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The 2015 RIP-IT AIR Elite BBCOR Baseball Bat (B1503E) features a two piece full alloy design with a balanced swing weight. The 2015 RIP-IT Helium BBCOR Baseball Bat (B1503H) features a five piece full alloy design with a balanced swing weight. The performance of these two models will be very similar. I would give the edge to the Helium in having a slightly lighter swing-weight. Both bats also offer a 30 day trial period so if you wanted to try one of them, we could exchange for the other model as well.
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I just couldn't get this product to spread right and the pigmentation was super uneven and patchy. The packaging is nice on the outside, but the applicator is this tiny little brush you can't do anything with. You need to add a lot of product to even it out but then it's super sticky and gluey. I just can't stand the texture, and the appearance definitely isn't worth it.
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Love em so far! Just got them yesterday. Pink Candy is my favorite!! light, soft, milky pink but definitely pigmented with no orange or brown. This is a shade or two lighter than my own lips so it would look fabulous with darker eyes. Love love love the unique color. The brush is stiff. Gloss is such a personal preference. I love thick and semi- opaque gloss without shimmer. This is goopy and a bit sticky but that means staying power.
Update: One month later and I still love them. I have puchased almost every color now. They do remind me of revlon super lustrous glosses.
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These are amazing. They feel luxurious on your lips: creamy, moisturizing but not sticky. I have ballet slippers and muted mauve and the colors are great. The pigmentation is great, too. I really feel that this is the best lip gloss ever. I have tried others that cost 5X as much and these are better. These are the bomb.
UPDATE: The gloss gets stickier over time and the brush very goopy. I am liking my Urban Decay gloss much more now. This is still a good cheap gloss, however. I really love Ballet Slippers but that one has gotten especially goopy over time.
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ST. LOUIS — Rockies catcher Miguel Olivo sustained only a mild concussion Friday night after being struck in the head and neck by Albert Pujols' bat as Pujols followed through on a swing.
The injury occurred in the first inning when Pujols popped up to Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki in short left field. Olivo went down immediately as Rockies medical personnel came to his aid.
He was placed on a stretcher and wheeled off the field in a cart, and underwent a CT scan and other tests at a St. Louis hospital. The Rockies felt very fortunate that he sustained only the concussion.
"Believe me, and I thank God for this, we avoided a catastrophic injury," said Rockies manager Jim Tracy.
Olivo returned to Busch Stadium and was in the Rockies' clubhouse, but didn't speak with reporters. He isn't expected to play in either of the Rockies' final two games.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries has determined that a suburban Portland bakery violated the civil rights of a same-sex couple by refusing to bake a cake for the women's wedding.
Agency spokesman Charlie Burr said Friday that investigators found evidence that Sweet Cakes by Melissa unlawfully discriminated against the couple based on their sexual orientation.
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Rachel Cryer and Laurel Bowman of Portland say they were denied a wedding cake last January by the bakery's owners, Aaron and Melissa Klein.
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Saturday, August 02, 2014
Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter and/or Google+. For technology news only updates follow TechNewsRadio @ Twitter.
August 2, 2014 in Linux, Macintosh, Networking, Open Source, Podcast, Recommendation, Security, Tips, Windows | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Prepping For Next Tech News Radio (TNR) Podcast
EDITED on 8/2/2014
The most current podcast has been released Tech News Radio #373.
