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I write from the left on politics and policy.
Like most Americans, I'm a big fan of the NFL.
I admire the hard working players who go out there and play hard each and every week during the season—giving up their bodies and their talent in an effort to deliver their best for the hometown crowd along with the working-class fan base that has made the NFL what it is today.
That is why I find it so upsetting that Papa John's—the pizza company that will soon provide many of its employees with far more time to watch football thanks to a plan to reduce employee work hours in the effort to avoid the company's responsibilities under the Affordable Care Act—is the official pizza sponsor of the NFL.
Think about this for a moment.
Our uniquely American game—one that has grown into an empire on the backs of the hard working players and the loyal, American working men and women who love and support the game—is in league with a company that appears ready to throw some of those same dedicated fans, and their families, under a bus so that Papa John's can drop a few more dollars to the company's bottom line.
The cost of Papa John's professed fealty to its shareholders at the expense of its employees?
These workers, who typically earn too much to qualify for Medicaid and too little to afford health insurance for their families on what Papa John's pays them, will find themselves facing a fourth down and long without a play to call when a member of that family faces a serious illness.
But it's not just these employees who are being left to run a passing route with no ball ever coming their way.
Other fans of the NFL—people like you and I who pay our already expensive monthly premiums for our family's health insurance needs—will be left to pick up the tab for Papa John's employees when they show up in the emergency room because they have no other option for their care. That means that Papa John's will make more money at my expense, despite the fact that I have never set foot in a Papa John's restaurant nor ordered up one of their pizzas. This means that I will personally be subsidizing Papa John's profits without ever once becoming a customer—as will a great many of you—because this pizza company is willing to shirk its responsibilities in favor of letting you and me pay the bill.
Is this really the type of company the NFL wants besmirching its reputation by permitting them to be an official sponsor? What coach would ever preach to his players that they should get out of the way of an oncoming rush and allow a teammate to take the hit rather than stepping up and doing the job that is the player's responsibility?
How does Peyton Manning fit into this picture?
On the day the alliance between the National Football League and Papa John's was announced, it was also disclosed that Denver quarterback and future Hall-of-Famer, Peyton Manning, had become the owner of 21 Papa John's locations in the Denver area. Manning additionally serves as a spokesperson for the pizza chain—featured in a television commercial wherein he encourages CEO John Schnatter to give away two million free pizzas. Note that the cost of the give-away promotion far exceeds the burden of providing the affected employees with health care benefits.
Like most football fans, I love Peyton Manning.
When he faced his career ending neck surgery, I was rooting hard for him to make it back to the game. And while I have never been a Denver Broncos supporter, I have made it a point this year to tune in to watch almost every Denver game just to add my measure of support for Manning's comeback effort and to see his progress as he works hard to regain the form that has made him one of the all-time greats at the quarterback position.
I've been there for Peyton Manning. Now, I would like to ask Peyton to do something for me.
More specifically, I would like Peyton Manning to do something for all the hard working Americans that have been there to support him and the NFL, thereby allowing Peyton to earn a great and well-deserved living.
I would like Mr. Manning to return the favor by announcing that his Papa John's franchise operations will not be cutting back on its employee hours and that his restaurants will gladly comply with the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. I want Peyton to tell us that he will personally see to it that the people who work for him at his 21 stores will each receive their health care benefits.
Guys like Peyton Manning lead by example—and I can imagine no better example than his standing up for the working men and women who have always been there to support him, the game and the National Football League. If Peyton Manning will come forward to do the right thing, just watch as other Papa John's franchise owners follow his lead.
On a separate note, I have been interested by the number of commenters responding to my article of this past week discussing Papa John's efforts—along with some other franchise restaurant operations—to avoid giving health care benefits to their employees. It seems that many of these readers are sympathetic to these businesses because they believe that providing healthcare benefits to their employees is just not something these companies can afford to do without damaging their businesses, despite the millions in profit that many of these operations rake in each year.
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You are the one who wishes to enslave people sir. We are not free to work where we want to work anymore? Papa John's employees are now forced to work there? The work camps haven't started yet. You and the econimic illiterate who wrote this article are the ones pushing us toward that kind of society. It's too late to explain how a free market works. You and the rest of the brown shirts are too busy trying to destroy anyone who speaks out with the truth about the effects of this idiotic legislation on real businesses and their real employees. Lower wages, fewer jobs and misery is what you are really selling.
I believe that IS EXACTLY what I'm saying, the world is not sunshines and rainbows, making pizza's is not a good career to have, they aren't my slave, they are a slave to their own decisions….a person who is beyond high school or college, trying to make a living as a pizza cook has gone wrong somewhere, and the ones that may be down on their luck will be able to find a better job if they try…..it's all about trying instead of boo-hooing that life is so tuff. Guess what…..Life is tough, life is not fair. You either settle for a life as a pizza cook or you better yourself through hard work. They are only slaves to their own decisions, I didn't say "you have to make me a pizza, you have to work in the pizza kitchen". Self absorbed, to think that someone should pay you enough to make a living on as a pizza cook is pretty damn self absorbed, get real…if you want to make a good living, it is acheivable…it takes hard work and dedication….you can do it even if your down on the luck.
You think I'm an awful person for thinking that? you don't know me well enough to call me an awful person, I donate thousands each year to charities all over the state of Illinois and Missouri. I don't support lazy ass people who bitch about their jobs not being good enough, it would not take much for someone to "Up" their career from a pizza cook to something a tad bit more rewarding, so since I don't support lazy people I guess you can go ahead and make the assumption that I'm an "awful" person….but if you knew what kind of things I do for my community you would choke on your own words. Are you not an awful person for making that assumption? You know what they say about the word "assume"….ass-u-me.
What most people don't realiza is that 90% of "Papa John's" stores are run by local businesses and people. I think that it is crazy that people don't get that. I am sitting here worried about my family because of this. I run a store in Maine, and Papa John has no say in our benefits or our relations with our employees. But everyone assumes he speaks for ALL. What happens if people dpn't order from us because of this is that drivers get feweer deliveries and make less money, and hourly in store people get sent home earlier and make less money. This has no impact on "Papa John", only us hard workimg people who lose money in our paychecks. Altough the intentions may be good, you are only hurting hard working people. If you want to support hard working Papa John's employees…. Order Papa John's!!!
maybe you should take your complaints to "papa john". Tell him that politicizing business might come back to bite. I doubt he will care because he clearly only sees you and your employees as an income source for him. If you don't produce he will just replace you. If he does care about his employees, he would not have made this into a political ploy. Of course providing health insurance will cost some money, no one said it would not, but it should be considered a business expense and planned for. If everyone has these expenses, it will be a level playing field and everyone benefits. Or we could have single payer health care and leave businesses out of it— but having people without access to healthcare should NOT be an option.
