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The deteriorating economic recovery is showing up in bottom lines across Corporate Canada.
Operating profits at both private and publicly-traded companies in the second quarter fell 4.9 per cent from the previous quarter and rose just 1.5 per cent from last year, the slowest annual pace since the recession, according to a Statistics Canada report released Tuesday.
Sluggish economic growth in the U.S. and recession in Europe put a drag on exports, while inventory buildups depressed oil prices and low interest rates weighed on insurers. Manufacturers, oil and gas producers, and insurance firms posted a drop in operating profits, which came to a total of $71.9-billion in the second quarter, Statscan said. The fall in profits followed two consecutive quarterly increases, including a 7.1 per cent gain in operating profits at the end of 2011.
In a speech to the Canadian Auto Workers last week, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney called for businesses to speed up investment of billions of dollars of cash, which he called "dead money," sitting unused on corporate balance sheets across the country.
"To a certain extent this report provides a little bit of an explanation as to why they're sitting on so much cash," said Leslie Preston, an economist at Toronto-Dominion Bank. "I think it's understandable that corporations would want to hold back a bit more cash than Governor Carney I guess ideally would like them to."
But parting with a "cushion" of cash might be a tall order for many companies that have watched as the economic recovery struggles to find a foothold since the beginning of the year.
"There's just not the same level of confidence in the overall economy that we saw going in this year," said Mel Svendsen, president of the privately held Standen's Ltd., a Calgary-based manufacturer.
Orders at his company are about 10 per cent lower than sales forecasts in some customer segments, Mr. Svendsen said.
Customers in the transportation industry that buy Standen's trailer axles and other vehicle components are waiting until replacements are absolutely necessary before making a purchase, he said.
"People are curtailing investment in anything related to transportation because typically transportation is related to trade."
More than 50 per cent of Standen's sales go to customers in the U.S., where the economy grew just 1.5 per cent annualized in the second quarter. The resulting uncertainty and weak demand for exports from Canada's largest trading partner have a big effect on Canadian business. Recession in parts of Europe add to the problem.
"Europe sales are off," said James Kierstead, co-owner of Thorsby, Alta.-based Blue Falls Manufacturing Ltd., the maker of Arctic Spa outdoor hot tubs. As a result, profit at his company is down about 6 per cent since the beginning of the year, Mr. Kierstead said.
About 20 per cent of his company's sales are in the European market, Mr. Kiersead said, but he's trying to build more market share in Canada and the U.S. where he said he sees more signs of stability.
Beyond manufacturing, companies in the financial sector and oil and gas industry led the 19 per cent drop in second-quarter earnings reported by companies trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Slower credit growth in Canada will continue to temper the pace of earnings growth in the financial sector into the future, said Robert Kavcic, an economist, BMO Nesbitt Burns.
While temporary refinery shutdowns are to blame for part of the earnings weakness in oil and gas companies, volatile oil prices for Canadian producers will be an issue for as long as pipeline capacity to the U.S. is limited, pushing Canadian prices down as inventories build up. Second-quarter profits for oil and gas producers were down 34 per cent on an annual basis.
A pickup in corporate earnings depends on U.S. economic growth, said TD's Ms. Preston said. She predicts profits to continue to grow at a modest pace, in line with overall Canadian economic growth, until late 2013.
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Rolf sent for him to come and speak to him, and when the man was face to face with him, behold, it was Grani!
He mounted Grani, his proud horse, and rode toward the forest.
But Grani said most earnestly, "I mean no insult, but much lies on it that thou shouldst make me outlaw."
Then Sigurd heard Grani, his horse, neigh for him again and again.
But Grani, knowing that the one who rode him had fear of the fire, reared up and would not go through it.
Only with Sigurd on his back would Grani go through the flame.
Then Grani spoke apart with the Earl, and after that Thorfinn gave orders to his men.
Then Sigurd lifted her in his arms and carried her to where Grani, his horse, was waiting.
Then the shipmaster pulls at Grani's sleeve, and draws him aside.
But one of the men had heard what had been said, and told Grani.

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The Rock n Roll 5K was Saturday September 19, 2015 at 8am
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The Heighway Family and the Tom Heighway Memorial Foundation Board appreciate everyone that participated in this years event. Thank You!!!
With the 2015 5K behind us, it's time for us to reflect and start planning the
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For those of you who have not participated in the last 12 years, Thomas Heighway was just like someone you know.
He was a father, a brother, a husband, an uncle, a son, a soccer coach, a rock star, a wrestler, a friend, a carpenter, and an all-around amazing person.
He was diagnosed with Leukemia in February 2003 at the age of 50 and tragically passed away just eight months later.
To keep his memory alive, we are raising money to continue supporting the annual
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CANNES, France (AP) When Jane Campion was honored onstage at the Cannes Film Festival with about 30 other major directors Sunday, she was the lone woman of the bunch. And she's still not used to how strange that feels.
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The New Zealander is the only woman filmmaker to have won Cannes' top prize, for The Piano in 1993. This year, she showed a fantasy short film about a ladybug — a woman dressed up in an insect costume — who gets stomped on in a movie theater. She said it was a metaphor for women in the film world.
"I just think this is the way the world is, that men control the money, and they decide who they're going to give it to," Campion said in explaining why so few women get movies made.
Cannes, like the film world in general, is short on female directors. Of the 22 movies in the running for the top prize this year at Cannes, only three were made by women.
Cartoonist Marjane Satrapi co-directed the screen adaptation of her graphic novel Persepolis, a memoir of growing up in Iran after the 1979 Islamic revolution; Japan's Naomi Kawase made a road trip film called Mogari No Mori (The Mourning Forest ); and France's Catherine Breillat directed Une Vieille Maitresse (An Old Mistress ), a period piece about the ups and downs of arranging a marriage between a libertine and a virtuous young aristocrat.
Women have made some high-profile appearances here lately. Last year, Sofia Coppola took Marie Antoinette to Cannes, and in 2005, American director Miranda July won an award for best first-time filmmaker for Me and You and Everyone We Know.
But parity is a long way off at Cannes and across the Atlantic in Hollywood.
A survey released last year said U.S. female directors made only 7% of the 250 highest-grossing films in 2005. Martha M. Lauzen, the San Diego State University professor who conducted the study, called her report The Celluloid Ceiling.
Campion, 53, is one of only three women ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for best director, along with Coppola (Lost in Translation ) in 2003 and Lina Wertmuller (Seven Beauties ) in 1976. Campion was nominated for The Piano, her account of adultery set in New Zealand in the 1850s.
Campion was one of 35 directors invited to make a film short for Cannes' 60th anniversary this year. When the group went onstage together Sunday, Campion was the lone women in a sea of male directors that included Roman Polanski (The Pianist ), Gus Van Sant (Elephant ), Wong Kar-wai (In The Mood for Love ), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Babel ) and Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter ).
Egoyan told Campion afterward that he admired the female vantage point in her movies' sex scenes — especially the steamy scenes from the Meg Ryan thriller In the Cut, which he called "some of the most erotic material I've ever seen."
But Campion said some men are "shocked" by that female perspective. "They see that women have a different way of seeing the world altogether," she said.
Campion's next picture is the story of poet John Keats' romance with his young neighbor Fanny Brawne, a love story that was cut short when he died at age 25. Campion plans to tell the story from Brawne's point of view.
"When I think of what's fantastic about women, it's their generosity, their intuitiveness, their capacity to trust emotions, to be emotional, to nurture, to promote peace, to care about the planet's environment so their children can inherit it," she said. "Those qualities aren't sexy for guys, but (they're) quite natural in women."
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August 10, 2003
It is said that the Irish are a race of people who love their friends and slaughter their enemies with equal enthusiasm. In more basic language, my dad used to say they would "rather have a fight than a feed". Kevin Sheedy's genetic chain is most definitely Irish.
The first time I saw him play was in 1967, and in the first quarter of the first practice match of the season, he was involved in a scuffle with Billy Barrot. I guess Billy had some kind of mortgage on the centre position at that stage and Sheeds was just letting him know that he wanted it. Sheedy has always been that way - tell him he couldn't do something and he would find a way to prove you wrong. He always wanted to take his football as far as it would go and his journey in the game bears testimony to that determination and belief.
