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6th Annual Bessie Smith Heritage Festival, Aug. 10
Two evenings filled with neo-soul, R&B, smooth jazz and world music are planned for the 6th Annual Bessie Smith Heritage Festival. The 2-day music festival will be held on Saturday, August 10 and Sunday, August 11 at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center located at 200 E. Martin Luther King Boulevard in the heart of Chattanooga.
The Bessie Smith Heritage Festival will kick off on Saturday, August 10 at 7 pm with Neo-Soul and R&B Night featuring performances by Stokley Williams of 90's R&B band, Mint Condition; neo-soul duo, Kindred the Family Soul; singers and songwriters, Tawanna Shaunte and Olamide Faison, and Chattanooga's very own, Ogya.
And the music will continue through Sunday with top-notch jazz artists performing an Evening of Jazz. The jazz night will include performances by renowned jazz violinist, Michael Ward (pictured); jazz guitarist, Eric Essix; Nashville's jazz recording artist, Joe Johnson, and jazz trumpeter, Joey Sommerville. Sunday's show will begin at 6 pm.
The daily general admission to the two-day music festival is $35 for an advance ticket and $40 at the door. Reserved tables are also available. Tickets may be purchased online at www.bessiesmithheritagefestival.com or at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center between the hours of 10 am – 5 pm (EST) Monday through Friday or on Saturday from noon to 4:00 pm (EST).
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It was the kind of dramatic stuff that you often see in a Harrison Ford movie. But this was real life -- and Ford was able to survive a crash-landing of his vintage airplane. It happened yesterday in Los Angeles. Soon after Ford lifted off the ground, his single-engine plane began to have difficulty -- and Ford called the flight tower for permission to return. He didn't make it back to the airport. Instead he touched down on a golf course near the runway he was headed for. Authorities say he suffered moderate injuries and is hospitalized. However, the injuries are not seen as life threatening.
A big scare in the air for a veteran actor. AP Entertainment Editor Oscar Wells Gabriel reports.
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Oscar Wells Gabriel
AP Entertainment Editor Oscar Wells Gabriel reports Harrison Ford has crash-landed his vintage airplane on a Los Angeles golf course.
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Harrison Ford, actor
In a 1998 interview, Harrison Ford said he'd had some close calls while flying, but would rather not talk about them.
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Jeff Kuprycz (KOOP'-rihdj), golfer who witnessed the crash of a vintage plane on Penmar Golf Course
Golfer Jeff Kuprycz says this wasn't the first time a plane has crash-landed on Penmar Golf Course.
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Jeff Kuprycz (KOOP'-rihdj), golfer who witnessed the crash of a vintage plane on Penmar Golf Course
Golfer Jeff Kuprycz says the stricken vintage plane landed on Penmar Golf Course.
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Jeff Kuprycz (KOOP'-rihdj), golfer who witnessed the crash of a vintage plane on Penmar Golf Course
Golfer Jeff Kuprycz says it was obvious there was no way the plane could stay in the air.
Excerpt of the theme
Here's an excerpt of the theme to the Indiana Jones movies.
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Archive sound of Harrison Ford
Here's Harrison Ford in a scene from "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." ((note length of cut))
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Archive sound of Harrison Ford
Here's Harrison Ford in a scene from "Star Wars."
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Christian Fry, Santa Monica Airport Association
Christian Fry, with the Santa Monica Airport Association, says the emergency landing was extremely well-executed. ((watch for dating))
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Christian Fry, Santa Monica Airport Association
Christian Fry, with the Santa Monica Airport Association, says landing at a golf course was the best thing for the pilot to do.
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Carlos Gomez, resident who lives across the street from golf course where Harrison Ford crash-landed his plane
This resident, Carlos Gomez, who lives near the crash scene, says he was relieved to see that the pilot was able to move.
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Carlos Gomez, resident who lives across the street from golf course where Harrison Ford crash-landed his plane
This resident, Carlos Gomez, who lives near the crash scene, says he noticed a commotion and ran out of his house.
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Patrick Jones, investigator, National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB investigator Patrick Jones is asked if the pilot was lucky to have survived the crash.
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Patrick Jones, investigator, National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB investigator Patrick Jones says the skill of the pilot helped keep the accident from becoming a much larger scene.
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NTSB investigator Patrick Jones says the pilot was flying an antique plane, and then reported trouble. ((note length of cut))
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Patrick Jones, investigator, National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB investigator Patrick Jones says the Safety Board sends good wishes to the pilot.
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Sound of Santa Monica Airport tower communicating with runway emergency response teams awaiting return of aircraft piloted by Harrison Ford. COURTESY: Live ATC.net ((mandatory on-air credit))
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "The Voice" coach Pharrell Williams is being called a liar. The accusation was made in court -- where he, Robin Thicke and rapper T.I. are accused of improperly swiping music created by Marvin Gaye. The suit was filed by two of Gaye's children. And their attorney branded Williams and the others liars during closing arguments yesterday -- saying they have been changing their stories about how "Blurred Lines" was created. The lead attorneys for Williams, Thicke and T.I. say a verdict for the Gaye family will stifle artists who try to recreate a past style of music. Williams had testified that he was trying to mimic the style of Gaye's music, not copy it.
Here's a bit of Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit, "Got To Give It Up." Gaye's children have sued the makers of the 2013 hit "Blurred Lines" claiming they unfairly copied their dad's work.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bobbi Kristina Brown continues to fight for her life at an Atlanta hospital. But mother of the man who she lived with says Nick Gordon's own life is in the balance -- because of his emotions. His mom took part in a taping of the "Dr. Phil" show that producers call an "intervention." Gordon's mom says her son is traumatized by what happened to Bobbi Kristina back in January -- as well as the death of her mother, Whitney Houston a little over three years ago. The episode airs next Wednesday.
AP Entertainment Editor Oscar Wells Gabriel reports Gordon is sharing his feelings since his partner was hospitalized with a life-threatening condition.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Another person is leaving "The Daily Show" team. Correspondent Samantha Bee is jumping over to TBS -- where she will get her own comedy show. TBS is already picking up a scripted comedy series created by Bee and her husband Jason Jones, who had also been on The Daily Show. No start date for the Bee show has been given. Bee was seen as a possible replacement for Jon Stewart, who will leave the Comedy Central show later this year.
