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2011-02 LMC Board Minutes
La Montanita Food Cooperative
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Final
February 15, 2011 – 5:30 pm
Board Present: Martha Whitman, Marshall Kovitz, Ariana Marchello, Kristy Decker, Roger
Eldridge, Susan McAllister, Peter Nardini, Betsy VanLeit
Board Not Present: Stephanie Dobbie
Also Present: Terry Bowling, John Mulle, Michelle Franklin, Jennifer Cornish, Irene Schneider, and Co-op Member, Margaret Salamon
The meeting started at 5:45 p.m. at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque. The meeting was facilitated by Jennifer Cornish and notes were taken by Irene Schneider.
1. General Welcome and Introductions
2. Approve the Agenda – The Agenda was approved as presented. Prior to the meeting, Marshall requested time to discuss his recent medical diagnosis and anticipated prognosis. All present expressed concern and offered their support.
3. Item Title: Member Comments
Issues Raised: Marshall reported on one email this month from an applicant for the
Commix Illustrator position. He complained about not being notified regarding the status of the position and also about the election results not being published. Marshall responded accordingly.
Actions Required: None
4. Item Title: Consent Agenda – All a) Board Minutes January 2011
b) Member Engagement Committee Minutes – January 24, 2111 c) External Financial Monitoring Proposal
Issues Raised: Martha moved and Ariana seconded to approve the Consent Agenda
Actions Taken: The Consent Agenda was approved unanimously.
5. Item Title: Management Monitoring Reports – February 2011
Issues Raised: Betsy moved and Ariana seconded to approve the Management Monitoring
Reports. Terry discussed the Wage Grid Exam noting that there had been no change since
2007. In order to make us more competitive, entry level wages in Albuquerque and Gallup
were increased to $8.50 and $8.00 respectively. The Mobile Grocery Store is moving forward and final details are being worked out. The Co-op Development Project is in the early stages of development and is made possible through a USDA grant. Michelle added that Farm to Table is a key partner in this project and discussed the program as well as the various groups that we will be assisting in the project.
Actions Taken: The Management Monitoring Reports were approved unanimously. Martha suggested a review of the Wage Grid by the Policy Development Committee to determine the intent of the policy. She then moved and Roger seconded that the Board appoint the PDC to explore the intent of Policy X2.5. Marshall amended the motion to take into account all forms of compensation. The motion carried unanimously.
Actions Required: The PDC will review Policy X2.5 and provide a report to the Board. The due date will be October.
6. Item Title: Board Functioning – Board Website Timeline Tutorial
Issues Raised: Ariana reviewed the various features of the timeline, discussed the contents
and demonstrated how to navigate the site. Martha suggested identifying things that relate to ends and sort them accordingly.
Actions Taken: None. Actions Required: None.
7. Item Title: Board Study – Community Ends – Kristy, Peter, Marshall
Issues Raised: Based on studies of the Board's Community Ends Policy, and in preparation
of the Board Retreat, individual groups of board members were assigned the following threads:
1) Defining Community
2) Expanding Community Participation
3) Community Health and Well Being
Each group was asked to identify trends and provide a SWOT analysis of the trend. After a brief breakout session, each group reviewed and discussed their assigned thread. There
was a notable variance in the interpretation of global versus internal issues, and it was the general consensus that the study be further reviewed the Board Development Committee.
(See Comments Attached)
Actions Taken: Referred to Board Development Committee.
Actions Required: A meeting of the Board Development Committee will be held within
the next week to further discuss this study.
8. Title: Administrative Assistant Duties/Assignments – All
Issues Raised: The Task list was updated to reflect completion of Tasks #2, and #6 and to
include the following:
1) Review of Policy X2.5 by the PDC
2) Review of Community Ends Board Study by BDC
3) Website Housekeeping by Irene and Ariana to include: a) Post all Committee Minutes from the past three years, b) Retrieve comments from Study Hours from each Board Meeting and post under Board Study Notes, c) update Team Members to reflect current roster.
Actions Required: Irene will update the Task List.
9. Item Title: Meeting Evaluation
Issues Raised: Comments:
Interesting board interaction on moving forward.
The Board Study process of taking data from various sources and creating SWOT's
will help us for the annual retreat.
What can the Co-op foresee in the next 5, 10 and 20 years? Actions Required: None.
10. Item Title: Next Meeting Agenda Construction
Issues Raised: The Board completes 1st half of B Self-Evaluation Survey. There may be information from the Nominations and Elections Committee for improving the Slate.
11. Adjourn regular session at 8:10 p.m.


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Jack Milton's First Foal is a Colt
Crestwood Farm's grade I-winning miler Jack Milton got his first foal Jan. 30, when a colt bred by David Lavoie was born on a farm near Ocala, Fla.
Crestwood Farm's grade I-winning miler Jack Milton got his first foal Jan. 30, when a colt bred by David Lavoie was born on a farm near Ocala, Fla.
There are so many factors that can affect the outcome of a horse sale it is often difficult to predict a probable outcome. But all signs are pointing toward a positive Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s sale of 2-year-olds.
Javier Castellano was voted outstanding jockey after he exceeded his own previous single-season earnings record as his mounts in 2015 earned $28,120,767, surpassing his previous mark of $26,219,907 in 2013.
Grade I-winning miler Jack Milton will enter stud at Pope McLean's Crestwood Farm in Kentucky for the 2016 season, where he will stand for a published fee of $6,500.
Top miler Jack Milton, currently the leading U.S. turf earner for his sire War Front, has been retired and will be offered as a stallion prospect at Fasig-Tipton's mixed sale in Lexington on Nov. 1.
Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey hopes the $500,000 Fourstardave (gr. IIT) will open the door to a Breeders' Cup bid for Ironicus, who will do battle with last year's Fourstardave winner Seek Again Aug. 15 at Saratoga.
West Point Thoroughbreds' Twilight Eclipse will look to make it a double June 6 in the $1 million Knob Creek Manhattan (gr. IT) at Belmont Park, coming off his first grade I win in the May 9 Man o' War Handicap (gr. IT).
Trainer Todd Pletcher, who has won the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) twice and finished second four times, has three opportunities to improve on that record in the June 6 renewal of the classic at Belmont Park.
Donegal Racing and Rockingham Ranch's Finnegans Wake returned from California in winning form to capture the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT) May 2 at Churchill Downs.
Juddmonte Farms' Seek Again, who just missed winning last year's Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT) at Churchill Downs, will try again in his first start of the year in $500,000 turf stakes May 2 at the Kentucky track.
Gary Barber's Jack Milton went from last to first to claim his first grade I score in the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT), tracking down longshot Aripeka in the lane April 10 at Keeneland
Long On Value returned to his winning ways with a closing victory in the $150,000 Canadian Turf Stakes (gr. IIIT) Feb. 21 at Gulfstream Park.
Third in last year's Ricoh Woodbine Mile (Can-IT) behind Wise Dan, British invader Trade Storm came from off the pace to claim the top prize over Kaigun on the turf at the Toronto-area track Sept. 14.
The Grade 1, $1,000,000 Woodbine Mile has attracted a field of 11 horses to go a one-turn mile on the scenic Woodbine turf course.
Kaigun, winner of the Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT) for trainer Mark Casse, heads a field of 11 as the 5-2 favorite for the $1 million Ricoh Woodbine Mile (Can-IT) Sept. 14 at Woodbine.
Seek Again overcame traffic in the stretch, advancing at the rail with an eye-catching run to win the $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap (gr. II) in course-record time Aug. 9 at Saratoga Race Course.
