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Today at the State Department in Washington, D.C., we are convening leaders across sectors and continents to discuss how we can work together to contribute to an impact economy by developing and deploying cutting-edge business and financial models that generate financial returns and positive social and environmental change. During our travels around the world, we have seen different institutions trying to address the same issue through disconnected programs -- be it lack of skilled workers, sustainable supply chains, infrastructure, or the rising cost of natural resources. We know that government alone cannot solve these challenges -- not in the best of times and certainly not in austere times; nor can business or civil society. We need to leverage and align the assets of multiple partners to achieve our common goals.
From our perspective, it is also increasingly evident that we need to engage in a different type of economic statecraft to position ourselves in the global marketplace and to adapt to global trends. Today 95 percent of the world's consumers live outside the United States. Increasing exports and creating long-term economic relationships with countries around the world is an effective way to spur growth, encourage investment, and create jobs at home.
We see the State Department's ability to catalyze and scale the impact economy as a tremendous opportunity to address investment in a way that enables the United States' greater foreign policy goals and creates sustainable value for business. Markets that focus solely on short-term results are not in our collective interest. Short-term incentives distort behavior, creating public consequences that can undermine the long-term health of our markets, our economy, and our way of life, as we recently have seen. The good news is that people are waking up to this problem, and behavior is beginning to change. This transformation has the potential to be as significant as the green revolution and the industrial revolution -- where we take a longer-term view and enable a new era of sustainable economic opportunities.
When companies proactively integrate environmental and social impact into their business models, they are well positioned to provide investment performance over the long term as well as to affect corporate and ultimately market behavior for the greater social good. That's why the State Department is focused on the impact economy -- because we believe that the more the market moves toward incorporating the externalities of doing business and advancing the impact economy, the more our foreign policy goals of good governance, stability, and inclusive economic growth are accomplished.
The challenge now is to understand how the government can facilitate the impact economy ecosystem and scale the innovations and partnerships needed to achieve sustainable, long-term growth. Governments have several tools at their disposal, such as credit guarantees, investment services, tax incentives, and regulations, to encourage the private sector to deploy sustainable business models. How can we better utilize these tools to incentivize firms to put into place long-term sustainability measures and to create new products and practices?
How can governments help facilitate a better understanding of real versus perceived risks in emerging and frontier markets? Aid organizations, development finance institutions, and civil society organizations have long-standing experience in and knowledge of these markets that can and should be leveraged. How can this be done more efficiently?
How can the government provide risk-taking capital and facilitate the work of intermediaries that are needed to create and scale financial and business innovations that yield simultaneous value for business and society?
A key barrier of entry into emerging markets is often the lack of on-the-ground knowledge and networks. The State Department has local expertise and strategic position through U.S. embassies to serve as a connector and to help the private sector and civil society make a difference. This isn't a new role for government. The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) project, which developed the seeds of the Internet, engaged researchers from many universities and companies to work together. Their collaboration spun off countless other innovations and new companies. The Human Genome Project, the Apollo Program, the Manhattan Project -- none of these would have been possible without government convening experts who might otherwise be competitors to work together on a single project. Now we have to determine how we can do this again and more often.
Today's forum is the beginning of a process and signifies a change in how we are doing business. The State Department has been translating languages for over 200 years. Now we have to serve as a translator among government, business, and civil society and to create uncommon alliances to solve common problems. We don't claim to have all of the answers, but we are asking for your help as we move forward in our efforts to expand and scale the impact economy.
The U.S. State Department is working to accelerate practices and thinking around the impact economy -- an economy in which government works with civil society and the private sector to create positive social and environmental impact while generating economic value. The following article is part of a series written by participants in Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's Global Impact Economy Forum in Washington, D.C., April 26-27.
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Suspend global financial system and global economy till further notice
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Timothy Franz Geithner is mathematically incorrect : his solution will collapse soon as an house of cards - he just toke time but this time will fall forever
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The Federal Reserve says that everything is going to be okay. The Fed says that unemployment is going to go down, inflation is going to remain low and economic growth is going to steadily increase. Do you believe them this time? As you will see later in this article, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been dead wrong about the economy over and over again. But the mainstream media and many Americans still seem to have a lot of faith in the Federal Reserve. It doesn't seem to matter that Bernanke and other Fed officials have been telling the American people lies for years. As I always say, most people believe what they want to believe, and many people seem to want to have blind faith in the Federal Reserve even when logic and reason would dictate otherwise. The truth is that things are not going to be getting much better than they are right now. When the next wave of the financial crisis hits, the U.S. economy is going to fall back into recession, financial markets are going to crash and unemployment is going to absolutely skyrocket. But you will never hear any of that from the Federal Reserve.
The following are 5 new lies that the Federal Reserve is telling the American people. After each lie I have posted what The Economic Collapse Blog thinks is actually going to happen….
#1 The Federal Reserve says that the labor market has improved and that unemployment is going to decline significantly over the next few years.
The following is a quote from the FOMC press release that was released on Wednesday….
Labor market conditions have improved in recent months; the unemployment rate has declined but remains elevated.
The Federal Reserve is projecting that the unemployment rate will fall within the range of 7.8 percent and 8.0 percent by the end of 2012.
The Federal Reserve is also projecting that the unemployment rate will fall within the range of 6.7 percent and 7.4 percent by the end of 2014.
The Economic Collapse Blog says that the labor market has not improved. In March 2010, 58.5 percent of all working age Americans had a job. Exactly two years later in March 2012, 58.5 percent of all working age
Americans had a job. If the labor market was improving, the percentage of working age Americans with a job should have gone up.
The Economic Collapse Blog also says that while there is a chance the official unemployment rate may go down slightly in the short-term, the truth is that it is going to go up into double digits once the next wave of the financial crisis hits us.
#2 The Federal Reserve says that that U.S. economy is going to experience solid GDP growth over the next couple of years.
In fact, the Federal Reserve is projecting that U.S. GDP will be rising at an annual rate that falls between 3.1 percent and 3.6 percent by the end of 2014.
The Economic Collapse Blog says that a great economic cataclysm is coming….
