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Writer Sinclair Lewis is credited with saying, "When fascism comes to America, it will come wrapped in the flag and waving a cross."
Close, but not quite. Truth is, fascism has come to America; but it's wrapped in a rainbow flag and waving, well, let's just say it sure ain't waving a cross. With its latest wave of scorched-earth malfeasance, the radical left has awakened freedom-loving America to this reality.
Liberals learned a hard lesson on Wednesday. While the generally silent majority was showing exuberant support for free speech, the institution of true marriage and Chick-fil-A, "progressives" were gorging themselves on crow sandwiches doused in bitter hate. While Chick-fil-A was eating at liberals, millions of God-fearing Americans were eating at Chick-fil-A.
It was glorious. Those who would silence free speech were shouted down through an unprecedented – dare I say miraculous – show of unity in the body of Christ. Millions of God-fearing Americans took part in the "buy-cott" as Chick-fil-A's cup runneth over.
It was a beautiful thing to behold. It made you proud to be an American. Most of the characteristically cocky "progressive" blogs and "news" sites observed radio silence as left-wing elitists – media, activists, politicos and pundits – sat in stunned disbelief.
Their wrongheaded Chick-fil-A boycott had backfired catastrophically.
Quite troubling, however, was when this predictable "progressive" hissy left the realm of comedy and breached the realm of tyranny. Multiple elected officials – all Democrats – disgraced both themselves and the offices they hold by pledging to shut Chick-fil-A down, simply because they disagree with its leadership's biblical viewpoint.
But, the American people stood strong. In response to illegal threats by the mayors of Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and Philadelphia to ban Chick-fil-A from their respective jurisdictions, the residents of those great cities rebuked these Constitution-dumping donkeys with "freedom chicken" lines that wrapped-around city blocks. "Mayor Emanuel," they declared, "your godless values are not 'Chicago Values!'"
In fact, Pastor Rick Warren tweeted that Chick-fil-A COO Dan Cathy called him to say that sales for Wednesday smashed all records. (Put that in your "progressive" pipe and smoke it, lefties.)
Still, not to be outdone, liberals were determined to beat a dead chicken. As liberty-loving folks peacefully showed support for real marriage with nuggets and waffle fries on Wednesday, "gay" activists held a pathetically attended "kiss-in" at various Chick-fil-A locations on Friday.
We couldn't ask for a starker contrast. Whereas marriage supporters peacefully patronized Chick-fil-A to demand tolerance for varying viewpoints, homosexual activists engaged in gross, sexually charged public displays deliberately designed to shock and offend children and families. (Warning: vile and profane. Click here for report).
Disgusting. (Please, do keep it up, though, liberals. True colors are brightest. America is watching. Oh, and the vandalism, bomb threats and bullying of teenage girls working at Chick-fil-A? Nice touch!)
Of course, Wednesday's massive outpouring of support for Chick-fil-A provided a visual reminder to all concerned that the vast majority of morally minded Americans reject the oxymoronic notion of so-called "same-sex marriage." It proved with earthshaking resonance that liberals' whole "gay-marriage-is-inevitable" thingy remains as sterile as the fraudulent concept itself.
Don't forget, we live in a constitutional republic where "we the people" are the sovereign, and elected officials are the hired help. When "we the people" have spoken on marriage, we've spoken without stuttering.
Thirty-two states have voted on it, and 32 states have protected it via constitutional amendment. Marriage is as marriage was and will be forevermore: the joining of man and wife.
But hey, Democrats made their silly mock-marriage bed, they can sleep in it.
Still, there's another white paper bag full of goodies to take home from Chick-fil-A. Executives from corporations, large and small, should sit up and take notice. Don't be intimidated by insufferable homo-fascist organizations like the incongruously tagged "Human Rights Campaign" and GLAAD, the "Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation." Their bark is much, much worse than their bite.
No, you've just seen a highly successful business model in action. It's simple: 1) Publicly acknowledge God's objective, transcendent truth; 2) Infuriate the toothless "progressive" establishment, prompting calls for boycotts and empty threats to ban you; and 3) Rake in the cabbage.
Stand up for what's right, good and true, and America's got your back.
So be encouraged. Despite liberals' best efforts, freedom of speech, God's design for marriage and reverence for sexual morality are alive and well in America. There is still hope for this great nation.
But not without a fight.
The line in the sand has been drawn.
It's perverse "pride" versus patriotism. Liberal lies versus truth. Tyranny versus freedom.
On which side will you stand?


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OAKVILLE, ONTARIO – Campbell University graduates Brad Fritsch and David Mathis are paired together in this week's PGA Tour event, the RBC Canadian Open.
Fritsch (Class of 2000) and Mathis ('97) will compete at the Glen Abbey Golf Club in Fritsch's native Ontario in the $5.6 million purse. The duo will start Thursday at 1:45 p.m. from the first tee along with American Colt Knost.
One of 17 Canadians in the field, Fritsch, 35, is a PGA TOUR rookie after graduating from the Web.com Tour. He currently holds the all-important 125th spot in the FedExCup standings after making 16 cuts in 21 starts, including a ninth-place finish at the Farmers Insurance Open. The top 125 on the FedExCup points list qualify for the Playoffs.
A two-time Academic All-American and Campbell, Fritsch has made the cut in seven of his last eight events, including a 26th-place finish last weekend at the Sanderson Farms Championship. He stands 37th among tour players in greens in regulation and has earned $415,984 in prize money this season.
Mathis, a native of Winston-Salem who now resides in Wake Forest, N.C., has made the cut in four of his last five outings. A two-time Big South all-conference performer ('93, '94), Mathis is currently 189th in the FedEx Cup standings and has taken home $119,132 in winnings this year.
The Golf Channel will provide coverage on Thursday and Friday from 4:00-6:00 p.m. CBS will televise Saturday and Sunday's rounds from 3:00-6:00 p.m.

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A girl discharged from the 'Lethe' had earned five guineas by writing a thousand words in a hated but largely read daily paper.
When I was born no pitying angel dipped my spirit-fire in Lethe.
Duller shouldst thou be than the fat weedThat rots itself in ease on Lethe wharf,—Would'st thou not stir in this!
Not for all the world would I bathe my soul in the waters of Lethe.
We crossed several rivers; besides the "Echo," one called the "Styx," the other the "Lethe."