Jeff, do you set your prices, and wages, and benefits, or is all of that decided by Corporate? Do you have any choice about following the promotions that Corporate advertises?
I stopped buying Papa John's pizzas about 6 years ago when it became apparent that the bean counters had decided to buff profits by cheapening the ingredients to the point the pizzas tasted terrible. After a couple of tries (had to assume once was a glitch) I have never ordered another one.
Your pizzas will be ordered by your customers if they: a) taste good, b) are within your delivery area, and c) taste better than your competitors'.
I wish you success, and sincerely hope that you treat your employees as you would wish to be treated.
I think you need to send him a message that he shouldnt be speaking for all,sorry to hear about your dilema but i cant spend my money where a ceo is so greedy,and doesnt care about his employees and franchise owners
Once again, cooking pizza's is NOT a career. If someone does have this as a career then something went wrong in their life and they need to try bettering themselves. Don't try telling me that they are not able to better themselves because there are ALL kinds of college grants out there for people who can't afford college. It won't be easy getting a degree and getting a better career that does pay well and have benefits, its hard work…not meant for a lazy person. A pizza cook should not expect to make much money or have good health benefits if any at all, think about it….the world does not have millionare fry cooks.
Just out of curiosity: How does the tax credit of up to 35% (up to 50% in 2016) effect small businesses that provide health insurance? Papa John's claims that many franchise owners will suffer under Obamacare, but it is not clear whether his calculations included the tax credit. Does anybody know?


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By SCOTT WILSON
Glasgow Daily Times
Instead of heading south to play softball in Florida, Barren County High School Softball Coach Kevin Jackson will be taking his team north this weekend to compete in the prestigious Woodford County Spring Break Escape in Versailles.
The tournament features a loaded field with several Top 25 teams. Pool play begins Friday with tournament play starting on Saturday.
"I think there are four or five Top 25 teams in the field," Jackson said.
"Central Hardin is one of the better teams in the field. Woodford County Meade County, Lexington Dunbar, Shelby County, all of those teams are in the field and all are very good softball programs."
Barren County, currently 4-3 on the season, will open pool play against Christian Academy of Louisville at 4:30 p.m. The Trojanettes close out the day with a game against Franklin-Simpson at 6 p.m. Saturday's games are single elimination.
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Passenger: Taz
Breed/Gender: female – spayed
Age/Weight: 10 months / 50 lbs
Other Info:.
Shots: Up to date on all shots
Overall Health: Excellent
Housebroken: Yes
Behavior with Dogs: good
Behavior with Cats: unknown
Behavior with Adults: good
Behavior with Children: good
Reason for Transport: Foster to Adopter
Crate Required for Transport: No, and one will not be travelling with
Items traveling with: Collar, Leash, and vet paperwork
Rescue is Echo Dogs White Shepherd Rescue (http://echodogs.org)
Taz is going from a foster home to an adopter in Florida.
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I ain't buyin' sh!t cos I'm poor
You can always steal, aren't you a devil?
Or is there a soft ficko under there somewhere?
But he could run the risk of running onto snake's lawn while making his escape and that would be a bad day for him.
He probably could, though. Stealing from Picture is laughably easy. I would know...
*Reports to OT police.* Let's see how they think about your antics.
I used to be in the OTPD! What's the problem? We'll take care of it!
You clearly wasn't here when I was at my most active. The authorities were hilariously incompetent.
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By Lane Lindstrom
Many of you who read my column titled, "Lane For Rent" in
the September issue of SnoWest Magazine
might have thought I was kidding when I made the claim it snows just about
everywhere I go—especially when I have a camera in hand.
Once again I give you further evidence of my claim that it
snows when I'm around.
I'm in Colorado
working on a travel feature for our sister publication, Dirt Toys Magazine and we made it through day one of our ride with
few "weather interruptions." Day two was an entirely different story, however.
Snow overnight in the valley was snow up high on the peaks. And even though it
was raining in the morning we decided to head out for a day of riding ATVs and
side-by-sides, thinking somehow it might clear up. The steady rain we rode in
before deciding that it was crazy and we weren't thinking straight and finally
turned around, eventually turned to snow. A wet, heavy snow that slowly crept
from the mountains down to the valleys of northern Colorado.
Now keep in mind, this was Oct. 5-6. I was working on a late
summer/early fall feature.
I rarely complain about snow—rarely. But I was pretty
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This week, OMB Watch released a report [1] taking a comprehensive look at the actions of state governments to require disclosure of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing (or "fracking"), an increasingly controversial and widespread practice used to extract natural gas in many states across the nation. The conclusion? On even this most basic requirement, states are failing to safeguard the health of their residents from the environmental dangers of fracking.
According to the report, The Right to Know, the Responsibility to Protect [1], the number of natural gas wells curently operating in the coutnry has swelled to nearly half a million, operating in at least 30 states — approximately 90% of which employ fracking. The health risks of many of the chemicals used in fracking are established. A 2011 report by the U.S. House of Representatives found that of the 2,500 products used in the hydraulic fracturing process, "more than 650 contained known carcinogens and other hazardous substances." Meanwhile, the industry itself is booming. Revenues reported by just the top ten largest companies that drill for natural gas in the U.S. reached a reported $1.1 trillion in 2010. Yet state laws to require disclosure of these chemicals are lagging behind.
The report notes that, of the 50 states, "no state has yet established all of the elements of a chemical disclosure policy strong enough to ensure the quality of the water and the health of communities near gas wells." Colorado is cited as a state that has made some of the most progress, "putting in place several elements of an effective disclosure policy."
What would an effective state policy towards chemical disclosure look like? OMB Watch identifies four critical elements that they recommend be part of such a policy:
- Requiring owners and operators of natural gas wells to gather baseline information on nearby water sources and water and air quality before receiving a drilling permit,
- Collecting detailed and specific information on the chemicals used in fracking from drilling companies, well operators, and manufacturers,
- Adopting clear guidelines limiting "trade secrets" exemptions from disclosure laws to prevent companies from invoking this loophole to avoid disclosure, and
- Posting information about the chemicals used at each individual well where fracking occurs on a public website
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what the myspace community is doing against LEO frauds
i dont want to overstep my bounderies with this being my very first post on this website (HI BY THE WaY!!!! ) but i have a myspace and i have alot of friends who are LEO's on my preffered friends list. I came across the user who know everyone knows as "clare" and added her a while back even though her profile seemed far from kosher. Well yesterday it just goes to show, you cant trust anyone esp if they go around impersonating a cop/marine. In any event, myself and a bunch of other cops/military personel wrote countless letters to customer service and i even wrote bulletins to delete her and have her too banned from the myspace community. We too are trying to put a crack down on impersonators and if you guys know of anyone who isnt who they say they are, it should be brought to someones attention ASAP!
i wanted to thank everyone on this website for helping out another website preventing people from immitators. whos to say she wasnt a serial killer or anything?? you never know in this day and age and almost everyone of all ages has a myspace account....god forbid they met this psycho! thanks for stoping a potential problem guys!!!!!!
with much respect for all that you guys have done for my community and everyone elses,
<3 jillyi AM the original "Loose Cannon!"
