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Ted Siefer's City Hall: Severance pay was last on mayor's budget list
The issue has been seized on by critics of the mayor's $138 million city budget, most fiercely by Ward 12 Alderman and mayoral candidate Patrick Arnold, who has derided the mayor's budget as so much "smoke and mirrors."
Last week, the mayor acknowledged that the department heads, who had been meeting with him over the past several months to craft their budgets, likely didn't know severance would be unfunded.
"There's no reason for them to know that," Gatsas said. "The severance was not funded because that was the last thing I did (on the budget). I didn't want to lay people off. If a department head were to do that later, that would be their decision."
Gatsas added that until four years ago, "there was never any severance in any budget."
Earlier last week, the aldermen, led by Ward 1 Alderman Joyce Craig, moved to get their own answers, voting to send a list of questions to the department heads, including how the unfunded severance line would affect their operations.
Severance has proved particularly costly this year, as a large number of veteran employees have sought to take advantage of early retirement incentives in union contracts that were extended last year for another two years. There were 29 retirements as of January, nearly triple the amount for the entire 2012 fiscal year, and severance payouts totaled $882,000, leaving the budget line overspent by nearly $200,000, with six months left in the current year.
The mayor has argued he had to make hard choices in a difficult fiscal climate, particularly in light of the additional $4 million the city would have to pay the state retirement system for pension costs.
"Anybody that wants to present another budget has that ability," Gatsas said. "The question is easy. The answer is hard."
Alderman Arnold? Anyone?
With new residential and commercial development in the mill complex, proponents of the study said it was time to consider converting the surface lot into a garage - or to develop or sell it, depending on the consultant's findings.
"The demand in the Millyard has changed in seven years. There's a lot going on with companies in the Millyard. We need to make sure they stay in Manchester," at-large Alderman Dan O'Neil said at Tuesday's meeting. "We've got to be proactive with this."
Gatsas clearly was not crazy about the idea, and he mentioned talks he's had with developers who may be interested in a condo parking facility, where individual spaces would be sold. More intriguingly, Gatsas posed the question, "What about a movie theater?"
The parking consultant, predictably, will be interviewing the relevant stakeholders, including Millyard tenants. A chief concern is that a new parking facility not "cannibalize" demand at the city's other garages and spaces.
There were only two votes against moving forward with the study: Ward 10 Aldermen Phil Greazzo, who, as he said, is "not a big fan of studies," and at-large Alderman Joe Kelly Levasseur.
"I'd like to get the free market on it if we could. I don't think we should do a study, but do an RFP," Levasseur said, referring to a request for proposals.
Elizabeth Kulig, who was elected chairman at the group's organizing caucus last week, is 21 years old, and she is by a long shot the youngest person to head up the local party. She'll graduate from Saint Anselm College in May.
Kulig was the campaign manager for school board member Donna Soucy in her successful run last fall for state Senate. She also ran Ward 6 Alderman Garth Corriveau's reelection campaign in 2011.
With the 2013 municipal elections looming and another round of state elections the year after, Kulig will have plenty on her plate. She says has the energy for it.
"That's one of the virtues of being young. You're able to put in the hours," she said.
The next day, the board will hold a public hearing on the budget at City Hall. Given the outcry over crowded classes this year, the board can expect to get an earful. This year the superintendent has proposed a tax cap budget of $155.7 million and a "school approval" budget of $160 million, which is designed to meet minimum state standards.
It is the aldermen, of course, who will ultimately determine how much the district has to spend. They'll hold their public hearing on April 1 at Memorial High School. No fooling.
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- In the 1970's there were a couple hundred SWAT raids annually in the U.S., that number now tops 50,000. To what do you attribute the spike?
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Gladys Ashley Graveside rites were held Friday morning for Glayds Ashley member of a local pioneer family who died February 13 at Fir Lane Terrace Convalescent Center at the age of 88. Mrs. Ashley's family arrived in the Shelton area in 1864 but her birthplace was Ina Illinois. She was born July 9, 1896 and lived in Shelton most of her life. She was a member of the Ruby Rebekah Lodge 75 Degree of Honor and Daughters of the Pioneers of Mason County. Her survivors include two sons Robert W. Ashley of Shelton and G. W. Ashley of Mercer Island three grandchildren and two sisters, Helen Walkins of Shelton and Pearl Schmidt of Shelton. Pastor Roland Huber and members of the Ruby Rebekah Lodge. conducted the graveside services at Shelton Memorial Park February 15 with arrangements under the direction of McComb and Batstone Funeral Home. Source: Shelton, Mason County Journal, Mason Co, Washington Date: 21 Feb. 1985 Submitted by: Jim Kirk
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Cardamom and lemon peel mix with almond and vanilla flavors to add zip to a classic butter pound cake. — Kristine M. Chayes, Smithtown, New York
16 Servings
Prep: 30 min. Bake: 1 hour
6 eggs,
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon
McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
1/2 teaspoon
McCormick® Pure Almond Extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
6 tablespoons 2% milk
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for
30 minutes. Generously grease and flour a 10-in. tube pan.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add
egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in
lemon peel and extracts. In another bowl, mix the flour, baking
powder, salt and cardamom; add to the creamed mixture alternately
with milk, beating well after each addition.
With clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks
form. Fold into batter.
Transfer to prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until
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A rather harsh ruling from the Wyoming Supreme Court is cause for the state legislature to diligently work on reversing a ruling they made last year, stripping power from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and creating a new position in the department. Friday's denial of a rehearing was so harshly worded and so clear in its reference to the coming election, that it sounded an unmistakable call for action on the part of the legislature. Legislative leadership has several days remaining in the general session that can be added to the current session without having to call a special session later in the year. That means they would remain in session through Wednesday, March 12th.


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FORT MYERS, Fla. - A grandfather bought 2 motorcycles when his grandchildren were born, now after nearly 2 decades the teens got to open their gift.
19 year old Kyle Knight and his brother, 18 year old Brett, have waited their entire lives to open a pair of boxes purchased in the early 90's.
"I've been looking forward to it forever all I've been able to see is the front of it and a little bit of the color," said Kyle.
Their grandfather, Richard Knight, bought a Harley Davidson 883 Sportster for his then infant grandson, Kyle.
Two years later when Brett was born he bought another, a new 1994 model, each costing nearly $7,000.