As a player, he was told his kicking wasn't up to scratch, so he spent countless hours on it and ended up highly competent. Told he wasn't fast enough, he drove Richmond's sprint coach Bill Boromeo nuts, and while he never became a speed demon, he improved his technique and endurance to a level that was more than adequate. He was always besotted by the game, his passion now rewarded by his longevity.
He came to Richmond on a gamble. The then VFA had some dopey rule that if you crossed to the VFL without a clearance, you could never play again in any league. A tough penalty, but Kevin backed himself and even though he couldn't quite dislodge Barrot from the centre, he turned himself into one of the toughest and best back pocket players around.
I played alongside him for about three years and I can tell you, he was a hard man. Deep down, I think he enjoyed the "junkyard dog" image that he managed to forge in the last line of defence, but there was also a creative side to his game that he wanted to express.
He was probably the first footballer to take the "look away handpass" to new heights; he hit some teammates in the side of the head a few times, but once I worked out that there was a Polly Farmer/Barry Cable gene suppressed within, I got plenty of easy kicks (and who doesn't like those?).
In the 1972 grand final, Carlton's Trevor Keogh kicked three goals against Sheedy in the first half, which, ironically, launched Sheedy into the second phase of his career. In the second half, he was moved to half-forward/ruck-rover, and nearly turned the game with three goals. He played in that position in the next two grand finals and was probably Richmond's best player in consecutive premierships.
I coached him in 1977-78, the latter year with him as captain, and already he was a coach in the making. His biggest problem was occasionally getting ahead of himself, his theories on how to improve himself and, by association, the game, sometimes pushing the borders of practicality too far.
At a time when I was encouraging players to become proficient with both left and right foot, Kevin (to my horror) had a crack at a left-foot drop kick from a kick-in. The grateful recipient kicked it straight back over his head for a goal, but it was another example of him believing that there were no boundaries in football that you couldn't cross.
He once asked me if he could play centre half-back on Robert Walls in a pivotal game and, despite the mismatch in terms of height, I agreed. He did well, punching arms instead of the ball, harassing Robert to distraction and generally being such a pest that I don't think there is love lost between them to this day.
So, while Sheedy's well-documented coaching phase is what people think of when his name is mentioned these days, there is no doubt that his toughness, self-belief and a unique ability to perform against the odds as a player filtered through to Sheedy the coach.
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"The Sunset Limited" is a journey into the world of smart people
It's a rare thing when you can walk out of a play and think that you are one of the smart people in this world. But that's how I felt after seeing "The Sunset Limited," which opened Thursday night at Next Act Theatre.
I'm a very normal and average guy when it comes to intelligence. My Mensa card never showed up in the mail, and I even had trouble spelling SAT when I took the test.
But thanks to renowned author/playwright Cormac McCarthy and riveting performances from Jim Pickering and Marti Gobel, I was admitted to the rarefied air of the really smart guys and girls for around two hours Thursday night.
The production, staged by Uprooted Theatre, is about two characters, one named Black (Gobel) and one named White (Pickering). Black has rescued White from throwing himself in front of a commuter train called the Sunset Limited.
They drag back to Black's humble apartment, sit at chairs in a spare kitchen and begin to do battle with words so precise and loaded that the intelligence drips from them and lands on the heads of the audience members.
Suddenly, without really thinking about it, Gobel and Pickering sailed a ship that carried all of us in the audience to the tiny harbor where smart people frolic.
Black is an ex-con who has found God, and has a touching and fervent belief in the Bible.
White, on the other hand, is a cynical atheist college professor for whom his lengthy disappointment in all of life has finally spilled over, driving him to dive in front of a train traveling 80 miles per hour.
The debate, told without any distraction, is the age-old one of faith versus reason. Who has it right? Does anyone have it right?
McCarthy creates subtle arguments on both sides and gives his actors plenty of room to cringe, challenge, explain and try to convince.
And it is during that interplay that I found myself deep in thought. I wasn't just watching a play. I was a full participant in the debate, wondering about both arguments and buying into one here, another one there. It was an intellectual experience that made me feel like an intellectual.
White, ever the intransigent faithless, challenges Black about whether she hears Jesus speak to her and pontificates that, even if he listened for the word, he would not hear it.
"You don't have to listen," Black replies. "You just have to be quiet."
In the hands of Pickering and Gobel, two of the best actors in the entire Midwest, these words have a sparkle and depth that is almost unfathomable.
Gobel is spicy and pious, regaling Pickering with stories from her stay in prison and her constant dalliance with drug addicts and criminals. Her faith seems unassailable, and she wears it not just for protection but also as a sword to slice through the world of the faithless.
She has the black patois down cold and uses it to both offend and to seduce White out of his despair and hopelessness.
Pickering is the perfect, slightly frayed around the edges, college professor whose weary visage is a pathway to a soul filled with emptiness.
Although White is the heathen in this duo, you can't help but admire him for his profound belief in disbelief.
As he says, "The only thing I won't give up is giving up."
Uprooted Theatre is the only black-oriented theater company in Milwaukee, and they constantly struggle to get the word out about their work. This play, however, deserves to be seen by hundreds of people.
It's an amazing experience, one that will amaze you in how wonderful it is and perhaps make you proud of how smart you are ... even if just for a couple of hours.
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What could be better than getting a massage from a professional masseuse? How about 2 people massaging you at one time? I don't think it gets any better than that.
It's the ultimate treat for your mind, body, and spirit. Massage therapy enhances the function of your joints and muscles, improves circulation. relieves physical and mental fatigue and stress, and increases flexibility.
2 pairs of hands will glide over you with a rhythmic well-choreographed massage. One therapist leads the movements while the other therapist mirrors the movements on the opposite side.
Call around to find out if local spas or massage therapists offer 4-handed massage. Some places do couples massage so you and your honey could both get 4-handed massages together. Why not surprise your loved one with a gift certificate?
It'll cost about $70 a hour per person. Sounds like a great way to spend an afternoon with your favorite person. You can de-stress from the craziness of the holidays together.


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Knack 2? Is that you? Could it be true?
Knack 2 is maybe a thing that is might be happening, if an animator's resume is to be believed. As spotted by NeoGAF, the following comes from 3D animator Mindy Liang's LinkedIn account: read
Knack 2 is maybe a thing that is might be happening, if an animator's resume is to be believed. As spotted by NeoGAF, the following comes from 3D animator Mindy Liang's LinkedIn account: read
Every system launch needs a good platformer, right? Knack is a bit different from, say, Crash Bandicoot or Ratchet and Clank, but it does feel like it takes a bit from both games. Of course, that has a lot to do with the its creator, Mark C... read
Word on the streets is that Knack is deceptively hard. Everyone that gets their hands on it seems like they're dying way more than they expected. Maybe it's not kiddie's first game, after all. Luckily, you can summon a co-op partner t... read
Knack is a fun word to say. Try it! "Knack." However you slice it, the upcoming PS4 game Knack now has an iOS companion app, which lets you "match three" in the style of Bejeweled to unlock new console content. As you unlock "parts," ... read
PlayStation 4 lead architect Mark Cerny has all but surpassed painter Bob Ross as the person I'd most want to go on a cross-country road trip with. He could just talk for the duration and I'd be stuck in a relaxed state of mind, hanging on... read
Sony threw a PlayStation 4 shindig this week and Knack was featured heavily. We were treated to a video, narrated live by PS4 architect and Knack director Mark Cerny, with a lot of the gameplay sliced out in order to focus on the narrative,... read
This week I talked with PS4 system architect and Knack creative director Mark Cerny about his upcoming, family-friendly PS4 title. When talking about balancing the difficulty -- making the game accessible as someone's first console game on ... read
"I'm a burning piece of wood. I'm going to punch a robot. He's going to hate that." Jonathan and Spencer played Knack at PAX Prime 2013 and, from the sound of it, this may not be quite the PlayStation 4 launch title some of us were hoping ... read
Do you like Mark Cerny? Do you want to hear him speak Japanese and talk about his upcoming game, Knack? Who doesn't, right? Well this video is for you, as it gives us a more in-depth look at the game, in terms of the story, visuals, and th... read
Speaking at the Develop Conference, PlayStation 4 lead architect and Knack director Mark Cerny described the team's intention to create an "on-ramp" to console gaming with the upcoming character action game. SCE Japan Studio had two audienc... read
Knack came out of nowhere. This PS4 title is quite a bit different from what you'd expect for a launch title from Sony, but this makes it a standout in the large pile of upcoming next-gen games. As it stands right now, there's nothing else ... read
I feel bad for not being more invested in Knack when I'm reasonably sure it will end up being a worthy pickup for PlayStation 4 owners. For starters, it looks like something Pixar could have put out, which isn't the kind of thing that gets... read
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[WORLD CUP TODAY: Thursday] Sao Paulo residents will have woken up on Thursday morning to the news that subway workers have called off their strike.
