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By Pravin Palande| Aug 9, 2011
These seem to be the only options left for a beleaguered Indian broking industry that is under attack from its technologically stronger global rivals
Other conditions being equal, if one force is hurled against another 10 times its size, the result will be the flight of the former," says the ancient Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu in his classic military treatise The Art of War. This is as true on the battlefield as it is in the stock market, as many Indian brokers facing the brunt of bigger and technologically advanced rivals will likely agree. Confronted with contracting margins and declining profits, they are fighting the mother of all survival battles. A few have even shut shop. Alchemy Shares and Stock Brokers is a case in point. For the 40-odd employees working in the firm owned by Alchemy Capital, June 27 began like any other day. They went about their business, took the usual coffee breaks and indulged in idle chat. But all that changed when Lashit Sanghvi, co-promoter of the firm, called the employees into his office and told them that he was shutting down their division. He gave them their June salary and a severance package. Sanghvi's was not a rash decision. For a while he tried to get an international buyer, but when no deal materialised he knew it was closing time.Nor is it an isolated case. In the same week, the promoter of another mid-size institutional broking firm asked its employees to take a 60 percent pay cut. This was unacceptable to the head of the division, who walked out with his entire team. Over the past two months, many Indian brokers with institutional arms have tried to sell out to foreign brokers looking to set up shop in the country. In fact, a well-known investment banker is still looking for a buyer for three Indian brokerages and is in talks with some foreign brokerages. Alchemy Capital was never a big firm but it wasn't insignificant either. One of its promoters is billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. It's only because Jhunjhunwala is a promoter that many investors bought the firm's investment advice. Of course, all of this came to naught with Alchemy's fight for survival. For many, Alchemy's fate is indicative of a deeper malaise in the Indian broking industry. Foreign brokerages with their superior technology and global presence are starting to get a choke-hold on their Indian rivals. If Indian broking houses were to write a research report on their own sector it would probably be titled 'Sector Underweight'!A major reason for their undoing lies in a little known formula that sits inside computers and helps in smoothening trade but is generally ignored by Indian brokers. It is known as Direct Market Access (DMA) and is slowly becoming the backbone technology for trades. Most Indian broking firms are just beginning to adapt to this technology, which is a precursor to algorithmic trading (see Forbes India September 20, 2010). This technology has brought down commission revenues for brokers from 20 basis points to about 8 basis points in a single year. The effect on the finances of Indian brokers is visible. Over the past three years, revenues for listed Indian brokerages have fallen 3 percent, while profits have shrunk 26 percent. To make matters worse, expenses are rising sharply due to increasing salaries and technology investments. "As in any other market, technology will be the biggest differentiator in the Indian market and it will be challenging for Indian brokers, who are relatively new to trading technology, to compete with the international players that have been in this business for a long time. In this scenario, Indian brokers will partner with foreign players and work like a sub-broker. At the same time, Indian brokers' local expertise and knowledge will be valuable for the foreign partner," says Murat Atamar, head of the Credit Suisse's advanced execution services product for Asia Pacific. Switzerland-based Credit Suisse is one of the market leaders in institutional broking in India.Statistics clearly show that consolidation is on its way. In 1999-2000, the top 100 brokers accounted for 49 percent of the total turnover on the NSE. In 2009-10, this rose to 73 percent and in the next 10 years, they are expected to account for 80 percent of the turnover. On the institutional side, which accounts for 30 percent of the total turnover, 10 brokers account for 80 percent of the trade. Almost all are foreigners.
Images: Vikas KhotBig Fish, Fresh Prey (l-r) Morgan Stanley's Parag Gude, IIFL's R. Venkatraman and Motilal Oswal are all working out ways to adapt to the rapidly changing market dynamics
…Still the Foreigners are ComingAt a time when most Indian broking outfits are struggling to come to terms with a rapidly changing industry, at least three foreign brokers want to set up shop in India. Jefferies, a US-based securities and investment banking company; Barclays, which has a presence in India through consumer banking and corporate advisory, and Standard Chartered are some of the names that will enter the Indian market next year. They feel that India and China are the only two markets that have the capacity to increase volumes dramatically in the long run. So every foreign player with an Asian presence wants to open its account in India. And why won't it? Over the past five years the turnover in the cash market has gone up by an average 18 percent each year, while the derivatives markets have risen 43 percent. Interestingly, even among the foreign broking firms, only Credit Suisse, Macquarie Securities, Morgan Stanley and CLSA have succeeded in the Indian markets. They account for almost 50 percent of the institutional market. IIFL (India Infoline), Kotak Mahindra, Motilal Oswal, IDFC and Edelweiss are the major Indian broking firms. Though the global players have been dominating the sector in India for almost 10 years, there is palpable fear now among the Indians players that the foreign ones could raise their game further and take over the entire market. In fact, many saw the writing on the wall when industry veteran Vallabh Bhansali quietly sold off the investment banking, institutional broking and corporate advisory services of Enam to Axis Bank for Rs. 2,067 crore in November last year. Bhansali's timing was perfect. Experts say that had the deal been postponed by even six months, he would have lost heavily on valuation. Others are not as lucky. "If the market continues to be in the present state for one more year, then the broking industry will face difficulties. Only the top few brokers who have the balance sheet and ability to adapt to a continuously changing environment will survive. Challenging times will force the industry to consolidate in the future," says R. Venkatraman, managing director of IIFL. In 2007, IIFL pulled off a coup by poaching Bharat Parajia and four of his colleagues from CLSA, a leading foreign broker, with fat bonuses worth Rs. 11 crore. But things have changed now.The foreign brokerages want to hire fewer people and invest more in technology. Most of them have been working on their technology for almost a decade and have acquired a level of expertise that their Indian counterparts can now only dream of. So what is this technology that is so deadly to the health of Indian broking firms?To DMA or Not to DMACurrently, algorithmic trading that uses computers accounts for around 10 percent of the entire Indian market. This is much lower than the 70 percent for the US, Singapore and Hong Kong markets. More and more people are taking up Direct Market Access, or DMA, which allows institutional players to enter markets seamlessly without broker intervention. US-based Progress Software is sure that technology will be the game changer in financial markets and is betting big on India. Giles Nelson, who is building the algorithm for Apama — one of Progress Software's key products — believes technology can be the great leveler. If bigger firms are caught sleeping on innovations, the smaller ones can easily scale up if they have a smart algorithm. In the past year, Progress Software managed to get five clients, mostly propriety traders, in India. Globally, it has about 150 clients.When it comes to technology, Indian markets are much more demanding than other Asian markets and require substantial investment. Most of the order flow is through one touch DMA, which is technologically more complex than straight DMA. This is not expected to change anytime soon. Also, there are very few institutions that have completely moved on to seamless DMA. Even those that have the technology use it only for 30 percent of the trades because the Indian markets are largely illiquid.
Another issue is that the gap between the bid and ask price in India is much smaller than other markets and the average size of a trade is smaller. This means what works in other markets will not work here. Credit Suisse, the biggest player in the institutional business, has customised its technology for India. It has significant plans to expand its electronic trading here as it feels that there is high demand for technology.
But Parag Gude, a managing director at Morgan Stanley's Institutional Equity Division, believes that technology is only part of the recipe for success. He feels that as domestic Indian asset managers grow, the opportunity for on-the-ground expertise will expand.