But to enhance the anticipation, Richard locked the boxes away - leaving only a peep hole for the boys to look through as they grew up.
"Once motorcycling gets in your blood it never goes away, and I just wanted to experience it with my grandsons and my sons together," said Richard.
The teens attend Florida Gulfcoast University and both have their licences to ride.
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RENO, Nev. (AP) - A National Academy of Sciences team will hold its first meeting on the federal Bureau of Land Management's wild horse and burro management program on Oct. 27 in Reno.
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Holiday Gift Cards, anew. We posted yesterday about federal efforts to eliminate expiration dates on gift cards.
Today, we list the top 20 favorite gift cards, by retailer. This list comes by way of GiftCardRescue.
You can see the list yourself in this graphic, from GiftCardRescue.
The website, which sells gift cards, said it's conducted surveys over the past five years to arrive at this list.
It said it relied on roughly 20,000 gift card wish lists to produce this listing.
On top this year is Wal-Mart, followed by Target, McDonald's, Amazon.com and Home Depot.
"What has been remarkable to watch is the steady rise of McDonald's gift cards in the rankings over the last few years to claim the No. 3 spot in 2012," says Kwame Kuadey, CEO of GiftCardRescue.com. "Other than that, the top five most wanted gift cards have remained consistent."
So the retail season has a little drama developing this week.
It's the increasing concern by some parts of the business world that stores that open on Thanksgiving are turning into Scrooge, forcing employees to give up one of the entitled holidays most Americans enjoy.
To continue the literary analogy, the players taking the role of Bob Cratchit are employees from Target and Walmart.
Here is a summary of the two similar efforts gaining steam as the Thanksgiving drama unfolds:
Some Walmart workers across the country are considering either striking or takingother actions during Thanksgiving week.
Those workers are predicting as many as 1,000 protests at Walmart stores leading up to Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday. Workers announced upcoming strikes and protests in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Washington, D.C., as well as workers' plans to walk off the job in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana and Minnesota.
The Walmart concern goes beyond early shopping. Reports say concerned Walmart workers are protesting poor working conditions, higher benefits costs, efforts to block people of color, and retaliation against workers advocating for changes in these areas. Some also have said the "Black Thanksgiving" early shopping start before Black Friday is disruptive for many families wishing to enjoy the holiday with relatives.
Then there's the ongoing effort by workers to urge Target to change plans to open at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving eve.
One Target employee, Casey St. Clair, recently delivered more than 350,000 signatures from her Change.org petition to the company's headquarters in Minneapolis. Along with several local Target customers and community faith leaders, St. Clair brought the signatures to the office of Target President & CEO Gregg Steinhafel in several boxes.
We asked recently when Walmart would get around to breaking ground on a new store in Spokane Valley.
In March 2010 the company first announced it had plans for the store, west of the Costco at 5200 E. Sprague. Our first story said:
Walmart says it will square off with Costco Wholesale Corp. in the Spokane Valley.
The Bentonville, Ark., retail behemoth announced Thursday it will build a 151,000-square-foot retail center on a parcel of land due west of Costco's store at 5601 E. Sprague Ave.
About a year ago the SR published news that Wal-Mart would put another new store in Spokane Valley, about six blocks east of the Costco, about 5601 E. Sprague.
There hasn't been a lot of progress so far on that project, which we wrote about first here. Why not?
We tracked down Wal-Mart's regional contacts to find out when the project will get going. Here's the reply:
The store will include a garden center with outside sales area covering about 4,700 square feet (very large).
It is slated to include an indoor pharmacy, a full-service grocery and a Subway sandwich store inside.
When finished, it will be about 155,000 square feet.


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Former Manchester West Principal Mary Ellen McGorry speaks during a special naturalization ceremony at the high school last May. (UNION LEADER FILE)
The district had paid $47,955 through October to an employment investigative firm, and it spent an additional $52,975 for services rendered through Dec. 23, when it finalized its report on McGorry.
The investigation by the Massachusetts-based Employment Practices Group has continued since then, apparently focusing on the secretary, Denise Michael.
These figures do not include the money spent by the district on its outside attorneys, James O'Shaughnessy and Dean Eggert. Those figures were unavailable on Thursday.
McGorry, who had been a popular principal at West, and Michael were suspended a few weeks into the school year for reasons district officials have not disclosed.
McGorry had been on paid leave until late last month, when the board accepted her resignation while agreeing to pay her through April and cover health benefits through June.
Michael remains on paid leave.
McGorry's salary was $103,700 a year, and Michael is paid $27.80 an hour.
Citing employee privacy laws, district officials have refused to reveal the findings of the investigation or the nature of the allegations against McGorry or Michael.
Employment Practices Group compiled a report on McGorry that is 167 pages long, with exhibits totaling 368 pages, according to documents released by the legal counsel. District officials have not released the report to the school board or the media.
The firm has been billing the district $250 an hour for its services.
The legal expenses come as the district faces a budget crunch halfway through the fiscal year. The district's professional and technical services budget has been overspent due to "the legal projection for year end being higher than budgeted," according to the district's business administrator January financial report.
As of Thursday, the district had not provided more detailed information about its spending on legal services.
The school board has also voted to allow the superintendent to move forward with the hiring of John Rist, the former Central High principal, as the interim chief at West, at an estimated rate of $90 an hour, a move that has been harshly criticized by a couple members of the board.
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Hot wings got their start in Buffalo, New York, in a kitchen. Although there was no game on at the time, today spicy wings and cool sauces are traditional game-day fare. Cayenne, red sauce and spices keep these tangy wings good and hot, just like the originals. —Nancy Chapman, Center Harbor, New Hampshire
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Prep: 10 min. Cook: 10 min./batch
25 whole chicken wings (5 pounds)
Oil for frying
1 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup Louisiana-style hot sauce
3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3/4 teaspoon celery salt
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Celery ribs and ranch salad dressing, optional
Cut chicken wings into three sections; discard wing tip sections. In
an electric skillet, heat 1 in. of oil to 375°. Fry wings in
oil, a few at a time, for 3-4 minutes on each side or until chicken
juices run clear. Drain on paper towels.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the hot sauce
and spices. Place chicken in a large bowl; add sauce and toss to
coat. Remove to a serving plate with a slotted spoon. Serve with
celery and ranch dressing if desired. Yield: about 4 dozen.