That's good news for fans trying to get to the Brazil-Croatia opener in the Itaquera area, about 10 miles from downtown Sao Paulo. But it came too late for Thursday's USA-Belgium scrimmage, canceled
by Red Devils coach Marc Wilmots.
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The already bad Sao Paulo traffic had been reduced to miles and miles of
gridlock, making it the main point of conversation of arrivals for the World Cup. Based outside of San Paulo, Belgium would have had to be bussed in from the base camp 40 miles outside Sao Paulo for
the close-door scrimmage against the USA at Sao Paulo FC's Barra Funda training center, but Wilmots did not want to deal with the hassles.
Klinsmann: 'We feel very confident'
"We will not take the risk to go to Sao
Paulo, if there is a possibility of a strike and traffic jams," he said on Wednesday. "I don't want to sit in a bus for five hours."
The scrimmage's cancellation doesn't mean the USA will
have an off-day. Far from it, it will train twice on Thursday. It will fly from Sao Paulo to Natal on Friday ahead of the opener against Ghana on Monday at the 42,000-seat Arena das Dunas.
MANAUS WORRY. The USA's second match is June 22
against Portugal at the Arena da Amazonia in Manaus, where work is still be done ahead of Saturday's England-Italy opener.
The big concern is the condition of the field, where the grass
looks to be in terrible shape. Carlos Botella, the head groundskeeper for the Spanish company responsible for the grass, said not to expect miracles.
"We've started to implement an emergency plan to try to save the field and improve it as much as possible," he told the Guardian, "but I don't think it'll be in good condition by the
JONES WON'T CELEBRATE. The USA closes out group play June 26 in Recife against Germany, home to five members of the U.S. national team.
Jermaine Jones was capped three times for Germany before switching allegiances to the USA when he wasn't called up for Euro 2008. That doesn't mean he has no feeling for
Germany, telling reporters on Wednesday that he wouldn't celebrate if he scored against his former team.
''I think it's in respect," he said. "I grew up in this country. They gave me a
lot. I have my first cap for the national team in Germany. I'm happy, too, that [Germany coach] Joachim Loew gave me this chance.''
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Mike Woitalla: Group C
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Paul Kennedy: Group E
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Paul Kennedy: Group H
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NEUER UPDATE. Germany goalie Manuel Neuer hasn't trained with the national since he
injured his right shoulder in the German Cup final with Bayern Munich on May 17 but he should be ready for the Germany opener against Portugal on Monday.
"He's regained
confidence in his shoulder, he can take the full load," Germany goalkeeping coach Andreas Koepke said. "He's really getting along. We did not
want to take any unnecessary risks, we thought it was better for him to start training with the team a day later than to risk aggravating the injury. I've watched him train and I know he is 100
percent fit and ready to play. We still have a few days to prepare for the match."


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CIA Criminal Revolving Door
CIA Criminal Revolving Door: CIA Officer "Albert" Involved in False Intelligence Linking Al-Qaeda to Iran, Iraq
by Kevin Fenton
Reprimanded for Torture, Retired, then Back to CIA as a Contractor
A recent book by former FBI agent Ali Soufan shows that the same CIA officer was involved in generating intelligence that falsely linked al-Qaeda to first Iran and then Iraq. The officer was also involved in a notorious torture episode and was reprimanded by the Agency's inspector general.
The officer, who Soufan refers to as "Fred," but whose real first name is "Albert" according to a February 2011 Associated Press article, served at the CIA station in Jordan in 1999. During that time, al-Qaeda, aided by a collection of freelance terrorists headed by Abu Zubaidah, attempted to commit a series of attacks in the country, known as the Millennium Plot. However, the attacks were foiled by the local Jordanian intelligence service, working with the CIA and FBI.
During the investigations of the plotters, Albert drafted a series of official cables that were later withdrawn. Although the withdrawing of the cables was first mentioned in a July 2006 article by Lawrence Wright for the New Yorker, Wright did not mention what was in the cables or by whom they were drafted. The content of one of them and the drafter were first revealed upon the publication of Soufan's book in mid-September 2011.
According to Soufan, one of the twelve withdrawn cables falsely stated that the group of terrorists later arrested for the Millennium Plot in Jordan was linked to Iran. Albert's reasoning for this was that the group had trained in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon, an area of high activity by the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Therefore, the group in Jordan had to be working with Hezbollah and be backed by Iran.
Soufan was also sending reports to Washington, and someone in DC noticed that Albert claimed a link to Iran while Soufan did not. An investigation followed and Soufan was proved right -- the Millennium Plot had nothing to do with Iran -- leading to the withdrawal of Albert's cables. In his book, Soufan attributes Albert's error to "a tendency to jump to conclusions without facts."
Albert had previously worked with the FBI as a translator, but had failed to make agent status, and Soufan says he was reputed to bear a grudge against the Bureau for this slight.
The contents of the other eleven cables that had to be withdrawn are unknown.
The second episode, where Albert played a part in the generation of false information that helped justify the invasion of Iraq, is notorious. Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, a senior militant training camp commander in Afghanistan, was captured by US forces and turned over to the FBI towards the end of 2001. Al-Libi was being interrogated by George Crouch and Russell Fincher, an FBI agent a group of CIA officers had withheld information from in the run-up to 9/11. Al-Libi was co-operating with Crouch and Fincher, and had even provided information about an ongoing plot in Yemen.
Albert burst into the interrogation room, told al-Libi that information about plots in Yemen was meaningless, and made threats against him. As a result of this, al-Libi clammed up and refused to provide more information that day. Albert was subsequently banned from Bagram air base, where the interrogation was being conducted.
However, Albert's superior, CIA Chief of Station in Afghanistan Richard Blee, complained to Washington about the alleged lack of information from the interrogation of al-Libi and initiated a turf war between the Bureau and the Agency. The CIA won and Albert returned to Bagram, taking control of al-Libi.
At one point, Albert threatened to rape al-Libi's mother. According to Jane Mayer's The Dark Side, Albert screamed, "You're going to Egypt! And while you're there I'm going to find your mother, and fuck her." Soufan's book contains a slightly different quote: "If you don't tell me about what you are planning [redacted, evidently "in Egypt"], I'm going to bring your mother here and fuck her in front of you."
Al-Libi was shipped to Egypt, where, under torture, he invented all kinds of information linking al-Qaeda to Iraq. The information later formed a key segment of Colin Powell's infamous presentation to the UN justifying the Iraq invasion.
Analysis shows that Albert was also the CIA officer who used a handgun and electric drill in an attempt to scare another detainee, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri. These events became the centre of media attention when the CIA inspector general's report into the agency's torture program was released.
Finally, Soufan places Albert at the initial interrogation of 9/11 coordinator Ramzi bin al-Shibh and an unnamed high-value associate in September 2002, although he does not say that Albert played any specific role in their interrogation.
According to the Associated Press, Albert was reprimanded by the Agency for the "mock execution" of al-Nashiri. He later retired from the CIA, but then returned as a contractor.
Kevin Fenton is the author of Disconnecting the Dots: How CIA and FBI Officials Helped Enable 9/11 and Evaded Government Investigations.
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Few AMP investors will shed a tear today as the troubled life insurer finally jettisons its British operations via a protracted and complex demerger.
Shareholders will meet in Sydney this morning to vote for the demerger scheme of arrangement, with most pundits expecting little resistance to the proposal floated in May by the AMP board and managing director Andrew Mohl.
Today also marks the close of AMP's $1.2 billion rights offer - the latest of a string of face-saving capital raisings in the past year - and the offer will be priced next week.
After absorbing $1.57 million in costs and write-downs in 2002, and at least $4 billion in losses likely this year thanks to the UK operations, Mr Mohl is hoping the demerger will signal a fresh start after five years of disasters following its 1998 demutualisation.