The following are items currently in the queue for being included in a future podcast (no ETA):
- Wireshark 1.8.1
- BackTrack 5 R2 (with R3 expected in by end of August 2012)
The following are currently items of interest but probably not something we will cover in the next podcast (they propobably will be posted on @technewsradio):
- The 'new' eXploit magazine is devoted to learning about and examining exploits. The first edition is focused on: Metasploit, PMI, WSDL, SOAP, DoS
- Wickr is a secure communications app for Apple iOS that has no central repository of msgs & includes a msg self-destruct option
- Path is a "social network" that limits your social circle to no more than 150 people (aka Dunbar's number)
- Pair is an mobile application that only allows for communication between just two people
August 12, 2012 in Podcast, Podcasting | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Updates from Twitter - iPad, DEFCON 19, Podcasts, Mobile, Amazon, Etc
The following items were recently posted on @technewsradio:
- USB hub allows simultaneous syncing of 49 iPads http://t.co/OO9H7HW
- DEFCON 19 Podcast Review #security #news #research #hacker #conference http://t.co/rbCr7hK
- SpokenWord.org gets about 1000 new programs every day & they are looking for curators of categories to make the content more organized
- BigBlueButton is a open source collaboration and training system that integrates a bunch of open source projects http://t.co/mEL5dDS
- PC World has more details on the recent news from Qualcomm about their planned updated Snapdragon mobile processor http://t.co/lQQO8y4
- YouTube has a great overview presentation on how "Prezi for iPad" works http://t.co/sHFJBSo
- Amazon EC2 is now supporting Virtual Machine (VM) Import to Amazon EC2 instances http://t.co/35n2UtJ
- IObit has announced a freeware version of Game Booster v2 for Windows that is geared for improving game performance http://t.co/Q0lWB4D
- Via Box.net ... you can get e-signatures features via DocuSign services integrated with documents stored on Box.net
- Getting started with project management? - "scope, time & "cost" - a good reference at Wikipedia http://t.co/oVIzQIX
- "Heroes of the Computer Revolution" original book looked at hackers & nerds from the late 1950s to the early 1980s http://t.co/H4Vz2kM
- arborjs.org - a graph visualization library using web workers and jQuery http://t.co/Zao0gyv
September 10, 2011 in Apple, Conferences, iPad, Media, Mobile, Podcast, Security, Twitter, Windows | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Monday, August 22, 2011
DEFCON 19 Podcast Review
DEFCON 19 was in Las Vegas, NV from August 4-5, 2011. This yearly computer network security and hacker conference is full of cutting-edge research, detailed demos, awesome presentations, and a lot of partying. The podcast coverage was pretty good also. Here are my recommendations:
- Network Security Podcast
- Southern Fried Security Podcast: #59 Defcon Review
- Social-Engineer.Org: Live at Defcon 19
- PaulDotCom Security Weekly - Episode 254 Part 2 (08-11-2011) [wiki]
- Exotic Liability: #78 Con-dom
- Eruo-Trash Information Security Podcast
- InfoSecDaily
If you are interested in hearing my thoughts about DEFCON 19 then check out the PaulDotCom.com podcast (08-11-2011). I am the boring "IT Guy" trying to avoid the topic of "hot" women visiting the PaulDotCom.com booth. If you'd like to see a copy of my notes (13+ pages) then drop me a personal email to: "s h o l d e n @pobox.com."
Here is a Picasa collage from the Network Security Podcast meet-up at DEFCON 19 that was "infected" by Paul & Larry @ Pauldotcom.com's little red balls from one of thier sponsors:
August 22, 2011 in Conferences, FriendsInTech.com, Networking, Open Source, Podcast, Recommendation, Security, Technology | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Another Week Of Recommended Podcasts Worth A Listen
Looking through my listened to podcast list for this past week, I'm going to recommend the following as potentially interesting:
- MacCast 2011-07-26: Review of Apple Mac OS X Lion Release (News, Tips & Tricks)
- Author Debriefing (August 16, 2011) - The Triple Agent: The al-Qaeda Mole Who Infiltrated the CIA
- Southern Fried Security Podcast: Interview with Andy Ellis @CSOAndy [#58] & Interview with Rich Mogull [#57]
- IT Pro Show by Same3Guys: Detailed look at OpenStack
- KPBS Midday Edition: Social Media - Can It Keep You From Getting A Job?
- This Week In Google (TWIG) #108: Excellent coverage of the Google & Motorola News
August 22, 2011 in Apple, Enterprise, Networking, Open Source, Podcast, Podcasting, Security, Technology, Virtualization | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Saturday, August 20, 2011
TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #372 | 2011-08-20 | Browser Phishing, National Cyber Range & Microphone Hijack
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Today's podcast examines three stories about computer network security:
- New browser tab and window phishing attack threats.
- Barry Rosenber at Federal Computer Week examines DARPA's National Cyber Range plans.
- Tim Wilson at DarkReading.com has coverage of new microphone hijacking attack options.
Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter and/or Google+. For technology news only updates follow TechNewsRadio @ Twitter.
August 20, 2011 in FriendsInTech.com, Networking, Podcast, Security, Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Saturday, August 13, 2011
This Week's Tech Podcasts Worth A Listen
Here is a pointer to some recent technology related podcasts that might be of interest:
- Windows Weekly 221: Mango, Windows 7 security, Hotmail, etc.