Claire Novak and Tom LaMarra give you the strategies to bet this talented field of 6 horses in the Fourstardave Handicap and potentially get a nice payout. Learn who Tom thinks is 'key' to the race. watch video
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps a pair of turf stakes at Saratoga, including the Fourstardave Handicap. read blog
Claire Novak and Tom LaMarra give you the strategies to bet this talented field of 6 horses in the Fourstardave, and potentially get a nice payout. Learn who Tom thinks is 'key' to the race. Download Brisnet Past Performances for the Fourstardave Handicap.
With Wise Dan still progressing in his comeback from May 16 colic surgery, favoritism and a highweight assignment in Saratoga's $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap (gr. IIT) go to Dale Romans trainee Silver Max.
A change of venue didn't bother Obviously, who for the second straight year cruised to an easy win in the Shoemaker Mile Stakes (gr. IT) June 14 at Santa Anita Park.
TimeformUS Weekend Stakes Plays for the Shoemaker Mile and the Stephen Foster. read blog
Fresh off a front-running romp in the American Stakes one month ago, Obviously faces fellow grade I winner Winning Prize and several other talented older runners in the $400,000 Shoemaker Mile (gr. IT) June 14 at Santa Anita.
Jack Milton's win in $300,000 Poker (gr. IIIT) propels trainer Todd Pletcher to the top of all-time earnings list.
Za Approval, runner-up to Wise Dan in last year's Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT), tops the seven-horse field that will contest the Poker Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the May 26 Memorial Day card at Belmont Park.
Graded stakes winners Admiral Kitten and Jack Milton ship in for the $250,000 Hollywood Derby (gr. IT) Dec. 1, where they will face a solid group of local 3-year-olds on the Betfair Hollywood Park turf.
Sam-Son Farms' homebred Up With the Birds closed with a rush to take the $500,000 Jamaica Handicap (gr. IT) Oct. 5 at Belmont Park, earning his first graded stakes victory for trainer Malcolm Pierce.
Admiral Kitten will take on familiar foes Stormy Len, Jack Milton, and War Dancer when he aims for his second grade I win in the $500,000 Jamaica Handicap Oct. 5 at Belmont Park.
Still last in mid-stretch, Peace Preserver rallied between horses to secure the first graded stakes win of her career with an upset tally in the $200,000 Noble Damsel Stakes (gr. IIIT) Sept. 14 at Belmont Park.
Ken and Sarah Ramsey's homebred Admiral Kitten closed with a strong late run in the Aug. 17 Secretariat Stakes (gr. IT) at Arlington Park, then opened to a 1 1/4-length victory to win his first grade I.
Ten domestic and three European-based 3-year-olds comprise a field of 13 for the $500,000 Secretariat Stakes (gr. IT) Aug. 17 on the turf course at Arlington Park, with Jack Milton established as the 3-1 favorite.
War Dancer got the bob in a three-way photo finish July 13 at Colonial Downs, overpowering hard-running Charming Kitten and staving off the late-flying Jack Milton to get victory in the $500,000 Virginia Derby (gr. IIT).
The 16th running of the $500,000 Virginia Derby (gr. IIT) July 13 at Colonial Downs brings together a varied field of competitors, and quite a few of them share the same bloodlines.
Rydilluc got back on the winning track with a strong victory in the inaugural $460,000 Penn Mile for 3-year-olds on the turf at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course June 1.
Claire Novak and Pete Denk preview the Penn Mile featuring Noble Tune, Rydilluc, Jack Milton, and Charming Kitten. Watch Video
Eight sophomore turf contenders entered the inaugural edition June 1 edition of the $500,000 Penn Mile Stakes at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, including Noble Tune, Rydilluc, Jack Milton, and Charming Kitten.
Gary Barber's Jack Milton came up from Florida to earn his first stakes score, holding off the late charge of Up With the Birds to win the $100,000 Transylvania Stakes (gr. IIIT) on opening day at Keeneland.
Trainer Mark Casse will be busy saddling horses at Ocala Breeders' Sales Company stakes races Monday, March 11 where he has entered six horses, including at least one in each of the day's four stakes races.
|Todd A. Pletcher
|Victor Espinoza
|Gary Barber
|Cherry Valley Farm, LLC
|Jack Milton View Five-Cross Pedigree
|War Front
|Starry Dreamer
|Forty Niner
|Sale / Hip
Hip 1548
|Steven W. Young, agent
|Claiborne Farm, agent
Hip 84
|Eddie Woods, agent
Prices in parentheses indicate a horse did not sell because it did not meet its reserve price.
|Spooky Woods
|Mill Road
|Classic Empire
|Unspoiled Moments
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Proposed Bakerloo Line Extension :
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Since then TfL said it will most likely only go to Lewisham, maybe carry on further in due course. Mind you the target is still 2030 so a lot can change. Time to revisit the DLR option given it was only ditched given the Bakerloo was certain to come to Catford?
@pvp DLR to Catty would be so cool ! And you're right, 2030 is a long time away, and then of course we also have to deal with them pesky MPs too. They change their minds quicker than you can say 'train track'.
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Summon your stanzas, limber up your limericks, break open your odes and start sorting out your sonnets, for Thursday is National Poetry Day 2010.
I hate poetry.
Which is to say, if we take a moment – as we always should – to unpack such a fantastically stupid statement, that I fear it beyond measure. I mean, sure, I've got a couple of favourites that my dad used to read to me from The Nonsense Book Of Verse, an orange-spined hardback that contained such gems as. "The boy stood on the burning deck/His feet were full of blisters/The flames came up and burned his pants/And now he wears his sister's." Although, of course, that could not compare with the swelling heartbreak and tragedy contained within the four lines that told the sorrowful story of how "Billy, in one of his nice new sashes/Fell in the fire and was burned to ashes./And now, although the room grows chilly/I haven't the heart to poke poor Billy."
My absolute unfavourite, however, was one he used to recite without the aid of a book. That made it all the more terrifying, as if he were drawing on some ancient evil knowledge passed down through generations of parents who needed the power to destroy their children's equilibrium at a moment's notice. He would draw himself up to his full height (4ft 7in, but when you are six and – genetic inheritance being what it is – only 18 inches tall yourself, it is quite enough to intimidate) and begin: "I do not like thee, Dr Fell…"
The pause, the dreadful pause, would roll out to just short of the crack of doom while I gazed up at him, paralysed with terror.
"The reason why, I cannot tell…"
Why not? Is it too terrible to tell or – even worse – so unfathomably dreadful that it cannot be bound or captured by the paltry resources of mere language? Imagination supplied a thousand unwanted images as another pause lengthened, my knees weakened and I fell to the ground.
"But this I know…"
I curl into the foetal postion.
"And know full well…"
This has taken 20 minutes so far. And the worst is yet to come, as Dad channels his inner Olivier, drops his voice to a whisper that penetrates to the very marrow of my bones, and says: "I do not like thee, Dr Fell."
Hours later, Mum would find me still gibbering on the floor, pick me up, shake me back to mental order and send me to watch a restorative episode of Rentaghost.
But that is what I find so awful about poetry, its power to move you at such a visceral level. And that's just a borderline nonsense verse for children. The proper, grown-up stuff could kill you. It gets under your defences, all those beautiful, perfect lines, refined, honed over weeks and months and years, smelted down by their writers from the bulky emotional ore with which we ordinary people customarily make do, so that only the purest form remains.
Agony. I prefer to run from feelings. They do you no good in the long run. That's why "Dead inside" is my family's motto and aspiration. Poetry makes this so much harder. Have you seen the stuff they wrote in the trenches? Don't. You'll spend the rest of the day prostrate with grief. And beware, even the most trustworthy writers will slip in a few potent lines where they can. In the last Maeve Binchy I read, a young girl dies, and before you know where you are, the local handyman is recalling Yeats from his schooldays.
Come away O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand
For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.
Yeah, and especially on Thursday. So, in the reassuringly prosaic words of Hill Street Blues' Sergeant Esterhaus, let's be careful out there.


