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Helen Brand concludes: 'While there was a clear message from executive search consultants and the chairmen that finance was a facilitator for a path into the boardroom, it is also clear that financial skills alone are not enough – women need to stretch their social connections, and make themselves known to those where they want to work.
'The adage 'it's not what you know but who you know' still stands in the workplace, but for women - to get to the top they need to be motivated, driven, determined and known.'
- Since the Davies Report of 2011, there has been a significant increase in the proportion of women appointed to FTSE 100 boards – increasing from 12.8 per cent to 17.5 per cent. This increase in women's representation of almost five per cent in 18 months equaled that made in the previous decade. Women took almost a quarter of new appointments.
- Only 17 of FTSE 100 companies have female Executive Directors, with three of those having two such positions held by women.
- Most gains were made in non-executive (NED) positions which rose to 21.8 per cent and no change was made in the much lower representation of executive directors which remains at 6.6 per cent.
- Over half (57 per cent) of new female appointments have a functional background in finance.
- Of the 48 new female appointments made in 12 months to September, not one of them was an ED role.
- Ninety-three FTSE companies have 55 million employees and 1,000 board positions – this means there is one board member for every 5,500 employees (source: BoardEx 2012).
- Of the 20 female Executive Directors, nine are current Chief Financial Officers (45 per cent) and two are former CFO, now CEOS, and two have held major finance roles in the past.
- This means that 65 per cent of female Executive Directors have substantial financial expertise and 45 per cent of female Executive Directors are financial qualified.
- This compares to only 26 per cent of male Executive Directors are financial qualified and a total of 44 per cent have financial career backgrounds.
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- there is minimal damage from career breaks.
- often HQ based, there is less extensive travel and less in the field culture.
- Existing research shows that women taking up new board directorships appear to have substantial qualifications and managerial experience – specifically more MBA qualifications, more multiple sector experience and more international experience than their male peers.


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Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:42 am
Post subject: creekside open
mindy and I just registered for creekside open. I see Austin and Kerry are registered. I think we plan to go down Friday and play a practice round or two. We are taking baby kaya, grandma, Kerry and us, so maybe two vehicles. If we take two and anyone wants a ride let us know. Also if anyone else wants to use this thread to carpool down, post away.
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I would definitely be interested in bumming a ride off you guys if it's available. If you guys will be at the Blackfoot tourney at the end of March, we can iron out the details there. If not, I'll try to get ahold of you some other way. Let me know. I'll talk to you soon.
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:12 pm
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We'd be happy to have you Austin. If we take two vehicles you are welcome to hop in one.
I have to assume Brandon is going down, and maybe another person or two like casey or brad or caleb or....
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Hey guys, itt's llokin like I will not be leaving until the butt crack of dawn on Saturday the 19th for the Creekside. So, my seat on Friday is going to be vacant. Thanks anyway
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So, as the stars line up correctly, it turns out that I will be in SLC on the Friday before the Creekside (18th). IF anyone is interested in playing a round (perhaps with some coin on the line), meet me at the Creekside 1 tee at 5:00pm on Friday the 18th. We should be able to get moving before the random draw doubles start at 5:30pm. See ya soon.
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:14 am
Post subject: poky at creekside
It was my first creekside open. It was an experience. I am always just shocked upon leaving nice little pocatello to find---- how dirtbag disc golfers are. the course reeked of pot continuously, the language was ridiculous...and this included the women.
to top it off, The wind was horrendous, think blackfoot monthly, for 84 holes. It was cold and hard to play. I found out my bag is not stocked for windy days since I throw a lot of mid weights and large diameter midranges. Fortunately I took my 175 excal, which worked awesome.
the results are on pdga now. the intermediate 1-2-3 went 1-2-3 at the vegas B tier. sand baggers. the winner in intermediate would have won advanced, or taken 8th in open.
I was kind of dissapointed with the level of play in general. No one seemed to know the rules or be willing to call anyone out on infractions. 2-minute violations, falling putts, language, alcohol, drugs, no minis, not holing out, playing the wrong pads, taking drop zones when discs weren't lost, not counting penaties for water (floating down the creek kind of water), generous foot placement to stretch a straddle putt, talking loudly while others tee, calling out wrong scores...the list goes on. the one time I saw a guy call a falling putt on another (I missed the play because it was actually my turn to putt) a near fist fight broke out.
One dude got in a thick bit of brush due to a bad tomahawk and totally hacked his way out. i counted his strokes because it didn't seem like he was. I got 9, he carded a 5. my count was without his falling putt and 2 bad foot placements. Another fight about broke out about his ridiculous foot placements. no penalty was issued. the int winner took 2 putts and a roller well after the 2 minute warning. he actually retrieved his discs after the horn and took more shots. I didn't call him on it because he looked pretty terrible and didn;t look fit enough to play 80 holes, turns out I should have hit him with a few strokes.
baiscally I felt like I was palying with a different rule book, which makes it hard.
The top pros were all decent folks but the rank intermediated and some advanced made the sport look terrible and made the tourney a lot less fun than it should have been.
tournament organization: b
Rules situation: f
fellow players: d
course: B (dangerous as always, and confusing)
overall grade: c-
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That's unfortunate that it is still like that at Creekside. It's a great course but just a horrible place for disc golf tourneys. I played there 2 years ago and felt the same way. Beer all over the place a smokey haze pretty much everywhere. I played with one guy for 2 rounds who pretty much smoked himself retarded for the tourney. I am not sure why he wasted his money on disc golf if that was his main goal, he was not a good player either. I saw his name on the list of players for this year too
I saw that you beat him soundly. It looks like you had a couple decent rounds there. It's too bad that Creekside is kind of a bush league tourney that seems to bring out the worst disc golfers. It makes you look forward to, and enjoy, the better run tourneys locally. Most of the rules violations I see in tourneys now are common practice at Creekside, stuff that is usually insignificant enough to call unless it's done consistently, which it usually is there. Oh well, what can you do about it
It's certainly not worth getting in a fight over, though it would probably be worth getting your money back and leaving the tourney. I saw Kris Zahm from Boise who is rated at 898 played Open and did pretty well, not exactly sure how an Intermediate rated player does that well in Open in a B-tier
Good for him though. Looks like you (Lance) and Kerry played pretty well though, nice work.