- MobileTechRoundup 245: tablet news, new phones, latest mobile updates
- Security Now 313: How The Internet Works: ICMP & UDP
- Marketplace Tech Report: 911, eBooks, riots, fantasy footboll, Wikipedia
- Typical Mac User Podcast 237: Lion FDE, Dropbox, PadPivot And Denoising Audio
- Wall Street Journal Tech News Briefing: All the latest business tech news fro WSJ.com
If you have a suggestion or a link to a good technology podcast to let others know about then drop us an email, message @technewsradio, or leave a comment below.
August 13, 2011 in Apple, Business, Current Affairs, FriendsInTech.com, Media, Mobile, Podcast, Technology | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Saturday, May 07, 2011
Excellent Report from Rusty Hodge on STS-133
Rusty Hodge at Groove Salad recently published a great soundscape and news report entitled "The Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery".
It includes a mix of music and sounds at the Space Shuttle Discovery STS-133 launch from the NASA Launch Complex 39 VIP & Press viewing area.
It is a great listen with excellent production. I highly recommend listening with a good set of headphones if possible.
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Friday, July 16, 2010
TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #371 | 2010-07-16 | VMWare Fusion 3.1
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Today's podcast examines the latest version 3.1 of VMware Fusion for the Apple Mac OS X.
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TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #370 | 2010-07-14 | Portable Audio Recording & Podcast Distribution
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Today's podcast examines portable audio recording options and some podcast production and distribution technologies. Links mentioned in this podcast include:
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Sanofi Pasteur has released Sklice Lotion, a topical treatment of head lice, to U.S. pharmacies.
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SWIFTWATER, Pa. – Sanofi Pasteur has released Sklice Lotion, a topical treatment of head lice, to U.S. pharmacies.
The Sanofi vaccines division said Monday that Sklice (ivermectin 0.5%), for use on the hair and scalp, is indicated for treating head lice infestations in patients age 6 months and older.
According to the company, Sklice was developed to meet the demand for an effective head lice treatment option that's well-tolerated in children.
Head lice cases have been increasing in the United States, affecting an estimated 6 million to 12 million children ages 3 to 11 annually.
The lotion is designed to be used as part of an overall lice management program, including washing (in hot water) or dry-cleaning all recently worn clothing, hats, used bedding and towels, as well as washing personal care items such as combs, brushes and hair clips in hot water.
No nit combing is required, but a fine-tooth comb may be used to remove dead lice and nits.
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Real Betis have reportedly determined this week to fine Nosa Igiebor €20,000 as punishment for returning late from the Africa Cup of Nations.
The Nigerian international only returned to Spain on March 8, almost a month after winning the African competition with his nation.
Claiming visa issues, the player saw a disciplinary case opened up by the club against him.
Reportedly consulting legal services, Betis were seen by Nosa's representatives as unlikely to hit him with a fine of more than 30 per cent of his €25,000 monthly salary.
However, according to reports today, the club have determined a maximum possible fine of 75 per cent of his wages for the month's absence, equating to €20,000, in light of a charge of serious misconduct.
Betis are understood to be making official any decision at the start of next week.
The 22-year-old, who has 10 appearances to his name in his first season in La Liga, has been training regularly with the club since his return.
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A Crossed Panel Crochet Afghan
This free crochet pattern from Bernat Yarns features a unique textured double crochet stitch and a classic fringe. A nice crochet afghan will keep you warm through the winter. This afghan is an editorial team favorite of our large hook crocheted afghan patterns. Use worsted weight yarn to achieve this one of a kind look. If you love to curl up by the fireplace and read a good book, this is the perfect afghan pattern for you.
- 12 balls Bernat Berella 4 (3.5 oz/100 g solid and 3 oz/85g ombre) yarn in Ombre (MC)
- 4 balls Bernat yarn in contrasting color
- 5 mm (U.S. H or 8) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge: 16 dc and 8 rows = 4 ins 10 cm.
Finished Size Approx 50 x 56 ins 127 x 142 cm
Panel (Make 6)
With MC ch 23.
Foundation row: (RS). 1 dc in 4th ch from hook. Crossing in front of dc, 1 dc in ch to right of dc just worked. Miss 1 ch. 1 dc in next ch. 1 dc in missed ch. Rep from to last ch. 1 dc in last ch. 22 sts. Ch 2. Turn.