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Then there was the case of a boy whose daddy was a county commissioner.
He was county commissioner from 1910 until 1912 and he has always been loyal to every cause and trust reposed in him.
He served for some time in the early days as a county commissioner.
More recently the work has frequently been carried on by the county commissioner of schools directly.
Women can not be State School Commissioners, and there is no office of county commissioner.
He has served his townsmen as justice of the peace and county commissioner.
Lang, as county commissioner, became an important factor in the development of the county, and his ranch flourished.
He has held the office of justice of the peace many years and has served four years as county commissioner.
He, however, allowed his name to be used on the prohibition ticket for the office of county commissioner.
He got his title from having been county commissioner when the court house was building.


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Harry Styles speaks out about Taylor Swift breakup
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Harry Styles is finally speaking out about his breakup with Taylor Swift. The One Direction singer addressed his relationship with T-Swift for the first time on a London radio show over the weekend.
Harry said that he didn't mind his ex's performance at the Grammys.
Taylor assumed an English accent for a few lines of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" that night, leading some to speculate whether it was a jab at her former British beau.
Harry said there were no hard feelings and that Taylor "knows what she's doing on stage" and is "a great performer."
He also told Grazia magazine that he's not worried about seeing her at this week's BRIT awards in London. He called her a "sweet girl" and that he doesn't have a bad word to say about her. .
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- One 13.5-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 3/4 cups heavy cream
- 1 2/3 cups whole milk
- 3 cups bittersweet chocolate chips (18 ounces)
- Marshmallows, for serving (optional)
In a small saucepan, combine the coconut milk and sugar and heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar; keep warm. In a medium saucepan, combine the cream and whole milk and bring to a simmer. Add the chocolate chips and remove from the heat. Let stand, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate is melted; whisk until smooth. Pour the chocolate into 8 mugs and spoon some of the coconut milk on top. Garnish with the marshmallows and serve.


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Social technologies are changing the way organisations communicate and collaborate which in turn is impacting on the way these companies look at their resources, skills, tools, processes and culture. In essence, they have to ensure their employees have the skills and technologies to solve their customers' problems in a digital world and create an empowered organisation.
These empowered organisations, or socially mature businesses, stand to benefit from the use of social technologies in various ways, for example:
In order to access these benefits though, companies have to become socially mature and, according to a Forrester Whitepaper on the subject, this is a five-stage process: from Laggards, to Late Majority, to Early Majority, to Early Adopters and finally Innovators.
Forrester estimates that nearly one in five companies are not using any social technologies and can be classified as Laggards. Many of these socially dormant companies have conservative cultures and don't have any plans for implementing social marketing. In order for these companies to progress to the next level, they will probably need to embark on listening strategies in order to find out what conversations are already taking place around their brands.
The second tier, the Late Majority, represents about a third of all companies and is usually identified by the increased number of social activity that is taking place internally, but is not coordinated across teams yet.
These are companies that are using the typical social platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube where they employ a volume metric such as the number of likes. Generally you will also find that they have one or two heroes driving social but these people are not part of the long-term planning function.
For the Late Majority to progress to the next level, the company would need at least one senior manager to manage the social function and at the same time implement a training programme. The organisation would also need to start implementing the social data into the existing marketing metrics.
The Early Majority level also represents about a third of companies and this is where management starts to realise the benefits of social technologies. In this stage the senior managers implement social media policies and have the power to bring together people from across the organisation.
The company would generally address the resource challenge head-on by hiring a dedicated person or an entire team and one of the functions of these resources would be responding to customer feedback.
In the fourth phase, the Early Adopters, it is all about scaling and optimising. Forrester estimates that one in five companies have taken the step towards more sophisticated processes and measurement.
They generally have a sophisticated model focused on social intelligence, driving fundamental business change through the social channels and internal collaboration on these social applications.
To move beyond this step, the organisation has to create a culture that supports the new thinking and drive the entire workforce to embrace social.
The final phase, the Innovators, is where companies can say that they have empowered their workforce. This isn't just about the technologies but rather about a company that has a culture of sharing and innovating.
These are the companies that implement business wide social applications and where the technologies become a key factor in business process management.
The path towards social maturity is clear — and the business benefits are massive.
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Fantasy Baseball Morning Update: Yanks' Gardner to DL
Two really cool things happened in Wednesday's late games. Oakland's Bartolo Colon threw 38 consecutive strikes en route to eight innings of shutout ball in a win over the Angels, while Cliff Lee and Matt Cain combined to allow nine hits, one walk and no runs over 19 innings in the Giants' 11-inning victory over the Phillies. Going to bed at a reasonable hour is really overrated.
Jake Peavy had another terrific start, raising our streaming pitcher record to 11-5 for the season. Peavy is still available in 71.3 percent of FOXSports.com leagues, and is a good starter to target as long as you realize that the odds of him spending time on the DL are high. Let's try a pair of picks today: Washington's Edwin Jackson (31 percent owned) against the Astros, and Miami's Ricky Nolasco (13 percent owned) against the Cubs. Before you ask, I'm not ready to commit to Jeff Samardzija just yet. If he pitches well again this afternoon, let's talk.
On to the news:
- Yankees OF Brett Gardner has been placed on the DL with an elbow injury, and figures to come back somewhere near the required 15 days. Look for Raul Ibanez, Andruw Jones and Eduardo Nunez to get the left field starts in Gardner's absence, with Nunez possibly getting extra time in the infield while players like Alex Rodriguez get more DH opportunities.
- If you're searching for a replacement for Gardner, check out this post from yesterday afternoon, in which we recommended fill-ins for disabled D-backs OF Chris Young.
- Cardinals 1B Lance Berkman re-injured his calf last night, and could be headed for the DL.
- The D-backs haven't placed OF Justin Upton (thumb) on the DL, but he's still day-to-day and could go on the DL at any time. Upton pinch-ran last night, which is a good sign.
- Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit his third and fourth home runs of the season last night. I hate to be a wet blanket, but three of Morneau's four dingers have come this week at the Little League park known as Yankee Stadium. Still, there's reason for optimism.
- Remember the Stephen Strasburg innings limit we told you about in the spring? Nats GM Mike Rizzo reportedly said Wednesday that if the team makes the playoffs, Strasburg won't pitch. The Nats could change their minds, but I wouldn't plan on seeing Strasburg in September.
- The Mariners started Dustin Ackley at first base last night in place of the resting Justin Smoak (hamstring). If your league allows extra positional eligibility based on one game, this could help you.
- With Joel Hanrahan still day-to-day due to a hamstring injury, Juan Cruz got another save for the Pirates on Wednesday. Cruz is a nice short-term option, but that term could end as soon as tomorrow if Hanrahan comes back.
- The Cubs hope that RP Kerry Wood (shoulder) will return on Friday.
- Look for Marlins 2B Omar Infante (groin, hamstring) to get today off.
- A's OF Coco Crisp was scratched Wednesday due to the flu. Nothing to worry about.
- The Rays still haven't determined if OF B.J. Upton will make his 2012 debut tonight or tomorrow. It's likely to be one or the other.
- Rangers DH Michael Young hopes to return to action tonight after missing Wednesday's game due to back stiffness.
- Henry Rodriguez got Wednesday's save for the Nationals, which fits into the club's stated every-other-day job share arrangement with Brad Lidge. However, Lidge is reportedly dealing with a case of vertigo, so keep an eye on his availability.
- There are four afternoon games today, with Cubs-Marlins starting at 12:40 p.m. ET. Set your lineups early.
See you back here tomorrow morning.
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The deal is expected to be earnings enhancing for Corus by next year following a series of annual cost savings of $250m (£159m) by the end of the third full year of trading of the joint group.
