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On Campus
WPUNJ Institute for Creative Aging
College Hall, Room 350
Phone: 973-720-3692
Hours: M-F, 8:30am - 4pm
Area Served: Greater WPUNJ Community
Eligibility: None
Fees Charged: None
As a resource for the region, the Institute sponsors roundtables on aging-related issues and involves older adults in the University community. The Institute initiates programs that enhance the well being of older adults through public education, professional development, and public advocacy.
Hours: Monday through Saturday, with hours on campus by appointment.
Employee Assistance Program
Area Served: William Paterson University
Eligibility: Faculty, staff and their household members
Fees charged: Free
The EAP is a service for William Paterson University faculty and staff and their household members. The EAP offers confidential short term counseling and referral for problems ranging from work-related concerns to personal difficulties that affect an individual's everyday life. Trained counselors help with problems such as career issues, child care, elder care, family and workplace relationship problems, finances, health care, mental health, retirement, substance abuse, and Work/Life balance.
Off Campus
National Institute on Aging/Information Center
NIA Information Center
31 Center Drive, MSC, 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 800-222-2225
Hours: 8:30 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri
Area Served: Nationwide
Eligibility: None
Fees Charged: None
Offers publications and videos on health promotion, disease prevention, safety, nutrition, the body, medical care, and medications, diseases and disorders, and planning for later years. Publishes the NIA Resource Directory for Older People.
Copsa Institute for Alzheimers and Alzheimer's Disease Helpline
667 Hoes Lane, PO Box 1392
Piscataway, NJ 08855
Phone: (800) 424-2494
Hours: M-F 8:30-4:30
Area Served: New Jersey
Eligibility: None
Fees Charged: Insurance accepted, charity care available
Evaluations of people with memory problems.
Eldercare Locator
The Eldercare Locator connects older Americans and their caregivers with sources of information on senior services. The service links those who need assistance with state and local area agencies on aging and community-based organizations that serve older adults and their caregivers
Elder Care Online
ElderCare Online is a beacon for people caring for aging loved ones. Whether you are caring for a spouse, parent, relative or neighbor, they provide an online community where supportive peers and professionals help you improve quality of life for yourself and your elder. Information on Alzheimer's & Dementia Care, Home Care & Independent Living, I. Caregiver, Insurance Coverage, Legal & Financial Matters, Healthy Aging, Residential Options, and Transitions & Spirituality.
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center/I&R
ADEAR Center PO Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8250
Phone: (800) 438-4380
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Hours: M-F 8:30-5
Area Served: United States
Fees Charged: None
Collects and disseminates information about Alzheimer's disease to health professionals, patients, family members, and the general public. Provides information about symptoms and the latest research into possible causes and treatments. Referrals to other national resource organizations. Publications available. Spanish speaking staff available. Sponsored by National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Health.
VNA/Northern NJFriendship House Alzheimer's Day Care Center
Calvary Presbyterian Church, 144 Ridgedale Ave.
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Phone: (973) 822-1670
Hours: 8 am - 5 pm, Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri
Area Served: Morris County
Fees Charged: Sliding scale
A program of activities specifically designed for people with Alzheimer's and/or a related memory disorder. Operates four days a week. Facility is accessible for wheelchairs. Supervised by a registered nurse. Program located at the Calvary Presbyterian Church in Florham Park.
Cancer Care/Counseling & Financial Assistance Programs
141 Dayton St.
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone: (800) 813-4673 Toll Free
Email: email@example.com
Hours: 9 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri, (evening and daytime support groups available)
Area Served: New Jersey
Eligibility: Diagnosis of cancer in self or family member, loss of loved one due to cancer
Fees Charged: None
Free professional counseling for patients and/or their family members and bereaved relatives. Helps families find appropriate home services and can provide some financial support toward the cost. Education and outreach programs provided through seminars and workshops. Support groups available.
Daughters of Miriam Adult Medical Day Center and Nursing Home
155 Hazel Street
Clifton, NJ 07015
Phone: 973-253-5703
Hours: M-F 9 am - 2:30 pm
Area Served: United States/New Jersey
Eligibility: None
Fees Charged: None
Collects and disseminates information about Alzheimer's disease to health professionals, patients, family members, and the general public. Provides information about symptoms and the latest research into possible causes and treatments. Referrals to other national resource organizations. Publications available. Spanish speaking staff available. Sponsored by National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Health.
ElderCare Resources
6 Grace Way
Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone: (973) 897-3821
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Hours: 8 am - 4:30 pm, Mon - Fri
Area Served: No limitations
Eligibility: None. Private Payment
Fees Charged: Upon request. Medicare accepted for mental health services.
ElderCare Resources is a private service specializing in coordinating health and community services and providing counseling services for adults and families dealing with chronic illness and disability. It provides information, referral, and oversight of medical and psychiatric care, legal services, financial services, health and long term care insurance, home care options, adult care and socialization, transportation, home delivered meals, energy assistance, and pharmaceutical programs.Provides counseling for individuals and families who are having difficulty coping with long-term illness and disability or a traumatic reaction to sudden, critical loss of functioning.
MCDHS/Division on Aging/Information & Referral
340 West Hanover Ave.
Morris Twsp., NJ 07963
Phone: (973) 285-6848, (800) 564-4656 NJ EASE
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Hours: 8:30 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri
Area Served: Morris County
Eligibility: 60 + residents of Morris County and/or their Caregivers
Provides response to individuals and groups seeking information and linkages to aging networks, services, programs, and benefits.
SAGE/InfoCare/Eldercare Consultation
50 DeForest Ave.
Summit, NJ 07901
Phone: (908) 273-4598
Email: email@example.com
Hours: 9 am - 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday
Area Served: Not limited to those residing in SAGE Summit area
Eligibility: Older adult, family caregiver or friend who needs assistance or advice about services for the elderly
SAGE InfoCare is an information and referral program designed to help older adults and family caregivers who need assistance or advice about services for the elderly. Information available includes community resources, general information ranging from housing to long term care insurance, eldercare specialists and more. May be used by long distance caregivers.
NJ Department of Health/Office of the Public Guardian
PO Box 812
Trenton, NJ 08625-0800
Phone: (609) 943-3440
Hours: 8:30 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri
Area Served: New Jersey
Provides public guardianship for an elderly adult when private guardianship is not feasible because there is no willing/responsible family member/friend available to serve. This office is part of the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services.
Passaic BSS/Senior Community Independent Living Services (SCILS)
80 Hamilton St.
Paterson, NJ 07505
Phone: (973) 881-2624
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Hours: 8 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri
Area Served: Passaic, Bergen, Sussex, and Warren counties
Eligibility: Those with vision impairment or eye disease. Services available without regard to income.
Fees Charged: None
Jointly administered by the BSS and the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Assists blind or visually impaired elderly residents in maintaining independence. Services include outreach, case management, I & R, vision screening, examination by an ophthalmologist, vision aids and devices orientation, mobility training, home instruction in personal care and activities of daily living, restoration surgery (cataract removal), lens implants, volunteer companions, self-help support groups, community services advocacy, and recreation services.


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The Greens threat to amend the federal government's school funding reforms is ''silly'' and risks hurting students, according to School Education Minister Peter Garrett.
