text: Firm profile submitted by Norton Rose Fulbright Global Chief Executive Peter Martyr Global Chairman Sbu Gule Number of UK partners 150+ Number of other UK fee-earners 520+ Total UK staff 1160+ Number of partners (worldwide) 1200+ Number of other fee-earners (worldwide) 3800+ Total staff 7500+ THE FIRM Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. They provide the world's pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. They have more than 3800 lawyers based in over 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Recognised for their industry focus, they are strong across all the key industry sectors: financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and life sciences and healthcare. Wherever they are, they operate in accordance with their global business principles of quality, unity and integrity. They aim to provide the highest possible standard of legal service in each of their offices and to maintain that level of quality at every point of contact. Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa (incorporated as Deneys Reitz Inc) and Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, each of which is a separate legal entity, are members ('the Norton Rose Fulbright members') of Norton Rose Fulbright Verein, a Swiss Verein. Norton Rose Fulbright Verein helps coordinate the activities of the Norton Rose Fulbright members, but does not itself provide legal services to clients. PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORKFinancial Institutions: Norton Rose Fulbright has an outstanding financial institutions practice, with almost 1,000 lawyers worldwide. The strength and depth of its practice across asset managers, banks, insurers and the financial services and markets sector is reflected in its panel memberships of over 50 major global financial institutions. Its work covers all aspects of corporate, regulatory and transactional work, significant strategic mandates, dispute resolution and litigation.Energy: Norton Rose Fulbright has one of the largest global energy teams of any legal practice in the world with more than 800 energy focused partners. The practice's work is conducted in all the major global energy markets and covers the full spectrum of industry sectors including: climate change; oil and gas; power; regulated utilities; renewables and water. Its breadth of experience is combined with strengths in multiple related disciplines such as project finance, M&A, environmental safety and planning, dispute resolution and litigation, and regulation. Infrastructure, Mining & Commodities: Norton Rose Fulbright has a renowned international infrastructure practice, which plays a role in almost every major project around the world, including those involving significant development finance. In mining, the practice has acted on transactions in almost every country in the world and the experience gained by its lawyers through work on some of the largest and most innovative mining deals in recent years means that it is well known for the excellent quality of its work. The practice also advises clients in every stage of the commodities cycle from financing through to distribution, and focuses on water, soft commodities, metals and oil and gas. Transport: Norton Rose Fulbright has some 300 transport lawyers covering all legal disciplines, and more asset finance practitioners than any other international legal practice. Its broad range of experience has earned it a strong reputation in aviation, rail and shipping. In aviation, it advises on the full range of matters from insurance to regulation and enforcement. In rail, its experience has been gained from all sides of major transactions, encompassing regulatory, infrastructure and light rail work as well as rail finance, rolling stock acquisitions and leasing. In shipping, the firm covers all aspects of admiralty, shipping, marine insurance and transport and also benefits from a number of specialist advisors, including qualified Master Mariners and former naval officers. Technology & Innovation: Norton Rose Fulbright provides a full range of legal services to clients in industries where innovation and intellectual property are key, including the communications, media and technology, and retail and brands sectors. The technology and innovation team bring together practitioners from the practice's corporate, finance, competition regulatory, intellectual property, employment, dispute resolution and tax teams. It advises on all aspects of technology and intellectual property development, protection, procurement and licensing, and on all types of transactions where technology and innovation are important components, such as licence agreements, joint ventures, outsourcing, financing (including project, leverage, vendor and acquisition financing), venture capital and private equity investments and buy-outs, and public and private mergers and acquisitions. Life Sciences & Healthcare: Norton Rose Fulbright advises major global pharmaceuticals, bioscience and technology companies on all aspects of their business from innovation and corporate development, commercialisation and market exploitation through to the maintenance and enforcement of intellectual property rights. In contentious matters, it advises on all areas of litigation (including intellectual property and product liability in complex multi-jurisdictional matters), trade law, recall and crisis management, regulatory, patent counsel and patent prosecution. In corporate and commercial related work, the practice advises on financing, developing and executing exit strategies, M&A, commercialised or pre-commercialisation assets and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities and commercial contracts for R&D. In regulatory matters, the practice advises on compliance, antitrust, marketing, pricing and distribution. Banking & Finance: Norton Rose Fulbright has one of the longest histories of any legal practice in advising major banks, finance providers, export credit agencies, corporate and sovereign entities, and other participants in the global banking and finance arena. The team advises across the full spectrum of banking and finance matters, acting for all parties, from multinational lenders to growth corporations. As well as advising on day-to-day banking and finance issues for issuers, underwriters, borrowers and lenders, they are leaders in complex, cross-border banking and finance transactions for the world's most prominent financial institutions and corporates. Corporate, M&A & Securities: Norton Rose Fulbright's global corporate practice advises market-leading corporations and financial institutions across a full spectrum of matters, including public takeovers, private M&A, joint ventures, disposals, equity capital markets, general commercial, and corporate advisory matters. The team has a particular focus on providing assistance with complex domestic, cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions in emerging and developed markets. It is experienced in representing all parties in capital markets transactions, including issuers, underwriters, placement agents and selling shareholders, and other market players. Dispute Resolution & Litigation: Norton Rose Fulbright has one of the largest litigation practices in the world, with experience of managing multi-jurisdictional mandates and international arbitration across all industry sectors. They advise many of the world's largest companies and financial institutions on complex, high-value disputes. The team both prevents and resolves disputes by giving practical, creative advice which focuses on clients' strategic and commercial objectives. Intellectual Property: Norton Rose Fulbright has extensive experience of adding value for clients by identifying, protecting and exploiting intellectual property rights at all stages of the innovation lifecycle. 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Currency Trading Volume Reaches Records for U.K., North America
Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Currency markets reached record highs in October for average daily trading volume in the U.K. and North America, according to central bank reports.
The average daily volume was the greatest in the U.K., where it totaled $1.82 trillion, up 24 percent from a year earlier and 8 percent higher than in April, the Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee said in a statement on the Bank of England's website today. In North America, daily turnover reached a record $772 billion, results of the Federal Reserve's Foreign Exchange Committee's survey showed.
Currency turnover increased in the run-up to the Fed's policy meeting on Nov. 3, when it announced $600 billion in additional Treasury purchases to shore up the economy. The euro-dollar pair was the most traded in North America and the U.K.
"You were getting an acceleration in the view that the Fed was going to further debase its currency," said Andrew Wilkinson, senior market analyst at Interactive Brokers Group LLC in Greenwich, Connecticut. "You had that incessant slide in the dollar, particularly against the euro."
Daily currency turnover in Australia reached $196.4 billion in October, up 30 percent from the previous year, according to a report from the Australian Foreign Exchange Committee.
In Canada, daily volume was $57.8 billion, according to a survey by the Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee. Singapore reported daily turnover of $238 billion, an increase of 3.2 percent from October 2009, the Singapore Foreign Exchange Market Committee reported.
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It's a Small World After All
TLC hits at a larger truth with its new reality show Little People, Big World.