It won't be the last AMP investors hear of the British operations though, since they will also own shares in the so-called HHG. AMP will continue to hold a 15 per cent stake in these operations.
Then there's the prospect of a National Australia Bank takeover of AMP, but analysts have warned that it would hurt the bank.
JP Morgan's Brian Johnson said in a note that, given the likely premium and current share prices, a NAB takeover would be "significantly shareholder value destructive for NAB shareholders".
JP Morgan's model is based on a 25 per cent takeover premium on AMP, implying a pre-split price of $7.38, pre-tax cost savings of $250 million and the issue of NAB scrip as consideration.
"A neutral outcome [for NAB] could be achieved if NAB's share price was $37.25 or, alternatively, it paid the equivalent of $6.30 per AMP share," the broker said.
NAB fell 4c to $29.95 yesterday, while AMP fell 2c to $5.87.
One issue that may get a further hearing is the $40 million in "retention payments" to 160 staff in Australia and the UK, on top of their normal salaries, to accompany the demerger.
The Australian Shareholders Association's Michael Perry said: "We will be voting any undirected proxies in favour of the demerger."
However, Mr Perry said he would urge the board to hold people responsible and accountable for the company's woes, but "they should resist very strongly" plans by former chief executive Paul Batchelor to pursue legal action for damages.
Mr Perry said AMP shareholders had already given the board and management "a hard time". "I don't see any point in further recriminations," he said.
AMP is taking no chances; the 9am meeting is being held outside the CBD at Fox Studios, ensuring a smaller turnout than May's AGM when 1000 investors showed up.
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As Burton leaves the directorial job vacant, David Yates' name appears on the early search for new director of the fantasy movie.
Tim Burton reportedly leaves Walt Disney Pictures' "Maleficent". There is still no word on why the "Alice in Wonderland" helmer, who has been attached to the forthcoming project since January 2010, dropped out of the Angelina Jolie-starring movie.
Following Burton's departure, Walt Disney Pictures is now on the hunt to find a new director. The Hollywood Reporter says that David Yates, the director of the last four "Harry Potter" films, is one name potentially replacing Burton.
Burton himself, in the meantime, still has some movies lined-up in front of him, including "Frankenweenie" which will make its way out on October 5, 2012. He is also working for the big screen adaptation of "Dark Shadows" at Warner Bros. Pictures.
"Maleficent" is a retelling of 1959's animated movie "Sleeping Beauty" from the evil witch's point of view. The upcoming fantasy film has Linda Woolverton, who provided script for "Alice in Wonderland", pen the script.


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From: "Vera Reeves" <>
Subject: [ARIZARD-L] Hankins
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 08:08:48 -0600
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> Here is what I have from the Pineville Cemetery records.
> Willis Hamon Hankins:b. Feb. 15, 1870; d. Sept. 12 1957
> Harriet Elizabeth (Creswell) Hankins: b. July 28, 1872; d. Sept 24, 1946;
> I don't have Mr. Hankins' parents.
> Mrs. Hankins; daughter of James Creswell and Mattie Mann
> Children of Willis and Harriett Hankins:
> Theron Nelson m. Velma Ola Mitchell
> Ruth Estelle m. Hut Matthews
> Mattie Bell m. ? Knight
> Beulah Lee m. Melzer
> Solon Madison m. Zelma Seay
Zelma Zella (Seay) Hankins
b. Oct 22, 1899 Engles, Izard County, AR
d. Nov 25, 1993 Calico Rock, Izard County, AR
d/o Jasper Newton & Martha Frances Harber Seay
m. Oct 21, 1917 Solon Madisen Hankins
preceded by husband, parents & 2 sons,
5 brothers, 3 sisters and 1 great granddaughter
survived by: 2 sons, Willis Newton Hankins
Johnny Paul Hankins, Sr. both of Calico Rock
2 grandsons, Johnny Paul Hankins, Jr of McRae, AR
Paul Dean Hankins of Vilonia, AR
1 sister Vivian Patterson of Kerrville, TX
3 great grandchildren
services held Nov 27, 1993
burial Spring Creek Cemetery
The only other Hankins obit I have is for a Harriet Charlotte Hankins 84
died 1987. It doesn say who her husband was. The onther one I have is for an
infant of John and Betty Hankins. If someone wants them.
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tap water enemas
Pooperscooper asks:
Given a choice, are tap water enemas better or worse than using a laxative? (note: I only do this rarely, when I am bunged up for 3 days or more. Rare but it happens.)
Dr. Adams responds:
I would recommend a tap water enema over a laxative. The enema is much more natural and has a far smaller impact on the physiological functioning of the bowels. Laxatives if used in moderation are ok, however, the regular use of laxatives can be very dangerous. I have come across many patients who suffer with motility disorders and chronic bowel problems related to their regular usage of laxatives.
Better than taking a medication laxative, or even an enema, I would recommend that you try increasing the amount of fiber in your diet and increasing your intake of water. Most constipation is related to a lack of copious water in the diet and a diet low in fiber and high in saturated fats.
Dr. Adams is a resident in the Department of Internal Medicine at North Shore University Hopsital in Manhasset, NY. Got a question for him?
47 Comments on "tap water enemas"
Tap water anything is bad for you. Look at all the crap that floats around in tap water. Chemicals, germs, radiation, people's leftover medications. Don't do it!
I found Jesus! He was behind the sofa the whole time!
I have a reverse osmosis filtering with my tap water...is this ok?
Enemas are much better than laxatives. As said above they are natural only tap water. You can use filtered water but make sure it's warmed not cool or cold as it can give severe cramps. Also, a little castile soap will do the trick as a laxative but it's much safer to use. I use enemas when I get constipated for 3 to 4 days. I use a enema bag (syringe) fill it to 2 or 3 quarts take the entire bag, expell and I'm good for the day.
I am one of those people who uses enemas on a regular basis because I only feel like my rectum is clean after i take an enema and expel it. Is there any one else like me?
I usually use the garden hose to give an enema.
Dave, this, and the other story you linked are more examples of the things you can learn from Poop Report. I had NO IDEA the public at large were so plugged up!
I go every day, sometimes twice, with no outside influences. Lucky, lucky me!
Please go read the product review of the "Rite Aid Complete Ready-to-Use Enema, Triple Pack," which really should have been written for PR. It is a blast!
"Say, has anybody seen my sweet Gypsy Rose Volcano?"
I see nothing wrong with the tap water enema, assuming that you have a clean water supply.
It's not nice to fool mother nature.
"Two percent of the population think; three percent of the population think they think, and 95 percent of the population would rather die than think."
Enemas are fabulous i cant resist the sensation of a coffee enema, ooooo yher
I am forced to use enemas by my doctors request. I have a chronic pain condition and my pain meds block me up. The safest way to aleviate constipation is miralax and tap water enemas
I use water enema all the time ....cant live without...for all people who use enema you can try this web site it is severl kinds of bidet that attached to your toilet http://www.pilotbidet.com ....also i have a question ...i need to know from where to purchase good water enemas
I have had the best luck doing my purchasing from Tromaville Enemas in New Jersey.
"One of the founding members of the Front Page Hyena Pack, and runs as its alpha male when the urge strikes him, which is often." Daphne (one perceptive chick)
Bilgepump, do you know if tromaville enemas has a website ?
AC, I'm sorry to have misled you, Tromaville is a fictional town in New Jersey made semi-famous in such films as "The Toxic Avenger" and "Nuke 'em High", directed by David Troma...absolutely atrocious movies, so bad they are incredibly funny, and have developed a cult following akin to, but not nearly as large as, "Rocky Horror Picture Show".
"One of the founding members of the Front Page Hyena Pack, and runs as its alpha male when the urge strikes him, which is often." Daphne (one perceptive chick)
...Bilge, is Rocky Horror really that popular over there, too?
I was kind of hoping that it was just popular with the metrosexual types (that must surely, eventually breed themselves into extinction) over here.
I laughed pretty hard when I read 'Tromaville Enemas', because I got the joke.
The white zone is for loading and unloading only- FZ.
Troamvile enemas. Made with municipal New Jersey water.
Tromaville. Spell it right igmo!
Blind Mullet, you've got metrosexuals in Australia too? What other sorts of metropolitan evils do you have that I'm not aware of?