Speaking to Fairfax Media on Friday, Mr Garrett said the Greens bid have changes made to the mining tax by threatening other measures such as the Gonski education funding model is ''futile''.
Just days after announcing that the formal alliance with Labor, forged in 2010, is over, Greens leader Christine Milne will announce on Friday plans to amend the $6 billion Gonski enabling bill in the House of Representatives to ensure funding goes to the poorest schools first.
Senator Milne will use a speech to the Australian Education Union conference in Melbourne to build pressure on the government to fix the mining tax, which raised only $126 million in its first six months. It was forecast to raise $2 billion in its first 12 months.
Mr Garrett said the Greens were seeking to delay legislation that would provide additional resources to schools.
''This is a particularly pointless gesture on the part of the Greens and seems to miss the point completely that the Gonski reforms and a new national plan for school improvement will see additional resources go to those schools that have got great student need,'' he said.
''We don't want any unnecessary delays and I'm surprised by this rather silly gesture from the Greens.''
With the current funding model due to expire at the end of 2013, Mr Garrett said it was ''absolutely critical'' that the parliament passed legislation to allow funds to flow to schools in 2014.
''Anything that happens in the parliament that frustrates or delays the implementation of that model would be a bad thing for the education of Australian students.
''This is a highly important reform that will change the shape of the nation for the future, and give every child the opportunity to reach their potential,'' he said.
''To have a gesture of this kind from the Greens at this stage . . . threatens to delay it which would be unacceptable to parents and to the teaching community Australia wide.''
Asked whether the government could afford to implement the Gonski reforms given the mining tax had raised much less revenue than expected, Mr Garrett said: ''We've always said that we will make the structural adjustments necessary in the budget to support the important reforms like the national disability insurance scheme and a national plan for school improvement.''
Senator Milne said in a statement on Friday that the Greens would be ''doing all within our power'' to get the Gonski legislation passed soon.
The Greens amendment would push for the most disadvantaged government schools to be prioritised for any additional Commonwealth funding, the statement said.
''We would anticipate the government would back such a common sense amendment, however, the Greens will not be doing anything that would prevent the implementation of Gonski this year,'' Senator Milne said.
In a speech to the National Press Club earlier in the week, Senator Milne announced the end of the formal alliance between Labor and the Greens, but pledged to continue to vote against no confidence motions and for supply bills in order for the parliament to continue until the September 14 election day.
She said that Labor's priorities now lay with mining interests and it had effectively ended the alliance with her party.
The government has committed to delivering the schools blueprint this year but needs the support of the national Parliament, the states, and the Catholic and independent schools sector.
Shell legislation is before the lower house but key details of the new funding model remain unspecified.
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Capoeira in the Park - Socrates Sculpture Park
Hours: Every Saturday, 12pm-1:30pm
Ages: TW,TE,AD
32-01 Vernon Blvd. - 718-956-1819
Long Island City, NY 11106
Description: Come to Socrates Sculpture Park every Saturday, May through September, for free capoeira classes designed for all experience levels. Capoeira is a lively martial art that originated in Brazil over 450 years ago. Taught by Professor Abar?, self-defense techniques are concealed by graceful dance moves and acrobatics set to music.


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As David Lebovitz put it, " Yesterday was the best day of my life. Okay, it was the best day of the year " and we agree with him 100%. Here at the Club Med Food Blogger Camp in Ixtapa, Mexico it has been a tremendous 7 day experience of valuable blogging workshops and of course, not to mention all the sun, beach and cocktails. Not bad for a day of learning. If school was always this great, we'd be 2 Ph.D's smarter and always donning a beautiful golden tan.
Our last report was about Adam Pearson's food styling workshop and Michael and Donna Ruhlman's writing and photography seminar. Next up was Matt Armendariz's workshop on food photography. It's not just any ordinary photography, it's stunning food photography, the kind that makes you want to poke at the computer screen because it's so deliciously food pornographic.
(These are all just a fraction of what was discussed! It's impossible to share what was covered in 2 hours of talk)
Matt shared some great tips to think about when shooting:
- Photograph, practice, and photograph some more.
- Learn to work with what you have. Having a bigger, better camera isn't always the answer. There are some great food shot with a point & shoot and some bad shots with an expensive camera out there.
- Think about what you're trying to communicate in your photograph and that will dictate how you photograph. Think about different ways to communicate your image.
- You don't always shoot so close-up, so tight. Shoot further away, show different elements around the food because that tells a story. Shooting a little further away to include the environment gives more context to your image.
- Using a tripod is helpful to get consistent shots and a tripod will help steady your shot and avoid camera shake.
- Food needs directional light, sometimes it's as simple as a good light source in just one direction: back light or side light.
- Once you start with a directional light source, learn to boost that light with bounces such as white foam core boards. You can use pieces of paper or anything white as "fill cards". Anything metallic will help fill in more light and get light back to where you want it.
- Using vellum paper helps diffuse light, soften the light.
- He loves working with props and telling a story. Some as simple a on a cutting boards shows shape, texture and tells a story.
Jaden from Steamy Kitchen and David Lebovitz presented an engaging and fun 2 hours of discussion on "blog to book" and their journey from blogger to cookbook author. They both came from two different backgrounds and their approach to getting their cookbook deal were so vastly different.
Jaden and David have different opinions on how to approach the publication of your first cookbook. Regardlessof how these two hashed it out (all lovingly, of course), it was wonderful to be exposed to all the different routes one could approach in getting a cookbook deal and still be successful.
Regardless of their different approaches to cookbook publishing, both have an immense amount of respect for each other and their successful cookbooks proves that there are many options available out there to publishing a cookbook and to still be successful. You must be open minded!
- Both agree that there isn't alot of money involved in selling cookbooks for the tremendous amount of work it takes to finish one.
- They both are committed to building their blog, content and their "brands" through using different forums of networking to share their content, like Twitter and Facebook. Jaden is especially brilliant at reaching out more and building Steamy Kitchen by accessing additional forms of media: television, radio and in print (her newspaper food column).
- Jaden's Steamy Kitchen started from a grass-roots, home-cook situation, where she did all the food writing, food photography, styling her self. On top of that, she didn't have a literary agent represent her, she did it all her self. Jaden also spent personal money in marketing her book by hiring a private PR agent to represent her. Because she had such a small publisher, a large amount of funds weren't available to her for marketing. But her personal money and effort to her cookbook was a great investment because she's been able to sell tens of thousands of cookbooks, which will set her in a great position to get a better and more profitable second cookbook deal.
- David, already being an established pastry chef from Chez Panisse, had years of restaurant experience heading into his cookbook projects. So he was able to have an agent represent him to get his cookbook deals. But even getting a decent cookbook deal doesn't guarantee financial rewards. He still invests huge amounts of personal time marketing his cookbook and has spent personal funds to pay for recipe testers and food photography for specific books. Thus, David confides, there doesn't leave much money left at the end of a cookbook project.
- Being a cookbook author is definitely a labor of love!
- Pro's and con's of self publishing cookbooks: David believes one can self publish a cookbook and still be successful because the world of cookbook writing is changing. He thinks resources to self publishing options out there allow everyone to get their voice heard and the exposure they want. Self publishing options can get anyone's cookbook out there.