For past the valley of Sleep flow the waters of Lethe, the river of Forgetfulness.
Lethe was the river of forgetfulness, and those who drank of it forgot their former life and were ready for a new one.
The waters of the sullen Lethe, rolling doom, are sounding too loudly in our own ears.
France, in the parlance of the hour, was to drink the waters of Lethe.
The essential can, at most, only be dimmed by the drinking of Lethe.
river of Hades (whose water when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past), from Greek lethe, literally "forgetfulness, oblivion," related to lethargos "forgetful," lathre "secretly, by stealth," lathrios "stealthy," lanthanein "to be hidden." Cognate with Latin latere "to be hidden" (see latent). Related: Lethean.
In classical mythology, a river flowing through Hades. The souls of the dead were forced to drink of its waters, which made them forget what they had done, said, and suffered when they were alive.


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|Jin, Virginia
|Schaeffer, Sean
|Ziegler, Susan
|Evans, R. Dave
Submitted to: Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/10/2010
Publication Date: 4/14/2011
Citation: Jin, V.L., Schaeffer, S.M., Ziegler, S.E., Evans, R. 2011. Soil water availability and microsite mediate fungal and bacterial abundances in Mojave Desert soils exposed to elevated atmospheric CO2. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences. 116:Article G02001. p.1-12. DOI: 10.1029/2010JG001564, 2011. Interpretive Summary: The flow of nutrients and energy in ecosystems is driven by soil microbial activities, which are dependent on plant inputs. Increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), can impact soil microorganisms by changing plant growth as well as affecting climate (temperature, rainfall). In this study, we found that soil microorganisms in the Mojave Desert are affected by increased atmospheric CO2. We also found and that microbial activities are strongly affected by soil water availability and their landscape location (i.e. under shrubs, or in open non-vegetated spaces between plants). Soil fungi were the most responsive to recent changes, and soil fungal responses to changes in soil water availability may be key to how carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) are cycled in the Mojave Desert. Deserts make up almost one-third of the global terrestrial land mass, so changes in the microbial functioning in these soils could have significant impacts on global C and N cycles.
Technical Abstract: Changes in the rates of microbial nitrogen (N) cycling, carbon (C) substrate use, and extracellular enzyme activities in the Mojave Desert suggest shifts in the size and/or functional characteristics of microbial assemblages in two dominant soil microsites: plant interspaces and under the dominant shrub Larrea tridentata. We used ester-linked phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) biomarkers to quantify spatial and temporal differences in soil fungal and bacterial biomass and their relative abundances in a Mojave Desert ecosystem exposed to 8 years of elevated atmospheric CO2. Further, we used the unique stable isotopic signature of the fossil CO2 source used in elevated CO2 plots to trace recently-fixed photosynthetic C inputs into soil organic matter (SOM) and into broad microbial groups based upon PLFA d13C (‰). The difference between individual d13CPLFA and d13CSOM showed that fungi are actively metabolizing newer C in elevated CO2 soils. From February 2003 to March 2005, total PLFA-C (µg C g-1 dry soil) was greater in soils under L. tridentata compared to plant interspaces. The relative abundances of individual PLFAs also differed by microsite, and CO2 treatment differences within microsites increased under higher soil water availability. Total PLFA-C and fungal-to-bacterial ratios decreased with increasing soil water content in both microsites, reflecting the higher drought-tolerance of fungi compared to bacteria. Previously measured increases in microbial C and N cycling under elevated CO2 in moist soils, therefore, may be attributed to increased activity level rather than greater microbial biomass. Our results highlight the primary control that water availability exerts on biological processes in arid ecosystems and that water availability interacts with elevated CO2 to shift the abundances of fungi and bacteria in Mojave Desert soils.


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The cabin voice recorder was damaged and would be sent to Beijing for examination, Xinhua news agency said.
The search for the so-called black boxes had been hampered by icy conditions in the lake into which the plane crashed, near the city of Baotou.
It was the first serious air accident in China for more than two years.
All 47 passengers on board, six crew members, and two people on the ground were killed in the crash on Sunday in Inner Mongolia.
Investigators are hoping the flight recorders will shed light on how the crash happened, although it is not clear that they will hold much information, as the accident happened just seconds after take-off.
Officials have ruled out sabotage as a cause of the crash.
The China Eastern plane, a Canadian-built CRJ-200 jet, took off from the industrial city of Baotou, about 600km (360 miles) west of the capital, Beijing, and seconds later plunged into Nanhai Park near the airport.
Xinhua quoted witnesses as saying that the plane "broke into flaming fragments", destroying a house next to the park and several yachts.
It was the deadliest aviation disaster in China since May 2002, when 112 people died after their plane fell into the ocean near the north-eastern city of Dalian.
State media recently highlighted the fact that there had been no serious accidents, despite a surge in air traffic.


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Tory education spokesman apologises to architects
Tory education spokesman Michael Gove has been forced to issue a grovelling apology to the profession after claiming that architects were "creaming off cash" under the government's Building Schools for the Future programme.
Election sees victory for architecture spokesmen but defeat for architect candidates
The architecture spokesmen for all three main parties have retained their parliamentary seats and increased their majorities as the country deals with its first hung parliament since 1974.
Olympic Park turbines branded as 'greenwash'
Critics slam showpiece after it emerges wind farm will not run at night.
Mather's sweet Virginia
Rick Mather Architects' $150 million (£99 million) expansion of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the practice's first major commission in the US, opened to the public this week
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GKV Tomlinson's Letter of the Week ("RIBA fails to fight our corner" April 30) is one of the best I have seen in Building Design
BD's guide to your cultural week- May 10 to May 16
This week's cultural guide includes the chance to learn to draw with the classicists, a game of Chinese whispers with London and Berlin designers, a free 10th anniversary art fair at the Tate modern and the architectural inspiration of J.G Ballard.
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Film Screening: Paragraph 175
Thu 6 Feb 2014
Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm
To mark LGBT History Month 2014, The Wiener Library will be screening 'Paragraph 175', a documentary film by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Freedman about Nazi persecution of homosexuals. Under Hitler's rule, gay men, as well as men suspected to be homosexual, were regularly and often arbitrarily arrested en masse, imprisoned, beaten and often killed with impunity. The Nazis incarcerated some 15,000 men in concentration camps on the grounds of homosexuality, and a large proportion of that number did not survive this fate. This film explores this history through the testimony of five men who did survive. It puts their fate in the wider context of Paragraph 175, the article of the German penal code that criminalised homosexuality between 1871 and 1969. The film will be introduced by Professor William Spurlin (Brunel University, London) author of Lost Intimacies: Rethinking Homosexuality under National Socialism.
