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chopsticks as cooking utensils
I keep several pairs of long plastic chopsticks together with all my cooking paraphernalia. They're so useful! I use them to pick up olives, pickles and other things in tall jars. They can be used to mix small amounts of sauces and batters. They can be used for flipping things in the oven. Basically, for almost anything I use tongs for, I can use chopsticks. And they take up so little space and are so easy to clean. I even have the japanese cooking ones for deep frying purposes. Anyone else do this?
I have a Japanese tempura pot that came with a pair of long cooking chop sticks. I find I use them many times when deep frying. Never thought about using them to get items out of a jar however.
I've never tried this (though I have a million pairs)--what a fantastic idea! Thanks for the tip!
I'm good with chopsticks at a sushi or Asian restaurant, but I'm hesitant to say that I'm as proficient with them as I am with tongs - especially when flipping over hot items in an oven. Good for you though, I wish I had the ability!
In my family, we used chopsticks for a lot of cooking tasks. They're particularly good for turning delicate things like frying bacon strips. Used them to scramble eggs, and to stir them around in the frying pan, too.
There's a type of Japanese tongs made of bamboo that are also good for more delicate tasks: http://www.fantes.com/images/4482tong...
re: fauchon
... and spaghetti and noodles as well!
I couldn't get along in the kitchen without chopsticks, and have pairs in lengths from about 5" (originally my kids' training chopsticks) to some that are almost two feet long. Varying thicknesses, too...I have a pair that are practically like drumsticks (musical, not chicken legs). The cooking chopsticks are all wood (mostly bamboo), tho...no plastic.
re: ricepad
Wood has a better grip than plastic. I don't own any plastic chopsticks.
ricepad, how do you use those big chopsticks? And what for?
re: ricepad
LOL! They may have been made for tempura, but they work for lots of other things, too! Only don't put them in the dishwasher--the glue they use at the top is eventually water soluble (ask me how I know!).
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Mine has a cotton string too. Well, I sould say had because that string is gone now...
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Glue on the tongs. It's two pieces of bamboo, glued at the top. I lost the cotton strings on the chopsticks a looong time ago. I don't even know what the purpose of it all was.
for stirring coffee and tea so we don't use every spoon in the house.
actually stirring anything on the stove
grabbing small amounts of condiments out of jars
grabbing one thing out of a pot when it's hot - better than tongs
poking through foil and plastic seals in packaging
they make great back scratchers right here by my computer...
great for eating anything when you are on a diet because you eat more slowly
great for working in the garden, planting seeds
held tulips upright in a vase yesterday
keep a jar full on the kitchen counter and grab them for a new use every day
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Long ones to "roll" boiled eggs as they cook to help center the yolk.
Short disposable ones for canned sardines, and for ragu'ed spaghetti.
Back Scratcher... yes... but that toolkit is augmented with an unsharpened new pencil. The 90 degree face, rather than tapered, is awesome.
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I have flat wooden tongs purchased in Chinatown years & years ago for about 35 cents & use them every morning for extracting toast from the toaster...I think these work even better than chopsticks because the flat area is wider & gets a better purchase on toast...
Those do sound useful, but they count as cheating in this thread! If I only made toast, I wouldn't need any tools. My problem is, I'm more likely to shove leftover falafels and fried cheese etc. in there, gets a little messy...
Chopsticks are a staple cooking tool for me. I use bamboo - heat resistent, durable, and no slivers. They are also inexpensive, so if they get burned, or marred in any way, there is always another pair at the ready. Also, you can get the longer ones for deep frying and bbq turning.
The bamboo chopsticks can be used on non-stick surfaces.
In my kitchen there are clearly different chopsticks for cooking and for eating with.


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Posts by Ray 8
54 posts • joined 6 May 2011
Silicon Valley comes to China to spur tech innovation
Have they run outof things to steal then?
North Tyneside: Mega-outsourcing deal will SAVE jobs
outsourcing doesn't work
The staff will end up demotivated, poorly paid and not having the right skills to get the job done resulting in high staff turnover. This will reflect poorly on the client who will have to pay a large amount to get the issue resolved to the profit of the supplier.
Airline leaves customer on hold for 15 hours
get revenge..
Best way is to mess with their metrics. Call them and hang up after a few seconds. Having too many dropped calls doesn't look good for them.
Battlefield Earth ruled worst film EVER
reminds me of Dances with Wolves with Stretched Smurfs
Tech Mahindra to swallow Satyam in BILLION dollar deal
Outsourcing is bad
They will still get away with bringing in cheap staff under the Visa Scheme..
US teens confess to 60-a-day texting FRENZY
Im waiting for the ambulance chasers sueing the phone manufacturers
US Navy preps railgun for tests
your mighty rail gun is no use under water...
Yahoo! shares! leap! on! asset! sale! gossip!
Yahoo email
Your Yahoo emails are now property of the Chinese government. Just wait for them to let their cyber army access all your business and personal emails
US military pays SETI to check Kepler-22b for aliens
welcome mat
Seeing that we have been transmitting radio signals for about 100 years, we have another 500 to prepare the <weclcome to Earth / We Surrender> mat
Biology miss punts homemade smut to pupils
is she hot?
Hubble snaps mystery green death nebula in NGC 1846
maybe the lense needs wiping
Cisco to HP: 'Stop suing former staffers'
no work...
oh by the way, your job is getting offshored and we will sue if you go work for the competition..
It's ALIVE! Broken Russian Mars probe finally answers calls
14 days is enough time for the yanks to launch their muini shuttle to make some modifications
Mystery radioisotopes in Czech air are not from Fukushima
Use the tried as tested duck and cover.. That will save you from the mad mullahs nukes
Secret US 'Jedi' ghost-copters kept out of bin Laden raid
Playmobile or it didnt exist
Americans' right to hang fake balls on trucks left dangling
Im in the mood playing AC/DC Big Balls very loud
Apple shouldn't bother with TV...
Imagine the damage a 2 year old could do to a 42 inch ITV Touch screen
'Occupy Wherever' movement goes transgalactic
is on disability allowance so he doesn't have to work at all. If he eat McD's all the he will have severe flutulence, halitosis and other takeaway induced maladies.
He probably doesn't smell too nice either.
Did a Seagate sales bloke just say 5TB drives are coming?
Their quality went down the pan when they replaced all the techies with bean counters and people with business degrees
Boffins place living creature under control of brain chip
when zombies are defetaed following World War Z, we can use these chips to train a number of them for mundain taks suchs as cleaning sewers and streets.
Oz Territory terrorized by MUTANT CANE TOADS!
NASA releases stunning new moon-landing snaps
Interesting to note that both old and new pictures were taken from from the same position and angle.