06-10-06, 10:53 AM #2FishTail Guest
Uh...you're welcome.
06-10-06, 11:10 AM #3WhateverVerified LEO
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You mean like people whose profile says they're only 14 years old, but they're photographed holding a handgun?
06-10-06, 11:12 AM #4FishTail Guest
I think they do that so they have to approve who adds them as "friends" Curt. I think if you're over 14 anyone can add you and you have no control over it.
I dunno, I don't have one!
06-10-06, 11:15 AM #5Cheech Guest
Yea i left that trix some messages on it last night
06-10-06, 11:17 AM #6WhateverVerified LEO
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06-10-06, 11:22 AM #7Originally Posted by Curt581
06-10-06, 11:29 AM #8Originally Posted by Curt581
lol, yes and if you read where it says "hauppauge in a land where 14 means 20 @$$holes" and yes it means that i dont want to add you and its private
im 20 years old, ill fax you my licence and birth certificate hehei AM the original "Loose Cannon!"
It's true...many users set their profiles to 14yo on myspace in order to keep their profiles private."If anything worthwhile comes of this tragedy, it should be the realization by every citizen that often the only thing that stands between them and losing everything they hold dear... is the man wearing a badge." -- Ronald Reagan, in the wake of the deaths of 4 CHP troopers in the Newhall Incident, 1970
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06-10-06, 11:35 AM #10Cheech Guest
Well On clares group list there are tons of people posting she is a fraud because of this website. She is getting exposed bigtime! THis is all over myspace
06-10-06, 11:44 AM #11Originally Posted by 06AccordLX
06-10-06, 11:48 AM #12Cheech Guest
She is a pretty big one on there tho. She has all kinds of people messaging her from all types of law enforcement. They have been emailed from me.
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She has a group in myspace? I thought she was just another nobody in cyber world. This is starting to freakin' sound like a world terror organization.And Shepards we shall be,
for thee, My Lord, for thee,
Power hath descended forth from Thy hand,
That our feet may swiftly carry out Thy Command.
So we shall flow a river forth to Thee
And teeming with souls will it ever be.
In Nomine Patris, Et Filli, Et Spiritus Sancti.
Wow... If this is true, I was super fooled.
06-10-06, 01:23 PM #15katiemh GuestOriginally Posted by jeepmud
Boys, always thinking with the wrong head.
that is why we verify......She had to lie about being in my beloved Corps? what a freakin nutty bitch.........and NYPD?....Those broke dicks make less than I do...ask Vengeance.....
06-10-06, 01:27 PM #17Originally Posted by katiemh
06-10-06, 01:59 PM #18Cheech GuestOriginally Posted by PACMAN
theres always one in the crowed that messes things up! lol. but ya know whats funny, she was on another thread for the NYPD rant over here and after that decided to make her profile private. she was made fun of on that site it was kinda funny they pretty much said the same things you guys are saying here. anyways, once she sent me an email asking what "FTS" ment and im like "if youre a real cop, you would know they taught you how to shoot!" man it all makes sense now. thanks guys!i AM the original "Loose Cannon!"
Oh, give me a break... I have friends who work in New York and she knew about the 10-13 fundraiser I went to with them for the 70th PCT in Brooklyn. I can now see that she must have looked it up online, but who would do something so silly? To lie about a fundraiser for guys killed at work? I never would have believed it.
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Maude McDaniel, Columnist
Cumberland Times-News
Let us all praise — dirt.Yes, that's what I said, dirt.
The most common stuff in the world, right?
What we wash off ourselves, morning and night. Over and over again. What whole companies make huge profits getting rid of.
I want you to praise dirt?
You bet! And here's why.
Our whole world is dirt. Without it, where would we be?
Pretty bad off, I think. If I have it right, between us and the fires inside this world we live on, there is nothing but — dirt. That's for starters.
Dirt is all around us, all the time. It probably appears in more forms than any other substance in the world. Dust, soil, land, ground, rock minerals, earth, topsoil, subsoil, alluvium, loam, clay, loess, marl, sand, silt, sod, real estate, acres, property, territories, freeholds, countries, hemispheres — and, oh yes, the Earth.
And they're all — dirt! Some of it pathetic, by human standards of valuable earth; some of it rich and productive and thus worth something in our limited human judgment. Besides that, it's something we may share with some of the other creatures of the universe, certainly Mars and the moon, although their dirt is perhaps pretty useless by our standards. Still, it's dirt.
And since our whole world is made of dirt, and probably a lot of other worlds too, we need to take a closer look at it.
Of course, some kinds of dirt are more valuable than others. Gold dust probably leads the pack in monetary worth,, but as far as sheer usefulness is concerned, it's a dud at being dirt. Plant tomato seeds in gold dust and you don't even get bugs.
Historically, dirt has always been valued for two things: from way back as a source of food, and in recent times as being a place to build such things as Walmarts on.
And historically, it's been the things that come with the dirt that we value, the food, the gold, the minerals, the oil, the copper, the coal. Of course, they couldn't exist without the help of the dirt, but we just throw it away, and so far, there has been enough dirt that we don't miss it. That may change in the future but not in my lifetime, so I'm not going to worry about it.
Of course, one lucky thing about being human is that you can play at being Creator by making your own dirt. It's called compost, I have instructions right here, if you ever run out of dirt: Chop garden clippings, layer with kitchen scraps, water until just damp, let it all "cook" (so to speak.) Turn the pile once a week for awhile, and then add to your garden. Sounds like a lot of work to me and I'm beyond work at this point, but I thought I would include it for my energetic reader.
I can even go one step beyond that by making edible soil, which I understand is in great demand at a restaurant in Copenhagen. It's made of "a simple mixture of bread, mushrooms, onions, olives and nuts that when mixed together has "an earthy taste with a sweet note." I have to give it credit— in the picture it truly looks like real dirt.
But, seriously, I can get a little dewey-eyed about dirt, because it has had a long history in human culture. It is no accident that one of the early figures of Greek mythology was the giant Antaeus, who drew strength from the ground. Of course, he was a great fighter (as were all those ancient Greek folks. It's pretty obvious that men did most of the creating of those ancient stories, because they are always fighting, always — sorry, peaceful men.
Anyway, every time poor Antaeus got slammed down to earth he got up stronger than ever, which was pretty hard on enemies who didn't know his secret. In case you're interested, he did fine until he met Hercules, who found out his secret and held him up off the nurturing earth until he lost all his strength, poor guy. Somehow it doesn't seem quite fair.