Let's face it, when word comes down the pike that a cable network -- even TLC (The Learning Channel) -- is about to launch a reality series about, in the preferred nomenclature, "little people," a whole slew of adjectives are likely to pop into one's head before synapses fire towards "tasteful."
Yet, while Little People, Big World has been set adrift in a veritable unending sea of reality shows gaudily exploring the lives of models, spoiled rich kids, sadomasochists and drunken sex addicts, it is nonetheless a quintessentially American show, buoyed by a can-do optimism and rugged individualism that is probably more shocking in its pure virility than the usual fare is in its now-commonplace apathetic depravity.
All of which is a roundabout way of saying that despite its tacky name, Little People, Big World is about as far removed from exploitation as reality television can get -- in other words, not completely, but a fairly good distance anyhow. Matt and Amy Roloff, at approximately four feet tall each, are "living in a world that wasn't made for them," as the show's opening montage announces, to which Matt retorts, "So we're making our own life on our 34 acre farm here in Oregon." And so they are.
Matt and Amy's parents are average-sized (as are most parents of little people) and the couple's four children -- 15-year-old twins Jeremy and Zach, 12-year-old Molly and 8-year-old Jacob -- are mixed. The size differences somehow paint all the normal trials and tribulations of family life in starker relief. It can be poignant, as when Zach, a little person, has to watch from the sidelines as his average-sized brother joins the high school soccer team.
"I don't think any stranger is ever going to think I'm normal," Zach ruminates, as he prepares to become the only little person at his new high school. "When people see me and see I'm a little person they're probably thinking how was he made like that? Why was he made like that? What a freak. It sucks. I know there must be a reason why I was made to be a little person, but I just don't know what it is yet."
On the other end of the spectrum, the show explores the guilt and stress that comes with enhanced abilities. How do you enjoy being on the soccer team when you know your twin wants to be so badly but cannot? How do you deal with towering over your parents?
"Being taller than my mom or dad is a little weird, because whenever I'm fighting with my mom or something, I'm looking down at her," Jeremy admits in the first episode. "That's probably, like, the one time I wish she was taller than me."
These are not problems all that far removed from any-sized life. Nor is this a plastic family constantly commiserating with one another over the state of their affairs. During one episode, Matt and his father-in-law head into the wilderness with a gaggle of teenage boys both average and small. Matt drives a special vehicle through the brush-cluttered woodland he lovingly describes as his "golf cart on steroids." When Matt and Zach begin bickering too much for Grandfather, he announces without fanfare to the cameras, "I'm fed up just about to here with these dwarves!"
THIS IS NOT A SHOW ABOUT victims. Which is all the more ironic since on other reality fare such as MTV's The Real World you will watch the most privileged, boring twenty-somethings stretch as far as they can to prove some disadvantage. Would that one season should go by without a young woman afflicted with an eating disorder or a minority cast member mired in prejudice -- the apocalypse would surely be upon us. Contrast that with Little People, Big World wherein at no point do Matt and Amy encourage pity. "We can pretty much do what everyone else does, but just in a different way," Amy declares as footage of her scaling a series of store shelves to grab a specific box of cereal plays in the background. Indeed, the couple revels in the challenges of how they relate to a world not built with them in mind.
"I've always enjoyed not taking the easy way," Matt explains, driving his steroid-addled golf cart over a particularly rough bit of terrain. "I like to take the hard way sometimes."
It's an attitude that clearly goes beyond a single camping trip, the best proof of which being that he and Amy's children seem so fully imbued with a similar joie de vivre.
When fellow travelers -- parents and children alike -- at an office superstore stare at Amy as she and the two youngest children shop for school supplies, Jacob relays the message he'd like to send to gawkers, "She won't get bigger, so just get used to it." Later his sister adds, "I don't really care when people point out my mother is little because she just is." It's an attitude we could use more of these days from people of all sizes.
It's moments like that on Little People, Big World where the world of the average-sized seems more handicapped than one could ever reasonably describe the Roloffs. If viewers watch the show for anything beyond the curiosity factor, that's a lesson they'll be hard-pressed to walk away without picking up on.
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The city of Mesa announced it's partnered with a website aimed at easing communication with residents, a city official said Tuesday.
The city announced it has partnered with Nextdoor.com, a private social networking site for neighborhoods. It allows residents to communicate with others in their neighborhood about anything they find important, from lost dogs to suspicious people walking around.
Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator Lindsey Balinkie said now that the city is on the website, residents can communicate easily with them about issues concerning their neighborhood.
"We see this as a resource that is growing throughout Mesa and throughout the country really, and so we decided to join in as well to just use it as another way for us to communicate with neighborhoods," she said.
Balinkie said there are already 131 neighborhoods in Mesa that are using the site.
"We can connect with new people, we often connect with hundreds of neighborhoods all over Mesa, but we don't connect with every resident," she said. "So many residents that we don't know are joining Nextdoor and we'll be contacting them and communicating with them through the new site."
Balinkie said it's also useful for the city to let residents know about upcoming events, such as community meetings.
"It allows us to share important city information and news and also hear from the neighborhoods about their concerns," Balinkie said.
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What's up with the rumor that she might be replaced by Adrianne Bailon of the Cheetah Girls?
She IS replaced. Disney acted fast on that one
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Really? I thought it just sprung up as a rumor.
Is there any official confirmation.
And what do you all think about it if it is true? Would that ruin the HSM franchise? Will people refuse to see the movie because she is not in it, and it will be odd to see someone else in that role?
omg im so mad!! poor vanessa! im not watching HMS 3, no nuh uh.
wait whoahhhhhhh! EDDDITT: they WONT drop her.
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and so, the princess must leave her kingdom on May 21st, 2008. </3
It is weird isn't it. Many of the celeb gossip sites and fans thought that it was indeed fake. Now with the confirmation is out, it's a bit surprising.
I can't see them replacing Vanessa Hudgens though either, but I guess we're going to have to wait and see.
So they're not replacing Vanessa? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20631297/
Zac is good with a camera?
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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK: Greatest *GOD-Made Place On Earth
This situation is complicated however I am quick to point out that Jennifer Tilly who has a Full Nude Lesbian sex scene in the Movie "Bound"
has been in Monsters Inc. Home on The Range and The Haunted Mansion... all of these are aimed at kids.
Wow, honest to God, she's an idiot. I still dont think they should fire her, because that's millions of dollars. But how stupid can she get?
Oh and that article? my dad happened to read it. Then i said to him "dad, are they going to replace her?" [hoping not so] and my 8 year old sister said [oooohhh gosh. now she has to know] "why would they replace her?" and my dad simply stated "they found some naked pictures of her". And all these parents are all worried about omg how am i going to tell her?. Straight out tell them. They'll understand, that shes not a good girl. Or is their TOO little. just be like "She did something really bad and/or inappropriate."
take a look what Vanessa said in this months Teen magazine, page 76, paragraph 5.
being a celeb, though, has it's perks. For example, Vanessa whole-heartedly welcomes a the chance to be a role model to those who look up to her. "I'm a good kid. I've always been brought up with very good morals and I'm not going to go out and do something i don't want other kids to do."she says. "i love being a role model because, in Hollywood, there aren't a lot of role models to look up to the fact that there's a whole bunch of good kids coming out who are now stepping onto the limelight, I'm very proud of that.
oh jeez, give it a rest!