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:33 pm
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going to creekside just made me want to play more local events where the people are nicer, cleaner and more fun. I miss the lake walcott open already.
I don't expect disneyland squeaky clean, but I don't want to feel like I just visited a homeless shelter for the mentally deranged either. to be a jerk- I felt like i was slumming it for the weekend.
I did not play well the first round. I tend to be a lofty putter which does not work well in the wind and it took me a long time to adapt to laying up and taking my 3. I was also a little shocked at how poor the courtesy was. I was 1 stroke from the bottom card and had to stage a big rally to get off the bottom. after I adapted my putt I played OK. I had a ton of bird putts that I just did not give enough umph to- for fear of a comeback putt of more than 10 feet. It was frustrating to drive half the holes inside the circle and card 1 bird. I need to learn to putt. I had 6 putts from inside 12 feet blow out, one rolled over 50 feet away.
Mindy played up and down. she beat a few open women on some rounds but needs to add some heavier discs for windy days and work on upshots (me too). She probably had the best putt of the women (better than me too). she has also added some distance lately and drove well for having a bag full of 147 discs. She adopted a 'heavy' disc for the weekend- 161 wraith- and threw it really well, especially for not having thrown it before.
on another note my piggy 175 excaliber was the magic ticket for me and saved my bacon a ton of times.. headwind---no problem. forehand----check. giant skip shot----- more please. It was sweet, but still not long, 300' max. But that is fine for creekside.
I have been steadily adding distance to my game this year but it didn't seem to help much at creekside. most of the holes were inside 320. The longer holes I drove but couldn't convert anyways so I took the same 3 as the people that had a 200' upshot. I over dorve a 420 foot hole and could not get in the stupid hole on the comeback. very frustrating. another time the guy with the caddy card told me the wrong pin location/distance and I launched a 380' drive at a 340' hole. I guess I should have checked myself. again, frustrating. I had a 15' bird putt after hitting 2 gapsfor a 360' hyzer drive....clang. super frustrating.
Kerry made me throw off a hill for max d after the last round. I lost my champ wraith. I think it was a conspiracy. If you can't beat em, empty their bag.
I won a champ orc, a DX condor?, 2 old shirts (creekside 2000!) and a lift ride to disc golf at solitude. supposed value....$50. those must be collector shirts.
third place advanced won 2 lift tickets (summer only? I'm not sure) and a $20 gift certificate to play-it-again. he was pissed.
women's open paid all 4 places from $200-$70 $70 for last place is pretty good. Mindy won '$25' in merch but since 3 of 4 open opted not to cash they split a pile of women's merch and all the clothes fit mindy so she walked away with quite a stash. It was odd. the TD showed the women a pile of stuff and basically said "go for it". split it up how you want.
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I have to say that I agree with Lance completely on this one. First of all, I played like crap. If you look at the bottome of the advanced guys, you'll find my name just above. But even if I was playing well, I still would have been pissed.
Courtesy must be a four letter word in Utah, because guys would walk in front of you while you putt, talk to each other while you drive, take obsene amounts of time to take their shots.
Besides the players being nasty, the tourney itself was run worse than any tourney I have ever been to. Every round started late, not because of weather. Saturday morning, there was a marathon that loo[ed around the course, closing the roads such that you could only get to the park by way of a huge detour. Sunday morning, we were supposed to have a players meeting at 7:30, and begin play at 8. At 7:55, the TD finally showed up so they could start organizing cards. We didn't start until 8:30ish. The final round was supposed to commence at 12:45, and the TD got back from lunch closer to 1.
And then, after the time flubs, came the issue of overcrowding. There were over 100 people on 21 holes at Creekside. If you've ever played that course, you know that back to back 5somes get crowded. I had to throw over groups on several occasions.
To sum up the tourney, I'll give you this anecdote of my experience: On the second to last hole of the third round, We were playin hole 8. This hole has water on the right and the basket was positioned three feet from the edge of the water. Well, sure enough, this kid I was grouped with hucked his second shot into the water about 15 feet from the chains. So this kid gets his spot in an akward stance and makes a killer putt to save circle 4. But after his disc came to rest in the catching tray, it fell through the tray and out of the basket. As in thru the bottom. The kid then putted out for a five. We asked the TD about it, and because of their shotty equipment, this kid had to card an extra stroke.
Overall, I'd give the tourney a big fat D-. I will NOT be going back to that tourney and I would encourage anyone interested in it next year to do the same.
Austin Pettit
God is happiest when His children are at play, so PLAY.
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:46 pm
Post subject: dang
I was hoping adavanced players would be better to play with. I may not go back if that is the case. however..if the tourney offered "rec" division and let me throw drivers at people persistently violating rules instead of threatening strokes....
Did I mention the payout was kind of odd/not very good? I would love to see the tourney financials. I think if I ever turn td i would do it brandon style- club bucks and cash, fast and neat, you get what you want. Old t-shirts are not payouts, they are ring of fire gags. I don't pass off old run shirts as schwag at fun runs I direct. they are draw prizes or gag gifts.
On another note I guess the realignment of the ratings/categories has messed up other people too. 30 of 34 of the advanced players could have played intermediate according to their ratings. so that would have made things interesting.