2nd row: Miss 2 sts. 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in 2nd of 2 missed sts. Miss next st. 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in missed st. Rep from to last st. 1 dc in top of turning ch. Ch 2. Turn.
Rep 2nd row for pat until work from beg measures approx 53 ins 134.5 cm. Fasten off.
Panel Border: 1st row: With RS of work facing, join A at lower edge. Ch 1. Work 1 row sc evenly around panel, working 3 sc in each corner. Sl st to ch 1. Fasten off.
2nd row: With RS of work facing, join MC at lower edge. Ch 2. Miss next sc. Work 1 dc in each sc, working 3 dc in corner sc. Ss to top of ch 2. Fasten off.
- 3rd row: With RS of work facing, join A at lower edge. Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each dc, working 3 sc in corner dc. Ss to top of ch 1. Fasten off.
With RS of 2 panels tog and working into back loops only, ss panels tog. Fasten off.
With RS of work facing, join A in any corner, work sc evenly around afghan. Fasten off.
- Cut 12 inch 30.5 cm lengths of A. Taking 6 strands tog, knot into fringe along top and bottom of afghan.
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The pattern is completely confusing, the are not to tell you where to continue from. It also doesn't tell you how many rows to complete, I guess we just have to figure this out for ourselves. This is a beautiful stitch and would be great for a beginner, if the pattern was understandable.
The materials at the top call for 12 balls Bernat Berella 4 (3.5 oz/100 g solid and 3 oz/85g ombre) yarn in Ombre (MC). Please help I start with the MC which is the 3 oz of Ombre yarn, what color is the A on Round 5? Is it part of the 12 Solid or the 4 balls Bernat yarn in contrasting color?
For those having trouble with stitches, try YouTube. A lot of the crochet videos there are beyond helpful. Good luck. I'd like to try this afghan but given the comments, I think I'll wait to see if anyone is successful!
I too woould like to find instructions for this pattern that include directions for changing colors while crocheting the panels.
The pattern does not tell us where to repeat from - i.e. there is no asterisk and anything I have tried has not resulted in the right number of stitches. Help please. Carolyn Tilove
does not tell you when or how to change colors to get the design on the afghan. the design is nice with the different colors if i could figure them out!
I was reading the comments about the difficulty in seeing the pattern because it was too small. I thought the same thing but tried the following and it really worked nicely. I copied the picture, placed it in a Word Document, enlarged it right to the edges of the page, and I saw crisp detail of the pattern. It really is a very nice pattern. I hope that helps. (It will even get a bit larger if you minimize the margins in the Word doc.)
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Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)Bishop Ignatius Kaigama of Nigeria on Boko Harem's Violent Jihad Against Christians
By Deacon Keith Fournier
August 23rd, 2012 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) What is happening to our brethren in Nigeria should be of profound concern to us. The threat of Jihadism is not decreasing. If anything, it is increasing. The victims of this evil are being killed precisely because they are Christians. The blood of the martyrs is flowing more frequently these days as militant Islamic terrorism increases and establishes a new beachhead in Africa. For Catholics and other Christians, we cannot - we must not- fail to act. Africa is one of the great centers of the renewal of the Church in the Third Millennium. RIMINI, Italy (Catholic Online) - One of the speakers at the 33d meeting at Rimini, held this week, was Ignatius Kaigama, the Archbishop of Jos and President of the Nigerian Episcopal Conference. The meeting is sponsored by the movement Communion and Liberation. The Archbishop gave a telephone interview to Lorenzo Margiotta which can be read in its entirety here. Among the topics discussed was the violence directed against Christians by a fundamentalist Jihadi movement called Boko Harem. Here is an excerpt: Monsignor Kaigama, since the beginning of the year, there have been more than 600 people killed in the attacks in Nigeria. What are the reasons for this? "These massacres are in great part caused by the fundamentalist Islamic group Boko Haram (literally meaning "Western education is forbidden"). They operate in the Northern part of Nigeria where all these acts of violence are occurring. It is a group that intends to replace the Constitution with Islamic law in order to forcefully convert the people to Islam. They initially began to attack the government, its institutions and security agencies, then initiated attacks on churches. They want to eliminate churches because they educate and promote culture." What does the government do to guarantee security and protect the population? Boko Haram asked President Goodluck Jonathan, who is a Christian, to resign and convert to Islam. "The violence by these groups is also fostered by the incapacity of the government to control the situation. Police and military forces do exist but up to now they have not been able to put an end to these massacres. Coordination between the different parties responsible for security is lacking. Churches are continuously under