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and so, the princess must leave her kingdom on May 21st, 2008. </3
Well thankfully we still have Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears to look up to....
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and so, the princess must leave her kingdom on May 21st, 2008. </3
um the are 18 and 19..in love?....i'm sure they will break up, esp. with the incurring news and they will probably date 50 more people each..thats life...who cares if they are a couple..i cant believe it was on the cover of people..14 year old girls might care...but not adults
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It's on the cover of People magazine because its current and a welcome break from the day's personality trainwrecks and horrific tragedies other than in Hollywood, Malibu or Beverly Hills. Plus it sold very well. Just like the entire issue People devoted to 'HSM2' and it's stars recently. It sells to everyone - thats why it's called PEOPLE.
Psshhh, I never cared for these two ' HSM Sweethearts '. They're both
idiotic snobs who only care about money. Both were planning for the
third HSM movie to release in theaters. That probably won't happen.
Heard that Vanessa and Ashley had a big WAR over Zac. x_x Hey, at least
she could be double-meaner to Gabriella in the third movie. =S
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- Scenic helicopter flight to the Grand Canyon West Rim from Las Vegas
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- Grand Canyon helicopter tours fly over Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas
- 45-minute flight each way in a state-of-the-art six-passenger jet helicopter
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Quick, convenient and best-value choice to see the Grand Canyon. You really get your money's worth with limousine transfers, 90 minutes in a comfortable helicopter, a Champagne picnic beneath the canyon's rim and mind-blowing views of the canyon, Hoover Dam and Las Vegas Strip!
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Your Grand Canyon helicopter scenic flight ends with a low-level pass over the west side of the famous Las Vegas Strip. On landing, your limousine is waiting to whisk you back to your hotel.
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It's gonna be 36 degrees tomorrow morning in Palmdale. Just keeps getting cooler.
I'll be standing around outside in the parking lot helping you guys load your roll charts starting from the bottom to the top. Yep, you'd be surprised at all the newbies that start at the top and then find when they get to the bottom they have to roll it all the way back again. All 15 feet of it.
Don't worry, I'll have plenty of scotch tape on me. Hopefully, I'll have some volunteers moving around the parking lot with me checking on everyone, making sure y'all are okay. I learned from doing this last year to have a multi-tool in my pocket, duct tape, electrical tape, zip ties, etc. You guys just aren't very prepared.
On another note, there should be a roach coach this year in the parking lot, so if you didn't have time for breakfast, you can grab a bite outside the door of Palmdale Supercycles.
The countdown begins. See you tonight for Thanksgiving Dinner at the Holiday Inn. (Roll charts will be sold there by Paul Flanders. Tall guy with grey hair probably wearing an LA-B-to-V sweatshirt.)
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I was chatting with a friend recently who lives in New York City and she was telling me about the Farmer's Market her daughter's school hosts each Wednesday. The school has a lunch program so it has increased its weekly order of fresh vegetables and fruits with its local suppliers and then sells the surplus. Organized and managed by the eldest grades in the school, the market gives the surrounding community access to a bounty of local produce at a fraction of the cost of fancy organic markets. A great fundraising opportunity for the school, it also offers the neighbourhood access to seasonal food allowing for a farm to table lifestyle in the most unlikely of places.
Since this month is Earth Month and I'm on our school's environment committee, the idea has me wondering how I can bring something similar to my daughter's school. In the meantime, I'll happily still support our local farmer's market where I am, frankly, excited to start seeing some Spring produce. Hello there asparagus, I've missed you.
Now that we've partnered with Netflix, Scarlett and I are relishing the fact that we can marry our two favourite pastimes: watching a movie and snacking. For instance, we're looking forward to hunkering down and checking out A Blue Planet: The Natural History of the Oceans and munching on some Crunchy Asparagus Fries. You thought I was going to say chips, didn't you? Well, we do love a good chip and guacamole event but I find these crispy and cheesy baked stalks of the anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant powerhouse pretty yummy, especially if you've got a tasty dipping sauce. In fact, on special occasions, when Daddy is away, we'll have an entire dinner in front of a good show with lots of finger foods. You can count that as a green initiative, can't you? After all, the reduced dishes means no dishwasher.
Crunchy Asparagus Fries
1 bunch of fresh organic asparagus, cleaned and ends snapped off
1/2 cup spelt flour
1/4 cup panko
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup multi-grain bread crumbs
1 teaspoon ground garlic
2 eggs
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon olive oil
Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside. Preheat the oven to 375.
Snap the ends off the asparagus and then wash and lightly pat it dry with a paper towel. Set aside.
Place spelt flour on a plate. In a wide, shallow bowl, whisk the eggs with a fork. Then mix your panko, parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and garlic in another wide, shallow bowl. Now you've got your dredging station ready. Taking three or four stalks of asparagus at a time, coat them in flour, then drop them in the egg. Finally, roll them in the panko mixture and place them on the prepared baking sheet, leaving a bit of space between them. Repeat until you've finished the entire bunch of asparagus. Sprinkle the whole lot with salt and pepper.
Pop the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the breading is golden brown and crisp.
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Contaminated peppers, avocados not likely in CC
Hidalgo-based Grande Produce recalling serrano and jalapeño peppers and avocados after samples indicated salmonella
Peppers and avocados contaminated with salmonella are linked to a single Rio Grande Valley distributor and likely have not made it into the Corpus Christi food chain, local health authorities, produce distributors and retailers say.
Hidalgo-based Grande Produce is voluntarily recalling serrano and jalapeño peppers and avocados after samples indicated salmonella contamination, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Tests by the health agency on some of the peppers indicate that this contamination is not the salmonella Saintpaul strain that caused a nationwide outbreak. That strain now has sickened 1,220 people in 42 states — the earliest falling ill on April 10 and the latest on July 4, the Associated Press reported.
"It's peppers and avocados," said William Ayres, a spokesman for the Texas Department of State Health Services. "We don't know exactly where they are from or how they are being contaminated. We have no reported cases of illness from the strain of salmonella found in these recalled products."
Juan Cano, a co-owner of Grande Produce Ltd., said Friday that his company distributes 80 to 90 types of fruits and vegetables. The company imports peppers from Mexico and distributes them nationwide. He said he does not believe that the company, which has been in business for 10 years, distributes in Corpus Christi.
A batch of contaminated avocados and peppers distributed by Grande in North Carolina, is undergoing tests to identify the group and type of salmonella, according to the health agency.
Hass avocados were shipped from Texas in boxes labeled "Frutas Finas de Tancitaro Hass Avocados, Produce of Mexico," 60 count with lot number HUE08160090889. The jalapenos were shipped in black plastic crates weighing about 15 pounds and containing no brand name or other label, the Associated Press reported.
Initially federal health agencies pinned the blame for the months long massive salmonella outbreak on certain types of tomatoes. Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said all tomatoes are OK to eat.