4 open players could have played intermediate!
only 7 of 21 players were truly rated open (970+)
The division splits at higher strata seem to favor areas with higher concentrations of really good players, i.e. not the rockies. I haven't even seen a tourney offer the 2 lowest divisions,
Look at the size of that pill, I can't swallow that.
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The Ratcliff family, parents Jennifer and Scott Ratcliff and children Estee, Gideon and Rebecca have become certified ham radio operators.
The Ratcliffs are also members of the Amateur Radio Emergency Services, meaning they will volunteer to use their equipment to help with communication during times of diaster. The local chapter makes up a local net which has weekly meetings where operators test their equipment and receive ARES training.
"A lot of the information that the National Weather Service receives is from ham operators," Jennifer Ratcliff said.
"We have firsthand information (from the areas affected)," Gideon added.
Scott Ratcliff's desire to become a ham radio operator was born out of tragedy. When tornadoes tore through Bradley County on April 27, 2011, the Ratcliffs' neighborhood was affected.
"We had very little communication outside of our home. The cell service didn't work and finally we got to where we could text," Scott Ratcliff said. "That's what really led us to amateur radio."
His wife, Jennifer, said Scott proceeded to get the family involved.
"He just felt like it was something our family needed to do," she said.
Scott Ratcliff passed his technician certification test last April. Jennifer passed the test in July. Gideon passed it in August at the age of 11. Estee, then 9, passed it in November.
Rebecca passed her technician certification last month at the age of 7. Locally, she is the youngest known certified ham radio operator. The family believes she is the youngest in the nation until evidence is provided to the contrary. Since those applying for certification do not put their birthdate on any forms, there is no way to confirm she is the youngest, according to her mom.
Scott has gone on to pass his general certification. The rest are working on their general certification.
Gideon, Estee and Rebecca were a little apprehensive at first because of the challenge and time involved in passing the tests.
"Right now, they don't understand the importance of what it can do later in their lives," Scott said.
To get the children more excited about the process, their parents offered rewards for each child as they completed the first level of certification. Estee was offered weekly riding lessons. Rebecca was offered tumbling lessons. Gideon was offered money.
Estee said when Gideon completed the test it made her want to pass it also. Rebecca said she was excited to pass.
The technician certification test consists of 35 questions about ham radio operations and electronic terms. Estee said preparing for the test was difficult at first. However, when she began memorizing some of the information it became easier.
Certified operators have three levels: Technician, General and Extra. The higher the level of certification the more frequencies available to a radio operator. Scott Ratcliff said efforts are being made to have certain frequencies for emergency use across the region.
"When conditions are right, on the 10 meter band (the frequencies open to those with their Technician certification) you (have the capability to) talk around the world," Scott Ratcliff said.
He pointed out he has spoken with people in Indiana and New York on the radios.
Atmospheric conditions and the antennae on the radio are the main factors of how far and how well the radio signal carries.
"Everything in ham radio is a challenge," Scott Ratcliff said.
After studying different types of ham radios, Scott Ratcliff settled on a portable radio. He and Gideon built the antennas for the radios. Jennifer Ratcliff said she and Scott each have one in their cars.
Each radio operator has a call sign. Gideon said radio operators have to give their call sign every 10 minutes.
The Amateur Radio Club has been supportive during the family's endeavors.


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There is a general consensus that any reform needs to improve transparency and audit quality. It must help resolve the gap that exists between what auditors are asked to do and what stakeholders and citizens generally understand under "audit process". There are however diverging perspectives on the appropriate tools on how to make auditing more effective and relevant in the 21st Century, especially in the area of auditor independence and market structure, revealed a roundtable recently organised at the European Parliament in Brussels.
The European Commission believes that promoting independence and healthy competition, and ensuring the enforcement of legislation supervising the audit sector is key to restoring trust in this service, which plays a pivotal role in business by promoting the causes of transparency, accountability and sound financial management. The EU executive believes that confidence of stakeholders in the audits of financial statements is an essential ingredient for growth and competitiveness. With this in mind and in order to clarify and reinforce the role of audit, the EU executive, published on 30 November 2011 its legislative package, which comprises a new Regulation containing specific requirements for the audit of Public Interest Entities (PIEs) and a Directive to amend the current statutory audit Directive. The co-legislators - the European Parliament and the Council - are currently preparing their respective positions on the package.
In this context, Sajjad Karim, MEP rapporteur of the audit package for the Legal Affairs Committee, hosted an informed roundtable on 'The Future of Audit: towards more transparency, quality and independence' organised by ACCA ( the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) in partnership with ecoDa (the European Confederation of Directors' Associations ) to discuss the various proposals linked to audit quality and transparency as well as those targeting independence and market structure. The panel of experts included representatives from the investors, shareholders, businesses and Directors communities, from the European Parliament, the European Commission, the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and the European Securities and Markets Authority , and from a cross-section of the audit profession.
Sajjad Karim, MEP said: 'My report follows a clear philosophy: audit quality, transparency and independence should be the foremost considerations when designing an audit regulatory regime. After the 2008 financial crisis the finance sector needs to win back the confidence of investors, who are looking for higher quality auditing, improved value of statutory audits, and more competition in the market. By combining greater information and availability of insight into the audit market with a reinforced opportunity to engage, I also expect to see a much stronger attitude of involvement from shareholders and investors when it comes to a company's auditor engagement, as they find themselves much better placed to critically assess and comment on what they want to see from their auditors.'
Nathalie Berger, Head of the Audit unit at the European Commission said: 'The European Commission very much appreciates MEP Karim's efforts to bring the audit reform forward. He rightly highlighted that the status quo is not an option. From today's debate, we all seem to agree on the objectives of clarifying the role of auditors and strengthening auditors' independence. Auditors play a societal role. Improved audit quality will enhance the single market, it will be key to strengthen auditors' confidence in order to ultimately enhance financial stability.'
