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Renowned chef Jeremy Fischer was in town last Tuesday to talk to students at Narrogin Senior High School as part of the FutureNow Hospitality Ambassador Program.
Education, training and industry liaison officer for the Southern Wheatbelt, Prema Sexton, said the 30 students from Years 9-11 who took part in the program were selected because they had shown an interest in hospitality as a future pathway.
"I think it was good for the students to have an opportunity to actually come and see the kitchen working and Jeremy really connected with them," she said.
"They really enjoyed seeing how the facilities are used and gained valuable insight into hospitality as a pathway and the different areas that can be available in their futures."
Mr Fischer talked to students about his career as a chef that has taken him overseas to work with Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay.
"Students in Narrogin were really responsive to what I had to say," he said.
"As well as talking about my background I showed them how to do my recipe, which is a crispy skinned ocean trout, heirloom tomato salad, goat's feta and white balsamic dressing."
FutureNow project manager of tourism and hospitality Michelle Sidebottom said she was impressed with NSHS's new trade training centre, where Mr Fischer cooked his trout.
She said the pilot program was funded by FutureNow and the Department of Workforce Development and supported by key industry associations.
"We started the pilot program in the first half of this year in Perth and in the second semester of the year we've started doing our regional visits," she said.
"It has made students think beyond just being a chef or a waitress and about other opportunities in tourism, hospitality and events that are authentic and realistic employment opportunities."

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I like the look of the 15:30 at Taunton today and I don't like the look of the following horse…
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Rocky Road Cookies
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This is the only kind of rocky road I like ; ) The one that is rocky because of chocolate, nuts and marshmallows. Now I know some people think the nuts are optional, but you can't have rocky road without nuts. You just can't. If you opt to leave them out you've just got a fluffy chocolate road. Nothing wrong with that, it's just not a rocky road. Details. They're big to me. Also big to me are COOKIES. And 'tis the season for cookies.
No Bake Lemon Drop Cookie Balls
Where my lemon lovers at? I am a serious lemon-a-holic. It's pretty much guaranteed if lemon is involved I'm in. I love everything about them, from their bright over the top way too peppy color (wish I could pull yellow off but yeah that's a giant heck to the no), to the way they smell so refreshing. Yes, I even buy all the lemon cleaning products too (are you sensing a theme here?) to their taste. Lemons tick all my boxes.read more
Pignoli Cookies
I've got a thing for cookies. Okay, let's be honest, I have a thing for sweets in general but cookies, they're small and don't make me feel bad about eating them. Unless I eat a dozen then I feel bad. Not while I'm doing it mind you, only after when my pants are tight. That's when I feel bad and am required to get back on the treadmill so said pants fit again. It's a wicked cycle but one I'm willing to endure because sweet tooth. I'm surprised that I don't have cavities, perhaps it's my incessant need to brush my teeth. Who knows.
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Snowflake OREO Cookie Balls
I have a confession. I love OREO cookies. Like REALLY love them. Preferably Double Stuff, because double the stuff, duh. Have ever since I was a kid, and now, well I'm just a big kid so it still works for me. The only thing better than eating a regular OREO to me is eating an OREO cookie ball. Yep. Do you want to know how hard these cookie balls are to make? If you can smash up OREO cookies, mix in a little softened cream cheese and use a fork, you've got this! You'll be the hostess with the mostest (or host with the most) if you prepare a batch of these to serve up for your friends and family over the holidays, OR better yet, give them as gifts. Who doesn't love an edible gift, am I right?read more
Peppermint OREO Cookie Balls
Tis' the season! Have you started thinking about all the holiday treats you'll be making? I'm all about EASY when it comes to holiday treats. While I will be baking some of said treats, it's really kind of unavoidable if you're making cookies and such ; ) I'll be all about the no bake varieties. When I see the words NO BAKE I perk right up. It's just the way it is (well unless someone else is baking it for me, then cake, bring me cake 😉 December is already a BUSY month. No need to make it any harder on yourself right?read more
Hot Shot Whiskey Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
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This might be my new favorite cookie of all time. That's saying something. Chocolate chips are by far my go to cookie, they're a no fail classic that everyone who's anyone loves (I'm sorry we just can't be friends if you don't like them, or maybe we can and I can have your share. That works too). Whiskey is also my go to drink so I'm not sure why I didn't think to put them together before. It actually took a conversation with a fellow whiskey lover to put the idea in my head. Boom. Hot Shot Brown Butter Whiskey Chocolate Chip Cookies were happening. I went and whipped up test batch one within 15 minutes of that idea.
Despite being named after the beautiful Italian city of Florence, these cookies (sometimes referred to as biscuits) did not originate from Italy. We can thank the French for these lovely wafer thin delights that I can't stop eating. Honest Cooking has a wonderful history lesson on these beauties if you're into that such thing. I happen to be into almonds and cookies so I'm into them for those very important reasons, but I'll thank the French and the city of Florence both just to be on the safe side.read more
Brutti Ma Buoni Cookies
Ugly. But. Good. That is the literal Italian to English translation of the name of these cookies. In my opinion they should be called light and irresistible or the incredible disappearing cookie instead of ugly but who am I to argue with the most beautiful language on the planet? I will just continue to refer to them as "Brutti Ma Buoni" because that sounds so much more appealing than Ugly. But. Good. Let's focus on the good part now shall we? If you have a strong arm you can whip up a few baking trays of these meringue-esque beauties in no time at all. Luckily all my risotto making has trained me well for the whisking that goes into this recipe.
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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
I'm gearing up for back to school. It's in 11 days (not that I'm counting or anything. Totally counting who am I kidding). During the school year I bake A LOT of cookies. Not everyday because honestly I'm not June Cleaver, I don't even look good in an apron and Bobby pins hurt my head. And now back to our regularly scheduled programming. I TRY to have homemade cookies for the kids at least once a week. Nothing like seeing their faces light up when they walk in from school, drop their bags, shoes and everything else on the floor, sigh, and see a tiered tray of cookies waiting on them. Serious Mom bonus points I tell you, and I can use all that I can get.read more
Out and About with Newtons
I know that many of you can relate to being constantly on the go. Although I work full time blogging from home, I'm constantly in and out for both work and family errands. Grocery stores (yes plural), gas stations, dry cleaners, gas stations (have you seen the price of gas gah), school, after school activities, and the list goes on and on. Sometimes I think I live in my car as much as I do my house. My car also happens to be yellow, equating it to a taxi. Coincidence? Mmmh. Active is definitely a word that comes to mind when I think about the ins and outs of my days. Trying to balance my crazy schedule and eating things that don't come from a drive thru is challenging.read more
Milk Chocolate Cookie Sandwiches
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These milk chocolate cookie sandwiches are for those days when you need something sweet and fast. Something to delight your tastebuds stat. It's the type of treat that I keep in my back pocket (not literally because well that would be messy) when we want to celebrate something like a small achievement: a day without a talkative note at school, for picking up your clothes without being asked, OR because you just need chocolate and NOW. These sandwiches are for those moments. Finding delight in the small things. It's a good thing.