Hey guys, the water here in Jersey is very clean. I went trout fishing the other day, and the only problem I had was that a park ranger accused me of keeping over my limit of three. When I showed him that they each had two heads, he let me go.
Dogg, what's the bag limit on guidos in Jersey?
You can bag two. Just cant shoot 'em in a pizza joint (considered a baited field).
Guinea pig season's in the fall.
One posting mentioned garden hose...i think any water under pressure is dangerous..you can back up stool and at least in men cause prostatitis an infection that is can be so painful you will not believe it..and probably go to the emergency room..plus you will need a long regimene of cipro
I suggest using only Deriaire water...e.like periaire, just more expensive.
I love enemas. I find it relaxing and comforting. There's just something about the feeling you get after an enema - like you've been flushed out. It's great.
I find it functional to unscrew my showerhead and put the end of the hose up to my asshole until the water penetrates me, hold it there for a few seconds, then release. It's super functional.
AC.....Can I assume from your post that you shit in your tub? I am an old fashioned guy and believe shit should be in the commode.
Eat chilies and feel the burn!!
If I had two faces do you think I'd be wearing this one?
W. C. Fields said "Don't drink water. Fish fuck in it." Not sure what he would say about putting it up your ass.
Guys!! Ever heard of water toxicity! Please check that out? it could be lethal
Actually it is called tonicity, not toxicity when dealing with water- pure tap water will indeed throw off your osmotic balance if abused and this can very well be fatal.
Do not use more then half a liter if you regularly enema, and if you insist on it atleast buy a saline enema to mix in with your tap (sorry hose wont work for that unless you build some elaborate system)
why not use sparkling bottled water ? make it a real party !
Not truly a party without champagne.
The bubbles tickle my sigmoid.
Earth, insane asylum for the universe.
Earth, insane asylum for the universe.
I much prefer the Japanese sake enema administered by a cute giggling geisha, who for some reason always ends up as a frowning gagging geisha.
Eat chilies and feel the burn!!
If I had two faces do you think I'd be wearing this one?
I use enemas often due to constipation. I eat fiber foods drink plenty of water etc. I eat healthy but I still get constipated. About 3 days without a bowel movement I must resort to taking 3 quarts of soap suds enema with a enema bag (syringe. I do not use those Fleets enemas as they are dangerous to use and do not use any kind of laxatives they are dangerous too. Taking a soap suds enema is more natural like having a regular bowel movement and I feel clean for the day and start my day normally.
I started taking a shower douche every morning because it seemed more effecient. Saves time for me, in the morning. Of course, I'm shaving and brushing my teeth in the shower, as well. It all goes down the drain! I used to hate getting all cleaned up, ready for my day and then have to stop and take a crap! (Also, saves toilet paper! heheh!)
I take my shower douche as an enema. I don't have constipation but I like the feeling. I'm 19.
Is that what that sprayer thing on the kitchen sink is for ? Afterwards, to get the last bit of water out do you do a tap dance ?
I bet you thought that was funny.
"One of the founding members of the Front Page Hyena Pack, and runs as its alpha male when the urge strikes him, which is often." Daphne (one perceptive chick)
"One of the founding members of the Front Page Hyena Pack, and runs as its alpha male when the urge strikes him, which is often." Daphne (one perceptive chick)
Seriously folks...be careful about possibly using too much non-saline (such as tap) water.
You may cause an electrolyte imbalance. Just do a quick web search before you do a squirt. Wheeeeee!
I gave my self a water enema in a hotel room and I shit all over the tub. It was the worst smell I have ever smelled. It was all black water pouring out of my dirty little bum bum. I feel bad for the Mexican maid who had to clean up my shit. But I feel really bad for the next person who takes a bath in that shitty tub.
Next time, spend the extra 50 pesos, and get a room with a toilet.
@Bilgepump Excuse you, ChiliKahKah's comment WAS funny! I LOLed IRL.
I use tap water enemas like once a month, should I be using bottled water or something?
How many times can I use enema in a month, well I was giving my self one enema every 2 days, is that ok. Can I use alovera, and olive oil.
Daphne's gonna hurt you for that... bad
But, in their native lands they are kept in pens in the kitchen... and there are chapters upon chapters about them in the local cook books.


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The Tasting Panel Magazine holds an annual tour of selected double-gold medal award winners from that year's San Francisco World Spirits Competition, which is a select group when you realize that over 1,000 spirits were entered in the competition. Think of it like a yearly all-star tour of liquor and what's not exciting about that? On October 4th, Cyrano's Bistrot and Wine Bar hosted the tour stop in Chicago, Illinois and we were lucky enough to be invited.
Cyrano's, as a setting, was beautiful in a well-appointed basement room with brick walls, hand-painted art, and rough-hewn tables with that year's award winners spread out. Snobs (er… professional wine and spirit critics) along with journalists were spread out across the room armed with notes, pads, tasting glasses, and hors d'oeuvres of bread, cheese, and salami. Water was in generous supply.
It's a fascinating adventure to drink among such company. Tasting events are usually heavily hosted affairs with booths, pretty people in the booths, marketing all over the place, and bartenders doing their flair. But here, there is none of that. There are no bartenders—in fact, no mixing at all. You assess the spirits neat. There are no marketing agents, and very few people associated with the brands—you taste the spirit unvarnished by anyone's opinion. There are no shakers and no cocktails—you pour right out of the bottle. It's you versus the spirit, poured all by yourself in whatever volume you like at room temperature. It felt a bit like the Hunger Games and we were examining the Horn of Plenty for its various wares.
All the wine is on one long end of the room and the spirits are on the shorter end. In the beginning, you mill about, making furtive eye contact early and then, as alcohol begins to lubricate the vocal cords, conversation with fellow critics ensues. There are many learned people and very interesting conversations. You're liable to see and hear all kinds of interesting things. People find flavor notes ranging from leather, to flower, to tropical fruit, to seawater, to mineral—and they announce these proudly and earnestly. One young lady openly wondered what grape varietal served as the base for the whisky from Taiwan. (Whisky is made from grain—in this case barley—and she was confused by the sherry cask finish on the label.) Another announced "This is wonderful," tossed back an anejo tequila like a shot, dove and spit it all out in a bowl, then grinned and gave a big thumbs up. (This looked as incongruous as it sounds but remember that many critics will savor the taste and spit it out to avoid having their senses dulled by alcohol.) Another fellow assured us quite sincerely that mezcal—and this occurs if and only if you drink mezcal and mezcal alone—provided a far mellower buzz, different than anything else, that is almost hallucinogenic, and puts a smile on your face that hurts to try and remove. It's a fascinating journey made all the merrier because you have wine people drinking whiskey, tequila people sneering at gin, and liquor geeks like us staying away from the wine like the line separating the two is the Berlin wall of Soviet Russia in the height of the Cold War lest we say something foolish.
We tasted over a dozen different spirits at the event—all representatives of the best offered at the 2012 San Francisco Competition. As in 2011 and 2010, we'd like to offer specific notes on those we found to be particularly compelling and interesting. We most decidedly did not spit anything out (though we tried to taste judiciously). We moved from clear to aged and low proof to high. Here are the 9 best of what we tasted in Chicago listed in the order that we tasted them; all spirits we would recommend to anyone.
- Platinka Vodka. This is an interesting spirit that is filtered through platinum and the label admonishes "best when chilled." Well, it was about 90 degrees here at Cyrano's so too bad. Pros smell and look for flavor notes. Smelling, we found—let's try and match pretension here—notes of citrus and wet stone. The taste had a mild tang to it with more light citrus flavors mixed with grain. For a vodka, it had an impressively lingering finish. In fact, do we taste metal? Are there traces of platinum here in the spirit? We'd never have guessed it was distilled from rye given the mild flavor… almost more eau-de-vie. It was a very soft and very impressive spirit. If you're going to bother to get a premium vodka, this has the taste to match the spend
- Krogstad Aquavit. This is made by House Spirits of Oregon and named "best aquavit" in the competition. One doesn't get the opportunity to taste many aquavits, a Scandinavian spirit usually drunk in shots from the freezer and characterized by caraway. Sorry Krogstad, no freezer here; room temperature for us. Krogstad has a nose that's full of anise (black licorice) with only a hint of caraway. Tasting, it's wedding-night lingerie smooth, almost impossibly smooth for 80 proof. That's a tribute to the distilling and kind of begs for wild, Viking parties with people shooting it repeatedly and scoffing at the proof. Quite extraordinary and awesome to think of Oregonians shaming all Scandinavia by beating them with their own spirit. If one wants to experiment with aquavit, this is a great place to start.