"When the European banking system crashes (and it will) it is going to reverberate around the globe. The epicenter of the next great financial crisis is going to be in Europe, and it is getting closer with each passing day.â€
#3 The Federal Reserve says that we can expect low inflation for an extended period of time.
The Federal Reserve is officially projecting that the annual rate of inflation will not be higher than 2.0 percent by the end of 2012. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reinforced this projection during his press conference on Wednesday….
"But we expect that to pass through the system, and assuming no new shocks in the oil sector, inflation ought to moderate to about 2 percent later this year.â€
The Economic Collapse Blog says that the Fed is being tremendously dishonest and that if inflation was measured the exact same way that it was measured back in 1980, the annual rate of inflation would be more than 10 percent right now.
The truth is that most middle class families know that we do not have low inflation right now. This is hammered home millions of times a day when average Americans visit the gas station or the grocery store.
At the beginning of the next recession inflation will likely subside, but that will only be because economic activity will be slowing down dramatically.
#4 The Federal Reserve says that it has built up a 30 year reputation for keeping inflation low.
Ben Bernanke actually had the gall to make the following claim during his press conference on Wednesday….
"We, the Federal Reserve, have spent 30 years building up credibility for low and stable inflation, which has proved extremely valuable in that we've been able to take strong accommodative actions in the last four, five years to support the economy.â€
Oh really?
The Economic Collapse Blog says that the Federal Reserve has nearly a 100 year reputation for destroying the value of the U.S. dollar. Even using the Fed's doctored numbers, the value of the U.S. dollar has declined by more than 95 percent since 1913.


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Editor's Note: Michelle Malecha is the current intern to Ulm/Neu-Ulm with the New Ulm Sister Cities Commission Hans Joohs Cultural Exhcange program. This is her second letter telling about her experiences.
Cultural exchange has been a daily part of life in Ulm; learning how to prepare traditional Schwabisch foods, how to separate the trash into the five appropriate garbage bins and how to use the complex, button-riddled washing machines which are a staple in every household. Ulm has taught me that the normal school day lasts until one in the after-\noon, bedrooms very rarely have closets and that Brtschen (small rolls) is a standard "go-to" snack food. All of these regular aspects of life here has become a part of the way I see and interact with the German culture.
The Hans Joohs Exchange, however, has not been one-sided. Most recently, the best exchange of American culture was Thanksgiving.
My host Mother and I prepared the turkey (not as easily found in Germany as in the US), mashed potatoes, stuffing, and gravy for a group of friends and family. Most of the guests were surprised to find out that pumpkin pie was going to be served as dessert, as pumpkins are never prepared as a sweet and pies do not exist at all.
One of the guests liked the turkey so much that she is going to serve it at her family Christmas dinner! The best comment of the evening was about the stuffing: "It's like exploded Kndel"! Sitting with new friends and celebrating an American tradition has been a highlight during this exchange, for which I am very thankful.
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The capture of fugitive Harry Mapps brought a sense of clarity to the families of Kim and Reginald Tuttle and Dawn Roderick, the three he is accused of shooting and killing at their Rye home on Nov. 27 before setting it on fire.
"It's a big relief for all of us," Toby Barnes, Reginald and Kim Tuttle's son and Dawn Roderick's brother, said.
Barnes said he was at his house watching a movie with his wife, children and Dawn's husband, Mark Roderick, and his three children when he was informed of Mapps' capture.
"We got the call at about 10:30 p.m. from a detective from the sheriff's office," Barnes said. "It really just came out of the blue to us. We hadn't been tipped off that this might be something that was coming. They just told us he was captured and wouldn't say where. It was a big relief."
Mark Roderick said he couldn't believe the news at first.
"I just kept saying, 'Are you serious? Are you serious?' '' he said. "We all sat down and were in disbelief. It released a lot of pressure and worry off of us. The disbelief is gone now."
Roderick said whenever Mapps is brought back to Pueblo and faces trial, he will make sure he's at every court date.
"I will be there, you can be sure," he said. "Now I get to finally find out why he did what he did. I get to hear him say why he took the mother of my kids . . . Why he felt like taking the life of my children, why he took my wife away from me. I just want to know why."
Roderick said Mapps' capture doesn't quite bring closure to him and doesn't know if anything ever will.
"I don't think he'll be able to justify what he did," he said. "Only time will bring closure to this. It may become easier day by day, but I don't think it will ever be closed."
Mapps being in custody will help Barnes sleep better at night.
"I know some of us weren't sleeping much because of fear," he said. "Now that he's captured, we don't have to worry. Now we just want to see him convicted and brought to justice. He's destroyed the lives of all of us."


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Also on Arizona Spotlight: Pros & Cons of Prop 123; the latest on the state budget dealmaking; and a Tucson man plans to work his way across all 50 states.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Pros & Cons of Prop 123; the latest on the state budget dealmaking; and a Tucson man plans to work his way across all 50 states.
'Nam Jam marks 28 years of veteran brotherhood; veteran, folksinger & teacher Clyde Appleton remembered; Steven Wright takes his comedy seriously; voices form the 2015 All Souls Procession.
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Ever since the cancellation of Discovery Channel's hit show Dirty Jobs, former host Mike Rowe has been spreading his message more directly, challenging Americans on how they approach work and success.
As Jordan Ballor has already noted, much of Rowe's critique centers on the current state of higher education. In a recent appearance on The Blaze, Rowe offers a bit more color on this, pointing to the growing disconnect between skills and needs and wondering what it says about our larger attitudes regarding work:
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College needed a PR campaign in the mid 70s. It did. We needed more people to actively use their brain. But like all PR campaigns, it went too far, and we started promoting college at the expense of all those vocations I mentioned that my grandpop did. And suddenly, those things become vocational consolation prizes. (more…)


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HANOVER – There is one thing ruining the summer beach experience in the town of Hanover. Residents have complained dog waste is a problem at the pier on the town beach.
"Some residents are more respectful than others in cleaning up after their dogs," Councilman Kevin O'Connell said.