The one-off cost of securing these benefits is estimated at approximately $300m. Some of these savings will come from Corus sourcing 50% of its iron ore from the expanded Casa de Pedra mine in Brazil, which has top-quality ore.
This mine will up its output to around 30m tonnes of iron ore every year. Corus shareholders will have to pay for the deal as there will be no interim dividend in the year ending in December. Sir Brian Moffat will continue as chairman of the enlarged Corus with Tony Pedder as chief executive.
However, Brazilian Benjamin Steinbruch, the current chairman and chief executive of CSN, will join the board and will succeed Moffat as chairman when he retires 'on or before April 2004'.
More CSN members will join the board, which will be enlarged to 15. Under the terms of the proposed link Corus will hold 62.4% of the enlarged group.
Pedder said: 'This combination with one of Brazil's leading steelmakers CSN is a major step in focusing the Corus group around a strong international carbon steel operation. The improved quality of earnings and growth potential will underpin our key objectives of enhancing shareholder value.'
Today a spokesman for the company said there would be no job losses as a result of the proposed merger.
On dividends the spokesman said that the group hoped to 'maintain a robust balance sheet' and 'seek to maintain an average gearing ratio (net debt to net assets) of 35% over the course of the steel business cycle with a maximum of 50% and to maintain a sound investment grade rating'.
Shares in Corus have performed relatively well this year, having rebounded from last year's lows of 40p to end at 70p today, a 2 1/2p drop on the day.Reuse content


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The Wanted Take Over "GMA"
Posted Monday November 4, 2013 1:58 PM GMT
Enjoying some more time in New York City, The Wanted stopped by ABC Studios in Manhattan on Monday (November 4).
The Irish/British boy band took to the stage and performed a few of their latest tunes including "We Own The Night" and "I Found You."
During their interview, the bandmates chatted about their upcoming album Word of Mouth, which is slated to hit stores on Tuesday (November 5).
"It took us two years to make and hopefully it's good. I think it's our best album yet and we really are genuinely proud of it," Max stated excitingly.
In regards to what really makes them excited about touring, Siva said, "I think just seeing the fans. I mean they're amazing, they always come out in force."
Watch their performance below!
Photo Credit: ABC
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"Beloved" Author and Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison Will Discuss Her Writings April 26 at Rutgers, Newark
Free program is open to public
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Acclaimed American novelist Toni Morrison, winner of both the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, will discuss and read from her works on April 26 during a free public program at Rutgers University, Newark. Morrison's talk and readings will be in the Paul Robeson Campus Center, in the Multipurpose Room (Room 231), at 350 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., from 5:30- 7 p.m.
Schools and groups planning to attend must contact Amy Ortiz, firstname.lastname@example.com, to reserve space.
Morrison's April 26 appearance is part of the Writers at Newark Reading Series at Rutgers in Newark, which brings nationally prominent writers of fiction, poetry and nonfiction to campus throughout the academic year. This year alone, in addition to Nobel Laureate Morrison, four Pulitzer Prize-winning writers have given or will give talks, including poet Mark Strand, who read from his works on March 8. He won the award for Blizzard of One.
Toni Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize, in 1993, is considered one of the most influential writers in America. She has received critical acclaim for her writings, including the National Book Critics Award in 1978 for Song of Solomon and the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Beloved. In 2006 Beloved was chosen by the New York Times Book Review as the best work of American fiction published in the last quarter-century. Her other novels include The Bluest Eye, Sula, Tar Baby, Jazz, Paradise, Love, and A Mercy.
"Toni Morrison's visit is a great honor for our Writers at Newark Reading Series, the Rutgers-Newark Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program, the Rutgers-Newark campus, and Newark itself," states Jayne Anne Phillips, director of the MFA program. "Her work addresses, perhaps more than the work of any other writer, the diverse complexities of history, race, and gender, and illustrates the transformational power of voice and literature. History may represent fact, but literature tells us the story. Toni Morrison's books comprise a national treasure and continue to inspire dialogue and change. We invite all of Newark to her reading in the Series," says Phillips, herself an award-winning novelist, author of Lark & Termite, MotherKind, Machine Dreams, Black Tickets and Fast Lanes.
The free Morrison talk is co-sponsored by the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at Rutgers-Newark, and the Rutgers Institute on Ethnicity, Culture and the Modern Experience.
In addition to Morrison, the series will feature poets Rachel Hadas, Paul Muldoon and Peter Constantine on April 12, presenting "Poetry in Translation" in the Paul Robeson Campus Center Multipurpose Room (Room 231). All of the spring 2011 programs also begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at 7 p.m.
The complete Writers at Newark Reading Series schedule, as well as biographies of the authors and poets, is online at http://www.mfa.newark.rutgers.edu/writersatnewark.htm


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Today's reading from the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 8:26-40) recounts the story of the Ethiopian eunuch. This guy was a powerful officer in the court of the queen, in charge of her entire treasury. He was riding along through the desert in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah, when Philip—who had been prompted by an angel to catch up with the chariot—strode up alongside the eunuch and asked, "Do you understand what you're reading?" "How can I understand," asked the eunuch, "unless I have … [Read more...]
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Nick Clegg suggested in his conference speech that people should speak to the Lib Dem council leaders in Lambeth, Southwark or Liverpool to hear about their experience of "picking up the pieces" after Labour loses power. Perhaps he could explain how we are meant to do that, given that all three councils are now run by Labour? In Lambeth, the Lib Dem/Tory coalition lasted just one term before disillusioned voters swept Labour back to power – hopefully a more telling precedent.
Cllr Pete Robbins
Larkhall ward, Lambeth council
• Clegg morphing into Blair (Simon Hoggart's sketch, 21 September)? It's weirder than that. He's like Tony Blair doing an impression of Rory Bremner.
Paul May
Surbiton, Surrey
• Bonnie Greer wrote that Gödel "showed the world … that nothing can be 100% proven", but that is not what Gödel's incompleteness theorem says (Me and Sister Carmela, 20 September). It says that in any sufficiently powerful axiom-based mathematical systems there are statements which are true but can't be proven from the axioms. But there are also plenty of theorems that can be proven, and Gödel's incompleteness theorem in no way denies the validity of their proofs.
Richard Stallman
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
• Re the letter from Jeannie Green (20 September): when my daughter travelled back from Canada with her cello it was tenderly tucked up in first class while she travelled cattle class as usual. When she can afford to pay for an additional seat it travels under the name of "Cello Adams", as all passengers have to be named when bookings are made, and she was once asked to produce its passport.
Jill Adams
• So the Democrats in the US are pleased that their opponents are lurching to the right and look likely to choose as their leader a woman the voters will regard as totally unelectable (Tea Party rocks the establishment with sweeping primary victories, 16 September). Clearly they are not students of British political history of the 1970s.
Ron Fosker
Witham, Essex


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ELF $1 Lipstick Nostalgia Swatches, Pictures, & Review. New Shade for Summer 2011
|ELF Nostalgia Lipstick
I recently purchased a brand new shade in the ELF $1 lipstick line called Nostalgia. As you may know, if you read my last post or have been onto the ELF site recently, they just added even more new shades to this line of lipsticks. Yes, I will be reviewing those as well as soon as I receive them :D
*Note that I do have all the older shades of the ELF $1 Line Lipsticks Swatched. Click Here to check those out.
This particular shade seems to be less pigmented than all the older shades that were originally released with the $1 line lipsticks. I don't think I'd consider it to be sheer, but it's just not completely opaque. Nostalgia lipstick has a glossy finish and appears to almost have a shimmer to it when swatched.
|ELF Nostalgia Lipstick
Compared to the other nudeish shade in the $1 line, Fantasy, Nostalgia is much lighter and glossier. Just to give you an idea, I think Nostalgia would be closer to the Shade of Natural Nymph from the Elf Mineral line. But seeing as how Nostalgia is less opaque, it isn't going to give you a concealer lip type of look. The glossy texture will make it look more natural on your lips. I feel that texture of Nostalgia is kind of similar to that of a lipbalm, rather than like a lipstick.
|ELF Nostalgia Lipstick
What do you think of this shade? Would you wear it? Have you tried any ELF products or lipsticks? Leave a comment below and let us know.
