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The Canadian Booksellers Association will hold its third annual national conference from May 13 to 15 in Toronto. The conference that began after the demise of BookExpo Canada is evolving into its own shape and has fewer and fewer echoes of BEC.
"We're not trying to reinvent a trade show. This is a bookseller show," says Simone Lee, chair of the committee for this year's conference and owner of Calgary's Pages Books on Kensington.
The first conference was hastily pulled together to fill in the gap left by the closure of BEC and was held during the same week in June when BEC was scheduled. Last year's conference was held immediately after BookExpo America in late May, to accommodate people who might want to combine travel to both events. This year, the conference is two weeks earlier to avoid conflicting with BEA, Lee said, adding that not many people actually attended the conference on their way home from BEA last year. An earlier date also fits better with publishers' schedules, Lee said.
This year's theme is "New Ideas in Store" and there is a strong emphasis on professional development for retailers. Keynote speaker Bob Phibbs and endnote speaker Barbara Crowhurst are both retail specialists. Phibbs was recommended after CBA board members heard him speak at the ABA's Winter Institute. It's not the first bit of cross-pollination from the Winter Institute. The idea of speed-dating sessions between sales reps and booksellers was modeled after the Institute.
The CBA, which has focused on independent booksellers in recent years, is also reaching out to the large book retailers such as Costco, Walmart, and Indigo, inviting them to send staff to the conference. CBA senior manager Jodi White says there are "nibbles" of interest from the big players but no confirmed registrations yet.
So far, more than 40 stores are sending one to three staff members, says White, but as the early registration ended on Monday, she is still hoping to top last year's number of having representatives from 90 stores and 120 attendees.
Conference organizers are still trying to attract more publishers to the event, too. Having replaced BEC's booths with less expensive and smaller display tables, last year's conference drew 17 publishers as exhibitors. So far this year, White says they have 20 publishers participating in various ways, with display tables, speed-dating, and author breakfasts, and as sponsors. "There seems to be more interest [from publishers] in attending," says White. In 2009, Penguin Canada was the only large house to participate. So far, this year, Penguin, Random House of Canada, and HarperCollins Canada are all confirmed participants. HarperCollins Canada is one of the sponsors of the CBA's Libris Awards, which recognize excellence in all aspects of publishing and bookselling.
Random House will participate in a new way this year, hosting CBA members in its downtown Toronto offices as a part of a bus tour that will also take members to the offices of trade wholesaler North 49 and several Toronto bookstores.
In spite of the focus on retail, Lee says she thinks the event is still valuable for publishers to attend. "I think they totally appreciate that the best way to sell some of their books is having informed booksellers hand-selling them and making the buzz about them. It's a question of how to get that news and that excitement out to us, so I think it is well worth their while when there is a group of booksellers together to come."

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HOUSTON - A 21-year-old southeast Houston mother was charged with child abuse, and accusations range from whipping her children with a cord to leaving one inside a car.
Aisha Holmes is accused of abusing three of her four children on at least three separate occasions in April 2011. None of the children is older than 5 years old.
According to court documents, Holmes whipped her 5-year-old daughter with a cord on April 11.
On April 24, she is accused of leaving one of her children inside a car.
On April 30, she knocked her 2-year-old son to the ground, according to court documents.
"It just breaks my heart to see that. It really tears me apart," said Chad Price, a neighbor.
Price said he didn't know Holmes personally but would often see her children outside late at night.
"When I saw the children outside playing mostly by themselves, I did go in the house and tell my wife that that simply should never be allowed," said Price.
Holmes' apartment now appears to be abandoned.
"I would hate to see the kids put in different places, and the brothers and sisters not being together," said Price.
Child Protection Services said the four children are together in foster care.
The children's father doesn't have custody of the children because of a domestic dispute with Holmes last December, said CPS.
He has not been charged.
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While driving on vacation, my Traction Control light came on, along with the ABS light and the breaking system light. What type of problem could this be? Thanks for any information.