The focus has shifted to peppers, as many of the people who fell ill had consumed them along with tomatoes, often in salsa.
On Thursday, the administration reiterated a warning that people susceptible to salmonella, including infants, the elderly and immune-compromised people, should avoid eating jalapeño and serrano peppers and any dishes that may contain them while an investigation continues into the outbreak.
Salmonella is a bacteria that lives in the intestinal tracts of humans and other animals. The illness is transmitted when fecal matter from animals or humans contaminates food. Symptoms, which can last a week, include fever, diarrhea and stomach cramps. Many people recover without treatment, but severe infection and death are possible.
Locally, the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District is notifying food retailers of an ongoing recall to make sure that if any of the items have found their way here, that they are pulled from shelves.
"I don't have any information at this point that they are here, but it has only been a short time since we got this release (from the state announcing the voluntary recall)," said Mike Hacker, acting assistant director of public health with the health district.
The owners of Corpus Christi's major produce distributors Corpus Christi Produce and JB Produce Inc. said Friday that they did not get products through the Hidalgo company.
The local companies distribute fruits and vegetables to hospitals, schools, nursing homes, restaurants and caterers, among other consumers, and buy produce from all over the United States, including the Rio Grande Valley, said Margaret Jataine, the president of Corpus Christi Produce, which has been in business since 1946.
"You name it, we get it from everywhere," she said. "If anything is wrong, we are the first to know it. We have a recall program in place that we have never had to use, where we can stop distribution within 30 minutes. We got a memo (regarding the recall), but we don't do business with (Grande Produce). "
JB Produce owner Randy Berry said he doesn't deal with Grande either.
H-E-B Foods is not familiar with Grande Produce, spokeswoman Shelley Parks said.
"H-E-B and Central Market are not doing any business with Grande Produce, but we are currently researching to see number one, who they are and number two where they may be sourcing their product from," Parks said. "Customer safety is No. 1 concern."
What is Salmonella?
Salmonella is a type of bacterium. Fruits and vegetables that come into contact with salmonella may become contaminated with it, causing illness if eaten. Salmonella lives in the intestinal tracts of some animals, and can live in soil and water for months and can be spread from surface to surface. A vegetable contaminated with salmonella can spread the bacterium to the hands of a person who cuts the vegetable and to the cutting board on which the vegetable is sliced, for example.
Preparation Tips for Fresh Produce
– Many precut, bagged produce items like lettuce are pre-washed. If so, it will be stated on the packaging. This pre-washed, bagged produce can be used without further washing.
– As an extra measure of caution, wash the produce again just before using it. Precut or prewashed produce in open bags should be washed before using.
– Begin with clean hands. Wash hands for 20 seconds with warm water and soap before and after preparing fresh produce.
– Cut away any damaged or bruised areas on fresh fruits and vegetables before preparing and/or eating. Produce that looks rotten should be discarded.
– All produce should be thoroughly washed before eating. This includes produce grown conventionally or organically at home, or produce that is purchased from a grocery store or farmer's market. Wash fruits and vegetables under running water just before eating, cutting or cooking.
– Washing fruits and vegetables with soap or detergent or using commercial produce washes is not recommended.
– Scrub firm produce, such as melons and cucumbers, with a clean produce brush.
– Drying produce with a clean cloth towel or paper towel may further reduce bacteria that may be present.
– Keep fruits and vegetables that will be eaten raw separate from other foods such as raw meat, poultry or seafood, and from kitchen utensils used for those products.
Other safety tips
– Wash cutting boards, dishes, utensils and counter tops with hot, soapy water between the preparation of raw meat, poultry and seafood products and the preparation of produce that will not be cooked.
– For added protection, kitchen sanitizers can be used on cutting boards and counter tops periodically. Try a solution of one teaspoon of chlorine bleach to one quart of water.
– Run plastic or other non-porous cutting boards through a dishwasher after use.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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eBook Description: He was taken from Adrienna on their wedding night, and sold as a slave. Now, released from captivity, Hugh of Ryebourne wants revenge. Believing Adrienna played a part in his capture, he plans to seduce his wife into bed--but he won't use force. He wants her to come willingly ... Adrienna is shocked by the reappearance of her estranged husband. She can't deny the desire this dark, brooding man arouses in her, but Hugh is no longer the young boy she once knew. He is all man now, rugged and very dangerous.
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Queen Eleanor's Court at Poitiers—May 1171
In the three months she'd been at Queen Eleanor's court, men had called her many things—the least unpleasant, and familiar, had something to do with ice and frost. She'd heard that complaint more times than not.
Yet now, each article of clothing seemed to evaporate like the morning mists. Her gown fell from her body, leaving the evening air free to whisper across her quivering flesh. With nothing more than a smoldering stare, he undressed her slowly, one agonizing layer at a time.
Adrienna of Hallison trembled with anticipation, fear and a longing so intense she was certain she'd die. She wanted more than just his gaze. She wanted his breath on her neck, his lips against hers. Her breasts strained against the bodice of her gown, seeking his caress, aching for the touch of his hands.
Beneath the tight layers of linen and silk that concealed her body, her skin tingled. Fire and ice coursed through her veins. She prayed she'd not reveal her desire by blushing. To her utter dismay, heat filled her cheeks. She studied the richly laden table before her, hoping to hide her flaming face from him.
Men were the same everywhere. Fortified keep or lush palace mattered not. They had fought for the right to thaw her composure. All had failed.
Their false, near-fawning attention held little interest. At times, when it wasn't downright tiresome, it bordered on the ridiculous.
If they could perceive her thoughts at this moment they would be shocked. No man had ever caused her blood to rush in this manner. Never had anyone conjured this unbidden state of desire from her. They would be appalled by the heat coursing through her body at the mere stare of a stranger. A dark and dangerous stranger dressed in the deepest shade of blue she'd ever seen. The near-black attire made him even more noticeable than the brightly adorned peacocks that filled Eleanor's court.
Yet, those peacocks had been correct. Her body, as well as her heart, had been frozen for what seemed a lifetime.
Until now.
The stranger's stare bore through her, forcing her attention back to him. His eyes stripped away her clothing and laid her body bare.
With a quick ragged breath she yearned for his touch. Would his fingers be rough against her soft flesh? Would his hands carry the same flame that burned from his eyes?
Adrienna tore her gaze away and stared at the ornate tapestries hanging on the walls. His unwanted attention would do naught but give lie to her carefully built reputation. He would peel away the cloak she'd so carefully wrapped around herself in an attempt to shield her heart from pain.
Nay. No matter how extreme the temptation, she'd not let any man, especially this unknown one, break through. She'd cared about one man and he'd deserted her, leaving her alone and a maiden still in her father's keep.
Never again would she be drawn into any man's promises or lies. No. This time she would do the choosing. Her life, her future, would be laid out by her own hand alone.
Torn from her thoughts, Adrienna leaned toward her dinner partner.
Elise of Fairway nodded toward the stranger. "Who do you think he is? I've not seen him here before."