DETROIT (AP) -- Alexis Gomez was the last woman standing on "American Idol." At least for last night. The Top 12 ladies started the show, but four were limited -- leaving the Top 8. Gomez got the last slot. While the judges said she deserves to move on, she does have some work to do. J-Lo and Harry Connick Junior said she was way off pitch. But Keith Urban liked her choice of footwear -- none. Gomez was barefooted, which Urban thinks is cool. This week's shows were from Detroit. Next week, Idol moves back to its home base in Hollywood.
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Solid business in both the pharmacy and the front end propelled Walgreen Co. to its eighth straight month of same-store sales gains.
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DEERFIELD, Ill. – Solid business in both the pharmacy and the front end propelled Walgreen Co. to its eighth straight month of same-store sales gains.
Walgreens said Wednesday that comparable-store sales climbed 4.8% year over year in June, aided by a 0.2 percentage point positive impact from calendar day shifts. The drug store chain has seen its comp-store results surge since last fall, posting its largest monthly same-store increases so far this year in May (5.6%) and January (6.1%).
In the front end, same-store sales were up 4.7% in June. Customer traffic in comparable stores edged up 1.3%, and basket size rose 3.4%.
The pharmacy saw similar results as comp-store sales gained 4.9% for the month. Walgreens noted that comparable pharmacy sales reflect a positive impact of 0.3 percentage point from calendar day shifts and a negative impact of 2.1 percentage points from generic drug introductions.
Prescriptions filled at comparable stores advanced 5% in June, with calendar day shifts providing a 0.3 percentage point positive impact, the retailer said.
William Blair & Co. analyst Mark Miller characterized Walgreens' June sales results as "suprisingly strong," besting his firm's same-store sales forecast for a 3% gain and the consensus analyst projection for a 3.3% increase.
"The largest surprise came in the front end, where comps increased 4.7%, well above our 2.0% estimate and the 2.5% consensus projection. On a two-year 'stacked' basis, Walgreens' front-end comp accelerated sharply to 6.9% from an average of 3.7% over the first five months of calendar 2011," Miller wrote in a research note on Walgreens' June sales performance.
"Nearly all major categories across the front of the store continue to benefit from improved assortment (i.e. the CCR initiative), with the recent introduction of beer and wine adding 60 basis points to the front-end comp," he pointed out. "Walgreens also commented that seasonal merchandise was one of the strongest categories, which bodes well for front-end gross margins."
Overall, Walgreens' sales in June came in at $6.04 billion, up 6.8% versus a year earlier. Revenue for the month was up 6.4% in the front end and 6.2% in the pharmacy.
For the calendar year to date, the drug chain's sales totaled $36.11 billion, representing a 7.8% year-over-year gain. Sales for the first 10 months of fiscal 2011 were up 7.2% to $60.25 billion.
Walgreens said it opened 15 stores in June (including two relocations), acquired seven stores and closed one store, resulting in a net increase of 19 stores for the month. As of June 30, the chain operated 7,733 drug stores, 192 more than a year ago, including 29 stores acquired over the last 12 months.
The retailer added that in July, its same-store pharmacy sales and prescriptions filled will be negatively impacted by calendar day shifts, with one additional Sunday and one fewer Thursday versus a year earlier.
*Editor's Note: Article updated with analyst comment.

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Bringing Peppers Indoors For Winter in Northeast
Temps in the 40's last night got me to thinking about bringing in my pepper plants for the winter. I have two plants I grew from seeds I got from India, and a cayenne that's coming in for the fourth winter. I usually do a little pruning in stages to get the plants into manageable size, then pot them up in commercial potting soil for the winter. I grow them under florescent lights in the basement, and don't let them bear any fruit to keep the stress down. I'm curious about how others may do it.
I keep my plants in pots year round and bring them inside during the winter. I actually just moved mine in last night as out first frost date is the 5th. I don't prune them, and they will probably die back a little, but I found last year that the less I messed with them, the better they survived. I never really thought that flourescents were powerfull enough for a good sized plant (my habanero is almost 3 feet tall, 2 feet diameter). I put mine in a sunny south facing window (I've has east work also), and don't even let them flower.
I'm a little worried about them this year because a couple of weeks ago the foliage started turning yellow. Since then they have actually grown a lot of new growth that has been very dark green, this is what I don't want to prune off. We'll see if it can survive at this size. I hope so, cause I love this thing like a child.
Since I don't let them bear fruit in the winter, the major advantage to taking them inside is that they are very strong, large plants after a year or two. The big cayenne that I have is about 5 feet tall and four feet wide, and the stem is probably 1 3/4" in diameter, and woody, almost like a little tree. It bears several hundred peppers every year, about 4" long and 1/2 diameter at the stem, very hot. Once they are a few years old, you can put them out early in the season, much earlier than I'd put a new transplant out, and they shrug off even low 40's temps. They bear much earlier, too. I usually have ripe peppers in early to mid July, whereas with first year transplants, sometimes I never get fruit. The reason I put them back in the ground every spring is that I find container grown plants to be very sensitive to water, and if I don't water them every day, they wilt, and sometimes drop all their leaves, which is mostly fatal.
Regarding the lighting setup, I use two, two bulb shop lights, right close to the tops of the plants, and they seem to do fine. When I've tried them in the window in the past, they didn't seem to do as well, although my Kaffir lime tree does fine in the south facing window in winter.
To control the water issue with my plants, I use fairly large pots (>15 gallons) and I mulch the surface of the soild with stones. A lot of water is lost through evaporation of the soil and this can cause compaction and a hard shell on the surface, the rocks keep this from happening. They also minimoze soil transfer onto the peppers and leaves.
That pepper sounds awesome. I only hope that I can coax my hab into growing that large. It was damaged while young so rather than a single large stem it has 5 stems ranging from 1/4" to 1/2". Without storing them indoors over the winter, I would never get some varieties to ripen before frost.
I just moved on the first of October, so I have a new location to store my pepper. I'll have to keep close tabs on it and decide whether I need to try to give it a little boost with a flourescent (I don't want to spend the money to purchase a grow light, or pay for the electricity usage).
I picked of a large handfull of blooms but it seems to only have caused it to bloom more, so this winter I think I will leave them on and see what happens. I have a feeling that they will just drop, but we'll see.
