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1. Pinstripe Empire: The New York Yankees from Before the Babe to After the Boss
by Marty Appel, Yogi Berra (Foreword by), Bernie Williams (Preface by)
Appel, the Yankees' former PR director, illuminates the team in all its century-plus of glory: clever owners, rowdy players, and 27 championships. ... More
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2. The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball
by Frank Deford
Focusing on the unusual friendship between John McGraw and Christy Mathewson, "The Old Ball Game" is a masterful chronicle of the early days of ... More
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3. Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero
by Tom Clavin, Danny Peary
"Roger Maris: The Life of Baseball's Reluctant Hero" is the first definitive biography of the life and career of the baseball legend.
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4. The Greatest Ballpark Ever: Ebbets Field and the Story of the Brooklyn Dodgers
by Bob McGee
McGee chronicles the Ebbets Field's vibrant history from the first pitch thrown in 1913, through the last out in 1957, until the wrecking ball's ... More
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5. Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee
by Allen Barra
Yogi Berra is one of the most popular former athletes in American history, and the most-quoted American since Abraham Lincoln. The gripping biography ... More
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6. The New York Times Story of the Yankees: 382 Articles, Profiles & Essays from 1903 to Present
by Dave Anderson (Editor), Alec Baldwin (Foreword by)
The volume hronicles the most famous milestones achieved by the Yankees as reported by their hometown paper, "The New York Times." Anderson, a writer ... More
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7. Few and Chosen: Defining Mets Greatness Across the Eras
by Rusty Staub, Phil Pepe, Keith Hernandez (Foreword by)
Rusty Staub, a former Met with an up-close and personal view of many of the team's strongest players, recalls every year of the Met's history and ... More
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8. Tales from the 1962 New York Mets Dugout: A Collection of the Greatest Stories from the Mets Inaugural Season
by Janet Paskin, Greg W Prince (Foreword by)
The most memorable stories from the dawn of a franchise born fifty yearsago newly... More
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9. Few and Chosen Yankees: Defining Yankee Greatness Across the Eras
by Whitey Ford, Phil Pepe, Yogi Berra (Foreword by)
As one of the greatest Yankee pitchers ever, Ford gives his assessment of all the current and former Yankee greats in a book that will delight, ... More
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10. The Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City
by Jonathan Mahler
1977 New York saw the fight between Yankee Reggie Jackson and manager Billy Martin, and the battle between Mario Cuomo and Ed Koch for the citys ... More
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11. The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness
by Buster Olney
Olney tracks the Yankees through six exciting and tumultuous seasons, giving intimate insights into the stars, the foot soldiers, and the coaches and ... More
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12. Yankees Century: 100 Years of New York Yankees Baseball
by Glenn Stout, Richard A Johnson (Photographer)
A must-have for any student of baseball, this definitive narrative history of the New York Yankees includes original sidebars and essays by some of ... More
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13. Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?: The Improbable Saga of the New York Met's First Year
by Jimmy Breslin, Bill Veeck (Introduction by)
A vivid history of the Mets, preserving for all time a wonderful look at New York's other team, is written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
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14. Faith and Fear in Flushing: An Intense Personal History of the New York Mets
by Greg W Prince
The New York Mets fan is an Amazin creature whose species finds its voice at last in Greg Prince s Faith and Fear In Flushing, the definitive account ... More
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15. Yankees by the Numbers: A Complete Team History of the Bronx Bombers by Uniform Number
by Bill Gutman
The story of the world s most popular baseball team as told through a history of its uniform... More
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16. Birth of a Dynasty: Behind the Pinstripes with the 1996 Yankees
by Joel Sherman, David Cone (Foreword by)
Veteran "New York Post" columnist Joel Sherman tells how a down-and-out manager named Joe Torre, working with young, untested players like Derek ... More
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17. Legendary Yankee Stadium: Memories and Memorabilia from the House That Ruth Built
by Thomas O'Connell
Timed for release with the grand opening of the New Yankee Stadium in 2009, this unique history is based on 30 years of interviews conducted by ... More
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18. Yankees World Series Memories
by Maury Allen
The most successful franchise in American sports history, the New York Yankees, have won 26 World Series. Now author Maury Allen recalls the Yankees ... More
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19. The 50 Greatest Yankee Games
by Cecilia Tan
""Cecilia Tan has written a Yankee Doodle Dandy of a book. The reader is taken through the dramatic ebb and flow of the 50 greatest Yankee games. We ... More
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20. The New Yankees Century: For the Love of Jeter, Joltin' Joe, and Mariano
by Alan Ross
Ross reveals the story of New York Yankees baseball, as told by Yankee players, coaches, opponents, fans, and the media. It salutes the great ... More
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22. 100 Things Yankees Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
by David Fischer
Being a Yankees fan is about more than watching the team win multiple World Series, and this book helps fans get the most out of it. Taking 110 years ... More
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23. Summers in the Bronx: Attila the Hun and Other Yankee Stories
by Ira Berkow
Berkow's eye for detail and for the unusual insight along with the comedy and drama revealed by his subjects themselves bring to life a who's who of ... More
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24. 1921: The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York
by Lyle Spatz, Steve Steinberg, Charles C Alexander (Foreword by)
At the dawn of the roaring twenties, baseball was struggling to overcome two of its darkest moments: the death of a player during a Major League game ... More
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the Yankees and more. Who was the first manager of the Yankees? Who were the MVPs in each of the Yankees' 25 ... More
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hell yeah! beautiful! the same needs to be done for the khajiit as well
don't they use the same animation? I mean, I really don't know, I'm just presuming they do.
interesting animation for the argonian... at least i think it is an argonian, lol
anyways, nice job... much smoother than vanilla.