I have always marveled at the fact that, when you think about the basic nature of what God has to work with — just dirt to start with, then, you know, what comes of this simple dirt: that is, plants, trees, hills, valleys, muntains, deserts, etc. — hardly any one place in the world looks the same as another. Put me down in any natural scene from my past and, if my memory were better these days, I could probably identify it. So little raw material for God to build on, and such a rich and varied result.
And of course, we all end up back there in the earth one way or another, soorner or later. Or as Walt Whitman so memorably puts it, " I bequeathe myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love, /If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles."
Maude McDaniel is a Cumberland freelance writer. Her column appears on alternate Sundays in the Times-News.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Caterpillar Inc. /quotes/zigman/221644/delayed/quotes/nls/cat CAT -0.23% fell 0.5% in premarket trades on Monday after J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. downgraded the bulldozer manufacturer to neutral from overweight and cut the company's share price target to $90 from $109. "We cannot overlook the continued pressure the mining sector is facing to reduce capex, as well as the re-election of President Obama and the impact this could have on the U.S. coal and energy sectors," analyst Ann Duignan said in a note to clients. J.P. Morgan had been overweight on the company since 2009.
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Posted Monday, February 11, 2013 --- 12:46 p.m.
Press Release from the Sun Prairie Police Department:
On Saturday, February 9, 2013 at approximately 1:44 P.M., the Sun Prairie Fire Department responded to the 1200 block of Schumann Street in the City of Sun Prairie for a report of a structure fire. The Fire Department was able to get the fire under control within approximately 15 minutes with 20 personnel. Fire Department staff estimated the damage to the structure exceeded $40,000. Based on observations at the scene, Fire Department staff believed the cause of the fire to be suspicious and alerted the Police Department at that time.
A joint investigation was conducted with the Sun Prairie Police Department, Sun Prairie Fire Department, Dane County Sheriff's Office, and Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation/ State Fire Marshal. At the conclusion of the on scene investigation, investigators have ruled the cause of the fire to be arson. At this time, there are no suspects in custody and the investigation is ongoing.
If you have information regarding this investigation, you are asked to contact Detective Wilson at the Sun Prairie Police Department via phone at 608-837-7336. Anonymous information can be submitted via our tip line 608-837-6300. Tips can also be provided to the Wisconsin Arson Hotline at 800-362-3005 or online at http://www.wiarsonhotline.org/. A reward of up to $5000 is available for the conviction of an arsonist through the Wisconsin Arson Insurance Council.
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Tom Konrad, Contributor
I write about peak oil and climate change as investment themes.
My ideal stock is:
I like such stocks because I can buy them, and pretty much ignore them. This leaves me time to research more speculative green stocks, while still knowing that much of my portfolio is producing reliable income. Until recently, however, my ideal stock did not exist.
The recent decline of many green stocks has changed that, and I'm finally building a core of my portfolio around such reliable income producers. For a list of the dividend stocks I am buying, see the end of the article here.
Dividend Stocks to Watch
Still, many green companies I like don't meet all my criteria. Here are five I'm watching, and why.
#1 General Electric (NYSE:GE)
Why it's Green: GE is involved in almost every green sector. It's a leading wind turbine manufacturer, produces all sorts of efficient vehicles, machinery, and appliances, and has a strong smart grid division. The company's Ecomagination initiative has long been core to its growth strategy.
Why I'm Watching, Not Buying: At $18.24, the dividend yield is a little lower than I'd like, at 3.7%. Earnings and free cash flow are easily enough to support a higher dividend, but GE's debt to equity ratio (3.65) is uncomfortably high.
What I'm Waiting for: GE's high debt will probably be a barrier to me adding it to what I consider the "safe" part of my portfolio, but if the dividend were to rise to 5% or more, and income still looked stable, I would probably buy, but to continue to watch the stock for signs of weakness.
#2 Siemens (NYSE:SI)
Why it's Green: Siemens is also a leading wind turbine manufacturer, as well as a leader in electric transmission and distribution technology. Siemens' automation technology helps innumerable industries use energy more efficiently.
Re: General Electric. As long as GE owns GE Capital (GECS) the combined debt equity ratio will never meet your criteria. GE capital is a bank and its debt should be analyzed as such. Their tier 1 capital of 10% plus is well within approved ranges and the government has recently approved the resumption of a dividend back to the parent. GE without GE Capital has a debt equity around .3 which I would guess is well within your criteria. Further GE does not guarantee GECS debt.
In sum I would suggest you judge GE's risk by looking at GE and GECS separately. I own many of the more speculative stocks you cover but I also own a substantial GE position as my green dividend stock.


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No Contest: Mirka Knapkova of the Czech Republic Dominates Women's Single Skulls
The Czech Republic's Mirka Knapkova entered the Women's Single Sculls competition in London as the World Champion and she proved from the get-go why she deserves that title. The female rowing sensation rowed the quickest time in qualifying and utterly dominated the field in the finals. In the final race, Knapkova jumped out to an early lead of one half-length after 500m. Halfway through the row, the Czech had extended that lead to a full boat length. As she neared the finish line, it was apparent that she had the top position in the bag. She eased up, gliding to a comfortable 3-second victory.
Australia's Kim Crow and Denmark's Fie Udby Erichsen were in the most dramatic battle of the final race for second and third place. Crow's time of 7:58.72 fell just short of the Erichsen's 7:57.72 as the Aussie took third.
"I was doing absolutely everything I could to get my bow in front, but [Knapkova] did a fantastic job," Crow said.
By her performance in the water and her competitor's sentiments afterwards, it was evident that Knapkova is a truly overpowering rower and earned every bit of her top billing in London.


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Feb 13, 2013
Peace Corps: Lunch and Learn Information Session
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A representative from the Peace Corps will be on campus to answer any questions you may have concerning what the Peace Corps does. You'll never know unless you apply and there is no better time than now.
Peace Corps: Application Workshop
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I am glad overstock gives us the options to write a review on items purchased because 90 percent of my ordering is online and I do pay attention to the reviews, in fact a bad review if too many of the same complaint makes my decision on my purchase. As far as these sheets, they are wonderful! I remember reading reviews and the only thing a few people commented on in any negative way is that they wrinkle, I was thinking to myself you have got to be kidding me!! We just moved into a home and trying to watch money, my brother had given me his California King bed, which meant buying sheets, comforter the whole nine yards! Knowing that a good sheet at that size was going to run me at least 80 dollars, I went to overstock.com. I got two sets of these sheets for under the price of one set at other stores. The color matched perfectly with the picture on the site. As far as wrinkling, well I washed them before I put them on my bed, they did not get wrinkled until I laid on them, lol Thank you again overstock.com! I will continue to buy from you!