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Where are the wheel speed sensors located on the commander, and are they hard to replace? I can only find L/R rear sensors listed at parts stores and online, it makes me wonder if the fronts are difficult to replace. Any suggestions. Also can wheel speed sensors cause shifting problems? I have had all three lights on for a week or so, and I notice that in the evening my jeep doesnt want to shift well until i have drove it for a bit.
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Combating harmful traditional practices
The Mali-UNICEF country programme and partners, particularly CEDEF, CED and CADBEE Committees, work to curb discriminatory practices against women and girls, including addressing harmful traditional practices such as FGM/C and forced or early marriage. UNICEF and the Government of Mali are working together to fight discrimination against women and girls, particularly focusing on behaviour change to counter harmful traditional practices that negatively affect their health and access to education.
UNICEF supports the National Programme for Combating Excision (PNLE) in developing a five-year operational strategy action plan. Similarly, since 2007, UNICEF has supported the National Directorate for the Advancement of Children and Families (DNPEF). The adoption of these two documents by the Government will be an initial systemic and structured national response to the recommendations made by the above-mentioned Committees in 2006, 2007 and 2009.
Justice for children
Under the Cooperation Programme between the Government of Mali and UNICEF (2008 - 2012), the major outcome expected with respect to juvenile justice is for women and children to have broader access to justice by 2012 (see page 52 CPAP). To achieve this, the Child Protection Programme is working primarily with the Ministry of Justice and Non-Governmental Organizations that operate in the area of justice.
The main activities are:
Birth registration
The Government of Mali has developed an action plan (2005-2008) to modernise civil services, such as birth registry, through the Support Authority for Civil Status Consolidation (MACEC) of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Local Authorities (MATCL). This action plan, with six major components, provides the reference framework for all civil society activities, namely:
5. Advocacy and communication through: (a) sensitization of the population, administrative authorities, staff and partners on the duty of reporting vital events, as well as compliance with the rules of procedures; (b) involvement of community leaders, mothers and children in the collection and reporting of vital events; and (c) dissemination of laws governing civil status and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as regards civil status;
UNICEF is involved in the design and implementation of this plan, and provides both technical and financial support.
Children who live and work on the street
Children who are victims of violence need special protection and care. In light of this, Mali has made significant legislative efforts to ratify most of the international instruments concerning the protection of human rights in general, and in particular children's rights (CRC, ACRWC, etc.). At the domestic level, Mali has adopted several texts aimed at promoting children's rights. In this respect, the Child Protection Code remains a reference document.
Furthermore, child protection issues need to be resolved at three levels: family, community and institutional. While at the institutional level there are a series of legislative and regulatory mechanisms for children, the capacities of families and communities have also been strengthened through specific training on child rights and the establishment and operationalization of basic community structures and child promotion and protection consultation frameworks.


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Waha al Raheb Achieves Her 'Dreamy Visions'
At last, Syrian actress and director Waha al Raheb has started shooting her new long narrative film Ruaa Halema (Dreamy Visions), after more than three years of waiting for the decision of the General Syrian Cinema Corporation to start the film production.
"I scripted this film few years ago when all members of the Text Reading Committee said that there was no problem with it and there was no reason to prevent its production as far as the intellectual content is concerned. But I was always surprised with postponement, delay and temporization as reasons for delaying the production of this film. This was recurrent to the extent that made me believe that there was no chance to do that. I do not exaggerate if I say that at one time a colleague working for the Text Reading Committee of the General Syrian Cinema Corporation told me that this script could have been produced long time ago if a male director had applied for it," al Raheb told the UAE daily al Bayan.
The young director added, "regrettably the old management of the General Cinema Corporation had its own vision regarding such issues. This has continued until this management was changed by a new one headed by Mohammed al Ahmed who was familiar with the problem, which the film Ruaa Halimah faced. He formed a new committee for reading the texts which reviewed the film's script and discovered that there was no objection for producing it and so it was enrolled within the corporation's production plan."
"The themes of the film are varied and diverged as they begin with the thorny relation between sons and parents and the relation between the various generations' experiences including the relations between man and woman and woman and her homeland. The film tackles all these issues through dreaming characters who lack experience but substitute that by daydream and other dreams," al Raheb said commenting on her new film.