Conversation Heart Cookies
I have a confession to make. This is the first time I've ever decorated cookies with royal icing. My friend Marian from Sweetopia did a rockstar session on cookie decorating at our food conference last November and can I tell you that she makes things look so easy that I thought even I could give this a try. I wanted to make a sweet treat for Valentine's Day that I could share with my loves. I of course went to Pinterest for cookie inspiration and felt immediately overwhelmed with all of the beautiful designs (currently way out of my league) instead I saw a box of conversation hearts sitting on my table and I thought let's make a cookie version instead (much tastier than those yucky hearts to be quite honest).read more
Mistletoe Mint Cookies
Here's a cookie that Santa would like to take a bite of. At least I'd like to think so. Now I should clarify there is no mistletoe in these cookies. Because that would be nasty. My Mom made chocolate mint cookies during the holidays growing up (a special nod to my
obsession love of thin mint Girl Scout cookies, she spoiled me I was her favorite – don't worry my sister doesn't read my blog tee hee) and called them Mistletoe Mint Cookies aka chocolate mint cookies. She would typically make them with Andes mints. You know those tiny little rectangular mints wrapped in the green foil packaging. Yes those. The ones that better be in my stocking or else.
Mini Holiday Cookie Cup Sundaes
Who doesn't love a bite sized dessert? These little festive bites are made from cookie dough that you bake into mini "cups". They're so simple the kids could even make them. Once baked and cooled (otherwise the ice cream will just melt everywhere and you'll have a holiday shot – there's another idea altogether) you fill them full of sundae scrumptiousness. Set out a few toppings a few ice cream flavors and let the kids (young and young at heart) go crazy!read more
White Chocolate Citrus Spice Eggnog Cookies
Today you're in for a treat. My super talented
stalker bff Susan is stopping by with a tasty treat. She's whipped up a batch of White Chocolate Citrus Spice Eggnog Cookies just for YOU! Why? We're hosting a virtual cookie swap for our friends at McCormick (we have the hardest jobs don't we). Once you've drooled all over Susan's recipe. Be sure to pop over to her blog to check out my PEPPERMINT CRUNCH COOKIES! Now onto Susan's sweet stuff…
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Holiday baking is in full swing (at least in our house). One of the quickest and easiest things to make and share with friends and family are cookies. Dozens and dozens of cookies. Who doesn't love cookies? I mean really. In preparation for our cookie-fest we have stocked up on all of the baking essential like: flour, sugar, butter, pure vanilla extract, chocolate in every form possible and a few fun garnishes (think nuts, coconut flakes and the like). I was a girl scout after all and we like to be prepared.read more
Pistachio and Meyer Lemon Biscotti
If you're looking for a quiet cookie to nosh on these are not those. I actually love the crunch that you hear when you bite into biscotti. It's what makes biscotti, biscotti. To me they're the perfect cookie. They're not too sweet, have amazing texture and can be made with just about any flavor you like. We went with pistachio and a hint of marvelous meyer lemon. Can you just smell the meyer lemon. Swoon.read more
Zaletti {Polenta Cookies}
I saw those raised eyebrows ; ) Yes you read correctly that says polenta cookies. But just give them a chance, they're not corn-y at all ; ) They do however have a gorgeous yellow thanks to the polenta. And there's also grappa and dried fruit involved. Which makes these a must try in my book.read more
Sugar Cookies {Befanini}
The holidays are my favorite time of year. I look forward to them with childlike anticipation every year. Baking is a big part of the holidays for me {and I'm guessing for a lot of you too}. Sometimes my crazy schedule gets in the way but I don't let it stop me from making delicious and simple recipes to share with my family and friends {that does of course depend on how nice they've been ; )}read more
Bones of the Dead Cookies
Ossi dei Morti means bones of the dead in Italian. This might sound a little creepy but I assure you these "bones of the dead" are not. They are actually little crunchy snow capped bites of deliciousness that have a beautiful significance behind them.read more


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Red Sox minor league roundup: Matt Barnes bounces back; Bryce Brentz's rough day at the plate and in the field; a strong showing from PawSox relief corps
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A brief look at the one game in the Red Sox farm system on Friday:
– Matt Barnes got the start in what would end up being a 14-inning, five hour and forty-two minute pitchers' duel for the PawSox. The outing was almost exactly the same as his first start in Triple-A, which was very impressive. Barnes held the Bulls scoreless through his 5 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out seven for the second time in Triple-A. Barnes was on his game from the very first inning, allowing a leadoff single but settling in to strike out the side. Barnes threw 91 pitches with 55 going for strikes and 10 of those coming as swings and misses.
Reports indicate that Barnes' fastball sat around 94-95 and he occasionally touched 96. Barnes, who struggled with command in his first postseason start, made a marked improvement from that first outing. He was able to maintain the velocity on his fastball, yet demonstrate improved control in a high-pressure atmosphere. Barnes may have been a bit amped up in his first playoff appearance, but made strides in his second, showing an ability to regulate his adrenaline.
– Bryce Brentz has had better days. The outfielder made a critical three-base error, dropping a ball in right field in the top of the 14th inning. The error would lead to two unearned runs, the only two runs of the game. Brentz also had an awful day at the plate, reaching base once with a walk but going 0-for-6 with five strikeouts, including a strikeout with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 14th that would end the game. The walk was actually Brentz's first free pass in 13 games; his last came back on August 25, and he's worked only two in 15 games since rejoining the PawSox.
Brentz got off to a promising start in the postseason, going 3-for-8 with two doubles and a home run in his first two games. But since then, he's been disappointing at the plate, to say the least. In his last six contests, Brentz has just one hit, a single, in 26 at-bats, striking out 13 times and stranding 18 men on base, including a total of six on Friday night. Since returning to the PawSox lineup from a knee injury, Brentz has batted .138 with 25 strikeouts in 58 at-bats, though five of his eight hits have gone for extra bases. Brentz has also had a subpar season in the field, as highlighted by his misplay in Friday's game. Brentz made eight errors in 69 games between left and right field during the regular season.