- Jaden is still cautious about self publishing your first cookbook because the success of your first cookbook determines the future (if any) of your second cookbook. She believes for all the hard work and personal money that you would to put into your self-published cookbook, you must sell alot of books and sell enough of them to create more opportunities for you. If your blog is relatively new, or no one really knows what your brand is, who will buy so your books? So she suggests that you work hard at building your brand, getting your brand noticed and then approaching a publisher to get a deal. Having a publisher will help provide the some funds and legal, marketing assistance.
- Both emphasize in getting your name and blog out there to be noticed and building your "brand" (David doesn't like this word) is just one of the valuable points in starting your journey to becoming a cookbook author.
Zihuatanejo Market Trip
Whew! So much information, now time to play! A group of bloggers went on a great market trip to Zihuatanejo market. We ate a ton of great local foods and just being a part of the local food scene added some special flair to this rewarding week. Here are a few images of the colorful local flair. More pictures to come on a later post.
Beautiful market ladies & fruit
group shot!
Here are some previous posts from Food Blogger Camp:
- Day 1 – Hello & Goodbye
- Workshops #1 & #2 with Michael Ruhlman & Adam Pearson Food Styling


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Trojan Baseball Splits Double-Header
Feb. 7, 1998
The No. 5 USC baseball team defeated No. 31 Texas, 5-3, in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Longhorns came back in the second game to win a 6-5, rain-shortened contest in five innings. USC is now 3-1 overall, while Texas is 1-2.
In the first game, senior pre-season All-American righthander Seth Etherton pitched 7 innings and struck out 10 to lead the Trojans to a 5-3 victory over Texas. Etherton, who is now 2-0 in 1998, scattered 6 hits and allowed 3 earned runs while walking just one. USC and Texas traded home runs early on with leftfielder Jeremy Freitas hitting one for the Trojans in the second inning and Jason Cox hitting a solo shot in the third inning for the Longhorns. USC scored another run in the fourth inning as Brad Ticehurst doubled, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a throwing error by Cox. The Longhorns tied it in the top of the fifth on a solo home run by shortstop Jason Moore.
Texas went ahead 3-2 in the sixth when, with 2 outs, Brett Loeffler singled to left and scored on a double to left by Mike Kolbach. The Trojans went ahead for good in the sixth inning on Brad Ticehurst's 2-run home run (his second of the year), off Longhorn starter Scott Dunn (0-1).
Senior ace reliever Jack Krawczyk pitched the final 1 2/3 innings and struck out 3 to record his second save of the year (and 28th in his career).
In game 2, USC took a 3-0 lead when, in the bottom of the second, leftfielder Jason Lane hit an RBI sacrifice fly and Freitas followed with a 2-run home run.
The Longhorns then scored twice to make it 3-2 in the top of the third. USC got the first 2 outs, but an error and a single was followed a 2-RBI double by Mark Cridland.
Then, Moore hit a 3-run home run and Cox hit a solo shot (both hit their second of the day) in the top of the fourth inning to give Texas a 6-3 lead.
USC opened up the bottom of the fourth inning with back-to-back solo home runs by Lane and Freitas (his second of the game and third of the day), but that ended the scoring with a 6-5 Texas lead. Texas scored 3 runs in the top of the sixth inning, but the game was called due to rain while the Longhorns were still batting and the score reverted back to 6-5.
Jim Munroe (1-0) got the win for Texas, throwing 2 innings of scoreless relief while striking out 3. Mike Penney (0-1) of USC went all 5 innings and took the loss, though only 2 of his 6 runs allowed were earned. Weather permitting, USC and Texas will finish their 3-game series on Sunday (Feb. 8) at 1 p.m. at Dedeaux Field.
R H E UT 001-011-000--3-9-1 USC 010-102-01X--5-8-1 Dunn, Hale (8), Halter (8) and Cox Etherton, Lane (8), Krawczyk (8) and Munson WP--Etherton (2-0) LP--Dunn (0-1) SAVE--Krawczyk (2) HR--USC--Freitas (1), Ticehurst (2) UT--Cox (1), Moore (1)
R H E UT 002-40--6-6-2 USC 030-20--5-10-3 Halter, Munroe (4) and Cox Penney and DePippo WP--Munroe (1) LP--Penney (0-1) HR--USC--Freitas 2 (3), Lane (2); UT--Moore (2), Cox (2)


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Boca Raton, Fla. -- Office Depot said Tuesday it has joined Supplier Connection, a group of 15 large businesses committed to driving small business growth by simplifying access to their global supply chains.
Supplier Connection streamlines the application process for small businesses seeking to become suppliers to the group. Through the web-based portal, small businesses have the opportunity to present their goods and services to many large enterprises with the goal of winning contracts, expanding business and creating jobs.
In addition to its one-stop registration capabilities, the website enables small suppliers to learn from, collaborate with, and sell to each other so that they can become more competitive and successful in a bid with a large company.
"As an integral part of our diverse supply chain, it's very important for Office Depot to help small businesses succeed," said Brent Beabout, senior VP of supply chain for Office Depot.
The Supplier Connection program is maintained by IBM through a grant of more than $10 million from the IBM International Foundation. The program is free for both small and large businesses.


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B. Alan Wallace has authored, translated, edited, and contributed to more than forty books on Tibetan Buddhism, science, and culture. With fourteen years as a Buddhist monk, he earned a BA in physics and the philosophy of science and then a PhD in religious studies. After teaching in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he founded the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies to explore the integration of scientific approaches and contemplative methods.
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B. Alan Wallace began his studies of Tibetan Buddhism, language, and culture in 1970 at the University of Göttingen in Germany and then continued his studies over the next fourteen years in India, Switzerland, and the United States. Ordained as a Buddhist monk by H.H. the Dalai Lama in 1975, he has taught Buddhist meditation and philosophy worldwide since 1976 and has served as interpreter for numerous Tibetan scholars and contemplatives, including the Dalai Lama. After graduating summa cum laude from Amherst College, where he studied physics and the philosophy of science, he returned his monastic vows and went on to earn his PhD in religious studies at Stanford University. He then taught for four years in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara, and is now the founder and president of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies. He is also Chairman of the Thanypura Mind Centre in Phuket, Thailand, where he leads meditation retreats. He has edited, translated, authored, and contributed to more than forty books on Tibetan Buddhism, medicine, language, and culture, and the interface between science and Buddhism.


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I am a Diamond Washi Paper Pendant Lamp Shade. A soft glowing light diffuses through me when the light flickers on - I transform into a shape that many look with awe upon.
This pendant shade, part of designer Rina Ono's lighting collection for Hayashi Kougei, is made from traditional Japanese washi paper. There are so many things to love about it! It's incredibly well crafted – from the same area as most of our washi paper products in the Gifu prefecture – and it emits a very diffused light through the paper, giving everything around a soft glow. I was also drawn to the collection because of the exquisite forms the pendants are available in.
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Put Down the Smartphone, Board Games Are Cool Now
What's the first image that comes to mind when you hear the words "Dungeons and Dragons"? Some guys covered in Cheeto dust, wearing glasses and wizard hats, sitting in their basements playing cards: a small contingent of devoted nerds?
That stereotype is changing.