Damn, Looking 1000 times better than the original.
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- Being able to hunt and fish to your heart's content in the glorious Devonshire countryside
- Opting for the sumptuous gourmet feast (with champers!) on both nights of your stay
- Going walking or horse riding in the nearby woods and hills
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Two-night stay in Devon country hotel with breakfast. One of our offers includes two gourmet dinners with champagne
The award-winning Arundell Arms is a family-run country hotel in the peaceful Devonshire village of Lifton, close to Dartmoor and just an hour's drive from Exeter. It specialises in country sports and has been named as "Sporting Hotel of the Year" by the Good Hotel Guide. It's not a bad place to relax and enjoy exceptional gourmet food either.
Dine at the AA Rosette restaurant, headed by Master Chef Steve Pidgeon (recognised as one of only 80 Master Chefs of Great Britain) and you won't be disappointed. There's also a cosy bar onsite and another restaurant serving pub-style food.
With 20 miles of its own rivers and a vast area of land teeming with wildlife, it's no wonder this hotel has some of the best fishing, horse riding and hunting around. Be taught by experts or head off on your own to enjoy the quiet calm of your surroundings (please note that local fishing tariffs may apply).
This offer includes a stay in a Standard room with a full English breakfast. As a Secret Escapes member you can also choose to book a fixed two-night stay with a six-course tasting meal on the first night (with canapes and champagne) and a three-course a la carte meal on the second night with a glass of champagne each.
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This is a nice, fresh hotel. The rooms were quite large. My room had a king bed making the rest of the room feel especially spacious and providing extra chairs to sit with others on a business trip. The bed was comfortable and bathroom was nice. The breakfast was tasty and had a good assortment of choices. It was very convenient to the highway.
One complaint is when I turned on the fan, it let out a strange smell that made me hesitant to use it, but the room got stuffy without it. I also wish the breakfast ended a little later on the weekend - 10 AM seems fairly early to end for a weekend (especially if you wanted to exercise first). A few free weights would also go a long way in their exercise room. Finally, the highway noise was pretty audible at the rooms at the end of the hall. Though they said odd numbered rooms were quieter, it was still loud. I think a low numbered room on each floor would be quieter as it's further from the highway).
Overall, this is an excellent hotel for the value.
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- Welcome to the Fairfield Inn & Suites Rancho Cordova, a select-service Marriott hotel catering to the needs of leisure and business travelers visiting Rancho Cordova, Sacramento and nearby medical facilities including the Sacramento VA Medical Center, Kaiser Hospital and Mercy San Juan. We are located near office buildings, business parks, recreational and educational sites including CSU Sacramento, Sacramento State Aquatic Center and the Cordova Restaurant & Casino. We are the perfect choice when attending sporting competitions, retreats and family reunions. Be sure to stay with us each year for the Blue Angels Air Show! You will enjoy easy access to these destinations and other points of interest including the grounds of Folsom Lake and the Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area when you stay at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Rancho Cordova hotel. Guests at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Rancho Cordova enjoy amenities, services and conveniences including complimentary on-site parking, coffee in the lobby, the fastest wired and wireless Internet service in the area provided by Sure West, and a complimentary deluxe continental breakfast each morning. We are a pet-friendly hotel (fee applies) so you are free to bring the entire family. Our staff is available 24/7 to assist with anything you may need and ensure you have the most enjoyable stay! ... more less
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Editors - An End Has A Start
Good, not quite as 'up' as the first album and that wasn't exactly jumping (but I liked it a lot). A grower for me.
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish
I FINALLY got this!!
Kosheen - Resist
Broadening my horizons, good album. Meant to get this six or seven years ago but never got round to it. Always disliked drum & bass but this band makes good tunes out of it.
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
Good background music. Think they have a new one out now?
Björk - Debut
The beginnings of a Björk collection I think.
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You've done a good bit of work in the marketing bootcamp series already, so today I'm going to take it easy on you (just don't get used to it!). You're just going to read an article, go through a formula to set your own freelance writing rates, and then compare those rates to the target market you chose previously (to determine if they'll realistically pay your rates, or if you need to refine your market a bit before we get heavy into platform-building next week).
It's important that your freelance writing rates mesh with your target market. Why? Because they have to be able to, and willing to, pay you! Simple, right? A common mistake writers make is to obsess over low paying clients. Guess what. If they can't afford you, they're not your target market, and they're not worth the time of day as far as you should be concerned professionally. Get over it. It's time to move on to bigger and better things.
- Read my post on All Freelance Writing: Setting Freelance Writing Rates the Right Way.
- Use that guide to crunch some numbers and set your own writing rates (or find out why your current rates might be holding you back).
- When you've figured out the rates you should be charging, compare them to some of the research you did yesterday. Are those rates in line with the competition you discovered? Are the clients you listed likely to be able to afford you? If not, it's time to find another market (go back to yesterday's steps and see where you went wrong - you probably won't have to change the target as much as you think).
That's it for today! The next few days over the long weekend will be easier ones to get us geared up and good to go for getting your professional site online (our big project for you in the coming week).