Admission: Free but booking is essential as space is limited.
Location: The Wiener Library, 29 Russell Square, London - click for map
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Grant Rettke skrev: > On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Jens Axel Soegaard > <jensaxel at soegaard.net> wrote: >> Then I'll hazard the guess that DrScheme somewhere makes use >> of srfi 1 and thus complains when it no longer can find srfi/1.ss. > > Linking 1.sls to 1.ss didn't seem to help. Did it give a different error? Or the same? -- Jens Axel Søgaard
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Banking on gyroscope and centrifugal force to add weight to its being, the Power Dumbbell is a unique option in weight training tech. Essentially, you don't end up buying an array of weights for training but use only one set that can modify its intensity by gyro tech. Read more at http://www.yankodesign.com/2013/10/22/what-a-dumbbell/#ph2L02O2LzSqP3XC.99


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Mid-Con Energy PartnersDividend Yield: 8.80% Mid-Con Energy Partners (NASDAQ: MCEP) shares currently have a dividend yield of 8.80%. Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP engages in the acquisition, exploitation, development, and production of oil and natural gas properties in North America. The company has a P/E ratio of 22.50. The average volume for Mid-Con Energy Partners has been 68,700 shares per day over the past 30 days. Mid-Con Energy Partners has a market cap of $451.5 million and is part of the energy industry. Shares are up 25.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. TheStreet Ratings rates Mid-Con Energy Partners as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its good cash flow from operations and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, generally higher debt management risk and disappointing return on equity. Highlights from the ratings report include:
- Net operating cash flow has increased to $14.61 million or 41.52% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, MID-CON ENERGY PARTNERS -LP has also vastly surpassed the industry average cash flow growth rate of -15.63%.
- The gross profit margin for MID-CON ENERGY PARTNERS -LP is currently very high, coming in at 72.80%. Despite the high profit margin, it has decreased significantly from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, MCEP's net profit margin of 46.26% significantly outperformed against the industry.
- MID-CON ENERGY PARTNERS -LP has exprienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. But, we feel it is poised for EPS growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, MID-CON ENERGY PARTNERS -LP increased its bottom line by earning $1.63 versus $0.51 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($2.07 versus $1.63).
- In its most recent trading session, MCEP has closed at a price level that was not very different from its closing price of one year earlier. This is probably due to its weak earnings growth as well as other mixed factors. We feel that the combination of its price rise over the last year and its current price-to-earnings ratio relative to its industry tend to reduce its upside potential.
- The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed against the S&P 500 and did not exceed that of the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 53.0% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $22.43 million to $10.54 million.
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Mobile enterprise- The debate whether radiation from cellphone can lead to cancer or cause other adverse health effects took another twist on July 23 when industry trade association CTIA – The Wireless Association filed a lawsuit against San Francisco's ordinance which requires cell phone retailers to publicly display how much radiation each device emits.
The law was the first of its kind in the nation. CTIA says it will mislead consumers into thinking that one phone might be safer than another based on radiation measurements.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, also contends that the city is usurping the authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which establishes limits for phone radiation.
The San Franscisco ordinance, passed by its city council on June 17, requires cell phone retailers to disclose a measure of much energy will be absorbed by a user's head. The FCC limits the specific absorption rate (SAR) to an average of 1.6 watts per kilogram.
The new law requires larger cell phone retailers to place SAR notices beginning in February 2011, and requires smaller stores to post the SAR notices in 2012.
"Nobody should be suggesting to consumers that they ought to be shopping for phones based on a difference in SAR values," said John Walls, vice president for public affairs at CTIA. "There's no scientific basis to suggest, as the ordinance does, that two phones with different values have a safety distinction between them."
CTIA fired another salvo against the city, announcing it would pull its annual show from the city after this year. The event attracts an estimated 68,000 attendees.
"We thought it was a clear message from the mayor that we weren't wanted there," Walls, told the Associated Press.
In a statement, San Franscisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who signed the ordinance into law in late June, said, "I am disappointed that the association representing the wireless communication industry has decided to challenge our landmark consumer information law in court. This law is not an attack on the wireless industry or their products."
A flux of studies — many of them with opposing conclusions — have been released the last couple years about the health effects of cellphone radiation. One of the most recent, published in May 2010 in the International Journal of Epidemiology found no increased risk for the two most common types of brain tumors.
The journal study also concluded that in the most extreme cellphone uses, there was a small increase in a type of cancer that attacks the cells that surround nerve cells, but its researchers found that finding inconclusive.


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Mustafa Nguyen, 17, of Burbank and a senior at Burbank High School, ran his first L.A. Marathon this year.
Although he passed the finish line at 4 hours and 1 minute, he personally clocked his race at 3 hours and 35 minutes.
"I started to cramp a little and had to stop for medical attention," he said.
Part of his inspiration for running the marathon was running on his school's varsity cross country team in September.
"This is not my last marathon, I'll be running again next year.
"It feels great to finish this," he said.
Nguyen had plans to run the Pasadena marathon prior to the L.A. Marathon, but it was canceled. He ran this year with his mother.


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There are many reasons to add fish to your dining pleasure. Beyond omega-3s, seafood is also full of protein, vitamin B12, potassium, selenium, and, in some seafood varieties, iron and vitamin D. Just like with fruits and vegetables, different types of fish and shellfish are bursting with different nutrients. The best way to get all of the nutritional benefits of seafood is to mix it up and try a little bit of everything.
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According to an upcoming report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), "consumption of fish provides energy, protein, and a range of other important nutrients, including the long-chain n-3 [omega-3] poly unsaturated fatty acids." These international agencies are urging governments around the world to do a better job of encouraging people to eat fish.
How much fish you should eat also depends on how much you weigh because it determines how the body processes the contaminants. To adjust the meal size for a lighter or heavier weight - subtract or add 1 ounce of fish for every 20 pounds of body weight. Its important to adjust frequency of fish meals to give your body time to handle the contaminants in between fish meals. For a visual idea, 3 oz fish = checkbook.