He reported residents complaining of a high volume of dog waste at the jetty on the town beach. He said after seeing the notice in the paper of the dog waste bag receptacles in Silver Creek, he said residents have asked the town to look into the option.
"The problem is definitely getting worse," Highway Superintendent Steve D'Angelo noted.
O'Connell said he has seen the dispensers at other places and suggested one be put in place for the popular area.
He said he would ask the village the cost to get one for the beach area.
The town board also set a public hearing date for June 19 at 7 p.m. for improvements to the wastewater treatment plant to be paid for by the sewer district through serial bonds issued by the town for a maximum cost up to $5.3 million. The board also declared itself the lead agent under the State Environmental Quality Review Act.
Wastewater Operator Mark Ellis, suggested the board lower the permit fee for a sewer inspection. He said the fee was lowered from $500 to $150, but the cost still deters residents from getting a permit and inspection. He said without an inspection, residents could face sewer gas backing up into the house, plugs in the system or matter backing up into the house. He said he thinks a small filing fee would make it so residents don't avoid purchasing the permit and getting the inspection. The town board took no action.
D'Angelo said the Sunset Bay Drainage project is done except for some paving. He said it took longer than expected due to many unanticipated things being dug up. He thanked the water and wastewater departments for their help. He said he saw a lot of water coming out of the line and hopes it solves the area's drainage problem.
He said there was no update on the permits or funding for dredging Catta-raugus Creek near the boat launch. Edward Schintius said so far Mother Nature has cooperated and the water level at the town boat launch has been great. D'Angelo said the project will still have to be done in the near future.


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From Trials to Trails: A Q&A with Alicia Shay - Page 3
You said in a recent Q&A during a Run S.M.A.R.T. retreat, "We know so much from science but we forget to listen to our bodies." How do you find and maintain this balance?
I am a research junkie. I love reading the latest studies, articles and books. The downside of all this information is that is can lead to detachment from the pure simplicity of running. A fine balance exists between applying what we know from science to training by staying in touch with your own body.
I do not believe that a "one-size-fits-all" approach to training will be successful. It is important for coaches and athletes to listen to their bodies, as well as their mental states, and to adjust training accordingly.
Do you seek some sort of balance between roads and trails?
If left to my own devices, I would run every single step on forest-service roads and trails. I just love trail running and my body seems to respond much better to soft surfaces than pavement or the track. However, since I do love racing on the roads, I have to at least do harder workouts on the road to get my legs used to the extra pounding of pavement.
Competing in the Transrockies RUN3 was a spontaneous decision for you. What inspired it?
This past summer I really wasn't sure if I was going to be able to continue running. I had tried to get in shape for track season, but every time I worked out on the track I could barely run for a few weeks afterward. I finally decided to stop training and get some testing done on my biomechanics per Dr. Ball's recommendation. The testing was incredibly helpful and revealed that the orthotics I was wearing were creating a slight rotation of my femur and in turn creating tension in my hip. So I tossed out my orthotics and added in strength exercises for a few weeks. During that time I could only jog really easy to allow for my hip to heal. I decided that since I couldn't run fast or work out, I might as well head to higher altitudes and get some sort of cardiovascular benefit while I eased up on training.
The first week of August everything seemed to come together. My stride felt normal and the pain in my hip dissipated. It was incredible! It was like someone flipped a switch in my body . I was running with my coach, Mike Smith, one day about a week before TransRockies, and I jokingly suggested that I should have signed up for the race because the only training I had done for a couple months was easy trail running at high altitudes.
He took my joke and ran with it. Before I knew it I was entered in the race! I was nervous because I still wasn't sure if my hip was 100-percent healthy, I hadn't raced in over four yeas, I had never done a trail race or a race at altitude or a stage race or run over 21 miles or done a workout in months. There were a lot of unknowns, but thankfully I felt great throughout the race.
Any non-trail races?
I have a handful of road races that I would like to do including a few half marathons, some shorter road races and a marathon. At this point, after so many years away from racing, I simply need to get into as many races as possible and work on competing again.
You've said running the New York City Marathon would be your dream. Is that because New York is a kind of symbolic competition for you? Do you feel it would bring some kind of closure to your healing process?
The NYC Marathon is several things to me: Racing there would certainly put me face to face with so many different and difficult emotions, but I am ready to face them? For several years, the thought of New York—the race, the streets, the smells and sounds—it all made me tremble inside. I just couldn't tolerate more than a few seconds of those memories before I was spiraling downward. However, something has changed in the past few months and what used to crush me is now something that gives me resolve and excitement.
I do not think that racing in NYC will give me closure because I am not sure that I will ever completely heal from the loss of Ryan, but I do think that it will be my own personal victory at the end of a tumultuous several years. In a way, it is my testament of what God can do with a totally broken heart. Similar to the reason I run, racing in NYC would be an expression of gratitude for making it through the darkest period of my life ... a celebration of the life that Ryan lived and a celebration of the life that I still have ahead of me.