With feigned indifference, Adrienna glanced about the crowded hall. "Who? There are so many strangers here this night."
Her friend lowered her voice to a whisper. "The one staring at you as if he'd like to dine on your body for his supper."
There was little she could hide from Elise. They'd been friends since the moment they'd both arrived at the queen's court. Two not-quite-young widows with little to offer except the power inherent in land and men. They shared a common bond—both had been sent to court to find a husband.
Not just any husband, but someone who could advance their fathers' ambitions. A goal neither of them cherished.
When faced with the options her father dangled before her, Adrienna chose marriage. It had been an easy choice. Her sire had offered to find her a position with the court, or to remove her from his keep and allow her to fend for herself. Marriage, or certain death.
Adrienna was not ready to die. But neither was she ready to become some man's chattel.
"Oh, him. Hopefully he finds someone else to play the gallant with this night." She studied those seated at the high table. "Ah, no worry. Sarah has spied him."
Elise's unladylike chortle drew the attention of several nearby diners. She covered her lapse in manners with a cough, managing to hide her mirth. "The poor man. Shall we pray for him?"
Adrienna did her best not to imitate her friend's reaction. "What and spoil Sarah's fun?"
"Lady Adrienna?"
Startled by the queen's page standing at her elbow, Adrienna hastily swallowed. She wiped the amusement from her voice. "Yes?"
The youth looked down his nose at her. "Queen Eleanor requests your presence." His voice cracked, giving lie to his manly attitude.
Elise asked, "Would you care to guess who is with her?"
The question required little thought. Adrienna knew the answer before she looked toward the queen, and the stranger beside her. He caught Adrienna's perusal and nodded in a knowing, near-intimate manner. Dear God, could he read her thoughts? Did he know of her desire? Her stomach fluttered. Her pulse raced. She silently cursed her body's reaction, the queen and the stranger all in one thought.
The page held out his arm and announced, "Milady, I am here to escort you."
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Scott Morgan, an engineer that worked on the project adds "It's a polyethylene skirt that corrals all the trash as it comes out of the basin."
It's not just bottles and cans, everything from flip flops to televisions find their way through the drainage system.
Think about it this way; if this interceptor wasn't in place all of that junk, would end up in
Patterson says he's noticed a change in the short 18 months.
"There's still going to be some (litter), but I really think its making a difference," Patterson said.
The $900 thousand device is cleaned out on an as needed basis with skimmers, similar to what's used to clean a swimming pool.
Morgan says it's a project he's happy with so far, but it comes with a bittersweet taste.
"It's a great project to do. It's proven successful but it's unfortunate that we have to do something like this to keep people from littering." Patterson adds with a sense of frustration in his voice, "It reinforces the fact that we still have public education to do. We have some behavioral changes that we need to work on."
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Milton-Freewater's municipal electric utility could be a player in a project aimed at securing the nation's power system for the future.
Along with project leader Battelle, the Bonneville Power Administration, private businesses and 11 other utilities around the Northwest, Milton-Freewater City Light & Power is competing for a U.S. Department of Energy grant to carry out a U.S. Department of Energy-funded "smart grid" demonstration project.
So, what's a smart grid? As you might guess from the "demonstration" aspect of this project, a smart grid is what we don't yet have.
But the DOE lays out this outline of a smarter power grid: More reliable, still affordable, globally competitive, traditional and renewable in terms of sources, less polluting and more efficient. No big deal, right?
The Battelle-led proposal is a bid for $178 million to carry out an experiment involving more than 60,000 power customers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming and with more than 112 megawatts of power capacity. The project involves installing new equipment and technology and sharing information with customers to find out more about their behavior, as well as if customers will modify their consumption based on the information.
The guidance document DOE has cooked up on smart grids implies the realization of a smarter grid is a decade away but if the regional group's bid is accepted later this year, the road to the future will at least start being surveyed and graded.
Haun's Meat and Sausage LLC of Walla Walla won national recognition at the American Cured Meat Championships held in July in Omaha, Neb.
Owned and operated by Jerry and Dee Haun, Haun's Meat and Sausage was awarded third place, champion, in the Heavyweight Bone-In Ham class.
All entries were judged on the basis of aroma, flavor, eye appeal, color and texture. The competition annually draws hundreds of entries from throughout the U.S. -- 734 entries in 25 product categories this year.
Haun's Meat and Sausage is a member of the American Association of Meat Processors, a trade organization representing small businesses in the meat/food related industry, and Jerry Haun is a board member representing Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
The business, at 5042 Stateline Road, offers custom meat cutting, slaughter, complete game processing, smoking and curing. For more information, call 525-6605.
A correction: When I wrote yesterday about the growth in retail sales in cities around the state, I sold us a little short. Walla Walla's retail sales grew at an annual rate of 3 percent over the past five years, not just the past year.
Strictly Business is a local business column. Alasdair Stewart can be reached at email@example.com or 526-8311.
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How to Choose a Remodeling Contractor
It takes a little legwork to find the best person for your renovation job. Here's how to handle the task.
By: Alicia Garceau
When choosing a contractor to head up your remodel, these simple steps can mean the difference between complete confidence and sleepless nights.
Ask for Referrals
Word of mouth-hands down, is the best way to find a qualified professional to tackle the job. Ask relatives, friends and neighbors whom they've had good experiences with. And ask what made it a positive experience, how the contractor handled problems and whether he or she would use the same contractor again.
Look at Credentials
With recommendations in hand, do some preliminary research, whether it's with a phone call or a visit to the contractor's website. Find out whether he or she holds all the required licenses from state and local municipalities, along with designations from any professional associations such as the National Kitchen & Bath Association, the National Association of the Remodeling Industry and the National Association of Homebuilders. Look for contractors who have invested in course work and passed rigorous tests to earn particular certifications. Be aware, however, that not all certifications are created equal. Do some homework and find out the requirements.
Interview Candidates
Narrow down the list of contenders and set up meetings. Try to keep it to three contractors, because things can get confusing beyond that. How a contractor answers questions is extremely important, but communication goes both ways. Candidates should ask plenty of questions, too.
Check References
Ask to see some of the contractors' projects. If you approve of them, request references and call contractors' former customers to check up on them. Ask how the contractors did at executing the projects. Were they on time and on budget? Were the customers pleased with the outcome? Was there anything that could have been done differently?
Remember that when you're hiring a remodeler, you are buying a service and not a product. Quality of service will determine the quality of the finished project. Here are some things you'll want to explore and questions you'll want to ask when interviewing a remodeler.
Business Experience and Management
Does the remodeler:
- Maintain a permanent mailing address, e-mail address, personal phone number, fax number, cell phone and voicemail?
- Carry insurance that protects you from liability? Ask for a copy of the remodeler's insurance certificates to be sure. Also, ask the remodeler how much the project will add to the home's value and attain additional insurance from your provider.
- Have an established presence in the community? How long has the company been in business under this name? Does the remodeler maintain solid relationships with contractors such as plumbers and electricians and work with them as a team?
- Possess a trustworthy reputation among customers and peers? Is there a track record of success?