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Women of childbearing age can reduce their risk of heart problems by regularly eating fish rich in omega 3 fatty acids, said a Danish. The study is the first to examine younger women, age 15-49, and determine whether fish in their diet has a real impact on their current likelihood of heart problems, instead of their longevity. For instance, "those who rarely or never ate fish had 50 percent more cardiovascular problems over eight years than those who ate fish regularly," the research said.
Women who rarely or never ate fish faced a 90 percent higher risk of heart problems than those who ate fish weekly. When researchers looked at hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease in three different assessments over a 30 week period, they found it was three times higher among women who did not eat fish. The findings, published in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association, are based on a Danish study of 49,000 women with a median age of 30 that spanned eight years.
For the Brain
Fish also can help grey matter. In a study of 260 healthy elderly participants, researchers led by Dr. Cyrus Raji, a resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's department of medicine, found that those regularly eating baked or broiled fish — but not fried — lowered their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
People who ate fish at least once a week — most of whom consumed fish one to four times a week — were significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment over the five years following their brain scans, compared with those who didn't eat fish.
The fact that fish-eaters may experience brain benefits from seafood does make sense, however — other studies have suggested that the omega-3 fatty acids found in some fish such as salmon can lower the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's.


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If there were any doubts about the carnage that Coles and
Confidence is tanking among fast moving consumer goods companies and media executives say they expect the sector to make the largest advertising cutbacks this year of any sector.
The downbeat sentiment for FMCG and food brands, however, is in stark contrast to the automotive, finance, telecommunications and government sectors where media companies expect growth in advertising investment for 2013.
Overall, however, blue-chip companies are sticking with a cautious outlook for the $12 billion-plus they will spend on media advertising in 2013 – they predict an overall increase of 1.7 per cent for the year, according to the latest study of media spending intentions from media group Starcom Mediavest, now in its 27th year.
Although last week there were early signals of a scramble from media buyers and advertisers to lock-in TV airtime in the lead-up to the federal election in September, when political parties "roadblock" TV and radio ad breaks, major advertisers and media executives remain subdued.
Some media buyers privately say they are moving fast to ensure they have TV and radio airtime booked around September's election, particularly for new product launches, but overall, major advertisers in the Media Futures study say advertising budgets will lift 1.7 per cent this year while media executives, who are also polled in the study, predict a rise of 1.3 per cent.
It's the second year in which media executives remain more downbeat on growth forecasts than advertisers – historically in the two decades of the Media Futures report media owners have been more bullish in their expectations.
But a dire predicament in 2011 when media executives predicted a 5.9 per cent rise in ad spending, which ended up at just 1.4 per cent overall, coupled with dramatic revenue declines in TV, newspapers and magazines, appears to have negated any appetite for ambitious growth targets.
"In 2011 the bottom fell out of the ad market and media companies were left scrambling all year," Starcom Mediavest chairman John Sintras told The Australian Financial Review. "Part of the cautiousness from media executives is about setting up more realistic expectations for their boards and shareholders on what is achievable in a market that continues to be challenged.
"Advertisers are still looking for very modest growth of at least 1.7 per cent and media executives are predicting 1.3 per cent.
"You have most people so far putting out forecasts this year of 2 per cent or 3 per cent on the high side."
Although diversified media groups such as Nine Entertainment Co and
The Media Futures study, drawn from marketing executives among the top 600 national advertisers, points to further revenue gains this year for the likes of Google in online search advertising and increasing investments from advertisers in IPTV, mobile and online display advertising.
There is also likely to be a swing back to free-to-air broadcasters' primary channels after three years of low-yield but high-volume growth on their secondary digital stations.
Mr Sintras also noted an increasing focus from corporate marketers on return-on-investment strategies to appease boards and finance departments.
"There is increasing scrutiny of what marketing brings to the corporate table and what impact media investment is having on the bottom line," he said.
"It's really quite astronomical the progress which has been made in mapping the correlations between marketing and media investment and company revenues and profits. It's helping the bean counters, the pointy heads and boards better appreciate marketing's contribution."
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The country has enough fissile material for a dozen nuclear bombs. It sells missile technology to rogue regimes such as Iran and Syria. And the three generations of the Kim dynasty who have run it since 1945 have all been ruthless, brutal — and terrifyingly erratic.
The military are part of North Korea's privileged elite, who belong to the ruling single party.
They are known as the 'core class', and number a quarter of the population. The most privileged of all are the Kims themselves, with gilded luxury residences, replete with bowling alleys, cinemas and heated swimming pools.
More than half the population of 23 million are not so fortunate as they are classed as 'waverers', ordinary people outside the charmed party circle. While still at school they have to complete detailed biographical sketches of their families, which are then used by the state to determine everything from food rations and housing to careers.
The final class of people are categorised as 'hostile'. These are the children of the intelligentsia such as doctors, Christian ministers, merchants or lawyers. They are taken from their families and forced to live in barren regions of the country near China where it is cold, windy and mountainous. The hostiles constitute 20 per cent of the population in what must be the most class-stratified society on earth.
North Korea is a totalitarian dictatorship where loudspeakers pump out propaganda on the streets and in factories and mines. It practises total surveillance, with the spies being spied on by other spies.
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Greens Creek and Couer Alaska are hiring from a pool of fifteen people who recently received safety and underground mining training through a partnership between the University of Alaska Southeast, Mine and Petroleum Training Services (MAPTS), the Alaska Department of Labor, and the mining industry.
The five week course included environmental and safety training, history of local mining, classroom instruction on the extraction and production process in an underground mine and on-site training in procedures such as installing pipes and jack leg drilling at the Maggie Kathleen entrance to the old Alaska Juneau Mine. How to be good employee, team work, identification of proper supplies, some heavy equipment operation, how to identify and mitigate loose ground conditions and light signals used for communication underground were also addressed.
A completion ceremony for the newly qualified entry level underground miners was held on Friday, Nov.13 at the UAS Technical Education Center. Chancellor John Pugh and other UAS representatives attended the event to recognize the graduates and acknowledge the University's appreciation to the other partners. Also present were Juneau Senator Dennis Egan, and representatives from the Juneau Job Center, Greens Creek, Coeur Alaska and the Alaska Department of Labor including deputy commissioner David Stone.