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New Delhi: Government today gave its nod to the ambitious National Urban Health Mission, a dedicated public health delivery system to address medicare challenges in town and cities, with focus on the poor living in slums.
The Rs 20,000-crore NUHM was cleared by the government`s Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) at its meeting. The plan will now go to the Union Cabinet after the Health Ministry fine-tunes its proposals.
The NUHM will be on the lines of the Health Ministry`s flagship National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) launched in 2005 to address the health challenges of rural India.
A revised note had been sent for approval after incorporating some concerns raised by the Planning Commission.
"The NUHM will be launched soon across the country. It will focus on the health needs of the urban population, with special focus on the urban poor in slums and colonies," a senior Health Ministry official told PTI.
The Mission is expected to cover cities and towns with over 50,000 people who would come to around 779 cities including Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Ahmadabad.
The NUHM will finally be a part of the National Health Mission, which will take care of both rural and urban health needs of the people in the country.
NUHM seeks to improve the health status particularly of slum dwellers and other disadvantaged sections by ensuring equitable access to quality health care through a revamped public health system.
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This is worth seeing. It is a bit claustrophobic and there are narrow stair cases which are not suitable for those with mobility problems. The tour takes you through the building where Anne Frank hid, whilst giving snippets from her diary and trying to make you imagine what it must have been like. It goes through from the hiding until her untimely death. If it makes people stop and think about the holocaust and how it must never happen again it does its job.
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Martin lives in Paris with Claire. Their relationship has hit a dead end. When he loses his mother back in California, Martin must return to the city of his childhood to deal with the formalities surrounding his inheritance.
In Los Angeles, he's greeted by Linda, a family friend who offers to help him through the difficult time. She takes him to his mother's apartment, in a neighborhood he used to know well when they lived there together. Images from his childhood resurface and disturb him. Martin can't face up to his mom's death and takes off to Tijuana on the trail of Lola, a Mexican woman he used to know, and who held a special place in his mother's life. He finds her at the Americano, a club where she dances every night...
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George Bernard Shaw's Misalliance is a fast-paced comedy that tells the tale of a quiet estate in the English countryside besieged by unexpected visitors, unfortunate conflict, and an airplane crash. A whirlwind of bourgeois and proletariat characters breezes through underwear merchant John Tarleton's family home—including an ambassador, a Polish aviatrix, and a socialist clerk—leaving an alarming mess of upended social norms and broken crockery in their wake. The talented cast features both Olney veterans and novices, all more than up to their theatrical tasks. Take a night off from high-definition squirrel newscasts and catch an unforgettable night of live-acted hilarity that elicits and answers the eternal question, "Anyone for tennis?"
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Dance King Studios owner Adam King leads his instructors in tutoring feet to move to the rhythms of salsa, bachata, tango, and swing. But his rug-cutting team doesn't simply teach students how to dance?the studio also hosts parties that encourage dancers to socialize as they show off their skills in a low-stress setting free of hecklers or trapdoors. The team also helps wedding-bound couples find their footing for first dances. Adam told Leesburg Today that he loves putting nervous pairs at ease. ?Most people say they have two left feet, but I'm about overturning those ideas,? he said. ?Anybody can learn to dance, it's a matter of giving yourself a chance.?
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Well if you want something fairly quick to put together and is loaded with flavor, this is it. The Thai red curry paste adds such a wonderful flavor. It's pretty spicy, so don't make this is you don't like spicy. You can use less curry paste too, but it was perfect for us. The original recipe is from Allrecipes, posted by E. Maxwell using chili paste, but we prefer the Thai red curry paste instead. Hope you enjoy.
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- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 3 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1/2 cup light soy sauce
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into bite-size slices
- 1/2 medium cabbage, coarsely chopped, about 8 cups
- 2 carrots, coarsely chopped
- 8 ounces soba noodles, cooked and drained (or wheat spaghetti noodles, which is what I used)
- 1Cut and chop all vegetables and chicken before starting.
- 2Heat a large skillet over medium heat for 5-7 minutes.
- 3Add the sesame oil, canola oil and Thai red curry paste and saute for one minute.
- 4Add garlic and saute an additional minute.
- 5Add chicken and 1/4 cup of the soy sauce and saute until chicken is no longer pink, about 10.
- 6Remove mixture from pan and set aside and keep warm.
- 7In the emptied pan, combine the onion, cabbage, bell pepper and carrots. (you may need to add the cabbage a little at a time).
- 8Stir fry until cabbage begins to wilt.
- 9Stir in the remaining soy sauce, cooked noodles and the chicken mixture to pan and mix to blend.(You may want to serve the chicken mixture on top of the noodles instead of mixing the noodles into the chicken mixture.).
- 10Heat through.
- 11Serve with extra soy sauce if desired.
- 12Enjoy.