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In short: Challenging but worth the tripIn full: This was my first year doing this half (normally opt for Llannelli Half). I'd read the warnings about Spring Hill, but definitely wasn't prepared for the mile long stretch uphill which I found tough. However the undulation kept it interesting and there was a fair amount of support out on course. The drummers were great too - really helped in the final stretch. Nice long sleeve tech tee, although comes up fairly short. Decent medal too. The only comment I would make is that one of the water stations should offer energy drink with electrolytes. Apart from that, superb organisation, great support, scenic course and good value for money. Think I'll be back next year (having done a bit of hill training!). Date of review: March 2, 2014
In short: Enjoyable raceIn full: Reasonably priced, well organised and not a bad 1-lap course. Plenty of parking too. Plus the sun came out so happened to be great conditions. Entry did mention a goody bag but I'm not that bothered as they are usually full of flyers. Kit kat was a nice touch.Date of review: February 17, 2013
In short: A challenging race!In full: This was the 6th time I've completed this race and had probably the toughest conditions. Having been postponed the week before due to snow/ ice, it didn't appear that much of this had cleared. The snow that had melted had turned the rest of the course into a boggy, wet mud trail which challenged even those with aggressive trail shoes! Despite this the North Downs is very scenic and there are some great views. For a small entry fee, each participant gets to download their photos for free- I received about 60 this year (which is far more than you'd expect from a 10k)! It is an early start but once it over, it feels like you have the whole day ahead of you. Overall good value and I would gladly do this race again- with more training!Date of review: January 30, 2013
In short: Challenging and organisedIn full: Not an easy race but well worth the effort. Slick organisation with medal, technical t-shirt and goody bag topping off a great event. If only the organisers could do something about the weather!Date of review: July 17, 2011
In short: Another great race.In full: Second time I've run this race and I'll be back again. Only suggestion would be a sports drink at one of the water stations.Date of review: March 7, 2011
In short: Challenging but worth itIn full: 1st time doing this race and it didn't disappoint. The encouragement from marshals along the course, stunning scenery, post-race goodies (incl technical T, cake, medal) and slick organisation makes this a race to remember. After taking a couple of tumbles along the course, I'll be wearing trail shoes next year.Date of review: June 20, 2010
In short: On the whole a great race!In full: Really enjoyed the new distance- great concept for those wanting to step beyond a half marathon and great prep for a full. Head wind nearly all the way around made it slightly challenging..perhaps when it's held again it could be the reverse?! Very well organised but wished all km had been marked. Understand why bags had to be handed in an hour before the race started, but there was no shelter from the cold wind and it could have been a lot worse had it rained. Great medal and generous goody bag capped off what I think is the start of a great series. Date of review: March 14, 2010
In short: A few improvements required.In full: Came to Llanelli especially for the event. Scenery was nice but the out and back loop was mentally challenging. Had the mile between 10 and 11 been measured correctly I would have had a PB. Little bit frustrating but did enjoy the morning. Must be one of the few races that doesn't have a dedicated baggage area- would have been useful for those who didn't drive to the event. t-shirt / medal ok but a banana or energy bar would have been nice.Date of review: March 9, 2010
In short: Just wasn't meant to be....trains, rain and queuesIn full: Nearly didn't make it due to train terminating at Staines...perhaps that was a sign. Rain, mud, queues for toilets and baggage spoiled the race. Once underway, the weather turned for the better and friendly and supportive marshals on course made it a pleasant race. Liked the medal and cup of tea but would have been nice to get something to eat at the end, given that it was a half marathon. Undecided if I would do this race again - there are far better races I've done. Date of review: February 21, 2010
In short: Challenging course but well worth the effortIn full: To be honest after reading the feedback on the course from previous years, I was expecting a lot worse. One nasty hill at the beginning- before you wind you way around residential areas and countryside. Despite the heavens opening at the beginning, middle and end, this race was brilliantly organised and offered a varied route, friendly marshals and a weighty goody bag. Well worth the trip from London and will be back again.Date of review: July 19, 2009
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17th Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival .. A Report from Tickets Winner Nicki Mathis
May 17, 2012. Posted by Becca Pulliam.Add new comment | Filed under: JazzSet, kennedy center, Women In Jazz
Nicki Mathis, a performer and presenter in Hartford, CT, won free tickets to all three nights of the Mary Lou Williams Festival at the Kennedy Center, May 10-12. The Kennedy Center is 350 miles from Hartford, but if Nick even considered not making the trip, she never let on. She and I sat in row H along with Mary Lou Williams's two sisters and other family members. Like royalty.
Here is Nicki's report:
To be able to attend the Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Festival would not have happened for me without WBGO's JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater sweepstakes tickets incentive! Thank you for making me feel welcome.
Highlights for me were seeing so many of the jazz ladies -- Linda Oh and gentleman Rudy Royston, Allison Miller, phenomenal Terri Lyne Carrington, Tia Fuller, Mimi Jones I know and enjoy. Carmen Lundy I have met. I picked up her CD. So much enjoyed meeting and hearing Dee Dee Bridgewater perform live again since The Wiz (Dee Dee won a Tony Award for her Wiz role in the 1970s -- BP). Always enjoy Ingrid Jensen. Good to finally see/hear Diane Monroe/Carla Cook. The biggest thrill was Candido, obviously touched by the creator.
Overall, I missed hearing traditional jazz and seeing more jazzwomen bandmembers.
Candido was the musical guest of Jane Bunnett, the Canadian flute/saxophonist, and pianist Hilario Duran from Cuba. Candido recently celebrated his 92nd birthday. He worked with both Billy Taylor (founder of this Fest) and Mary Lou Williams. There is nothing like his tuneful, percussive, hands-on-skins conga sound. We will have more pictures.


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Strike King Rage Twin Tail Menace Grub 8pk
The Strike King Rage Twin Tail Menace Grub is a new addition to Strike King's tremendous Rage Tail line of baits. Featuring a customized high-grade plastic for superior action, you can fish it on a jig head with light line like you would with a traditional grub, or you can also fish it as a swim jig or regular jig trailer. Its rage tail has a beveled edge that helps it produce its enticing action. Available in a variety of colors to help match the forage in your local waters, the Strike King Rage Twin Tail Menace Grub - see what the Rage is all about!
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Comments: Best flipping bait on the market. if your gonna be flipping mats in a pond this & a 3/4oz tungsten will kill it. i caught 3 fish in five minutes flipping theses in 95 degree weather around 2:00pm in the hart of summer. the water was prob 84 degrees.
From: Ethan: Springfield, MO 8/3/16
Comments: Awesome bait! Perfect size trailer for the new Strike King Swinging Hook Swim Jig. This bait in a white on white Strike King swinging hook swim jig combo, or any other color combo to match the hatch, IMO, is the best swim jig and trailer combination on the market today! Have not had issues with durability or flaws in the action of this bait at all.
From: Chris: Poplarville, MS 5/15/16
Comments: Honestly the best confidence bait throwing it on a swim jig. Have won some good money on it all over the country. It's the only rage tail I fish. Definitely try them out
From: Garrett: Casselberry, FL 5/10/16
Comments: Pair this with a swinging football head or a Zorro Whiplash and crawl it along the bottom. Lights out.