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Luckily Alberto Ades, economist and global emerging markets strategist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch worked up the courage to chat with a roundtable of his colleagues specializing in the impact of low oil prices.
The consensus is that low oil prices could boost global and emerging market GDP growth by as much as 50 basis points in 2015. Oil importers, like Turkey, South Africa, China, Korea, Indonesia, India and Brazil are likely to see the biggest benefit. Yet while the losers in this dynamic seem quite obvious at this point —Russia, Venezuela—even the winners aren't enjoying as great a bounty that some might suspect in some cases, given mitigating factors.
(For another take on the topic, that falling commodity prices hurt all emerging markets to a degree, see commentary by Citigroup about developing economies in general and Latin America in particular.)
Check out part of their Q&A below:
AA: Turker, your home country has been in the spotlight as potentially the biggest winner in EM. With high inflation and a large current account deficit, of which a large share is due to energy imports, Turkey definitely stands to gain. How big is this gift brought by lower oil prices?
Turker Hamzaoglu (Turkey Economist): The sensitivities suggest a drop of $20 in oil prices leads to an improvement of the current account deficit to 5.0-5.5%. Inflation would come down to slightly over 7.5%, even without the long-awaited correction in food prices. However, in recent scenarios with at least a 20% slide in oil prices, the currency weakens. This is because in prior instances, the decline in oil prices resulted from weaker global demand. If oil prices stay low mainly because of a weakening of global demand, say in Europe or Japan, or even in China, Turkish exports will suffer and limit the gains from lower oil prices.
AA: Jaewoo and Matt, do you share Turker's pessimism?
Jaewoo Lee (Korea Economist): Yes, even though in the past a 20% decline in oil price has lifted Korea's GDP growth rate by up to 90bp and lowered the inflation rate by up to 50bp, we do not believe that the full growth benefit will materialize this time. As with Turkey, if weak global demand is driving low oil prices, Korea's exports will suffer and the benefit from lower oil prices will be limited.
Matthew Sharratt (South Africa Economist): In the case of South Africa, the favorable terms of trade impact from lower oil prices has been minimized by similar falls in key commodity exports such as iron ore, platinum, gold and coal. But the weaker rand combined with weak domestic growth is keeping import demand depressed. That is why we expect the current account deficit at 4.0% of GDP in 2015, compared to 5.1% by the consensus.
AA: Hak Bin, what about Indonesia?
Hak Bin Chua (Emerging Asia Economist): I am more positive about the benefits from lower oil prices for Indonesia. The country is a large net oil importer (3.2% of GDP) and is burdened with generous fuel subsidies (3.4% of GDP). I expect that Indonesia's wide current account deficit will narrow due to lower oil prices as the value of oil imports plunge. According to our estimations, a 20% decline in oil prices would narrow the current account gap by about 0.6% of GDP.
AA: Ting, so far we have not discussed the largest oil importer in the world. How would China benefit if oil prices stay at current levels? This is quite relevant given China's importance on global demand.
Ting Lu (Greater China Economist): To begin with, China would benefit from a higher current account surplus. Looking at 2015, a US$20 fall in oil prices could lead to around a US$48bn reduction in the oil import bill, according to our estimations. This represents a 0.4pp increase in the current account surplus as a percentage of GDP. However, China could use the decline in prices as an opportunity to build up its strategic oil reserves. Therefore, the net impact on the balance of payments could be smaller. It is also important to bear in mind that there is a significant presence of domestic oil companies in China. Therefore, unlike other pure commodity importers, the weaker oil prices will also create winners and losers in China.
AA: Let's now move to Latin America, where we have both key importers and exporters. Marcos, let's start with the smaller importers such as Argentina, Chile and Peru. How large is the benefit for them? Is there a clear winner?
Marcos Buscaglia (Latin America Economist): Chile is the clear winner, as it has an energy trade deficit of more than 5% of GDP. Argentina and Peru are net energy importers, but to a much lower extent than Chile. Lower energy prices would benefit Argentina's external accounts, but would put at risk the high investment expected in its oil sector for the coming years, particularly in shale. This will be a key situation to monitor if oil prices remain low.
AA: There is also Brazil. David, pre-salt oil production is expected to grow exponentially in the near future. Is Brazil still an energy importer? Given that, what should we expect from a lower oil price environment on the Brazilian economy?
David Beker (Brazil Economist): While in the medium to long term we expect Brazil to export oil, it still is a net oil importer, with a negative energy trade balance of 1% of GDP. Therefore, a drop in international oil prices would actually be positive for its external accounts; we estimate that a 20% drop in energy prices would cause a small external impulse of 0.2% of GDP.
Among popular related ETFs, the iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR), the iShares South Africa ETF (EZA), and the iShares ChinaLarge Cap ETF (FXI) all closed lower Tuesday, while the iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (EWZ) rose.
Chile's economy grew by just 1.9% year over year in the second quarter, a big drop from 2.4% growth in the first quarter.
Sequential slowdown in GDP growth is "evidence that the economy is set for a prolonged period of weaker growth," writes Edward Glossop, an emerging markets economist with Capital Economics. While the data point was better than the 1.8% growth economics expected, Glossop was looking for 2% growth. Of Chile economic data released today, he writes:
"We continue to expect GDP growth of just 2.8% this year. On a seasonally-adjusted basis, the economy grew by 0.2% quarter over quarter, down from a 0.6% expansion in the first quarter. That means that growth over the first half of the year was just 0.8% – the slowest pace of expansion since the 2009 recession. Of the spending breakdown, investment and net exports were the drivers of second-quarter growth. Investment growth moderated to 0.4% from the 3.1% surge in the first quarter, but was a bright spot in a pretty bleak expenditure breakdown. Meanwhile, imports continued to fall sharply, while exports grew, meaning that net trade made a positive contribution to GDP growth. By contrast, consumer spending was broadly flat in quarter over quarter terms, while government consumption was a drag on growth.
Reasons GDP growth will remain lackluster over the second half of the year and beyond.
1. With the copper boom now over, the economy has lost a key source of income growth. … So far this year, the copper price has averaged 13% lower than over 2010-13 and we expect it to edge down further over the second half of this year. … On past form, flat commodity prices are consistent with domestic demand growth of just 2% year over year.