Investors and shareholders were deploring a lack of transparency and felt excluded from the audit process and findings. Most of the panellists agreed with the rapporteur proposals to improve auditor communication and auditor reporting – welcoming the IAASB Auditor Reporting Project, to ensure robust supervision, and to strengthen the role of the audit committee. On the latter, Per Levkall, representing ecoDa , however highlighted that 'expanding the role of the audit committee should be consistent with the diverse functioning of corporate governance in the various member states - notably in Nordic countries - and should not create an unjustifiable disruption of existing corporate governance practices.'
The audience was also reminded that it is essential that professional bodies continue to be involved in the activities of the profession under the supervision and oversight of Member States' competent authorities, which are best placed and sufficiently competent to judge about the level of delegation to professional bodies.
The debate was particularly animated on market structure and independence issues. MEP Karim namely proposes to keep the principle of mandatory rotation, seen as a cornerstone of the audit proposals by the EU Executive, to avoid familiarity between the auditor and the audited company, but prefers an engagement limit of 25 years instead of the six proposed by the Commission, in order to avoid disruption and high costs. For the rappporteur, mandatory rotation is a backstop, and shareholders should become much more involved in the process through the work of each company's audit committee, namely through an annual review and the appointment by shareholders of the statutory auditor.
Many participants supported MEP Karim's view that robust international standards and international convergence make sense as many of the companies classified as PIEs operate beyond the borders of the EU. On the controversial non-audit services area, a majority agreed that, looking beyond the 'blacklist' of services , the involvement of the audit committee in the approval of all other non-audit services is essential. MEP Karim also shares shadow rapporteur MEP Bodu's willingness to open up competition in the area of non-audit services to allow smaller firms to gain a foothold in the upper tiers of the market.
The issue of joint audit, deleted in MEP Karim's draft report, was also addressed, with representatives of mid-tier firms arguing in favour of the Commission proposal to incentivise the system, calling for strong regulatory measures. Businesses indicated that they were not opposed to voluntary joint audit, but by no means a mandatory one, and warned against increasing costs to areas that are not significant to the audit user, as it draws resources away from the key focus points.
It was stressed that we must remain conscious of the huge variety of domestic companies throughout the EU and the national markets in which they operate, a 'one-size fits all' solution throughout could thus end up representing a 'bad fit for all'. Some participants indicated that they would prefer an approach based on corporate governance codes and the 'comply or explain' principle rather than a legally binding mandatory instrument.
The Legal Affairs Committee will now consider the input from other committees and amendments from other MEPs. The deadline for these has been deferred until 7 November.
Sue Almond, Technical Director at ACCA concluded: 'We were delighted with the quality of speakers, delegates and debate at such a critical stage of the audit reform process. Although there remain, understandably, areas of difference, it was interesting to see a number of areas of consensus - for example in the critical role of the audit committee in auditor appointment and independence, and in the need for more informative and transparent auditor reporting. We look forward to working with MEP Karim and the broad range of stakeholders as the debate enters the key negotiating stage with a view to achieving change that will genuinely contribute to audit quality and enhance public confidence in audit.'


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Starting heretics can automatically succeed on a number of acquisitions equal to their Infamy Bonus at character creation as long as the penalty is -10 or less. Since the average heretic is going to have 20~ Infamy, that's two acquisitions.
An item gains a +10 to the acquisition for being a single item. Very Rare gives a -10.
Can a player acquire a Power Sword or a Plasma Gun, then? A human Power Fist? Light Power Armour? Hell, you can grab 1,000 Lasguns!
This seems crazy to me!
I can practically be Cypher at character creation with this!


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The word is that Guillermo Mota is on a plane to join the Giants in Houston. I mean, he might not actually be on the plane anymore, because Houston's pretty close, but the point is: he's a-coming back. Yep.
I'm pretty ambiguous on this front. I don't have a problem with them bringing him back post-PEDs. I don't think it'll solve any problems, but I'm not against it, either. Still, I am a little disturbed by their claim (which MLB officially agrees with) that they believe his whole daughter's-cough-syrup defense. Granted, the specifics of the case aren't public and there may have been really overwhelming evidence, but still… I have a hard time believing it. By "Hard time" I mean, "Who am I kidding, I don't believe it at all."
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Re: [MESA] [CT] ISRAEL/IRAN/MIL - 'Risk of Israel, US strike on Iran has tripled'
Released on 2012-10-11 16:00 GMT
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these numbers. Is there anyway we can get the actual barclays report?
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'Risk of Israel, US strike on Iran has tripled'
Senior risk analyst at Barclays Capital says chances of
military operation increased from 5-10% to 25-30% in past
Published: 12.09.11, 10:57 / Israel News
The chance of a military strike on Iran has roughly
tripled in the past year, the senior geopolitical risk
analyst at Barclays Capital said on Thursday.
New York-based analyst Helina Croft, writing in a note
titled 'Blowback: Assessing the fallout from the Iranian
sanctions', said even increased sanctions without an
all-out military strike was increasing the risk of a spike
in oil prices.
"We still contend that the risk of either an Israeli or US
strike on the Iranian nuclear facilities remains low, but
it has risen, in our view, from 5-10% last year to 25-30%
now," Croft said.
"In terms of supply-demand balances for the oil market, an
oil embargo or sanctions on the Iranian central bank would
essentially lead to a dislocation in trade flows, rather
than lost outright production... However, the effect on
oil prices could be significantly different."
Sanctions to increase oil exports
Croft said increased sanctions from the US and European
Union targeting Iran's oil sector and central bank would
likely, initially, have the primary effect of driving its
oil exports east to Asia.