– An arsenal of PawSox relievers were very impressive in Friday's extra-inning affair, combining for 7 2/3 scoreless innings before Chris Carpenter allowed two unearned runs in the 14th. Some of those relievers may be auditioning for a chance to make the big league roster when the PawSox season is over. Red Sox manager John Farrell suggested that the team would be bringing up some additional reinforcements from Triple-A after Pawtucket's season comes to an end, and it's very plausible that some of those reinforcements would come in the form of bullpen help. Possible options include Pedro Beato, who threw a scoreless inning on Friday, only his second inning of work this postseason. Brayan Villarreal, acquired in the Jake Peavy-Jose Iglesias trade, is also a candidate with previous major league experience this season. With a scoreless two-thirds of an inning, Villarreal has worked 1 2/3 innings in three appearances in the playoffs, allowing two hits and a walk. Alex Wilson has been shaky in his four postseason innings, allowing three runs, five hits and two walks in four innings, but contributed a solid inning of work on Friday. Ryan Rowland-Smith is an outside shot to make the major league roster given the fact that he's not on the 40-man roster, but he's been a spectacular asset in the PawSox bullpen all season long, finishing the regular season with a 1.55 ERA and a WHIP just under 1.000 in 52 1/3 innings. In the postseason, he's been lights-out, throwing 7 1/3 scoreless innings while allowing just two hits (they both came in his first game) and two walks while striking out eight, including four in his 2 2/3 perfect innings on Friday night.
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Everyone is now super stoked that Kanye West and Rihanna could be touring in 2015.
However, Kim Kardashian is definitely not stoked.
According to a 'family insider', Kim saw some behind-the-scenes photos of Kanye and RiRi's video shoot for Four Five Seconds and absolutely flipped out – she started to blow up Kanye's phone and wanted to drop by and see him straight away.
Kimmy reportedly feels like Rihanna not only has the 'perfect body', but is a 'guy's girl' and 'doesn't get too emotional and likes to have no-strings-attached fun.'
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BROADALBIN -- They are the little guy no more.
That was the message Broadalbin-Perth Patriots head coach Jim Pelneau preached to his program's players this offseason. Coming off an 8-2 season that included a trip to the Section II Class B Super Bowl, B-P returns nearly 20 seniors for a 2014 campaign that carries with it major expectations.
Senior co-captain Tyler Schmidt said the Patriots understand the difference between their upcoming season and their last campaign.
"Last year, I feel like we snuck up on everybody," said Schmidt. "Now, I feel like we're being hunted."
And, he said, that's just fine with the squad.
"Having more challenges just makes you better," said Schmidt, a running back and defensive back for the Patriots.
The challenges for B-P are both internal and external for 2014. Internally, the squad needs to replace a departed class of star players that were standouts across the lineup; externally, the Patriots take on an improved Section II Class B schedule, which also includes two made-for-primetime non-league contests.
The Patriots' non-West Division games confirm the increased expectations for the squad from outside forces. B-P opens with a home game against Cohoes, a rematch of a sectional semifinal shootout from a year ago that doubled as one of the most entertaining games of the 2013 season; then, for the Patriots' other non-league contest, the squad heads to Class C's Hoosick Falls, that classification's five-time defending Section II champion.
Pelneau said the schedule his team was given for 2014 was no accident. The Patriots are now considered a marquee program in Section II, and the high-level non-division games are an example of the program's status.
"And that's where we want to be," he said. "We want to play the best competition out there. We want to be in those big games and play the best programs in the section."
"That's important to us because it means people are paying attention to us and recognizing us for the first time in a while," said senior lineman Zach Romeyn. "We're getting what we deserve."
While that recognition is well-received, senior linebacker Biagio Bucciferro said the Patriots are not letting it change their nose-to-the-grindstone mentality. Those games against Cohoes and Hoosick Falls are nice rewards, he said, but they are only a part of the squad's schedule.
"We've circled them on our calendar," said Bucciferro. "But we've circled every game on our calendar."
Attention to detail is what turned the Patriots from a laughingstock to a Super Bowl contender in a few short years, and B-P plans to make a return to the section's biggest game with its tried-and-true formula of a diverse rushing attack and a bruising defense.
Both those areas of the Patriots' arsenal are in line for an overhaul, though, in 2014. The squad lost three major skill players from the 2013 offense -- Luigi Magliocca, Andre Taylor and Mike Visco, who combined for more than 1,700 yards of total offense and 22 touchdowns -- and the club's defense only returns three healthy starters for 2014.
The Patriots should be able to replace their losses on offense without too much trouble. Leading rusher Darius Reyes and quarterback Zach Morreale are back for senior seasons; sophomore Preston Taylor's versatility should go a long way in replacing the all-around contribution his brother, Andre, made in 2013; and, senior Joe Diaz, senior Chris Natoli and junior Connor Pingitore should represent some of the skill players ready to make a major leap forward for the Patriots.
The club has a reworked offensive line, too, after losing a few starters. Romeyn and fellow senior Rick Wallace, a co-captain, return to lead the group of Patriots that will carve out space for a rushing attack poised to be electric.
"We pride ourselves on running the ball," said Wallace. "That's what we want to do: Ground and pound, ground and pound."
The losses to the Patriots' defense will be tougher to replace. The unit returns all three starting linebackers from 2013 -- Bucciferro, Reyes and Schmidt -- but those are the only healthy returning defensive starters for the Patriots. Schmidt will move to cornerback to give that grouping of defenders some veteran experience, while senior Damion Jabot is expected to return from a collarbone injury in the middle of the season to provide a veteran jolt to the secondary.
Still, despite the questions for the Patriots, B-P enters a new-look West Division with optimism. Defending champion Schalmont -- the club responsible for both of the Patriots' losses in 2013 -- has moved to the Reinfurt Division, and B-P is a favorite along with Glens Falls and Schuylerville to win a division crown.
Still, much of that underdog mentality remains for the Patriots. The crushing loss in last year's Super Bowl and years of building up an us-against-the-world attitude have left B-P still feeling like it has a lot to prove in 2014, Bucciferro said.
"Coach has said how we're going to have the target on our back -- and, sometimes I think that," he said. "But, most of the time, I just think, 'Hey -- they're saying we're not good enough still,' and that gets me motivated."
So, too, does the idea of continuing to take the program one rung higher with each season. During each of Pelneau's first three seasons coaching the Patriots, the squad has won more games than in the last campaign -- three wins in 2011, five in 2012 and eight in 2013 -- and the next step for the program is clear: To get back to the Super Bowl and keep playing after its conclusion.
Showing they are truly one of the big guys in Section II Class B football is the goal for the Patriots, and the best way to do that is to end the section's season on top.
"We want to finish what we didn't last year," Wallace said.
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Cal Bear CU Debit Cards Called Targets of Post-Durbin Steering
Members and employees of California Bear Credit Union were taken aback when retailers refused to accept their credit union's debit cards and requested they use major bank payment cards.