2. [Chile was] one of the major beneficiaries of China's property boom, which sucked in imports of industrial metals. Export volumes to China now look set to decline as its property sector cools. That is likely to weigh further on the key copper industry, which represents almost 20% of GDP. That said, Q2 was probably the low point and we do expect a small pick-up in economic growth over the second half of the year."
The iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF (ECH), down 9.5 % over the past 12 months, has pared losses in recent days. The ETF is up 0.16% today.
A number of emerging market central bank interest rate meetings are set for this week, and Deutsche Bank weighs in, looking for reasons to be dovish.
Drausio Giacomelli, Robert Burgess and Hongtao Jiang write:
We expect the Central Bank of Turkey (CBT) to cut its main policy (repo) rate by 50 basis points to 8.25% on Thursday. This is despite a disappointing inflation print for June, which fell by much less than expected to 9.2%. Much of this surprise, however, reflected food prices, which we think the CBT will be prepared to look through.
Contrastingly, in South Africa, we see more than an even chance that the SARB could hike the repo rate, also on Thursday. Unlike before, the SARB may choose to move by 25 basis points as a compromise between poor growth conditions and rising inflation pressures. Though FRA's are pricing in a 100% probability of 25 basis points at this meeting, a rate hike is by no means the consensus view … In light of more hawkish policy signals of late, we believe the rand could come under pressure if the SARB's credibility comes into question if they do not hike at this meeting.
In Latin America we project continued economic weakness and some inflation slowdown to finally convince the Central Bank of Chile to ease monetary policy again today, by 25 basis points. Another cut is likely one or two months ahead, while further action would remain contingent to data.
On the contrary, in Brazil, high inflation is expected to further reduce the central bank's room to maneuver, with rates staying high for long, despite lackluster economic performance. We expect the Brazil central bank to keep the SELIC overnight rate unchanged at 11.0% Wednesday.
We are expecting further low inflation prints in Poland and Israel, which will likely fuel increasing debate about the scope for rate cuts.
Deutsche's top emerging markets foreign exchange trade of the week: Israel currency. "On average ILS is 6-7% overvalued on our adjusted PPP and BEER models, while Poland's currency, PLN, is undervalued by around 3% on both metrics. Overall, we find it attractive to be long PLN vs. short ILS, targeting 1.1650." Other ways to play it central bank actions:
Brazil: The Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Stock Exchange Index fell 0.97% to 54,538.80.
Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista's oil company OGX (OGXPY) edged closer to a bankruptcy that would trigger Latin America's largest ever corporate default.
Argentina: Industrial production contracted for the second consecutive month, declining 0.8%from August, highlighting the South American country's recent slowdown.
Chile: Retail sales rose 7% year-on-year in September after a 12% drop in August. Vehicle sales jumped 16.2%, while sales of domestic equipment rose 11.4%.
India: The U.S. is expected to announce a resolution Wednesday to the visa fraud investigation against mega outsourcer Infosys (INFY) according to a Justice Department official.
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DJ Newswires reports that China is likely to offer more clarity on its plans for the liberalization of interest rates after a key Communist Party meeting next month, the chief China economist for the OECD said Tuesday
China's big airlines are racing to boost their international reach.
The WTO rules against China on rare earths export quota.
Russia: The World Bank's annual "Ease of Doing Businesses" indicators were published on Tuesday – and they make a pleasant read for Russian policy makers. In the last year, Russia has climbed 19 places to position 92, and is now the leading BRIC nation. Ukraine – the country that has improved the most over the past year – rose 28 notches to 112.
Brazil's retail sales fell for the first time in nearly 10 years in February. The Bovespa stock index fell 1.5% today.
Mexico's industrial production dipped the most since November 2009, Bloomberg reported. Mexico's IPC stock index rose 0.1%.
Chile's central bank is expected to keep rates steady at its meeting today. The Santiago Stock Exchange IPSA Index fell 0.3%.
Colombia's peso fell as investors bet that the government would act to curb its strength. The Colombia COLCAP Index rose 0.8%.
Rosneft and Exxon Mobil (XOM) revealed their $15 billion plan to ship natural gas to Asia. Russia's Micex stock index dropped 0.02%
The Wall Street Journal called Turkey's $5.1 billion current account deficit its Achilles' heel. Turkey's Istanbul Stock Exchange National 100 Index rose 2.1%.
Emerging Market Stocks on the Move
Vale (VALE) fell 2.3% to $17.36 after Brazil's Supreme Court left a tax dispute unresolved.
Russian miner Mechel (MTL) plunged 5.7% to $4.49 today, just one day after gaining a day after it gained 4.6% on news that it had gotten a $1.3 billion loan.
AngloGold Ashanti (AU) plunged 3.4% after being downgraded to hold from buy at Societe Generale.
Brazil's inflation rose to 6.59% in March, above its central bank's ceiling. The Bovespa stock index rose 0.5% today.
Mexico is close to approving reform of its telecom industry, which has hammered shares of America Movil (AMX). Mexico's IPC stock index gained 0.9%.
A Chilean court shut down a Barrick Gold (ABX) mine after complaints that it contaminated water supplies. Barrick's shares fell 8.4% to $24.46. The Santiago Stock Exchange IPSA Index rose 0.1%.
Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, is considering borrowing in Asia to fund expansion, following the lead of rival VTB Bank. Russia's Micex stock index rose 0.1%.
Emerging Market Stocks on the Move
Yum! Brands (YUM) said that sales at previously existing stores in China slipped 13% last month. Shares have dropped 3.4% to $64.50 in after-hours trading.
Shares of Baidu (BIDU) rose 6.1% to $90.07 today, after being upgraded by 86Research yesterday.
Tata Motors (TTM) gained 5.3% to $26.65 today, after its Jaguar Land Rover unit said sales rose 16% in March.
Lower inflation in China helped boost Brazilian stocks today, Bloomberg says. The Bovespa stock index rose 1.5% today.
Mexico's inflation surged to 4.25% in March, above forecasts for 4.19%–and its central bank's ceiling. Mexico's IPC stock index gained 1.25%.
Chile's runaway costs could make the world's copper miners look elsewhere for new projects, the Financial Times reports. The Santiago Stock Exchange IPSA Index rose 1.15%.