attack, in Kaduna, in Kano, in Jos, and we begin to feel abandoned, without any help. The attacks occur when we least expect it; many Christians are now afraid to go to mass and exercise their rights as Christians." Nonetheless even Muslims have been under attack. Is it appropriate to speak about this situation as a war of religion? "The reason for this conflict is mainly economical, fuelled by poverty and corruption. The fundamentalists of Boko Haram are very clear in their intentions: they want to kill government officials, security agents and Christians. They have no scruples to even kill Muslims who collaborate with the government and promote security. Terrorists have no respect for life - they kill others thus killing themselves. Their aim is to create confusion. We always try to make a distinction between the fanatic fundamentalist groups and ordinary Muslims because ordinary Muslims in Nigeria want to live in peace with their neighbours." How do you believe it is possible to get out of this situation? Is there hope for an end to the violence? "Ending violence is a responsibility of the government. As religious leaders we can only teach the people not to respond to violence with violence, but we cannot enforce the law in order to stop these diabolic people that attack Nigerians within the country. The federal government, however, does not seem capable of effectively countering terrorism: these attacks have been occurring since 2009 and up to now there has been no adequate response. Considering the situation, the population is increasingly afraid. We require definitive action against Boko Haram, which has substantial amounts of money, sophisticated arms at its disposal, great exposure on the Internet and close contact with journalists. If the government cannot handle this on its own they have to look for support outside in order to involve those who have the means to assist. The fundamentalists of Boko Haram can be defeated. I am worried by the fact that, up to this point, no one has been able to initiate a dialogue." We regularly report on the evil acts of Boko Harem. The phrase "Boko Haram" means "Western education is forbidden" in the Hausa language. These Islamist terrorists hate all things western and Christian. They are Jihadists who intend to forcibly establish an Islamic Caliphate and impose Shariah Law. They are also called al-Sunnah wal Jamma - or "Followers of the Prophet's Teachings". They refer to themselves officially as Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which means "people committed to the propagation of the prophet's teachings and Jihad". They are murderers and terrorists who use an appeal to religion to attempt to justify their evil. I reported on the horrible bombing outside of St Theresa's Catholic Church on Christmas Day. That evil act, perpetrated by these Islamic terrorists who refer to themselves as the "Nigerian Taliban," was followed by an ultimatum issued to Christians in Northern Nigeria to leave in three days or face further violence. Vatican Radio reported that Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos, the Vice President of the Nigerian Bishop's Conference, urged Nigerians to not to allow their country to be overtaken by terror: "Churches have been destroyed and lives were lost and there is no sign that this might end, until the government intervenes decisively." "We continue to ask Christians to be vigilant and aware of the issue of safety when they go to church and even in their own homes. We have appealed that there be no retaliation and we continue to preach peace, hoping that all of us in Nigeria, Muslims and Christians, we will be able to work and live happily together. This is our position: no violence, no retaliation. We want to live in peace". On the day after Christmas, the Feast of St Stephen the Deacon and Proto - Martyr, a visibly burdened Pope Benedict XVI spoke to the faithful gathered for the Angelus prayer. He spoke from his heart, urging prayers for those whose, "lands are drenched in innocent blood." The Pope reminded the faithful that St Stephen gave his life for his Christian faith. He spoke of his heroic witness, noting that even as he was being stoned to death he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit" and begged forgiveness for his accusers. He extolled the witness of the early martyrs of the Church, a topic which he has frequently addressed in the last few years. Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press Office said in a statement: "Regretfully the attacks at the Church of Saint Theresa in Abuja, timed to coincide with Christmas Day celebrations, are once again the expression of the cruelty of blind and absurd hatred devoid of any respect for human life and represent an attempt to generate and fuel further hatred and confusion." "We express our closeness to the suffering of the Church and of all the Nigerian people who have been affected by violent terrorism even during these days that should be of joy and peace," he added. "While we pray for the victims, we also express the hope that this senseless violence will not weaken the will for peaceful cohabitation and dialogue in the nation." On the 4th Sunday of Easter, April 29, 2012, the faithful gathered for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass being offered at Kano's Bayero University. Evil Islamic jihadists used small explosives