- Efe Zeybek Raki. What the heck is raki? Raki is a Turkish spirit heavily flavored with anise that might call to mind ouzo or sambuca. That's a great thing about a tasting event like this one: you get to try raki! The Efe Zeybec had a heavy licorice aroma. Tasting it we got a very oily mouthfeel with a bitter, licorice flavor. The taste was very unusual and very appealing in a curious way. It burned of alcohol but it had a dessert like quality that played well with the burn. It honestly tasted foreign (to our Yankee palates). What we assume are the essences of the spirit coats the tongue and you keep tasting the raki long, long after the swallow. In fact, that coating changes the flavor of the next sip so that it's almost like tasting something entirely new that evolves and surprises with each subsequent sip. Amazingly curious spirit and definitely recommended for the adventurous who look for the exotic.
- Avion Silver tequila. Avion had a much milder and much softer agave aroma compared to the other tequilas present. It was a soft hand on the back of the neck rather than a bear hug. The taste was equally mild but enveloping with a hint of orange. The finish is a bit harsh but with a tiny bit of water or ice, this smooths out into a wonderful example of what a blanco tequila can be.
- Real Matlatl Reposado Mezcal. This mezcal, made from a base of espadin agave, had aromas of cucumber and citrus on the nose. Maybe a hint of mint? The taste is extraordinary on the finish with a symphony of herbal and floral notes. It's like swallowing a whole forest. Where we found the joven (blanco) a bit thin at the first taste, the bit of aging on the reposado added a kiss of oak that made it one of the finest spirits we've ever tasted. This might even serve as a daring replacement for gin in some drinks. The craftsmanship for a liquor at 96 proof was breathtaking. We've had many 80 proof tequilas that tasted much hotter. If there was a winning spirit out of the whole event, we say it is the Real Matlatl Reposado.
- Jimador Reposado. In the land of high-priced and exotic spirits it's nice to see when a label you can find at many grocery stores for $20 makes an appearance. This unassuming tequila can definitely compete. We think of it as a Romney tequila for Republicans (to the horror of the Mormon church)—perhaps not terribly exciting but steady and sure and scandal-free.
- Dos Armadillos Reposado. It's a shame to taste so many agave spirits and not mention margaritas (classic ones, not that frozen swill that teenagers pump out at sidewalk shops like a slurpee). Dos Armadillos—resplendent in a beautiful bottle with a twine wrapping the top—had a wine-like finish that we feel would pair perfectly with lime in a very, uber-premium margarita cocktail.
- Kavalan Soloist Sherry Finish Whisky. Kavalan is a line of whisky made in Taiwan, entering an Asian market that has grown massively enthusiastic over fine scotch. Kavalan's methods are 100% Scottish in the style of making but produce a Taiwanese single malt that in this case was finished in Oloroso sherry casks. Best of all, we're not aware it's even available in the US yet—hence one of the great benefits of being credentialed press! The aroma is very interesting… mossy stone? Old piano stools? It's bottled at over 100 proof and tasted neat it's all oily heat and a bubblegum finish. But a little ice water unleashes all the flavors in a flood of classic scotch flavors without any of the peat smoke. It is a very special whisky that should enjoy a place in any connoisseur's shelf.
- Dalmore 18yr Single Malt scotch. Dalmore is one of the most famous of Scottish distilleries with the iconic stag figurehead gracing every bottle. The 18yr has been at the top of our charts for quite some time and is highly decorated over multiple years. Drinking it (with a couple drops of water, naturally) is all grass, hints of smoke, wood, and an uprising of sherry notes. It is a perfectly constructed scotch with universal appeal. There are many special editions out there that blow you off your chair when you drink it they're so powerful—these take an enormous commitment to drink and you feel you need to take a class before you do. Not the Dalmore 18yr; it has universal appeal and fully deserves its place at the head of the scotch ranks.
For the record, we went from Oregon aquavit, to exotic mezcal, to Turkish liqueur, to Taiwanese "scotch" among others. The Tasting Panel event—and the whole spirits competition in general—is a credit to what truly is becoming a golden age of spirits. Never before have so many well-crafted spirits been on display and obtainable by the great majority of people.


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Agency Response Letter GRAS Notice No. GRN 000054
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February 23, 2001
Scott H. Shore, Ph.D.
Novozymes North America, Inc.
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Box 576
Franklinton, NC 27525-0576
Re: GRAS Notice No. GRN 000054
Dear Dr. Shore:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responding to the notice, dated July 26, 2000, that Novozymes North America, Inc. (Novozymes; formerly Novo Nordisk BioChem North America, Inc.) submitted in accordance with the agency's proposed regulation, proposed 21 CFR 170.36 (62 FR 18938; April 17, 1997; Substances Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)). FDA received the notice on July 28, 2000 and designated it as GRAS Notice No. GRN 000054.
The subject of your notice is xylanase enzyme preparation obtained from a strain of Fusarium venenatum. The strain of F. venenatum contains a recombinant gene, derived from Thermomyces lanuginosus, encoding endo 1,4- beta-xylanase. The notice informs FDA of the view of Novozymes that xylanase enzyme preparation is GRAS, through scientific procedures, for use as a processing aid in baked goods in accordance with current good manufacturing practices to improve handling and stability of the dough. The xylanase enzyme preparation would be used at a level of 2-16 grams per 100 kg flour (corresponding to 50-400 Fungal Xylanase Units per kg flour) to degrade the insoluble fraction of arabinoxylans in flour to improve handling and stability of the dough.
Commercial enzyme preparations that are used in food processing typically contain an enzyme component, which catalyzes the chemical reaction that is responsible for its technical effect, as well as substances used as stabilizers, preservatives or diluents. Enzyme preparations may also contain constituents that derive from the source organism and constituents that derive from the manufacturing process, e.g., components of the fermentation media or the residues of processing aids. Your notice provides information about each of these components of xylanase enzyme preparation.
Your notice describes published information about xylanase enzyme (EC No.220.127.116.11) and the arabinoxylans that are the substrate for xylanase enzyme. Arabinoxylans are highly branched xylans that are found in the outer cell walls and endosperm of various cereals, and they exist in soluble and insoluble form. The soluble fraction is essential for the water retention capacity of flour. The insoluble fraction is coupled to proteins and is believed to reduce the elasticity of the gluten complex. The xylanase enzyme cleaves the beta-(1,4)-D-xylosidic linkages in the arabinoxylan backbone, resulting in depolymerization of the arabinoxylan into smaller oligosaccharides. The practical impact of xylanase activity towards both soluble and insoluble forms of arabinoxylans is increased elasticity of the gluten network.
Your notice describes scientific publications and recommendations issued by international organizations on the safety of enzymes used in food processing, including enzymes derived from genetically modified microorganisms. Consistent with those documents, your notice describes published and unpublished information pertaining to the safety of the host organism (F. venenatum strain MLY3) used in the construction of the xylanase production strain (F. venenatum strain LyMC4.B). F. venenatum strain MLY3 is a derivative of the F. venenatum strain CC1-3, which is a morphological mutant of the wild type F. venenatum strain A3/5 previously known as Fusarium graminearum strain A3/5. The A3/5 strain was deposited in the American Type Culture Collection as F. graminearum Schwabe ATCC 20334. Your notice describes a published scientific study that shows that F. venenatum is capable of producing several types of mycotoxins under specific culture conditions conducive to mycotoxin formation. These mycotoxins include a trichothecene diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS) and related metabolites isotrichodermin and isotrichodermol, the modified trichothecenes sambucinol and apotrichothecene, the sesquiterpenes culmorin, culmorone, and their derivatives, and trace amounts of the cyclic peptide enniatin B. Your notice also describes an internal report that summarizes published information on human and animal infections associated with Fusarium species. Novozymes found no reports connecting F. venenatum, F. sambucinum or any species within the Discolor section with human or animal infections. (1) Novozymes concludes that F. venenatum is not a human pathogen.