VTB Bank said Russia will cut rates again this year. Russia's Micex stock index rose 0.02%.
Bird flu was found on a South African ostrich farm, but no China link has been found. The FTSE/JSE Africa Top40 Tradeable Index fell 0.2%.
Turkey is offering $1.5 billion in 30-year bonds at a yield of 4.95%, Bloomberg reported. Turkey's Istanbul Stock Exchange National 100 Index fell 0.7%.
Emerging Market Stocks on the Move
FirstSolar (FSLR) jumped 46% to $39.35, after the company projected earnings and revenue above Wall Street forecasts for 2013. It also lifted China's beaten-down solar stocks, including Suntech Power Holdings (STP), Trina Solar (TSL) and Yingli Green Energy (YGE), which all posted double-digit gains today.
It was a good day for beaten down gold miners. Gold Fields (GFI) gained 6.1% to $7.63, Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) jumped 4.7% to $6.28, and AngloGold Ashanti (AU) gained 5.1% to $23.03.
Brazil is restarting free trade talks with the European Union to offset its reliance on China. The Bovespa stock index rose 0.1% today.
Shares of Desarrolladora Homex, Mexico's biggest homebuilder, surged 4.2% after the government said it may increase the size of a loan-guarantee program. Mexico's IPC stock index rose 0.4%.
Chile's annual rate of inflation rose to 1.5% in March, up from 1.3% in February. The Santiago Stock Exchange IPSA Index gained 0.65%.
Colombia's annual inflation rate hit 1.91% in March, below forecasts for 1.99%.The Colombia COLCAP Index fell 0.7%.
Russia's Ministry of Finance wants a higher energy tax. Russia's Micex stock index rose 0.2%
Turkey's industrial production rose to 4.4% in February adjusted for the number of working days, above analyst forecasts for 2.4%, Bloomberg said. Turkey's Istanbul Stock Exchange National 100 Index rose 1.55%.
Emerging Market Stocks on the Move
China's solar stocks rallied after Trina Solar's (TSL) chairman said the company would be profitable during the second half of 2013 and reports circulated that Warren Buffett is interested in buying Suntech Power Holdings (STP), according to Bloomberg. Trina rose 7.6% to $3.8, while Suntech rose 15.7% to 48 cents.
Shares of Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (GOL) rose 9.6% to $5.83 after the Brazilian airline said it would spinoff its Smiles frequent-flyer program to raise $677 million and pay down debt, the Wall Street Journal said.
TheStreet Ratings reiterated its buy rating on Baidu (BIDU) for its "robust revenue growth," among other factors. Shares of Baidu rose 0.6% to $84.07.
Brazil's infrastructure is not the worst of the BRICs, beyonbrics says. The Bovespa stock index rose 0.7% today.
Peru's capital city of Lima needs water–badly. Peru's Bolsa de Valores de Lima General Sector Index fell 0.5%.
Chile's economic activity rose 3.8% in February, the slowest in more than a year. The Santiago Stock Exchange IPSA Index fell 1.3%.
China is set to become Russia's biggest market for its oil by 2018, Bloomberg reports. Russia's Micex stock index rose 0.1%
Turkey's finance minister said peace with the Kurds could free up billions of dollars. Turkey's Istanbul Stock Exchange National 100 Index fell 1.4%.
Emerging Market Stocks on the Move
China's bird-flu scare hammered everything travel related today, from online travel agent Ctrip.com International (CTRP), which dropped as much as TK% before finishing down 0.9%, to Macau casino stocks Melco Crown Entertainment (MPEL) and MGM Resorts International (MGM), which fell 2.4% and 2.3%, respectively.
Zack's upgraded Compania de Minas Buenaventura (BVN) to neutral from underperform, but it didn't do the stock much good. Shares of the Peruvian gold miner fell 3.1% to $24.64 today.
Shares of Cemex (CX) rose 6.4% to $12.42 today, while Brazil's Gafisa (GFA) rose 4.3%
Is the outlook for Chile turning chilly? Yes, say the strategists at Pavilion Global Markets.
Chile is viewed as one of Latin America's success stories, with economic growth of more than 5% and consumer spending growing at a 7% clip. But Chile is also a major copper producer–and as copper goes, so will Chile's economy. Why is that a problem? Because China accounts for more than 40% of the world's copper demand, so "when China sneezes, Chile's terms of trade catch a cold," Pavilion says. Needless to say, they believe China has sneezed.
Copper has dropped 9.5% during the past three months, while large copper producers Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX), based in the U.S., and Australia's BHP Billiton (BHP) have dropped 9.9% and 15.6% respectively. Chile's peso, however, has refused to budge. That means one of two things: "[An] epic regime change, or…an opportunity to sell the currency," Pavilion says. "We are in the latter camp, as we see challenges emerging in Chile."
The U.S. dollar has dropped 0.3% versus the Chilean peso today, while the iShares MSCI Chile Investable Market Index ETF (ECH) dropped 0.7% to $62.80.
Emerging markets have been synonymous with growth, but the outlook for individual nations is constantly changing. Countries from Brazil and Russia to Turkey face challenges including infrastructure bottlenecks, credit issues and political shifts. Barrons.com's Emerging Markets Daily blog analyzes news, data and research out of emerging markets beyond Asia to help readers navigate the investment landscape.
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Within the span of 14 years Masina Khatoon gave birth to 11 daughters – it was the couple's desire to have a son. She is one of the many women from the rural communities of Nepal who give birth to many daughters hoping for a son to be born. Masina Khatoon finally ended the physical pain of going thmore
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The guy with the long hair is in this video taken the day before from zombie walk! Check 2:30!
Aww, the first woman...I saw her on the 5th. She's nice. A little mentally unstable maybe but a nice lady. I assume she's probably homeless and her "trespassing" was just trying to find a place to stay. Too bad. Hopefully she's inside somewhere.
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After a phenomenal no-show at Cannes this year, Sufi Rock gets recognized and finally breaks the 'jinx' at Clio with a Silver.
Kyoorius Design Awards 2013 / Shortlist in Poster category
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" To enhance the beauty of the beloved is to acknowledge both her frailty and the nobility of that frailty. At our noblest, we announce to the darkness that we will not be diminished by the brevity of our lives."
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An idea is limitless. Today, in the ever-shrinking world that we live in, an idea can be worked upon and taken forward by experts in various fields. An idea needn't merely be the brainchild of a single creative individual anymore.