Sales of tabletop games (including cards, board games, and role-playing games) at hobby stores have jumped 15 to 20 percent for the last three years in a row, according to a recent report from ICv2. In New York City, a few business owners are hoping to get gamers to their brick-and-mortar stores where people can play hundreds of games.
Forget Scrabble and Monopoly (though yes, they have those too); we're talking Cards Against Humanity and Settlers of Catan.
The owners of these businesses say people of all stripes are showing up to play: tatted up skaters, couples on a date, local librarians, college students, and even hardcore fans of Magic: The Gathering.
Here are a few of the latest spots:
353 7th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Launched: February 2014
Library: About 200-300 games
Details: Holds afterschool and summer break game design workshops for kids, along with adult and mixed-aged game nights. Sells games, including modifications from the kids who attend workshops.
230 Thompson Street
New York, NY 10012
Launched: October 2013
Library: About 350 games
Details: Kids and adults welcome. Located in the old Village Chess Shop near NYU. Sells games, coffee, and snacks.
333 Court Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Launched: January 2011
Library: More than 400 games
Details: Kids and adults welcome. Holds after-school clubs and school break camps focusing on gameplay and creative game design; evening tournaments and gaming leagues for adults; and private and group lessons. Sells games, food, and drinks.
362 Grand St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Launched: April 2010
Library: About 130 games
Details: Kids and adults welcome. Focuses on board games, roleplaying games, and Magic: The Gathering. Hosts tournaments and socials, private parties and other events. Sells games (more than 500 titles), food, and drinks.


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INVESTOR ALERT! PRICE IMPROVEMENT ON THIS DUPLEX! Two For the Price of One with ADDITIONAL RENTAL GARAGE SPACE!! AND A GREAT LOT! Cha-ching! This Home is looking for an Entrepreneur to use this property To It's FULL POTENTIAL, renting all 3 for a great ROI! Rehabbed in 2009, this property is ready to go! For Both units, the First floor features a living room, dinning room, large kitchen area, and spacious enclosed porch with laundry & powder rooms. On the second floor, you'll find 3 bedrooms and a full bath. The third floor has Extra space that can be used a 4th bedroom or a place to escape the bustle of the main floor. Floors are a combination of wood, laminate wood and tile. Both have basements for additional storage. Three bay garage out back has room for a workshop in one bay and 2 cars in the other. Workshop bay could possibly be converted back. Owner, at one time, did rent garage out separately but presently used by tenants. Does this sound like a WIN-WIN (garage rental WIN) for you? Schedule a tour today. (((Presently rented for 1000 per month, tenants on a month by month lease. Tenants pay Electric, oil heat in one unit, Trash & snow removal, heater cleaning. Owner pays sewer, well & taxes))) Large lot, 2 Units, 3 bay Garage, Barto Location, and Padre Pio too. Sounds like a WIN WIN WIN WIN!
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Charlotte Office, Charlotte, NC
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond invites middle and high school educators to a reception and conversation about the Fed's public mission, influence on the money supply and addressing unemployment. Hear a panel of experts discuss these issues and discover how you can use resources such as the Richmond Fed's "MythUnderstanding" video series in your classroom.
A reception will be offered that includes hors d'oeuvres and beverages.
Secondary educators
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The Department of Medicine consists of 12 divisions. Each division offers comprehensive evaluation, treatment and management of patients with a range of specialized medical conditions. Divisions work together as well as with other departments to ensure thorough, well-rounded patient care.
For more information, about the Department of Medicine or to contact one of our specialists, call the University Physicians Consultation and Referral Service at 1-800-492-5538 (patients) or 1-800-373-4111 (physicians).


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As one of the world's most tsunami-threatened countries, New Zealand faces the triple menace of distant-source tsunami, regional tsunami and local-source tsunami.
Civil Defence says there is a low likelihood of a local-source tsunami affecting Auckland.
But if one did, effects would be significant because of the warning time of less than one hour.
Auckland is one of the lowest seismically active parts of New Zealand, and while large earthquakes are not common, a large tsunami-generating earthquake is possible.
The Kerepehi Fault, in the Firth of the Thames, could be active offshore and generate earthquakes up to a magnitude 7.1.
However, research suggests this fault does not represent a major tsunami threat to Auckland.
An underwater volcanic eruption in the Hauraki Gulf or harbours surrounding Auckland - sparked by magma coming into contact with water - could create a local source tsunami.
The most common source of regional tsunami for Auckland is subduction zones - where tectonic plates collide.
The Tonga-Kermadec trench to the east and northeast of Auckland could generate earthquakes greater than magnitude 9.0, and coastal communities in the north are the most susceptible.
It takes distant-source tsunami generally between three and 15 hours to arrive, and large earthquakes occurring anywhere around the Pacific Rim carry the potential to generate tsunami that could affect Auckland.
Distant-source tsunami from Alaska, Russia and most commonly South America have all been observed in Auckland.
The most frequent origin of distant-source tsunami affecting Auckland is the west coast of South America, where a tsunami would take between 12 and 15 hours to travel from.
In August 1868, a large earthquake generated a tsunami that took 15 hours to reach Auckland and reached up to 2.9m on Great Barrier Island's east coast.
In May 1960, the largest earthquake ever recorded, magnitude 9.5, occurred in Chile and created a tsunami that reached 1.5m on Great Barrier Island.


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U.S.: Trouble In Paradise As Inflation Slithers In
There's a serpent in this economic Eden. Up to now, the economy has enjoyed strong growth and falling unemployment, devoid of any upward pressure on wages or prices. That combination has fueled healthy corporate profits, rich returns on stocks, and the biggest consumer spending spree in two decades.
Maybe investors haven't noticed yet, or maybe they are just in denial, but signs are mounting that inflation has already begun a gradual climb. And now, first-quarter data on labor costs show that wages and benefits are also accelerating. Moreover, all this comes at a time when the economy shows no sign of slowing down. The data are undeniable: The U.S. economy is overheating as a result of excessively strong demand, and more aggressive action from the Federal Reserve may be needed to take it off the boil.
The main source of inflation fear for Fed policymakers has always been the labor markets. Ultimately, heavy demand for scarce workers creates a flash point at which pay growth accelerates. That point appears to have arrived. And despite excellent productivity gains, upward pressure on business costs in 2000 seems inevitable at a time when companies are already feeling more pricing power.
To be sure, the upturn in inflation will proceed gradually, reflecting the inflation-dampening effects of technology and globalization. The Fed can still prevent a major acceleration in inflation without killing off the expansion, but the task is now much more difficult.
Fed strategy will have to shift from being purely preemptive to more reactive. That will mean more--or larger--rate hikes this year. If so, investors' expectations of corporate profits could take a big hit. The danger: Any Fed-engineered slowdown in demand could fall back on the stock market, hitting the economy harder than the Fed--or anyone else--desires.
THE MOST WORRISOME NEWS comes from the Labor Dept.'s employment cost index (chart). This measure of hourly compensation that includes wages, salaries, and benefits rose a steep 1.4% in the first quarter. Yearly growth jumped to 4.3%, an eight-year high. The broad acceleration has been especially sharp in benefits, fueled mainly by costlier health care. Yearly growth in wages and salaries picked up to 4.1% last quarter from 3.3% a year ago, while the pace of benefits has more than doubled, from 2.3% to 5%.