The reason? Their debit cards' expiration months were within the next 30 days.
That's according to the Los Angeles-based, $107.6 million credit union's president/CEO, Robert York.
On Nov. 18, York sent an e-mail to a group of fellow credit union CEOs and the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues stating that retailers told Cal Bear CU members and two Cal Bear CU employees they would not accept debit cards that were within 30 days of their expiration months.
LA Fitness and Regal Cinemas rejected the two Cal Bear CU employees' debit cards, and both companies asked the employees for payment cards from major banks instead, York said in his e-mail.
"The fact that they refused to accept a card from a small issuer to collect payment and then immediately asked my employees for a card from a 'big bank' means they are trying to get around the small issuer provisions in the Durbin amendment," York wrote.
Debit transactions from institutions of below $10 billion in assets are not subject to the 21 cent cap imposed in October.
"I don't know how widespread this form of card discrimination is but the fact that two of my employees had similar experiences just recently concerns me," he continued. "We need to be diligent in monitoring, sharing and reporting these instances to the CCUL and the PAC so that they can make sure that these stories are heard by the lawmakers and the Fed.
"We also need to educate our members and let them know that it is illegal for retailers to refuse to accept their credit union debit card for any reason other than the fact that the funds to make the purchase are unavailable."
In a written statement to Credit Union Times, York said the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues advised his CU to report all "debit card steering" incidents to Congress and the Federal Reserve.
League President/CEO Diana Dykstra reminded the credit union that the League has a vehicle for reporting debit card steering incidents on its website, and that in order for complaints to be directed in aggregate to Visa and MasterCard, CU CEOs should maintain a single point of contact at the companies, York said.
Cal Bear CU's front line and phone center staff is taking reports of debit card steering and "encouraging members to stand up for their right to use the debit card of their choice to make purchases," York said in the statement.
The credit union's report comes on the heels of the National Retail Federation's suing of the Federal Reserve in protest of the agency's debit card swipe fee rules and two congressmen's filing of a bill to repeal the Durbin amendment.


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Vision for the J127 Ranch
The J127 Ranch will provide a safe, loving community for orphans in Taraz, Kazakhstan and become for them a place of hope and a place they can call "home".
At the Ranch, children will be surrounded by people committed to pouring into their broken lives so they can heal and build productive lives. Children at the Ranch will learn that they are uniquely created for a special purpose. More than just meeting the basic needs of food, clothing and shelter, the Ranch will address the children's emotional, medical and educational needs. The goal is to provide children with a solid foundation and equip them with the skills needed to become contributing member of society and fulfill the call on their lives.
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David Purves is a successful entrepreneur, but he has never actually started a business from scratch. In 1988, Purves took over an independent retail business in Newport Beach, California, and then two years later took over another store in Laguna Beach, California. Finally, in 2005, he went on to buy an existing Relax The Back franchise in Phoenix, Arizona.
Michael Manhoff opened his first The Maids franchise in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1999 and has since grown his business significantly by rolling an existing Medina, Ohio, location into his operations in 2005 and then taking over a midsize office in Columbus in 2008.
Sometimes the best business opportunities aren't created anew but already exist. But buying an existing franchise requires a whole different strategy and blueprint than starting your own. Here are some pointers that will help guide you in the process of taking over a franchise that's already in operation.
Before the Purchase
Do your research: As with the purchase of any franchise, you'll need to do your due diligence to pick a franchise that matches you. That includes talking to franchise owners and thoroughly researching the market/territory that you will be purchasing, says Manhoff. However, when buying an existing franchise, Manhoff says you should be ready to take your research one step further and ask questions such as, "Why are the [current franchisees] selling? What problems running this business have moved them into a position to sell? Can you overcome those same problems?" Also examine the brand reputation in order to see whether the existing owner has caused any brand damage in the marketplace, advises Lonnie Helgerson, a 26-year franchise veteran and the author of Buying a Franchise – Is It Right for Me?
If the franchise is struggling, evaluate whether the operational deficiencies can be overcome: When considering the purchase of the Columbus office, Manhoff identified many areas that needed improvement, such as low employee morale, poor customer service, and excessive spending. Though the challenge was great, he felt that the franchise could be a good investment. "This particular market was very strong, and after taking an in-depth look at all of the deficiencies in the operation, it became clear that a good owner could turn things around fairly quickly," he says. Under Manhoff's guidance, the Columbus office experienced 40 percent growth in 2011.
Learn as much as you can: You may be on your own once the sale is final, but you have the upper hand while you're still making a decision. "Plan to spend as much time as possible with the previous owners prior to the transfer date," advises Manhoff. "They hold years of experience and knowledge of the market, customers, employees, and challenges you will face. Take as many notes as possible and ask as many questions as you can. Once the sale is final, previous owners will be less inclined to help out or share information than they were prior to the transfer."
Remember that you might not have the final say: Just because you've found an opportunity that you're excited about doesn't necessarily mean that the sale is a given. There's a key player who needs to be calculated into the equation: the franchisor. "Understand that the franchisor always has the right to approve — or not approve — the buyer of the new franchise," says Leslie Kuban, a FranNet consultant. "A good franchisor will look at the skills of the buyer; their plans and goals for what they will do to turn around or grow the selling franchisee's business; and their financial capability to buy the franchise, service debt if the transaction is financed, grow the business, and support personal expenses at home if the business is not yet producing sufficient cash flow to pay the new owner the compensation he or she needs."
Find out what kind of support you can expect to receive from the franchisor: "Aside from initial franchise training, does the franchisor have a team that will assist the new owner in reopening the location?" asks Helgerson. Purves was thankful for the extra support he received from the franchisor in the actual sale of the franchise. "Unlike when I took over the independent businesses, there were people within the corporate office of the Relax The Back franchise that I could use as a resource in working through the process of taking over the business," he says.
During the Purchase
Understand the franchise agreement: "Understand whether [you] will be taking over the seller's franchise agreement or signing a new franchise agreement," says Kuban. "If the former, understand how much time remains in their agreement and what obligations and costs [you] might be incurring at the time of renewal."
Get professional help: Before you sign the franchise agreement, Manhoff recommends getting legal counsel to review it. "After that document is signed, you will have to live with terms you may or may not have realized you agreed to," he says.
Perform an audit: Don't assume that all the information supplied is correct. Helgerson recommends auditing the accounting records in order to confirm that the information you receive is accurate and the existing customers really do exist.
Take inventory: "Prepare an in-depth asset list as to what will be included in the sale of the business," says Mahoff. "Make sure the list is exhaustive right down to the staplers on the desks. That way, on the day you are set to take over, there will be no surprise about what equipment will be in place."