Costarring in the film Salim Sabri, Nadin Salameh, Samer al Massri, Reem Ali, Basel Khayyat, Rajaa Qotrash and others – Albawaba.com


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Donna Kiesecker
Waxhaw, NC 28173
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position that will challenge my talents as an administrative assistant and allow me to utilize my tremendous people skills, provide me with an opportunity to showcase my attributes as a team player and grow in and with the company that I am working for.
08/07-Present Peconic Bay Home Health Services, Riverhead New York
Office Manager
Principal duties: Assists Administrator with day to day functions of the Home Care Agency. Coordinate patients schedule, manage and oversee approximately 30 Registered Nurses and physical therapists as well as implement and execute office policies. Maintain vendor contracts, ensures adequate supply of medical and office supplies. Supervises and guides clerical staff. Maintains Human Resource records in accordance with state, federal and JCAHO regulations of all Home Care staff. Assist Director of Patient Services and/or Administrator with hiring process. Performs probationary and annual evaluations of clerical staff and ensures that evaluation documentation of all staff are done in a timely manner. Checks and verifies license status of all professional staff. Attends meetings and keeps minutes of same. Process and distribute mail. Schedule meetings and conference rooms for Administrator/Director of Patient Services. Recommendation and execution of hiring and dismissal of staff.
10/03-08/07 Manorville Eastport Chiropractic
Office Manager
Duties include: Hiring and dismissal of personnel, advertising, lesion between vendors and the doctor, patient scheduling; maintaining patient files; verify insurance coverage; process managed care forms for submittal to insurance companies, medical billing and A/R. Intermediary between the office and various insurance vendors. Verifying appointment ie. patient call backs Typing medical reports; Word Mass Mailings, Re-order supplies.
06/02 – 10/03 Southampton Inn, Southampton New York
Executive Assistant to General Manager
Assist the General Manager and Owner of Hotel in daily operations; assist with furniture, food and beverage purchases and hotel advertising. Ensuring hotel hospitality satisfaction. Perform administrative duties for co-owner in corporate office in NYC twice monthly, including quarterly reports for investors. Assist Reservation Manger with celebrity reservations. Front Desk coverage. Offer assistance in Sales and Accounting Department.
11/00 – 06/02 Advest Inc. Southampton New York
Sales Assistant to Senior Vice President
Duties included money management; opening new accounts; handling heavy phone volume and responding to clients inquiries; preparing and processing forms and information; handling deposits and pay outs; researching; preparing reports, purchasing supplies and completing special projects as necessary.
10/94-11/00 Lakeland Chiropractic Center, Bohemia New York
Office Manager
Duties include: Hiring and dismissal of personnel, advertising, lesion between vendors and the doctor, patient scheduling; maintaining patient files; verify insurance coverage; process managed care forms for submittal to insurance companies, medical billing and A/R. Intermediary between the office and various insurance vendors. Verifying appointment i.e. patient call backs Typing medical reports; Word Mass Mailings, Re-order supplies.
05/89-10/94 B.H. Aircraft Company, Farmingdale New York
JR Programmer/ Sales Order Entry & Government Shipping
Duties included : programming. Created and maintained company Backlog Report.; Entered Government Contracts and Sales Orders into computer; prepared sales orders and created shipping labels for shipments; Responsible for system backups and software installations for company PC users; Secretarial duties for Vice President and M.I.S. Director; Switchboard coverage.
10/85-04/89 Symbol Technologies, Inc. Bohemia New York
Microcomputer Technician
System Manager for OCTEL ASPEN Voice Mailbox system including: Maintenance of system software; Served as liaison between Symbol/MSI and Octel Software Support for system updates; Maintained telephone extensions and mailboxes for Symbol/MSI Associates; Insured correct configuration on AT&T system 75. Generate statistical reports; Provided system support and training for end-users; Assisted Communications Analyst in the maintenance of the corporate microcomputer inventory including: Installed hardware and software including internal boards and peripherals for the user base; Evaluated third part providers of microcomputer training programs and maintain list; Provide training and user support for operation of hardware, operating system, and software programs. Provided Hewlett Packard System support including; Liaison between HP 3000 users and Computer Solutions to resolve technical issues; Liaison between AT&T Customer Support Engineer and data Module users regarding cable hookups and maintenance; Modify and update GrowthPower and Speedware programs on an as required basis; Launch user PrintJobs requests, maintain PrintJob Request Log; Create procedures and train users on use of HP 3000 system; Provide technical and application support to users; Supported operating system and hardware, Served as Backup for System Operator for HP 3000.