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Nutritional Facts for Yakisoba Chicken
Serving Size: 1 (267 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- % Daily Value
- Calories 332.0
- Calories from Fat 89
- 26%
- Total Fat 9.9 g
- 15%
- Saturated Fat 2.2 g
- 11%
- Cholesterol 46.4 mg
- 15%
- Sodium 1743.3 mg
- 72%
- Total Carbohydrate 39.0 g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber 3.3 g
- 13%
- Sugars 5.1 g
- 20%
- Protein 24.7 g
- 49%
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2015-01-22 | permalink
Earth has crossed several planetary boundaries, study warns
Human activity has pushed the planet across four out of nine environmental boundaries, according to a new study published in the journal Science. An international team of 18 researchers warns that the planetary boundaries that have been crossed are: climate change, loss of biosphere integrity, land-system change and altered biogeochemical flows (phosphorus and nitrogen cycles). Lead author, Will Steffen from the Stockholm Resilience Centre, said "transgressing a boundary increases the risk that human activities could inadvertently drive the Earth System into a much less hospitable state, damaging efforts to reduce poverty and leading to a deterioration of human wellbeing in many parts of the world, including wealthy countries". Regarding climate change, the scientists argue that carbon dioxide levels should not exceed 350 parts per million (ppm) in the atmosphere. However, the current level is about 399 ppm, and this is growing by about 3 ppm per year. According to Johan Rockström, who is the director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre, "this boundary is consistent with a stabilisation of global temperatures at about 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels". Biodiversity loss and species extinction are also reaching dangerous levels, with rates of extinctions of animals and plants being 10 to 100 times higher than safe levels. The study defines climate change and loss of species as two "core boundaries", each of which "has the potential on its own to drive the Earth System into a new state should they be substantially and persistently transgressed". The researchers also sounded the alarm about deforestation and pollution from nitrogen and phosphorus in fertilisers. On the regional scale, even more boundaries have been crossed, such as freshwater use in the western U.S. and in parts of southern Europe and the Middle East. "Implementing methods to use water more efficiently in agriculture can help sort out this dilemma and at the same time increase global food production", says Dieter Gerten, another co-author. Although it may seem that the paper paints a gloomy picture, the authors wish to emphasise that the findings provide us with the chance to change course. "The world has a tremendous opportunity this year to address global risks, and do it more equitably. In September, nations will agree the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. With the right ambition, this could create the conditions for long-term human prosperity within planetary boundaries," said Rockström. (ab)
2015-01-19 | permalink
'We are fed up!': 50,000 march against TTIP and GMOs in Berlin
On 17th January, almost 50,000 people came together in Germany's capital to call for a change of course in Europe's agricultural policy. Farmers, consumers and activists took to the streets of Berlin to protest against factory farming, genetic engineering and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement between the EU and the United States. The march was organised by a broad alliance of more than 100 farmers', environmental, animal welfare and development organisations, known as "Wir haben es satt!" (we are fed up). "The EU-USA trade agreement, the TTIP, only serves global corporations, and will take away the means of existence from many farms here and across the world", rally organiser Jochen Fritz told the media. Equipped with posters and creative costumes, farmers, consumers, beekeepers and activists joined the march that was led by a procession of 80 tractors and ended in front of Angela Merkel's chancellery. "Eating is political. Every single decision I make about what to buy determines how animals are kept or what is grown in our fields. And I can make sure that I support the farmers and not the big agricultural industry corporations", Fritz said. Police downplayed the protest, saying 25,000 people joined the peaceful demonstration. Now in its fifth year, the 'We Are Fed Up!' march takes place annually during the International Green Week – Europe's biggest agricultural fair that has just begun in Berlin. (AB)
2015-01-16 | permalink
The U.S. approves Monsanto's dicamba-tolerant GM soybeans and cotton
Monsanto has received final U.S. approval to introduce soybeans and cotton that have been genetically modified to survive spraying with several herbicides, including dicamba. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced on Thursday that the cotton and soybean plants have been granted "non-regulated" status. This approval follows that of 2,4-D tolerant soybeans and corn, billed as the next generation of herbicide-tolerant crops to tackle glyphosate resistant weeds. The decision was heavily criticised by environmental and consumer groups, saying the use of more herbicides will only increase weed resistance in the long run. Food issue research group U.S. Right to Know Executive Director Gary Ruskin was quoted by Reuters as saying: "This is just the latest in an endless string of favours from our federal government to Monsanto." According to the Center for Food Safety, a U.S.-based non-profit organisation, the anticipated widespread adoption of these genetically engineered crops would lead to an over 10-fold increase in dicamba use in U.S. agriculture, from 3.8 million lbs. at present to more than 43 million lbs. per year. The organisation says genetic engineering is making American agriculture more chemical-dependent and less sustainable than ever before. Dicamba is a selective herbicide used to kill broad-leaved plants. It has been linked to increased rates of cancer in farmers and birth defects in their male offspring. Monsanto developed the new soybeans and cotton to resist a new herbicide that combines dicamba and glyphosate, which Monsanto is branding as components of the "Roundup Ready Xtend" crop system. "The pesticide treadmill spins on, and that's great news for Monsanto", Ruskin told Reuters. The company is still waiting for final approval from the Environmental Protection Agency for the herbicide it designed to be used with the crops, which is currently under consideration. (AB)
2015-01-12 | permalink
Report: TTIP could weaken regulations for toxic pesticides