After the Purchase
Have your ducks in order and be ready to act quickly: "When taking over an existing business, a new owner needs to be prepared to jump aboard a train that is moving very quickly," says Purves. "To have experienced people and a laundry list of resources immediately available makes a huge difference."
Introduce yourself to your customers: Once the sale is final, don't be afraid to put yourself out there as the new owner. "Develop a strong remarketing program," says Helgerson. "Just because a new owner has taken over a location doesn't necessarily mean customers will know that. The new owner should budget enough capital for a renewed marketing push in the community."
Be mentally prepared to deal with the staff: When taking over an existing franchise, one factor — existing employees — may or may not be an asset. "Never ever buy an existing franchise with the expectation that the current employees will stay long," says Kuban. "Most of the time they will leave, or you [will] want them to leave."
Incorporate your culture from the beginning: "Try to do as much as possible initially to incorporate your policies and culture into your new business," says Manhoff.
Plan for and expect surprises: Unpaid advertising bills, a list of existing customers who wanted refunds, and the IRS calling for about two years of back taxes were some of the surprises that awaited Manhoff as a new owner. "No matter how thorough you thought your due diligence was, there will be some issues you overlooked or were unaware of," he says. "As long as you prepare for some of these surprises, it will be a little easier to take them in stride."
Sara Wilson is a freelance writer who specializes in issues related to small businesses. Contact her at email@example.com.


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The Risk I Was Willing To Take After Turning 50
So many things had me start a business after turning fifty. I must have had something powerful hit me to work as hard as I did and want more. I am a college counselor and had an interest in everything college admissions, but it was more than that. I wanted to prove something to myself and the timing was right.


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With school just around the corner (and already beginning in some parts of the country), sales on school supplies are in full swing. As a homeschooling mom, I buy a ton of school supplies to tie us over until the sales hit again next August. I always strive to get things at a good price, but I don't like to run from store to store looking for everything. After all, my time (and gas budget) is worth something, right?
A couple of weeks ago Walmart gave a few of the Walmart Moms a mission, and I chose to accept it. The assignment: Take a school supply list of my choice and buy the supplies at Walmart and another store of my choice to see who has the better overall prices.
To keep the assignment authentic, yet relevant to most of my readers, who have public schooled students, I went to our local school district website and grabbed the supply lists for my children's grades. Even though we homeschool now, we use most traditional school supplies. If I end up not needing something, I'll donate it to the school.
I took a look at the supply lists and added a few things that I knew I needed for homeschooling. Here's the list I took shopping:
I needed to decide on a store besides Walmart to shop. I settled on Fred Meyer (a Kroger store), as I shop there a lot, and I was confident Fred Meyer would have everything on my list.
I wanted to compare prices, but I also wanted to shop authentically, and the fact is, I don't always buy the lowest priced item. I decided to shop the way I would normally shop. Some brands I had to buy, because they were specified on the school supply list (such as Ticonderoga pencils). Other items I'm just picky about (buying Crayola vs. Roseart, for example), so I bought my preferred brand. And some items don't really matter to me (folders, paper, notebooks, etc). For those items, I went for the cheapest option possible.
Here's how it went.
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At the end of the day, I spent $71.88 at Walmart (the Medford store, for you locals) at $88.95 at Fred Meyer (the North Medford store). I was mostly able to find the same brands at both stores, but there were a few discrepancies.
After all that shopping, I'm not going to need school supplies for a long while! I still love both stores, but in the battle of the school supply prices, Walmart has the advantage over Fred Meyer.
Make sure to watch Consumer Queen, Deal Seeking Mom, A Cowboy's Wife, and From Dates to Diapers to see how Walmart compares to other stores!
*Disclosure: I am a participant in the Walmart Moms program. Walmart has provided me with compensation to perform the above shopping comparison. Participation in this program is voluntary. All opinions are my own, always have been, always will be.
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I live in a suburb of Atlanta and I have probably 100 or more stores within a few minutes drive from my home including a mall, Costco, sam's club, four walmarts, three targets, four office supply stores, several grocery stores and a plethora of drug stores of various names. I also have the time and inclination to make the stops along my way to cherry pick the penny items each week. I homeschool one and have the other in public high school. So far I have spent about $10 for school supplies this year including the expensive 3″ binders my older daughter needed.
I stock up to the extreme and carry my supplies from year to year. I also keep an eye on the supply section at the dollar store. I'm not usually fond of their stuff, but sometimes you can make out like a bandit. About three years ago I got boxes of 60 pentech pencils with designs on them. I bought 14 of them and used them for teacher gifts that year. I still have about 200 pencils left.
Last year I couldn't get notebook paper. Luckily we had a good enough stock to last through the year. This year I bought 20 packs. I will suggest that if you keep a stock of glue that you pay the extra nickel for elmer's. The store brand didn't hold up over time and my 15 year old had science experiments that only worked with the chemical make up of elmer's glue. I wound up paying $2 a bottle in May.
I don't have a Walmart in my city, but I do like to visit one nearby during school season. I remember last year buying 3 or 4 bags worth of glue, pencils, pens and paper for under $20. My kids go through a ton of paper, so I should stock up even more this year.
I have a local CVS that has had some good deals, but the selection is not as great as Walmart. Target also has some good deals, but again not as cheap for paper notebooks, pencils, pens, and tape.
Walmarts do have everything and often more times then not are cheaper. But Like someone said in an earlier comment Walmarts are always over crowded and a lot of times out of stuff you may need or want because of so many other people needing the same thing.
I am new to being a frugal saver. We have a ton of debt that we are attempting to pay off and my husband has just lost his job. I also homeschool and have found that I have been able to get free school supplies or even things less than .20 cents each at Walgreens and Rite Aid using their Register Rewards or Wellness card perks. Just a thought! Thanks for being here. I will be reading.
I would also suggest Walgreens, they always have several items for under $1. I am doing shopping for 4 in different grades and am trying to find the best deals around! We are moms on a mission to conquer the yearly school supply list(s). Good luck to everyone!
Kids just love back to school time.. Buying all those cute and colorful supplies and they are one sale too. They just can't resist… For double savings, I use coupons.. :)
Since you had to buy so much..double lists..why don't you donate some of the items to charities that provide back to school items for kids that can't afford them!