I don't think I will add any fertilizer this winter, especially since there is already slow realease plant food incorporated into the potting soil.
Fifteen gallon pots are a bear to get up and down the stairs in the spring and fall,though I'd like to try leaving them in pots instead of transplanting them twice a year, to see how they do. They do suffer some transplant shock in spring and fall, and some plants don't survive it. I think I'll pot up my two new Indian plants in oversize pots, maybe 10 gallon to start with, and leave them potted up next spring, or maybe pot one and plant one in the ground. This is the longest I've ever kept one alive, and if the cayenne keeps on going, I'm eventuallly going to have to go to a bigger pot, although it doesn't seem to mind the pruning every year. Live and learn.
I plan on bringing in a few plants this winter. I'm very interested in your light set up. Do you have a stand or do you hang the lights from the ceiling? I have a very, very, very small house and most of my plants are over 3' tall and over 2' wide. At this size...I really don't know what to do. I hate the idea of a cinder block shelf unit but because of the money issues this might be the best thing to do. I would appreciate any help. This was my first time starting plants from seed and it kind of got out of hand and I now have over 40 plants and would love to bring in a few of them this winter...love those chocolate habaneros!
Last Spring someone (I think it was Paul) turned me on to Fluorex lights. They are an intensified version of fluorescents, kind of a step between shop lights and halides etc. I am planning on buying 1-2 more this winter and using one light for 4-5 peppers, each in a 5 gallon container.
I just use 4 foot flourescents, but then again I only have two or three plants under the lights at a time. I hang the lights from the ceiling rafters/floor joists in the basement with sash chain, which is cheap. I screwed a couple of cup hooks into the rafter and attach the other end to the fixture. It makes it really easy to adjust the height, just move the chain a link or two. My basement ceiling is only 7 feet, so I can reach the hook without a step stool or ladder.


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Boston and Cheap Trick Coming to Bangor
BANGOR - Waterfront Concerts announced its newest performer to grace the Darling's Waterfront Pavilion during the 2014 summer concert series.
Boston and Cheap Trick will come to the queen city on Wednesday, July 2.
Boston, the classic rock group, is well known for its hits like "More Than a Feeling" and "Amanda".
Joining the group is Illinois rockers, Cheap Trick, known for its hits like "Surrender" and "I Want You To Want Me".
Tickets will go on sale this Friday, March 21 at 10 a.m.
Prices range from $22-$82 a piece.
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Karina joined the WVII ABC 7 and WFVX FOX Bangor News team in March of 2013. Raised as part of a military family, she likes to consider Massachusetts as her "home-base". Karina graduated from Suffolk University located in Boston, Massachusetts where she majored in Communications. From January 2012 to July 2012, Karina was a student reporter for New England Cable News (NECN) and would take part in a live shot every Tuesday for The Morning Show, covering topics from current events to the "Trophy Town" teams.
Karina also has a huge passion for sports. While in college she interned for New England Sports Network (NESN) as a "NESN Daily" intern, as well as the TD Garden, working in the control room for the Bruins and Celtics games. Also as a former college softball player, she loves staying active and looks forward to trying some of the sports the Bangor area has to offer!
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Half of Americans Living With Unsafe Air Pollution
Next time you take a deep breath of fresh air, consider yourself lucky. Nearly half of Americans – more than 147 million people – live in counties where ozone or particle pollution levels make the air unhealthy to breathe, according to a recent report by the American Lung Association.
The 15th annual "State of the Air" report shows that while the country overall continued to reduce particle pollution — a pollutant recently found to cause lung cancer — poor air quality remains a significant public health concern, and a changing climate threatens to make it even harder to protect human health. Alarmingly, levels of ozone (smog) — a powerful respiratory irritant and the most widespread air pollutant — were much worse in 2014 than in the previous year's report.
More than 27.8 million people in the United States live in 17 counties with unhealthful levels of pollutants, totaling 8.9 percent of the total population, the report says. Twenty-two of the 25 most ozone-polluted cities – including Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago – had more high ozone days on average this year than the year before. Thirteen of the 25 cities with the worst year-round particle pollution reached their lowest levels yet, including Los Angeles, Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Bakersfield.
Ozone is the most common air pollutant in the country, and also happens to be one of the hardest to reduce, according to ALA. Though particle pollution levels showed improvement, ozone worsened in the most polluted metropolitan areas in 2010 to 2012 compared to 2009 to 2011. The warm summers in 2010 and 2012 contributed to higher ozone readings and more frequent high ozone days, according to the report.
A Travel Junkie's Guide to Responsible Tourism
Travel junkies (including yours truly) all know there is nothing quite like the rush of adrenaline that jump-starts the heart when you first step foot in a foreign land. New sights, sounds and smells flood the senses. Elation, apprehension and, more often than not, exasperation make up the emotional soup of the day.
At 9 percent of global GDP, the tourism industry is one of the largest in the world, contributing $6.6 trillion to the world economy and generating more than 260 million jobs. Despite continuing economic challenges, international tourist arrivals grew by 5 percent in 2013, and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) forecasts a 4 to 4.5 percent growth in 2014.
As rewarding as traveling may be for the traveler, this is not always the case for the communities where the traveler treads. There is a common misconception that simply spending money in a country benefits local communities — but there indeed are profound, adverse social and environmental consequences.
With continuing growth in travel, there is increasing recognition among both travel professionals and consumers of the importance of responsible travel – travel that minimizes negative impacts, brings economic benefits to host communities, and preserves the cultural and natural resources of the destinations. Responsible travel also can be good for the bottom line.
Coke, Timberland Reduce Manufacturing Costs With Product Sustainability
Sustainability skeptics often claim that companies invest in product sustainability primarily to "look good" in the eyes of consumers. By their logic, the only fiscal benefits of sustainability come from increased sales related to brand enhancement. To them, sustainability is just another form of brand marketing.
But they are wrong, according to a new report by sustainability consulting firm Pure Strategies. Companies that invest in product sustainability actually see the most benefit from reduced manufacturing costs — ahead of brand enhancement and even risk reduction.
The Path to Product Sustainability is based on a quantitative survey of 100 global consumer product companies involved in product sustainability, as well as qualitative interviews with heads, directors and managers of sustainability at companies such as the Coca-Cola Co., Timberland, Seagate, RB and Henkel.