Morgan Stanley was the first to use DMA in the Indian markets two years ago and remains a dominant player in the space. "While electronic trading is well suited for the most liquid stocks in India, it takes local expertise to properly understand the nuances of the markets as you move down the liquidity curve," Gude explains. Options and CompulsionsThere is evidence that Indian brokers are trying to move in to the derivatives side of the business to survive. Earlier, there was limited trading in the options market as investors found it easier to trade in futures. But now with advanced software and newer opportunities, most jobbers and day traders are operating in the options market. A few other Indian brokerages are trying to cement their position in the customised investment advice space. They are creating advisory products that are not really PMS (portfolio management scheme) although they work like them. Earlier, most of them sold their research to clients. But when mutual funds and portfolio managers began to hire their own analysts, Indian brokers realised the need to diversify. Edelweiss is one of them. "Even if we are the biggest players in institutional broking amongst the Indian firms, you need to understand that only one-third of our business is associated with broking. We are an NBFC [non-banking financial company] with a presence in AMC [asset management company] as well as insurance business," says Vikas Khemani, head of institutional equities, Edelweiss Capital. Meanwhile, IIFL is focussing on wealth management and currently has assets under advisory of over Rs. 20,000 crore. It's a new business for the company, and one it's looking to dominate. Motilal Oswal is taking the innovation route. It has launched an ETF (exchange-traded fund) based on a foreign index, which it feels will give it an edge. "We are a focussed financial services company building on mostly transaction-based and fee-based businesses. We feel that the Indian economy is going to grow at around 15 percent nominal growth rate and our growth target is at 25 percent for the next three years," says Motilal Oswal, managing director of Motilal Oswal Securities. Just seven years ago, it was possible to put up a full-fledged broking house with $1 million-$2 million. But today, it will require at least $10 million — the kind of money only a global player has. No market in the world has 2,000 brokers. Even the bigger markets have at the most about 100; the number will eventually come down in India too. Only the few who have deep pockets and the ability to adapt fast will survive.


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Salesforce.com Will Live Update Its Diversity Metrics In Charts On Its Website – Biz Insider
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Joining the likes of Google, Yahoo, and Facebook, enterprise tech giant Salesforce.com released diversity stats about its employee makeup on its website.
Unsurprisingly, Salesforce's numbers look overwhelmingly similar to stats from the other Silicon Valley companies. Its staff is 71% male, with even fewer women working in tech and leadership positions.
In the United States, the company is 67% white, just 2% Black and 4% Latino.
In fact, Salesforce is slightly less diverse than Google, Yahoo, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
According to Salesforce's website: "As an open and transparent company, we share our gender and ethnicity statistics. These numbers are updated regularly and are available right here."
There are a few unique aspects to the company's announcement. Drawing on numbers from last month, the report is much more current than that of Google, which used data that was months old. Salesforce didn't try to defend its stats, instead opting to promise to update the information in the future.
Salesforce never indicates it plans to improve these stats, which may be concerning. Still, by promising to updating its diversity data on a regular basis, it gives customers the opportunity to hold the company responsible for its hiring practices.
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Despite various awareness efforts, there's still little diversity within the tech industry.
Some of today's biggest names in tech, including Facebook and Google among others, are mostly comprised of white, male employees.
We've heard about the diversity issue within tech for a while, but it wasn't until recently that companies came forward to reveal their official statistics.
Within the past two months, Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yahoo have shown exactly how drastic the diversity problem is within each company.
We've combed through each company's statistics and compared them to create a snapshot of the types of employees you'll find in each company.
The charts shown are based on data provided by Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yahoo.
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70% Men
30% Women
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62% Men
37% Women
1% Not disclosed/other
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Most people who work at Facebook are also male
69% Men
31% Women
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Most of Google's employees are white.
Black 2%
Latino 3%
Asian 30%
White 61%
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Black 2%
Latino 4%
Asian 38%
White 53%
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Black 2%
Latino 4%
White 50%
Asian 39%
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Facebook is also comprised of mostly white employees, just 2% Black and 4% Latino
Black 2%
Latino 4%
Asian 34%
White 57%
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Most women work in non-tech jobs across these companies. As shown below, women only make up 17% of the tech workforce at Google.
Men 83%
Women 17%
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Men 83%
Women 17%
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Only 15% of Yahoo's tech employees are female.
Men 85%
Women 15%
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1% Black
3% Latino
34% White
60% Asian
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Yahoo's tech workforce is 57% Asian and 35% white.
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however, men still outnumber women even in non-tech positions.
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Men 53%
Women 47%
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Google's non-tech workforce is slightly more diverse than it's tech employees, but not by much. It's still predominantly white and Asian.
Black 3%
Latino 4%
Asian 23%
White 65%
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Black 3%
Latino 5%
Asian 26%
White 63%
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Black 2%
Latino 6%
Asian 24%
White 63%
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Most executives in leadership roles at these companies are male. At Google, 79% of leadership positions are occupied by men, just 21% women.
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Latino 4%
White 65%
Asian 28%
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Google has a handful of resources available for employees of all races, gender, and ages on its diversity page. The company also recently announced a new initiative to get female students into coding at a younger age called Made With Code. Google is working with a few big-name partners on the initiative, which include Girl Scouts of the USA, MIT Media Lab, Chelsea Clinton, and Codecademy among others.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/diversity-in-tech-2014-2014-7?op=1#ixzz37miESglK
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The social media giant says it's working with the National Center for Women & Information Technology, Girls Who Code, and the National Society of Black Engineers among others.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/diversity-in-tech-2014-2014-7?op=1#ixzz37miJ42jI
Like Facebook, LinkedIn is working with the Anita Borg Institute which focuses on women in computing. It's also the driving force behind DevelopHer, a hackathon aimed at women in tech.
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East Cleveland, OH, United States, 2011/04/08 - Projects from Chicago, New York and Bonn, Germany, Rise to Top of Entries from across the Globe - GEEdisonAward.com. NYSE: GE
GE Lighting announced three finalists in its 28th annual international GE Edison Award competition today from the GE Lighting Institute, a teaching facility at the heart of GE Lightings Nela Park world headquarters in East Cleveland, Ohio. This years finalists represent lighting design innovations across corporate, retail and non-profit sectors, showcasing the importance of lighting in a variety of spaces.
It was challenging to select just three finalists from a pool of deserving, forward-thinking applicants, says Mary Beth Gotti, manager of the GE Lighting Institute. The submissions we received incorporated broadened use of energy-efficient technologies, unique lighting placement and lighting control strategies that showcased thought-provoking designs from the worlds most talented lighting design teams.
The GE Edison Award competition is open internationally to lighting professionals who creatively employ significant use of GE light sources in a lighting design project completed during the previous year. The finalists for the 28th annual GE Edison Award include:
ThyssenKrupp Quarter in Essen, Germany
Lighting Design Firm: Licht Kunst Licht AG, Bonn, Germany
The corporate offices of ThyssenKrupp, a global materials and technology group, feature modern architecture brought to life by its progressive lighting plan. In the 11-story atrium, GE 35-watt and 70-watt ConstantColor CMH® G12 4000 K lamps provide crisp directional illumination on the ground level. Linear LEDs are integrated into the handrails of the atrium bridges, while dining areas, conference rooms and other public spaces feature combinations of ceramic metal halide, T5 fluorescent, halogen and LED solutions.
Science Storms at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago in Chicago, Illinois
Lighting Design Firm: Focus Lighting, New York, New York
Science Storms at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago is a dramatic and interactive environment where guests of all ages can explore the physics of light and the science behind powerful natural phenomena. This 26,000-square-foot permanent exhibition showcases 50 large-scale exhibits and experiments. Lighting designers collaborated on the content and design of the exhibits on the science of light in addition to their lighting design responsibilities for all exhibits, two classrooms and the overall exhibition space. Most exhibits are illuminated with GE 150-watt Constant Color CMH® G12 3000 K lamps in framing spotlights located in five slots in the 60-foot ceiling. Blue LEDs and gelled T8 fluorescent lamps illuminate the surrounding perimeter surfaces.