Consistent with scientific publications and recommendations regarding the development of enzyme preparations that would be safe for use in food processing, your notice describes published and unpublished information pertaining to the safety of the various components of the plasmids that were introduced into F. venenatum strain MLY3, including the source of the xylanase gene (T. lanuginosus). The xylanase gene from T. lanuginosus is the same gene that was used in the construction of a recombinant strain of Aspergillus oryzae that is a commercially available source of xylanase enzyme. One of the plasmids used in the construction of the F. venenatum production strain LyMC4.B is used to delete the trichodiene synthase gene (tri5) from the F. venenatum MLY3 host strain by replacing it with the A. nidulans amdS gene. Because the trichodiene synthase is the first enzyme in the trichothecene biosynthetic pathway, deletion of the tri5 gene abolishes the synthesis of trichothecene mycotoxins in the xylanase production strain. The replacement gene amdS serves as a selectable marker by enabling the transformed F. venenatum cells to use acetamide as a sole carbon and nitrogen source. This selection system is commonly used in fungal cloning.
Consistent with scientific publications and recommendations regarding the development of enzyme preparations that would be safe for use in food processing, your notice describes published and unpublished information pertaining to the safety of the production strain (F. venenatum strain LyMC4.B). Using the technique of Southern hybridization, Novozymes assessed the identity and stability of the introduced DNA and demonstrated that the coding sequence of the tri5 gene is absent from the production strain LyMC4.B. Your notice describes a published study that compares the potential of the production strain LyMC4.B to produce mycotoxins to that of the wild type strain and several genetically modified strains of F. venenatum. The production strain LyMC4.B does not produce trichothecenes and modified trichothecenes. However, it does produce several culmorins, albeit at much lower levels that the wild type strain ATCC 20334. It also produces trace levels of enniatin B. Novozymes provides a scientific article, which has been accepted for publication, on the toxicity of culmorins and its own literature review on enniatins. Novozymes concludes that culmorins and enniatins have low toxicity to higher animals and that the low toxicity profile and low levels of culmorins and enniatins that may potentially be produced by the production strain do not present a toxicological concern.
Your notice also discusses the potential that the production strain LyMC4.B may synthesize fusarin C, which can be produced by F. venenatum under inducible conditions. Novozymes describes its own literature survey on fusarin C biosynthesis and concludes that the fermentation conditions used during enzyme production are different from those known to induce fusarin biosynthesis. Novozymes also describes its literature survey of toxicity data for fusarin C and concludes that the acute toxicity of fusarin C to humans is low. Finally, laboratory tests show no evidence that the production strain LyMC4.B produces fusarin C under normal industrial enzyme manufacturing conditions. For all of these reasons, you conclude that fusarin C does not present a toxicological concern.
Your notice includes a published article that describes several studies performed with the xylanase preparation produced from the production strain F. venenatum strain LyMC4.B. These studies include a 13-week oral toxicity study in rats, a test for mutagenicity (Ames test), and a test for cytogenicity (chromosomal aberrations in cultured human lymphocytes). The highest dose level used in the oral toxicity study (10 ml/kg bw /day; equivalent to 1.12 g total organic solids/kg bw/day) revealed no signs of toxic effects.
Your notice describes the manufacturing process for xylanase enzyme preparation, which is produced by a contained system of submerged fed-batch pure culture fermentation of F. venenatum strain LyMC4.B in accordance with current good manufacturing practices and a quality management system that complies with ISO 9001. The xylanase enzyme is recovered from the fermentation broth by a multi-step process that includes filtration, centrifugation, ultrafiltration, evaporation, and pre- and germ filtration. The latter step assures that the concentrated enzyme solution is free of the production strain and insoluble components from the fermentation medium. The enzyme concentrate is subsequently stabilized with sodium chloride, mixed with granulation aids such as dextrin and sorbitol syrup and spray dried. Xylanase enzyme preparation complies with the general and additional requirements for enzyme preparations set forth in the Food Chemical Codex (4th ed., 1996). Xylanase enzyme preparation also conforms to the general specifications for enzyme preparations used in food processing provided in 1992 by the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA; a joint committee of the Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization).
Based on the information provided by Novozymes, as well as other information available to FDA, the agency has no questions at this time regarding your conclusion that xylanase enzyme preparation is GRAS under the intended conditions of use. The agency has not, however, made its own determination regarding the GRAS status of the subject use of xylanase enzyme preparation. As always, it is the continuing responsibility of Novozymes to ensure that food ingredients that you market are safe, and are otherwise in compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
In accordance with proposed 21 CFR 170.36(f), a copy of the text of this letter, as well as a copy of the information in your notice that conforms to the information in proposed 21 CFR 170.36(c)(1), is available for public review and copying on the Office of Premarket Approval's homepage on the World Wide Web.
Alan M. Rulis, Ph.D.
Office of Premarket Approval
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
(1)The genus Fusarium is divided into sections. Fusarium venenatum belongs to the Discolor section along with several other Fusarium species such as F. graminearum, F. sambucinum. F. sulphureum, and F. cerealis (F. crookwellense).
* The Office of Premarket Approval became the Office of Food Additive Safety on June 18, 2001.


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O'Neal's specialty? Much like Clubber Lang, it's pain. Shaq-fu is said to have some killer knees as well as a phenomenal rear naked choke. He isn't the only athlete to try MMA, as former Redskins wide receiver Michael Westbrook is now a jiu-jitsu player who won his only MMA match. Marcus Jones, a six-year NFL veteran, turned to MMA in retirement, and has won four fights. Will Shaq ever enter the cage?
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This Month in Mid-Atlantic Horticultural News
• Boswold retires from Pa. Extension (Top Story)
• Don't just stand there ... Plant something!
• Like a garden, newspaper is growing (Editorial)
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MNLA field day attracts 130-plus
By CAROL KINSLEY
More than 130 members and CPHers attended the Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association's Summer Field Day June 17 in Davidsonville, Md. They educational updates from the University of Maryland, Maryland Department of Agriculture, American Nursery and Landscape Association and LEAD Maryland, then enjoyed tours of the growing facilities, wholesale yard and retail center at Homestead Gardens.
Dr. Andrew Ristvey told the audience he has been able to do a lot of work funded by small grants, but hasn't had the "critical mass" needed to bring projects to market. With new grant funding and goals, he hopes to be able to commercialize a system of substrate monitoring so growers know when they need to irrigate. Sometimes it's even more important to know when not to irrigate, Ristvey noted.
With new funding from USDA Specialty Crops Initiative, he and Dr. John Lea Cox and others want to develop a monitoring system so an irrigation manager can see what's going on inside the container or field so far as water content, so he can make the right decisions.
Dr. Paula Shrewsbury, University of Maryland entomologist, reported she is working on cover crops for field production nurseries where "beneficial insectory plants" attract natural enemies of crop pests.
Steve Platt said grower representatives from MNLA met recently with representatives of USDA Risk Management Agency, Maryland Department of Agriculture, the University of Maryland and crop insurance agents to discuss concerns about enrolling in the CAT program. Only 20 firms in Maryland participate in crop insurance. A letter documenting the concerns discussed and agreed-upon potential solutions was sent to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and to Maryland Ag Secretary Buddy Hance. The letter addresses issues such as streamlining plant inventory valuation report, changing the policy application away from springtime and creating a claims plan based on a deductible rather than a percentage loss.
Corey Connors, director of legislative relations for ANLA said the 2012 farm bill debate will offer an opportunity for growers to work on crop insurance issues. ANLA talked about crop insurance to federal representatives two years ago, but "they don't get it" even at USDA, Connors said, because the program now is constructed for row crops and animal production, not growers with a variety of crops and wide production practices. Tree farmers and Christmas tree growers were included in the last farm bill; minimum CAT coverage makes them eligible.
Connors' focus for the last 18 to 24 months has been on monetizing the value of landscaping and reauthorization of the tree planting program, which would stimulate job opportunity.
New manuals are in the making, said Extension specialist Stanton Gill, on Total Crop Management and Herbaceous Perennials. He is also doing research on ambrosia beetle "trap trees," potato leaf hopper control and systemic bagworm control.


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Karachi: All-rounder Abdul Razzaq was Friday fined Rs one lakh for his recent outburst against Pakistan T20 captain Mohammed Hafeez, after the team were knocked out of the World T20 semis.
Razzaq had accused Hafeez of deliberately not selecting him in the World T20 semi-final, though the team management wanted him to be included.