The free trade agreement currently under negotiation between the EU and the U.S. threatens to lower standards of protection from toxic pesticides, according to a new report published last week by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). The study analysed a joint proposal from the American and European pesticide lobby groups CropLife America and European Crop Protection Association. The authors show how the pesticide industry is trying to use the ongoing Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations to reduce environmental standards in favor of looser pesticide regulations. If adopted, the proposal would increase the amount of pesticide residue on food sold to consumers in Europe; allow the use of carcinogens and other substances of high concern; and obstruct efforts to protect bees and other pollinators, the study suggests. "Using words like 'harmonisation' and 'cooperation' the pesticide industry's proposal hides its true aim: to weaken, slow or stop efforts to protect people and the planet from exposure to toxic chemicals," says the report's co-author Erica Smith. The study contains a list of 82 toxic pesticides, which are currently banned in the EU but allowed to be used in the U.S., including carcinogens, endocrine (or hormone) disruptors, developmental toxins and other extremely hazardous substances. CIEL argues that the TTIP could lead to a reintroduction of these banned pesticides in the EU. In addition, the industry proposal recommends adopting the maximum levels of pesticide residues allowed on food to those permitted in the U.S., which in some cases are hundreds of times higher than those allowed in the EU, the study found. CIEL also warns that the proposal could interfere with current moratoriums by the EU and some U.S. local governments on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides associated with the worldwide decline in bee populations. (AB)
2015-01-09 | permalink
Humans erode soil 100 times faster than nature, new study finds
Deforestation and intensive agriculture can accelerate erosion so dramatically that in just a few decades as much soil can be lost as would naturally occur over thousands of Deforestation and intensive agriculture can accelerate erosion so dramatically that in just a few decades as much soil can be lost as would naturally occur over thousands of years, according to a new study published online in the February issue of the journal Geology. Scientists from the University of Vermont quantified the rate of erosion for ten large river basins in Southeast U.S.A., collecting sediment samples from the rivers and measuring their beryllium-10 content. The amount of beryllium can reveal rates of erosion in the surrounding landscape. Along the southern Piedmont from Virginia to Alabama, clay soils built up for many millennia. The study suggests that rates of hillslope erosion before European settlement were about an inch (2.5 centimetres) every 2,500 years. Then, in just a few decades of intensive deforestation and cotton and tobacco production, as much soil eroded as would have happened in a pre-human landscape over thousands of years, the scientists found. "Soils fall apart when we remove vegetation and then the land erodes quickly", says Paul Bierman, a geologist at the University of Vermont and co-author of the study. During the period of peak land disturbance in the late 1800s and early 1900s, rates spiked to an inch every 25 years. "Our study shows exactly how huge an effect European colonisation and agriculture had on the landscape of North America," says Dylan Rood, a member of the research team. "Humans scraped off the soil more than 100 times faster than other natural processes!" Since the Earth does not create that precious soil for crops fast enough to replenish what the humans removed, it is a trend that is unsustainable if continued, the authors warn. According to the researchers, the results of their study could be used to develop smart environmental policies and regulations that will protect threatened soil and water resources for generations to come. (AB)
2015-01-05 | permalink
U.S. agriculture faces lack of young farmers, loss of local knowledge
Across the United States, farmers are getting older and fewer young operators are entering the agricultural workforce than in the past, according to a new study published in the December issue of the journal Rangelands. The authors write that the family farms that once dotted the landscape and employed nearly half the U.S. workforce have been replaced by large, often mechanised, operations that employ just 2% of the country's workforce. As long-time farmers grow older, it is becoming increasingly difficult to pass on the family farm. As a result, the number of farms has dropped 63% since 1900 and farm size has increased by 67%. The researchers looked at demographic trends among farm and ranch operators in Wyoming to see if and how the agricultural community was ageing. Based on their results, they paint a gloomy picture: At the current pace of agricultural ageing, there won't be any farmers under the age of 35 by 2033. By 2050, the average age will be 60, and 34% of all farm and ranch operators will be of retirement age (65 and older). Even if their children and grandchildren show an interest in agriculture, farmers often cannot afford to keep their land and equipment. In addition, the draw of more profitable enterprises, often in urban areas, is a source of migration away from rural landscapes and farming. According to the authors, the demographic trends in Wyoming mirror those seen across the United States. They conclude that the loss of farmers, ranchers and their land is accompanied by the loss of local wisdom. "Agricultural wisdom, often built over generations, is irreplaceable once lost. Grazing practices finely tailored to the individual pasturelands, knowledge of local disease and pest cycles, water conservation strategies that work in tandem with local flora or geologic features - these are forms of place-based knowledge whose subtleties are carried by local operators and which might begin to fade if professional managers begin to dominate", the study warns.
2015-01-02 | permalink
British supermarket chain to sell 'odd' fruit and vegetables
Britain's second-biggest food retailer, Asda, has agreed to sell misshapen but perfectly edible fruit and vegetables at a discounted price in an effort to reduce food waste. The new 'Beautiful on the Inside' range will be sold in stores for a third less than perfect produce, in a bid to support farmers who might otherwise have to throw produce away, the Guardian reports. The initiative was sparked following an investigation into food waste by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and farmer Jimmy Doherty for a TV programme on Channel 4. The first show featured British farmers complaining that they were unable to sell thousands of tonnes of their fresh vegetables to supermarkets because they are oddly shaped. The pair asked the supermarket chain to carry out an in-store trial to see if customers would be willing to buy "crooked carrots, knobbly pears and wonky potatoes" at a discounted price. The survey showed that two-thirds of customers would be open to buying wonky produce, while 75% would 'definitely' do so if it were cheaper. The campaign and dedicated range will be launched in selected stores on 26 January, with the aim of rolling it out nationwide if it proves successful. "If most Brits had half an idea of the amount going to waste, they'd be snapping up ugly veg by the trolley load," Jamie Oliver said. "There's no difference whatsoever in taste or nutritional value. This is perfectly good food that could and should be eaten by humans. When half a million people in the UK are relying on food banks, this waste isn't just bonkers – it's bordering on criminal."