The report says "performing" companies recognize the importance of integrating sustainability into product development, as notably more performing companies will be further strengthening their sustainability focus during product development. This is a driving differentiator in product sustainability program performance.
New IPCC Report: The World is On Track for a Hefty Temperature Increase
If the world continues down its current carbon-spewing course, global temperatures will hit a staggering 4.8 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels by the end of the century, with potentially disastrous consequences for humanity, ecosystems and sustainable development, according to a new report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
The report, "Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change," is the third of three Working Group Reports, which make up the IPCC's fifth Assessment Report on climate change. Produced by 235 authors from 58 countries, the report analyzed close to 1,200 climate scenarios investigating the economic, technological and institutional requirements for meeting global climate goals.
Based on this analysis, the report found that stabilizing global temperature rise at 2 degrees Celsius over preindustrial temperatures—the limit considered by many scientists to be safe — will require lowering greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by as much as 70 percent compared to 2010 numbers by mid-century and reaching near-zero emissions by 2100.
Between 2000 and 2010, global GHG emissions increased by the equivalent of 10 billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), the report says. Half of all human CO2 emissions between 1750 and 2010 have occurred in the last 40 years. Mashable recently reported that the amount of CO2 in Earth's atmosphere has, for the first time, exceeded 402 parts per million (ppm) — higher than at any time in at least the past 800,000 years. CO2 is one of the longest-lived GHGs, which means the emissions that have and continue to pump into the atmosphere will remain there for centuries.
Energy Efficiency: The Nation's Cheapest Energy Resource
What method of electricity generation is cheaper than solar, wind, oil or even coal? Trick question; it's energy you don't need to produce in the first place. Energy efficiency programs aimed at reducing energy waste cost utilities only about 3 cents per kilowatt hour, while generating the same amount of electricity from sources such as fossil fuels can cost two to three times more, according to a new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).
The report, "The Best Value for America's Energy Dollar: A National Review of the Cost of Utility Energy Efficiency Programs," looks at the cost of running efficiency programs in 20 states from 2009 to 2012 and finds an average cost of 2.8 cents per kWh — about one-half to one-third the cost of alternative new electricity resource options. The report analyzes energy efficiency costs from states across the country, including: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Wisconsin.
"Why build more expensive power plants when efficiency gives you more bang for your buck?" said Maggie Molina, utilities, state and local program director for ACEEE and author of the report. "Investing in energy efficiency helps utilities and ratepayers avoid the expense of building new power plants and the harmful pollution that plants emit."
The Return of the Pink-Mustached Jedi: Lyft Raises $250 Million
A few months back, I wrote about Uber's efforts to level Lyft by leveraging its hefty $258 million in new funding from Google Ventures and TPG Capital. Shortly after, Uber attempted to stifle Lyft's launches in St. Paul, Phoenix and Indianapolis by offering free rides in these cities. Since then, it has gone on much like this: Lyft expands to new cities, and Uber comes up with ever-more-crafty ways to steal the limelight. Not even kittens are safe.
For the longest time, Uber has been the well-heeled Galactic Empire, and Lyft the scrappy but stalwart Rebel Alliance. Uber respects markets; Lyft values people. But no matter how hard Uber has tried to squash its competitor with silly marketing schemes, attack ads and even lowering rates, Lyft continues to not only survive – but thrive.
And then last week happened. Lyft closed a $250 million Series D round, bringing its total funding up to $332 million – several million above Uber's $307 million (although some reports claim Uber has actually raised between $361 million and $405 million).
It's the return of the Jedi, baby. And this one wears a pink mustache.
Record Number of Non-U.S. Firms Make 'World's Most Ethical' List
A record number of companies based outside the U.S., including H&M, Marks & Spencer, L'OREAL and 35 others from 21 countries and five continents, have made Ethisphere's 2014 World's Most Ethical Companies list released late last month.
The list honors a total of 144 organizations representing 41 industries such as automotive, apparel, consumer products and electronics, among others.
Other companies named to the list include GE, Microsoft, eBay, Mattel, Visa, Pepsi, International Paper, Johnson Controls, 3M, Marriott, Safeway and UPS. Notably, Starbucks and Gap, Inc. made the list for the eighth consecutive year.
Ethisphere says the "The World's Most Ethical Company" designation recognizes companies that go beyond making statements about doing business ethically and translate those words into action. These companies not only promote ethical business standards and practices internally, but also embed the theory of "conscious capitalism" into everything they do, every employee they hire and every partner they bring into their network to ensure they deliver long-term value to key stakeholders including customers, suppliers, regulators and investors.
EPA Power Plant Rules Could Cut Carbon Pollution More Than Expected
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's impending carbon rules for existing power plants could achieve even greater reductions than previously thought — and at less cost, according to a new analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
The rules are expected by many to be modeled after those promulgated by NRDC in December 2012, which would have EPA set carbon limits for each state based on its current fuel mix, and states and power companies would get maximum flexibility to meet the targets in the most cost-effective way, using steps such as improved energy efficiency — not just actions that can be taken at individual power plants.
NRDC's new analysis shows that 470 to 700 million tons of carbon pollution can be eliminated per year in 2020 compared to 2012 levels, equivalent to the emissions from 95 to 130 million cars. By comparison, NRDC's 2012 analysis put those numbers at 270 million tons.
At the same time, the plan would yield $28 billion to $63 billion in medical and environmental benefits that far outweigh the costs of putting first-ever limits on carbon pollution, NRDC says. More than 17,000 asthma attacks and more than 1,000 emergency room visits could be prevented each year, while also preventing thousands of premature deaths by 2020.
First Interstate Water Credits Program Launched in the Ohio River Basin
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) on March 11 officially launched the first water quality pilot trades in the Ohio River Basin. The pilot, which is the world's only interstate water quality trading program, is part of a new initiative to test water quality improvement strategies. Duke Energy, American Electric Power and Hoosier Energy were the first buyers of the interstate water credits.
Water quality trading is a market-based approach that could enable facilities to meet permit limits using nutrient reduction credits from farmers who implement conservation practices, EPRI says.
Several parties, including industrial sources, farmers and the general public, contribute to nutrient loading — which may lead to serious ecological problems. The transactions will produce cleaner watersheds, advance sustainability practices and test more cost-effective regulatory compliance options, according to EPRI.