Sweden rolls out invisible infrared tank
hmmm Counter nuke
the yanks will develop new tech to counter it and then use it to obliterate anything that moves with 100 square mile radius (civilians included)
New UK 'leccy meters remotely run via Voda 2G
tin foil
not for me but for the meter as everyone is out to get it..
can try and find a way block the signal just to piss em off
Greyhound spatters Nashville with semen
tickle my prostate
China Mobile becomes world's biggest mobe operator
I wonder if the books are being cooked to look good
No need to panic..
until NASA report that it is decelerating..
DARPA drops another HTV-2
in ancient egypt.
Stieg Larsson: Oxfam's number one best seller
Dan Brown books
I wonder what will happen when the Dan Brown and Stieg Larsson books reach critical mass.
One possiblilty is that they will condense into one big steaming turd
Pacific rare-earth discovery: Actually just gigatonnes of dirt
Given the environmental record of Japanese firms, I wonder what will happen to the acid and red mud.
Waiting for a response from Greenpeace on this issue
Xboxer SWATTED by armed cops after online spat
Sue Micro$oft
You can sue Microsoft for not providing adequate security to protect your personal details...
'Robots can save America', says Obama
How will Corporations stay in business when their customer base has been replaced by robots and have no income to buy their products?
Your NFC tap-pay phone: Soon a movie or train ticket too
NFC in Gregs
That iss a lot of sausage rolls to buy in order to use it....
Paris coz she likes sausage rolls
The KILLER MUTANT FUNGUS in YOUR DISHWASHER
Cillit Bang will clear that Fungal Infection...
They use the stuff to clean de-commisioned Nuclear reactors so it should kill off the Toadstool invaders from your dishwasher
Mink coat thief conceals booty down knickers
Just thinking about the mechanics of it is making me go blind...
Paris coz she hides it well
FBI fat-thumbs data centre raid
All hail Cloud Computing until the Feds show up and take your data
HP: Apotheker rolls more heads
Finally he is cutting the dead wood. I wonder how many more Hurd-ittes are still left there?
Whitebox tablet sales surge smacks down iPad
anyone know the lifespan of the Fondleslabs or iClones?
New 'liquid smart metal' can go hard or floppy
commercial uses
does this have commercial implications or just the fantasies of hollywood
UK watchdog looking into Facebook face-tech row
Since my profile picture is a clown and my other pictures are of animals and inanimate objects. How would the software work?
FARTING DEATH CAMELS MUST DIE to save the world!
as long..
as long as the dont get the hump...
OK I know I'll get my coat
Breaking wave 'big as the USA' spied on Sun's surface
Wonder what Keanu Reeves would say
HP threatens Oracle with legal action for jumping Itanic
I wonder what Mark Hurd has to say about this.
Barnsley clamps down on foul-mouthed fu*king locals
<Bland response to article containing colourful expletives>
Stealth hovercraft armada poised to invade South Korea
more than likely the "hovercraft" are really airbeds with generic fans attached powered by made in China car batteries
Cloud in 2011: A bright new dawn...
What would happen if they had a mirrored Data centre in another country and said country went in a search warrant looking for questionable data?
You could end having your commercially sensitive data in hands to foreign coppers who may/may not sell the data onto their business pals.
Radio 4 bumped off Freeview by Gaelic TV
I wonder
how many of the people who posted message here are from Scotland?
Who's nicked Vaz's fondleslab?
Standard practise in the private sector is to secure the laptop to the desk using a kensington lock for his laptop as for his fondleslab check MI5 as they will be downloading the log files to check where he has been.
O2 money-phone set to go live this year
only matter of time.
... before the hackers figure out a way to steal your virtual cash without you knowing it
David Davis: Jobless should dig trenches for fat UK pipes
Knowing BT they will use the Intra-Company Visa system to bring in "staff" from a non-EU country where staffing costs are much less
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- Vid Antarctic ice THICKER than first feared – penguin-bot boffins
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Mishawaka firefighter facing criminal charges
Published On: Sep 25 2013 01:47:12 PM CDT
A Mishawaka firefighter is facing felony charges after an apparent run-in with police over the weekend.
Eric Lee Warren Hazen is charged with neglect of a dependent and endangering that dependent's life, threatening a police officer and a resisting law enforcement.
Hazen is on paid administrative leave, pending an internal investigation through Mishawaka's Public Safety Board. It is not clear what led up to Hazen's arrest.
He's been on the Mishawaka Fire Department 13 years.
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Culture 2 Go, Drink
Downtown Sanford takes couch surfing to a whole new level with Sofa & Suds event
No, we aren't talking about the trend of snuggling up on a complete stranger's couch for the night because you're strapped for cash.
This Sunday, Nov. 10, downtown Sanford watering hole the West End Trading Company hosts a craft beer fest, complete with a side of couch-racing, titled Sofas & Suds. And with a paid ticket ($25 in advance, $35 day of), you'll not only get your fair share of craft beer samples, but you can also watch more than a dozen local Sanford businesses – Little Fish Huge Pond, the Imperial, Buster's Bistro, among others – race on plain-old sofas, all of which they've transformed into lean, mean racing machines.
The sofa race will go down as a bracket-style, single-elimination challenge, with the winner taking home a Champions trophy – not to mention bragging rights against their fellow Sanford cohorts. There are a few regulations on the types of couches that can enter, so be sure and check out the Sofas & Suds Facebook page for details.
Tom and Dan play hosts for the afternoon event (2-6 p.m. Nov. 10), and to keep hungry bellies full, Hollerbach's Willow Tree Café and the Sushi & Seoul on the Roll food truck will serve up grub during the day.
After eating some food and sipping on a few craft beers, you might get the urge to lounge on one of these couches. But don't you forget, this is about stiff competition and potentially walking away with some serious bragging rights. Gentlemen, start your … (um) throw pillows?


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Archive for the 'Agenda Media' Category
This article presents this year's vulnerable Democrats as hawkish:
Democrat Kay Hagan didn't mince words about the Iraq War during her 2008 Senate campaign against Republican Elizabeth Dole. "We need to get out of Iraq in a responsible way," Hagan declared in May of that year. "We need to elect leaders who don't invade countries without planning and stay there without an end."
Hagan is striking a different chord these days. Locked in a tough reelection battle, the first-term senator boasts that she's more strongly supportive of airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants than her Republican challenger, Thom Tillis, and says she's been pressing the Obama administration to arm Syrian rebels since early last year.
"This is the time for us to come together, Democrats and Republicans, to confront the challenges that are facing our nation," she said this month.
What's interesting (noteworthy?) is that the terrorists haven't changed their belief that the infidels must be killed or put into servitude. I'm confident that these doves haven't changed their opinion of war, either. I'm certain that they're acting hawkish now…to an extent.
Al Franken still doesn't want boots on the ground, though he wants ISIL defeated. That's what a focus grouped response sounds like. That isn't a substantive answer. It's a political answer aimed at getting him through this election. Without angry men with rifles, ground can't be take and terrorists can't be defeated.