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YWCA Tulsa Caucus Group Orientation 2014
YWCA Tulsa
Friday, January 24, 2014 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM (CST)
Event Details
At the YWCA, we recognize that talking race is hard - so the cornerstone of our philosophy is to empower people with the language, skills, and tools to engage in honest, meaningful conversations about race.
Join us on January 24th to learn about our signature dialogue programs, Groundwork, facilitated by Justice Waidner Smith, and Mosaic, facilitated by Mana Tahaie. These parallel dialogue groups enhance participants' understanding of race, racial identity development, internalized racism, and privilege in a safe, supportive, and accountable environment. At the orientation you'll learn about the guiding principles of these caucus spaces for white people and people of color and the impact of doing this work, as well as program format and logistics. In 2014, our caucus group meetings will be held once a month, during the lunch hour (11:30am - 1:00pm) on a weekday to be determined, and there will be a sliding scale fee for participation.
Friday, January 24, 2014, 11:30am-1:00pm
You are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch, and water and coffee will be provided.
Bailey Room at the Tulsa Area United Way, 1430 South Boulder.
To attend, you must RSVP here, on Eventbrite, by January 22nd.
Contact Jennie at firstname.lastname@example.com or (918) 858-2384
When & Where
Tulsa Area United Way
1430 South Boulder Avenue West
Friday, January 24, 2014 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM (CST)
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YWCA Tulsa is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all!


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"Accidental Racist," the collaboration between country singer Brad Paisley and rapper LL Cool J, is being met with harsh criticism online -- but not for the song's subject matter.
Twitter users rushed en masse to give the new song a thumbs-down in 140 characters or less -- because, the general consensus seems to be, it's just plain awful.
In the song, Paisley assumes the role of "just a white man comin' to you from the Southland, tryin' to understand what it's like not to be."
Admitting to being "caught between Southern pride and Southern blame," Paisley continues, "I'm proud of where I'm from but not everything we've done."
"Mama Said Knock You Out" rapper LL Cool J, meanwhile, chimes in, "Dear Mr. White Man, I wish you understood. what the world is really like when you're livin' in the hood."
He continues, "Just because my pants are saggin' doesn't mean I'm up to no good, you should try to get to know me, I really wish you would."
It isn't so much the sentiment that the Twitterverse seems to be taking issue with, but rather the execution.
Time columnist James Poniewozik weighed in, "I like Brad Paisley. I like LL Cool J. Kind of wish I could Eternal Sunshine this song from memory."
Deadspin and Gawker columnist Drew Magary, meanwhile, offered a simple "Hoo boy" in reacting to the song, later quipping, ""Accidental Racist? WORST SEQUEL EVER." -Geena Davis." (That would be a play on Davis' movie "The Accidental Tourist.")
Complex magazine offered, "So LL Cool J and Brad Paisley have teamed up for a song called 'Accidental Racist.' Feel weird yet?"
"The Daily Show" writer Travon Free assessed, "Remember that Brad Paisley/LL Cool J song 'Accidental Racist' I mentioned? it's out and just as awful as you'd hope!"
To be fair, the song has earned some kudos from tweeters, but they appear to be in the minority.
For his part, Paisley told EW.com of the song, " I think that we're going through an adolescence in America when it comes to race. You know, it's like we're almost grown up. You have these little moments as a country where it's like, 'Wow things are getting better.' And then you have one where it's like, 'Wow, no they're not.'"
Paisley and LL Cool J might be trying to move the country in a more colorblind direction, but if the general public's reaction is any indication, they're going about it in a pretty tone-deaf way.
What do you think of the song? Let us know in the comments section after listening to "Accidental Racist" below.
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Faisal Khan and Deep from Prince Ki Paltan performed a soft dance on 9th June 2012 episode of ZEE TV Dance India Dance Lil Masters 2 (DID 2).
Faisal and Deep mesmerized the judges and grand master by performing for the song Ishq Sufiana. They used Lyrical freestyle in their dancing performance.
Skipper Prince loved the soft moments in their dance.
Master Geeta said that Faisal always performed well, but today Deep was perfect with Faisal. She is happy to see the improvement of Deep.
Master Marzi loved the heart shape dancing style. He praised Deep's dancing.
Grand master Mithunda complemented Faisal and Deep by saying Kya Baat, Kya Baat, Kya Baat.
Update: Faisal Khan won Dance India Dance (DID 2) lil masters on 12th Aug 2012 grand finale


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Committee for Church and Society
The Committee for Church and Society will develop a process to determine both the propriety and the priority of advocacy by the Assembly of issues concerning Church, government and society that are relevant to the lives of the faithful in the Region (e.g., same-sex marriage, abortion, war, etc.).
Met. Savas (GOA) - Chairman
Bp. Anthony (AOCA)
Bp. Maxim (Serbia)
Bp. Irinej (Serbia)
Committee Liaison
Fr. Nathanael Symeonides
Archdeacon Ryan Gzikowski-Facilitator
Fr. John Breck
Fr. Andrew Damick
Fr. Paul O'Callaghan
Fr. Peter Preble
Dn. John Chryssavgis
Dr. H. Tristam Engelhardt, Jr.
Fr. Alexander Webster
Terms of Reference
What is to be accomplished
- Develop an initial list of issues (moral, social, cultural, ecological and political) that are of pressing importance for American society, about which it is incumbent for the Orthodox to present their soteriological view, for the sake both of educating the faithful and contributing to national policy debate
- Organize the list of issues, prioritizing them according to order of importance for a creative encounter between the Church and society.
- Draft a statement on each particular issue, for the review, emendation and acceptance by the Assembly, according to their relative priority
- Develop a process whereby new issues can be added and addressed in turn by the Assembly
- Facilitating the incarnation of the Mystery of Christ as the Fathers of the Church saw and explained it in the new forms and experiences of postmodern people, within the framework of their own culture.
- Create a protocol whereby a published response can be prepared at short notice in the case of crises, for the approval of the Assembly or its designated agents
How it is to be accomplished
- Solicit suggested issues from the members and the consultants of the committee
- Make a list of issues and determine their priority
- With the help of the consultants, who will be experts in their fields, draft a statement addressing each issue
- Circulate the draft to the member bishops for their study and solicit their feedback
- Present the draft to the Assembly at a plenary session for its approval
- Publish approved statements
- Make a list of consultants based on areas of expertise, who can help the Assembly address issues and draft statements at short notice and outside regular committee meetings
With whom it is to be accomplished
- The consultants appointed by the chair, who are well-versed in their respective fields (ethics, law, public policy, etc.)