I bought these sheets as an impulse buy on Black Friday. When they arrived, I was disappointed in myself for ordering 350 thread count sheets as I normally prefer a much higher thread count. But, I was surprised that these sheets are so soft. This just goes to show you that thread count isn't everything. This is high quality Egyptian cotton sateen. I got the paprika color and it is a very rich burnt orange/rust color, not too orange. And, of course, as always with overstock, they arrived promptly and in excellent condition.
These sheets are egyptian cotton which is what I was looking for . However as others have noted, they do wrinkle a lot, which does not bother me, after all they are cotton and quite soft, definitely not "crisp". They fit my mattress just fine, but it is an older mattress and not several feet thick :)) The top sheet could be a little more ample in width, it is just barely wide enough. Since I was looking for an inexpensive set of good cotton sheets, these are exactly that. For the price I have not seen better. If you are budget minded, these will do.
I loved these sheets initially. They were soft and the color was great but after a few washes they pilled really bad. I wouldn't even care if they just looked pilly because they are covered by my duvet but when I am in laying in bed I can feel all the little pill balls. I would not recommend these sheets if they are going to be washed often.
I expected a smooth, soft texture from the thread count of these sheets. Instead it was scratchy and unpleastant to the touch. Of the three sets I ordered, I returned two. I would have returned them all, but I had washed the one set to see if that would soften the texture--it did not. And it ended up extremely wrinkled and was difficult to iron. The return fee charges also were excessive. I will think very carefully before I order anythink from Overstock again.
The color was true to picture, bright and vibrant. The sheet set was well fitted to a deep queen size mattress. The sheets were soft and thick, even for a low 350 threadcount it felt like 500 or better! Would recommend and will be buying again in another color.
The feel of these sheets is very nice. We were very disappointed, though, with the color - in more ways than one. The color shown for the taupe is a grey color. The color that arrived as taupe is actually brown. Not a great match for a grey, yellow and white color scheme. After just 2 washings the color is already starting to fade. It may not have been quite as important if these were not in our beach rental condo. Be prepared for the sheets to possibly be a different color that you see on the screen.
I guess you get what you pay for in sheets like anything else...I thought they were a good buy and there was an additional coupon so I took the bait...got the sheets, washed them and put them on the bed...one of the pillow cases is an entirely different fabric and the top sheet is so narrow there is not enough to tuck under the mattress, which is going to drive me crazy...I'm not happy with my purchase...
This sheet set is a nice basic set that washed and dried well with little shrinkage but it did wrinkle a little as expected with 350 TC. The wrinkles smooth out when you make the bed. I have a 14" memory foam mattress set, std. king-size and if I had any deeper mattress these would not have fit it. Overall, I am very happy with them. They are soft and comfy.
These 100% cotton sheets are great. In fact, I want to buy another set or two but will have to wait until my preferred colors (ivory & white) are back in stock. These are soft and so far not pilling (I've been washing weekly for 4 months).
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World Occupational Therapy Day was first launched on 27th October 2010. Since then, it has become an important date in the occupational therapy calendar to promote and celebrate the profession internationally.
The World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) is the international voice of the occupational therapy profession which globally is made up of 80 national occupational therapy professional organisations. World Occupational Therapy Day is the opportunity to heighten the visibility of the profession's development work and to promote the activities of WFOT locally, nationally, and internationally.
The aim is that the WFOT World Occupational Therapy Day will be integrated with other national celebrations and promotions of the mission and goals of occupational therapy. Many countries hold occupational therapy week or month in October. If this does not fit with your country or time frame then individual events can be scheduled to suit any local time frames. This will help to increase the awareness of occupational therapists and society of the truly global impact of occupational therapy.
There are many ways to promote and celebrate World Occupational Therapy Day 2013.
The WFOT is providing a range of resources that you can utilise to help promote the event. Many of these items have been designed exclusively for World Occupational Therapy Day 2013 and they can be downloaded from Resource Centre > World OT Day:World Occupational Therapy Day 2013 official logo free for you to download - available with and without the date.World OT Day 2013 poster available in 4 languagesDesktop calendars for use as your computer wallpaper Cover art images for you to download and use on your social networking websites – five colours to choose from!
OT Global Day of Service
The WFOT is partnering with www.promotingot.org to support the OT Global Day of Service (OTGDS) which is taking place on Sunday, 27 October 2013.
Occupational therapy practitioners and students who would like to volunteer community service to an individual or organisation.
Everyone who receives volunteered community service benefits by the generosity of the participating occupational therapy practitioners and students.
Service is not always about direct action—it can be providing free professional, creative and organisational services which can have an equally profound effect on the programs and causes that need your help. Basically, when you engage in an unpaid activity intended to benefit others, that is service.
A list of examples can be found via this link http://promotingot.org/global-day-of-service-how-can-i-help
Join your colleagues by completing this form http://promotingot.org/register-get-started-today
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We ask you to consider ways in which you can help WFOT support the development and provision of services internationally.
Many people may not know that WFOT delegates and the WFOT Executive are volunteers and give their time and expertise at no cost to the organisation. WFOT is currently funded through subscriptions from national associations and individual members.
On many occasions WFOT is asked for assistance and it does not have the resources to respond or the assistance that can be provided is limited due to lack of funding
Your contributions will assist the development of the profession internationally.
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Corsicana —
Registered heifers are different from other animals at the Youth Expo.
Most kids who have been around the barns a year or two know better than to name their chickens, rabbits, goats and lambs, because those "projects" are going to be put up for auction, but the heifers can easily become pets with names and special halters. A winning heifer is going to be in the family, possibly for their whole lives.
That said, there are fewer registered heifers than many other animals because they are a long-term investment, and typically only kept by families that breed and keep cattle.
The Grand Champion winner of the registered heifer division, Megan Ziegenhagen, 14, of Rice FFA, knows the score on heifers. She doesn't do steers or goats or other animals. She entered two heifers only in the Expo — Princess and Duchessa. Princess, who's well into gestation and appeared Thursday like she might give birth to a Volkswagen at any moment, won Grand Champion and top European breed heifer. Megan is an eighth-grader at Rice Intermediate School.
Ziegenhagen, 14, said she spends a couple of hours a day, and has been showing heifers since she was seven when her parents first allowed her to enter "pee-wee" shows. She is the youngest daughter of Bill and Maria Ziegenhagen of Rice, and the sister of Zoe and Alex, who also cut their own paths through the Navarro County Youth Expo barns in years past.
"Whenever I saw my sister showing I wanted to, and I begged and begged and begged my parents," Megan said Thursday. "My sister and brother are the reason I got into this."
Reserve Champion was won by Jon or "Joe-Mac" Weil, of Frost FFA, who also took home third in junior showmanship, and first in junior European breed, and overall champion European breed heifer.
Senior Showmanship Grand Champoin was Noah Grounds, Blooming Grove/Barry 4-H; Reserve Champion, Garrett Berry, Kerens FFA; third, Sabrina Jameson, Frost 4-H.