From: Rob: TX 9/4/15
Comments: Great swim jig trailer, has got the classic rage tail action with a baitfish tail profile. Also like it as a regular jig trailer, but my best results have come with texas rigging it on a light bullet weight and just swimming it at varying speeds. Great bait, a little expensive but worth it.
From: Jake: Fort Wayne, IN 7/31/15
Comments: What a bait!! Pitched this thing around sparse cover and laydowns all spring with great results, either Texas rigged or on a bitsy flip jig. Now that the vegatation is almost in full bloom up here in PA I've stuck these bad boys on a punch rig and it has been producing more and more each time I'm out. There isn't a day where I'm on the water and I don't throw these, do yourself a favor and buy a pack of these!!!
From: Eric: PA 6/13/15
Comments: Awesome bait, very versatile. Jig trailers, Texas rigged, it's been successful for me in all kinds of water and caught serveral species of fish. Fish it slow, hop along, swim it back fast either way or a combination it's a deadly bait
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Last week, I had the amazing opportunity to take a luxury yacht tour of Singapore. The tour, which was organized by one of Capella Singapore's fantastic Personal Assistants, began at the Marina at Keppel Bay, home to some of the most exclusive yachts and boats in Singapore.
It was a rather cloudy day with a slight threat of rain, however when we got to the marina the skies cleared. As we made our way through the docks, we were greeted by scores of beautiful boats, some for commercial and others for private use. We were on our way to board the SG Yacht, a luxurious 13-seater.
The SG Yacht was beautiful. As we climbed up the deck, we were greeted by a luxuriously cozy "living room" complete with a small coffee table, sofas and a mini television set. The boat also had two bedrooms with beds set nice and high you could literally climb into them. On the deck, we were able to make our way to the helm of the boat and enjoy the glorious sea breeze as the yacht cut deftly through the waters.
The yacht trip would take us all the way to one of the small southern Singapore islands named Lazarus Island before heading back to the marina. Needless to say, the sights were glorious. Just as we were pulling out into the open sea, we passed a familiar sight – the beachfront view of Capella Singapore!
Soon after, we reached Lazarus Island – an uninhabited tropical paradise with a beach so pristine, calm and picturesque. We took some time to explore the island, enjoying all its flora and fauna.
Lazarus Island is just one of the many southern islands of Singapore which are frequent destinations for hired yachts. For the more adventurous, a chartered yacht can even visit exotic locations of Bali, Tioman Island, Phuket and more.
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NMU football: No. 19 Saginaw Valley State routs Wildcats 52-17
UNIVERSITY CENTER – Northern Michigan University's two-game football winning streak ended with a thud when the Wildcats lost 52-17 at nationally ranked Saginaw Valley State University on Saturday.
While the Wildcats slipped to 3-6 overall and in the GLIAC North Division, 19th-ranked SVSU clinched the division for the third straight year, improving to 9-1 overall and 9-0 in the GLIAC.
The Cardinals' offense was based around receiver Jeff Janis, who caught eight passes for 230 yards and four touchdowns, including a 95-yarder that began a 31-point barrage by Saginaw in the second quarter.
With Janis leading the way, Cardinals quarterback Jonathon Jennings was the model of efficiency, completing 12 of 22 passes for 280 yards. SVSU outgained Northern, 494-299.
While Wildcats rushers were limited to just 36 yards, NMU QB Shaye Brown completed 22 of 46 passes for 263 yards but two interceptions. One of those pickoffs was returned by the Cards' Jon Bryant 45 yards for a TD midway through the second quarter.
Janis kicked off the scoring with the only TD of the first quarter, a 31-yard pass from Jennings, before the 'Cats bounced back on the next drive with a 26-yard field goal by John Oberheide to make it 7-3.
The Cardinals then posted six unanswered scores, beginning with the long pass play to Janis. They got it to 38-3 by halftime, adding a 50-yard field goal by Scott Stanford, the interception return by Bryant, a 3-yard run by Mark Mays and another Janis TD reception of 28 yards.
Northern scored its first TD in the third quarter when Brown found Christian Jessie with a 6-yard pass, and scored the only points of the fourth quarter on another TD pass to Jessie, this one of 9 yards early in the period.
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Paralympians Erin Popovich and Jeremy Campbell along with Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team Honored by the U.S. Olympic Committee for Performances in September
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The U.S. Olympic Committee announced Paralympians Erin Popovich and Jeremy Campbell as its September Athletes of the Month for their accomplishments at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, while the U.S. Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team received Team of the Month honors for its gold-medal performance.
During the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, Popovich (Fort Collins, Colo.) won six medals in her six individual events, finishing with four gold medals and two silver medals. Her gold medal performances came in the S7 women's classification in the 100 meter and 400m freestyles, 100m breaststroke, and 200m individual medley. Her silver medal performances included the 50m freestyle and 50m butterfly.
In Beijing, Popovich set a total of 20 new records - two world, six Paralympic Games, five Parapan American and seven American. Her world-record performances were the 200m IM and 100m breaststroke. Popovich's performances were so dominating that during both the 100m breaststroke and 400m freestyle events, her intermediate splits (50m breaststroke and 200m freestyle respectively) set new American records.
Campbell (Chula Vista, Calif.) made a statement in his Paralympic Games debut last month. At just 21 years old, Campbell won a gold medal in the P44 pentathlon, one of track & field's most grueling events (long jump, shot put, 100 meters, discus and 400m), setting the world record in the process. He finished with a score of 4,662 points, far surpassing the old mark of 4,444.
He also picked up a second gold medal in the F44 discus to complete his first Paralympic Games as a double gold medalist.
The U.S. Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team won their second straight Paralympic gold medal at the Beijing Paralympic Games in September. The team finished the tournament with a perfect 7-0 record including two wins against the silver medalist (Germany) and two wins against the bronze medalist (Australia). The game results were: USA 42, Germany 38; USA 61, Australia 42; USA 56, Great Britain 31; USA 68, Brazil 38; USA 75, China 31 (quarterfinals); USA 60, Australia 47 (semifinals), USA 50, Germany 38 (Gold Medal).