- The consultants to the Office of Communications of the Secretariat, who can help determine to whom and how best a message is disseminated
- The member Bishops of the Assembly
News and Events
Committee for Church and Society 2013 Report
Friday, December 20, 2013
The 2013 annual report of the Committee for Church and Society is now available online. read more »
Global Climate Change: A Moral and Spiritual Challenge
Friday, May 25, 2007
The following statement concentrates on conveying a theological understanding of the role of the human person and the environment, with particular emphasis on climate change. read more »
Crisis in Indonesia – March 19, 2007
Friday, March 23, 2007
The Orthodox Christians in Indonesia have joined the list of those attacked by Muslim extremists. Father Methodios Sri Gunarjo, his family and other Orthodox were terrorized and threatened this past weekend. Although there are no reports of physical harm at this point, the verbal, psychological and other forms of abuse continue. At one point, a knife was put to the throat of Father Methodios, as his attackers demanded that he close the Churches in the Boyolali area of Central Java. It should be noted that there is a thriving ministry in this area. read more »
SCOBA Agency Prepares To launch a Second Internet Music Outreach
Thursday, March 01, 2007
OCN is preparing to launch an additional media option to reach out to the Orthodox faithful and religious seekers alike. In the next few weeks, OCN will add another 24 hour internet based media ministry to our growing media products. It will be called The Rudder! read more »
SCOBA Agency To Launch 24 Hour Internet Radio
Friday, January 12, 2007
Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) is launching The Ark, a 24 hour a day internet radio outreach designed to be a listening alternative for you and your family. The Ark will be a fully functioning media resource for Orthodox Christians to provide positive, uplifting contemporary Orthodox Christian music and more. The Ark will also be a wonderful teaching resource to share with the growing internet media listeners the rich theology and beautiful worship of Orthodox Christianity. The Ark will launch its 24 hour ministry Sunday, January 21st, 2007 on www.receive.org. This is also Share The Light Sunday all across the nation in all our Orthodox Christian parishes, a Sunday established by our Orthodox hierarchs to call the faithful to support the media ministry work of OCN. read more »
Come Receive the Light Adds New Cities and Gains Larger Potential Audience
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Come Receive the Light, the National Orthodox Christian Radio Program is pleased to announce they have reached a new milestone. The program is now ministering to listeners in over 150 cities throughout America. read more »
Medical Shipment To Albania Critical to Country's Declining Healthcare
Monday, November 13, 2006
With only one percent of the national budget spent on healthcare in Albania, and with 25% of the population living below the poverty level, IOCC's recent shipment of medical supplies valued at over $435,000 is welcome aid indeed. read more »
Orthodox Bishops' Conference Statement Concerning Recent School Violence
Thursday, October 12, 2006
We express our sincere concern over the ever-increasing acts of violence that have been perpetrated in the schools of this nation. We call upon all civil and religious leaders to address this evil that has caused these tragic incidents. read more »
Orthodox Bishops' Conference urges the Media and the Entertainment Industry to Avoid the Misuse of Christian Symbols
Thursday, October 12, 2006
We urge all members of the entertainment industry to avoid the misuse of Christian symbols, especially of the Cross, through traditional media outlets such as, television, radio, film or print, but also through DVDs, the internet, computer games, iPods, and the like. read more »
Orthodox Hierarchs issue Communique Affirming need to Bear Witness Together on Spiritual and Moral Concerns
Friday, October 06, 2006
Christ has come for the life of the world; through the Cross joy has come into all the world. We have a responsibility to bear witness to this life in Christ and to this joy. read more »
Major Issues Dominate Proceedings of SCOBA
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Several major issues were discussed at length yesterday during the meeting of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) being held in Chicago. These included: Issues in Coordinating and Establishing New and Mission Parishes, Sexual Misconduct in the Church, Keeping Young People Connected to the Church and the State of the Diaconate. read more »
Orthodox Christians to Mark 60th United Nations Anniversary
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
On the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations, the Joint Commission of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) and the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches (SCOOCH) will sponsor their fifth annual Orthodox Prayer Service for the United Nations Community at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral (319 E. 74th St.) on Tuesday, October 11th, at 6:30pm. read more »
On an Apostolic Mission: The 2005 Orthodox Conference on Missions and Evangelism
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
This year's Orthodox Conference on Missions and Evangelism will feature one of the three recently consecrated bishops, and first convert bishop, of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese: His Grace Bishop Mark of Toledo and the Midwest. Joining His Grace will be Mother Christophora, abbess of the Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration, and Fr. Peter Gillquist, director of the Antiochian Archdiocese Department of Missions and Evangelism. The Conference will be at Antiochian Village, just outside Ligonier, Pennsylvania, from September 2-5, 2005 (Labor Day Weekend). read more »
A New Step for Orthodox Missions in the 21st Century
Monday, July 11, 2005
Presently there are 20 long-term OCMC Missionaries in the field and approximately 80 – 100 OCMC Mission Team volunteers ministering throughout the world each year. And this is only a part of the expanding Orthodox mission outreach. In addition to the missionaries being sent, the Mission Center (on behalf of all the Orthodox churches within SCOBA) supports 272 indigenous clergy in the mission field. Last year the Mission Center participated in the training of 157 future Church leaders, offering health care to over 9,500 people and training 450 people to do youth outreach. Think of the impact that these efforts represent in personal life changing experiences! read more »
Orthodox Pledge Greater Cooperation in Service to Poor
Friday, May 07, 2004
Participants in a conference co-sponsored by International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) are calling for a more unified Orthodox response to the global challenges of war, poverty, injustice, HIV/AIDS, child abuse and environmental degradation. read more »
Hundreds Attend Third Annual Orthodox Prayer Service for UN Community
Wednesday, October 01, 2003
Hundreds of clergy and faithful from throughout the metropolitan New York City area joined hierarchs from the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas [SCOBA] and the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches [SCOOCH] and dozens of representatives from the United Nations at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral here on Monday, October 6, 2003 for the third annual Orthodox Prayer Service for the UN Community. read more »
SCOBA Statement on Moral Crisis in Our Nation
Wednesday, August 13, 2003
The Orthodox Christian teaching on marriage and sexuality, firmly grounded in Holy Scripture, 2000 years of church tradition, and canon law, holds that marriage consists in the conjugal union of a man and a woman, and that authentic marriage is blessed by God as a sacrament of the Church. Neither Scripture nor Holy Tradition blesses or sanctions such a union between persons of the same sex. read more »
SCOBA Hierarchs Issue Appeal for Prayer
Saturday, January 04, 2003
As heads of Orthodox Christian communities in North America we are compelled to call our pious clergy and faithful to pray for peace and for respect of the sanctity of all human persons. read more »
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That included our Welcome Reception at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, the conference at Epcot, lunch provided by Walt Disney World and the St. Patrick's Day Dessert Party with the Epcot Illuminations!!
Sweet and Savory Items lined the tables for our brunch. Do you see that Banana Stuffed French Toast up there? Yes, that was just a tiny piece of banana heaven in a bowl!
I did manage to grab a few pictures with some of the great people that were there!
Left to Right:
#1. Amanda (Amanda's Cookin) and I
#2. Angie (Bakerella), Myelf, and Jenny (Picky-Palate)
#3. Myself and Denise (Creative Kitchen)
After Brunch, we headed over to the Magic Kingdom. I had not been to Disney as an adult until now, but it is just as wonderful as I remembered!
How pretty are those balloons!
We walked down Main Street USA taking in all of the sights, and after watching the end of one of the parades, we slipped into the Main Street Confectionery to check out some of the Disney goodies!
While we were at the Magic Kingdom I only had two rides that were on my "Must Do List". Peter Pan's Flight and The Haunted Mansion. Peter Pan is my favorite Disney Movie ever and with the Haunted Mansion being "Haunted", yeah… I loved it!
Parades, Parades Everywhere! We settled down in Frontierland for a bit and had "front row seats" to the Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade. I will admit I did tear up a little during the parade because BigBear wasn't there to watch it with me :(. One day BigBear, One day!
And what do you know, by time we rode a few more rides and had a mickey mouse ice cream, there was a show going on in front of Cinderella's Castle.
A HUGE Thank You to Jaden, Scott, Diane, Todd , Dawn, Julie and Walt Disney World for everything that you all did to bring together such a wonderful event!
- Todd & Diane White on Rice Couple
- Allison Ingredients Inc.