David Yurman Townhouse in New York, New York
Lighting Design Firm: Cooley Monato Studio, New York, New York
A landmark 1871 townhouse on Madison Avenue was transformed into the flagship store of premier jewelry designer, David Yurman. The lighting design enhances the dramatic interplay between expansive height and more intimate spaces and highlights the rich textured materials. Throughout the store, GE T8 Watt-Miser® and T5 3000 K lamps provide a soft glow within concealed coves. Custom fixtures, designed to recess in the slatted wood ceiling, are fitted with GE 20-watt Constant Color CMH® GU6.5 3000 K lamps. These fixtures highlight floor display cases and provide low-level circulation lighting. Within the display cases, fluorescent fixtures provide fill light in the back of each case, while LEDs at the front offer added sparkle.
All finalists will be invited to an awards ceremony held Monday, May 16, 2011, in Philadelphia, the evening before the start of LightFair International. During the May 2011 ceremony, designers who have been designated as winners of Awards of Excellence, Awards of Merit, the Award for Excellence in Environmental Design and the Award for Residential Design will be recognized with personalized plaques acknowledging their lighting design achievements. The identity of the 28th annual GE Edison Award Winner will remain confidential until announced at the awards ceremony. The winner will receive a personalized Steuben crystal trophy and continued publicity throughout the following year. A distinctive plaque will also be presented to the owner of the winning installation.
All lighting projects submitted for award consideration must have been completed between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2010. For more information about the GE Edison Awards visit GEEdisonAward.com.
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Wanted: Expert on Lassen Volcanic National Park. Topic: Snowshoeing.
Hey fellow Travelers, we've received a question from a reader regarding snowshoeing possibilities at Lassen. And, having not personally visited the park, we're hoping someone can offer some insights.
Specifically, what trail or trails on the park would be good for a group new, or relatively new, to snowshoeing?
Now, we understand ranger-led hikes are held Saturdays and Sundays from January 3rd through April 5th. Those interested in these should meet the ranger at 1:30 p.m. outside the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center in the southwest area. The walks are 1.5 to 2 hours in length. The route and type of walk is determined by snow conditions. Participants must be at least eight years old and be able to do moderate physical exercise. Participation is first-come, first-served.
$1.00 donation for use of snowshoes.
Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center
Beyond those opportunities, does anyone have any suggested trails that might work well for this group?


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Market snapshot: BAML and UBS lead the US public market
Market snapshot
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) issued most notional and UBS was the most prolific producer of structured products in the US public registered market in December. BAML produced 20% of new issuance as UBS claimed 23% of new structured investments by way of number of deals, according to structurededge.com.
In the UK, Investec Structured Products was the leading creator of products in December by number, followed by Legal & General and Meteor Asset Management. Investec was the biggest issuer l
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New York debate for U.S. Senate: Incumbent Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D and former Congressman Joe Dioguardi (R) speak out on #DADT repeal. Basically it's a split between a "moral imperative" to lead vs. a willingness to wait while good and decent citizens are discharged because of who they are:
MORE: Sen. Gillibrand cites #DADT appeal as a top two point where she breaks from her boss. Meanwhile, the moderator gives Dioguardi the perfect opportunity to repudiate Carl Paladino's hurtful comments, yet the Republican challenger fails to seize it:


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Full GLEE SINGS THE BEATLES Now Available
Gleeks around the world now have their first chance to hear the complete soundtrack for the first two episodes of the fifth season of the hit FOX musical dramedy series a full week before it returns to TV screens next Thursday!
GLEE SINGS THE BEATLES features the fourteen songs showcased in the two premiere episodes of Glee Season Five, titled "Love, Love, Love" and "Tina In The Sky With Diamonds", such as "Yesterday", "Hey Jude", "Let It Be" and many more.
Previously, Lea Michele's "Yesterday", Demi Lovato and Naya Rivera's "Here Comes The Sun" and a group rendition of "All You Need Is Love" led by Darren Criss were released in full in promotion of this new soundtrack.
The full track-listing for Glee SINGS THE BEATLES is as follows:
|1. Yesterday
|2. Drive My Car
|3. Got To Get You Into My Life
|4. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
|5. Help
|6. A Hard Day's Night
|7. I Saw Her Standing There
|8. All You Need Is Love
|9. Get Back
|10. Here Comes The Sun
|11. Something
|12. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
|13. Hey Jude
|14. Let It Be
Pre-order Glee SINGS THE BEATLES on Amazon here and iTunes here. It will be released on September 24.
GLEE Season Five premieres Thursday, September 26 on FOX.
Preview the full soundtrack for Glee SINGS THE BEATLES here.
Stay tuned to BroadwayWorld as always for all about the upcoming season, including news, recaps, my long-running SOUND OFF reviews and much, much more!


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Oscar gala to benefit symphony
The Santa Cruz County Symphony will host an Academy Awards party starting at 5 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Green Hills Event Center, 1500 Green Hills Road, Scotts Valley.
The event will include an elegant dinner, where attendees can watch the Oscar presentations, make their best guesses on the winners and participate in silent and live auctions, according to a news release. Tickets are $125 each.
For information, go to www.slscc.org or call 831-662-8908.
Mare Rescue earn certification
The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries, a globally recognized organization that provides for identifying legitimate sanctuaries, this month awarded "verified" status to Watsonville-based Pregnant Mare Rescue.
The certification means the organization meets the criteria for a true sanctuary/rescue and is providing humane and responsible care of the animals, according to Pregnant Mare Rescue.
Federation representatives conducted a site visit as part of the verification process to ensure the organization is adhering to ethical and operational principles.
Ag firm recalls baby spinach
Salinas-based produce company Taylor Farms issued a voluntary recall of select organic baby spinach products because of potential E. coli contamination, the Monterey County Health Department reported Wednesday.
There have been no reported illnesses.
The products, all labeled with a best-by date of Feb. 24, 2013, are the 16 ounce tray of Full Circle Organic brand baby spinach, the 5 ounce tray under the Simple Truth Organic brand and the 16 ounce tray under the Taylor Farms Organic brand.
Symptoms of the specific strain of E. coli include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea (often bloody) and vomiting within two to 10 days.
Annual prom dress drive begins
The fifth Annual Prom Dress Drive is accepting donations at numerous Santa Cruz County locations.
All students are invited to locations in Watsonville and Santa Cruz for the 2013 prom dress free shopping days.
Prom Dress donations can be dropped off at Classic Vapor Cleaners locations in Santa Cruz County, Comerica Banking Centers in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, the UPS Store at 245 Mount Hermon Road, Suite M, Scotts Valley and the UPS Store at 1961 Main St., Watsonville.
The Free Prom Dress Shopping Days will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 13 at the Teen Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 20 at Our Lady of Assumption Church, 100 Salinas Road, Pajaro.
Group hosts parenting event
Positive Discipline Community Resources is hosting a positive discipline parenting workshop 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday at 1080 Emeline Ave., Building D, in the downstairs conference room.
The workshop will be led by Jane Weed-Pomerantz, the organization's board president and a longtime local leader in Positive Discipline training.
For information, call 831-239-5543.
District to discuss strategic plan
Residents are invited to attend a special meeting starting at noon Feb. 27 to discuss the future of the Scotts Valley Water District.