- Has the remodeler earned any professional designations, such as Certified Graduate Remodeler (CGR), Certified Bath Designer (CBD), etc.? How long has the remodeler been a member or any trade organizations?
Get It in Writing
After selecting a contractor, take a look at the documents he or she has prepared. Do they look professional? Scrutinize the contract. Does it seem fair and balanced? And make sure the legal agreement includes the following:
- a bid price and payment schedule
- specifics about the scope of work
- the site plan
- a sequential schedule of primary construction tasks
- a change-order clause
- a written procedural list for close-out
- an express limited warranty
- a clause about dispute resolution
- a waiver of lien, which would prevent subcontractors and suppliers from putting a lien on a house should their invoices go unpaid by the contractor
If everything checks out, you can sign on the dotted line with confidence.
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Metagross slammed its glowing arm down heavily onto the small yellow duck, sending it flying backwards slightly. The Psyduck let out a cry of its name as it stood back up onto its webbed feet, clasping its head. His face was scrunched up in pain, it still looked absolutely ridiculous, and I just wanted to laugh at it.
Then, the little yellow duck began running towards Metagross and I, and we both stood there, flabbergasted. That things got guts, I thought to myself, either that or its absolutely insane. Running towards something almost three times the size of it, that's just punched it a couple feet back.
It kept on running and running, gaining no speed at all. If anything, the Psyduck looked like it was getting slower. Al turned and looked at me, and we both burst into laughter. Or at least what looked like a laugh from a steel type Pokémon. The small duck ran straight past us both and dived into the water and kept diving deeper and deeper, further out into the lake. My laughter died out, I was still confused as to what the Psyduck's strategy was. Maybe it was trying to run away.
Metagross turned back to the water, waiting for a command. I was thinking of bringing it back out of the water, and Al must have picked up on my thoughts. With him being a psychic Pokémon, he could do that easily. The steel type's eyes began to glow a light purple again as he searched the water to bring out the duck.
"When you bring it out with Psychic, throw it away from the water and hit it with Bullet Punch again!"
I turned my back to the water, no longer concerned with the cowardly duck and instead began speaking to Damian. "Do you reckon it's trying to run away, or something?" I asked him.


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Playing with tape on her right ankle, former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki slumped to a 6-2, 6-2 defeat to Petra Cetkovska in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday. The ninth-seeded Wozniacki, who has never fared very well on the London grass, is going through a mediocre season. She also lost in the 2nd round at the French Open. The 196th-ranked Cetkovska, who reached the fourth round at Wimbledon two years ago, erased the six break points she faced and hit 30 winners. A qualifier from the Czech Republic, Cetkovska's 2012 was cut short after the London Olympics because of a right ankle injury. She returned this year and has nosedived in the WTA rankings.
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"Well reasoned and balanced"
I have not read the print version
It was a balanced approach to the ethics of animals and how we struggle with those ethics.
Well written and well read.
Tez L
"So interesting, it will broaden your perspective"
I would, especially with other people, because each bit of information that Herzog has chosen to include in his books is very interesting, and will remain so. This book has given me so much to think about that I had never before considered.
Ok so the narration is the hardest part to get through in the beginning. He really does sound like a robot, and I had to check a few times to see if this wasn't a computer-generated voice. But, somehow, you get used to it and then it becomes the perfect voice for this somewhat geeky take on the relationship between humans and animals.
Not exactly, but a book that I was always happy to start. I actually listened to this book between listening to other books (I tend to listen and read several books at a time). This book was very easy to pick up after a week or two.
I loved this book, it was so interesting. Mr. Herzog has an ability to present studies and ideas, and even sometimes his opinion, but in a way that encourages me to think about it myself and cultivate my own opinion--or not. He has a way of just presenting the information, and it doesn't all need to generate an opinion. Just really well research, really well planned out, I enjoyed this book very much, Mr. Herzog, and I heartily recommend it to anyone who is considering purchasing this book.
Just an all around awesome person.
"Did not like"
I think this book could have been much shorter and with less Rhetoric. He just rambles on and on. skip this one.
Jumps on his bed while licking the bottom of one foot. He persists in this life affirming act despite interference from the head nurse.
"By Land Rover Across the Ivy-covered Veldt"
This is not lightweight reading, penned to amuse by a respectable ink-slinger, as I thought was the case when I bought it. I like those sorts of books every now and then. They can be fun. Instead, it's academic presentations woven into book form by a professor in North Carolina, who calls himself an "anthro-zoologist." What the devil is that? It's a state-paid "scholar" who studies interactions between humans and animals. Things like: why people choose certain animals for lab tests and not others. Or, the ethics of deciding whether to throw house sparrow eggs out of a bluebird box. Or, the off-kilter philosophical basis of vegetarianism. Hmmmm. Could an "anthro-zoologist" exist outside the netherworld of a university? Not if he or she had to make a living. (Ditto those who study things like recurrent themes in reality television, or the racism of baseball logos, or syntax used in electronic texting. If such "scholars" disappeared tomorrow who would miss them?) A lot of what Herzog writes is already known by most of us, anyway: Big eyes make humans want to baby the animals who have them. No fooling. We anthropomorphize our pets, giving them human qualities they do not process. No fooling. Some animal rights activists go overboard. No fooling. Neutered male cats are more affectionate to humans than spayed female cats. I could have told the "anthro-zoologists" that and saved the government some funding money. Even if I were wrong about those cats—who cares? On top of this, I think Herzog tends to talk down to his readers, and this is exacerbated by the style of narration. By the way, I had the same problem with my bluebird boxes as one of Dr. Herzog's friends—house sparrows. I pulled their unhatched eggs out of the nest box and bought a b-b gun, and felt no moral pangs whatsoever. I got bluebirds that year, too. I suggest buyers pass this book by.
"is the narrator an alien?"
Still listening to this book so will update this review, possibly, when i'm done, but wanted to comment about narration. The intonation is very good and the narrator handles the subject matter well, but i keep listening to him and thinking, this man is not really real. His voice sounds altered by a sound board or something! It reminds me of a bad reality show. It's almost like it's a homogenized voice created in the studio for audio. Sorry Mel!
Eh - you know most of these books could be boiled down to Cliff Notes, and save us all a lot of time. I'm also not a huge fan of the Malcolm Gladwell analysis of society, which this book definitely mimicks. It's okay.
The best narrators I've heard tend to be British OR come from television news. Otherwise it's hit or miss. This one sounds not quite like a human being.
Learn, understand, then decide whether you accept or reject.
"Interesting but does not stick"
This book was entertaining and contains the author's journey in the subcultures revolving around animals, including labs, pet owners, hunters, underground animal sports and does a decent job in explaining their points of view.
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"Reader Unsuited to Material"
The book casts an unflinching view on extant research used to support our assumptions and deeply-held beliefs about animal behavior and our relationship with the animals in our lives. A plus--and a minus (at least in an audible version of the book)--is the extent to which Herzog jumps merrily from topic to topic. It's almost as though he created an outline and used it as a check-off list as he was writing. I'm glad he dealt with so many interesting topics, but in audible version, without the visual cue of a page break or a subject heading, the organization of the book felt a bit random.