The jump in the ECI last quarter probably exaggerated the underlying degree of acceleration. Bonuses in the aircraft sector boosted benefits, and higher sales commissions lifted wages and salaries.
Still, the uptrend in labor costs is unmistakable. The Fed's own May 3 Beige Book noted, "more frequent reports of intensifying wage pressures." That means that over the coming year, businesses will face at least some, perhaps substantial, upward pressure on unit labor costs. Compensation will almost assuredly grow faster, given no sign that the job markets will loosen up anytime soon. Keep in mind that the 1998-99 slowdown in compensation mainly, if not fully, reflected the sharp decline in inflation expectations that accompanied the energy-led drop in consumer inflation. Workers enjoyed increased real wages while accepting smaller nominal pay raises.
Now, higher costs for fuel and other items have lifted households' expectations of inflation by more than a percentage point over the past year, based on the University of Michigan's monthly survey. Those higher expectations will find their way into wage demands.
At the same time, productivity growth will not offset that speedup in compensation. Consider that productivity grew about 3.5% over the past year, with another good gain in the first quarter, up from 2.7% a year ago. But much of that faster pace reflects the economy's growth spurt, to 5% in the past four quarters from 3.9%. If you believe that the economy will grow 5% in the coming year, then you might also expect productivity to grow 3.5% again. But with compensation speeding up, unit labor costs will still accelerate. Moreover, if economic growth slows, any accompanying slowdown in productivity would add further to unit costs.
ANOTHER TROUBLING ASPECT of the pickup in compensation is that it comes at a time when inflation is already rising (chart), suggesting a greater ability of companies to pass along higher costs into higher prices.
Inflation, as measured by the price index for personal consumption expenditures, a measure preferred by the Fed over the consumer price index, has heated up to 2.9% in March, from 1.2% a year ago, fueled by energy prices. However, a PCE core index that excludes energy, food, and tobacco, has also picked up noticeably, from 1% to 1.7%. That level is hardly alarming, but the sudden and persistent change in direction is a red flag.
Also, the future inflation gauge developed by the Economic Cycle Research Institute is saying that inflation will continue to head up. In March, the index was at an 11-year high, and costlier energy had a relatively small impact on the readings. In addition to commodity prices, the index includes nonoil import prices, labor data, delivery speeds, real estate loans, and other indicators.
ECRI analysts note that the only other time when its inflation gauge signaled inflation trouble ahead was prior to the substantial Fed tightening of 1994. Then, as now, say the researchers, the world economy was in a synchronized upturn, without the glut of production capacity that characterized the years following the Asia crisis, which took global pressure off prices and wages.
THE LAST, BUT FAR FROM LEAST, concern in the inflation outlook is the economy's unrelenting momentum. The first quarter's 5.4% growth brought the average pace over the past three quarters to 6%. Moreover, the mix of last quarter's gross domestic product suggests continued strong growth in the second quarter.
That's because overall demand, which rose at an annual rate of 6.9% last quarter, shows no sign of slowing. In particular, consumer spending increased at an astonishing 8.3%. New home sales ended the quarter with an unexpected 4.5% gain in March (chart), while April car sales, at a 17.4 million rate, remained strong.
On the supply side, though, inventories grew more slowly, suggesting that additions to stockpiles are not keeping up with demand. To compensate, producers will gear up output even more in coming months. Indeed, the purchasing managers' index of industrial activity, while slipping to 54.9% in April, remains at a level that is consistent with 4.5% economic growth--still too fast for the Fed.
Back in 1997 and 1998, when price pressures in the U.S. were starting to build, it took a global meltdown and a financial near-collapse in the U.S. to drive the serpent out of Eden. This time the outside factors may not offer an offset to growing supply constraints. That means the Fed may have to do the exterminating job all by itself.


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Cheap in trendy Kreuzberg
Size18 m²
Floor No.1
- Lockable room
- Towels
- Internet/WiFi
- Family/child friendly
- Baby cot
Accommodation summary
|Wiener Straße, 10999 Berlin, Germany
|Property type
|Private room
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Great location with lots of cafes, pubs, restaurants, clubs and easy public transport.
The apartment is located in the famous district of Kreuzberg. While Berlin was divided, this neighborhood was a border area of West Berlin, where the rents were low enough to attract artists, dropouts and immigrants. For this reason, Kreuzberg has been known ever since for its multicultural flair and alternative subculture. After the Fall of the Wall Kreuzberg is now situated in the center of the reunited city.
Night owls can enjoy the legendary `Kreuzberg nights' especially in the area around Mehringdamm, Bergmannstraße and in the Oranienstraße. In Kreuzberg you will find clubs like 'SO36', 'Watergate' or 'SchwuZ': this area has something to suit everyone's taste.
The Görlitzer Park is a beloved summer meeting place for young people. It is just around the corner.
If you want to chill out, the 'Victoriapark' is a popular relaxation area in the western part of the district. Here you will find the eponymous Kreuzberg Hill, from where you can enjoy a fantastic view. During the summer, an artificial stream flows down from the top in the form of a waterfall.
Kreuzberg is well connected to the neighboring districts through the U-Bahn lines U1, U2, U6, U7 and U8, and the S-Bahn lines S41 and S42 (circle line). U1 and U8 are within walking distance.
House rulesThe front house and the first rear building are ordinary Berliner houses.
The neighbors are very happy when it's quiet in the yard from 22 clock.
Smoking is not allowed in the guesthouse. You can smoke in the backyard.
Wifi is free. PLEASE NOTE: Germany is very strict chasing people who download content illegally and apply heavy fines. Please don't! We would like to keep the internet open for our guests.
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|$ 92 HKD per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
Wir waren von der Unterkunft eher enttäuscht, die Bilder im Internet wirkten deutlich freundlicher. Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis war nicht korrekt
Leider hatten die Mitarbeiter vergessen uns mitzuteilen, dass am Sonntag Niemand anwesend ist und der Check-out nicht stattfinden konnte,
Saubere Wohnung in Kreuzberg, nur wenige Meter von der U-Bahn Haltestelle "Görlitzer Bhf" entfernt.
Sehr netter und freundlicher Vermieter.
Absolut zu empfehlen!!!
Das Zimmer hat eine gute ruhige Lage im Zentrum von Kreuzberg. Es ist allerdings sehr hellhörig im Haus. Je nachdem welche Nachbarn man hat sind die Nächte ruhig oder unruhig. Das Zimmer hat den Charme eines unrenovierten Jugendherbergszimmers ist aber ausreichend für 2-3 Nächte. Man teilt sich zu sechst ein Bad mit Dusche und WC. Die Etagenbetten waren sehr wackelig, aber Ivos hat auf unseren Anruf hin sofort Erste Hilfe Maßnahmen (Schrauben anziehen und verleimen) ergriffen.
Jutta und Familie August 2014
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The hosts were super welcoming and helpful! When we arrived the flat was clean and warm - and had everything that we needed. We had a fantastic weekend in the apartment and will be sure to come back should we come to Berlin again!
The apartment is clean and comfortable.
The people are very kind and available for any questions.
I suggest this accommodation.
A warm welcome, good communication, great location, definitely would go here again.