Do you find the glue sticks age? I've bought in bulk before and they've dried out before i could get to them. Granted i don't do a lot of gluing these days
I try my best to NOT shop at Walmart. Usually, the particular items I go for are not in stock. The stores are crowded & not easy to shop in. About a month ago I decided enough was enough – it was about 8:30 on a Saturday night; I had about 10 items (of course, excluding the one that I really needed that wasn't available). When I got to the front of the store, about 4 lanes were open, with anywhere from at least 8 to over 12 people in each line. I left my cart, and I will not go back. It's understandable though – those cashiers make so much money that the Waltons can't afford to hire any more. But everyone else was willing to stay.
Not me. I have no debt, and my time and energy are worth more. than saving a few dollars..
Oh yeah, the self service lines weren't open either.
This whole school supply list has taken on a whole life of it's own-Yikes! My youngest is now 19, but I remember my favorite school supply list from one of his teachers-for 5th grade. It was simply-"Show up on the first day with a pencil and a good attitude." One of the best school years my son enjoyed. This teacher was amazing! No highlighters, dry-erase markers, etc… needed to teach a full spectrum of subjects. I will also add that we, the parents, kept a list of supplies needed for his class-tissues, snacks, etc…and bought these as needed.
@Bridget & Looby – She didn't say it was better – she said it was less expensive for what was on the list at the time she went shopping. If the prices had gone the other way, she would have reported that also!
Two weeks ago tho, Freddies had a major major sales on back to school supplies – I wonder if the outcome would have been different then? The spiral notebooks were only 10 cents each for one thing :) I stocked up then, especially on spiral notebooks, even tho I don't have kids in school…. but with my daughter in college and her kids in school, at some point in time they may need something and it will save a run to the store as they just live across the street from me :)
We ONLY have Freddies here for school supplies, so there was no comparison shopping here to take advantage of.
+1 to Bridget's comment.
I love school supplies. My kids are little and only one is even in preschool, but I definitely stock up on crayons, colored pencils, water colors, lined notebooks (for coloring in at church), and glue sticks for our craft projects at home during this time. I have found that Walmart is the cheapest too overall. I like seeing the comparison though.
Interesting to see a side-by-side comparason. You raise an interesting point, though, about gas and time is money. I love that Walmart sells practically everything and at a great price, but I only go in about twice a year. Ours is crowded both in the store with stuff and with people. It's hard to find a parking spot, and the way the checkout is set up I have more than once gotten all the way home to find one of my bags were left behind. I still go, it just forces me to figure out what can be bought best at Walmart and one my few visits stock up.
Love the back to school sales!
Seriously, I think this is the last Walmart is better frugal article I can read. I'm just not into the advertisement.
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Purpose of review: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)-related hepatotoxicity, a relevant side effect in HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infected patients, has evolved over time. Antiretroviral therapy might have a positive effect on the liver of HIV/HCV co-infected patients, but data are conflicting.
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Hamburg, 26 September 2013: It's a growing young monster: The new startup specializing in games for mobile devices, Mobile Monsters ( www.mobile-monsters.com ), has now successfully entered its second year of operation. The primary drivers for the company's growth can be found in its focus on Google's Android operating system and a sustainable framework for game development and marketing. So far the company has released two games on the "Google play" store. Over 1,000,000 matches have already taken place during beta phase testing of the new empire-building strategy game, "Kingdoms & Monsters".
The new startup Mobile Monsters was founded just 15 months ago by four experienced game developers (Bigpoint, Gameforge, Northworks, Arvato Mobile, among others). As developer and publisher, Mobile Monsters has based its game development mainly on the Android operating system, which now operates the greatest number of smartphones and tablets worldwide. The reasons for this strategic alignment with Android and the Google play store have to do with the easy access to information and support, short update cycles, excellent programming tools and, above all, the huge potential for the growth of the games represented by the rapid spread of Android-based devices.
Company founder, CEO and Boss Monster, Julian Hühnermann, sees in the booming Android market a ringing endorsement of his company's strategic choice to align itself with the Android operating system: "Android is the most important platform for the development of apps and games and has already superseded Apple's iOS as the leading platform in terms of range and internationalization."
The release in March 2013 of the new empire-building strategy game "Kingdoms & Monsters" marked the new startup's second release on Google play. This free-to-play (F2P) game only recently finished beta-phase testing and has captivated players with its appealing look, sophisticated economic system and more than 300 different tasks that provide long-term player motivation. These features helped "Kingdoms & Monsters" attract more than 50,000 players during the beta phase alone.
Mobile Monsters is now ideally equipped to further expand its empire-building and simulation game portfolio. During the first months after its foundation, Mobile Monsters focused primarily on establishing a sustainable framework for future game development and marketing. Using this framework, the development studio can reuse previously created individual design features independently of the game for which they were originally intended. Thanks to in-house developed technologies, a small team working on its own takes just four to six months, depending on the scale of a game, to go from initial design to final release.
"We consciously chose to go with in-house technologies and a lean company structure with flat hierarchies in order to keep us quick and agile. This lets us react quickly and efficiently to changes occurring in the rapidly growing and changing mobile games market," says Julian Hühnermann as he describes his startup.
The company's founders have obtained support with entrepreneurial and management issues from experienced business angels such as Sin-Young Kang (technical advice), Sascha Kaddatz (business development) and Christian Musfeldt (legal). Startup funding for Mobile Monsters was provided by a strategic investor and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
About Mobile Monsters
The game developer Mobile Monsters GmbH was formed in July 2012 by four experts from the games and mobile devices industry. In developing games for smartphones and tablets, the startup has focused on Google's Android operating system. The main strength and preferred genre of Mobile Monster's game portfolio lies in strategy and simulation games for casual and mid-core gamers. The independent development studio has thus far released two titles on Google play: "Monster Dungeon" and "Kingdoms & Monsters".
You can find out more about Mobile Monsters at: www.mobile-monsters.com.
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Free-market capitalism is much like a child. With proper parental guidance and limitations, it can grow to be productive and beneficial to all. Without that guidance, they stray off into belligerence and selfishness, taking all the toys and throwing fits whenever denied. They become brats.
History reveals several brat-capitalism eras. The Gilded Age and the Roaring '20s come to mind. Libertarians believe no one is smart enough to discipline this child — that if you just let it develop naturally, unfettered, one will get the best outcome. Trickle-down economics is a close cousin, hoping the spoiled brat will decide to share the toys.
Most parents know the futility of expecting good things from bad rearing. So, who is smart enough to guide this child? Our society has decided a democratic government should write the rule book for capitalism. After all, every economic system needs rules. Without them we're back in the jungle.
It turns out the rules make all the difference. Good rules prevent excesses and promote widespread prosperity while still providing the incentives and rewards for risk-taking needed to drive innovation and progress. Conversely, bad rules concentrate wealth, blunt competition and stifle innovation. Wealthy capitalists work to bend and shape the rules to their advantage, thereby increasing their wealth and influence. It is a positive feedback loop that, as history shows, makes capitalism unstable.