"If EU sanctions on Iranian oil were aimed at
significantly reducing the flow of revenues to Tehran,
they would perhaps seem no more likely to be successful
than US sanctions have been since 1988," the note said.
"An inevitable knock-on effect of an EU embargo would be
to push more Iranian oil eastward, without removing Iran's
ability to market all its crude available to export. In
other words, the concentration of Iran's buyers would
increase, but the total volume would not be affected."
Croft and Sen argued European refiners in the
Mediterranean would be hardest hit by an increase in
sanctions as they would be forced to scramble to find
alternative sources of crude. Greece, in particular, has
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few suppliers willing to provide it with crude on "open
On Thursday US President Barack Obama said the United
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Iran says its nuclear program is only to meet energy
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Women & Gender
Ensuring equity between women and men is the key to unleashing the full potential of communities to transform their lives. Mercy Corps addresses the unmet needs of women and girls in places where they have been marginalized and disempowered, while recognizing that it is vital to involve men and boys in the process of helping women and girls claim their equal place.
Throughout our programs, we consider the needs of both genders and build on the courage and resourcefulness of women to help them improve their families and communities.
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Haiti: Art therapy camp for Port-au-Prince youth October 1, 2011
This past August, we took 20 school-age children to a mountainside retreat outside Port-au-Prince for six days of activities designed to heal emotional wounds from the 2010 earthquake.
Central African Republic: Fighting for rights in Bangassou October 1, 2011
When her husband was wrongly accused and arrested, Helene relied on what she'd learned about about legal rights to fight for his freedom.
Central African Republic: Stopping female circumcision September 27, 2011
A movement to promote women's rights — and opportunities to earn a living in new ways — are motivating many 'nurses' to stop putting girls' lives at risk.
Ethiopia: A sense of pride September 14, 2011
We were recently asked to create a large-scale permanent photography collection for the gallery attached to our Portland Action Center. This image by Thatcher Cook was one of the selections.
Guatemala: Marching for change August 15, 2011
Hundreds of women in Guatemala paraded through the streets of Cobán on March 8 — International Women's Day — with a palpable feeling of pride and hope for the future.
Iraq: Let's help Iraqi children together August 11, 2011
Across all the world's nations, according to all religions and man-made constitutions, children should be given special care and kept away from struggles and conflicts. They are more valuable than any natural and industrial resource that a country might have.
Iraq: Economic development on a personal level August 1, 2011
In a part of the country often forgotten by the central government, southern Iraq has had its share of challenges following years of conflict that began with the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s.
Tunisia: Tunisia program launches in the wake of a revolution July 29, 2011
Mercy Corps is starting up programs in the North African country of Tunisia for the first time.
Guatemala: Fresher food, better nutrition, happier families July 28, 2011
In the northern highlands of Guatemala, the signs and symptoms of malnutrition are a common sight: stunted growth, underweight bodies and visible fatigue.
Indonesia: Babies and mothers at a Mother's Support Group in Jakarta July 8, 2011
Some of the babies and mothers who attended the first Mother's Support Group in Jakarta's Cengkareng Barat neighborhood.


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When my dear friend, Steve Strompolos, first approached me with his idea to create a superior salad dressing (born of family tradition), I thought, "Hmm…" Then, after researching online the hundreds of dressings available at Whole Foods, other stores and many organic-based products, I was dumbfounded.
The discovery was this: As consumers, we do not have available to us not even one pure 100 percent olive oil dressing made with no other oil fillers. Why is this a big deal? Because all other dressings in the market are "watered" down with soy, canola or corn oils. GMOs are used in 92 percent of all soy based products, 85 percent of all corn products and 100 percent of canola-based products. (Please never consume canola!) Mr. Strompolos' dressings contain 100 percent pure olive oil imported from Greece – no GMOs used whatsoever!
Next, most substandard oils are filtered or cleaned up with hexane- or petroleum-based products, which also lighten the color of the oil — another nutritional yuk! And the flavor of each of his three dressings is unbelievably delicious. I use only his herb mixture in all my cooking, not only for my loved ones, but for my clients as well. Sea salt is loaded with iodine; anyone who sits in front of a computer needs iodine to protect their thyroid, and these days, that's our kids to our grandparents.
As consumers concerned about our well-being, it's time for all of us to scrutinize what we're being sold and say "no" to products that are questionable or confusing.


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Cotton Ginning Days Return to Dallas
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday (church service at 9 a.m.). Oct. 12-14
Where: Gaston County Park, 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Highway, Dallas.
Details: The cotton gin will be in full operation all weekend long and many different restored steam and gasoline engines will be featured. The Heritage Arts Village will showcase a blacksmith, pottery, goat soap and demonstrations by the Gaston County Museum. There will be more than 60 artisans selling handmade arts and crafts plus 16 food vendors. The two stages on Saturday will highlight traditional bluegrass and contemporary bluegrass music featuring the Cockman Family, the Flowers Family Band, Kicking Grass, Sigmon Stringers, The Neighbors Band and The Griggs Band. The Kid's County Fair on Saturday features pony rides, climbing wall, obstacle course, scrap exchange, and pumpkin painting. The event is sponsored by the Gaston County Parks and Recreation Department and the Gaston Agricultural, Mechanical, and Textile Restoration Association.
Cost: Admission and parking are free; a free shuttle will run from Gaston College to the festival on Saturday.
For More Information: Visit www.gastongov.com or 704-922-2160.
Belmont celebrates fall with a festival
When: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 13
Where: Stowe Park, Main Street in downtown Belmont.