07/82-10/85 Various Administrative positions
09/81-06/82 Suffolk Community College, Selden New York
MS Windows 2000, Word 5.0, Excel, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Office, Act 4.0, Peachtree Accounting software, Access, Lotus 1-2-3, MS-DOS.


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Last November I was asked if I could be a part of the Office of Great Commission Partnership's kick-off to the Moldovan partnership. Though the elements of the kick-off had not been fleshed out or finalized, I was told it did include women's conferences.
I immediately said, "yes." Though I had just learned earlier in the year where Moldova is located in the world, I knew I wanted to be a part of the teaching team. I truly love to see and be a part of what God is doing and this seemed like a wonderful chance to engage in missions.
However, whenever God calls us to be a part of what He is doing, often we are stretched beyond what we think we can handle and taken out of the ways of life that are familiar and comfortable.
Our mission journey to Moldova included all of those aspects.
As we began to prepare for our women's conferences, one of the things we learned early on was that our women would have to wear long skirts, go makeup free the entire week, and wear head coverings while teaching and training the women. We were also told that it was going to be cold – very cold and windy during our March week in Moldova. I remember when I received the email from our advance team in early February regarding this, I read the email and thought, "This will be a week outside of my comfort zone."
The Lord has His way of humbling the proud – and those who take much too much for granted.
When we arrived in Moldova we were taken to eat lunch at the Moldova Baptist Union Building and then to the hotel to rest before dinner. We were told that in order to get hot water, we would need to let the water heat for approximately 20 minutes so it wouldn't be cold.
I naively thought they were kidding. Only the next morning did I realize that it was no joke as I tried to wash my face with ice cold water. With each rinse of my face, I would place my numb hands against the heater in the bathroom to let them thaw before the attempting to splash the next handful of water on my face.
I was very much outside of my American comfort zone.
But, if you had asked me after the end of our first women's conference in Balti the Wednesday of our trip if being removed from my comfort zone was worth it to teach the pastor's wives in Moldova, I would have answered, "yes," without any hesitation or reservation.
Three weeks later as I write this, I would still answer yes.
I would say yes because I saw our Mighty God move among the hearts of the women as they cried out to Him for the salvation of their loved ones and 3.4 million people without Christ in their country of 3.5 million citizens.
I would say yes because I heard women challenged to leave a spiritual legacy for their families.
I would say yes because I watched as women responded to one faithful servant sharing her testimony of hardship and God's faithfulness to women who also know of hardship and God's faithfulness.
I would say yes because God moved in an incredible way and He allowed my two godly women's teaching partners and myself to be a part of it.
And that is to His glory.
Christ did not call us to live a life of comfort. A life on mission for the Lord is not one of comfort. I think about my 100 college friends that went to serve the Lord overseas. They did not leave behind family and familiarity to live and serve in exotic and fancy places because it was comfortable.
No, instead they went because there are lost people all over the world who are dying daily without a relationship with Christ and spending eternity separated from Him and they had a desire to share Him with others.
What comforts are holding you back from being on mission for the Lord?


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NEW YORK — Columbia University says it's strengthening its procedures after it accidentally sent acceptance notices to 277 prospective students and then recalled them.
The New York Times says the erroneous emails were sent Wednesday. About an hour later, a retraction and apology were sent out.
The second email attributed the incident to human error and said the school was working to ensure it wouldn't happen again.
It said Columbia values applicants' "energy and enthusiasm" and regrets the "stress and confusion" the mistake caused.
Columbia did not immediately respond to a request for request Friday.


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Ulster tackle defence issues in style
In the wake of their memorable victory over Northampton Saints last Friday night at Franklin's Gardens, Ulster have been acknowledged and applauded by all and sundry.