to draw the faithful out and then shot those who fled in cold blood. All indications are it was Boko Harem. The word "Martyr" derives from a Greek word which means "witness." The Catholic faith proclaims that the shedding of one's blood in fidelity to Jesus Christ is the final witness to the Faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us that: "Martyrdom is the supreme witness given to the truth of the faith: it means bearing witness even unto death. The martyr bears witness to Christ who died and rose, to whom he is united by charity. He bears witness to the truth of the faith and of Christian doctrine. He endures death through an act of fortitude" (CCC #2471 - 2473) What is happening to our brethren in Nigeria should be of profound concern to us. The threat of Jihadism is not decreasing. If anything, it is increasing. For someone who remembers the cold war, even to the point of drills where we hid under our desks, it calls to mind the great need for a National resolve. It also makes the threat of militant Marxism look mild in comparison. The victims of this evil are being killed precisely because they are Christians. The blood of the martyrs is flowing more frequently these days as militant Islamic terrorism increases and establishes a new beachhead in Africa. For Catholics and other Christians, we cannot - we must not- fail to act. Africa is one of the great centers of the renewal of the Church in the Third Millennium. The words attributed to Tertullian in the Second Century of the Church still hold out their promise: "The blood of the Martyrs is the seed of the Church." We are living in a new missionary age. Pray for our Christian brethren in Nigeria being terrorized by Jihadists. Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) |


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Tesco Paves Way For Finance Director's Exit
Tesco is preparing the ground for the departure of its finance director amid tensions with its chief executive as the retail giant attempts to reverse the declining fortunes of its core UK operations.
Sky News has learnt that Laurie McIlwee, who has served as Tesco's chief financial officer since 2009, could leave the company within months.
The company is understood to have held discussions at a senior level about Mr McIlwee's position since an investor presentation late last month at which it ditched a key profit margin target.
Mr McIlwee, who has in the past been the focus of doubts expressed by unidentified City investors, is said to have an uncomfortable working relationship with Philip Clarke, Tesco's chief executive.
A formal search for a new finance director is not yet thought to be underway, but senior sources said on Sunday that Mr McIlwee's exit was now "more likely than not" at some stage this year.
"The feedback [from some investors] was that the status quo is not tenable," one insider said.
If Mr McIlwee does depart, it would represent the latest stage of a sweeping overhaul of the executive management at Tesco, which still possesses a commanding share of the British grocery market.
Its seemingly-unassailable position has, however, begun to look more vulnerable as so-called 'hard discounters' such as Aldi and Lidl have eaten into its market share.
Last month, Tesco told investors that it would plough £200m into lowering the price of everyday food staples, while also scaling back the volume of new store space it will open in the UK this year.
The chain reported a 2.4% fall in like-for-like sales during the important Christmas trading period, adding its name to those of Wm Morrison, Debenhams and Marks & Spencer, which also saw festive sales disappoint the City.
Some investors have questioned whether the proposed new phase of Tesco's price-cutting campaign will go far enough to win back the custom of shoppers who have defected elsewhere.
Mr McIlwee's departure as chief financial officer would leave Mr Clarke with a crucial post to fill as he battles to convince shareholders that his plan to revive Tesco deserves long-term backing.
An external appointment is seen by investors as the most likely route to rebuilding the group's executive team.
The head of Tesco's UK business was replaced shortly after Mr Clarke took over from Sir Terry Leahy in 2011.
In addition to the challenges in the UK, Tesco is navigating its way through the establishment of a new joint venture in China, into which it will fold is existing assets there.
A similar outcome is expected in Turkey, where Tesco has also struggled to make a success of its standalone business.
Mr McIlwee joined Tesco in 2000 as the finance director of its UK business, prior to which he had worked for PepsiCo, the multinational food and drink company, in a variety of roles.
Last autumn, the Financial Times quoted an unnamed top 20 shareholder in Tesco as saying that there were "worries" about Mr McIlwee.
"He is very abrasive and is not communicating very well with shareholders... If things keep going wrong for Tesco, then his position could come under threat," they were reported to have said.
Tesco is far from the only major UK food retailer facing questions about its strategy.
Morrison's will announce full-year results this week alongside which it is expected to announce the sale of some of its property assets following weak trading.
Tesco refused to comment on Sunday.
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