The USA was the top defensive team (37.8 points per game) and was the top offensive team (58.9 ppg). Winning the gold medal was a total team effort with 12 players averaging over 10 minutes per game. The team had only one player average over 10 points per game. In the seven games, three different players led the team in scoring, three different players led the team in rebounds and three different players led the team in assists.
Wheelchair racer Jessica Galli (Savoy, Ill.), runner up to Popvich in the balloting, won five medals at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. Galli won gold in the 400-meters; silver in the 100m, 200m and 800m; and a bronze in the 4x100m relay. The five medal haul earned Galli the distinction of winning the most medals on the U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Team at the 2008 Games. Another one of the highlights of her competition included a new world record mark in the women's 400m with a time of 54.88.
Cyclist Amber Neben (Irvine, Calif.) finished third in the voting. She earned a world title in the elite women's time trial at the 2008 UCI Road World Championships in September. Long regarded as one of the top American cyclists of her generation, Neben eclipsed her sport's pinnacle with the World gold medal. After twice cracking the top five at the World Championships (4th in 2007 and 5th in 2005), Neben outpaced silver medalist Christiane Soeder (AUT) by seven seconds, bronze medalist Judith Arndt (GER) by 21 seconds and Olympic gold medalist and favorite Kristin Armstrong (Boise, Idaho) by 25 seconds to add a world title to an already impressive list of career accomplishments.
Paralympic swimmer Lantz Lamback (Augusta, Ga.) finished second on the men's side. At the Paralympic Games in Beijing, Lamback won four medals in individual events, finishing with a gold and three silver. During the Games, Lamback set a total of 19 new records - two world, two Paralympic, seven Parapan American and eight American. His records include the 50 meter backstroke (leadoff of the 200m medley relay) which was a new American record, the men's S7 classification 50m butterfly was American and Parapan American and the 200m freestyle (split during 400m freestyle event) which was also a new American record.
Lamback's gold-medal performance came in the men's S7 100m backstroke where he set new American, Parapan American, Paralympic Games and world records both in the preliminaries and again in the finals of the event. Lamback earned silver medals in the 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle events, finishing all in both American and Parapan American record times.
Third place on the men's side went to Paralympic cyclist Oz Sanchez (San Diego, Calif.) who was the first to cross the finish line in the men's time trial at the 2008 Paralympic Games, winning the gold with a final posted time of 20:16.52. Sanchez finished :20 seconds before the second place winner, but not far behind was Alejandro Albor (Elk Grove, Calif.) who posted a time of 20:59.49, good enough for the bronze. Sanchez also won a bronze medal in the road race two days later.
The U.S. Paralympic Rugby Team finished second in the team voting. Over the past four years, the U.S. Paralympic Rugby Team has gone 31-1 in tournament play, including a 5-0 performance at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. The team recaptured the gold medal after finishing third at the Athens Games. The team during this quadrennial quest also captured a World Championship, a World Wheelchair Games Championship, a North American Cup Championship and two Canada Cup Championships.
The 2008 16U National Baseball Team finished third. At the COPABE (Confederation of Pan Am Baseball) 16U Pan Am Championships played from Sept. 12-21 in Veracruz, Mexico, the team went 8-0 for the gold medal, which qualified the Americans for next year's World Championships in Taiwan. The U.S. outscored opponents 98-12 in the tournament and recorded the lowest ERA (1.11) in the program's history. The team also threw a no-hitter vs. Brazil. Bryce Harper (Las Vegas, Nev.), who had 16 hits, 16 runs and 16 RBIs, was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. The program currently has a 23 game winning streak over the past three years, resulting in three gold medals.
1. Erin Popovich, Paralympic Swimming
2. Jessica Galli, Paralympic Track & Field
3. Amber Neben, Cycling
1. Jeremy Campbell, Paralympic Track & Field
2. Lantz Lamback, Paralympic Swimming
3. Oz Sanchez, Paralympic Cycling
1. Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team
2. U.S. Paralympic Rugby Team
3. 16U National Baseball Team


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Monday Medley
Yabba-Dabba-Do! Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the debut of "The Flintstones" on television, where Fred and Wilma and Barney and Betty helped the Stone Age show become the longest-running, prime-time, weekly cartoon series in TV history. Do you know what animated series displaced "The Flintstones" as No. 1?
A. "The Bugs Bunny Hour"
B. "South Park"
C. "Beavis and Butt-head"
D. "The Simpsons"
E. "Bullwinkle and Friends"
The correct answer is D (for "D'oh!")
October arrives on Tuesday, which means we might as well just go directly to Halloween and Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year's and . . .
Ah, but that would be doing October a disservice. So, first, let us bask in the month's many celebratory opportunities, because it's: Adopt A Shelter Dog Month, American Cheese Month, Church Library Month, Cut Out Dissection Month, Dyslexia Awareness Month, Eat Country Ham Month, Month of Freethought, National Dental Hygiene Month, National Kitchen and Bath Month, National Popcorn Poppin' Month, Positive Attitude Month, Spinach Lovers Month, and the ultra-ultra-popular Organize Your Medical Information Month.
Wednesday is Mohandas Gandhi's birth anniversary (1869-1948). In honor of the quintessential purveyor of peace and nonviolent resistance, here are some of his memorable observations:
"An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind."
"God has no religion."
"Nobody can hurt me without my permission."
"There is more to life than simply increasing its speed."
"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."
Smile and the world smiles with you. Especially on Friday — because it's World Smile Day. Organizers suggest that we all make a genuine effort to "help one person smile," preferably by doing a simple act of kindness that doesn't involve giving them a lot of your money.
National German-American Day is Sunday, which gives us an excuse to run a list of our five favorite German-American wordsmiths:
1. Kurt Vonnegut
2. John Steinbeck
3. Charles Schulz
4. Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
5. L. Frank Baum
Today — Eric Stoltz (52)
Tuesday — Julie Andrews (78)
Wednesday — Sting (62)
Thursday — Lena Headey (40)
Friday — Susan Sarandon (67)
Saturday — Patrick Roy (48)
Sunday — Elisabeth Shue (50)
Compiled by Scott Smith from Chase's 2013 Calendar of Events and other sources.