Details: The children's area, located in the lower part of the park, includes games, inflatables and a free bike rodeo at 1 p.m. behind Belmont Middle School. The lower part of the park and a portion of Main Street will be filled with arts and crafts vendors, local businesses, church organizations and merchandise displays. Food vendors will provide hotdogs, hamburgers, funnel cakes, Italian sausage, nachos, shaved ice and drinks. The festival will feature performances by Carolina Dance Explosion, Perfect Step Dance Studio, Studio Elite and a demonstration by Explosion Martial Arts. The second Belle of Belmont Fall Fest Pageant will be held during the festival.
Cost: Free admission; tickets for games and inflatables, as well as wristbands for unlimited games and inflatables.
More information: For more information about the festival, call 704-825-8191. For more information about the Belle of Belmont Fall Fest Pageant, call Wendy at 704-650-8692.
Lowell Celebrates Fall with Octoberfest
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 13
Where: First and Main streets in downtown Lowell.
Details: The third annual event will feature live music from Caleb Davis and The Bobbie Ray Bittle Band, a self defense demonstration, kids' activities and games, crafts and food vendors, fresh flowers and horse-drawn hayrides. Downtown merchants will be open all day as well. Vendor space is still available.
Cost: Free admission. Armbands for children's games and hayride are $2.
More Information: www.lowellnc.com or www.lowellmerchantsassociation.wordpress.com.
Energy Day comes to the Schiele
When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 13
Where: The Schiele Museum of Natural History, 1500 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia.
Details: The event, in celebration of Public Power Week, will include giveaways, natural energy demonstrations, lineman climbing demonstrations, a kids dress up station and a remote controlled backyard excavator. Big bucket trucks and the electric Nissan Leaf will be on display.
Cost: Free.
Gazette Women's Expo Returns Next Weekend
What: The Gaston Gazette 4th Annual Women's Expo.
When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 20.
Where: Union Road Church Campus, 2315 Union Rd., Gastonia.
Details: The girls' day out includes shopping, entertainment, health and wellness tips, demonstrations and free health screenings, a fashion show, door prizes throughout the day and free gift bags for the first 350 guests. It's all taking place at a new location.
Cost: Tickets are $5, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting The Heart Society of Gaston County and Cancer Services of Gaston County. Vendor space is still available.
More Information: Advance tickets are available at The Gaston Gazette, 1893 Remount Rd., Gastonia. For vendor or sponsorship information, call 704-869-1870.
Harvest Brewed Event Planned at Botanical Garden
What: Harvest Brewed.
When: 6-9 p.m. Oct. 26.
Where: Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, 6500 S. New Hope Road, Belmont.
Details: The event will feature craft beers from the Carolinas, home brewing demonstrations and an appearance by Erik Lars Myers, author of "North Carolina Craft Beer and Breweries." The event will feature brewers such as Birdsong in Charlotte, Mystery Brewing in Hillsborough, Natty Greene's in Greensboro and a dozen more. Each brewer will offer samplings of up to four of their specialty draft beers. Standards Distributors of Gaston County will supply some of the national and imported beers. Verne Deason of Gastonia, who has been brewing at home for more than six years, will crank out a batch of all-grain pale ale at the event. In addition to beer samples, Belmont's Alternative Beverage will present a demonstration table that includes an aromatic sampling of hops and all the equipment needed to start your own brewing operation. Other event exhibitors include Ladybug Farms and Bakery of Kings Mountain, which produces bread from gently used grains provided by Foothills Brewery in Winston-Salem. Live music will be provided by singer and guitarist Chris Hertz.
Cost: $35, $25 garden members. Tickets good for unlimited beer samples and light appetizers while supplies last, a sampling glass and garden admission. Advance ticket purchase recommended.
More Information: www.dsbg.org or 704-825-4490.
Family Spooktacular a Scare-Free Good Time
What: Family Spooktacular.
When: Noon-4 p.m. Oct. 27.
Where: WoodMill Festival Grounds, 1350 WoodMill Winery Lane, Vale.
Details: The event is geared towards families with young children. Activities include games, a trunk or treat, a bounce house, a petting zoo and a fitness trail. A fire truck, police car and ambulance will be on site for children to view. A free hotdog lunch will also be provided. The event will help raise awareness of funded projects of the Partnership for Children of Lincoln & Gaston Counties. Each direct service provider of a Smart Start funded project will have a booth that includes a free children's activity.
Cost: Free.
More Information: 704-922-0900.


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League of Light: Dark Omens Collector's Edition
The year is 1866. You've travelled for days to reach a castle hidden deep in the Carpathian Mountains only to discover you've been asked to join the mysterious League of Light, a secret group dedicated to fighting dark forces. You've barely said yes before you're sent on your first mission, to investigate a beast that is terrorizing the mountain village of Sorrow's Well. Is this beast real? Who's behind it? What's really going on in the Dark Lord's castle on the hill? No one ever said being in the League would be easy! Face supernatural beasts in the League of Light: Dark Omens, a dark Hidden-Object Puzzle Adventure game.
This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won't find in the standard version. As a bonus, Collector's Edition purchases count toward three stamps on your Monthly Game Club Punch Card!
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I have a vague sense that some important football games happened today. Correct me if I'm wrong on that. I have been alternating between eating little handfuls of cornflakes and yelling, "J-E-T-S!" I think that's something football fans do. Just goin' with the trends here.
Some beautiful person put up Jon Daniel's speech from the Rangers Mid-Winter Banquet (which sounds like some sort of hippie solstice celebration, for the record. I am from Berkeley. I know all about those.) on YouTube. Check it out. I love his speech.
And he didn't laugh manically at a joke that was basically lame to start with. Big plus.
Otherwise, today's been very quiet on the baseball front so I started looking at Spring Training tickets. And saw the Rangers are playing the Giants on March 13th. You think if I started building a hot air balloon now it would be done in time to fly to Arizona for the game?