The Board of Directors will facilitate a workshop to prepare a strategic plan with specific goals during the next one to five years, including brainstorming ideas, projects and programs, according to Robert DeLoach, the district's interim general manager.
The meeting will be held at the district's board room, 2 Civic Center Drive, Scotts Valley. For information, call 831-438-2363 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
District accepting grant forms
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District is accepting proposals for watershed education grants, a program aimed at enhancing the understanding of the San Lorenzo Valley watershed or improve its environmental health.
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Hundreds in peaceful protest in Missouri 'war zone'
By Peter Stebbings, AFP Saturday, August 16, 2014, 12:02 am TWN
WASHINGTON--Hundreds of people demonstrated peacefully Thursday in a Missouri town rocked by days of protests over the fatal shooting of a black teenager, hours after state police were ordered to replace local forces.
Police shot and killed unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown on Saturday in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, triggering protests and then a police crackdown in which authorities fired tear gas and rubber bullets and arrested reporters, sparking complaints led by U.S. President Barack Obama.
Brown's death and the subsequent action by a mainly white police force in a majority black town led to allegations of racism and stirred comparisons with the February 2012 fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida by a member of a civilian neighborhood security patrol.
State Governor Jay Nixon said the decision to draft in the Missouri Highway Patrol had been taken after Ferguson was left looking "like a war zone" after four days of rioting — and there was an altogether different atmosphere on the streets after the governor's move.
A local African-American officer, Captain Ron Johnson, took charge and was at the peaceful march, hugging and shaking hands with demonstrators, reporters at the scene said, a signal of the marked change in approach from police.
"We're all in this together ... we're not in this for fear, to intimidate," Johnson said, according to a Washington Post reporter in Ferguson.
In New York, hundreds of people protested against police brutality.
Earlier in the day, Obama called for "peace and calm," adding authorities had a responsibility to be "open and transparent."
"Now is the time for peace and calm on the streets of Ferguson," Obama said. "Now is the time for an open and transparent process to see that justice is done."
He said there was "no excuse" for both those engaged in anti-police riots and for police who used "excessive force" against peaceful protesters.
The mostly young and African-American protesters were also shouting slogans against last month's death of a black father after a New York policeman put him in an apparent chokehold.
"Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Justice," some signs read.
'War zone'
The county police response to daily, and nightly, protests since the shooting had been aggressive, with rifle-toting police in military-style fatigues and body armor deployed to crush dissent.
"Lately, it looks like a war zone and that is not acceptable," Nixon said.
Johnson said police would show respect as they try to restore calm.
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The La Jolla Music Society is taking its Summerfest to a new level of intimacy with a concert at The Loft on the campus of UCSD. Audience members will be practically sitting on the musician's laps during the performances.
Music director Cho-Liang Lin will be joined by a select group of musicians to play music by the likes of Debussy, Bartok, Ives, and Villa-Lobos.
There will be food and beverages available from Zanzibar Cafe before the performances.
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Girls, girls, girls, it's Gotta Be Girls, performing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the KAFM Radio Room, 1310 Ute Ave.
According to the Montrose-based quartet's Facebook page, band members are Glenda Fletchall, Karen Mercer, Barb Bernhardt and Margaret Freeman. They play "acoustic music featuring tight vocal harmonies accompanied by guitars, mandolin, bass, banjo and percussion."
The band originally started as a duo in 1987 with Mercer and Fletchall, notes the Facebook bio. Mercer and Fletchall performed a repertoire of mainly folk music and originals throughout the Southwest. After 10 years, they took a break, resuming in 2007, adding Bernhardt and new genres to the mix. Two years later, Freeman joined the group.
Gotta Be Girls is heavily influenced by a variety of female artists and the band modulates "between alternative folk, blues, pop, swing, bluegrass, jazz and country," according to a news release.
If the music of Blame Sally, Bonnie Raitt, Sarah Mclachlin, the Indigo Girls or KD Lang is your style, then Gotta Be Girls is the show to see.
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Flower Mound golfer shares lead at HP Byron Nelson Junior Championship after slow start
Just escaping the much-needed rain in this Dallas drought, golfers completed the first round of the HP Byron Nelson Junior Championship with Flower Mound's Andrew Spear sharing the lead with a score of 3-under par 70.
Spear had the best showing on the green today. He birdied on the 7th, 8th and 12th holes to finish the day tied for first with George Gardner.
More impressive was the fact he did not bogey a single hole. Spear was the only golfer to accomplish that feat.
Gardner's charge came toward the end of his round when he birdied three times on the front nine.
"I started off slow," Gardner said. "I bogeyed in one of my first two holes, but I tried to not get ahead of myself."
With Spear's bogey-less performance and Gardner's strong finish, Chandler Phillips cost himself a lead with a poor front-nine finish.
Birdying five holes on the back nine, Phillips was poised to hold a commanding score going into the front nine. But a rash of bogeys on the 2nd, 5th and 6th holes quickly dashed that lead.
With such stiff competition at the top of the leaderboard already after the first round, it's understandable that one of the top three is nervous about his position.
But for Gardner, he's more focused on execution than worrying about his competitors.
"I just have to stick with my game plan," Gardner said. "I didn't hit too many drivers off the tee today and I'm just focused on landing on the fairways and greens."
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Technology entrepreneurs and Atlassian founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar have ousted one-time mining billionaire Nathan Tinkler from the No. 1 spot in BRW's Young Rich in a stark demonstration of the changing fortunes of Australia's mining elite.
Tinkler relinquishes the mantle of the wealthiest young Australian for the first time since 2009 following a dramatic collapse in his wealth from $1.13 billion this time last year to just $400 million.
The decline, which is equivalent to losing $2 million a day over the past 12 months, is enough to put Tinkler behind Atlassian's Cannon-Brookes and Farquhar, who move into the top spot with a shared fortune of $480 million, up from $360 million in 2011.
Cannon-Brookes and Farquhar founded Atlassian straight out of university in 2002 and have since grown the enterprise software developer into a business that employs 530 people around the world, turned over $102 million in 2011.
Its customers include Coca-Cola, eBay, Microsoft, Nike and Ikea.
The relegation of someone from the resources sector by a pair of tech-upstarts hints at a broader trend on the Young Rich: resources is cooling as a way of making vast amounts of money, while technology is still heating-up.
Twenty-four of the 100 rich youngsters on the prestigious list, which tracks the wealthiest Australians aged under 41, made their fortunes in technology. Two of the top five spots are occupied by tech entrepreneurs.
PC Tools founder Simon Clausen takes fourth place with wealth of $230 million, behind No. 3 ranked Mark Ackroyd, who amassed his $290 million fortune in infrastructure services. Mining services multimillionaire Ashley Fraser ($195 million) ranks fifth for 2012.
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The Department of Occupational Therapy at Dominican University will hold its free Healthy Seniors program at two sites in Marin this month through April.
The eight-week individualized health and wellness program, which begins Feb. 20, will be held every Thursday through April 17. The morning program will be hosted from 10 a.m. to noon by the Marin Adult Day Health Center, 1905 Novato Blvd. in Novato. The afternoon program will occur from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Albertus Magnus building, 90 Acacia Ave. in San Rafael.
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Boys & Girls Clubs Partner with Morgan Stanley to Launch "Million Meal Summer" Program
Program to Provide 83,500 Meals to Boys & Girls Club Members at 16 Children's Aid Society Sites in New York City
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New York, August 3, 2009 – In an effort to feed the millions of young people expected to miss meals or go hungry this summer, Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) announced a partnership with The Children's Aid Society Boys & Girls Clubs of New York to provide 83,500 meals and 66,000 snacks to children this summer. Through a donation from the Morgan Stanley Foundation to BGCA, the "Million Meal Summer" program will dispense more than one million wholesome, free meals and snacks to children nationwide this summer who typically receive subsidized meals during the school year.