We are in the late stages of brat-capitalism now. One can tell by the use of capital today: stock buybacks, mergers and acquisitions to reduce competition, and exploitation of labor (globally) for short-term profits. The resultant decay of our middle class, decent jobs and consumer demand are a sure sign of the latter days.
How did our rule-writers get so off track? Why are they so easily bought or persuaded by those outside of their constituency?
It might be our fault. The vast majority are used to letting the politicians fight it out and turn their attention to the next ballgame or reality show. When voting time comes, they don't go or they respond to the latest attack ad or partisan bias cloaked as news.
We need to do better. We need to pay attention. We need to be very careful whom we vote for. November is coming.
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WWD reports, again, that designer Maxime Simoens is leaving the label.
"Market sources" tell WWD that Requiem designer Raffaele Borriello will likely succeed Maxime Simoens at Leonard — despite neither Simoens or Leonard offering comment on the subject. Requiem recently shut down production, apparently after losing its financial backing. WWD previously reported Simoens planned to leave Leonard after the label's fall 2012 show, potentially for the job at Dior — speculation the designer has repeatedly refuted.


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The October 13th edition of the free-to-read, interactive online gaming magazine Thirteen1 is available now, packed with the latest previews, reviews, interviews and exclusive giveaways!
The scariest time of the year is almost here, with Halloween and it's ghostly ghouls waiting to scare the wits out of us all on October 31st. To keep in with the theme, Thirteen1 braved the often depraved internet and went in search of the most fittingly scary browser-based game available– and found it, in Jagged Blade Soft's new zombie-blasting MMORPG, Dead Frontier!
Be sure to check out the review and get yourself some quality, free-to-play Halloween action now.
Not content with finding one of the web's best horror titles, T1 furthers the celebration of all things spooky with a run down of the 13 Scariest Moments in Gaming, EVER! What has made gamers fill their pants the most while playing; was it the freaky Alma from F.E.A.R? The surgeon's shadow from BioShock? Or even the music of death as Sonic starts to drown underwater?..
To be honest, the answer is so obvious that you'll kick yourself if you haven't already guessed it.
It's not all scares though, with plenty of other games and features to sink your teeth into. Thirteen1 sends MMO expert The Drunken Gamer stumbling into the Greek-inspired GodsWar Online, takes a careful tour around the gun-toting saloons of one of the only Western MMORPG's available, The West, and prevent a"creeper" from taking over the world in ridiculously good indie RTS Creeper World.
There's also a good old flight session with Aion, some 2D brawler action with King of Fighters XII, a follow up article with the guys behind Evony (Thirteen1's last article was rather controversial..oops!), a look at iPhone game Hattrick (Spring Loaded Soccer), a brand new hardware section, a build up to one of Britain's must-attend gaming events, The Best of British, and much, much more..
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FASD: FASD and Christianity......
Here is a cut from her post today - link over here to read the rest.
Before you adopted a child, you most likely had an idyllic image of what life was going to be like. I remember speaking with my friend who began on the adoption and foster care journey shortly after us. They were in the process of getting to know a sibling group of 3 who had been removed from their birthparents by social services in our County. I don't think my response to my friend was all that helpful when she proclaimed-- "My husband and I have decided that we will not lower our standards for the children coming into our home. We will expect the same behavior out of all of our children." Yes..you guessed it, I laughed. I didn't mean to. It just exploded out of me. FASD had already been very evident in our kids and knowing the history of the children that were soon to be theirs, I knew that the reality of raising children with permanent brain damage had not yet hit these parent's hearts............
Amen and amen to Julies words. Parenting these wonderful kiddos is the hardest and most challenging thing I have ever done. They expose our own sin so completely that we have no where to hide and must be transparently honest with ourselves and the community it takes to raise them well.
Hugs to all of you who are just realizing the 'cost' of adopting kids with FASD - will you believe me today if I say that it is the best thing that ever happened to me? Really - I was just living the American Dream and living surface Christianity before they blasted into my life.
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Imagine this... my family was in a strict fundamentalist church that practiced shunning when my parents started doing foster care (eventually adopting 8). Yeah, they didn't last long there. I agree, best thing that could have happened!
- March 2, 2012 at 11:16 AM
- Dandelion Wishes said...
I love that last line. I too am living something richer and more meaningful than the American Dream.
- March 2, 2012 at 9:36 PM
- Kirsten said...
D--I have a tip of the tip of the iceberg glimpse of this dilemma now that we have several friends with children on the autism spectrum. Just considering the mental energy that goes into discerning what is happening and how to address it, x # of kids on spectra + physical energy + regular-life commitments = my head spinning. But it's not spinning to fast not to pray for them--and you!
- March 7, 2012 at 2:27 PM
- waldenbunch said...
I have struggled with years to reconcile parenting my RAD kids with my bio kids. How to understand the "standard" and how it relates to what God expects of us each of us. We desire the same things for our kids but our expectations are different. Sometimes it's hard to leave that bubble of "how good Christian parents raise their children" and enter the land of reality. Prayer covers it all when I can't make heads or tails of it.
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In an eloquent statement denouncing the conference, Foreign Minister Peres gave reporters a quick but detailed history lesson.
?In 53 years since the establishment of Israel,? Peres said, ?we were attacked five times with an attempt to overpower us and to bring an end to the State of Israel. We stood alone, outnumbered, outgunned, and we defended our lives.
?We won all the wars, we won a lot of territories. We gave back the territories, the water, the oil to Egypt. We gave back the land, the water to Jordan. We have withdrawn unilaterally from Lebanon in accordance with U.N. Resolution 425.
?We offered to the Syrians an exchange of land for peace. We have offered the Palestinians something that no Arab country did before us, because the West Bank and the Gaza Strip were under Arab control. We offered them an independent state. We offered them to withdraw from most of the territories. We offered them a position in Jerusalem. They have rejected it. Instead, there was the intifada, and even today there were four bombs in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel.?
Peres thanked the U.S. for taking ?an extremely courageous position to make the world look more responsible, more balanced, more truthful.?
Peres also thanked the other countries that took a clear position against this ?unbelievable attempt to smear Israel with false colors,? among them Russia, India, the members of the European Union, the countries of East Europe, most of the countries in Latin America and many countries in Africa.
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Francis Kalei Laimana, 78 of Waimanalo, Oahu, died Jan. 27, 2013, in Honolulu.