We don't need idiots in the Senate fulfilling faux advise and consent responsibilities. That's what the Democrats are providing and it's disgraceful. I'm betting that Sen. Hagan couldn't have explained the definition of getting out of Iraq "in a responsible way" meant then. I'm positive that Sen. Franken can't explain how to decapitate ISIL without putting boots on the ground. Sen. Franken is a policy lightweight and a political rubberstamp.
The only thing more frightening than getting lectured about national security by President Obama is the thought that Al Franken and Kay Hagan are giving President Obama advice on how to decapitate ISIL.
Technorati: ISIL, National Security, Al Franken, Kay Hagan, President Obama, Chicken Hawks, Doves, Iraq War, Anti-war Activists, CODEPINK, Democrats, Election 2014
Sayng that Sen. Reid has a distant relationship with the truth isn't accurate. Saying that he doesn't have a relationship with the truth might be the truth. Sen. Reid's statements frequently don't touch the truth. Take Sen. Reid's tweet this morning:
I confess I've never seen some Senators work so hard to do so little. My GOP colleagues have exerted effort to cause nothing to get done.
I won't pull punches by saying it's disappointing to hear Sen. Reid distance himself from the truth. Instead, I'll simply say that Sen. Reid's frequent lies are disgusting. If he wasn't protected by the Speech and Debate Clause of the Constitution, he'd be the defendant in a multitude of slander and libel lawsuits.
Saying that Sen. Reid's a despicable human being doesn't cover it. Saying that he's evil gets a little closer. Sen. Reid's statement this morning, though, is proof that his disregard for the truth is exposed to Americans of all political stripes.
Sen. Reid's statement is verifiably false because Republicans have bills with bipartisan support piling up in the Senate because Sen. Reid won't let them get debated. That's right. Sen. Reid is the White House's protector. Sen. Reid's the obstructionist.
What's disgusting is that the DC media haven't shredded him for his disgusting relationship with the truth. About a month ago, Mara Liasson let the cat out of the bag when she said that Democrats think Sen. Reid is effective. There's no question that Democrats think that about Sen. Reid. If Democrats cared more about honesty and integrity than they care about holding onto power, they would've run Sen. Reid out of DC 5 years ago.
If the media cared about integrity in DC, they would've blistered Sen. Reid with biting, hard-hitting questions. That they haven't done that says that they're interested in seeing Sen. Reid continue with his daily dishonest diatribes. Apparently, they aren't interested in holding our nation's leaders accountable for telling whoppers.
When was the last time the networks took Sen. Reid to the woodshed for his lies? Better yet, have the networks criticized Sen. Reid for his lies? It wouldn't surprise me if they hadn't. It wouldn't surprise me because the DC media is best characterized as the Agenda Media. They don't see actual reporting as being their responsibility. In their eyes, their responsibility is to push the liberals' agenda.
First, it's the media's responsibility to call Sen. Reid out for his lies. Next, it's the Democrats' responsibility to criticize Sen. Reid for being the disgustingly dishonest politician that he is. Finally, it's time that the media started reporting on all the bills with bipartisan support that are piling up on Sen. Reid's desk.
If the media won't criticize Sen. Reid, then we'll have verifiable proof that they're almost as disinterested in the truth as Sen. Reid. If Democrats won't start openly criticizing Sen. Reid, then we'll know that their only priority is to maintain control of the Senate.
If that happens, then voters should throw out the Reid/Obama enablers. Thanks to President Obama's wayward agenda, this nation is in trouble. If Democrats are more worried about maintaining control of the Senate than they're worried about fixing what's wrong with the nation, they should be punished at the ballot box this November.
Technorati: Harry Reid, Libel Lawsuits, Slander Lawsuits, Speech and Debate Clause, Constitution, Agenda Media, President Obama, Al Franken, Chuck Schumer, Democrats, Election 2014
If Harry Reid had said that he had sources who told him that Mitt Romney hadn't paid taxes for 10 years while he was at a fundraiser, he would've gotten sued into bankruptcy by Mitt Romney. Sen. Reid essentially admitted that he didn't have proof to verify his accusation when he said that he shouldn't have to prove it, that the accusation was against Gov. Romney, not him.
That's BS. The accusation against Sen. Reid is that he's a liar who's epeatedly gotten caught lying. Victor Davis Hanson's article provides substantial ammunition against Sen. Reid:
During the 2012 presidential campaign, Reid libeled candidate Mitt Romney with the unsubstantiated and later-refuted charge that Romney was a tax cheat. "The word's out that he [Romney] hasn't paid any taxes for 10 years," Reid said.
Later, when asked for proof, Reid offered a pathetic rejoinder: "I have had a number of people tell me that." One wonders how many names were on Reid's McCarthyite "tell" list — were there, as McCarthy used to bluster, 205 names, or perhaps just 57?
When asked again to document the slur, Reid echoed McCarthy perfectly: "The burden should be on him. He's the one I've alleged has not paid any taxes."
That's just part of the proof of Sen. Reid's McCarthyite accusations.
Reid has also brought back McCarthy's custom of vicious and sometimes profane insults. During the 2008 presidential campaign, Reid announced: "I can't stand John McCain." Of then-President George W. Bush, Reid said: "President Bush is a liar." Reid claimed that fellow Mormon Mitt Romney had "sullied" his religion.
When Gen. David Petraeus brought proof to Congress that the surge in Iraq was beginning to work by late 2007, Reid declared, "No, I don't believe him, because it's not happening." He elaborated on that charge by labeling Petraeus, at the time the senior ground commander of U.S. forces fighting in Iraq, a veritable liar. Reid alleged that Petraeus "has made a number of statements over the years that have not proven to be factual."
What's stunning is that his Democratic colleagues in the Senate haven't criticized him for his despicable, McCarthyite, unethical behavior. Neither has anyone in the supposedly MSM.
Jeanne Shaheen hasn't criticized Sen. Reid for his McCarthyite rantings. Mary Landrieu, Mark Udall, Mark Begich, Kay Hagans, Al Franken and Mark Pryor haven't criticized him for his McCarthyite antics, either.
In fact, Al Franken has virtually repeated Sen. Reid's rants against the Koch brothers, the Democrats' latest villains. I wrote this post to highlight the Koch brothers' crimes against America:
Far from trying to rig the system, I have spent decades opposing cronyism and all political favors, including mandates, subsidies and protective tariffs—even when we benefit from them. I believe that cronyism is nothing more than welfare for the rich and powerful, and should be abolished.