Junior Showmanship Grand Champion was Madison Peterson, Blooming Grove/Barry 4-H; Reserve Champion, Megan Ziegenhagen, Rice FFA; and third, JohnWeil, Frost FFA.
Brahman overall champion heifer winner was Logan Peterson, Blooming Grove/Barry 4-H; and second, Madison Peterson.
Champion of British Breeds: 1. Megan Ziegenhagen, Rice FFA; 2. Mateo Bryan, Dawson 4-H.
European champions were shown by Jon Weil, Frost FFA, and Noah Grounds, Blooming Grove/Barry 4-H.
Winners of the registered heifer division at the Navarro County Youth Expo were as follows:
First, American breeds, junior yearling: 1. Jamie Williams, Rice 4-H.
All Other Breeds: 1. Jayme Kuykendall, Dawson 4-H.
Brahman, summer heifers: 1. Logan Peterson, Blooming Grove/Barry 4-H; 2. Garrett Berry, Kerens FFA.
Brahman, summer yearling: 1. Logan Peterson, Blooming Grove/Barry 4-H; 2. Garrett Berry, Kerens FFA.
Brahman, junior yearling: 1. Madison Peterson, Blooming Grove/Barry 4-H.
British breeds, summer heifer: 1. Megan Ziegenhagen, Rice FFA.
British Breeds, junior heifer: 1. Noah Grounds, Blooming Grove/Barry 4-H; 2. Mateo Bryan, Dawson 4-H.
British Breeds, senior heifer: 1. Mateo Bryan, Dawson 4-H; 2. Noah Grounds, Blooming Grove/Barry 4-H.
British Breeds, summer yearling: 1. Emily Stovall, Emhouse 4-H; 2. Sabrina Jameson, Frost 4-H.
British Breeds, junior yearling: 1. Megan Ziegenhagen, Rice FFA; 2. Kyla Harrison, Dawson FFA; 3. Cristina Loscuito, Kerens FFA.
European breeds, junior heifers: 1. Jon Weil, Frost FFA.
Senior heifers: 1. Connor Knauth, Mildred 4-H; 2. Jonathan Williams, Rice 4-H.
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Friday, April 18, 2008
Wanna Buy a Church?
Back in the days of segregation, this building was the African American Catholic church in the historic district. No longer needed after integration, it fell into disrepair and was purchased a few years ago by a couple who converted it to a house. I've never been inside but I'm told that they've done a fabulous restoration. Here's the listing if you're interested.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. —
Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Chris Rainey is waiting for a second chance.
Or maybe it's a third one.
Rainey, a fifth-round draft pick in 2012, was arrested in January and charged with one count of simple battery.
The incident cost him his job with the Steelers, who waived the rookie a few hours after the news broke. He eventually pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct.
Still, it was his second arrest in less than 30 months. He pleaded guilty misdemeanor stalking while attending Florida in 2010.
Rainey was back in Gainesville on Tuesday, watching former teammates take part in Pro Day. Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert and coach Mike Tomlin were on hand for the workouts, but it was unclear whether Rainey spoke with them.
"I guess they probably wanted to teach everybody else a lesson or something," Rainey said. "That's how I look at it."
Rainey was a promising return man and a third-down back as a rookie. He ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns last season.
He also caught 14 passes for 60 yards and returned 39 kickoffs for a 26.5-yard average.
The Steelers, though, seemingly had a zero-tolerance policy with him because of his past.
He expects to sign with another team, possibly after free agency and the draft.
"I'm just being patient, man, that's all," Rainey said. "I know free agency is today. I'm just wanting my agent to give me that phone call."
Rainey downplayed the latest arrest, saying it was "just bad timing."
"Wrong place at a bad time," he said. "That's all it is. I know nothing happens. When a witness says something, you can't stop it. That's all."
Gainesville Police charged Rainey with a single count of misdemeanor simple battery following an incident with his girlfriend. Officers said Rainey was arguing with his girlfriend over his cellphone. His girlfriend got into a vehicle and the running back tried to pull her out. Witnesses told detectives that Rainey slapped his girlfriend across the face and then chased her when she ran away with his phone in her purse.
Asked what lessons he has learned, Rainey offered this:
"Just don't make a scene outside. That's all," he said.
Rainey denied hitting the victim, who is still his girlfriend. She asked the judge to drop the charge, saying she never felt like she was in any physical danger.
"She (does) feel bad, but I told her don't look at it like that," Rainey said. "It ain't your fault."


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Cool crisp air, the changing of leaves, pumpkins, hayrides and apple cider are just a few amazing things about fall. The gorgeous weather this time of year is compelling enough to tempt anyone off the couch. Now is the time to lace up dusty hiking boots and experience the outdoors and lovely hiking trails with family and friends!
Did you know how much being outside helps children? Research shows that children who play outside have lower stress levels and more active imaginations. They become leaner, healthier and cultivate an appreciation and love of nature.
Right now, you could be rewarded for submitting your own ideas for helping others get outdoors through "Discover the Forest's Get Your Community Outdoors!" Challenge. The U.S. Forest Service, The Wilderness Society and the Ad Council are coming together to present this challenge on GOOD Maker, a crowd-sourcing tool to promote community activism and make good things happen.
Ideas are needed about how you can inspire your friends and neighbors to escape their stress and discover the great outdoors. One Grand Prize Winner will receive $1,000 to bring their idea to life as well as a $500 Frontier Airlines voucher to escape to the location of their choice for a vacation.
Challenge Details:
- Submit an idea from October 16, 2012 to November 13, 2012 (noon, PT).
- Include a photo or video that represents your idea. Photos should be in JPG, PNG, or GIF format,at least 570 × 345 pixels and no larger than 10MB. To include a video, use a YouTube URL.
- Write at least 3-5 sentences that explain how you would inspire your community to escape andenjoy nature.
- Only US-based organizations and individuals are eligible to apply. Applicants must be 13 years of age or older.
- Full Contest Rules: (discovertheforest.maker.good.is)
- Ideas will be posted for public voting November 14 - November 30, 2012.
- Rally your colleagues and friends to vote for your entry.
- One Grand Prize Winner will receive $1,000 to activate their idea during the months of Dec. 1, 2012 - December 2013.
Join the conversation via http://www.facebook.com/discovertheforest or visitwww.discovertheforest.org and www.wilderness.org to learn more. To encourage others to join, send a tweet about #CommunityEscapeChallenge @GOODmkr
DiscoverTheForest.org, a PSA campaign developed by the U.S. Forest Service and the Ad Council, helps families experience nature and offers ideas for where to go and what to do.


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TACOMA, Wash. – The voyeurism trial of Steven Powell began Wednesday with jurors seeing dozens of photos of girls in a bathroom.
Powell is charged with 14 counts of felony voyeurism. A judge threw out the child pornography charge against him on Monday.