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Nicaragua: Banana workers to receive payment for pesticide exposure
After 40 years, the U.S. corporation Dole Food Company has agreed to compensate more than 1,700 former banana workers from Nicaragua who were exposed to the banned pesticide Nemagon, suffering severe health problems. "The payments will be made soon", said Humberto Hurtado, Dole spokesman, in a statement on Friday. Between 1973 and 1980, Dole used the agrochemical dibromochloropropane (DBCP), also known by the brand names Fumazone and Nemagon, in plantations in Central America to control soil-dwelling nematodes that fed on the roots of banana plants. The chemicals caused serious health problems including infertility, cancer, miscarriages and skin diseases. The amount of the settlement was not revealed but the attorney for the workers said that it would be distributed according to the severity of the damage suffered by each worker. The 1700 workers belong to a group of 4150 former Nicaraguan banana workers from different departments of the country who sued Dole for physical and psychological damages. "I hope the whole group will receive compensation", said the lawyer for the workers, Antonio Hernandez Ordeñana. He said that the settlement should serve as an incentive for further cases against chemical companies that produced DBCP, including Dow Chemical and Shell Oil Company.
2014-12-19 | permalink
Open letter: Africa doesn't need genetically modified bananas
Civil society networks and farmers' organisations have submitted an Open Letter to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Iowa State University expressing fierce opposition to human feeding trials involving genetically modified, beta-carotene-enriched bananas intended for Africa. The letter was published last week by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), a Pan-African platform working towards food sovereignty. More than 120 organisations from around the world, as well as 26 individual scientists, support the letter, including the US Food Sovereignty Alliance, FoodFirst, La Via Campesina North America and Dr. Vandana Shiva. They are strongly opposed to the GM banana human trials that are funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and carried out by Iowa State University under the leadership of Dr. Wendy White. The GM bananas are currently being given to 12 young students. The so-called 'super-banana' was developed by scientists at Queensland University of Technology in Australia, with funds from the Gates Foundation. It has been genetically modified to contain extra beta-carotene, a nutrient the human body uses to produce vitamin A. The trials are designed to support the release the GM bananas into Ugandan farming and food systems, and later to other East African countries. "As AFSA, we are vehemently opposed to GM crops. Africa and Africans should not be used as justification for promoting the interest of companies and their cohorts. We do not need GM crops in this changing climate. What we need is the diversity in our crops and the knowledge associated with them," commented AFSA Coordinator Dr. Million Belay. The letter states that GM crops divert resources away from more locally appropriate agricultural solutions to nutritional concerns. "If indeed the aim of those involved in the promotion of the project is truly to combat vitamin A deficiency, then surely they should be advocating for the consumption of more diverse fruits and foods, such as sweet potatoes that are rich in vitamin A and found in abundance in Africa. Ironically, the promotion of a GM food staple high in vitamin A risks perpetuating monolithic diets, the very cause of vitamin A deficiency in the first place", reads the letter. AFSA stressed that progress to overcome vitamin A deficiencies has been made in the Philippines through government programmes that provide supplements and improve access to vitamin A rich foods - without the massive costs or unknown long-term impacts on health, the environment and agriculture associated with GM crops.
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USDA greenlights Monsanto's dicamba-resistant soybean and cotton
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has paved the way for the introduction of Monsanto's dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybeans. On Friday, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on varieties of cotton and soybeans that have been genetically modified to survive spraying with several herbicides, including dicamba, concluding that both should be fully deregulated. The decision was heavily criticised by health and environmental groups. "Monsanto's genetically-engineered dicamba-resistant crops are yet another example of how pesticide firms are taking agriculture back to the dark days of heavy, indiscriminate use of hazardous pesticides, seriously endangering human health and the environment," said Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director of the Center for Food Safety (CFS), a U.S.-based non-profit organisation. CFS estimates that the anticipated widespread adoption of these GE crops would lead to an over 10-fold increase in dicamba use in U.S. agriculture, from 3.8 million lbs. at present to more than 43 million lbs. per year. Dicamba is a selective herbicide used to kill broad-leaved plants. It has been linked to increased rates of cancer in farmers. According to CFS, Monsanto has developed dicamba-resistant crops "as a quick fix" to the epidemic of glyphosate-resistant weeds generated by the massive use of that herbicide with the company's first generation of genetically modified crops. However, the use of dicamba with the new GE cotton and soybean varieties could give rise to weeds resistant to both dicamba and glyphosate. "Monsanto's dicamba-resistant crops are the latest fruits of a pesticide industry strategy to increase sales of their toxic herbicides," said CFS Science Policy Analyst Bill Freese. Monsanto welcomed USDA's decision that moves them one step closer to the introduction of their new crop varieties. The last step is now the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) registration of the trait's corresponding herbicides. In October, the EPA approved Dow AgroSciences' Enlist Duo herbicide, only two months after USDA issued its final EIS for the corresponding Enlist corn and soybean traits.