Reid's and Franken's repeated rants against the Koch brothers are rants against people who want to get rid of corporate welfare. That isn't something to vilify the Koch brothers for. That's something that should be celebrated. Here's something else that should be celebrated:
Koch employees have earned well over 700 awards for environmental, health and safety excellence since 2009, many of them from the [EPA and OSHA]. EPA officials have commended us for our "commitment to a cleaner environment" and called us "a model for other companies."
Mark Pryor is so disgusting that he thinks Tom Cotton, who served 2 tours of duty in Iraq, is a spoiled brat who thinks he's entitled to a seat in the US Senate.
To summarize, Sen. Reid's malicious lies against the Democrats' latest villain say that he's willing to say anything despicable to help his candidates. Sen. Franken's mindless rants against people who want to eliminate corporate welfare and whose employees have literally won hundreds of "environmental, health and safety excellence since 2009″ say that he's content with vilifying good corporate citizes for political gain. Sen. Pryor's hate-filled, anti-military rantings tell us that he's a contemptible excuse for a human being.
It's one thing to hit political opponents hard with verifiable facts. That's called playing political hardball. When Sen. Franken lies about American industrialists who've contributed greatly to their employees' lives, that's called despicable behavior. When a U.S. senator criticizes a military veteran of being pampered and having an entitlement mentality, that's proof that he's a despicable human being who doesn't have the requisite character to be a senator.
There's only one conclusion to be drawn from this proof. The Democratic Party is an immoral political party. They haven't hesitated in lying about the Koch brothers, Mitt Romney or Tom Cotton. Their senators have stayed silent while Sen. Reid maligned Gov. Romney, thereby giving their silent consent to Sen. Reid's despicable actions.
The Democrats' culture of corruption stinks to high heavens. It's time to eliminate that stench from Washington, DC. It's time to start fresh with people who'll listen to the American people.
That's the only way to restore trust in the institutions of government.
Technorati: Harry Reid, McCarthyism, Slander, Al Franken, Mark Pryor, Mark Begich, Culture of Corruption, Crony Capitalism, Corporate Welfare, Agenda Media, Praetorian Guard, Democrats, Koch Brothers, Industrialists, Tom Cotton, Iraq War Veteran, Conservatism, Election 2014
It was impossible to do a proper critique of the Times article in a single post so here's Part II. First, let's start with more Potter spin:
Potter said he was proud of the university community for the way it responded to the questions, and he noted that St. Cloud State was one of only a few higher education institutions to participate in this type of survey.
"It's a risky thing to do. We knew that we would get some hard messages back," he said. "We knew that we would not be near the top, that we have a long way to go. But (we) felt it was absolutely essential to take the step and move our culture forward."
Fortunately for President Potter, the Times buried those hard messages from employees under a pile of manure. When the vast majority of employees think that the boss is incompetent and untrustworthy, those aren't the ingredients for a great place to work. As damning as those things are, this might be the worst criticism of the Potter administration:
The survey was the idea of Holly Schoenherr, the university's human resources director. Shortly after she started two years ago, she began to hear about employees who felt they were being bullied in the workplace and about concerns regarding civil discourse.
I've spoken with several SCSU professors. They won't go on the record for fear of retribution from President Potter, corrupt members of the faculty or both. The pervasive atmosphere amongst faculty is that retribution is considered a management tool by the administration and their apologists.
What's puzzling is that Mr. Unze didn't ask Ms. Schoenherr whether the survey showed if the bullying had persisted. Also, why didn't Mr. Unze ask whether the discourse had improved from being hostile? These are questions that should've been asked. These are questions that the public has a right to know.
As amateurish as the Times' reporting is, that isn't the focus of this post. What's important is that this post highlight President Potter's management (mismanagement?) style, the on-campus bullying and whether steps have been taken to improve on-campus morale.
Based on the information contained in this post, I'd argue that nothing concrete has changed:
The statistics speak for themselves. People don't trust President Potter because his actions don't match his words, because "management isn't approachable" and because they think he's incompetent.
There's no reason to think President Potter will change. Absent him changing dramatically, the problems at SCSU will persist. No amount of spin from the administration and the St. Cloud Times will change that fact.
Technorati: Earl Potter, Holly Schoenherr, Bullying, Retribution, Transparency, St. Cloud Times, Dave Unze, Softball Questions, Corruption
For the umpteenth time, the St. Cloud Times treated disastrous news for President Potter like it was a minor bump in the road. Most importantly, the article showed how lazy Times reporter Dave Unze is:
The survey was offered to all 1,582 university employees and generated a response from 40 percent of them. The university released the answers to two questions that were asked of those employees: What makes St. Cloud State a great place to work, and what would make the school a better place to work?
That's pathetic 'reporting'. Why didn't Unze ask for the other questions in the survey? This is the type of 'journalism' I'd expect from TMZ. Jon Stewart asks harder hitting questions than this. But I digress.
The survey's findings are devastating to President Potter. Just look at this graphic:
Here's what I wrote when I got the full results of the GPTWI survey:
When asked if "management's words match its actions", only 24% of respondents said yes. When asked if "management is competent", only 32% said yes. When asked if "management makes sound financial decisions", only 28% said they did.
Instead of digging into the meat of the survey, the Times picked out two softball questions that doesn't get to the heart of the survey. That isn't reporting. That's insulting to the point that I should question whether President Potter is paying the Times to be his off-campus PR firm.
The graphic titled the numbers tell the story raises some important questions about President Potter's competency and trustworthiness. In addition to the questions in the above paragraph, there are other damning questions. Here are some examples:
- Only 20% of survey respondents agreed with this statement: Management shares information openly and transparently.
- Only 29% of survey respondents agreed with this statement: Management is approachable.
- Only 26% of survey respondents agreed with this statement: Management delivers on its promises.
- Only 25% of survey respondents agreed with this statement: Management has a clear view.
The Times is cheating its readers by not asking hard-hitting questions. Apparently, the Times' goal is to take whatever information President Potter gives them, then turns it into a story that praises President Potter.
President Potter's decisions have taken St. Cloud State from being the flagship university in the MnSCU to being a distant 2nd place and fading fast. The only thing more disgusting than SCSU's decline during President Potter's watch is how the St. Cloud Times has refused to challenge President Potter's spin.
The damning information is there for those willing to look for it. It's apparent that Dave Unze isn't willing to look for that type of information. It's apparent that the Times management isn't interested in holding Mr. Unze accountable for not digging into the story the way a real reporter would do.
This paragraph is insulting:
"As in any complex organization, there are folks that think that St. Cloud State is a great place to work. There is strong agreement among them about why they think that's true," Potter said.
When only a third of SCSU employees think management is competent, that's a sign that there aren't many folks who think SCSU is a great place to work." When a fourth of SCSU's employees think that management's words match its actions, it's impossible to think that SCSU employees trust President Potter and his senior management team. In the private sector, those survey results would get the CEO terminated immediately.