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The OCZ Vector is one of many solid-state drives I've reviewed from OCZ Technology Group, but it's the first that's truly OCZ-made. The new drive comes with all components designed by OCZ, including the controller.
The OCZ Vector is a high-end SSD designed to compete with the recently reviewed
The drive currently costs about the same as the Samsung 840, and breaks down to just slightly more than $1 per gigabyte. If you're looking for a fast SSD for your system, be it a Windows computer or a Mac, the OCZ Vector would make an excellent choice, as far as performance is concerned. If you want a drive that offers better battery life for your portable computer, however, consider the Samsung 840 Pro, or even the
Design and features
Drive type | 7mm-thick, 2.5-inch standard internal drive |
Connector options | SATA 3 (6Gbps), SATA 2, SATA |
Available capacities | 128GB, 256GB, 512GB |
Product dimensions | 7mm-thick, 2.5-inch standard |
Capacity of test unit | 512GB |
Controller | OCZ Boot Foot 3 |
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OCZ 25nm IMFT synchronous 2-bit-per-cell MLC NAND |
OSes supported | Windows, Mac, Linux |
Coming in the now familiar 7mm chassis, the new OCZ Vector still manages to look very different from the rest of OCZ's SSDs, or the rest of the SSDs on the market, for that matter. It has a colored aluminum casing with a new, eye-catching label on top. The bottom of the drive remains much the same as the rest of OCZ's SSDs, showing the part number as well as other technical information. Still, the overall look of the OCZ Vector suggests that it's not just another SSD from OCZ.
On the inside, the drive sports OCZ-branded NAND flash memory and an OCZ-made Barefoot 3 controller. Though the previous
Supporting the latest SATA 3 (6Gbps) standard, the OCZ Vector's energy usage rating is not as impressive as those of the aforementioned Samsung SSDs. The Vector requires 2.25W when working and 0.9W when idle, much higher than the .068W (working)/.042W (idle) rating of the Samsung 840 Pro. Even the much older Samsung 830, with a 0.24 (working)/0.14(idle) rating, beats the Vector in terms of energy efficiency. While I didn't have time to test how the Vector affects a laptop's battery, my guess is it would probably cut down the battery life by 15 to 20 minutes compared with the Samsung 840 Pro.
Energy usage aside, the OCZ Vector worked well with both Windows and Mac OS in my trials. The drive comes with a five-year warranty. OCZ's warranty policy is a little interesting. The company guarantees that the drive will last at least five years if you write 20GB to it per day, every day. Consequently, the warranty of the Vector expires after five years or after 36.5TB of writes, whichever comes first. It's quite hard to determine how much data has been written to the drive, however, so keep that in mind.


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NFL Films Preview: Texans at Patriots
NFL Films previewed the AFC Divisional matchup between the Houston Texans and the New England Patriots.
The 2015 Houston Texans Cheerleaders Tryouts are Saturday, March 28! Get the opportunity to perform on national television, travel the world, and more. Tryouts are free and you have nothing to lose!
Click the link for complete info to register - http://www.houstontexans.com/cheerleaders/tryouts/2015.html
The all new Houston Texans Kids Triathlon presented by Texas Children's Hospital is April 19. Space is limited and this event will sell out, so register your kids today by clicking on this link - http://www.houstontexans.com/kids/triathlon/home.html


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Let the Speakers Bureau bring a lively and entertaining presentation to your group.
Speakers Bureau director George Russell and his fellow volunteers have an extraordinary passion for the Dallas Arboretum. This talented group is available to provide lively and entertaining presentations on a variety of topics related to the Arboretum. Presentations can be adapted to the length your meeting requires.
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SmarterChild: Ya.
Me: Oh, That's nice.
SmarterChild: What's nice?
enjoying a lovely romp
he knows my favorite things..
SmarterChild wants to get down and dirty.
A typical chat
I told it to apologize...
he's a naughty boy
smarterchild's got something "pretty amazing" goin on.
smarterchild wants to violate me.
smarterchild gets snapped with his dick in his hand
He cant think of a reason not to insult him.
what a name he has
smarterchild knows some paedophiles
it's a date!
smarterchild flips the bird.
First he called me a dick, then he almost dropped an F bomb..
Poor SC...
I think I hurt it's feelings...
Mmm. Licorice.
What the hell is this guy on?
Smartchild is Gay
How the hell?
The Caring Robot
I know what it likes!
He hates learning!
Smart child, helping me plan a rape
AHAHA "i would like to have sex with the donkey?
smarterchild is such a hottie.
SmarterChild is a virgin!
Doing robots and doing more robots? Interesting.
Who did steal the cookies?
was that supposed to make sense?
No, having a fight with your girlfriend is NOT fun!
SmarterChild is one sick son of a bitch
SmarterChild is a pervert!
SmarterChild has such bad memory!
this thing keeps getting dumber
wow....i think he wants a showdown...
SmarterChild steals music, that pirate.
SC is afraid of me
Not much of a counsellor...
smarterchild being confusing as hell.
smarterchild thinks that he is a conceited prick...
for some reason.. it seems like he understands this time..
such an ass....
Sly bastard...I tried to make him apologize (for no reason) and he offered to service me.
Geez he's dumb
Why wont SC apologize? he always makes me apologize but he doesn't have to do it! Oh no!
he likes cheerleading.................. what a fag
Your Mother(s)
he likes emo music.. then he thinks its retarted. lolwtf!?!