Collaborate, a single word that brings together the expertise of various creative individuals around the world to shape an idea, sees the same idea manifest itself into epic proportions. My cover design depicts the various tools of the trade to convey the power of this collaboration.
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Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough, and More at 'Rock of Ages' Los Angeles Premiere
Julianne Hough arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Rock of Ages' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on June 8, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
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My god! This girl is a princess!!
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How do people choose good Twitter names? Here are some practical tips: where to start, when to start… even which characters to use!
Get a Twitter name, even if you're undecided about Twitter
If you read my Why Twitter? series, you may be somewhat curious to find out what Twitter is like. Ultimately, there is no way to know without trying it. Twitter isn't for everybody, any more than blogging or Facebook or what-have-you, and there's no shame in that. But if you are still reading, that alone qualifies you as a possible fit — so go for it! Hey, it's free.
If you're still undecided, let me give you the nudge I wish someone had given me: There is a window of opportunity to grab the Twitter names of your choice, and that window is closing. Why did I choose "jonmreid" with the M, instead of "jonreid"? Because I was too late — "jonreid" was already taken because I dilly-dallied. It's kind of like the early days of the Internet, when there was a rush on domain names, except this time it's for good Twitter names. Sign up, especially if your name is a kind of brand.
Did I mention that Twitter is free?
Good Twitter names: things to keep in mind
- Use your real name: Unless you want to be anonymous, use your real name or your online brand name. People will find you and identify you more easily. They will also identify with you more if you have an intelligible name, rather than a bunch of garble. If you have a nickname or "handle," use that since these tend to stand out.
- Case doesn't matter, but the case you set is what people will see. For example, if your name is George Bush (and the name is available), consider using "GeorgeBush" rather than "georgebush". Don't worry about making it hard for people to type — because case doesn't matter, people can enter "georgebush" and it will still mean you. Lowercase may make your name cooler and more "Internet", or it may make it hard to decipher. Experiment and see which way is better. In my case, I decided lowercase "jonmreid" was easier to read than "JonMReid".
- Avoid underscores. Twitter names can consist of letters, numbers, and underscores. Avoid underscores! Even as I wrote this, I considered moving to a "Jon_Reid" account. But I pondered this question on Twitter and received a helpful reply which made things clear: For people who Twitter by phone (even iPhone), underscore is hard to get to. You want a name that is easy to enter on such devices. (It's also hard to say out loud: "jay oh en UNDERSCORE ar ee eye dee.")
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|Mon, 09-28-2009 - 12:13pm
First of all, I absolutely loved the second "opening" - the daddy Dex one, it was hilarious! Then I got a little freaked over his complete courtroom mess :O Ahem, all the other "little" problems it's creating as well has me concerned as well - would you drop everything to come home in the middle of a kill?? He's really not juggling this that well. Love that Dex is strictly back to Harry's code.
Anyone as shocked as I am about La Guerta and Angel???!!! Although I have a bad feeling about it.... I'm glad to see Lundy back, I always thought he was a great character but do you think they brought him back to make him disposable b/c he's no longer with Deb? However, I can't see it working out with Anton either. Clearly, she's going to stumble on her dad's info soon....
I think John Lithgow's character is awesome - he's the perfect serial killer type actor ;)
OMG! What an ending!! I couldn't tell - did he still have that body in the back of his car??!!
|Mon, 09-28-2009 - 3:19pm
ITA with #6. She's not working, right? I think it's ridiculous that it appears he's carrying the baby load. The romp - I fell of the couch laughing at that one.... yeah, right! Even DH snickered. However, it is TV!
I think the courtroom fiasco was just to give Dex someone to kill without him having to find a person (he's beat, remember? LOL!). Do you think the set-up of all
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Unlike some people--MERIDITH-- I loved it. I was soooo excited, I could barely watch the first hour of Amazing Race. Yes, I thought Rita's sex thing and her lack of caring for the baby annoying, but come on Rita has been annoying off and on the whole series.
This season looks so good!!! I can't wait until Deb finds out who Harry was having an affair with! I wonder if she will discover that Dexter is Rudy/Brian's brother!!!! OOOOOoooohhhh!!!!
And what a set up for the Trinity Killer. What a good show!!!
And yes, the body is in the back of the car!!!!
|Mon, 09-28-2009 - 4:31pm
Ohhh, smack talk - love it! LOL! Here's the thing though with Deb's detecting: she is looking everyone up and directly asking them if they had an affair with her dad. How is she going to find out about his affair with Laura Moser since Laura's dead? Who to ask? I can't wait to see how that's going to pan out.
Ok, are you sure about the body? Really sure? I didn't see any pieces fall out when the hatchback flew open.... But where would he put elsewhere in such short notice? Hmmmm.
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Yes, remember in the scenes from next week he is talking about the bag still being in his car and he finds one of them. Or maybe he got rid of all but one and just can't remember. But he THINKS they are still in there and does find one.
As far as Laura, I didn't think of that. Although if she starts digging in her file... although was it all destroyed??? But remember the audio tapes Dexter was listening to?
Hmmm.... I can't wait!!!! :)


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First, she gave an update on the status of her lawsuit against TNA, which she filed two years ago. She said: "People expected it to be resolved very quickly, but just know that we're doing everything we can to move it along as quickly as possible but it takes two sides. It's still ongoing."
She filed the suit because she believes that TNA put her in an unsafe working environment. She said that because of her injuries she doesn't think she'll be able to wrestle again. She added: "I don't think I'm going to be able to wrestle anymore," she said. "It's really hard. I think if I got in the ring and took any more bumps, I wouldn't be able to function as a normal human being. It would just be too hard on my body."
-- JBL posted a video in which he reviews last night's WWE Money in the Bank PPV. He defended WWE not having AJ do anything in terms of making a decision to either CM Punk or Daniel Bryan.
He said: "You anticipated, you waited...nothing happened. Alfred Hitchock says the bomb under the table should never go off. That's what I loved about this match is you waited for her to do something - she never did."
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East Union High's volleyball team appears to be on the right track after winning its first match of the season with a three-game shutout (25-13, 25-17, 25-12) of host Tracy Wednesday.