Technorati: Dave Unze, St. Cloud Times, Earl Potter, St. Cloud State, Great Place to Work Institute, Agenda Media, Media Bias, Accountability
This news article could've been written by Denise Cardinal or Carrie Lucking:
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed a $616 million tax cut plan for the state on Friday, and this is one measure that can truly be described as "bi-partisan."
Lawmakers tell us that the bill was in the works for a short while as everyone knew this was something the state desperately needed.
Minnesota State Rep. Kim Norton, (D) Rochester, says she's thrilled to have this bill passed and signed by the governor and having it pass quickly as some of the cuts apply to tax returns being filed right now.
"The Senate took the bill on the House floor this last week," she said, "it was sent over to the house, we concurred with their bill very quickly, there was a little bit of discussion but there were no amendments on the house side. We were able to vote it into law and send it to the governor for his signature very quickly."
It might have been a speedy process, but it was thorough.
That's the definition of spin. First, the bill that Gov. Dayton just signed isn't a tax cut. It's mostly the repeal of a tiny portion of last year's tax increase, which was the biggest tax increase in Minnesota history. Next, the amount of taxes repealed didn't come close to $616,000,000. It's been reported that the repeal saved Minnesota taxpayers $440,000,000. Repealing taxes that haven't gone into effect isn't a tax cut.
Third, this bill wasn't in the works just "a short while." The repeal of the warehouse services sales tax, the farm equipment repair sales tax and the telecommunications sales tax were initially proposed prior to last summer's special session. That's 7 months ago. That's longer than a legislative session by a couple months.
Fourth, the tax repair bill that Gov. Dayton signed wasn't signed because he and the DFL legislature love cutting taxes. Gov. Dayton didn't sign this bill because he hates raising taxes. Gov. Dayton signed this bill because not repealing these taxes would've been political suicide.
Fifth, the process wasn't thorough. I wrote here about how little the DFL thought their tax increases through. Here's the transcript between Rep. Kurt Zellers and Commissioner Myron Frans:
REP. ZELLERS: But if I pay him every month $20 or $100, is that going to be or is he going to have to start collecting sales tax and remitting it to the State of Minnesota?
COMMISSIONER FRANS: …He probably would. If it was a monthly charge, then there likely would be a sales tax charge.
REP. ZELLERS: So then someone mowing my lawn, someone shovelling snow for me during the winter time or a babysitter?
COMMISSIONER FRANS: Those services would generally all be covered by the sales tax.
The DFL's leadership didn't even think basic things through. Commissioner Frans couldn't even answer basic questions about what would and wouldn't be taxed.
Republicans shouldn't kid themselves. The DFL's praetorian guard, aka the Agenda Media, is already running interference for the DFL. Think of what it'll be like when the campaign gets into full swing. Republicans should get out ahead of this issue now and return to it repeatedly. This isn't the time to take things for granted. It's time to demolish the Agenda Media's premise before it's considered the truth.
Repealing a tiny portion of the biggest tax increase in Minnesota history is just that: the repealing of a tiny portion of the biggest tax increase in Minnesota history.
A thief who steals some jewelry, a hi-definition big screen TV and some kitchen appliances is still a thief if the thief returns the kitchen appliances.
Technorati: Kim Norton, Mark Dayton, Myron Frans, Tom Bakk, Tax Increases, Farm Equipment Repair Sales Tax, Warehouse Services Sales Tax, Agenda Media, DFL, Kurt Zellers, MNGOP, Election 2014
This article sickens me because it's intellectually dishonest. Baird Helgeson is intent on portraying the DFL as heroic tax cutters. That's BS. The DFL is the party that taxes first, then waits to see if there's a backlash. If there's a backlash, they pass a Tax Repair Bill like they did Friday.
"This is a monumental victory for the DFL leadership in the Legislature and just shows that we have a balanced approach to Minnesota," Dayton said during a celebratory news conference with DFL House and Senate leaders. "That's what people wanted."
Despite Gov. Dayton's attempt to praise the DFL leadership in the House and Senate, it's just proof that Gov. Dayton is intent on painting over his criticism of Sen. Bakk earlier this week. Here's what he said earlier this week:
I'm very disappointed that we have not been able to reach a bill and frankly, we've got a meeting this afternoon with House and Senate leaders. I just have to say that the impasse isn't around the tax bill. It's about the Legislative Office Building and the Senate's insistence that they have the building and they aren't willing to let a reasonable tax bill proceed on a timely basis until they get the building and the House's unwillingness at this point to agree to that. So I hope that Minnesotans will communicate with their legislators, and these are Democrat legislators, I'm sorry to say, that this is inexcusable and unacceptable.
Which is it, Gov. Dayton? Does Sen. Bakk deserve praise for stalling a bill to pressure the House into approving Bakk's Palace? Does the DFL deserve praise for passing the biggest tax increase in Minnesota history last year, then repealing a tiny fraction of them this year? Does the DFL deserve praise for raising taxes and fees by $2,400,000,000 last year, then giving $440,000,000 of that back this year?
Minnesotans shouldn't be happy that the DFL finally listened to them. They shouldn't be happy that the DFL did the right thing only after the DFL started worrying about this year's elections. That isn't representing the people. That's voting the DFL's ideology.
It's proof that the DFL will always do the right thing…when it's the only option left.
The House and Senate passed the bill overwhelmingly on Friday. Nearly every Republican joined most DFLers in backing it, but GOP members criticized the majority for a provision in the bill that adds $150 million to state budget reserves. That brings the state's rainy-day fund to more than $800 million, but Republicans said that money should go back to taxpayers too.
Putting that much money into the state's rainy day fund is criminal. That's stealing money from businesses that would create jobs with it. The DFL is putting money aside so the DFL won't have to spend money efficiently. They'd rather pay off their special interest allies with the taxpayers' hard-earned money. The DFL wouldn't be able to pay off their special interest allies with taxpayers money if money was spent efficiently. It's time the DFL stopped feeding their special interest allies and started representing their constituents.
Thus far, the DFL hasn't proven that they're interested in doing the right thing the first time. They've proven quite the opposite. This week, the DFL proved that they'll do the right thing only when they're worried about the next election.
That isn't leadership. That's called brinksmanship, which shouldn't be rewarded with praise. This isn't tax relief:
Much of the tax relief is delivered by conforming to recent changes in federal tax law, and about $57 million of it is retroactive to taxes paid in 2013.
Typically, tax conformity is the first bill passed by the legislature each year. It's typically the first bill the governor signs each year. By waiting until after thousands of people have filed their tax returns before passing the tax conformity bill, the DFL just caused taxpayers the headache of filing an amended return. The DFL didn't give thousands of people the opportunity to do their taxes once. Instead, Sen. Bakk opted to force thousands to file amended returns.
