistic health coach and author of the blog laurelonhealthfood.com.

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Mealtime Inspiration Sends Area Resident to a Mediterranean Destination

05/06/11 Inspiration can yield tasty results! A Falls Church, Virginia resident and a friend are packing their bags and taking their taste-buds on a journey abroad courtesy of Crisco?® Olive Oil.

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The Hain Celestial Group Announces Record Third Quarter Results

05/03/11 The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. , a leading natural and organic products company providing consumers with A Healthy Way of Life??, today reported results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2011.

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Players spending more time in D-League

05/03/11 Ramon Sessions, Alando Tucker, Josh McRoberts, Daequan Cook and Nick Fazekas. Sounds like a pretty good starting five on just about any college team, doesn't it?

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Irresistible Passover pastries: Who knew it was possible?

05/03/11 With all the restrictions, are decent desserts even possible during Passover? Paula Shoyer offers a resounding yes with her book "The Kosher Baker," which devotes a chapter to Passover baking.

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Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Viva Las Vegan

05/02/11 Las Vegas isn't usually where I'd think of taking my mom for Mother's Day weekend, but this year, the fifth annual fab food fest Las Vegas Uncorked is offering something both plant-based and mom-worthy -- Viva Las Vegan.

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Deal of the (mid)day

05/02/11 If there is any silver lining to Las Vegas' economic cloud, it's the huge number of incredible bargains aimed to lure people back into casinos. That includes some great deals in the world of fine dining.

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South Lake luxe

05/01/11 Heated stone walkways meander among capacious condos at Sierra Shores, a quiet lakeside community just off the main drag in South Lake Tahoe. / Patrick Cummings/Reno Gazette-Journal

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NFL Draft 2011: Alabama's Marcell Dareus, Julio Jones and Mark Ingram on the verge of history

04/27/11 Marcell Dareus (pictured), Julio Jones and Mark Ingram could become Alabama's first junior trio taken in the first round of the NFL draft. The last time the Crimson Tide had three players selected in the first round was 1993. (The Birmigham News/Mark Almond)

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Allegany County looking for answers on fiber optic project

04/25/11 With an Albany-based fiber optic network planning to install lines throughout Upstate New York, Allegany County officials say they want to see where the county fits into the project.

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Indian fare is in fine, spicy form at Samrat

04/24/11 Crosstown traffic made us late to meet F.E. at Samrat Indian Restaurant recently, so he amused himself with a bowl of coconut soup, which is made with fresh milk, coconut and almonds.

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It's a great time to be a honeybee in the city

04/24/11 As the rest of the country tumbled into recession, Ray Olivarez's business took wing. Olivarez sells honeybees, not to large commercial beekeepers who rent their hives to pollinate agricultural crops, but to the growing...

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The Loving Story

04/23/11 Recommended Reviewed at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival The documentary format has taken on so many frills and trills over the past few years that it's almost a surprise to see one that operates in such a straight-forward fashion as The Loving Story , which basically bounces back and forth between archival footage and modern talking heads. It's not a terribly innovative or particularly ...

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Seeking divine sustenance

04/21/11 In Albany on Sunday, Nigerians and Ghanaians in African garb celebrate Christ's resurrection with drumming and singing in their native dialects at the International Christian Fellowship Ministry. After the Easter service at the First United Methodist Church Hispanic Emmanuel Faith Community in Rensselaer, Caribbean sweet drinks quench the thirst of the congregation led by Pastor Mariana ...

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The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2011 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

04/18/11 The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. , a leading natural and organic products company, will conduct a conference call on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 4:30 PM to review its Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2011 results, which will be released prior to the call. ? The conference call with feature remarks by Irwin Simon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ira Lamel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial ...

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From Brad to worse

04/03/11 Yesterday at the swearing in of Barry O'Farrell's new cabinet at Sydney's Government House, The Diary couldn't help but notice a little flight of titters go up from among the newly minted ministers when the name of the new Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, and Minister Assisting the Premier on Infrastructure NSW, was, well, fluffed.

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Allegany County Hall of Fame Class of of 2011

03/31/11 The Allegany County Hall of Fame inducted 20 new members this past weekend, including Gary Babbitt (Fillmore), Don Baker (Genesee Valley), Kate Baker (Genesee Valley), Bill Bathurst (Hinsdale), Duane Brubaker (Whitesville), Dave Campbell (Fillmore), Art Carney (Friendship), Paul Hatch (Fillmore), Brian Jordan (Bolivar), Gary King (Houghton Academy), Ana Lang (Cuba-Rushford), Rick Pensyl ...

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Scorecard: By the numbers

03/31/11 MLB exhibition AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. W L Pct. Kan. City 20 10 .667 San Fran. 23 12 .657 TWINS 20 12 .

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