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Bogor Palace
Bogor Palace | |
Bogor Palace seen from the Bogor Botanical Gardens
General information | |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
Location | Jalan Ir. H. Juanda, Bogor Tengah Bogor, West Java, Indonesia |
Construction started | 1744 |
Renovated | rebuilt 1856 |
Client | Dutch East Indies Governor-General |
The Bogor Palace (Indonesian:Istana Bogor) is one of 6 Presidential Palaces in Indonesia. The palace is noted for its distinctive architectural, historical, features, as well as the adjoining botanical gardens. Istana Bogor was opened to the public in 1968 to public tour groups (not individuals), with the permission of the then President of Indonesia, Suharto. The number of visitors annually is approximately 10,000 people.
The gardens of the palace have an area of 284,000 square metres (28.4 hectares).
The original colonial building on the site of Istana Bogor was a mansion named Buitenzorg (also Sans Souci), which was built from August 1744 as a country retreat for the Dutch Governors, including also during the period of British administration. Notable occupants of the mansion include Herman Willem Daendels and Sir Stamford Raffles.
This building was substantially damaged by an earthquake in 1834, triggered by the volcanic eruption of Mount Salak. The palace was rebuilt into its present form in 1856— this time with only one storey instead of the original three, as a precaution against further earthquakes.
From 1870 to 1942 the Istana Bogor served as the official residence of the Dutch Governors General. After Indonesian independence, the palace was much used by President Sukarno, but then largely neglected by Suharto when he came to office.
The grounds of the estate contain several buildings - the largest of which is the main palace and its two wings. The main palace contains private offices for the head of state, a library, a dining room, a ministers' meeting room, a theater room, and the Garuda room (for welcoming State guests). The two wings are used as the guest residences for State guests. Kebun Raya Bogor ("Great Gardens of Bogor", the Bogor Botanical Gardens) are also part of the palace grounds.
The palace houses an extensive art collection which had been accumulated by Soekarno. A herd of spotted deer still range within the palace grounds; a group of these had originally been brought there by the Dutch for hunting and sport.
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Coordinates: 6°35′52.92″S 106°47′50.41″E / 6.5980333°S 106.7973361°E


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My boyfriend just told me today, we should visit Tequila on our planned trip to PV.
We add to calendar a visit to Guadalajara since it is one of my favorite mexican cities, but have never been in Tequila. Has any of you been there? Would you recommend it?
Tequila Visit, Jalisco
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Hi Sandra,
Tequila is one of the Pueblos Magicos (Magical villages) of Mexico. Since 2001 Mexico Tourism Board started to develop tourism in small beautiful towns with a lot of culture and heritage.
Tequila is wonderful, obviously as this is a small town there is not so many things to do (one day visit is enough) so what I highly recommend you is to take the train drive to Tequila from Guadalajara. You will find two companies (Tequila Express and Jose Cuervo Express) but the only one that will bring you to lovely town of Tequila is the Jose Cuervo one. It cost about $110 per person, is not cheap, but I can assure you that the trip worth it! On Fridays, they also do it by night - I did the day journey last year and everything was perfect!
The journey starts at the old train station (only few minutes from the town center of Guadalajara) and take you through the great scenery of Jalisco - the Paisaje Agavero (Agave Landscape) is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Arriving at Tequila, they will bring you to "La Rojeña" Tequila factory where they will introduce you with the process of the tequila then you will visit all this lovely hacienda. After that, they bring you to the shop where you will find many different tequilas and other products. You then have a little time to discover and eat in the town (the Tequila Museum is worth visiting it) before you meet your group for a tequila testing and Mexican folkloric ballet show. You then go back to the train and return to Guadalajara.
Again, I was really amazed by the service and felt very happy with everything I've seen and done during this amazing journey, so I highly recommend you to do it!
I hope that helps!
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Hello Laurent,
Oh my god you made it sound so perfect i wanna be there already!
I will make sure not to miss this visit and i will search right away the companies you're telling me.
Thank you very much for taking the time to answer me, you've been very very helpful!! -
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Your very welcome Sarah, I'm glad to see that you liked my description, it was so great that I try to spread the word about this!
If ever you cannot book the ticket through their website (as it happened to me) you will need to go to one of the two offices situated inside the "Hotel Hilton Guadalajara" or "Hotel Camino Real" in Guadalajara.
Hope you will live the same experience as I did!
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Sandra, How long is your time in Puerto Vallarta?
Guadalajara is quite a distance. Are you going by round trip bus? Or you're going to rent a car and drive? -
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Dear suze, i'm gonna be there for 10 days. I'm going by round trip bus... I'm still organizing everything so i can visit Tequila and stay in Guadalajara for a couple days.
Laurent, you've been very helpful, i'll take note of this and will tell you later how was my experience. -
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Thanks for answering, Sandra. For me with only 10 precious days, I'd stay in Puerto Vallarta, but that's just me.
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That would be great! Looking forward to hearing more about your experience, then!
Suze, it really depends on what you are looking for, in my opinion 10 days lying down at the beach is really too long! I prefer discover small towns, visit museums and understand the culture of the place I am visiting (Guadalajara is great for that!), rather than stay at a big resort and relax! But everyone is different -
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Well actually PuraAventura, I rarely even go to the beach other than to watch sunset most evenings. And I have never stayed at a "big resort" so I'm not sure what you're getting at.
Just saying in my experience there is loads to see in do right in Puerto Vallarta that has nothing to do with sitting on the beach every day. If I had a month, sure I'd do some trips. But with only 10 days, for *me* I'd stick to PV. -
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Well, I hope there is no misunderstanding here. Sandra just asked if the small town of Tequila was worth to visit, so YES it is. She seems to like visiting colonial towns - so as PV is not so big (the new 'Riviera Nayarit' and 'Nuevo Vallarta' city being beautiful but not very traditional nor cultural), I think that 10 days in PV is too much for her. That's my own opinion, I'm not looking for being rude with anyone at all!