The trial is garnering additional attention because of Steven Powell's son, Josh.
Josh Powell is suspected in the disappearance of his wife, Susan, in Utah in 2009. Josh Powell killed himself and his two young sons in February after setting fire to his Graham, Wash., home.
Follow @drewmikk on Twitter for constant updates on the trial
Before opening statements began, attorneys and the judge looked over hundreds of photos of young girls taken from Steven Powell's computer, including:
- A girl in a van who was either scratching or touching herself.
- Girls walking around in the neighborhood
- A teenage girl in her bedroom appearing to be dancing and changing clothes. The girl could also be seen in a cheerleader uniform.
- Photos of Susan Powell.
- A self-portrait of Steven Powell in his underwear, taken in a bathroom mirror, and videos of him, apparently nude, urinating and masturbating.
The judge allowed the photos of the girl touching herself and the girls in the neighborhood to be admitted as evidence, as well as the images of Steven Powell. The photos of Susan Powell were not admitted because the judge said she was not an alleged victim in the voyeurism case.
The jury was brought in to begin opening statements. The prosecutor told jurors Steven Powell took hundreds of photos of girls naked in their bathroom without their knowledge and did it for sexual gratification. They also claim to have journal entries of Powell's that prove he is a voyeur.
Powell's attorney, Mark Quigley, was the first to bring up Susan Powell's name. He told the jury the case is not about Susan, but about whether the state can prove Steven Powell is a voyeur.
Pierce County Sheriff's Detective Gary Sanders took the stand first. He said police found CDs of photos in Powell's bedroom. Jurors were shown images of two girls, ages 8 and 9, who were allegedly videotaped by Powell while they were going to the bathroom.
Police say the photos were taken in 2006 when the girls lived behind Powell's Puyallup home.
Prosecutors say Powell could see the girls in the bathroom because a window and the bathroom door were left open.
The girl's mother explained why:
"My youngest one was always afraid to be by herself so she would always ask me … she would yell down to me 'Mom!' And I would say 'I'm here!' and that was just fine," she said.
She testified she had no idea anyone was taking pictures of her girls and never gave anyone permission to do that.
Defense attorneys told jurors to be very critical of all the evidence, saying the state does not have enough evidence to prove Steven Powell took the pictures.
Twelve jurors and two alternates were selected out of a pool of 70 potential jurors.
KING 5's Travis Pittman compiled information for this report.


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By MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Among the stocks that could see active trade in Tuesday's session are Starbucks Corp., Dollar General Corp. and FedEx Corp.
On deck to report quarterly financial results Tuesday are Bob Evans Farms Inc. /quotes/zigman/71631/delayed/quotes/nls/bobe BOBE +0.13% , United Natural Foods Inc. /quotes/zigman/61530/delayed/quotes/nls/unfi UNFI -1.23% , Ulta Beauty /quotes/zigman/107036/delayed/quotes/nls/ulta ULTA -1.91% , G-III Apparel Group Ltd. /quotes/zigman/72444/delayed/quotes/nls/giii GIII -3.68% , Christopher & Banks Corp. /quotes/zigman/263159/delayed/quotes/nls/cbk CBK -3.50% , Mattress Firm Holding Corp. /quotes/zigman/7325556/delayed/quotes/nls/mfrm MFRM -2.00% , American Woodmark Corp. /quotes/zigman/68066/delayed/quotes/nls/amwd AMWD -0.84% , Guidewire Software Inc. /quotes/zigman/8387514/delayed/quotes/nls/gwre GWRE -3.53% , Layne Christensen Co. /quotes/zigman/74720/delayed/quotes/nls/layn LAYN -0.18% , Oxford Industries Inc. /quotes/zigman/237403/delayed/quotes/nls/oxm OXM -2.31% , Mitcham Industries Inc. /quotes/zigman/57653/delayed/quotes/nls/mind MIND -1.74% and Nordion Inc. /quotes/zigman/626775/delayed/quotes/nls/ndz NDZ +0.15% , among others.
Starbucks /quotes/zigman/20720/delayed/quotes/nls/sbux SBUX -1.55% said it will pay $100 million in cash to acquire privately held bakery chain La Boulange, which operates 19 shops in the San Francisco Bay area. Starbucks said it plans to serve French pastries, breads and sandwiches under the La Boulange name in its U.S. coffee shops. "This is an investment in our core business. After more than 40 years, we will be able to say that we are bakers too," Chief Executive Howard Schultz said in a statement. Starbucks has been seeking to improve its menu of food offerings, which it said account for $1.5 billion in revenue in its U.S. company-operated stores and which have grown at double-digit rates in each of the last two fiscal years. The deal's expected to be completed in the third quarter. Seattle-based Starbucks said it expects the acquisition to dilute earnings by about 2 cents over the second half of its 2012 fiscal year.
Also late Monday, Dollar General /quotes/zigman/575788/delayed/quotes/nls/dg DG -2.90% said certain selling stockholders would put up for sale 25 million common shares in a secondary public offering. The deep discounter won't receive any proceeds, with underwriters having the option to increase the size of the offering by 15% on behalf of the stockholders if investor demand warrants. In addition, Dollar General raised its full-year profit outlook as the Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based retailer reported "strong" financial results for first quarter ended May 4. As revised, Dollar General now sees earnings of $2.68 to $2.78 a share for the year and projected a higher operating profit than previously forecast. First-quarter net profit came to $213.4 million, or 63 cents, a share, up from $157 million, or 45 cents, earned in the same period a year ago. Quarterly revenue reached $3.9 billion from the prior year's $3.45 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet Research had, on average, been looking for Dollar General to earn 60 cents a share on revenue of $3.83 billion.
The board of FedEx /quotes/zigman/254280/delayed/quotes/nls/fdx FDX -1.66% approved an increase of nearly 8% in the company's quarterly cash dividend, to 14 cents a share. The new dividend's payable July 2 to stockholders of record as of June 18, the Memphis-based company said. FedEx also said it's taken a non-cash impairment charge of 26 cents a share against results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 in connection with its decision to permanently retire from service 18 Airbus A310-200 aircraft as well as six Boeing MD10-10s.
The board of Solera Holdings Inc. /quotes/zigman/453788/delayed/quotes/nls/slh SLH -2.26% approved a 25% increase in dividends paid on common stock for fiscal 2013, the company said. The annual dividend rate will rise to 50 cents a share, paid out on a quarterly basis. Westlake, Tex.-based Solera provides software and services used in processing claims on automobile insurance policies.