The class of New Miners included sisters Latanya Friday and Ruth Gentry of Kake. They got experience running back fill machines and working the bull gang. "I really thought I'd be scared," said Ruth, who is also the mother of a five-year old. "But I really liked it." The sisters enrolled in the program because they are seeking more steady employment with benefits. Both have been offered positions at the Kensington Mine.
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Perhaps the bottom of the pool retains a puddle of murky and muddy water that appears slick, and if you were to somehow slip into the puddle, you would not be able to claw your way back out to dry terra firma. Your desperate fingers would leave blue streaks in the mud as you wiped clean the pool bottom from its filthy and silted buildup…
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The carnage in the mining services sector continued this week with the suspension of
One fund manager told Chanticleer the way Forge has dealt with the underperformance of two power station projects makes a mockery of the Australian market.
A leading broker has similar sentiments about the way Ausdrill has handled the loss of contracts that led the company to downgrade its net profit to between $35 million and $45 million for the year to June 30, 2014. Market consensus was for a net profit of about $70 million.
Strictly speaking, both companies have followed the continuous disclosure processes by the book. Both entered trading halts after notifying the market they had come across issues that would be price-sensitive.
The situation at Forge is so complex the company was forced to suspend trading in its shares until next week. Following the processes is one thing. Being across the detailed financials of the company is another.
Questions could certainly be asked about the timeliness of disclosures by Ausdrill in relation to several contracts that were lost over the past few months. Ausdrill, which is chaired by
A check of the disclosures made by the company to the Australian Securities Exchange make no mention of these lost contracts.
Perhaps the cumulative impact of the contracts was not know until this week.
Ausdrill's market disclosures over the past six months have stressed the company's resilience and its ability to deal with its much needed deleveraging.
The company, which had net debt of $224 million at June 30, last month entered into a $300 million revolving loan facility and a $US250 million term loan facility.
These credit facilities contain particular maintenance covenants, including the ratio of EBITDA for the preceding 12-month period to net interest expense will be greater than three times. Analysts reckon Ausdrill will not breach that convenant in the first half, but may come close in the second half if it is wrong about economic conditions improving.
Standard & Poor's placed Ausdrill's long-term BB credit rating on credit watch with negative implications.
Ausdrill's optimism about its prospects earlier this year at a time when the rest of the sector was under intense pressure happened to coincide with big short positions in the shares.
In August, when the company confirmed its bright outlook, the short positions accounted for 8 per cent of issued capital. The counterintuitive performance of the company resulted in a short squeeze.
The hedge funds that owned the stock were burned badly.
Few will have sympathy for them but those who bought the stock at that time will be wanting to find out why the contract losses were not disclosed.
At Forge, it would appear the company had terrible visibility of its financial position.
It told the exchange when it requested a trading halt this week: "Following its internal monthly reviews and quarterly financial re-forecast, Forge has identified concerns in relation to potential underperformance on the Diamantina Power Station and West Angelas Power Station projects that were acquired as part of the CTEC acquisition in January 2012."
No mention was made of these problems at the annual meeting in October.
If you thought the Australian market for initial public offerings (IPO) was booming, then consider the possibility that the biggest private market transaction since the sale of Sydney Airport will be floated.
That is a possibility, because the Queensland Government's planned sale of Queensland Motorways will explore all options, including an IPO.
This transaction is almost certain to crack the record price for a public asset set by Sydney Airport in 2002. It was sold to the Southern Cross consortium, led by the then Macquarie Bank, for $5.6 billion.
The recent Port Botany and Port Kembla sale came close to meeting that transaction in terms of size. In the end, it sold for $5.02 billion, or 25 times earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.
Funnily enough, that EBITDA multiple for Port Botany and Port Kembla was the same as the multiple for Sydney Airport.
Queensland Motorways, which owns five toll roads in Brisbane and is the most favoured buyer for Brisconnections assets, is believed to have EBITDA of about $275 million.
An EBITDA multiple of 20 would give a valuation of about $5.5 billion. However, an EBITDA multiple of 25 would give a value of $6.8 billion.
The final valuation will probably fall between those two numbers given the appetite for quality Australian infrastructure assets from foreign pension funds and sovereign wealth funds.
This is the great paradox of Australia's infrastructure market. There is no shortage of buyers for assets with long-term, reliable income in geographies with solid growth.
Queensland Motorways could well be known as the Transurban of the north. That moniker will probably have the bankers involved salivating.
Transurban has an enterprise value of $14 billion and trades at about 23 times EBITDA.
However, Queensland Motorways is arguably a better asset because of the benefits of the network effect from owning all the linked toll roads in Brisbane.
It may even be attractive to Transurban.
There used to be a joke in Sydney that Macquarie would one day dominate the city's toll roads and ensure that it clipped the ticket on every journey. That never eventuated.
But it is highly likely to occur in Brisbane.
Management changes at
The two clear winners from the reshuffle are former chief financial officer John Nesbitt, who now heads Suncorp Bank, and Steve Johnston, who steps up from being deputy CFO to take over from Nesbitt.
Nesbitt will be seen as a potential successor to
Snowball is one of those rare CEOs in Australia who has always managed to deliver what he promised.
Nesbitt is not just a numbers man. He ran private wealth at Perpetual before becoming CFO at the same company.
Johnston has been on a role at the company. He provided strategic advice to Snowball and his predecessor
Prior to that he worked at
The loser from the reshuffle is
Foster, who was at Suncorp for about a decade and will stay until the end of February, will probably land a top job elsewhere in the financial services sector.
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Museum program hopes to keep Alzheimer's patients 'In the Moment'
The value of the arts in time of illness has been shown in many situations, but its value for Alzheimer's disease patients is a relatively recent development.
The Carnegie Museum of Art will hold a public workshop Monday to report on and discuss its "In the Moment" program that brings Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers to the museum for a structured tour.
Alzheimer's disease is a form of dementia in which cognitive function declines over time. It afflicts more than 15 million Americans.
"Treatment goals for Alzheimer's patients focus primarily on cognitive functions but also on quality of life," says Jennifer H. Lingler, director of education and information for the University of Pittsburgh's Alzheimer Disease Research Center.
"I think that's where something like a gallery tour can potentially play a role. If individuals who are participating in these tours perceive them as enjoyable on any level that's of some value," Lingler says. "The value really lies in the perception of the participant."