In conjunction with providing meals and snacks, the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian will offer comprehensive nutritional information for all participants to take home to parents.
"This summer, nearly 15 million school children in this country will go without the lunchtime meals provided to them during the school year," said John J. Mack, Chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley. "The reason we are doing this is quite simple. Faced with the current economic challenges, many families are struggling to provide their children with healthy meals. It is part of our Firm's culture to act when we learn that one out of six children in the U.S. will not be getting enough to eat."
Boys & Girls Clubs of America, through its summer programs and network of more than 4,300 community-based Clubs, will distribute meals to hungry children.
"We are extremely grateful to the Morgan Stanley Foundation for their generous support that will ensure the young people we serve this summer will not go hungry," said C. Warren Moses, CEO of The Children's Aid Society Boys & Girls Clubs of New York. "The economic downturn that has impacted the entire country has been deeply felt by our Clubs, and many summer food programs have been placed in jeopardy. Hopefully others will follow Morgan Stanley's lead. We are also grateful to Robert Gardiner, Kevin Watson and countless Morgan Stanley volunteers for decades of support."
During the school year, more than half of the 31 million children who participate in the National School Lunch Program are low-income. Last year, the Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Service Program for Children (SFSP) provided nearly 130 million meals to 2.1 million children across the country. The program reimburses organizations for meals served, but often does not cover the infrastructure or programming costs organizations incur when operating a summer program for children.
"The Summer Food Service Program is a vital nutrition resource during the months students are not in school," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "We know that there are many children who need nutritious food but don't have access to a program in their area. We need more organizations to sponsor sites and sponsors need additional resources from the community in order to succeed in reaching children who need meals. Ongoing partnerships like this one are key to making sure our children have healthy meals during the school year, during the summer months, and all year long."
For more than 30 years, Morgan Stanley has invested in innovative pediatric care through the Firm's signature Global Alliance for Children's Health program. For more information on the Morgan Stanley Foundation and its programs, please visit www.morganstanley.com/globalcitizen.
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Historical information for the state of Illinois previously only found in a printed guide is now available in an online database.
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Area Authority Seventy in Africa
When the Nigeria Aba Stake was organized in 1988, David W. Eka was surprised to be called as president. Familiar with the various tribal loyalties and languages involved with his stake members, he knew it would be a challenge. Yet through faith in the Lord, he accepted the assignment and went to work. With that start, the Church has since grown to nine stakes in Nigeria.
Brother Eka was born at a Protestant mission in Etinan, Nigeria, the oldest of eight children. His father was a carpenter, and by age 13 David was working alongside his father buying materials and supervising the workers. As a young man he joined the army and fought in the Nigerian-Biafra War, an experience, he says, that helped him grow up. He recalls one memorable incident. While in a bunker, he heard a voice instruct him to quickly move out of it. He stood to leave and urged others to leave with him, but when they refused, he climbed out without them. Immediately a bomb fell on the bunker, and he was the only survivor. With this assurance that his life was being spared, he began kneeling in prayer daily. If you will take me back alive to my people, I will serve you, he recalls saying many times in prayer. He was never wounded and returned safely home.
David married Ekaete Dennis Akpan in 1975. While working for an oil company, he took the opportunity to continue his technical training in England. There the Ekas met the missionaries and began studying the Church. After their return to Africa, David was invited to assist in proofreading a translation of the Book of Mormon into the Efik language. By the end of the project he knew the book was true and was baptized. His wife, meantime, was impressed as she saw him stop smoking and drinking, and within a year she too requested baptism. "I did not push my wife," he says. "I just went about quietly doing my Church business, and in time she realized I was in a good church."
In 1990 Brother Eka was called to serve as a regional representative and in 1997 as an Area Authority Seventy in the Africa Area. In 1998 he was assigned to the newly created Africa West Area.
The Ekas have six children, including two they adopted from a brother who died in an automobile accident.
Sewing Dresses for Tots and Teens
Nancy Church of the Federal Way Fourth Ward, Federal Way Washington Stake, recently looked for a service project she could do at home. Learning of the desperate need in Third World countries for children's clothing, especially little girls' dresses, she thought, What if I were to sew 100 dresses? After reading a pamphlet from the Latter-day Saint Humanitarian Center, she visited a fabric shop and purchased a simple pattern for a girl's dress.
Ten days and 10 bolts of cloth later, Sister Church had sewed 102 dresses ranging in size from 2 to 14. After checking with the humanitarian center, she learned that she could drop the dresses off at a bishops' storehouse and that they would be sent to Utah.
Sister Church, who first began sewing at age four to make clothes for her dolls, felt blessed to be free from headaches that often plague her after sewing long hours. "When we wish to help others," says Sister Church, "the Lord helps us magnify our talents and opens the way for us to serve."—, Auburn Seventh Ward, Auburn Washington Stake
Finding Fun for the Family
Finding something fun to do with the children in September isn't hard in the Mililani Hawaii Stake, where members invite friends, neighbors, and investigators to join them in pony rides and pottery making at their annual Labor Day Family Fest. Over 2,000 people dropped in during the latest Labor Day celebration to enjoy the many family-oriented fun activities as well as a day-long concert featuring a number of entertainers and artists.
"The events were donated by both members and others in the community," explains stake president George Parkhurst. "Each ward prepared lunches or light snacks, and people brought their mats, relaxed on the ground, or participated in the many family activities."—, Waialua Ward, Mililani Hawaii Stake
International Scout Delegate
Jonathan D. Rodriguez, 23, from Plano, Texas, was selected by the Boy Scouts of America out of a field of 2,400 candidates as one of three delegates from the United States to attend the Second International Youth Gathering for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage held in Cairo, Egypt, in September 1999. The 10-day event was held to promote the exchange of knowledge about and respect for other cultures and to build respect for our world's cultural heritage, including antiquities such as the pyramids and the Sphinx.
The 50 delegates, chosen from various nations, were all Eagle Scouts who had demonstrated leadership both in and out of the Scouting program. They learned about Egyptian culture while making friends with many young men from different countries.
"As the only Latter-day Saint, I was able to answer questions about the Church," said Brother Rodriguez, who served a mission in Argentina. "Because I speak Spanish, I was able to talk to delegates from Spain, who had many questions about our beliefs." Also, a young man from Canada became interested in the Church. "Because of similarities of background, we became close friends, and I was able to share my testimony with him," adds Brother Rodriguez. He continues to correspond with these new friends and to tell them about the Church.
He and his wife, Betsy, currently attend the Brigham Young University 140th Ward, Brigham Young University Sixth Stake.—, Plano First Ward, Plano Texas Stake
In the Spotlight
Donald M. Gale, Provo North Second Ward, Provo Utah North Stake, has received the William T. Hornaday Gold Medal from the Boy Scouts of America for his conservation work. Only five gold medals are awarded nationally each year to adult leaders. Brother Gale is chairman for the Leave No Trace program for the Utah National Parks Council.
Larry E. Tolpi of the Bon Air Ward, Richmond Virginia Stake, has been honored with an award for humanitarian service from the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ). Brother Tolpi serves as a multistake public affairs chairman for the Church and has participated in numerous humanitarian endeavors over the past 15 years. He has helped develop a community youth program called Metrotown, has organized resources from within and without the Church to help homeless people, and has helped with the resettlement of refugee families in the area.