That isn't cause for celebration. That's cause for criticism. The DFL, specifically Sen. Bakk, put a high priority on getting the Senate Office Building approved. The DFL, especially Sen. Bakk, didn't put a high priority on passing what I'm calling the Tax Repair Bill. Sen. Bakk said that the Senate couldn't be rushed into passing the Tax Repair Bill because they were studying the impacts the tax repeals would have.
Sen. Bakk said that until he was exposed as playing political games with the Tax Repair Bill. Then he went into warp speed.
The GOP deserves praise in this for not supporting the biggest tax increase in Minnesota history. The GOP deserves praise for not buying into the DFL's counterproductive tax increases. Minnesotans deserve praise for passionately criticizing the DFL's tax increases.
UPDATE: This video is sickening:
Speaker Thissen spoke about tax relief for possibly 1,000,000 Minnesotans. Sen. Bakk praised the DFL for working at warp speed to get these tax 'cuts' passed. Isn't it interesting that Sen. Bakk conveniently omitted the part about how he tried holding the tax repeals hostage to force the House to approve his Senate Office Building project? He didn't budge until Gov. Dayton threw him under the bus because the political backlash was threatening a second Dayton term.
Sen. Bakk deserves criticism for playing politics with this Tax Repair Bill. Speaker Thissen and Gov. Dayton deserve criticism for passing the original tax increases which they repealed Friday. The DFL 'leadership' deserves criticism for putting a higher priority on voting their ideology than representing their constituents.
The good news is that we can fix two-thirds of the problem this November.
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I wrote this post to highlight the Agenda Media's willingness to parrot the DFL's 'tax cut' rhetoric. Frankly, it's insulting intellectually to hear them say that the DFL is cutting taxes. A little history lesson will illustrate the intellectual emptiness of the DFL's claims.
Let's start with 2010, when voters swept in a class of reformers, giving Republicans majorities in the House and Senate. That group of legislators started with a $6,200,000,000 deficit. Gov. Dayton immediately proposed the biggest tax increases in Minnesota history.
When the February budget forecast came out, the projected deficit had 'dropped' to $5,030,000,000. Immediately, Gov. Dayton took several proposed tax increases off the table. Here's a list of Gov. Dayton's tax increases:
Taxes: Largest Increase in History; Highest Rate in Nation –
New fifth tier of 13.95% for anyone earning over $500,000.
New fourth tier of 10.95% for single earning $85,000 or married filing jointly earning $150,000.
State property tax on Home Values over $1 million.
Closing Corporate and other Loopholes
Health Care Surcharges including the Granny Tax.
Other Tax Revenues including a car rental tax to help fund Minnesota tourism.
No complete payback of K-12 shift until 2023.
Spending: A 22% Increase
When the dust settled after the Dayton Shutdown, taxes weren't raised. As a result, Minnesota's economy rebounded. When the DFL took over the legislature, Gov. Dayton again proposed huge tax increases. He did this despite the fact that the projected deficit had dropped to $600,000,000. That's quite the difference from the $6,200,000,000 deficit Republicans inherited.
Despite the tiny deficit, Gov. Dayton and the DFL proposed $2,400,000,000 in tax and fee increases. Gov. Dayton and the DFL included new business-to-business sales taxes in its 'tax reform' package. They also included increased LGA, allegedly to provide property tax relief.
Immediately, the business community criticized the B2B sales taxes and the income tax increases. Quickly, Gov. Dayton and the House DFL dropped those tax increases. The Senate DFL refused to play along with that. The Tax Bill that House and Senate Democrats voted for and that Gov. Dayton signed included those B2B tax increases along with money for Sen. Bakk's Legislative Office Building.
Fast forward to this week. Gov. Dayton criticized Sen. Bakk for playing games with what I'm calling the DFL's Tax Repair Bill. As a result, Sen. Bakk caved and eventually passed the Tax Repair Bill.
When a thief plunders a home, taking jewelry, high tech electronics and kitchen appliances, that's a theft. If the thief returns the kitchen appliances, it's still a theft. Similarly, raising taxes, then repealing a tiny portion of those taxes still means that the DFL raised taxes.
The reality is that Minnesota families will have a greater percentage of their paychecks confiscated because of the Dayton-DFL tax increases than they paid when this legislature was sworn in. That's the verifiable reality.
Whether Heather Carlson, Mary Lahammer and Tom Scheck parrot the DFL's chanting points, the plain truth is that Gov. Dayton and the DFL have raised taxes on every Minnesotan since taking office in 2013. No amount of tap-dancing by the DFL and the Agenda Media will change that.
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I just started watching Almanac's Roundtable but I had to stop and write about what panelists Heather Carlson, Mary Lahammer and Tom Scheck said. Frankly, what they said is insulting. They're disgraces to the reporting profession because they aren't telling the whole truth.
When Cathy Wurzer asked Heather Carlson if passing these tax cuts was politically necessary to the DFL, Ms. Carlson said it was. Scheck followed up by saying that it was because the DFL "just raised taxes by $2.1 billion dollars."
These aren't tax cuts. A tax cut is when you lower the rate at which something is getting taxed. For instance, if income is getting taxed at 7.85% by the state, a tax cut would be lowering that rate. If farm equipment repairs aren't subject to Minnesota's sales tax, then the legislature passes their a bill that subjects farm equipment repairs to the state's sales tax, then the legislature repeals the sales tax on farm equipment repairs, that isn't a tax cut.
That's returning things to where they were before the DFL legislature waged war on taxpayers. Another key portion of the Tax Correction Bill is tax conformity. That saves Minnesotans money but tax conformity is something that's typically the first bill passed each year.
The truth is that the DFL raised taxes because Sen. Bakk insisted on punishing farmers, telecommunication companies and warehousing businesses. That's where those B2B sales taxes came from. The truth is that the DFL raised other regressive taxes last year, too.
Now they're trying to portray themselves as tax cutters when they're really admitting that they raised taxes too much last year. What's disappointing is that media personalities like Carlson, Lahammer and Scheck are playing along with the DFL's storyline.
It's disappointing from the perspective that societies that don't get the whole truth make difficult decisions based on incomplete or faulty information. That's a recipe for disaster. It's also why the MSM is held in such low regard.
If Scheck, Lahammer and Carlson want to be DFL shills, that's their right. In that case, however, taxpayers should insist that funding for TPT and MPR be cut dramatically because taxpayers shouldn't pay for the DFL's operations. If MPR and TPT can't make it without taxpayer funding, that's tough. That's called the marketplace working perfectly.
The notion that MPR and TPT are the only real reporting outlets because they aren't owned by corporate interests is insulting. They're just as biased as Esme Murphy or Lori Sturdevant.
It's time Minnesotans raised hell on this. They're getting cheated by DFL spinmeisters pretending to be reporters. These reporters bought the DFL's storyline without hesitation. A reporter's job is to question people in authority. Carlson, Lahammer and Scheck apparently don't think that's part of their responsibility.