Ivos is super nice , we arrived Berlin almost midnight and he wait till us arrive and help us with the luggages , my parents and me have spent a really good time in Berlin
The apartment was exactly what we required and comfortable but basic, with lots of space. The kitchen is fairly well stocked with utensils. The office were really helpful and communicated back quickly. The area was nice too, very alternative but good to get into the centre. The apartment was very close to a metro station and lots of places to eat. I would recommend if you are looking for somewhere to use as a base.
Very nice apartment with a large common space and a kitchen.
Quiet and very clean.
Close to the underground (line U1).
Very helpful and friendly staff. The apartment has a nice size but is a bit run down. However, that is easily forgotten because of the absolutely perfect location in Kreuzberg. What a wonderful neighbourhood. Wi-fi was perfect.
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Australian Lawmakers Urge Probe Into Steel Share Trades Before Carbon Plan
Australian regulators should probe trading in steelmakers' shares in the week before the announcement of a carbon-tax plan that gives $300 million ($322 million) in concessions to the industry, say two lawmakers who sat on the committee that helped design the policy.
The biggest jump by OneSteel Ltd. (OST) shares in two years and a 6.2 percent surge by BlueScope Steel Ltd. (BSL) on July 6 should be investigated by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission, said lawmakers Rob Oakeshott and Christine Milne. The price movements may point to leaks in the days before Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the plan on July 10, they said.
"There appears to be some evidence that there were people who had information from which there was a commercial benefit," Milne, deputy leader of the Greens party, which holds the balance of power in Australia's upper house, said in a telephone interview yesterday. "I support calls for an ASIC investigation. I was surprised and frustrated about the amount of information that was leaked from the package in the final week. It was an avalanche."
The government was so concerned about the sensitivity of the package that Oakeshott, Milne and other members of the advisory committee had to sign secrecy agreements. The report was released in a media lockup in Parliament House in Canberra on Sunday, July 10. Still, details leaked, Oakeshott said.
ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft declined to comment on the matter when asked at a speaking engagement in Sydney yesterday.
'Hundreds Knew'
"In the week before the announcement, other parties became involved, and it was in that final week it became increasingly clear leaks were occurring," Oakeshott, an independent member of parliament who supports Gillard's minority Labor Party government, said in an interview. "In terms of an investigation, I would fully support that to determine who knew what and why."
"Every member of the advisory committee was fully aware of the market sensitivity of the information," he said. "Hundreds of people knew about the details of this policy in the final week and it was impossible the government could keep a lid on it."
OneSteel and BlueScope shares rose more than 6 percent on July 6, adding about A$310 million to their combined market value. Details of the plan, including the starting price of A$23 per ton for carbon, appeared in newspapers through the week before the official release. The first details of help for the steel industry appeared in the Australian Financial Review on July 8.
'Level Playing Field'
Steve Ashe, a spokesman for OneSteel, said the company doesn't comment on its share price or on speculation. BlueScope has a policy of not commenting on market rumors or speculation, said Michael Reay, a spokesman for the company.
"It's crucial to ensure a level playing field," said Jason Teh, who helps manage about $3 billion at Investors Mutual Ltd. in Sydney. "Any abnormal price action should be investigated."
Vas Kolesnikoff, chief executive of the Australian Shareholders' Association, a 7000-member organization that represents smaller investors, today joined calls for a probe.
"There are obviously grounds here for an investigation," he told Bloomberg News by telephone today. "Where there is an unusual price movement, there is always a potential that a few people knew price-sensitive information."
Warning Letter
Oakeshott and other advisory committee members were warned about the confidentiality of the carbon plan in a letter from Cabinet Secretary Mark Dreyfus.
"Details of the carbon-price plan were market sensitive," Dreyfus said in an e-mailed response to questions yesterday. "I felt it appropriate to reinforce the sensitivity and confidentiality of the information before the committee."
The committee members were Oakeshott, Milne, independent lawmaker Tony Windsor, Greens party leader Bob Brown, Climate Change Minister Greg Combet, Treasurer Wayne Swan and Prime Minister Gillard.
Stocks in OneSteel and BlueScope pared gains through the following week after the Greens party said it hadn't agreed to the assistance for steelmakers. The government will need the support of the Greens in the Senate to enact the plan.
Under Australia's carbon reduction plan, the government will provide A$9.2 billion in the form of free carbon permits over three years to assist the biggest-polluting businesses such as aluminum smelters, steelmakers and manufacturers.
Cabinet Confidentiality
BlueScope said in a statement on July 10 it would receive about 60 percent of the A$300 million in steel-industry assistance. The rest would go to OneSteel.
Mark Davis, a spokesman for Climate Change Minister Greg Combet said the government developed the policy over nine months and had made statements about what would be considered in the final package.
"The climate committee and Cabinet discussions involved normal Cabinet confidentiality processes," Davis said in an e- mailed statement, referring to the government's most senior policy-making body.
ASIC was not able to comment on specific price movements, spokesman Matthew Abbott said in an e-mail. Market integrity is the regulator's priority and it's watchful for examples of potential insider trading or manipulation, he said.
ASIC chief Medcraft vowed last month to "crack down" on unfair disclosures, including media leaks, that cause sudden moves in stock prices. ASIC took over direct supervision of the nation's financial markets from Australia's main bourse operator, ASX Ltd. (ASX), last August.
"This is an important and necessary opportunity for regulators to send the appropriate message to all concerned, and thus these instances should be investigated quickly and thoroughly," said Mark Tinker, global equity portfolio manager who helps manage $50 billion in London for Axa Framlington.
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DENVER -- The San Diego Padres had "one of those nights" Tuesday, a debacle of a ballgame in which they looked nothing like a playoff team.
Coming off three straight tight and impressive victories, the Padres took a big step backward, allowing eight RBI to Matt Holliday in matching the most lopsided loss in franchise history, 20-1 to the Colorado Rockies.
"Nobody got hurt," Padres manager Bruce Bochy said, trying to find a bright spot. "We got knocked out early in the first round."
Holliday hit two homers in amassing his career high for RBI. That total was the most in the NL this season, and tied the franchise record.
"It was kind of humbling," Holliday said. "It's fun with these type games. When you're on the winning side, it's fun. When you're on the losing side, it's terrible."
Colorado matched a franchise record with its 20 runs and tied the Yankees -- 20-11 winners over Tampa Bay on June 21 -- for the most in the major leagues this season. The 19-run victory was the largest winning margin in franchise history.
The loss, meanwhile, dropped the first-place Padres to 75-75. That's still five games ahead of San Francisco in the NL West, although after this game, the punch lines are sure to keep rolling in about the so-called "race" in that woefully weak division.
"Our objective is to get to the playoffs and play good baseball," Bochy said. "We'll figure that out once that happens."
Who starred for Colorado?
Who didn't?
Holliday homered onto the left-field concourse and off the left-field foul pole en route to his career night. Luis Gonzalez had four hits and four RBI, also a career high. Relief pitcher Marcos Carvajal had his first major league hit, a two-run single in the seventh that made it 17-1 ... the list went on and on for the Rockies, who have won as many games as anyone in the NL West since June 1, but still are deep in last place.
"We've only won 62 games this year," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. "We've still got a lot of work ahead of us."