More than 190 drugs have been tested for treatment of Alzheimer's disease, but there is little evidence that any of them alter the progress of the disease, according Lingler. Hope in this area lies with the next generation of medications. She'll speak at the workshop on research and clinical perspectives.
The Carnegie Museum's "In the Moment" program began in April 2008. Initially participants were residents at Woodside Place, a Presbyterian senior care facility in Oakmont, but the museum is expanding the program to other facilities.
"Woodside Place heard about New York City's Museum of Modern Art's program (for Alzheimer's patients) and contacted us," says Mary Ann Perkins, head of docent program at the museum. That's when she and her staff began work studying the specific demands the program would create. The learning continues with experience.
The "In the Moment" tours bring six patients and their caregivers to the museum for a one-hour tour.
"We create a theme to follow -- such as animals in art or water in art -- and follow that theme," Perkins says. "We visit all the galleries and see, for example, a tree painted realistically and a tree painted by Mondrian, which is abstract. They see everything.
"We want them to come to the museum to enjoy an hour of their life in a wonderful space. It's a respite, a relief from the challenging complexities of what they're dealing with. It's a chance to perceive something different from what they do in their living room."
"In the Moment" is a worthwhile program, says Bob LeRoy, president and chief executive officer of the Greater Pennsylvania Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.
He calls Alzheimer's disease is a public health epidemic, with a new case diagnosed every 70 seconds.
His group is planning to expand its services to Alzheimer's patients in Southwestern Pennsylvania in spring 2011 by offering its own art program, "Memories in the Making," which involves patients expressing themselves through painting. LeRoy says the program was started in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is "having a very positive effect."


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The flush of liquidity from the US central bank to stimulate its economy is likely to flow through to the small end of our market with market experts predicting that much of the surplus capital will be used to target booming emerging economies.
Australian equities could be targeted in the process for their appeal as a proxy for the strength of Asian economies like China, as well as a more robust corporate governance environment.
Predictions the Australian dollar will continue to rise against the US dollar could also fuel overseas interest in domestic assets, given investors could potentially enjoy a double gain from appreciating asset prices and a stronger $A down the track.
A greater proportion of these funds will end up in large cap stocks, but more of it than before will be looking for a home in quality emerging companies that have grown their market capitalisation to at least $500 million.
"We are a derivative of Asia," said ATOM Funds Management chief investment officer David Shearwood. "Money will find its way to here and will undoubtedly flow to our miners and industrials that are exposed to China."
While this will continue to drive merger and acquisition activity in the mining sector, particularly emerging miners with sizable reserves under development, foreign funds will likely be more selective when it comes to small companies outside the resources sector, he said.
Mr Shearwood pointed to
The stock has rallied more than 26 per cent since the start of the current financial year, but is still trading on an undemanding one-year forward price-earnings multiple of about seven times – less than half that of its five-year average.
All brokers polled on Bloomberg are urging investors to buy the stock with an average price target of 56¢ a share. Industrea closed steady at 45.5¢.
Miclyn Express Offshore
Another stock with exposure to Asia is maritime service vessel operator
The stock has gained nearly 25 per cent since July and despite closing 1¢ lower at $1.80 on Thursday, is retesting its more than eight-month high of $1.81. The stock has remained under the radar of most local investors as nearly all of its operations are located overseas.
Miclyn Express services the offshore oil and gas industries and generates more than 55 per cent of its revenue in south-east Asia with Australia constituting less than 6 per cent of sales in the past financial year.
South-east Asian customers have been slow in restarting projects compared with their Australian counterparts, and that has weighed on the stock. The strong $A is also another drag due to the negative impact on translated earnings.
However, activity in the region is expected to pick up strongly over the next six to 12 months and Miclyn Express is well placed to capitalise on this trend.
The stock is also cheap as it is on a one-year forward P/E of 7.5 times when its regional rivals are on an average multiple that is more than double this.
Just about every broker covering the stock believes it's a good buy. The average price target on Miclyn Express is $2.09 a share.
Mining and earth-moving equipment company
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) is forecast to grow between 15 per cent and 20 per cent to $192 million to $200.4 million for the current year, and that would translate to a 26 per cent to 34 per cent uplift in net profit to between $88.7 million and $94.7 million.
Management has also indicated that revenue in the mining division is also returning to pre-GFC levels and its US division is running out of capacity due to rising demand.
Goldman Sachs is recommending investors buy the stock as it is trading on an undemanding one-year forward P/E of a little over 12 times when its peers are trading at more than 14 times.
Bradken jumped 12¢ to $8.49. Goldman Sachs has a price target of $10.40 on the stock.
Challenger Diversified Property Group
Overseas interest could also spill over to select names in the property sector as select names will appeal to yield chasers, particularly since the two-year US government bond yield has crashed to a record low of 0.33 per cent in overnight trade (**Wednesday night**) due to the US Federal Reserve's move.
Further, the outlook for property stocks have also improved dramatically in the aftermath of the financial crisis as most of the survivors have repaired their balance sheets, and as property valuations have bottomed.
Australian property offers good leverage to local economic conditions and one of the most well-regarded names in this space is
While there isn't much capital upside to the stock, experts are confident that Challenger Diversified will generate more than sufficient cash flow to support a dividend yield of about 8 per cent for the next few years at least.
The stock is also trading on a substantial discount to its net tangible asset value of 66¢ and most brokers are encouraging investors to buy the stock with an average price target of 56¢ a share.
Challenger Diversified rose 0.5¢ to 51.5¢.
The Australian Financial Review


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5 years, 5 continents, 5 birds
By Craig Brandhorst, firstname.lastname@example.com, 803-777-3681
Nobody should be alone on Thanksgiving — even someone who doesn't know what Thanksgiving is.
That's Travis Weatherford's holiday philosophy. And also why Weatherford's thrown a Thanksgiving dinner for USC's international students at Main Street's Immaculate Consumption every year since 2008.
Begun as a way to share a bit of American culture with USC's international student population, the annual invitation-only feast also provides students from other countries a place to enjoy good food and the company of others when traveling home isn't an option.
"They come to the United States and it can be difficult for them to find connections with Americans, " says Weatherford, recalling his decision to host the first event five years ago. "It seemed very likely that many of them would be spending the holiday alone, perhaps with friends but maybe not."