This is an irrelevant question for a book review. I'm not talking to my book club members, who already own the book. I'm talking to potential consumers about the product, not its content.
Mel Foster has a great voice for a good deal of voice-over work, but this is not the text for him. He comes off as smooth and supercilious, even smug, as though he were adopting the early 20th Century "amusing newsreel" announcer tone, constantly explaining the joke to a half-wit audience that's only half in on the gag. He doesn't sound likeable, which is unfortunate for a book that delves so deeply into controversial subjects that already touch on highly emotional issues for some people. I would have cast someone who sounds knowledgeable and authentic, rather than authoritative and marginally mocking, someone who sounds as though he or she is invested in persuading the reader. More specifically, he has the habit of imbuing too many phrases with emphasis, which means nothing ultimately was emphasized. Hard to listen to for any length of time.
No. This is a dumb question. I'm reviewing a book, not pitching a script.
Audible, you need to redesign your review prompts.
"Comprehensive synopsis"
This is a dryly written and read synopsis of human psychology as applied to our relationship with animals. The author establishes beyond a reasonable doubt in the first few chapters that our relationship with animals is, in essence, irrationally motivated, with a mix of complex moral and emotional overtones, not unlike, in my view, our attitude toward politics. I found it more informative than entertaining.


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Motley Crue's Vince Neil & girlfriend Rain love the Las Vegas lifestyle.
Motley Crue's Vince Neil & girlfriend Rain love the Las Vegas lifestyle.
Gunner Nelson - rock star turned family man.
Rain & Lila's manuals show their different rock star lifestyles.
Lila helps Vince make dinner for his family & friends.
Rain takes Gunner out of his comfort zone & into the spotlight.
Gunner takes Rain & the family to a BBQ at Brad Whitford's house.
Charo, her husband, sister and son are all-showbiz, all the time.
Jill, her sister, and her sons live a non-Hollywood life.
Charo and Nancy play matchmakers for Jill.
Charo and Jill's manuals show their contrasting households.
Charo shows Jill's sister Nancy a night on the town.
You have to be Charo tonight - and you have to have attitude.
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|2 Pound
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|1 Tablespoon
|Vegetable oil
|1 Tablespoon
|Minced garlic
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Sliced almonds
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Dry white wine
|2 Tablespoon (Such As French Muscadet)
|Lemon juice
|1 Tablespoon
|Minced fresh parsley
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Lightly dust the flounder with flour.
Heat 1/2 tablespoon of butter and 1/2 tablespoon oil in a 10" or 12" non-stick skillet. Saute flounder for 2-3 minutes on each side. Remove to a warm platter.
Add remaining butter and oil to skillet. Saute garlic and almonds for 1 minute. Add wine and lemon juice. Stir until combined.
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Tensions Grow Over Iran's Nuclear Goals
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- Online NewsHour Special Report: Governing Iran
- Oct. 21, 2003: A discussion about Iran's unexpected cooperation regarding its nuclear program.
- Sept. 29, 2003: Update: Iran may grant nuclear inspectors greater access.
- Sept. 12, 2003: Update: U.N. Nuclear Agency sets October deadline for Iran.
- Aug. 26, 2003: Update: Iran open to inspections after IAEA reportedly finds enriched uranium.
- May 27, 2003: Analysts look at Iran's alleged nuclear threat.
- March 10, 2003: How will war in Iraq affect Iran's efforts to democratize?
RAY SUAREZ: The Islamic nation of 69 million people is one of 188 countries that has signed the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, or NPT. It prohibits the development of nuclear weapons, but does allow a country to pursue nuclear power peacefully.
But questions surround Iran's uranium enrichment program, a key activity on the path to making nuclear warheads. The U.S. has long maintained Iran is hiding its plans, and wants the matter referred to the U.N. Security Council.
After a series of meetings in Vienna earlier this month, the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, demanded Iran stop all uranium enrichment activity.
They specified the manufacture of centrifuges and the preparation of uranium for enrichment. Iranian officials were defiant over the ruling. Iran's chief nuclear negotiator rejected the resolution.
HASAN ROWHANI, National Security Council, Iran (Translated): In Iran's opinion, the demand of the IAEA is illegal and cannot bring new obligations for Iran. It means that the IAEA board of governors has no right to oblige a country to suspend its activities.
RAY SUAREZ: At the U.N. last week, Secretary of State Powell urged Iran to comply.
COLIN POWELL: It would be wise now for Iran to get with the IAEA, to get with the European foreign ministers again, and try to clear up these issues.
We're not looking for a way to take it to the Security Council, we're looking for a way to make sure that Iran is not developing a nuclear weapons program. That's in the interest of the region and the interest of the world for us to do that, and we will continue to pursue that approach.
RAY SUAREZ: Iran's regional neighbor, Israel, called for quick action by the Security Council. And Israel admitted last week it's purchased 500 so-called "bunker buster" bombs from the U.S., bombs which could be used to hit Iran's nuclear facilities.
The IAEA board of governors meets again in November, when it will look at a full report on Iran's compliance to their demands. The issue may at that point be referred to the U.N. Security Council.
RAY SUAREZ: And joining me is Iran's foreign minister, Kamal Kharrazi. Mr. Minister, welcome.
KAMAL KHARRAZI: Thank you. My pleasure.
RAY SUAREZ: Is Iran currently enriching uranium?
KAMAL KHARRAZI: As a matter of fact it has been suspended to build more confidence between Iran and IAEA international community. It is a voluntary action and certainly a voluntary action cannot become obligatory.
But we are still committed to the statement of Tehran signed between Iran and European countries provided that this would be based on the voluntary action.
RAY SUAREZ: Now you say your program is suspended and there's no enrichment underway now. Are you willing to let international inspectors into your facilities to verify that fact?
KAMAL KHARRAZI: As a matter of fact, the international inspectors are frequently visiting all of our sites in different places.
And there has been a lot of inspections so far, and they have free visas to come over and inspect everywhere they wish.
RAY SUAREZ: So why do you think the IAEA has been so unsatisfied by Iran's recent record of compliance? They've come back and said that they feel that you haven't shown them everything.
KAMAL KHARRAZI: No. Contrary to that, IAEA has been very satisfied with the level of cooperation of Iran especially in recent months. And by that cooperation, many outstanding issues have been verified and IAEA has declared that the source of contamination found in Iran has been outside.
And many other issues have been clarified. It's just minor issues which has remained, and that takes time for IAEA to have its final conclusion.
RAY SUAREZ: Why did your country head down this road, sir? If you wanted to build an electric power plant, there's so much uranium in the world that you would have been supplied with it without having to refine your own.
KAMAL KHARRAZI: Oh, we wanted to be independent. As a matter of fact, we have followed model of self-reliance and self-sufficiency on different aspects of economic life.
Currently Iran is almost self-sufficient in a culture, industries — and power plants is another area that we have been trying to become self-sufficient not only for nuclear power plants but also for gas power plants.