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You do have to hand it to creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird--they went into this enterprise thinking they had simply put together a clever parody of several then popular comics or entries in the then nascent form of graphic novels. I'm not sure whether the ultimate joke was on them or the public at large, but TMNT took off in a way no one (least of all Eastman and Laird) expected, creating a multi-media licensing onslaught that captured the fancy of kids (and, frankly, quite a few adults), leading to a worldwide craze that was one of the pop cultural defining moments of the 1980s to early 1990s (no, I'm not quite sure what that says about pop culture). However silly TNMT may be (especially to "outsiders" beyond the series' rabid fan base), the fact is their genesis in parody gives the series one of its major saving graces: it's a franchise with a great sense of humor, especially about its patently strange characters and overall subject matter. I mean, comics are filled to overflowing with superheroes created by some sort of atomic radiation, but turtles? And turtles trained as ninjas? By a rat? Have I mentioned they all dwell in the sewers of New York City when they're not out combating crime? Well, it's a living.
This new BD boxed set includes three live action features, as well as the CG animated TNMT.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles offers us a rather charming, if dated, introduction to the quartet of pizza eating reptiles: "top turtle" Leonardo, highbrow Donatello, anger management candidate Raphael, and joker Michaelangelo. It's to the film's credit that these characters, despite being buried under layers of Jim Henson rubber, all manage to shine through rather distinctively. The film's plot is a pretty silly combination of Manhattan street crime and a nefarious hoard of evil ninjas called the Foot Clan led by a Japanese warlord named Shredder. Also along for the ride are a companion vigilante who, Jason-like, wears a hockey mask, and a spunky female reporter who initially thinks she's dreaming when she's taken to the turtles' underground lair after being attacked by street thugs. For a film moving up on almost two decades old, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles retains a surprising amount of appeal, and manages to be just as surprisingly funny a lot of the time. The four turtles' characters are all very well voiced (the best known voice artist being Corey Feldman as Donatello), and Judith Hoag as reporter April O'Neil and Elias Kotas (who looks like a young Christopher Meloni at times) as masked vigilante Casey Jones provide excellent support. This is a film that rather lovingly invites the viewer into the wacky and wonderful world of the Turtles, and provides some hyperbolic action sequences in the best ninja tradition, without ever taking itself very seriously.
Unfortunately that penchant for not taking itself seriously devolves into something that can only charitably be termed camp in the follow up film, The Secret of the Ooze. I'm not sure if that title is an unintended reference to the film itself, which sadly doesn't keep its leakage quite hidden enough. Any film that relies on the supposed "star power" of Vanilla Ice is off to a pretty shaky start to begin with, and Ooze catapults downhill from there. We get the return of both the nice April (now played by Paige Turco, joining Judith Hoag in the "whatever happened to" pantheon) and the really, really evil Shredder, all mixed up in some sort of save the environment goofiness that may make it Al Gore's favorite ninja turtle film, but does little to reach out to the public at large. This is lame filmmaking at best, and actually cringe worthy at worst, as in the final battle between a mutated Shredder who boasts a Frankenstein-esque vocabulary of grunts and growls. This may appeal to the nostalgic tendencies of viewers who were kids when the film first came out (1991), but it will retain little appeal for others.
I don't know if it's possible to get lower than the sewer-dwelling The Secret of the Ooze, but the third film in the TNMT universe, Turtles in Time certainly aims big for those depths and manages to reach them most of the time. The sad thing here is that there is a glimmer of an excellent idea in the film: our turtle heroes journey back in time to feudal Japan where they discover that, unlike the present where they're scorned outcasts, they're greeted as--well, heroes. This interesting premise is soundly defeated by a ridiculously inept script and unbearably paltry production values, which diminish any charm the once lovable quartet once brought to viewers. I doubt even those basking in nostalgia for the early 1990s will be able to stomach much of Turtles in Time, easily the worst of the three live-action Turtles.
Luckily, things perk up considerably in the long delayed fourth entry in the series, and the only animated feature in this bunch, the anagrammatically (is that a word?) titled TNMT. Freed from the pre-CGI clunky live action special effects which hampered the first three films (actually sort of lovable in an antique way in at least the first film), TNMT revitalizes the series with a nice, quasi-anime meets CGI look and some visceral action sequences that play up our heroes' martial arts expertise. The film is aided immeasurably (if too briefly) by the voice work of Patrick Stewart as this entry's evil warlord, out to achieve world domination (what else?) by retrieving some ancient artifacts, Indiana Jones style. Sarah Michelle Gellar makes a very appealing April in this outing, one who has become something of a Lara Croft character instead of a mere reporter. I was less impressed with the attempt to inject a little dysfunctional family discord into the interplay between the turtle brethren, something that "humanizes" the brothers to a degree, but ultimately distracts from what really sets this movie into overdrive: its riveting action sequences. If TNMT is ultimately too plot heavy for its own good, its knock 'em, sock 'em moments overcome the inertia of too many plot strands being forced together to try to make a coherent whole. This is a great looking and sounding film that augurs well for the turtles, at least in animation mode, for many years to come.
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Houston, 11 July (Argus) — US ethanol production dropped to a nearly two-year low during the week that ended 6 July and inventories also fell sharply, falling to their lowest level since early January as drought in the midcontinent has lifted corn prices and mangled ethanol producer margins.
Stockpiles of US ethanol were down by nearly 4pc last week as they fell to 19.53mn bl, or lower by 761,000 bl from the previous week. Inventories have not stood this low since the first week of the year, according to the latest weekly figures from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The decline came despite a slight uptick in inventories in the midcontinent and Rocky Mountain regions as the east coast shed 377,000 bl to 7.4mn bl, the Gulf coast lost 320,000 bl to 2.8mn bl and the west coast region dropped 158,000 bl to 2.3mn bl on a week-over-week basis. Midcontinent inventories were up 25,000 bl to 6.8mn bl, and Rocky Mountain stocks edged higher by 1,000 bl to 267,000 bl.
Overall ethanol production fell by 36,000 b/d last week to average 821,000 b/d. US production hasn't been this low since the week that ended 23 July 2010, when production stood at 816,000 b/d. The cuts to output last week were led by a 24,000 b/d drop in the key midcontinent producing region to 760,000 b/d. Data broken out for other regions is not yet available, according to the EIA.
Blended inputs of ethanol dropped by 6,000 b/d to 854,000 b/d. The largest drops were seen in the midcontinent and west coast, where inputs dropped by 6,000 b/d to 237,000 b/d and by 3,000 b/d to 145,000 b/d, respectively.
Total production of finished motor gasoline dropped 70,000 b/d to average 9.32mn b/d while ethanol-blended gasoline output was down 100,000 b/d to 8.53mn b/d. Ethanol-blended gasoline made up 91.6pc of the total gasoline pool, down 0.38pt from the previous week.
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