Mark Anscombe's side enjoyed fully-merited plaudits, not least for having earning themselves a bonus point by virtue of scoring four excellent tries in that majestic win.
But the foundation on which that memorable victory was built was Ulster's magnificent defence which ensured their line was not breached, despite everything the Aviva Premiership giants threw at it.
The statistics are remarkable: Northampton had 70 per cent of possession and the same percentage of territory.
Their 90 per cent line-out success was more than double that of Ulster (44 per cent).
They held sway in the scrum, too — 85 per cent success rate to Ulster's 78 per cent. And they carried further — 375 metres in comparison to 226.
But where Ulster were vastly superior was in their tackling. They made 129 tackles to Northampton's 46.
The hosts' top three were Tom Wood who made six, followed by Courtney Lawes and Calum Clarke with four apiece.
Compare that to Ulster's leading tackle-makers — Chris Henry 17, Rory Best 16, Iain Henderson 11. That was the level of intensity and consistency which underlined the win.
Afterwards the praise was unanimous, with broadcasters and journalists vying for adjectives befitting the winners' defensive master-class.
The Rugby Paper's assessment was: "Everywhere Northampton looked for attack they hit the white wall of Ulster defence."
Planet Rugby hailed the rearguard resolution, saying: "Northampton piled on the pressure in the closing stages but were unable to breach a resolute Ulster defence, with the visitors even surviving having flanker Henderson sin-binned for not releasing a tackled player on the ground."
As per Northampton Saints' own club website: "The four tries kept the scoreboard ticking over, but it was the irrepressible and impregnable defence which was Ulster's foundation and overwhelmed whatever Saints tried to throw at it.
"Around the fringes the big runners were stopped. Out wide the pace men could not break through. Indeed, wherever there was a green shirt with the ball there seemed to be two defenders in white, the first stopping the runner and the second keeping the maul in the air and more often than not either forcing a turn-over or slowing down the play enough to allow the rest of the Ulster defence to get back in position."
One of those whose tackling stood out by virtue of its timing, ferocity and efficiency in getting the job done was inside-centre Paddy Wallace.
In view of the way he played last Friday night it is very interesting to recall something he said on the eve of last May's Heineken Cup final against Leinster at Twickenham.
"With Paddy (Jackson) inside me and Darren (Cave) on the outside, we're very confident in our little unit there.
"Reducing their momentum
when they have the ball will be the key. Actually all their backs are capable of turning the ball over in those wide areas and slowing our ball down which will slow down the type of game we want to play.
"So if we can flip that, we can limit their opportunities. We've just got to starve them of opportunities."
While it did not come off at Twickenham, that is exactly what a fired-up Wallace and company — that 'little unit' — did on Friday night at Franklin's Gardens where it proved to be a perfect winning formula.
Reflecting on the fact that people have been highlighting his defensive display, Wallace said: "It's funny how perception goes in rugby.
"I haven't watched the game back but from what I've heard the commentators mentioned my defence a few times and that kind of snowballs. Sky talk about it, other people start to talk about it and it just grows.
"I've been happy with my defence for a while. There was a question mark early on in my career but I've felt pretty solid for a number of years now.
"It was a tough ask in New Zealand during the summer when I was brought in for the last Test. I got a lot of bad press out of that from certain parts of the media.
"But with Ulster I'm really happy with my game and I'm really enjoying it. It helps when that's how you feel about it."
He dismissed any suggestion of a special emphasis on Ulster's defence, and idle gossip about hours during which they do nothing else.
"During the week we have a day when we concentrate more on defence, but the next day we concentrate more on attack, with a bit of defence in it," he said.
Offering an explanation for Ulster's strength in that area, he said: "We have a bit more consistency now that Jonny (Bell) has been doing that job for a few years now and he has been able to stamp down his way of coaching and his style of defence.
"He keeps high standards so he's never totally happy about our overall performance in a game. Nothing's ever perfect, of course, so there's always something to work on."
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1Talk to your vet. It is important to have your cat assessed before deciding on a diet and exercise regime for the cat. It is quite possible that your cat has a natural pouch that is simply part of its genetic makeup. It may also be possible that the cat has a medical condition or disease and this is something that only a qualified vet can determine.