It wasn't the ideal way for Weston Ranch High to cap what has been an otherwise successful non-league schedule, but all things considered Coach Carlos Gaspar is still going into conference play beaming.
The Valley Oak League season is still a ways away, but this weekend's tournament soccer provided some quality glimpses as to how the 2010 season will shape up. Sierra was dominant in its VOL preview victory over East Union, dropping the Lancers 3-0 in the Timberwolves Cup opener Saturday at Sierra High.
Manteca High would have obviously preferred to outlast its opponent in the 3rd Annual Buff Cup championship, but the Buffaloes will certainly accept a 6-4 win over Patterson for the tournament's consolation championship.
The first 20 minutes seemed to be scripting perfect for the Weston Ranch Cougars, but a colossal collapse to a quality Los Banos squad left the Cougars on the short-end of the pursuit for the 3rd Annual Buff Cup championship. Om a 4-1 loss Saturday.
In the first 10 minutes of Manteca High's 3rd Annual Buffalo Cup opener, the Buffaloes found themselves looking up at a 2-0 deficit to the Los Banos Tigers. The Buffaloes didn't flinch; battling back to tie things up, but a goal in the final two minutes forced Manteca to deal with a 3-2 loss to the Tigers Thursday at Manteca High.
The Weston Ranch Cougars jumped out on Ripon High with a quick first-half goal, but the Indians would claw back only to see their come-from-behind hopes sliced by the last of five penalty kicks in the Cougars' shootout win Thursday in the 3rd Annual Buffalo Cup opener.
STOCKTON – The fact that Weston Ranch only had three golfers didn't stop the four-time reigning Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV champions from posting some low numbers in their first outing of their year.
Sierra High had no sympathy for the relatively young Lathrop Spartan squad, rolling over the second-year varsity program with ease Thursday in a 15-0 victory.
Things didn't look promising for the Manteca High varsity girls Friday night when they found themselves down to match point against the Beyer Patriots with their best jump server up at the line.
If the Lathrop Spartans are able to win their season opener it would be the biggest victory in school history. If the Escalon Cougars come into Lathrop and fall to the Spartans it would ruin the perennial powerhouse's season in week one.
STOCKTON - The Sac-Joaquin Section overhauled its postseason format for football last season and has made a few minor tweaks for 2010.
The Manteca Buffaloes did not get the luxury of warming up to the Valley Oak League schedule, drawing a match against perennial league front-runner Oakdale and falling 9.5 to 5.5 Tuesday at home.
Patience and persistence paid off for Corey Navarro.
TRACY - The rebuilding has begun for Sierra's girls golf team under first-year head coach Jack Thomson.
STOCKTON - There are close volleyball matches and then there was the Valley Oak League duel between visiting Manteca and Weston Ranch.
Manteca's girls tennis team ended the first round of Valley Oak League play with a pivotal 5-4 win at Oakdale despite missing two regular doubles players Tuesday.
Lathrop threatened to force a fifth set but came up short against visiting East Union, which prevailed 25-15, 25-22, 13-25, 25-21 for its first Valley Oak League victory of the season.
McKenna Doyle posted her best score of the season Tuesday at Manteca Park Golf Course and was low medalist in Sierra's 258-287 victory over Oakdale.
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Smells great, bottle never clogged on me. Did turn my hair white-ish but that comes with all dry shampoos I've tried. I can't say it really made a difference in my hair but I'm pretty much a shampoo daily kind of girl, even if it's sulfate free, it's better than nothing. My hair is really oily and this just didn't do too much. It seemed to work a bit better on my daughter's 2nd day hair, in the bangs only. I'm working on the Herbal Essence one that smells like mint right now.
I have naturally curly hair which I prefer to flat iron straight on the regular. Been trying to cut down on the heat damage, so I purchased this dry shampoo to stretch my style longer. Was surprised by all of the negative reviews because I love it. Gives my hair life, body, and leaves no white residue as I've experienced before. Definitely gonna add this to my regular regiment. Thanks Garnier!
As a dry shampoo this is okay at best. I had to use more product and repeat multiple sprays here or there to get a clean scalp. At most you can prolong leaving your hair unwashed for 12 hours.
Did it reach the claims of providing at least a bit more volume? Yes, initially. Dry shampoo is nice in the sense that it gives your hair a little more oomph. Be warned, though. Three hours later, I had to say hello to flat hair.
Overall, I'm glad I tried it to say I know I don't like it. It was cheap enough that I'm not upset about it. However, it is not the dry shampoo I'd use.
The worst I have ever used. I also did not care for the scent either.
It smels really good (fruity), but it doesn't really work at absorbing oil. It absorbs oil for maximum 30 minutes, then my hair would feel greasy again.
I love dry shampoo between washes and for those lazy days, i normally go for the batiste range but decided to try somthing new. First of this product smells amazing and fruity, but once applied my hair looked more unclean than before. It made my hair look damp, and i ended up having to wash it out anyway. I wish i could say somthing posative apart from the smell, but i cannot.
I've been trying to wash my hair less because I used to wash it everyday. Apparently, that's not good for the hair, so my hair has been getting pretty greasy. Especially after a work out or after work. Many people use dry shampoos these days and I thought I would try one, so this one had okay reviews on Walmart.com and it was cheap, so I got a can. The can looks like a hairspray can and it is obnoxiously green. The color of the can is not what bothers me, but the product is just bad. My hair looked the same. Still oily and still gross. Even after using a good amount and combing my hair carefully. I love 99% of Garnier products, but this one was disappointing.
I use dry shampoo not only for oil control but to give a boost to my fine limp hair without heat styling.
This dry shampoo doesn't give much volume and doesn't make my hair look much cleaner, in fact it made it look more weighed down and made it look a little greasier if I applied too much.
I won't buy this again and I would put this in the same category as Tresemme's dry shampoo which I hated. I also couldn't stand the smell - I bought the citrus scent in this and it is quite sickly to me.
If you are used to a powder-based dry shampoo I would say stay away from this one, it's not worth trying.