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John Bodette's column would be funny if the Times' inactions weren't so serious. This is the paragraph that caught my attention:
During the past couple weeks, we have worked hard to protect the public's right to see important data tied to hiring decisions regarding key figures in two of our communities.
Then Bodette highlights 2 instances where the Times' reporters appear to have done their jobs. Here's the first example:
The Sartell-St. Stephen school board was working on a final contract offer to present to the person board members decided was their best choice for the job of superintendent.
It is our position that the proposed contract should be public. Taxpayers and citizens deserve to see what is in the contract proposal so they can give their feedback to board members before a final vote is taken.
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Our second challenge revolved around the Cold Spring City Council's efforts to decide whether to offer a contract to its selection for police chief. The council held two closed meetings on the subject. We protested the closure. We have concerns about some of the actions that appear to have been taken during those meetings. We will pursue efforts to see if the council's actions were in compliance with the state's Open Meeting Law.
It isn't that the Times reporters shouldn't demand transparency from school boards and city councils. It's that the Times' consistency in demanding transparency apparently stops when the subject turns to St. Cloud State. Last Sunday's Times Our View Editorial talked about the Great Place to Work Institute's survey:
The next step in addressing those challenges is for Potter's administration to begin releasing results of an employee attitude survey it conducted through a private company known as the Great Place to Work Institute.
Potter said more than 150 pages of written comments were compiled along with other findings, all of which the administration plans to examine and address through listening sessions and employee meetings in the coming months.
While the university has yet to officially release findings, it's a safe bet they resemble a recent Inter Faculty Organization survey that found more than half of St. Cloud State faculty have a negative perception of the university.
That's sloppy journalism. Why think that the GPTW survey would have similar findings to the IFO survey done more than 2 years earlier? Why shouldn't the Times' journalists think that the results would be worse? After all, the editorial hinted that morale on campus was low:
Vowing to improve workplace morale is always a big challenge. That's an understatement at St. Cloud State, where the past several years have seen drastic budget cuts and program closures happen alongside tens of millions of dollars in campus expansion projects.
Why isn't the Times interested in the negative things happening on campus? Doesn't the public have a right to know that, too? The Times ran one story on the transcript scandal. Even then, it didn't bother sending its own reporter to cover the story.
St. Cloud State is a major employer in St. Cloud. Its budget is north of $210,000,000. Those facts can't be denied. It's easy to deny, though, the fact that the Times' coverage of St. Cloud State has been spotty at best. LFR has gotten more exclusives about what wrong at SCSU than the Times has. In fact, it isn't that close.
Finally, it's time the Times stopped playing its games about how both sides are to blame for the morale problems at SCSU. They aren't. Next week, I'll show proof that SCSU's morale is the result of the Potter administration's mismanagement.
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The Town of Edgefield has a brand new online presence. The new website is meant to be used as both a tourism and community resource. Visitors can browse destinations by categories, find out information about upcoming events, download important forms or read interesting articles on the News Reel & Our Infamous History.
On December 7th at 4pm, the annual Christmas Parade will begin another festive season in Edgefield. Santa will always make an appearance along with some snow on Courthouse Square.


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Spotlight on a whiny celebrated economist who couldn't get dates on Match.com:
Paul Oyer wrote a long piece about his online dating experience and the term, "statistical discrimination." Oyer, recently separated – SEPARATED – put up a profile on Match.com and was subsequently shunned by the majority of women online. He accuses them of practicing "statistical discrimination" versus "taste-based discrimination" (aka "prejudice") and identifies himself as being a victim and a target of it.
Statistical Discrimination (Oyer's words): The economics term for what most people would simply refer to as women acting on a stereotype based on my separated status.
He goes on to say: "What makes this a classic case of statistical discrimination (rather than taste-based discrimination) is that women do not hold ill will towards separated men. After all, these same women will date divorced men, all of whom were separated at some point."
At the end of the article, Oyer wraps up his experience on Match.com with this insightful statement:
"And it's been a useful reminder that, while overt discrimination is not nearly as bad as it used to be here in the United States, the detrimental effects of stereotyping are pervasive and substantial."
First of all, women DO hold ill will towards the category of separated men who don't bother with the messy details of a divorce, but rather decide to further cheat on their wives by dating other women. So, by way of definition, they are also practicing "taste-based discrimination."
Second: Divorced men are NOT considered separated, no matter how Oyer attempts to contort the meaning. They will never be considered, by most women and in legal terms, as falling into the category of Separated.
Third: Whether calling it statistical discrimination or taste-based discrimination, to write an article comparing his unsuccessful and trivial attempt at online dating and serious examples of true statistical discrimination, is disrespectful to individuals who have suffered the real and disabling consequences of being discriminated against.
Fourth: The detrimental effects of stereotyping, in the case of the author's inability to hook up, were not pervasive or substantial. The world will continue to rotate and revolve quite nicely without Oyer scoring on Match.com.
Oyer doesn't appear to appreciate that most older women possess enough background knowledge, intelligence, self-preservation and experience to statistically discriminate against men who'll be less-than satisfactory future mates. In his article, he calls this unjust. I see it as being aware and sensible.
As an aside, in my experience, too many older men are incapable of recognizing that there's this lingering crud, called the ex or current estranged wife, stuck to their souls. In an online profile, it's almost impossible to know that SHE is in the picture though, because, sadly, the separated man seeking dates is in denial. He has convinced himself that SHE is no more a part of his life than some stranger in a foreign country. It's a remarkable gift, this ability to partition off something as significant as a still thriving connection to his ex or estranged—a connection very similar to the invasive plant called Kudzu, a climbing vine whose preferred habitat includes disturbed areas such as roadsides, forest edges, and the guy you're interested in.
Why these men don't exhibit enough self-awareness to realize they haven't moved on and shouldn't be starting up any relationships, even one with a goldfish, is beyond me. But they get online, post a profile and start contacting women. If this separated guy posting a profile on an online dating service possesses something resembling a spine, even a wire hanger version of one, he might admit that he's in a troubled relationship. He won't develop a profile that paints a picture of himself as an eligible, available, intelligent and financially well-off prospect.
Oyer seems to be one of these men, although at the end of his article, it appears that he resolved his problem and has moved into the category of "divorced.'
Lament it all you will, whine about it, write an article that gets posted on PBS Newshour—but know this: single women will discriminate. Whether it's statistical or based on their opinions and feelings about certain classes of men, women will act in their best interests. No amount of whining by men like Oyer will soften us up.
Next time, if Oyer wants us to hear his words about statistical discrimination and take away some lessons from it, it would be best to avoid a nonsensical comparison of his trivial experience to those of real and pervasive discrimination.