2Give the cat a balanced diet. This means ensuring that the cat is fed appropriate food that meets its nutritional requirements at set mealtimes. Keep the quantities small, in alignment with the weight that the cat ought to be and taking into account its age, health and gender. Your vet can advise you more about this aspect, along with how many meals a day would be appropriate in the case of your cat.
- Do not free feed the cat. The cat will keep on eating until the food is gone, it doesn't care about its "fat pouch"; if the food is there, the cat will eat it.
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Slumping Lee asks for day off
Slumping Lee asks for day off
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Upon walking into his office following the Astros' 7-6 win over the Dodgers on Thursday, manager Cecil Cooper found a note sitting on his desk:
"I'm taking the day off tomorrow. I need it. Thanks."
The note was signed, "The Pony. Used to be The Caballo."
The note was from Carlos Lee, nicknamed "El Caballo," which in English means, "The Horse."
Apparently, an 0-for-6 showing at the plate has altered Lee's view of himself. The burly left fielder went 0-for-3 against the Tigers on Wednesday and posted another o-fer against the Dodgers the next day.
"Guess he'll be taking the day off [Friday]," Cooper said with a laugh.
Alyson Footer is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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TR: MEN-- AT--SEA (FN REVERB).n
GK: They didn't look like seafaring men. They were pale, some of them overweight, some older, but that was all part of the deal. You looked at them and you'd never guess they were.
GK: It always happened in the spring. Their wives said something to them.
SS: I noticed there's a cruise in March.
FN: Oh?
SS:n I thought maybe we could go.
FN: Oh?
SS: It's to the Caribbean. Would you like to go?
FN: It's up to you.
SS: It'd be a chance to relax.
FN: Uh huh.
GK: But there's never relaxation for --
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GK: So their wives arranged it, bought the tickets, packed the bags, got someone to take care of the dog (BARKS) Sent the cats off to the cat hotel. (CATS) Arranged for paper delivery to stop. Arranged for a house sitter. (TR TEEN: Yeah. Cool. Where's the beer?) And they had no idea that their husband was in radio contact with other --
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GK: The great cruise ship pulls out of Tampa and the champagne is opened (SFX) and the party begins (GLAD VOICES, SAXOPHONE, LATIN) and a spirit of merriment prevails-- in the hot tub (SFX) and around the ping pong table (SFX) and in the swimming pool (DIVING BOARD, SPLASH) -- the food line is open and people go through and take big helpings of the potato salad (SPLAT) and the cole slaw (SQUORT) and hotdogs with mustart (SQUORTS) and the bread pudding (SFX) a la mode (SQUORT), but up on deck -- or topside, as we say, solitary figures stand along the rail looking out to sea. They are men. Men at sea. And they have a jobn to do that few others aboard the ship will ever understand. Their job to watch the sea for signs of unusual activity. Birds flying unusual patterns. (SFX) The sight of objects in the water that could be periscopes. (FN: Two o'clock off the starboard bow, fifty yards out. Possible object in water. Over.) Strange cloud formations that could be unidentified flying objects. (SFX) They stand lonely watch at the rail as others amuse themselves at the slot machines (SFX) and the roulette wheel (SFX) and playing basketball (SFX) and the golf tee in the stern (SFX) and trap-shooting (SFX) and the karaoke bar (FN: I've loved, I've laughed and cried
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And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing
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"Oh, no, oh, no, not me, I did it my way") and meanwhile men stand at the rail looking out at the sea as men have always done....
GK: ...That night he sleeps and has a dream in which the ship is under attack by demented dolphins who are playing "Blue Dolphin Street" on conch shells and they are led by an evil pirate (TR PIRATE TALK) in a black beaded dress (TR SINGS: I feel pretty, O so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and bright, and I pity anyone who isn't me tonight. LATIN STEP) and they're on a submarine (KLAXON) that fires baguettes from the forward tubes that are loaded with transfats and bottles of hand purifier laden with deadly viruses and at the rail men defend the ship with depth charges they carry in their backpacks (SFX) -- he awakens from the dream and his wife is still asleep (SS SNORING) and he turns on CNN (TV AUDIO) and there is the news churning again, a world of danger and intrigue, in which so many people do not wish us well, but who are they and why and where, we do not know. Unable to sleep, he puts on his khakis and a shirt and goes out on deck. (WIND, GULLS, SHIP HORN) Along the rails stand men he does not know, looking out to sea as men have so often looked, men who share his mission -- the thankless job of watchfulness when you're not sure what it is you're watching for and neither does anyone else--
FN: Hey.