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Light golden brown hair is done up in very small, very intricate cornrows, and styling takes off from there. The neat rows are drawn up towards the crown, where they are gathered and tied. The long ends are then looped down and up, pinched off in the middle, and secured to the back of the head. The ends are formed into prominent coils facing out on either side of the head. The tiny braids provide incredible texture to the style, making the lines created more three-dimensional and eye-catching.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (131 votes).
In short: Mud, mud, mud and more mud. Tough but good funIn full: Ran the 15k and can honestly say it was the hardest run I've ever done.Organisation was excellent with lots of marshalls (shame most of them didn't encourage the runners too much). Would definately do again Date of review: February 12, 2007
In short: Thanks for another enjoyable race!In full: It was superbly organised and the weather couldn't have been better, following the snow! I opted for the 10k and got round. Fewer fun-runners and beginners this year, I thought, which is a shame as it's an ideal event for those not pursuing fast times. Sloppy, slippery mud on the field sections caused a few problems. Who was the poor lady who lost a shoe about five seconds after the start and had to fight her way back through the mass of runners?! I could have done with three pairs of different shoes for the different sections. I will run again in March but not sure about increasing the distance to 15k!Date of review: February 11, 2007
In short: Very enjoyable, the hill did not disappoint, plenty of mud.In full: My first 10k at this event. Friendly bunch of runners, good organisation and well marshalled. Difficult to keep on your feet at times, particularly the area around the 'lake'. Will definitely return.Date of review: February 11, 2007
In short: fantasic although very muddy and slippy!In full: Yet again it did not disappoint. Went for the 15k this time, not sure i really had wanted to swim through the lake a third time tho. Great organisation, great crowd - enough said!Date of review: February 11, 2007
In short: Good for a first race - even with the hill and mudDate of review: February 11, 2007
In short: Very good race with a good few puddles for measures, only fault was to the dog owners , keep the dogs on the leads fell over 2 of them! Date of review: February 11, 2007
In short: Great fun, off-road shoes a must as quite waterlogged around the start! Will definately do again...Date of review: February 11, 2007
In short: Excellent race, exceedingly muddy, but heyIn full: Enjoyed the race, really muddy this time round with lots of large puddles (which are more like ponds) to run through. Prepare to get wet and muddy but enjoyable none the less.Date of review: February 11, 2007
In short: ExcellentIn full: Not as muddy as expected, but the lake near the start made up for that. Ran like clockwork - not me, the event!Date of review: January 25, 2007
In short: Nice & different with a bit of mud thrown inIn full: Don't forget your off-road shoes for this oneDate of review: January 24, 2007
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I've been using mozzarella di bufula from Fairway Market, here in north jersey. They fly it in from Campania. The producer is Fattoria Paoletti. At times it has been past its prime and garbage, but when it's fresh it's pretty darned good.
what are you paying for that? past it's prime and garbage? do you send it back? how can the distributor even pass that garbage onto you?
How do you pronounce bufala? I never heard it out loud.Is it like boo fa la? or buff a la?
I've tried the tre stele Chau. I like garafalo better though. Tre stelle is always really soft and almost soupy. The expire date is by day of the year -today is 230. Bill
Bill I am envious that I don't have access to Garafalo. I bet it's priced better than Tre Stelle. It was very soft and I drained it well before using it. I really like the soft texture and how it melted.
My advice would be to save your money and just use the Galbani "Precious" fresh / sliced mozzarella. It's at least half the cost ofthe Bufala mozzarella, it melts the same and tastes the same.
PV Orlando food imports the Lupara Buff mozz. thats what Amano uses their smoke Buff mozz is amazing as well! John


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Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is gram-positive, alpha-hemolytic, bile soluble aerotolerant anaerobe and a member of the genus Streptococcus.[1] A significant human pathogenic bacterium, S. pneumoniae was recognized as a major cause of pneumonia in the late 19th century and is the subject of many humoral immunity studies.
Despite the name, the organism causes many types of pneumococcal infection other than pneumonia, including acute sinusitis, otitis media, meningitis, bacteremia, sepsis, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, endocarditis, peritonitis, pericarditis, cellulitis, and brain abscess.
S. pneumoniae is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in adults and children and dogs and is one of the top two isolates found in ear infection, otitis media.[2] Pneumococcal pneumonia is more common in the very young and the very old.
S. pneumoniae can be differentiated from Streptococcus Viridans, some of which are also alpha hemolytic, using an optochin test, as S. pneumoniae is optochin sensitive. S. pneumoniae can also be distinguished based on its sensitivity to lysis by bile. The encapsulated, gram-positive coccoid bacteria have a distinctive morphology on gram stain, the so-called, "lancet shaped" diplococci. It has a polysaccharide capsule that acts as a virulence factor for the organism; more than 90 different serotypes are known, and these types differ in virulence, prevalence, and extent of drug resistance.
In 1881, the organism, then known as the pneumococcus for its role as an etiologic agent of pneumonia, was first isolated simultaneously and independently by the U.S Army physician George Sternberg and the French chemist Louis Pasteur.
The organism was termed Diplococcus pneumoniae from 1926 because of its characteristic appearance in Gram-stained sputum. It was renamed Streptococcus pneumoniae in 1974 because of its growth in chains in liquid media.
S. pneumoniae played a central role in demonstrating that genetic material consists of DNA. In 1928, Frederick Griffith demonstrated transformation of life, turning harmless pneumococcus into a lethal form by co-inoculating the live pneumococci into a mouse along with heat-killed, virulent pneumococci. In 1944, Oswald Avery, Colin MacLeod, and Maclyn McCarty demonstrated that the transforming factor in Griffith's experiment was DNA, not protein as was widely believed at the time.[3] Avery's work marked the birth of the molecular era of genetics.[4] Discovered by matthew chanay.