This year's guest list is "proportional to the university's international population," which means that among the 80 guests attending this year's event will be students from multiple countries on five different continents, says Weatherford, USC's immigration information coordinator. Not surprisingly, many of them know little about the American holiday.
"Often, when they reply to the invitation they'll say, 'I haven't experienced a Thanksgiving before,'" Weatherford says. "This is their first exposure to Thanksgiving traditions."
A USC alumnus, Weatherford, '93, also trained as pastry chef at the Culinary Institute of America and works a couple of mornings each week at Immaculate Consumption before punching the clock at USC's Office of International Support for Faculty and Staff. When the idea for the Thanksgiving dinner first occurred to him, his first thought was to ask Immaculate Consumption's owner Rob Reed if he could use the restaurant's space.
"As an avocation I bake pastries there, so I asked Rob if he would indulge me," says Weatherford. "He's been very generous and really deserves a lot of credit, even though he doesn't want it."
Several USC faculty and staff members also deserve credit, says Weatherford, including USC's curator of newsfilm collections Greg Wilsbacher, English professor Ed Gieskes, education professor Kara Brown and librarians Brian Cuthrell, Sharon Verba and Marilee Birchfield.
And if that sounds like a lot of cooks in the kitchen, consider the size of the menu.
Two years ago, Weatherford and his crew of volunteers roasted three turkeys, plus extra dark meat, which he says is always popular. Last year, they roasted four. This year, thanks to some additional help in the kitchen from an old culinary school friend, Maggie Wheeler, he plans to roast five birds, though only one will emerge from the oven ready for the photo-op.
"Due to the limitations of our ovens I have to deconstruct the birds somewhat to make everything fit and so they can roast simultaneously," says Weatherford. "It's left to Greg to produce the Norman Rockwell 'show bird' for display purposes."
In addition to all that turkey, guests will sup on a buffet of other Thanksgiving favorites, including stuffing, cranberries, mashed potatoes and gravy, rice, green beans and butternut squash. Regional favorites such as collard greens and black-eyed peas will round out the main meal, which will be followed, of course, by an abundance of sweets.
"Ed Gieskes always brings beautiful pies, and this year my friend Maggie and I made some chocolate confections," Weatherford says, referring to the 300 pumpkin spice and ginger-and-dark chocolate truffles the two filled at Immaculate Consumption on Sunday.
"We'll also make some seasonally-appropriate desserts like pumpkin cheesecake," says Weatherford, who jokes that everyone must have their fill for the event to be a success.
"That's imperative," Weatherford says. "They are required to leave full. I ring the dinner bell, ask them to wait a respectable few minutes while our older parents go through the buffet, then tell them that the tradition of Thanksgiving is to eat too much and pass out in front of the television."
The fact that Immaculate Consumption doesn't have any televisions is irrelevant, as Weatherford also insists that his guests take home as many leftovers as possible and repeat the gluttony in the comfort of their own homes.
"Even with this many people there's always still leftovers," says Weatherford. "So we send those home with people and tell them that's also an important tradition, that six hours later they eat the exact same meal. That's Thanksgiving."
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Netherlands; active first third of sixteenth century
Madonna and Child with Saints, c. 1525
oil on panel; 21.75 x 16 inches
Gift of L.N.W. Abrons, 1957
This intricately painted, enamel-like scene of adoration inside the courtyard of a medieval fortress was created in the mid-sixteenth century in the Gothic tradition of Rogier Van der Weyden and Gérard David. The artist, whose work is rarely seen in this country, was a native of Hoogstraeten in modern-day Belgium, where he created a noteworthy multi-panel painting for the Church of St. Catherine between 1517 and 1533. The Georgetown panel, which is similar in composition and subject, was probably a related commission.


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He has contributed extensively to the scientific literature in his field and is a frequently invited lecturer at national and international meetings. He is a member of the Executive Council of the American Academy of Prosthodontics, an Honorary Member of the American College of Prosthodontists, and a Member of the Board of the International Team for Implantology (ITI). Dr. Weber also serves as Associate Editor of the journal Clinical Oral Implants Research and as reviewer for several other dental journals.
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Dr. Chaimattayompol joined TUSDM as a faculty member in 1999. He is presently a Clinical Professor, Division Head of Prosthodontics and maintains his private practice limited to prosthodontics and implant dentistry. He has conducted many courses and directs Implant Dentistry in the Predoctoral Prosthodontics Program. Dr. Chaimattayompol holds a membership in the American Dental Association, American Dental Education Association, American College of Prosthodontists, International College of Prosthodontists, Academy of Osseointegration, and the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics. He has lectured locally, nationally and internationally as well as published several articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Dr. Chaimattayompol's current research interests are implant overdentures and independent implant overdenture attachments and prosthodontic dental education.
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Dr. Kang has been a faculty member at TUSDM since 1998 and served as Associate Program Director of the Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics and the Advanced Education in Esthetic Dentistry program (now Advanced Education in Esthetics and Operative Dentistry [AEEOD]) from 2005 to 2008. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists. He has lectured as well as published articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He served as an editor for the previous CD-ROM versions of The ACP Study Guide for Board Certification in Prosthodontics and presently serves on the Editorial Review Board of The Journal of Prosthodontics. He is a board-certified prosthodontist and maintains a part-time private practice specializing in prosthodontics, implant, esthetic, and reconstructive dentistry.
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A genuine pioneer and innovator of the dubstep sound and key figure in the explosion of the surrounding scene, Loefah (along with Digital Mystikz aka Mala and Coki) has built the genre's most revered label and club night - DMZ. Having torn the roof of parties across Europe with his dub and hip hop influenced take on dubstep, he now brings his show down under for the first time.
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Agency Response Letter GRAS Notice No. GRN 000181
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March 16, 2006
Dr. Hershell R. Ball
Vice President
Michael Foods Inc.
120 Tower Street South
Gaylord, MN 55334
Re: GRAS Notice No. GRN 000181
Dear Dr. Ball:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responding to the notice, dated August 18, 2005, that you submitted on behalf of Michael Foods, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Michael Foods) in accordance with the agency's proposed regulations, proposed 21 CFR 170.36 (62 FR 18938; April 17, 1997); Substances Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)). FDA received the notice on August 19, 2005, filed it on August 23, 2005, and designated it as GRN 000181. In letters dated August 18, 2005, September 1, 2005, and January 30, 2006, you provided additional clarifying information.