San Diego starter Woody Williams (8-12) was lifted before he could get an out in the second inning, having allowed nine runs and nine hits. Combined with the six runs he gave up in 3 1/3 innings on opening day at Coors Field, Williams' ERA against Colorado this season shot up to 29.10.
By the time reliever Scott Cassidy got the Rockies out after the second, it was 10-0.
But there is no 10-run rule in the majors and, an inning later, Colorado had bumped it to 15-0. Bochy responded by emptying his bench to start the bottom of the fourth, subbing in players at every position except left field and first base.
The biggest suspense after that was whether Bochy would turn to a position player to pitch in hopes of conserving his bullpen for the stretch run. He did -- bringing third baseman Sean Burroughs in to work the eighth.
Throwing 75 mph "fastballs," Burroughs allowed four hits and three runs, including Holliday's foul-pole shot, in his first major league pitching appearance.
Holliday called going against a position player on the mound a "no-win" situation for him or any batter. Burroughs simply tried to have fun with it.
"The home run was a mistake pitch, definitely," he joked. "You can't blow a 78 mph fastball by a hitter the caliber of Matt Holliday."
The beneficiary of Colorado's big night was Jamey Wright (8-16), who was recently demoted to the bullpen but got a spot start because of an injury to Byung-Hyun Kim. Staked to the 7-0 lead after the first inning, Wright prevented any Coors Field comeback in this one, holding the Padres to one run and five hits over six innings.
The Rockies tied a franchise record for runs in the first inning, sending 11 batters to the plate and hitting for the cycle. Dustan Mohr's two-run homer was the highlight. It gave Colorado a 6-0 lead.
The loss was the worst in franchise history for the Padres, tied with a pair of 19-0 defeats in 1969, their first year of existence. And while every team has awful nights like this, the timing was particularly bad for the Padres.
They had won three straight close, dramatic games -- and four in five nights -- and their 8-7 victory over Colorado in the series opener Monday put them over .500 after leading the division at or below the break-even point for more than a week.
As Tuesday showed, they aren't quite at full stride yet.
Paired with San Francisco's 4-3 win over Washington, the Padres' magic number stayed stuck at eight.
"It's happened before, and it will happen again," Williams said. "The longer you play, everything is going to happen to you."
This marked the fifth time Colorado has scored seven runs in the first. The last was July 11, 1999, against the Angels. ... Williams had allowed only one earned run in each of his last four starts. ... With the win, Wright avoided joining Darryl Kile with the franchise record for losses in a season (17). ... Colorado's only other 20-run game was Sept. 23, 2003, against Arizona.


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Investing in Farming Communities
The health and stability of coffee communities impacts farmers and their ability to both be productive and raise sustainable crops. Our origin community grants – funded in-part by sales of our Ethos® Water brand – are designed to support critical infrastructure improvements and agricultural diversification projects.
Water Access and Sanitation, Hygiene
Starbucks is committed to supporting local needs in water-stressed coffee-growing communities, and to supporting continuation of integrated water and sanitation programs and efforts to address seasonal hunger.
We're working with Heifer International in Tanzania to help small-holder coffee farmers by introducing dairy cattle, and improving access to clean water, sanitation facilities and renewable energy. The 5-year, $750,000 grant awarded in 2014 aims to improve the livelihoods of 5,000 farming families.
Public-Private Partnership in Colombia
In August 2013 Starbucks forged a first-of-its-kind relationship with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for a program to expand support and improve coffee yields and the livelihoods of 25,000 farmers throughout some of Colombia's most remote and conflict-impacted farming regions. USAID and Starbucks will each contribute $1.5 million over three years to provide technical support, technology and market opportunities to small-scale coffee farmers in Colombia's rural regions of Antioquia, Tolima, Huila, and Cauca.
Starbucks scale and willingness to collaborate and innovate with others, like USAID, will help speed meaningful results to farming communities.
Margaret Spears, Director of the Partnerships Office at USAID's Food Security Bureau
Ethos Water Fund
Starbucks supports water, sanitation and hygiene education programs through the Starbucks Foundation's Ethos Water Fund. For each bottle of Ethos® water purchased, a contribution of $.05US ($.10CN in Canada) is made to the fund. Since 2005 $12.3 million has been granted through the Ethos Water Fund, benefitting more than 500,000 people around the world.
Indonesia's BLEND Project – Better Living Education, Nutrition and Development
In Indonesia's Aceh province, Starbucks teamed with Save the Children from 2009 – 2014 to improve children's health and education in coffee-growing communities through BLEND (Better Living, Education, Nutrition and Development). Starbucks contributed $2.1 million to the project and helped improve the lives of children and their families from more than 40 communities in the Bener Meriah district.
Education in Guatemala
From 2005 to 2014, Starbucks contributed over $2.6 million toward the Guatemala Education Initiative, an effort with Save the Children to bring education programs to children living in remote coffee-producing villages in that country. Starbucks also focused on Guatemala's Huehuetenango region in 2011 through a three-year, $1 million project that improved the overall quality of preschool and primary education for children in 20 communities.
CHAI – Community Health and Advancement Initiative
In tea-growing regions of India and cardamom-farming communities in Guatemala, Starbucks has helped support health and economic development programs for more than a decade through the Community Health and Advancement Initiative (CHAI) project, a partnership with Mercy Corps. Starting in 2011, Starbucks contributed $750,000 toward a three-year project with our tea and cardamom suppliers to improve access to clean water, empower young people to succeed in school and become leaders in their communities, and help people learn the skills to get a job or start a business.
"Over the course of a decade, Starbucks and Mercy Corps have transformed the lives of more than 80,000 men, women and children. Starbucks has shown its leadership by investing in the health and economic vitality of communities, whether it's joining Mercy Corps to engage directly with tea estates in Darjeeling and Assam, or helping to lead industry-level collaborative efforts such as the Coffeelands Food Security Coalition."
Neal Keny-Guyer, CEO of Mercy Corps
Building Better Futures
Starbucks and the Starbucks Foundation are proud to work with the following non-profit organizations to positively impact farming communities around the world:


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At last, a ballet shoe that fits like a glove - the Russian Pointe Andante ballet slippers.
Russian Pointe's slippers feature a ribbon arch that conforms to the shape of the foot exquisitely for a comfortable, custom fit. Expertly hand-crafted from the softest, longest-lasting canvas with finely woven cotton lining and ultra-smooth interior seams, they feel superbly smooth on the foot. Meanwhile, their larger-weave cotton insole grips the floor with ease in tights or bare feet.
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IBM's annual Letter to Shareholders is attracting more than the usual amount of attention it does thanks to some blunt analysis and frank disclosures offered in it by CEO Virginia Rometty.
Several media outlets including The Street, Bloomberg, ZDNet and Channelnomics have picked up on some of things Rometty ruminates on. In the 2,679-word letter, Rometty paints a picture of an organization at a turning point — a time for the current generation of IBMers "to invent a new IBM" focused on cloud computing and Big Data. The latter, she says, will be to the 21st Century "what steam power was for the 18th, electricity for the 19th and hydrocarbons for the 20th."