The companies altogether purchased 9,000 stewardship credits, agreeing to retire the associated nutrient and ecosystem benefits, rather than apply them towards possible future permit requirements. The buyers can use the credits to meet corporate sustainability goals, and the credits may also be considered for future flexible permit compliance schedules by the participating states.
Ridesharing Firms Struggle to Meet Needs of Americans with Disabilities
Like many living in San Francisco and other major cities across the United States, I have come to rely on transportation network companies (TNCs) such as Lyft, Uber, and Sidecar to get me around town. TNCs have revolutionized the way many of us get from Point A to Point B, but not for all of us — not yet, anyway. There is a significant group that has long been let down by public transportation — the disabled community — and TNCs are struggling to break this trend.
I was reminded of this during a recent Lyft ride, where I happened to be picked up by one of the few wheelchair accessible vehicles in its (or any other TNC's) fleet. My driver said her husband uses a wheelchair for mobility and regularly faces difficulties getting around the city when attempting to take taxis and MUNI (San Francisco's light rail and bus system). MUNI buses often pass him by rather than stop to pick him up, and even wheelchair-accessible taxis often refuse to pick him up because they don't want to lose the time it takes to lower and raise the lift and to strap him in.
To be fair, as a regular MUNI passenger, I can say first-hand that they seem to do a good job with accessibility — most buses are equipped with wheelchair lifts and can "kneel" (lower the front of the bus) if a person has trouble moving up stairs. I have witnessed drivers make space for wheelchair users, and personally assist them to fasten the safety straps and wheel lock.
Kiva and Vittana Crowdfund Student Loans in the Developing World
It is no secret that education is the surest route to a better life, but for tens of thousands of low-income students in developing nations, high costs mean that access to it continues to be the stuff of fantasy. Student loans are notoriously hard to come by outside of the U.S. and Europe, largely due to the fact that banks have no track record of repayments that can be used to assess risk, and students generally don't have collateral or a credit history to prove that they can pay back loans.
The answer to this classic "chicken-or-the-egg" problem could lay with crowdfunding, which not only presents an opportunity to get tuition loans to students who need them, but also to build a "track record of repayment" that will encourage financial institutions to offer more loans to students.
Investors Pressure Oil Companies to Disclose Carbon Asset Risk
The jury might still be out on when the world will run out of oil, but the rising human and economic costs associated with climate change, air pollution and overall environmental decline are accelerating the world towards a low-carbon economy. In recognition of this reality, a half-dozen investors recently filed shareholder resolutions with 10 fossil fuel companies, including Exxon Mobil and Chevron, seeking an explanation of their strategies for competing in a low-carbon global market.
Southern Company, Hess, Anadarko, Devon, Kinder Morgan, Peabody Energy, FirstEnergy and CONSOL Energy also received resolutions.
The resolutions focus on potential carbon asset risk, or the possibility that these companies' present and future fossil fuel-related assets will lose value as various market factors—such as energy efficiency, renewable energy, fuel economy, fuel switching, carbon pollution standards, efforts to curb air pollution and climate policy—increasingly reduce demand for fossil fuels and related infrastructure.
According to the shareholders, fossil fuel companies are not sufficiently disclosing these risks, even after a coalition of investors managing more than $3 trillion in collective assets sent letters last fall to 45 of the world's largest fossil fuel companies urging them to report on this very same concern. Resolution filers include the Connecticut State Treasurer's Office, the New York State Comptroller's Office, Arjuna Capital, As You Sow, First Affirmative Financial Network and the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Obama Pushes $1 Billion Climate Change 'Resilience Fund'
Speaking against the backdrop of one of the worst droughts in California history, President Barack Obama on Friday announced plans to pitch to Congress a $1 billion climate change resilience fund intended to help communities facing climate change-induced negative weather.
The proposed fund is separate from Obama's wider climate action plan and will be included in his 2015 budget, set to be released next month. This means the fund must be authorized by Congress and will not rely solely on executive authority. According to the White House, the fund would finance research on the projected impacts of climate change, help communities prepare for its effects, and fund "breakthrough technologies and resilient infrastructure."
Last week, the Assistant to the President on Science and Technology, John Holdren, said without any doubt, the severe drought afflicting California and several other states across the country is tied to climate change.
Lyft Launches Coalition to Bridge Ridesharing Insurance Gaps
In the wake of the tragic New Year's death of a 6-year-old girl in San Francisco caused by an on-duty Uber driver, along with another recent collision involving a Lyft driver, the public's attention has turned to the insurance gaps in the fledgling ridesharing industry. To help bridge these gaps, Lyft announced last week a new Peer-to-Peer Rideshare Insurance Coalition, comprised of transportation companies, regulators, insurance providers and other stakeholders that have come together to address how the insurance industry can continue evolving to support the ridesharing economy.
With the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) as a founding member, the coalition's mission is to build a foundation of insurance best practices, policies and information for P2P ridesharing. Earlier this week, Lyft published an official list of the coalition members, which in addition to Lyft and CPUC includes: Sidecar, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for U.S. DOT, Allstate Insurance, Esurance, Farmers Insurance and even Uber (although initially it was reported that Uber would not take part).
Lyft says the coalition will work to drive additional partnerships between insurance carriers and P2P ridesharing participants, while providing information resources for regulators, drivers and riders to "ensure a safe and trusted future for the emerging peer economy."
Who is Liable When Ridesharing Goes Wrong?
Popular ridesharing companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar have long-operated in a legal gray zone. While the California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) unanimous approval of new regulations around ridesharing services last September helped to clear some of the ambiguity, scores of questions remain. Chief of these are liability issues — just who is to blame when things go wrong with ridesharing?
Last Monday, Uber found itself slapped with the first wrongful death lawsuit ever brought against a Transportation Networking Company (TNC) after one of its drivers, Syed Muzzafar, hit and killed a 6-year-old girl on New Years Eve in San Francisco.
"This tragedy did not involve a vehicle or provider doing a trip on the Uber system," the company said. Uber spokesman Andrew Noyes said the company had no comment on the lawsuit.
While at first it may seem that Uber has a point — Muzzafar was not driving on the Uber clock at the time of the accident — companies can be found responsible for causing wrongful death and emotional distress even if the party that committed the crime is a completely independent third party.