- Angie Bakerella
- Amanda Amanda's Cookin
- Brandi Bran Appetit
- Denise Creative Kitchen Adventures
- Julius Droolius
- Emily Sage Recipes
- Erin The Girl & Her Mutt
- Gretchen What a Healthy Family Eats
- Heather Life by the Spoonful
- Helene Lush Lady
- Jen One Curly Fry
- Jenny Picky Palate
- Jenny Parkers Pantry
- Jeannette Jeanette's Healthy Living
- Jessica The Novice Chef Blog
- Jessica How Sweet Eats
- Joanne Fifteen Spatulas
- Josee Josee's Kitchen
- Julie Table for Two
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World leaders hoped the efforts of Kofi Annan had been successful in bringing together leaders of Kenya's two major parties in a coalition government that would unite the nation. However, the proposed coalition is apparently breaking down and Raila Odinga, head of the Orange Democratic Movement, is threatening to withdraw his party from the government unless there is a genuine sharing of power. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband told President Kibaki he must give some important cabinet positions to the opposition or there will not only be a collapse of the agreement, but chaos will engulf the nation and compel other nations to end all assistance to Kenya. Miliband said bluntly: "All sides must be prepared to make concessions to allow this to happen, includng President Kibaki's supporters ceding some powerful portfolios."
Secretary of State Rice chimed in with similar comments and urged Kibaki to share the portfolios with the ODM. She warned if the agreement was not carried out there would be serious consequences. The ambassadors of 12 nations urged both sides to make compromises for peace and stability in Kenya.
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Surface - Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses connect Bangalore not only to the rest of Karnataka but also major cities around. There are bus services available from and to Hyderabad, Cochin, Trivandrum, Chennai, Mumbai, Goa and Mysore among others. The main bus station in Bangalore for intercity travel is Majestic bus stand, though there could be pick-up and drop-off points through the city.
Train - Bangalore has three major stations: the City Railway Station at Majestic, Cantonment ( km from Majestic) and Yeshwanthpur ( km from Majestic). Through these stations, the city is well-connected to all major cities in India. It runs several trains a day to Chennai and Mysore alone since people commute frequently between these points.
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Only 14% of senior marketers whose companies use social network marketing say they are tying their efforts to financial metrics such as market share, revenue, profits, or lifetime customer value, while only 17% of those whose companies are using mobile advertising say they are doing so, according to [download page] a survey released in March 2012 by Columbia University's Center on Global Brand Leadership and the New York American Marketing Association (NYAMA). This compares to 41% whose companies measure the financial impact of their email marketing, and 47% whose companies do so for their traditional direct mail marketing.
This is despite adoption of new digital tools such as social network accounts (85%) and mobile ads (51%) having risen to a point where they rival the adoption rates of more established channels such as sponsorship and events (90%), print advertising (85%), direct mail (74%), and TV and radio ads (59%).
Among marketers that do measure the ROI of social media, soft metrics appear to be the focus. According to survey results released in January by Wildfire, the top metric used by social media marketers for ROI is increased fans, likes, comments, and interactions (38%). Similarly, an Awareness survey released in December 2011 found that few marketers are tying social media marketing initiatives to lead generation (38%) and sales (26%), with a far greater proportion using soft metrics such as social presence (76%), measured by number of followers and fans, and website traffic (67%) to determine the success of their campaigns.
Meanwhile, 7 in 10 CMOs responding to the NYAMA survey said that a cross-platform model for ROI is a major goal. However, this goal may remain elusive as long as integration remains a challenge: 77% of marketers overall report that getting their traditional and digital marketing to work better is still a key objective. In fact, half of the companies report they have either recently or will soon reorganize their marketing departments to improve this integration.
Data from "Marketing ROI in the Era of Big Data" indicates that although 70% of senior marketers say their efforts are under more scrutiny than ever before, 57% are not basing their marketing budgets on any ROI analysis. In fact, roughly two-thirds report establishing their marketing budgets in part on historical spending, and 28% on gut instincts. And when looking at specific spending decisions, 21% say they use financial metrics for little or none of the decisions, while 7% are making most or all of the decisions absent any metrics at all.
About the Data: The 2012 BRITE-NYAMA Marketing in Transition Study was conducted by Research Now between January 27 and February 8, 2012. 253 corporate marketing decision makers, director-level and above, were surveyed online. These professionals are employed at large companies (90% have a global annual revenue of over $50 million; 45% are over $1 billion). Respondents were from diverse industries: 42% were from companies that were primarily B2B, 28% primarily business-to-consumer B2C, and 30% a combination of B2B and B2C.
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A total of three sinkholes have opened up in Ocala since Friday... two of the sinkholes were in a residential neighborhood. Scary, nerveracking, and upsetting are some of the words residents used to describe a massive sinkhole that opened up in the Fore Ranch neighborhood in Ocala yesterday.
Part of a path and 25 foot tree have been swallowed up by the hole which is over 80 feet wide and as deep as 50 feet. One homeowner says sinkholes are no stranger to this subdivision, and that has some worried about property values. Police are watching the area and are hoping along with residents this is the last time they'll need to monitor a hole in the ground. Crews are expected to begin repairs Monday, weather permitting.
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Location: Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On AgingTitle: Effects of intensive atorvastatin and rosuvastatin treatment on apolipoprotein B-48 and remnant lipoprotein cholesterol levels Author
|Otokozawa, Seiko
|Ai, Masumi
|Van Himbergen, Thomas
|Asztalos, Bela
|Tanaka, Akira
|Stein, Evan
|Jones, Peter
|Schaefer, Ernst
Submitted to: Atherosclerosis
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/4/2008
Publication Date: 7/20/2009
Citation: Otokozawa, S., Ai, M., Van Himbergen, T., Asztalos, B.F., Tanaka, A., Stein, E.A., Jones, P.H., Schaefer, E. 2009. Effects of intensive atorvastatin and rosuvastatin treatment on apolipoprotein B-48 and remnant lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Atherosclerosis. 205(1):197-201. Interpretive Summary: High cholesterol levels in blood can be reduced by treating a person with statins. Statins slow down the production of cholesterol and also lower one of the major cholesterol transport particles in the blood, the so-called apolipoprotein B (apoB). The two major producers of apoB in the human body are the liver and the intestine. The current study looked at two different statins (atorvastatin and rosuvastatin) and shows that people treated with these statins, lowered the apoB derived from both the liver as well as the intestine.
Technical Abstract: Atorvastatin and rosuvastatin at maximal doses are both highly effective in lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglyceride (TG) levels. Rosuvastatin has been shown to be more effective than atorvastatin in lowering LDL-C, small dense LDL-C and in raising high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and its subclasses. Intestinal lipoproteins containing apolipoprotein (apo) B-48 are also thought to be atherogenic particles. Our purpose in this study was to compare the effects of daily oral doses of atorvastatin 80 mg/day and rosuvastatin 40 mg/day over a 6-week period on serum apo B-48 (a marker of intestinal lipoproteins) and remnant lipoprotein cholesterol (RemL-C) levels (a marker of partially metabolized lipoproteins of both intestinal and liver origin), using novel direct assays in 270 hyperlipidemic men and women. Both atorvastatin and rosuvastatin caused significant (p < 0.0001) and similar median decreases in TG (-33.0%, -27.6%), RemL-C (-58.7%, -61.5%), and apoB-48 (-37.5%, -32.1%) as compared to baseline. Our findings utilizing a specific immunoassay and a fairly large number of subjects extend prior studies indicating that statins significantly lower apolipoprotein B containing lipoproteins of both intestinal and liver origin.


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Make it Paleo: Over 200 Grain-Free Recipes for Any Occasion is a cookbook by Hayley Mason and Bill Staley, published by Victory Belt Inc. It provides a range of paleo recipes, which means they do not include any gluten, refined sugar or heavily processed ingredients.