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Get the Bowie look! The 1972 costume from V&A exhibition [Getty]
The 2014 Brit Awards had all the ingredients to be the best Brits ever. Beyonce in sequins. Katy Perry doing a New Moon Party performance. One Direction. Just when we thought it couldn't get any better, the one and only Kate Moss accepted an award from Noel Gallagher on behalf of David Bowie. No, we're not joking. It's the stuff of dreams.
David Bowie is far 'too cool' (Gallagher's words, not ours) to turn up to the Brits to accept a best male award, so he did the coolest thing ever and sent Kate Moss instead. Gallagher said: 'You maniacs didn't think he was actually here? He doesn't do this s**t.' But he sent his 'representative on earth, Kate Moss.'
Kate Moss read the following (surreal) message: 'In Japanese myth the rabbits from my old costume which Kate is wearing live on the moon. Kate comes Venus and I from Mars. I'm completely delighted to have a Brit for being the Best Male but I am, aren't I Kate? I think it's a great way to end the day, thank you very, very much and Scotland, stay with us.' Kate Moss speaking about Scottish independance at the Brits? We told you it was surreal!
As if Kate Moss speaking wasn't enough, she rocked up in one of David Bowie's old playsuits, making this officially the coolest Brits ever. His 'representative on earth' wore one of Bowie's original Ziggy Stardust playsuits which he first wore at his 1972 Rainbow Concert.
Bowie's 'representative on earth' [Rex]
The Bowie fan wore a costume which was donated from his exhibition at the V&A Museum - and it's been reported that it had to be reduced by a couple of inches to fit her perfectly. Of course this isn't the first time Moss has had a Bowie-over as she has transformed into David Bowie for TWO Vogue covers.


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Sisley Launch New E-Commerce Website
As if making a Sisley skincare purchase wasn't already a whole experience in itself, the super-luxe brand have only gone and launched a brand new e-commerce website which, we think, is the perfect antidote to even the worst of the winter blues. Visit the site and you'll find a bespoke skin consultation tool that will recommend Sisley products based on your individual profile. As well as unique Sisley videos, a loyalty programme and access to exclusive brand offers, this is one sure-fire way to up the ante with your skincare!
Christy Turlington Burns Unveiled As Imedeen's New Global Ambassador
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Dermalogica To Launch New PreCleanse Wipes
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Children's Hospital honors public policy leaders Olsen and Mason for their work on children's health and social services for Wisconsin's kids
"It's our responsibility to support the policy needs of children, specifically to address child abuse, neglect and infant mortality," said Representative Mason.
Kenosha and Racine Legislators, Local Leaders Call On Gov. Walker to Release Study and Approve Kenosha Casino
"My constituents can't afford to wait any longer for the jobs at stake here. It is time for Governor Walker to make his decision and approve this casino," said Mason.
Rep. Mason Urges Racine City Council to Support Minimum Wage Referendum
MADISON – Today, Representative Cory Mason (D-Racine) urged Racine City Council members to support an advisory referendum on whether Wisconsin should raise the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour.
Elected Chair of Great Lakes Legislative Caucus
MADISON –State Representative Cory Mason (D-Racine) announced today that he has been elected to serve as the chair of the binational Great Lakes Legislative Caucus in 2015 and 2016.
RootWorks Machinery Row Redevelopment Project Advances
State Rep. Cory Mason said, "After 9 years of planning and discussion, I'm thrilled to see site control announced on Machinery Row for the first big project of the RootWorks plan."
Wisconsin legislators look to solve problem of student loan debt
Student loan borrowers in Wisconsin and nationwide are facing a perfect storm of increasing tuition, restrictive federal law that does not allow loan refinancing, and declining federal and state support for higher education.
Activists call for $10.10 minimum wage but Rep. Paul Ryan sees pitfalls
Ryan has talked about addressing poverty, Mason said, but commented there is no social program that works as well as an adequately paying job.
Wisconsin Democrats urge student debt reform
"Student loan debt continues to be something that really cripples the middle class in the state as they continue to work harder and fall further and further behind," said state Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, during a conference call Tuesday.
Wisconsin Democrats lean on Walker to approve Menominee Hard Rock Casino
"Racine has the highest unemployment rate in the state. An influx of new, family-supporting jobs would be a game-changer," said state Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine.
The Palace. No building in Milwaukee is as carefully preserved as Miller Park. Should we pay for it?
"The money was supposed to build the stadium, not be a slush fund to maintain it," Mason says. "This is not a politically sustainable model."
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Commentary by Rep. Cory Mason: State's Reputation for Open Government Has Taken a Beating
by Rep. Cory Mason and Rep. Jon Richards
March 15, 2012
MADISON — This week is "Sunshine Week," a national effort to promote the importance of open and transparent government.
Pausing to recognize Sunshine Week in Wisconsin means acknowledging what a terrible year it has been for transparency and open government in our state. Throughout the past year, Wisconsin's time-honored tradition of clean, open government has been severely tarnished.
Initiated in 2002, Sunshine Week is spearheaded by the American Society of News Editors, who, along with civic groups, libraries, schools and nonprofit organizations, work to allow the public more access to and information about its government.
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Yoga cls mai pure week ki chhoti h bewajah itna dard saha :(( again monday se sahna hoga ....kitne julam h na mujpe :((.???
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UK financial services group Lloyds TSB has installed banking risk management software from SAS, a North Carolina-based data management software vendor. The technology will help the bank to meet Basel II credit risk compliance and further automate its risk management processes.The application covers the bank's retail loan portfolio and should help it to improve its capital allocations. Manual processes such as risk reporting, performance monitoring and credit scoring will now be automated. The software will also manage the bank's data warehouse by analysing and segmenting its data.
SAS's software is a flexible application for managing credit, market and operational risk throughout an organisation. The service incorporates credit scoring, which helps banks to perform application and behavioural scoring to assess the creditworthiness of their customer base.
Shahram Sharifi, credit risk director at Lloyds TSB, said the bank has used SAS in its IT infrastructure for the past 15 years. The additional risk management and Basel II application was chosen following a competitive tender process.
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Watercolor Inn & Resort in Santa Rosa Beach
Watercolor Inn & Resort
Hotel Guest Rating: 8.7/10
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Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
Watercolor Inn & Resort
Bordering the Grayton Beach State Recreation Area with Western Lake as a natural connector, this hotel offers convenient access to recreational activities and contemporary facilities in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.WaterColor Inn features a luxurious day spa. After exploring the area or a day at the beach, relax with a massage or specialty body treatment. Guests can also keep in shape by visiting the state-of-the-art fitness centre, complete with cardiovascular machines, weights and personal fitness coaches.Visit Deer Lake, a pristine 2,000-acre conservation area located 3 km from the WaterColor, and explore the pathways that lead through several species of indigenous plants. Activities such as water sports, golf and shopping are available just minutes away. ...read more
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