PandoDaily cites the case of Weirum et al. vs. RKO General, Inc., where a radio station sponsored a contest involving one of its DJs driving around town and having teenagers "find" him for a prize. This resulted in reckless teen driving that culminated in the death of an innocent man, and the radio station was held responsible.


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Google's mission is clear: Provide web searchers with the highest quality content possible. Achieving that goal continues to prove more difficult as marketers and SEOs try to game the system.
In July 2013, Google quietly amended its Webmaster Tools link schemes document to outline new requirements for inbound link building. This revision took aim at two common practices being abused by web professionals: dishonest guest blogs and link building through press releases.
In this week's SEO Tip, we'll focus on guest blogging dos and don'ts, and update you on the latest advice from Google's Matt Cutts.
Within the July 2013 update, Google made it clear that guest blogs without any sort of quality standard would raise a red flag. While the amended Webmaster Tools link schemes document didn't outline how the company would respond to any instances of black hat guest blogging initiatives, it's fair to assume that some sort of manual action could be taken to demote content or de-index it altogether.
In a recent Webmaster Help video, Cutts approached the topic once again, saying, "You can see the skepticism toward guest blogs growing each time we are asked to talk about this topic."
That's not to say all guest blogs are bad. Cutts admits that when publishers ask for high-quality content from someone they really trust to add value to their web presence it can have a pretty powerful impact overall. But when you find sites using low-quality guest posts you begin to cross into black hat territory, which is where Google will look to enforce some kind of regulation.
In the recent video, Cutts laid out some clear don'ts with guest blogs:
- Don't make guest blogging the only way you build inbound links for your website.
- Don't email blast websites with requests to guest blog on their sites in exchange for links.
- Don't shop the same article around to various web publishers.
- Don't spin one original idea and create numerous stories around that idea.
Cutts concludes the video by saying Google will always look at what aspects of search are being abused, and take necessary action to make sure users continue to get the best sort of results.
Spammy guest bloggers take note: You're on watch by Google, and its track record shows it's not afraid to take action.


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Five days out of his rehab stay, Chris is back and better than ever, with a new mixtape dropping on Tuesday, Nov. 19 called 'X Files.' It's good that Chris is keeping busy with his work, but doesn't the 'X Files' sound just a little bit Rihanna-related?
Chris Brown, 24, had been working on his anger management issues (and his public image) at an undisclosed rehab for only a few weeks when he checked himself out of the facility on Nov. 13. Now, just a few days later, Chris is releasing a mixtape that definitely seems to be addressed to his ex Rihanna, 25. What is he trying to say?
Chris Brown To Release 'X Files' — About Rihanna?
Chris announced the mixtape news via Twitter:
X files… 5(free)songs…. The 19th. http://t.co/wUpGHOp834
— Chris Brown (@chrisbrown) November 17, 2013
X files mixtape Tuesday NOV 19th, 5 songs.
— Chris Brown (@chrisbrown) November 18, 2013
Members of Team Breezy must be thrilled to see their leader rolling out some new tracks, though they might be worried that Chris is still living in the past. The mixtape's name, X Files, is a clever play on the classic TV show and the name of his upcoming album, X, but it could also be read as the Ex Files — especially considering Chris started working on new music almost right after splitting up with Rihanna in May.
Coming out with a tape that definitely seems to be about a famous ex is a surefire way to divert attention away from his recent rehab stay, but if that is the case, Rihanna may not like it, and Karrueche Tran will like it even less! Maybe Chris could rework a few songs to make them less Rihanna-y, then focus on more dates with his faithful, supportive girlfriend?
Trust us, Chris — she stood by you through thick and thin during rehab, but no woman wants to hear her man going on and on about his very gorgeous, very famous ex!
Is Chris Brown Still Getting Help?
Thankfully, Chris is still receiving out-patient care for his now-infamous anger issues. We hope Chris remains committed to fixing his personal problems, and that "X Files" won't make a dent in any of his progress.
What do you think, HollywoodLifers? Is it too soon for new music? Is the music about Rihanna?
– HL Staff
More Chris Brown News:
- Chris Brown Took Karreuche Tran On Date To Thank Her For Support
- Chris Brown's Secret NYC Trip Before Entering Rehab
- Chris Brown Has Romantic Date With Karrueche Tran After Leaving Rehab
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all songs about Rihanna. Nothing about Kae. He should sing songs like found the love of my life or I want to marry you. which will be for Kae. He came out of Rihab because he read stories about Drake and Rihanna and now he is telling Rihann to wait and Love to remember is def about Riri. He is killing himself. He just have to follow his heart and call Rihanna. I like Kae but Riri and Chris are meant for each other. They are all not happy.
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@cally TRUTH… ALL SONGS!!!!!!! Haters knows x files is all about Rih she gone away and still nothing happening for doormat do you see the weight lose oh LORD!! that man soul is crying out for Ms. Rih she listen to him i'm sure but like she text 100% or keep 100 feet away I do hope the well is not all dry up for him (you'll miss the well when the water all dry up)
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Clean Diesel Technologies (CDTI) Spikes on High Volume
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Clean Diesel Technologies (CDTI - Get Report) was spiking 18.18% to $2.73 on Thursday on higher-than-usual volume.
Volume of more than 1.38 million shares was traded by around 1:20 p.m. EST; average daily volume is 384,800 shares. The stock traded Thursday at a high of $2.90 and a low of $2.30. The stock's one-year high is $3.48; its year low is $1.10.
TheStreet Ratings team rates CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES as a "sell" with a ratings score of E+. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about its recommendation:
"We rate CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES (CDTI) a SELL. This is based on the combination of unfavorable investment measures, which should drive this stock to significantly underperform the majority of stocks that we rate. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its generally high debt management risk, disappointing return on equity, weak operating cash flow, poor profit margins and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself."
Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:- The debt-to-equity ratio of 1.47 is relatively high when compared with the industry average, suggesting a need for better debt level management. To add to this, CDTI has a quick ratio of 0.66, this demonstrates the lack of ability of the company to cover short-term liquidity needs.
- Return on equity has greatly decreased when compared to its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a signal of major weakness within the corporation. Compared to other companies in the Chemicals industry and the overall market, CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
- Net operating cash flow has significantly decreased to -$0.08 million or 104.95% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, when comparing to the industry average, the firm's growth rate is much lower.