Central European Distribution Corp. said a preliminary review indicates the Mt. Laurel, N.J.-based company will need to restate results for all reporting periods dating from Jan. 1, 2010. The restatement is an outgrowth of Central European Distribution's move in April to bring in new senior management at Russian Alcohol Group, its main operating subsidiary in Russia. Reported net sales for 2010 and 2011 failed to reflect the timely reporting of the full amount of retroactive trade rebates provided to customers in Russia, the company said. To date, accounting adjustments that have been identified will mean a reduction of about $30 million to $40 million in consolidated net sales, operating profit and related accounts receivable for the period from Jan. 1, 2010, through the end of 2011. The amounts are subject to change as the review proceeds, Central European Distribution said. The company's also looking at whether any adjustments will be required in its statements for 2009. Further, the board of Central European Distribution is reviewing whether to reschedule its June 29 annual meting in light of the situation surrounding its Russian accounting.


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Netflix for iPhone, iPad updated to support iOS 4.3.4 (and iOS 5!)
Netflix released a tiny update, ostensibly to add compatibility for the recent iOS 4.3.4 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (and iOS 4.2.9 for Verizon iPhone) firmwares, yet it seems to have addressed a huge pain point for developers as well -- compatibility with iOS 5.
So if you've been suffering without your Netflix fix, head on over to the App Store and tap the update button.
[Free - iTunes Store link]
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It works for me, watched several episodes of Star Trek Voyager over the weekend.
Ok so u guys in the old U S of A have just got spotify ....
Can we pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaasssseee have Netflix over in the UK, it sucks Higgins that we don't have a decent video streaming service for iOS
Bloody iOS spellchecker :-)
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HOUSTON — The morning will start off chilly Sunday, but will give way to much milder weather in the afternoon, according to KHOU 11 News Meteorologist Mario Gomez.
After overnight lows in the mid-50s, expect to see warmer temps compared to Saturday afternoon. High will peak in the low- to mid-70s with more sunshine and less clouds.
This weather trend will continue until Tuesday afternoon when a cold front makes its way through the Houston area.
After the cold blast of air moves through, expect to see overnight temperatures in the 30s and daytime temperatures only topping out in the mid-50s. Get out your jackets!
Download the free WeatherCaster app for your hourly forecasts and severe weather tracker.


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Traverse City Record-Eagle
---- — TRAVERSE CITY — A Grayling woman faces criminal charges after a Williamsburg casino employee caught her breaking into a car.
A Turtle Creek Casino employee saw Jacquelene Irene Mikolaczyk, 51, enter a Kia Sorento on June 17, court documents state. Security confronted Mikolaczyk, and Michigan State Police were notified.
A trooper noticed a plastic sun visor on the exterior of a Chevrolet Silverado that apparently broke as she tried to pry open the window, court documents state.
Mikolaczyk admitted to entering the Kia and attempting to enter the Chevrolet with a crowbar, according to court documents.
She's charged with breaking and entering a vehicle causing damage, breaking and entering a vehicle to steal property less than $200 and as a habitual offender. Court documents state Mikolaczyk was convicted of larceny in a building in 2005 and embezzlement in 2007.
A preliminary examination is scheduled for July 3.


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Roseanne Barr spoke rather seriously to a group of Green Party supporters at the in North Hollywood on Friday night about her run for President of the United States.
This "Rally in the Valley" was the first in the country that hosted all three of the leading contenders running for president in the Green Party. The 75 people in attendance (including some paparazzi) also heard from other Green Party candidates for congressional seats.
The comedienne explained that her candidacy was no joke, and she discussed a platform that included legalizing marijuana, supporting gay marriage and forgiving student loans.
"I will not let the idiots go unanswered," she said, with an occasional quip. She talked about her modest beginnings, as a "smart fat girl growing up in Salt Lake City, Utah."
"I wasn't born with a golden spoon in my mouth," she said. "I didn't even have a plastic spork."
's" show was shot in Studio City at thelot in the late 1980s and through most of the 1990s, and she said, "I created jobs by the hundreds, and I made some people there millionaires. I am the American Dream, and I know the average American's problems and issues."
She made a few jokes, calling Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner "Agent Orange" and calling others "Ponzi-scheming sociopaths."
Her biggest asset is that she is not a politician and said, "One impeccable credential I have is that I'm not George W. Bush."
Roseanne said, "It is time to point upward and hold their feet to the fire" and "An informed public is the enemy of tyranny and corruption."
She added, "The days of holding our nose and voting for the lesser of two evils hasn't gotten us anywhere. What we have been sold is an unsustainable treadmill."
About drugs, she said, "I am smart enough to know that if someone wants to buy recreational drugs they probably can find somewhere to find it—even in prison."
She explained how she would handle foreign policy with common sense, and still needs to raise money (see the video clips sent in above.) And, she had a few four-letter words peppered in her speech.
"I do swear, and as long as I swear you know I haven't been bought by any corporation," she laughed.
The night was kicked off by Derek Iverson, who is also a writer for the animated show "SpongeBob Square Pants." He said he and his wife share one car, and he rides the bus a lot and was inspired to become a Green Party member by Ralph Nader in the 2000 election.
Local activist and Patch blogger , who writes the "" blog, said he was an Al Gore Democrat who became Green after reading the 10 Key Values of the party. He pointed out that three cities have a majority Green representation and more than 40 offices statewide are held by the Green Party.
Marcy Winograd, a former Congressional candidate from Santa Monica, said she became Green after being raised in a liberal Democratic family.
"I'm late coming to this party," and she said she is unhappy about the politicians wanting war.
Michael Powleson is running in the 30th Congressional district against Howard Berman and Brad Sherman. He said he went to Milliken Middle School and Grant High and said, "I am a socialist. They were the first to fight for women's rights, fight slavery and fight against war."
David Steinman, running for the 33rd Congressional District against Henry Waxman, wrote two books about the environment and came from being an independent voter. "I thought the Democrats were spineless and the Republicans were anti-environment."
Anthony Vieyra, running for the 35th Congressional District, which includes East Los Angeles, talked about how he was Green from the time he was a little boy.
(See photos above and video clips, and for more information go to the Green Party website: gp.org.)


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Ben Fee Reports In From TAC & Day 2 Photos
Practices usually suck. And are boring. Everyone can attest. USUALLY. USUALLY. For the 10th year of The Oakley Arctic Challenge, even the weather is Oslo was cooperating in hopes for seeing some time bomb watch-scooping airs. Most of the all time heavy hitters were in their heavy hitting's heaviest on Tuesday and Wednesday. The man who started the event last decade, Terje Haakonsen, wasted no time in attempting to claim what is rightfully his: the title.
Day 1 of Snow In Lower Manhattan
So the madness kicked off the moment we landed at JFK and then made our way to the swanky Rivington Hotel in the Lower East Side. The riders that have come out for this event are some heavy hitters, but topping the list on the Oakley side are Shaun White, Terje Haakonsen, Eero Ettala, Heikki Sorsa, Torstein Horgmo, Dustin Craven, JJ Thomas and Bjorn Leines.