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Brock: Winter driving tips from a curmudgeon
Let me begin by apologizing if this column comes across as snarky, condescending, haughty and smug.
Now I know there are plenty of transplants from southern states, but whether you have spent your whole life driving on snow and ice or are a newcomer, there is a key to winter driving.
Let me offer a few tips for safe driving in North Dakota:
-- To begin with, it can freeze or snow pretty much anytime between Labor Day and Memorial Day.
-- That storage building attached to your house at the end of your driveway was meant to be a garage, (ga·rage noun: a building or part of a building in which a car, truck, etc., is kept).
-- Should you not have the luxury of a garage or choose to keep everything but your car in it, allow for extra time to defrost your windows eight months of the year. While you are waiting, remove last night's snow from your walkway as well. You can pick up snow shovels and ice scrappers at your local hardware store. Both are great for removing ice and snow from auto windows and sidewalks. I always marvel at how a person navigates North Dakota's icy roads while looking through ice-covered windows.
-- Speed-limit signs are for everyone and were meant for dry roads. Snow and ice should be taken into account for driving a safe speed. However, it doesn't mean you can drive 10 mph or less on Villard Street or any other main thoroughfare. If you think roads are that bad, stay home. While, on the other hand, emergency travel restrictions do not include running to the video store. When the local police and North Dakota Highway Patrol say stay off the roads, that means everyone.
-- Simply put, use the Boy Scouts motto of being prepared as the key to safe winter driving. Scrape the ice off your windows before you leave your house. Slow down and give more notice when you turn and allow for more time to pull out on am intersection. Slow down approaching stop signs, traffic lights crosswalks and if, you change lanes to pass a stopped car in town, make sure they aren't stopped for a pedestrian.
Again let me apologize for sounding like an old curmudgeon, but one look at me and you can easily see why.
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Here are some tips you can consider to help you maintain your figure...
- Introduction
- Try not to overeat
- Eat in moderation
- Have a buddy support system
- Regular exercise
- Add fruits and vegetables in your diet
- Set a realistic goal
- Avoid fried foods
- Acknowledge what you are feeling
- Do not deprive yourself of food
- Eat breakfast
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Losing weight is much easier than staying slim. Old eating habits and old lifestyles can ricochet back and you noticed you are gaining weight once again. You may have tried every diet and every weight loss program in search for that perfect solution to lose those extra pounds. Naturally everybody wants to stay slim for different kinds of reason, so here are some tips to help you stay slim over the long term.
Try not to overeat
Try not to overeat. Chew your food slowly and take your time when eating. Sit down and give every bite your total attention, eating is not a race so do not rush. Remember that the stomach takes about twenty minutes before signaling the brain that it is full.
Eat in moderation
Eat in moderation, for example instead of eating the whole piece why not just take a bite just to satisfy your cravings.
Have a buddy support system
Have a buddy support system; following through your diet is easier if you have someone to do it with. You will be much motivated if you have a friend keeping you on track.
Regular exercise
Regular exercise is essential in burning calories and it can also help boost your metabolism. Try exercises you could enjoy with your friends or something you can do alone. For example jogging in the park or taking a dance class, exercising is not a task but an enjoyable way to move your body.
Add fruits and vegetables in your diet
Adding more vegetables and fruits in your diet is one way to reduce your chances on binging on food. Instead on snacking on that cake reach for an apple or an orange instead.
Set a realistic goal
Set a realistic goal, know the correct weight for your age, body shape and body size. Do not long for a body that is not appropriate for you. Do not assume that everybody should have the same body type, every body type is unique and you need to enhance the body type that you possess.
Avoid fried foods
Avoid eating too much fried foods. Try to cook your food in other ways such as boiling, poaching or steaming.
Acknowledge what you are feeling
Acknowledge what you are feeling, do not bury your emotions by eating. For instance you feel depress why not try to call a friend instead of eating that pint of ice cream in the refrigerator. The way you manage your emotions should not be related to food.
Do not deprive yourself of food
Do not deprive yourself of food because it can create overeating. Put into mind that when your body can not have something it only wants more. The minute you cannot have something that is all you can think about.
Eat breakfast
Eat a full breakfast. Eating breakfast is one way of lowering your chance of snacking out before lunch time.


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Effects of Remodulin in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia Following a Vein Bypass Graft
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Approximately 30 patients will be enrolled in this 12-week study designed to assess the effect of continuous subcutaneous Remodulin therapy on the outcome of infrainguinal bypass grafts in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI). Portions of the study will be conducted in the hospital and on an out-patient basis. The study will be conducted at multiple centers.
|Peripheral Vascular Disease
|Drug: Remodulin (treprostinil sodium) Injection
|Phase 2 Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|A Randomized Placebo-Controlled, 12-Week Multicenter Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Remodulin in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia Following an Autogenous Vein Infrainguinal Bypass Graft
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Senior)
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- Patients with critical limb ischemia and an appropriate reference lower-limb ischemic wound due to documented peripheral arterial disease who have had an autogenous vein infrainguinal bypass graft performed immediately prior to study initiation.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00067041
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|United States, Illinois
|Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
|Springfield, Illinois, United States, 62702
|United States, Massachusetts
|University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Center
|Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
|United States, New York
|Vascular Institute Albany Medical College
|Albany, New York, United States, 12208
|United States, Oregon
|Oregon Health Sciences University
|Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
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|Study First Received:
|August 8, 2003
|Last Updated:
|March 5, 2013
Keywords provided by United Therapeutics:
Critical Limb Ischemia
Autogenous Bypass Graft
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Vascular Diseases
Peripheral Vascular Diseases
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Pathologic Processes
Cardiovascular Diseases
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Antihypertensive Agents
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Cuban bread
Cuban bread is used to make Cuban sandwiches
|White bread
|Place of origin
|United States
|Region or state
|Created by
|La Joven Francesca Bakery
|Main ingredients
|Flour, water, lard or vegetable shortening
|Cookbook: Cuban bread Media: Cuban bread
Cuban bread is a fairly simple white bread, similar to French bread and Italian bread, but has a slightly different baking method and ingredient list (in particular, it generally includes a small amount of fat in the form of lard or vegetable shortening); it is usually made in long, baguette-like loaves. It is a staple of Cuban-American cuisine and is traditionally the bread of choice when making an authentic Cuban sandwich.