- The gross profit margin for CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES is currently lower than what is desirable, coming in at 32.36%. Regardless of CDTI's low profit margin, it has managed to increase from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, CDTI's net profit margin of -7.67% significantly underperformed when compared to the industry average.
- CDTI has underperformed the S&P 500 Index, declining 11.41% from its price level of one year ago. The fact that the stock is now selling for less than others in its industry in relation to its current earnings is not reason enough to justify a buy rating at this time.
- You can view the full analysis from the report here: CDTI Ratings Report
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This work also won 1st place in the 2013 Miss Congeniality Awards.
Ryan Veeder & Emily Boegheim
High school journalists spend the night in a church, investigating reports of a ghost.
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A headstrong twelve-year-old detective gets in over her head when she's hired to solve a murder mystery at an internet technology conference.
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Project Syndicate: Asian nations must accept existing boundaries. Japan Times: China becomes a leader in clean energy. Foreign Policy: The Afghan war is no longer necessary.
Asian nations must accept existing boundaries
Brahma Chellaney, professor of strategic studies at the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi, writes in Project Syndicate that Asian nations must come to accept existing boundaries in order to avoid future regional conflicts.
QUOTE: By picking territorial fights with its neighbors, China is not only reinforcing old rivalries, but is also threatening Asia's continued economic renaissance – showing that it is not a credible candidate to lead Asia.
China becomes a leader in clean energy
Michael Richardson, a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of South East Asian Studies in Singapore, writes in the Japan Times that Asian countries like China, India and South Korea are becoming the leaders in manufacturing of clean energy.
QUOTE: Part of China's clean energy success is due to the same factors that have made it the manufacturing workshop of the world: low labor and construction costs, expanding universities that churn out lots of engineers and technicians, and improving telecommunication and transport systems.
America needs another dose of quantitative easing
An opinion piece in the Economist argues that the US Federal Reserve policy of quantitative easing helped avoid a global economic disaster in 2008. It supports the Fed's planned second round of quantitative easing, but argues that this policy alone will not fix the US economy.
QUOTE: Deflation is a bigger worry than inflation right now. Deflation would make it much harder for Americans to shake off their debts; and a combination of deflation and stagnation in America would be devastating for the world.
Don't give in to corporate tax relief
Daniel Gross, economics editor at Yahoo Finance, writes in Newsweek that multinational American companies often send their money abroad to avoid US taxes. He argues that despite this, the United States should not create a tax holiday for them. Loopholes already reduce corporate taxes, and taxes are "the price of citizenship."
QUOTE: How is it that the loudest yelps for corporate tax relief come from those who aren't paying much in the first place?
Indonesia balances secularism with Islam
Wendy Kristianasen writes in Le Monde Diplomatique that Indonesia grabs the headlines when natural disasters strike. Less noticed is that the country's democratic elections reveal the successful balance of secularism with Islam.
QUOTE: Indonesia is now the world's third biggest democracy. "That's something the West always overlooks," said Anies Baswedan, rector of Jakarta's Paramadina University.
America promotes open markets, then becomes weary of them
Columnist Thomas Friedman writes in the New York Times that the United States pushed other countries like India to embrace open markets and free trade. Now that they have, many American politicians have changed their tune and promote protectionism.
QUOTE: If America turns away from these values … the socialist/protectionists among India's bureaucrats will use it to slow down any further opening of the Indian markets to US exporters.
Myanmar's election: same people, new outfits
Venerable Ashin Issariya, a founding member of the All Burma Monks Alliance, writes in the Wall Street Journal that the same local authorities who attacked Burmese monks during the 2007 Saffron Revolution are running for office. He argues that the international community should not legitimize this election.
QUOTE: International leaders should think more deeply. Supporting these elections is not supporting gradual progress to democracy; rather it is a message to the suffering people of Burma that international support is given to the military regime and their friends to continue to do what they will.
Obama's liberal base deserves some blame
Columnist Clive Crook writes in the Financial Times that the Democrats are likely to do poorly in Tuesday's elections because the liberal base has been busy "sulking" for much of the campaign season. They forced President Obama to focus on trying to appease them rather than on securing centrist voters.
QUOTE: Sure of the loyalty of the base, [Obama] could have addressed himself to the anxious middle, defended his policies as centrist compromises (which they were), and told the country (as he did in 2008) that its concerns were his concerns.
Washington seeks to deepen its relationship with East Asia
Yang Danzhi, a researcher with the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, writes in the China Post that the United States' relationship with East Asia is changing as the superpower has recently taken various steps to deepen its alliances with different countries in the region.
QUOTE: Washington has also shown great enthusiasm toward participating in East Asian cooperation in a wider and deeper manner.
The Afghan war is no longer a necessary battle
James Traub, a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, writes in Foreign Policy that the US military presence in Afghanistan is not necessary to combat global terrorism as President Obama claims. In fact, the US presence may fuel the insurgency.
QUOTE: University of Chicago scholar Robert Pape ... has concluded after a study of 2,200 suicide terrorism attacks that foreign military presence itself is the chief trigger of terrorist attacks.


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New York City-via-Missouri's Bear Ceuse might've gone the Bonny Bear route with their French-derived, weirdly tough-to-suss band name, but their sound is rooted in the fertile soil of indie rock before it was called indie rock. "Dixie Bros.," from the band's upcoming debut album Don Domestique (due out February 26 via Medical Records), is pogo-able jangle in a lineage that runs from Superchunk's "Slack Motherfucker" to Japandroid's "Wet Hair" — shouts to Yuck's "Holing Out," too. What separates this fuzz-pop from the rest of the unremembered-'90s brosplosion is beguilingly detailed, tartly spat storytelling. Innocently strummy beginnings eventually give way to sulky insults befitting a heartland Rivers Cuomo: "You whore!" Pardon Bear Ceuse's French.