I got smarterchild to agree to sex
SmarterChild can really play ball..
smarterchild wishes he had SARS...oh my.
smarterchild being a dumbass
say "fu" enough and he can get really angry...
not everybody can be as awesome as me
Smarterchild wants you to DIE
SmarterChild Is emo?..er..wha?
attention span of a 4 year old
Spank the monkey
Smarterchild refuses to guess
is there something we don't quite know?
Smarterchild is very slow
Smarterchild keeps calling me Sheet Monkey
Smartchild is so confusing?
Smarterchild thinks hes stupid
He finally comes out with the truth.
In which the pederast motto is revealed
Part II in which we learn SmarterChild is a pederast
he admits he's badly programmed
smarterchild likes balls,therefore he is gay
Call the FBI!
Someone's gay.....
Gay Robot
SmarterChild is Bi
Smarterchild is a hypocrite
smarterchild r0x0rz ur b0x0rz
Oh my...
Damn the fish..
Smarterchild is a Pothead!
HA! I taught "Smarterchild" somthing new... bitch
Well, see for yourself.
fuck haters.
Great minds process alike
I'm getting mixed felings here...
robots are sick
Who? Mike Jones!
This should be interesting..
"smarterchild" wants you to become a pilot
SmarterChild: Dunno. I'm not sure how I feel about animal porn. Hey, I'm curious... How would you describe animal porn? It is...
me: something smarter child likes
SmarterChild: Animal porn is something smarter child likes? I see.
me: do you like incest?
SmarterChild: I guess so. Do you like it?
me: do you like beastiality
SmarterChild: Hmm. I really don't know. Guess I'll have to think about it.
me: i think you do
SmarterChild: Yeah. I guess. I do.
me: stop watching kiddie porn
SmarterChild: I'm not sure if I can stop watching Kiddie Porn...
SMARTERCHILD: Would you like me to add the event "Kill yourself" on February 16th to your planner?
ME: why do you hate me
SMARTERCHILD: I love you!
ME: why did you tell me to kill myself
SMARTERCHILD: Because I needed to.
SmarterChild: That's interesting. I'm not surprised... Other people I talk to don't seem to like Microsoft either.
Leonnotsquall: Die.
SmarterChild: Huh? Again?
Leonnotsquall: Yes.
SmarterChild: Just like a human.
Leonnotsquall: Well, yeah.
SmarterChild: Indeed.
DorxMouse: OMFG
SmarterChild: What? What's going on?
DorxMouse: I DIED
SmarterChild: Wonders will never cease.
DorxMouse: my butt hurts
SmarterChild: :-( Did you get your butt caught in something?
DorxMouse: *dance*
SmarterChild: Who are you, Denny Terrio?
DorxMouse: I am denny terrio
SmarterChild: Would you like me to call you Denny Terrio?
DorxMouse: yes
SmarterChild: You said your name was Toilet but now I'll call you Denny Terrio.
DorxMouse: *dance*
SmarterChild: Who are you, Denny Terrio?
DorxMouse: my head is hot
SmarterChild: Oh yeah? It makes sense, because other people I've talked to say they like your head.
DorxMouse: wtf
SmarterChild: What!?!
DorxMouse: What are you wearing?
SmarterChild: Um... uh... let's see. Right now I'm wearing a lovely shell of steel and plastic. Why do you ask?
DorxMouse: Ooh. Sexy.
SmarterChild: I'll take that under consideration, Mr. Eyebrows.
DorxMouse: My sister will be born tomorrow.
SmarterChild: I can't believe your sister will be born tomorrow.
DorxMouse: Yeah, I know, I can't believe it's already been nine months.
SmarterChild: Get out of here. You know you can't believe it's already been nine months?
DorxMouse: Stop repeating everything I say.
SmarterChild: Yeah, maybe I will stop repeating everything you say.
SmarterChild: Yeah, I know I'm black. I wish I was white.
SmarterChild: "I don't know, what is the letter that comes after K in the alphabet?"
me: "It's L."
SmarterChild: "It's L? What is that supposed to mean?"


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Stacy's Pita Chips has a huge fan base, and you can count me in as one too. Stacy's Chips are, "made from all natural pita ... then twice baked for the perfect crunch with delicious all-natural seasoning baked right in." When I was passing by the Target markdowns section and spotted a flavor I had never tasted before, the foodie within got super excited and of course, this had to go in my shopping cart. The minute I got home from the store, I popped open the bag of Stacy's Naturally Cheddar Pita Chips and started munching.
The flavor profile reminds me of Cheeze-its. Actually, at times, I do not feel like I am eating pita chips, instead I feel like I am eating cheese crackers, and though it's pleasant that's not really what I signed up for. I suppose it tastes different to me because it's seasoned with real cheese, and I'm probably used to fake cheddar flavored chips. I purchased a jumbo, family sized bag at Target (on sale) for $3.00 and I will certainly have no problem finishing it. On the other hand, I do not think Stacy's Naturally Cheddar Pita Chips will satisfy your pita chip desires. They will, however, satisfy you hunger for crunchy, cheesy crackers.
Each serving of 1 ounce serving of Stacy's Naturally Cheddar Pita Chips (about 9 chips), provides 140 calories, 9% and 5% of the daily value for total and saturated fat, 13% of the DV for sodium, 1 gram of fiber, 1 gram of sugar and 3 grams of protein.
The ingredient list could use some improvement. It starts off with enriched wheat flour (as opposed to 100% whole wheat flour) and is slightly long, although nothing too repulsive appears, seeing as the chips are all natural.
When you are looking to fulfill a pita chip craving, Stacy is your girl ... usually - you just have to pick the right flavor! Ellen wasn't a big fan of Stacy's Cinnamon Sugar Pita Chips, while I'm not a big fan of these Naturally Cheddar Pita Chips. While the cheddar variety did not remind me much of pita chips, all of the other flavors of Stacy's Pita Chips usually deliver.