The origins of "real" Cuban bread are debated, with both Miami and Tampa, Florida claiming to be the home of the best. With regards to where it originated, the earliest U.S. bakery to produce Cuban bread was most likely La Joven Francesca bakery,[1] which was established by the Sicilian-born Francisco Ferlita in 1896 in Ybor City, a thriving Cuban-Spanish-Italian community in Tampa. The bakery originally sold bread for 3 to 5 cents per loaf, many of which were delivered every morning like milk. Houses in Ybor City often had a sturdy nail driven into the door frame on the front porch, and a bread deliveryman would impale the fresh loaf of bread onto the nail before dawn.[2][3]
Ferlita's bakery was destroyed by fire in 1922, leaving only the brick bread oven standing. He rebuilt it even larger than before and added a second oven, and it soon became a major supplier of Cuban bread for the Tampa/Ybor area. The bakery also added a dining area which became a place to congregate, drink a cup of Cuban coffee, and catch up on the local news.[4] La Joven Francesca closed in 1973, but soon found new life when it was renovated and converted into the Ybor City State Museum, becoming the main part of the museum complex.[3] The original ovens where the original Cuban bread was baked are still viewable inside.[5]
La Segunda Bakery is currently the largest producer of Cuban bread in the Tampa area.[6] It was co-founded by Juan Morè, who migrated to Tampa from Spain via Cuba and became a partner in a bakery co-op with three locations: "La Primera", "La Segunda", and "La Tercera" (literally, First, Second, and Third). Morè had been running La Primera, but when the other two bakeries closed in 1915, he bought the larger La Segunda building. His descendants have been running the bakery ever since, and it still uses Morè's original Cuban bread recipe and many of the same bread-making techniques.[7][8]
It is not amiss to say that the Latins in Ybor City make a very fine bread, equal in all respects to the French article of that kind and unexcelled by the Vienna product.-Tampa Daily Journal, 1896 [9]
A traditional loaf of Cuban bread is approximately three feet long and somewhat rectangular crossways (as compared to the rounder shape of Italian or French bread loaves). It has a hard, thin, almost papery toasted crust and a soft flaky center .[10] In the early days, the dough was stretched thin to make it last, creating the bread's distinctive air pockets and long shape. As they have for decades, La Segunda and other traditional Cuban bread makers lay a long, moist palmetto frond on top of the loaves before baking, creating a shallow trench in the upper crust, producing an effect similar to the slashing of a European-style loaf. (The frond is removed before eating.)
Cuban bread is the necessary base for a 'Cuban sandwich' (sometimes called a "sandwich mixto").[11][12][13] It can also be served as a simple breakfast, especially toasted and pressed with butter and served alongside (and perhaps dunked into) a hot mug of cafe con leche (strong dark-roasted Cuban coffee with scalded milk).
Because the traditional recipe uses no preservatives, Cuban bread tends to go stale quickly and should be eaten soon after baking before it becomes hard and dry. It can be frozen for shipping or storage.[14] In Tampa, stale Cuban bread became an ingredient in other recipes, such as the breading of a deviled crab.[15]
Other uses[edit]
Stale Cuban bread is the preferred "weapon of choice" in protests performed by the Conch Republic and in mock battles involving the "Ybor City Navy" during Tampa's Gasparilla Pirate Festival.[16][17]
- ^ "That Cuban beat presses on". Herald Tribune. 2009-10-21. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ Otto, Steve (24 October 2007). "Cuban Is Ours, Any Way You Try To Slice It". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Historical Marker". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ "Citytimes: For 65 years, he brought Cuban bread all over town". Sptimes.com. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ "Museum | Ybor City Museum". Ybormuseum.org. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ Morales, Ileana (7 January 2011). "Machines lend a hand to Cuban bread bakers at Tampa's La Segunda". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ Helen Anne Travis. "Business still booms at Cuban bread's birthplace: 100-year-old Florida bakery". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Carlton: 100 years of Cuban bread at Ybor City's La Segunda Central Bakery". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Ingalls, Roberts and Louis Perez, Jr. Tampa Cigar Workers. 2003. University Press of Florida, p. 49.
- ^ "Cuban Bread: A History". Bread-maker.net. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ Linda Stradley. "Cuban Sandwich, History of Cuban Sandwich, History of Cubano Sandwich". Whatscookingamerica.net. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ "Floridian: The search for the perfect Cuban sandwich". Sptimes.com. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ "Cuban Sandwich | Tampa Bay's Cigar City Magazine". Cigarcitymagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ "La Segunda Central Bakery, fresh as ever". Creative Loafing Tampa. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Bitter Strikes Brought Deviled Crabs". Cigar City Magazine. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "History of the Conch Republic". Conch Republic Military Forces. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Cuban bread flies during 59th Ybor Naval Invasion". The Tampa Tribune/TBO.com. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
External links[edit]
- Cuban Bread Recipe (uses the sponge method)
- commercial Cuban bread recipe from La Segunda Bakery in Tampa, Florida (uses the direct-yeast method)


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These are great times on the new car incentives and rebate front. Two examples, one involving a distressed automaker and another focusing in on two hot selling competitors illustrate the point.
With Chrysler products averaging close to $6,000 in current incentives, more good news for consumers comes straight from the boss. Chief Executive Robert Nardelli is reported to have told dealers in a recent web cast that a new incentive is coming to the mailboxes of current Chrysler product owners.
It appears that Chrysler is ready to send all existing customers certificates for $1,000 toward the purchase of a new vehicle between now and the end of June. The automaker could send out as many as nine million of these certificates.
In my opinion, the offer serves Chrysler a two-fold purpose. The first is to keep traffic flowing into dealerships. The second and more subtle reason is to probably assist the dealers who are being forced to close in the next few months. This incentive can help to move units out of dealer's lots before they shut their doors.
On the recent rebate front you don't just have to turn to failed automakers to get great deals. One of the kings of the mountain currently is Hyundai. Hyundai could have rested on its laurels after launching the popular Hyundai Assurance Program where it offered to assist new car buyers if they lost their job. Now Hyundai has gone one step beyond by offering a great package on the popular Hyundai Accent through June 1. To try to keep the title of the 'Lowest Priced Car in America' the Korean automaker is offering a $1,500 cash back offer. This put a quick dagger in the heart of Nissan with the Versa, which competes with the Accent, Toyota Yaris and Honda Fit for the title of least expensive car.
It appears Nissan has also been burning the midnight oil to figure out incentives that will push even more units of their popular Versa. Currently, the Versa sedan comes with a $1,250 cash back offer or 2.9% financing for 60 months while the hatchback SL version offers 1.9% financing for 60 months or $1,750 cash back.
It shows that whether you are currently booming or busting as an automaker a solid incentive program is the way to go as consumers seek added value at all price points.


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KABUL, Afghanistan -- An Afghan man facing a possible death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity may be mentally unfit to stand trial, a state prosecutor said yesterday amid growing international condemnation of the case.
Abdul Rahman, 41, has been charged with rejecting Islam, a crime under this country's Islamic laws. His trial started last week and he confessed to becoming a Christian 16 years ago. If convicted, he could be executed.
''We think he could be mad. He is not a normal person. He doesn't talk like a normal person," prosecutor Sarinwal Zamari said.
Moayuddin Baluch, a religious adviser to President Hamid Karzai, said Rahman would undergo a psychological examination.
''If he is mentally unfit, definitely Islam has no claim to punish him," he said. ''He must be forgiven. The case must be dropped."
A Western diplomat in Kabul and a human rights advocate -- both of whom spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter -- said the government was desperately searching for a way to drop the case.
President Bush said yesterday he was ''deeply troubled" and expects the country to ''honor the universal principle of freedom."
NATO's top diplomat, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, said he would call Karzai to insist the case be dropped.
A spokesman for Karzai, Khaleeq Ahmed, said the government would not interfere in the case but that the government ''will make sure human rights are observed."
The case is believed to be the first of its kind in Afghanistan and highlights a struggle between religious conservatives and reformists over what shape Islam should take four years after the ouster of the fundamentalist Taliban regime.
Afghanistan's Constitution is based on Sharia law, which is interpreted by many Muslims to require that any Muslim who rejects Islam be sentenced to death. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has called for Rahman to be punished, arguing he clearly violated Islamic law.


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Original licensed Shrek merchandise for the young
Especially for young audiences are the adventures of the green ogre Shrek together with his companion, a talking donkey, a lot of fun.For all kids who want to sometimes slip into the role of the lovable slobs, we have the kids Shrek vest and ears in the range.
The original licensed Shrek children vest and ears are the perfect disguise for a fun Halloween look.The green ogre ears can wrest thanks to the flexible hair hoop to any head size and the brown vest front with a stylish lacing, so they can be adapted to the build of the wearer.For big fans of unusual heroes, we also have the Mr. Shrek Costume Deluxe and the Shrek donkey mask in the range.