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This is my first time trying dry shampoo. I have pretty oily hair, and I can't even go a day without washing my hair before it feels dirty and nasty, especially at my bangs and roots. I use this whenever I don't feel like washing my hair the morning or night before school, and if you follow the directions and hold it a bit away from your hair when you spray it, and then comb it out when it's in, it works just fine. The reason it probably doesn't work for some people is because a lot of them think you just spray it on and leave it. Dry shampoo doesn't work that way, nor does it work as well as washing your hair with a standard shampoo. It's only meant to suck up a bit of extra oil for a day or two, not completely wash your hair, and it only works if you comb it through like the directions say. I take this up north with me when I go hunting and it helps keep my hair a bit less greasy. It works just fine! :)
I was very surprised that there are so many bad reviews on this. I absolutely love it. I have dry coarse wavy highlighted hair. I like that it has a shine finish rather than matte, because many dry shampoos just seem to make my hair even dryer. It does boost volume but you need to use a lot of it.
When I first spray it, it doesn't look the best, and feels a little grainy. So I leave and do something for 5-10 minutes without touching it, then I can brush it through and style it. You won't find a better Smelling dry shampoo. It's a yummy clean scent, not perfumy at all.


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Paula Deen admitted during questioning in a discrimination lawsuit against her that she has used racial slurs in the past, but insists she is not a racist.
The 66-year-old Food Network star and restaurant owner was peppered with questions about her racial attitudes and actions in a May 17 deposition.
Lisa Jackson, a former manager of Uncle Bubba's Seafood and Oyster House, is suing Deen and her brother, Bubba Hiers, who own the restaurant.
Jackson claims that she was sexually harassed by Paula Deen and worked in a hostile environment rife with innuendo and rampant n-word use.
A transcript of the deposition shows Deen being asked if she has used racial slurs.
"Yes, of course," Paula replied, although she added: "It's been a very long time."
Asked to give an example, Deen recalled the time she worked as a bank teller in southwest Georgia in the 1980s and was held at gunpoint by a robber.
The gunman was black, Deen told the attorney, and she thought she used the slur when talking about him. "Probably in telling my husband," she said.
Deen said she may have also used racial slurs when recalling conversations between employees at her restaurants, but couldn't recall any specifics.
"But that's just not a word that we use as time has gone on," Deen said.
"Things have changed since the '60s. And my children and my brother object to that word being used in any cruel or mean behavior. As well as I do."
William Franklin, Deen's lawyer, said later that "contrary to media reports, Ms. Deen does not condone or find the use of racial epithets acceptable."
Deen and Hiers have both denied the allegations made by Jackson, who is white, and Franklin says Deen is "looking forward to her day in court."
It's been a rough year and a half for Deen, who has also been feuding with Anthony Bourdain and has come under fire for pushing a diabetes drug.
She has lost a lot of weight, however. Kudos on that.
It was 1987 when she so called said the word decades ago maybe even before that someone said it was 2007 no it wasnt it was when she was working in a bank and a man put a gun to her head . lets keep the facts straight. Paula hang in there. This too will pass and you will be the better person for it.
Your businesses and love for your family and friends, and food stand strong. You have admitted your wrong doing, and the price has been steep. I am proud of your Paula, and my prayers are with you. Never think a loss can't turn itself around to put your future in an even better place. Hang in there.
This is what I'am trying to understand. In what southern state within these United States which had slaves did white people ever cook for themselves. If anyone paid attention to the way that she cooks and the method in which she cooks it's all from black people or shall we say slaves back then. She states that she learned it all from her mother or grandmother, but who really did they learn it from. She needs to get with that Mr. Gates, to learn her family history, and I won't be surprised to find out that her people owned slaves, so; that's where her people and her got their skills from. So, she should be thanking God for black people period.
Sorry but not only black people cook soul food and not all white people were rich enough to have black slaves did u know irish(white people ) were some of the first slaves in the U.S and were less valuable and way more replaceable than African slaves so no not only white people had slave actually the about 10% of Caribbean people owned white slaves
You've been watching that little queer boy on CNN- DON LEMON THE RACIST. WTF would you know about Paula's recipes! Show that racism honey - IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY and retribution!
If everyone Paula age were asked the question have you ever used
the"N" word and had the courage to tell the truth, their answer would
be yes, Now that we are so PC the only people who still use that word are the black people. Seems like women in this country who become rich and famous become target , remember Martha Stewart, s didn't do anything the
people from Wall Street did yet she went to jail. Be Strong, Paula this too shall pass. I still admire how you built your
business and raised your sons. I will still be watching and buying your
did anyone even notice that a) the person complaining and who sued is white b) she admitted that she used racial slurs. simple.
you know old people!! back in the days in the 60s ppl were racists back then and she was from that era
A coincidence to say the least how the greatest nation on the globe, who preaches diversity and equality can dedicate the term "RACISM" only for whites. The brainwashing by the rag networks feed the weak and gullible daily lies about the reality of the country. Paula Dean makes the news but the IRS who uses its own form of segregation singles out conservatives and hardly a thread shows its face. How many virgins can be left to witness the "WHITE" southern conservative slanderous rubbish. I doubt many.
How do you know a black person is in your house at night ? ....You see your TV set levitating across the room.Nothing like a funny,RACIST joke!
This is unreal. You've got Samuel L Jackson making a commercial during the election with a white family INCLUDING a little girl talking -WAKE THE F*** Up and that is not racism? Al Sharpton? Tawana Brawley? Where was the racism cries then? There is a reason nobody wants to be around YOU PEOPLE and it's because YOU WILL NOT call your own out WILL YOU? You attitude in blaming ONLY WHITES is what keeps you at the back of the line! Who is in denial?
All you should know something about being racist with your race card playing ass's. That's the thing about blacks- looking for that white girl on their arm so they can shine and that's not a racist move? Blaming whites for their own misfortune and that's not racist? You assholes would cry about anything and the way your were brought up is to not to anything but blame. Minorities are the face of racism. You are lucky that the word RACISM has been used oy against whites and the fact is that mindset is the SEED OF RACISM!


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CAPE CORAL, Fla.- Cape Coral Police arrested Yungui Chang, 54, on charges of solicitation for prostitution Tuesday night.
Undercover detectives conducted an operation at the Sunshine Asian Massage parlor, located at 1340 Cape Coral Parkway East, after receiving numerous complaints from citizens that prostitution was occurring in the establishment.
During the course of a massage, Chang solicited the detective for sexual favors in exchange for money. Officers then entered the business and placed Chang under arrest for solicitation for prostitution.
Chang was transported to the Lee County Jail where she remains with a $500 bond.