The PCB had issued Razzaq a show-cause notice last week, asking him to explain his comments about Hafeez. Razzaq apologised for his remarks, but was still fined by the PCB.
"I accept my mistake for breaching the code of conduct," Razzaq told reporters after a meeting with PCB chairman.


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Kara ´outraged´ at Egypt´s punishment of Israelis (JERUSALEM POST) By GIL HOFFMAN AND REUTERS 03/14/12)
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Deputy Negev and Galilee Development Minister Ayoub Kara expressed outrage on Tuesday at an Egyptian court that sentenced two Israelis to life in prison on charges of smuggling a machine gun and ammunition across the Israeli border into Egypt.
One of the Israelis is in Egyptian custody, while the other defendant was tried in absentia. A Ukrainian was also sentenced.
The courts decision to give a life sentence for bearing unauthorized ammunition was political rather than legal, Kara said. The Egyptian authorities were merely looking for a sacrificial lamb due to situation in Gaza. Kara said one of the Israelis sentenced was Mouad Zehalka of Kafr Kana.
According to the court that issued the conviction, the Ukrainian, manager of a tourism company in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm e- Sheikh, had ordered the weapon from one of the Israeli defendants, the source said.
The other Israeli, who lived in Eilat, brought the weapon into Egypt at the border at Taba in a cross-shaped wooden crate.
The machine gun and ammunition were discovered when the crate was placed on an explosives detection machine. The weapon was the sort used by police in Egypts Sinai Peninsula, investigators said.
The captured Israeli has denied knowing the contents of the crate, while the Ukrainian said he had ordered the weapon for personal protection, the court said.
Security along Egypts border with Israel, long a conduit for the smuggling of guns and people, was relaxed after the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak following a popular uprising in February 2011, as police presence thinned out across Egypt.
The region has been hit by a number of gas pipeline explosions and cross-border attacks.
In June, Egypt arrested an American-Israeli on suspicion he was trying to recruit agents and monitor events in the uprising that toppled Mubarak, an ally of Israel and the United States. He was released in October in a prisoner swap that included the release of 25 Egyptians held in Israel.
Egyptian officials say limits on troop numbers in Sinai under the 1979 peace treaty with Israel make it harder to secure the mountainous region. (© 1995-2011, The Jerusalem Post 03/14/12)
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You can't help but be impressed by Sony's T-Series. It's consistently packed the latest camera tech and great image quality into the sexiest, pocket-friendly bodies for almost half a decade. The DSC-T200, with its innovative touchscreen, class-leading 5x optical zoom and excellent pictures, has been a firm favourite with Stuff.
So we're chuffed that its successor, the T300, retains the same reassuringly chunky aluminium shell of its predecessors, right? Well, yes and no – it's still a pleasing experience to clunk that lens cover down, but the design hasn't really changed at all. A minor re-design wouldn't go amiss.
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The latest T-Series icon also has the T200's 3.5in touchscreen, which makes accessing functions easy, once you know exactly where everything is. It's also blessed with one of the coolest features on any camera – you can touch the screen to set where in the frame you want to focus, so if your subject is massively off-centre and you don't trust the autofocus to read your mind, just prod the subject on the screen.
What's also impressive is how Sony has crammed that 5x optical zoom vertically into the relatively compact body. Many premium-priced compacts are now boasting focal ranges starting at an equivalent 28mm (or more) wide-angle, but the T300's widest, 33mm, will be enough for most.
Image problems
Where Sony seems to have dropped the ball is with the jump up to 10MP. There are, of course, issues with cramming two million more pixels onto a sensor the same size, and Sony has obviously had problems.
As a result, the images look over-processed, with some odd colour-smoothing that just doesn't look natural, especially at high ISO. The colours are still really vibrant, but with those processing problems that can make some shots look oddly unreal.
At this price, the DSC-T300 should be better. If you're not fussed about printing at poster size, we'd still recommend the T200 or Fujifilm's excellent Z100fd.


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'Barefoot': Three sweet and lovely acts
The old saying is often true: Opposites attract.
It's not uncommon for us to see in others the very qualities we ourselves lack. So someone who's shy might fall in love with someone incurably social and outgoing. A free spirit might admire someone with more organization and structure, and vice versa.
Just like unlike poles on magnets, opposites are irresistibly drawn to each other.
But sometimes, after a while, we look at the other person and wonder why they aren't more like us.
This is what happens in "Barefoot in the Park," playing at the Sugden Community Theatre through Feb. 2.
Corie (Tiffany Clementi) and Paul (Michael Santos) are head-over-heels in love, almost sickeningly so. After six days at the Plaza for their honeymoon, they've moved into their first apartment together. When the play opens, the furniture hasn't even arrived yet.
Like the first homes of many newly married couples, it's not ideal: It's small, on the top floor of a five-flight walk-up (six, if you count the stoop), lacks decent closet space and a tub, and comes with crazy neighbors.
Corie and Paul can't keep their hands off of each other — until, one night, they have a disagreement. They argue. They think it's the end of the world and the end of their marriage.
She's upset because her lawyer husband isn't more a free spirit. He's not the type to jump in puddles on purpose or go barefoot in the park.
He's upset because she isn't as serious and responsible as he'd like her to be. (Plus, she insulted him by calling him a stuffed shirt.)
This Neil Simon chestnut is a lighthearted look at both the wonders and struggles that occur during that first year of marriage. It premiered on Broadway in 1963 with Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley as Paul and Corie; in 1967 it was made into a movie starring Mr. Redford and Jane Fonda. I'm willing to bet most of the audience at the Sugden was familiar with the movie, but that didn't prevent them from laughing at the jokes.
Mr. Simon gives us funny people, funny situations and terrific one-liners sprinkled throughout. There's a running gag about the five flights everyone has to climb to get to the apartment; actors generated guaranteed laughter every time they staggered through the front door, gasping for breath.
Ms. Clementi, making her debut at the Sugden, gives us a vivacious and funloving Corie, full of spark and very playful. Mr. Santos is measured and reasonable, all business. They make such a believable couple — and highly believable newlyweds — that sometimes you feel perhaps you should slink out of the theater and leave the two alone together onstage.
Scenic designer Todd Potter has given them a very realistic New York apartment on the top floor of a midtown brownstone. There's a radiator, a skylight (with broken window panes) and a set of five locks on the front door.
More than young love
While Corie and Paul make a nice couple in this sweet, funny play, however, it's two older actors who basically steal the show.
Val Kuffel plays the newlyweds' quirky neighbor, Victor Velasco. A world traveler and romantic, he's Corie's kindred spirit. (There's a great scene where the two of them have had too much to drink.)
Victor is such a charmer that you initially wonder how much is true and how much is con. He talks big, but he's behind in the rent and is obviously down on his luck. Mr. Kuffel plays him as a largerthan life character, but imbues him with humanity.
Diane Davis plays Corie's mother, Mrs. Banks, a woman who lives alone in New Jersey. Ms. Davis has such a dry wit and wry delivery that she was born for roles like this. She possesses impeccable comedic instincts and timing and knows how to get a laugh out of a line or a simple facial expression.
She's supposed to be a nuisance and a busy-body, but Ms. Davis plays her as a more sympathetic character.
Chris Goutman makes his directorial debut at the Sugden with "Barefoot in the Park," although he comes to Naples with both stage and television producing and directing experience (he has won four Emmys and received 13 Emmy nominations for his work). He's also acted in television, film and theater, including working at Circle Rep, Manhattan Theatre Club and the Roundabout Theatre.
His vast experience shows onstage, as this is a top-notch production. Even the two minor roles (Andrew Ciliberto as a telephone repairman and Frank Cardone as a delivery man) sparkle and feel natural. I hope we see more productions under his direction.
Costume designer Ulla Doose does a fine job dressing the cast to reflect the 1963 setting. I coveted the gorgeous copper and black frock Ms. Clementi wears in Act II.
This is a period piece; telephone numbers have words instead of numerical prefixes, and there are mentions of Schwab's, Princess phones, Toni Home Permanents and Polaroids. Mrs. Banks also advises her daughter that the key to a good marriage is to "take care of him" and "make him feel important." (This is the early '60s, after all, and the play was written by a man.)
Three acts combine for a sweet and adorable piece of fluff — cotton candy, really. But the laughs are steady and continuous, and the cast and director have a real feel — an an obvious love — for the material. ¦