The subject of the notice is plant phytosterols. The notice informs FDA of the view of Michael Foods that phytosterols are GRAS, through scientific procedures, for use as an ingredient in egg products, including egg whites and egg substitutes, at levels up to 20 milligrams (mg) plant sterol per gram (g) of egg product, providing 1100 mg phytosterol per serving.
In a letter dated January 30, 2006, Michael Foods amended its notice to limit use to egg substitutes and other similar or related products that are not "egg products" within the meaning of 9 CFR 590.5. This amendment limits the GRAS notice to cover only products that contain eggs in a relatively small proportion or historically have not been considered by consumers as products of the egg food industry.
As part of its GRAS notice Michael Foods includes the report from a panel of individuals (Michael Foods' GRAS panel) who evaluated the data and information that are the basis for its GRAS determination. Michael Foods considers the members of its GRAS panel to be qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety of substances added to food. Michael Foods' GRAS panel evaluated previously submitted GRAS notices GRN 000039, 000048, 000053, 000061, 000112, Food Master Files 000625 and 000626, estimates of dietary exposure, methods of manufacture, specifications for the ingredient, and published and unpublished studies on phytosterols and phytostanols derived from vegetable oils or tall oil.
GRN 000181 includes the identity and composition of, as well as, the method of manufacture for phytosterols from vegetable oil. The main sterol components of these phytosterols are beta-sitosterol, campesterol, brassicasterol, and stigmasterol. Food grade specifications for phytosterols from vegetable oil are provided in the notice.
The product may also contain phytosterols and phytostanols derived from tall oil. However, the total addition of phytosterols and phytostanols from tall oil is expected to be less than 5% of the total volume of vegetable oil derived product on a weight/weight basis. The main sterol and stanol components of tall oil derived from tall oil pitch are beta-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, brassicasterol, campestanol, and sitostanol.
Michael Foods provides a cumulative estimate of intake for phytosterols in the diet from the intended use described in its notice in addition to the phytosterol intake that may occur from other foods that have been the subject of previous submissions. Michael Foods notes that its intended use in egg products will not add significantly to the overall intake of phytosterols in food.
Based on information provided by Michael Foods, and other information available to FDA, the agency has no questions at this time regarding Michael Foods' conclusion that phytosterols are GRAS under the intended conditions of use in egg products that are regulated by FDA and, thus, are not egg products within the meaning of 9 CFR 590.5. The agency has not, however, made its own determination regarding the GRAS status of the subject use of phytosterols. As always, it is the continuing responsibility of Michael Foods to ensure that food ingredients that the firm markets are safe, and are otherwise in compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
In accordance with proposed 21 CRF 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 homepage of the Office of Food Additive Safety (on the Internet at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/foodadd.html).
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From: "Hal Bradley" <>
Subject: RE: Dennys/Stradling
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 14:09:13 -0800
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If dated correctly, i.e. within the lifetime of Maurice Denys' grandson,
William, this pedigree provides evidence as to the identity of the
heretofore deduced first wife of Maurice Denys.
Interestingly, although most secondary and tertiary sources that identify
Maurice's first wife as a Stradling, identify her as Catherine Stradling,
this pedigree identifies her as Joan Stradling. This argues towards it being
independently derived. If this is correct, it would be interesting to
ascertain how the error was introduced that later identified her as
Further, since Edward Stradling held the wardship of Maurice Denys, if
Maurice Denys' first wife was indeed a Stradling, it is probable that
Maurice Denys married a daughter of Edward Stradling. The arguments
previously made (pro and con) regarding Katherine Stradling being
illegitimate should be re-examined. If Maurice's first wife was indeed Joan
Stradling, there would be a stronger argument that she was the legitimate
daughter of Joan Beaufort. Of course, this would be contingent upon
resolving the chronological issues previously brought up by Rosie.
Harriss' "Cardinal Beaufort" makes the explicit claim that Henry fathered
Joan in 1402, after the death of Sir John Cherleton. That she was not born
during Cherleton's lifetime is almost certain, for she would have been
regarded as his heir, assuming her mother was Lady Cherleton. On the other
hand, there are claims that Henry Beaufort fathered Joan before he took
orders. The arguments against this appear to be threefold:
1) This claim was made simply to divert attention from the fact that Henry
had a bastard child while serving as a Bishop.
2) Henry was born c. 1374/5, and thus was too young to have fathered a child
in 1391, i.e. before Alice Arundel's marriage to Sir John Cherleton.
3) Since Joan Beaufort died in 1479, it is unlikely that she would have been
born as early as 1391.
As for point number two, I do not quite follow the argument here.
Brad Verity has pointed out that there is no contemporary evidence that
Alice Arundel (or Fitz Alan) was the mother of Joan Beaufort. If Joan's
mother is unknown, then Joan could have been born as late as 1397, even
while Henry was abroad, before Henry took orders. This would also somewhat
address the objection of point number three, for Joan would be in her early,
as opposed to her late, eighties. Yet, some continue to argue that the
chronology does not allow for Joan to be the mother of Maurice Denys' first
wife. That would only be true if one was assuming that Joan Beaufort was
born after the death of Sir John Cherleton.
One cannot have it both ways. One can't argue that there is no evidence
that Alice Arundel was the mother of Joan Beaufort, and then define the
chronological objections to Joan being the mother of Edward Stradling's
daughter contingent upon Alice Arundel's marriage to John Cherleton. In
other words, if one rejects the identity of Joan's mother as being Alice
Arundel, then the chronological arguments fall to the wayside.
Hal Bradley
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From: Edward Davies [mailto:]
Sent:Sunday, March 28, 2004 11:21 AM
Those researching the wives of Maurice Dennys and the maternity of Walter
Dennys may be interested in the illustration on page 15 of Stella Colwell,
_The Family History Book_ (Oxford, 1980). The caption is "Part of a
pictorial Tudor tree pedigree made around 1530. It records the
Gloucestershire families of Denys and Russell. Note the heraldic shields
carried by the figures. (London, College of Arms, Muniment Room, MS. 3/54)".
This is not a contemporary source for Maurice or Walter, but if it is
correctly dated, then it is considerably earlier than the 1623 visitation.
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