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- Includes an introduction to the paleo kitchen and menus for special occasions
- Some people find the paleo lifestyle too restrictive
- Some health experts do not recommend this diet because it can be high in fat and cholesterol
The paleo diet is way of eating that focuses on foods that existed before the agricultural revolution. This is consists primarily of meats, fish, vegetables and berries, in addition to some nuts and fruits. Make it Paleo offers a range of recipes that have been adapted to fit these requirements. Below is a list of some of the recipes found in this book. To avoid refined grains, this book often uses almond or coconut as substitutes.
- Root vegetable hash and poached egg
- Egg muffins
- Pan-seared artichoke hearts
- Chinese spiced ribs
- Rosemary roasted turkey
- Asian steak salad
- Mashed turnips and parsnips
- Coconut macaroons
- Almond fudge brownies
It should be noted that the foods that should be included in a paleo diet differ from individual to individual. Some of these recipes may include ingredients that not everyone following a paleo diet eat, such as maple syrup, baking chocolate and gelatin. However, by far and wide these recipes will be suitable for everyone following a paleo lifestyle.EXERCISE
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Make it Paleo is first and foremost a cookbook, so anyone who is new to the paleo diet would do get a more compressive explanation of the diet elsewhere. The recipes themselves are easy to follow and beautifully illustrated, and the introduction does provide helpful information about choosing ingredients and setting up a plaeo kitchen. Make it Paleo a great place for anyone paleo or gluten-free to find fresh cooking inspiration.Common Misspellings
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I've had this ring for a while now. The amethyst is beautiful, the ring looks good and feels great on. Thanks David!
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I just received the 2 rings I had ordered, because I was not sure on which finger I was going to wear it. The size 6 ring is true to size, while the size 8 is way off: closer to size 9 than 8.It's the 1st time I see a Bolivian amethyst, and I was not expecting it to be pink – the color in which it appeared on my laptop was … amethyst (purple), quite different than the reality. The silverwork is elaborate and exquisite. I so wish there would have been a picture of the ring as seen from the side: I would not have ordered any. It sits almost ½ inch above the finger, it's almost like having a lunch box over your hand!Beautiful ring, but really not my style. I like bold rings, but not bold *in thickness*. Way too high on the finger for my taste.Would recommend to a friend only if she appreciated rings that sit high on the finger.
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Think we can guess the way this pitch conference went. Alien v Predator? Already been done.
Vampires v Werewolves? One of those most weeks.
How about Nazis v Dinosaurs then? No? Zombies v the Mafia? Maybe, maybe. Snakes versus that lot from Sex and the City? Dream on. I know - Cowboys v Aliens? Hey hey! And here, with a subtle change of the versus to a more comprehensive ampersand, is that very film, living up to its billing handsomely.
Once these B-movies were so badly made you could see the plasticine and the matchsticks that had gone into the special effects. Not any more. Now the special effects deliver as never before. Scaly aliens look if anything slightly more solid and plausible than many human mummers. Some film-goers find this new facility adds nothing to their enjoyment and preferred it when the effects were a bit crap. But that's just nostalgia gone wrong.
The technology delivers. Whatever can be dreamed can now be realised.
The problem is that these possibilities reveal all the more clearly that very few designers can imagine monsters with any originality. Aliens are, in fact, now highly conventional, far too many of them deriving from HR Giger's brilliant creation for the original Alien, plus a tinge of the original Predator that Arnie did for so conclusively. The lizardy things in Cowboys & Aliens are clearly descended from an unholy marriage between those top critters, with a few enhancements, like an unfolding chest from which nasty hands emerge. Never mind. They serve their purpose, which is to be an enemy to humankind that we can be unashamedly glad to see violently dispatched by the cowboys, since they have no redeeming characteristics whatsoever. Once this role could be taken by Red Indians. Not so much any more. In this film, the cowboys and Native Americans, after initial difficulties, come together to make common cause against their joint enemy. So that's all right and proper.
If you like Daniel Craig, 43, as many discriminating people do, you're in for a treat here. He's our hero, Jake Lonergan - super tough, a man of almost as few words as Clint in his heyday and armed with even more muscle and leather. It's 1875, New Mexico Territory. Jake wakes up in the desert, not remembering anything about who he is or why he is there, with a nasty injury in his side and clamped onto his wrist a heavy, oddly shaped bracelet or shackle.
What he hasn't forgotten, it soon emerges when a posse of ne'er-do-wells ride up and try to take him down, is how to whack his enemies swiftly and pitilessly.
Jake rides into town and straight into trouble with the local big guy, Colonel Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford, 69, still a formidable presence but hardly a supple mover these days, more an obvious martyr to lower back pain) and his tosser son, Percy (Paul Dano, the nerdy preacher in There Will Be Blood).
But, just as they're getting to it, the aliens roar in from the sky and start carrying off the townsfolk back to their base, to experiment on them and discover their weaknesses, as we later learn.
Jake's odd bracelet reveals itself to be one of the aliens's own ray-guns - and he's a sharpshooter. The chase is on, and Jake finds himself zealously accompanied on the trail by mystery woman Ella (Olivia Wilde, 27, whose beauty is quite otherworldly, even if you didn't see her in the Tron reboot).
Cowboys & Aliens is played straight, the only laughs being inadvertent, from some of the clunkier lines ("Is it demons?" a baffled hick asks. "Sure does fit the description," the preacher tells him). The director, Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Iron Man 2), packs in the action and none of the killer components of classic westerns has been omitted - the boy who proves himself, the soft-hearted saloonkeeper who finds his courage when he needs it, the Native American adopted son who demonstrates his loyalty, the cute dog ... yes, even a cute dog.
If you can swallow the shameless set-up, it's all highly entertaining. Odd, though, that the producers (led, inevitably, by Steven Spielberg) didn't remember that the core audience for movies such as this is fanboys in their teens or early twenties - and that being presented with a hero in his forties won't engage them, therefore. In fact, he might as well have come from another planet himself.
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Perfectly sized for two, this luscious layer cake is easy to prepare. "A jar of chocolate hazelnut spread makes a sweet, creamy frosting without any of the work," says Michaela Rosenthal of Woodland Hills, California.
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- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1-1/4 cups cake flour
- 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup Mascarpone cheese
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup Nutella
- 1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts
- In a small bowl, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with cheese, beating well after each addition. Stir in water until blended.
- Pour into two 6-in. round baking pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- Spread Nutella between layers and over the top of cake. Sprinkle with hazelnuts. Yield: 6 servings.
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Chamber Holds Ribbon Cutting for Wound Care Center
The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday for Stephens County Hospital's new Wound Care Center on Falls Road in Toccoa.
Hospital Administrator Ed Gambrell said the wound care center will specialize in treating chronic wounds that some patients have.
He said such chronic wounds can result from a number of different conditions or situations.
Such reasons include age, weight issues, diabetes, and others, said Gambrell.
Gambrell said the wound care center will have access to many different treatment methods.
He noted that one of those is the location of two hyperbaric oxygen chambers in the wound care center itself.
"It is like a big capsule you lie in," said Gambrell. "100 percent oxygen is put into the capsule."
According to Gambrell, the theory is that the oxygen speeds up the healing process.
Gambrell said the goal is to treat a chronic wound and help it heal before it causes further injury to the patient.
"For example, there are diabetics out there that have bad foot problems that sometimes can cause a partial amputation," said Gambrell. "Hopefully, an amputation can be avoided with hyperbaric therapy."
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Effective for the Spring 2011 semester, CUNY is charging a Commitment Deposit Fee to all transfers, readmits and newly enrolled students. The Commitment Deposit Fee is a Non-Refundable part of tuition that coincides with the rest of tuition (Regular Tuition). This deposit is applied toward your tuition when you enroll at Lehman College (this is not an additional fee).
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