"To capture this growth potential, we have built the world's broadest and deepest capabilities in Big Data and analytics — both technology and expertise," she wrote. All told, IBM has invested more than $24 billion to take advantage of opportunities created by these new technologies, including $17 billion to acquire more than 30 companies, plus millions more to employ, train and coordinate the work of 15,000 consultants and 400 mathematicians.
"Two-thirds of IBM Research's work is now devoted to data, analytics and cognitive computing. IBM has earned 4,000 analytics patents," she added. "We have an ecosystem of 6,000 industry partners and 1,000 university partnerships around the world developing new, analytics-related curricula."
In addition to the grandiose vision she offered, Rometty was uncharacteristically frank for a CEO of a Blue Chip company.
"We must acknowledge that while 2013 was an important year of transformation, our performance did not meet our expectations," she wrote in the letter. "Our operating pre-tax income was down 8 percent. Our revenue in 2013, at $99.8 billion, was down 5 percent as reported and 2 percent at constant currency."
To restore IBM's momentum, Rometty said Big Blue is making two strategic changes to its business in areas that "are holding us back." First, it is accelerating IBM's shift to Linux and other higher-growth, hardware opportunities, and second, it is readjusting its focus in emerging markets in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America to where consistent levels of business and engagements can be attained.


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Happy Saturday, everyone! :) I think the ladies will love today's topic, because we're talking about 6 foods to get rid of water retention! Now… water retention, or edema, happens because of various reasons. And it sure isn't pleasing when the number on the bathroom scale goes up suddenly!
Common causes of water retention:
- the "time of the month" (ladies!),
- consuming too much sodium,
- not drinking enough water,
- lack of potassium and/or magnesium.
Of course there are various other factors, for example medical conditions, and these should be addressed by seeking professional medical help accordingly.
Sometime towards the beginning of the year, I started to notice that when it's nearing the "time of the month" I swell up like a beach ball and I had no idea why. The truth is, when the "time of the month" comes around, hormonal imbalance occurs and that leads to noticeable bloating. It makes me feel terrible!
Then comes the excess sodium. When you consume foods that are too salty, you upset the sodium balance in your bloodstream. When that happens, your body tries to dilute the salt by retaining water. The result? You become bloated.
Also, when you don't drink enough water, your body attempts to hold on to every drop available and there you have it, water retention again. You get puffy, your clothes fit tighter, you feel sluggish!
Along with sodium and other electrolytes, potassium and magnesium are required to main the body's fluid balance. If you consume too much sodium, you should eat foods rich in potassium and magnesium to help restore the balance.
Believe it or not, the first trick to getting rid of water retention is to drink plenty of water so that your body knows that it does not lack fluids, and can then flush the excess sodium and water retention out of your system. Follow up with these foods and the bloat will be gone in no time!
1. Avocados
I LOVE avocados! I know they're often given a bad rep for being "fatty" and "high in calories", but they are actually good for you. Yes, there are 21g of fats in each medium-sized avocado, but the majority of these fats are monounsaturated, i.e. the "heart-healthy" fat which helps reduce bad cholesterol levels. Avocados are rich in potassium and Vitamins B-complex, E, and K. The high potassium content means avocados help you de-puff! Besides being a nutrition powerhouse, avocados are also very filling and delicious.
One medium-sized fruit costs you about 240 calories. As usual, eat this in moderation. I love having an avocado for dinner along with some Greek yoghurt and blueberries. If you like, you can check out my recipe for tuna stuffed avocados.
2. Yoghurt
If you ever spot me shopping for groceries, you'll likely see my shopping basket filled to the brim with my new-found favourite – Greek yoghurt! Fage Total 0% Greek Yoghurt is now my staple. IMO, it is the most delicious yoghurt out there… and that's why I've been sweeping them off the shelves since I discovered them.
Yoghurt is so good for getting rid of water retention because they have good bacteria which help promote intestinal health, thereby aiding digestion, flushing out toxins and excess water. The fact that each 170g pot of this contains only 100 calories puts it at the top of my list. I eat mine with blueberries… über yummy! It's a great start to the day and an awesome way to end it.
3. Dandelion Tea
Another new-found favourite of mine is dandelion tea. I had been hunting all over for this! I finally found it at Holland & Barrett (yes I'm going there to stock up on this later!). Dandelion tea is a mild diuretic and as such, helps flush out excess water. It is also a rich source of potassium and aids in cleansing the liver and kidneys.
Since we are on this, did you know that your liver is a major fat-burning organ? It is therefore important that you keep your liver in top condition. If you like, I'll write a post on the things you didn't know about the relationship between your liver and weight loss.
Back to the tea; besides being a good natural diuretic, dandelion tea is also used for detoxing purposes. I adore its floral flavour and scent. Clipper's dandelion tea is caffeine-free, which means you can consume this even in the evening! Just be sure to not drink this too close to bedtime – you could be running to the loo in the middle of the night. :) I can see this flying off the shelves. I'd better run out and grab more soon!
4. Green Tea
Before dandelion tea came into the picture, green tea was my go-to tea for getting rid of water retention. Green tea is packed with antioxidants and helps to stimulate the digestive system. It contains caffeine, which contributes to its diuretic properties thereby relieving water retention. You can probably tell by now that I'm not a coffee drinker! I would have suggested black coffee then. :)
Before I started my diet change, I used to feel really tired by mid-morning. To perk myself up, I would drink a cup of green tea. In about an hour, I would feel energised because of the caffeine. Now that I'm in better shape, I don't have to rely caffeine to energise myself.
I prefer the taste and scent of dandelion tea over green tea, but it's really up to individual preference.
5. Almonds
Baked almonds (unsalted and unsugared) are also an important part of my diet as they are an excellent source of monounsaturated fats, fibre and protein. They are also rich in potassium and magnesium. It is interesting to note that women suffering from pre-menstrual syndrome appear to have lower levels of magnesium, which leads to emotional stress and food cravings. To beat that, eat almonds!
Magnesium is important for calcium metabolism and maintaining normal muscle and nerve function. Basically, it keeps your heart beating! You need a good balance of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium in your body to maintain fluid balance.
Of course almonds made my snack list! :) A handful of almonds (around 24) costs 175 calories, so eat in moderation.
6. Bananas
Finally, go bananas! Bananas are a quick fix for water retention due to their potassium content. These are convenient to tote around, make a good snack in between meals and give you fibre.
Slice them and add them to your cereal, eat them whole, mash them up… however you like! Don't over do it though, you're getting around 105 calories per banana. :)
I hope you enjoyed 6 foods to get rid of water retention! The next time you consume too much salt (hopefully never!), or if the time of the month comes around, you'll be ready for combat. ;)
Got any water retention remedies yourself? Share!


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"Mom loved to write to my sister and me," H. Jackson Brown writes. "They began when I was an eight-year old camper away from home for the first time. When I opened Mom's letter, I would always read the P.S. first. I just couldn't wait to discover what revelations, humor,observations, admonitions, and encouragement she wanted to share with me."
"No matter how hard you hug your money, it never hugs you back,"says one P.S. "Middle age is when you have two choices and you choosethe one that gets you home earlier, " says another.
Jack Brown's mother shared valuable advice with him about the issues ofwisdom, hope, humor, and faith. "Although some were written more thanthirty years ago," Brown says, "they still run with truth andinsight."