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The news that Colorado schools will not face further cuts this year is welcome. But it is good news in much the same way as being told ones cancer is in remission. While clearly better than a worsening situation, it does not address the underlying problem.
Colorado needs to find a better way to fund education. Failure to do so endangers not only the future of the states children but that of the state itself. Education is central to the economic landscape emerging in the wake of the Great Recession.
With the economy slowly recovering, state revenue has increased to the point where further cuts to state school spending are not needed. That comes after three consecutive years in which school districts have had to cut teachers, slash extracurricular activities and increase class sizes.
As welcome as that may be, it needs to be kept in perspective. For the 2012-13 school year, state per-pupil spending is expected to average $6,474 the same as last year. That is still about $600 less than the 2009 average. And it comes at a time when higher education is also threatened. State spending is down; tuitions are up.
Not that legislators have much choice, at least in the short run. Education is the single largest item in the states general fund and the budget has to be balanced. Only the voters can raise taxes.
From a longer-term perspective, however, the situation is a disaster in the making.
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., visited Durango last week talking about why. He was passing out a chart showing how key economic indicators describe a troubling trend.
Using numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the U.S. Census Bureau and the International Monetary Fund, the graph tracked the United States gross domestic product, productivity, the nations employment level and median household income over the last 20 years. Both GDP and productivity are not only up but have risen past their pre-recession highs. Employment has turned upward in recent months, but is still well below its peak. Except for a slight uptick around 2007, median household income has declined steadily since the year 2000 and remains well below its high point of more than a decade ago.
This bifurcated graph with GDP and productivity up and jobs and household income down represents a potentially bleak future. What it could foretell would be a nation rife with economic dislocation and social division, the antithesis of the country Americans think they remember and say they desire.
Avoiding such an outcome, Bennet says, requires education and innovation. He points out that throughout the Great Recession unemployment among those with at least a bachelors degree stayed below 5 percent. And he says that to continue to boost productivity, which in the end is the only way to increase real wealth, will take imagination and creativity.
But it is education that fosters innovation, and if both are related to wealth, Colorado is pursuing poverty. By almost every measure, the state ranks near the bottom on funding for education both for K-12 and higher education. And little is being done to address that.
Increased funding does not guarantee better educational outcomes. A lack of money, however, can all but ensure failure.
More important, is what this says about ourselves and to our youth. Nothing better conveys peoples true values than how they spend their money. Without innovation of our own to boost Colorados school spending we will continue to dismiss and devalue the key to a healthier, wealthier nation.


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In the last three years, I've lost about 30 pounds. The last time I weighed 165 was probably in elementary school, so I haven't had any drastic weight changes in the last 10 years. My hips, waist, and bust have the exact same measurement. I like my size, but I'd love to have a smaller waist or flatter stomach. Is liposuction a good option for me?
I Weigh 165, but I Am Not Going to Lose More Weight, Am I A Candidate For Liposuction to the Waist and Stomach?
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Candidate for liposuction to the waist and stomach.
Liposuction to improve shape, not to lose weight
You would need to be examined. As long as your health is good, and there is a depot of fat that is not going to be reduced further by diet or exercise (liposuction is not an alternative to exercise) then you may be a candidate for liposuction. You must maintain a healthy diet and some element of exercise to avoid putting the weight back on after the surgery.
Learn more: http://www.thenyac.com/liposuction/index.html
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Liposuction as an option
Although there's no substitute for good diet and exercise, sometimes there's only so much we can do to reverse nature's cruelties. That's where science comes in. Liposuction works best on patients who are of relatively average weight, but who need help with a problem area, such as the abdomen, or with shedding the ten pounds they regain between diets. If you have good skin quality and minimal sagging, you make an ideal candidate for liposuction.
Liposuction modifies volume by sucking out fat and because liposuction stimulates the skin to tighten, good elasticity provides a smooth contour after fat is removed. The procedure takes about an hour, the recovery takes just a couple of days, and there's virtually no scarring. I use several innovative forms of liposuction, including SmartLipo, in order to contour and resculpture the area while providing the most beautiful results with minimal scarring. SmartLipo, used in combination with other forms of liposuction or alone, is a procedure that uses laser light to liquefy fat and tighten the surrounding skin. Liposuction as an outpatient procedure under I.V. sedation can easily reduce the bulge that some people have in their abdomens.
Liposuction and lipotransfer equal liposculpture in my hands
You look like a good candidate for what I call liposculpture. In this procedure I'd harvest three thousand milliliters of fat (3x2.2=pounds) and infuse or (fat graft) about five hundred milliliters in your breasts your butt, or both. The reason I now offer liposculpture more than liposuction (a procedure I've performed for 20 years) is that transfers make my patients more shapely. I can suction areas and fill others to give my patient shape not just less fat. Artistry is key. I want all my patients to look better not just flatter. This is a tricky subject because we board certified plastic surgeons are all trained to not "sell" surgery since surgery carry risks, but a balance between science and art is what we should strive to achieve. I am not saying you should have this surgery, I'm just asking you to consider it before all that beautifull fat is thrown away when it could be put to great use.
Liposuction should make a noticeable difference for you.
From your photo, it seems that liposuction would make a big difference for you on the full abdomen and hips which will give a much smaller waist for roughly $5-6.000 on special (7-8000 normally) under tumescent local anesthesia. You can usually be back to work in 2 days and exercising in 1 week. Sincerely, David Hansen,MD
Learn more: http://www.TheBestLipoDoc.com/drdavidhansen/landing/
I Weigh 165, but I Am Not Going to Lose More Weight, Am I A Candidate For Liposuction to the Waist and Stomach?
Yes , I recommend 4 liters of liposuction with the Body Jet lipo system, but any type of lipo will do. Seek in person opinions from boarded PSs in your area.
Liposuction candidate?
You do not mention whether you have had children. Without examining you, it is difficult to determine what is the condition of your skin, the thickness of the subcutaneous fat layer (which is what would be reduced by liposuction), the integrity or laxity of your underlying abdominal wall fascia and muscles, and how much fat is present in your peritoneal cavity (around yoru bowels) (which can only be reduced by dieting).
What it comes down to is the following: If you have increased thickness of subcutaneous ("pinchable") fat, you can have some reduction in size by liposuction. If your skin has good tone, it will "spring back" well, but if the tone is poor or it is already loose, it will get looser (though your size would still be smaller and for some that is a reasonable trade-off). If you are looking for correction of loose skin and/or loose fascia and muscles (usually from pregnancy), that would require a tummy tuck. If you carry a lot of fat in the peritoneal cavity, only diet will help that. However, my best initial guess based only on that one photo and not examining you is that you would see some size reduction by liposuction.
Learn more: http://www.seattleplasticsurgery.com/liposuction-surgery.html
Maybe so, but you might need a tummy tuck
Without examining you, it is impossible to determine for certain whether the majority of the fullness seen in your photograph is the result of just fat or if there is sufficient loose abdominal skin and/or muscle looseness to cause this appearance.
If the fullness is mainly due to excess fat, then liposuction alone might be the answer. Of course, if you have skin or muscle issues, a tummy tuck might be a better option.
My advice would be to select a board certified plastic surgeon and make arrangements for a consultation. Most of us in Utah do not charge a fee for this evaluation by the way. This will give you the best options for a safe and pleasing result.
Good luck,
Brian K. Brzowski, MD, FACS
Ogden, UT
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.