Currently we manufacture gas turbines. We manufacture generators. Also, we have been deciding to have fuel manufactured in Iran to become independent. Nothing is wrong to have fuel manufactured in Iran as long as it is under inspection regime and supervision of IAEA because we have mine, we have technology.
We are committed to NPT. We are signatory to safeguard. We are signatory to additional protocol; everything is under inspection of IAEA people. Nothing is wrong with that to have this technology developed to be able to produce fuel needed for our power plants.
And we have in mind to have 7,000 megawatts of electricity by nuclear power plants in the next 20 years so that needs a lot of fuel and nothing is wrong to be independent in producing fuel needed for those power plants in Iran.
RAY SUAREZ: Well, you say you're in full compliance and you say you've been cooperating with international inspectors.
Then what's the source of the problem? Why is the IAEA even going ahead with its meetings?
KAMAL KHARRAZI: The problem is political motivation of the United States to seize this opportunity to put pressure on Iran. As a matter of fact, we have very close cooperation with IAEA, and as long as it is the matter of professionalism of IAEA, nothing is wrong with Iran.
But to make it political, politicized and to create a political environment to fish in the troubled waters is something that the United States is looking for. Right now Colin Powell was on the TV, as you was showing the background, and he said what the United States wants is to make sure that Iran is not going to produce nuclear weapon.
I agree with him that Iran is not going to produce nuclear weapon. And what remains is to make it guaranteed that Iran is not going to divert toward production of nuclear weapons. We are ready for that. That can be done in the framework of IAEA certainly.
RAY SUAREZ: Does the fact that Iran has no diplomatic relations with the United States make that kind of satisfaction more difficult to achieve?
KAMAL KHARRAZI: The United States has seized all opportunities… every opportunity to put pressure on Iran — while Iran can play a very important role especially in that volatile region — we have been playing a very important role in Afghanistan; we are playing a very important role in Iraq.
I believe the approach toward Iran has to be changed. If they take a positive outlook toward Iran, certainly Iran can be very constructive, very positive, and can resolve many issues in that part of the world.
RAY SUAREZ: Well, there remains suspicion. You talked about diversion and making sure there was no diversion. There remains suspicion as I'm sure you've heard on the part of some countries that Iran does want to have the opportunity, have the technology to produce nuclear weapons if it chooses.
Can your government categorically say that that is not an interest of Iran?
KAMAL KHARRAZI: Certainly it is not an interest of Iran. It's not part of our defense doctrine. We are against production of nuclear weapons legally and religiously even.
And we have been promoting the idea of establishment of free zone in Middle East from nuclear weapon and other weapons of mass destruction. That is something that we have been pushing for.
And therefore what remains is any mechanism that would guarantee for others that Iran is not going to divert toward nuclear weapon. We are already for that.
RAY SUAREZ: You're in a kind of dangerous neighborhood. You have Iran on one side, Afghanistan on the other side, and nuclear Pakistan on a third border. Does Iran feel under threat?
KAMAL KHARRAZI: Exactly; we think that having more nuclear states is not going to help. What remains is to develop nuclear free zones, to get rid of nuclear weapons.
In video conferences of NPT as well we have been promoting the idea of elimination of all nuclear weapons in the world. And we have been pushing for that on behalf of developing states. Therefore, having more nuclear states is not going to be the solution. Removal of all nuclear weapons is the solution. And we are for that.
RAY SUAREZ: Is Iran willing to risk dropping out of the non-proliferation treaty if the IAEA asks for things it feels that it can't deliver on, can't show them?
KAMAL KHARRAZI: No, we are a member to NPT and we have worked a lot to strengthen NPT, and we are committed to it, as well as the safeguard, as well as additional protocol.
Of course, it all depends that how it would be dealt with Iran. Iran is a capable country in terms of enrichment and certainly the best way to deal with Iran is dialogue, not to pressure on Iran, not to pressurize Iran.
RAY SUAREZ: So you feel that this can be wrapped up before the November meeting, build down the tensions?
KAMAL KHARRAZI: I hope. If international community is going to do its responsibility to work with Iran, certainly we are ready to work with them. And we are for solution of this problem.
But the approach has to be dialogue and finding mechanisms that would guarantee for Iran to enjoy its right for using nuclear technology for peaceful purposes and at the same time to ensure others that Iran is not going to divert toward nuclear weapons.
RAY SUAREZ: Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi, thanks for joining us, sir.
KAMAL KHARRAZI: Thank you.


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iae aa eia: Some people here are completely blind. This is for sure the biggest change in the history of photography after the film era. The digital capture was only the beginning. Man, now you can focus a shot after taken, haha! That's amazingly amazing! Seriouly, man! Haha! Wow, no words...
Don't think I don't understand about photography. I understand, and very much, artistically and technically, and also appreciate all that stuff like manual focusing, 'shuttering', 'aperturing', 'whiting', 'ISOing', etc.; working on the camera, but, to think it's going to be little thing, is total blindness and huge ignorance.
B64: The same software that allows them to selectively focus on one plane could easily put the entire photo in focus. But that isn't a good way to demonstrate the Lytro's post-focus capability is it? :) I bet their web viewers will gravitate toward selective focusing, while other software (3rd party perhaps?) will let you output conventional images with more focusing parameters. Supposedly Lytro has even made holographic images from their snaps (because you can supposedly shift your POV a little bit). Wow!!
Steven Noyes: Olympus PEN E-PL3 seems to strike, by far, the best balance. The Nikno's base ISO 100 noise is very high to almost be distracting. It does hold the noise and by ISO 800 is starting to come out ahead. The V1's ISO 100 noise is almost troubling.
But overall, the IQ difference are very small between the different models.
I don't see it, Freddy. The only difference I see in color and detail are the difference in resolution and manufacturer's defaults, like sharpening and color. We shouldn't expect a huge difference at ISO 200. The place to look is ISO 3200+.
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Kayaking is fabulous fun and excercise. There is something to be said about paddling up and down the Gulf coast without the sound of a motor or other man made distractions. You may walk away with a once in a life time dolphin encounter. Its fairly common and its best to ask the kayak operator for suggestions where to find the natural sitings you crave. Kayak tours are fairly inexpensive and you gain a different perspective looking at properties, the shoreline, or canals from a kayak. There are several kayak rental shops on the island. Most deliver however you can find kayak rentals on all three cities of the island. Native Rentals can be found in Holmes Beach in the shopping plaza. They provide kayake tours, bicycle rentals, and they only rent or tour with sit on top kayaks.
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The Redrock Micro Cold Shoe Mounting Spud can be used in two ways to attach a cold shoe mount accessory, like a camera monitor, to a rig or a piece of equipment.
With its rod-like portion 15mm in diameter, the spud inserts into a 15mm grip opening of something like Redrock's microMount or Grip Rod, just like a 15mm rod inserts into and gets tightened in such an opening. That's one way. The other is by screwing the spud onto a 1/4"-20 screw. Underneath the rod-like portion is a 1/4"-20 screw-hole for just that.
Either way, once the spud is attached on something, you can mount various cold shoe accessories on it.