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Nuevo Vallarta is not a 'City' it's a tourist resort area. Puerto Vallarta is a real city with a bit of history. Nuevo Vallarta was built on a mangrove swamp in 1992.
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Lauren, unfortunately i was not able to reach Tequila. I went to Guadalajara and visited the most touristic places, it was so hot those days!! I've been in Guadalajara before with a colder weather.. but however i enjoyed the visit even if it was quick. Thanks to you both for all your help!
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A big shame you missed it, but I'm very happy you enjoyed your stay! Next time you come over, keep few more days to discover Tequila and the other towns around! Let me also know (later) if you want to know more about amazing places to visit here in Mexico By the way! At Pura we also specialise in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and much more in Latin America so do not hesitate to contact us if you require further information
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Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months of the 53 week financial year ending 3 February 2013
Key Financials £m Continuing operations (Unaudited) |
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Q3 growth (a)
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£m |
9M growth (a)
Total revenue
Adjusted operating profit(b) |
Adjusted items(b) | - | (1.7) | (7.9) | 16.1 | ||
Total operating profit | 22.0 | 24.1 | -3.7% | 64.2 | 97.9 | -33.1% |
Adjusted profit before tax(b) |
Total profit before taxation | 17.3 | 19.4 | -10.8% | 49.1 | 84.3 | -41.8% |
Adjusted earnings per share(b) | 3.4p | 4.2p | -19.0% | 11.2p | 13.4p | -16.4% |
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Free cash flow(c) | 3.5 | 14.2 | -75.4% | 36.5 | 24.2 | 50.8% |
Financial highlights
- Group third quarter year on year sales per day decline of 1.6%, unchanged from the second quarter, reflecting less favourable market conditions overall in September and October compared with the slight growth experienced in August.
- Latest market conditions reported by the SIA(d) show declines of 9.4% in Europe and 0.4% in Asia Pacific, with the Americas reporting growth for the first time since June 2011 of 2.6%, and AFDEC(d) reported a decline of 11.1% in the UK.
- Third quarter gross margin of 38.3% was down 0.2% from the second quarter as we continue to manage in line with market conditions.
- Operating expenses in line with prior year, after adjusting for the impact of the Embest acquisition, as cost actions offset the impact of cost increases.
- £4m of annualised cost savings were implemented early in the fourth quarter with a resultant £0.8m saving expected this year. Depending on our sales trajectory through the fourth quarter, further cost actions will be taken if momentum does not improve.
- Our return on sales, at 9.4% for the third quarter and 10.1% for the first nine months, remains industry leading.
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- Raspberry Pi sales in the quarter of £4.1m increased from £3.9m in the second quarter.
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Commenting on the results, Laurence Bain, Group Chief Executive, said:
"After seeing a slightly positive start to the quarter in August, market conditions remained volatile in September and October and we saw year on year sales declines in those months. As a result, our third quarter sales declined 1.6%, in line with that reported in the second quarter. In November, year on year trends in our MDD Europe and APAC region improved slightly, but the MDD Americas performance declined, partly as a result of the impact of Hurricane Sandy. After adjusting for Sandy, Group year on year sales declined 3.2% in November. We continued to manage gross margin as we develop initiatives to meet customer needs in this challenging environment. Keeping our cost base flat year on year has enabled us to continue to achieve an industry leading return on sales, 9.4% for the quarter and 10.1% for the first nine months. Our cash performance remains strong, demonstrating the resilience of our business model in challenging markets.
With global conditions continuing to be uncertain, and with very limited forward order visibility, we have executed cost actions in the fourth quarter which will deliver annualised savings of £4m. In addition, depending on our sales trajectory through the fourth quarter, further cost actions will be taken if momentum does not improve. The continued strength of our balance sheet, our growing active customer base and the ongoing evolution of our customer proposition, all give us confidence in our ability to weather the current market challenges while building for future growth.''
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Laurence Bain, Chief Executive Officer | Premier Farnell plc | +44 (0) 20 7851 4100 |
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Thomas Churchill, Investor Relations | ||
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The results for the fourth quarter of the 53 week financial year ending 3 February 2013 will be announced on 21 March 2013.
(a) Throughout this statement, in order to reflect underlying business performance, sales growth is based on sales per day for continuing businesses at constant exchange rates and for like periods, and growth in operating profit is calculated at constant exchange rates, unless otherwise stated.
(b) Current year adjusted operating profit, profit before tax, and earnings per share in the table above exclude restructuring costs of £7.5m (in the first quarter) and acquisition costs of £0.4m related to the purchase of the entire share capital of Shenzhen Embest Technology Co Ltd (Embest) (in the second quarter). In the prior year, adjusted operating profit, profit before tax, and earnings per share, excluded the gain on sale of TPC Wire & Cable (pre-tax gain of £17.8m), the gain on sale of Newark's calibration services business of £1.1m and exclude restructuring costs of £2.8m.
(c) Free cash flow comprises total cash generated from operations, excluding cash flows related to restructuring, less net capital expenditure, interest, preference dividends and tax payments. Free cash flow also excludes net proceeds from the sale of businesses.
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