The genome of S. pneumoniae is a closed, circular DNA structure that contains between 2 million and 2.1 million basepairs, depending on the strain. It has a core set of 1553 essential genes, plus 154 genes in its virulome, which contribute to virulence, and 176 genes that maintain a non-invasive phenotype. There is up to 10% genetic variation between strains.[5]
S. pneumoniae is part of the normal upper respiratory tract flora but as with many natural flora, it can become pathogenic under the right conditions (e.g., if the immune system of the host is suppressed). Invasins such as Pneumolysin, an anti-phagocytic capsule, various adhesins and immunogenic cell wall components are all major virulence factors.
Interaction with Haemophilus influenzae
Both H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae can be found in the human upper respiratory system. A study of competition in a laboratory revealed that, in a petrì dish, S. pneumoniae always overpowered H. influenzae by attacking it with hydrogen peroxide.[6]
When both bacteria are placed together into a nasal cavity, within 2 weeks, only H. influenzae survives. When both are placed separately into a nasal cavity, each one survives. Upon examining the upper respiratory tissue from mice exposed to both bacteria, an extraordinarily large number of neutrophil immune cells were found. In mice exposed to only one bacterium, the cells were not present.
Lab tests show that neutrophils that were exposed to already dead H. influenzae were more aggressive in attacking S. pneumoniae than unexposed neutrophils. Exposure to killed H. influenzae had no effect on live H. influenzae.
Two scenarios may be responsible for this response:
- When H. influenzae is attacked by S. pneumoniae, it signals the immune system to attack the S. pneumoniae
- The combination of the two species together sets off an immune system alarm that is not set off by either species individually.
It is unclear why H. influenzae is not affected by the immune system response.[7]
S. pneumoniae is Optochin sensitive.
See also
- Pneumonia
- Pneumococcal infection
- Pneumococcal vaccine
- Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
- Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- Child mortality
- PneumoADIP
- Otitis media
- Sepsis
- Meningitis
- H. influenzae
- ^ Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology. McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.
- ^ Dagan R (2000). "Treatment of acute otitis media - challenges in the era of antibiotic resistance". Vaccine 19 Suppl 1: S9–S16. PMID 11163457.
- ^ Avery OT, MacLeod CM, and McCarty M (1944). "Studies on the chemical nature of the substance inducing transformation of pneumococcal types." J Exp Med 79:137-158.
- ^ Lederberg J (1994). "The transformation of genetics by DNA: an anniversary celebration of Avery, MacLeod and McCarty (1944)". Genetics 136 (2): 423–6. PMID 8150273.
- ^ van der Poll T, Opal SM (2009). "Pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention of pneumococcal pneumonia". Lancet 374 (9700): 1543–56. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61114-4. PMID 19880020.
- ^ Pericone, Christopher D., Overweg, Karin, Hermans, Peter W. M., Weiser, Jeffrey N. (2000). "Inhibitory and Bactericidal Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide Production by Streptococcus pneumoniae on Other Inhabitants of the Upper Respiratory Tract". Infect Immun 68 (7): 3990–3997. doi:10.1128/IAI.68.7.3990-3997.2000. PMID 10858213.
- ^ Lysenko ES, Ratner AJ, Nelson AL, Weiser JN (2005). "The role of innate immune responses in the outcome of interspecies competition for colonization of mucosal surfaces". PLoS Pathog 1 (1): e1. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.0010001. PMID 16201010. Full text


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Whenever we think of essential minerals for strong bones and teeth, our thoughts go to foods high in calcium content. Most of us know that calcium is essential for stronger bones and teeth and also helps to minimize bone loss. But there is another benefit of calcium that most of us are not aware of. Calcium is crucial for our bodily functions such as muscle contraction, weight management, neurotransmitter release, blood clotting, enzyme and hormone production, and many more.
Generally, people believe that the dairy products are the foods high in calcium. However, the plant based foods such as fruits, vegetables and seeds are also rich source of calcium. It is more important that you understand and recognize the foods high in calcium to get the most out of them and encourage your family members to get enough calcium as their regular diet.
Among the dairy products that are rich in calcium, milk, yoghurt, cheese, eggnogs are the important ones. You may find that the calcium content of the foods vary for different brands of the same food. Opt for the foods that have high level of DV for calcium. Individuals with allergies to dairy products can select the alternative source: non-dairy products. The plant based foods high in calcium are turnip greens, white beans, baked beans, salmon, tofu, to name a few.
Select from the combination of foods that are high in calcium to get more calcium in your diet. It is important that everyone should take age-appropriate calcium-rich food for healthy bones.


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Cheese Enchilada
Two tortillas made from freshly ground organic corn, filled with a blend of cheeses, accented by olives and peppers, and covered with a traditional Mexican sauce. Gluten free.
Nutritional Information
|Nutritional Facts
|Serving Size: 4.5 oz
|Servings Per Container: 2
|Serving Weight: 4.5 oz
|Product UPC: 00-42272-00080-7
|Total Fat: 14g
|Saturated Fat: 6g
|Trans Fat: 0g
|Cholesterol: 30mg
|Sodium: 440mg
|Carbohydrates: 18g
|Fiber: 2g
|Sugars: 2g
|Protein: 9g
|Vitamin A: 15% • Vitamin C: 8%
|Calcium: 25% • Iron: 6%
Ingredients: Filtered water, organic corn tortilla (organic white corn cooked in water with a trace of lime), organic Monterey Jack cheese (organic pasteurized milk, culture, salt, enzymes [without animal enzymes or rennet]), Cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, culture, salt, annatto, enzymes [without animal enzymes or rennet]), organic onions, organic tomato puree, olives, organic sweet rice flour, expeller pressed high oleic safflower and/or sunflower oil, organic green chiles, spices, organic bell peppers, sea salt, organic garlic. Contains milk.


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I haven't made a thin crust in a long time. I guess it is time.DKM
come to think of it, I never see you post much anymore, there was a time when you were posting 30 times a day, we all miss ya DKM, come and visit us more often


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Cheryl Callan, senior vice president, marketing, Weight Watchers International, Inc., and Nick Brien, chairman and chief executive officer, McCann Worldgroup, discussed how the Weight Watchers brand has remained successful, despite the recent economic situation, as a result of becoming the platform for their advocates to support each other and share their success stories.
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