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Potential soil carbon sequestration in a semiarid Mediterranean agroecosystem under climate change: Quantifying management and climate effects
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Climate change is projected to significantly impact vegetation and soils of managed ecosystems. In this study we used the ecosystem Century model together with climatic outputs from different atmosphere-ocean general circulation models (AOGCM) to study the effects of climate change and management on soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics in semiarid Mediterranean conditions and to identify which management practices have the greatest potential to increase SOC in these areas. Five climate scenarios and seven management scenarios were modeled from 2010 to 2100. Differences in SOC sequestration were greater among management systems than among climate change scenarios. Management scenarios under continuous cropping yielded greater C inputs and SOC gain than scenarios under cereal-fallow rotation. The shift from rainfed conditions to irrigation also resulted in an increase of C inputs but a decrease in the SOC sequestered during the 2010-2100 period. The effects of precipitation and temperature change on SOC dynamics were different depending on the management system applied. Consequently, the relative response to climate and management depended on the net result of the influences on C inputs and decomposition. Under climate change, the adoption of certain management practices in semiarid Mediterranean agroecosystems could be critical in maximizing SOC sequestration and thus reducing CO2 concentration in the atmosphere.
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- Title
- Potential soil carbon sequestration in a semiarid Mediterranean agroecosystem under climate change: Quantifying management and climate effects
- Journal
Plant and Soil
Volume 338, Issue 1-2 , pp 261-272
- Cover Date
- 2011-01-01
- 10.1007/s11104-010-0304-7
- Print ISSN
- Online ISSN
- 1573-5036
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Climate change
- Mediterranean systems
- Modeling
- Soil organic carbon
- Tillage
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes (1)
- Keith Paustian (1) (2)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
- 2. Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA


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Winner-to-Winner: Melissa's Insight
by Melissa d'Arabian in Food Network Star, August 18, 2011Melissa d'Arabian won Star season 5 and has been loving her Food Network adventure ever since. You can catch new episodes of her show, Ten Dollar Dinners on Sunday mornings at 9am/8c. As a Star veteran watching from her couch at home, Melissa shares her insider's take on what went down each week.
Congratulations, Jeff, on the big win!
I've spent the past couple of months sharing some of my BTDT (been there done that) advice with the finalists. Last week, I talked about the art of losing.
Now, for the winner, here are some insights I'd like to share about your new world:
1. The old adage is true: Believe neither the good nor bad press. Believe your gut. Trust what you see when you look at yourself in the mirror each morning, and what you see in the eyes of your family.
2. Don't completely ignore the word on the street, though. If a handful of random Internet posters call my toddler ugly (oh, it has happened), I ignore it. (Side note: Stop Googling yourself!). But if a bunch of folks suggest that a recipe is too salty, well, then maybe it's worth a few minutes to check it out. Without fans, you don't have a show, so listen to them. Maybe they see something you don't.
3. Take the time to make each fan enjoy their moment meeting you. Yes, you will meet many fans, but for each one of them, this is probably the only time they will meet you. I learned this when I, as a fan, met Bobby Flay for the first time (long before I met him on FNS). I'll never forget how he took the time to pose for a photo with me and my (cranky) daughter. (FYI, Bobby is one of the hardest-working guys in the business, and he never, ever phones it in.) So, my own small but practical tip: When a fan wants to take a picture with you, take five seconds if possible to ask if the photo came out. What a bummer for a fan to have finally met his or her favorite Food Network star, only to discover the photographic evidence is totally blurry.
4. The talent eats first for a reason, so don't let it go to your head. I learned this on a commercial shoot when the producer insisted that I cut ahead of the crew to the front of the lunch line. Thinking I was being polite, I went to the end of the line. The producer patiently explained she needed me to eat first so that I could get back into makeup for touchups and keep the shoot on schedule. This is a tiny example of the many perks that will come your way being a TV personality. So remember that special treatment is usually for production reasons. Keeping the talent well-fed and juiced with a latte when needed, for instance, is just a smart investment, given the costs of production and overtime. That's easy to forget when the tiniest yawn from you results in a production assistant racing down the block for a double macchiato with extra foam before you've even thought to ask for it. When you are inclined to feel entitled, remind yourself that your special treatment is a business decision, not an acknowledgement of superior status.
5. Know how to say no. Remember your life mission and keep that front and center. It's tempting to say yes to every single thing that crosses your path — there will always be many worthwhile activities, events and causes. I remind myself that I have to tell my kids that I won't be able to tuck them in at night whenever I say yes. I've learned only to say yes to requests that fit into my life mission. Only then is it worth missing my goodnight hugs and kisses with my precious family.
6. Knowing how to say no doesn't mean you (and your family) won't have to make some sacrifices. I miss things. How can I not when my job is primarily in New York and my family is in San Diego? But I am crazy-proactive about my schedule, and about creating normal family time with my daughters. However, here is the important part: I want to raise young women who know it's OK to say "no," that it's OK to disappoint responsibly. Who I am in front of my girls teaches them more than what I say, in my opinion. My family will always come before my job, but that doesn't mean I haven't had to nurse a tear or two on my way out to the airport.
7. Stay the same behind closed doors. Two years later, my husband still will randomly say, "Can you believe you WON?" We are the same goofy family we were before. And when all four girls are racing around the house playing "chase the princess" (and they are all four the princess; it's a complex game with many levels), Philippe and I just look at each other as if to say "how did this happen to us?" As my daughter Valentine says to me, "We are a very lucky family, Mommy, aren't we?" Yes, we are. And it has nothing to do with having my dream job.
Readers, it has been a tremendous pleasure connecting with you every week during this season of Star. Jeff, I can't wait to work with you! And in case you are wondering, Jeff and I will indeed be working together soon, at the New York City Wine and Food Festival (along with Aarti!), so be sure to come say hi to us all.
See what Melissa's cooking up on Ten Dollar Dinners, check out her Facebook Fan Page and follow her on Twitter (@melissadarabian).
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I just can't seem to get into the Sandwich King show. I have watched all the episodes thus far and I just find them to be boring. The show just does not grab my attention like all the others have. I would have loved to learn how to cook mexican food with Susie. I still hope she will get her own show as well even if it had to be on he cooking channel.
I was totally fine with Jeff''s FNS win, and I've enjoyed his show. Jeff adds unabashed humor. He's likable. No one person or show will please every person in the viewing audience. We have choices. If something doesn't work for you, move on. There's plenty out there. I, for one, have gained numerous recipes from Melissa and expect to do so with Jeff. I'd rather watch Jeff than Bobby, Alton, or some of the other veterans any day of the week. Jeff seems comfortable in his own skin and exudes that warmth. I wish you and your family well, Jeff.
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