TR: Hey.
FN: How's it going?
TR: Not bad.
FN: Everything okay?
TR: So far.
FN: See anything suspicious?
TR: Not yet.
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Ivan Seidenberg is making his mark.
On his first official day as chairman of Bell Atlantic yesterday, Seidenberg confirmed he is negotiating yet another mega-merger – this time, the acquisition of wireless giant AirTouch Communications for $43 billion.
Those talks have bogged down over concern that the companies might not be able to do the deal in a way that would spare Bell Atlantic steep charges against earnings.
To resolve the matter, execs have asked the SEC to sign off on the deal as a pooling of interest, an arrangement that would not require charges for goodwill.
If the deal comes off, it would be Seidenberg's third bold strike since the passage of the Telecom Act in 1996.
The Bell Atlantic chief, who began his career installing phone lines, engineered the sale of Nynex to Bell Atlantic, and a merger with GTE.
He has been calling the shots for months, since Ray Smith announced he'd step down. Described by colleagues as low-profile and quick to share credit, Seidenberg formally took over upon Smith's retirement yesterday.
In the last few years, Seidenberg has built his New York-based Baby Bell into one of the four major contenders to control the world of telecommunications in the next century. The others are AT&T, WorldCom/MCI, and SBC.
"You're beginning to see the influence of Seidenberg on Bell Atlantic," said Brian Adamik, a telecom analyst at the Yankee Group.
All the major telecom operators are furiously jockeying for position to make sure they're among those left standing in the coming telecom wars.
They're trying to build or buy collections of businesses that will allow them to offer a complete bundle of services to their customers – local, long-distance, international, Internet, and wireless.
Adamik likens the preparations to military buildups during the Cold War.
"They're all trying to develop the capability to take out the enemy," he said.
A Bell Atlantic-Airtouch deal would likely get the blessing of regulators, because it would allow Bell Atlantic to better compete with long-distance providers AT&T, Nextel Communications, and Sprint PCS.
Such additional competition could be good news for consumers, if it lowers their wireless phone bills as expected.
So far, investors are ambivalent.
Bell Atlantic shares have fallen 59/16 to 5115/16 since word of the talks surfaced Thursday, losing 21/16 of that total yesterday. AirTouch originally gained 31/16 to a record 727/16 on word of the talks, but gave up 43/16 to close at 681/4 yesterday, on fears that Bell Atlantic wouldn't pay a full price.
AirTouch, the biggest wireless carrier, had 16.1 million customers around the world as of the end of September, with U.S. operations clustered in the West. Bell Atlantic would add those to its own 7.9 million wireless customers.
Seidenberg was chairman of Nynex when Nynex was acquired by Bell Atlantic. That deal gave the merged company a giant East Coast footprint, with access to powerful corporate clients in New York, Boston, Washington, D.C.
Seidenberg and Smith announced they would acquire GTE in a deal valued at $78.7 billion, providing local, long-distance and wireless customers around the country.
Acquiring AirTouch would allow Bell Atlantic to better compete with AT&T, which has lured away wireless users with its offer of flat fees for wireless users anywhere in the U.S. Currently Bell Atlantic charges more for the use of its wireless services outside the Bell Atlantic region.
From here, Bell Atlantic is likely to focus on building its capability in data transmission, to compete more effectively with WorldCom/MCI. GTE's BBN unit will give the company a good foundation to build on.
Bell Atlantic will also have to continue building its global presence, to convince U.S. multi-nationals to sign on. The company might link up with some global telecom companies in the process.


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Bisons add slugger Hague to their lineup
The Buffalo Bisons' lineup got a potentially huge addition heading into the season's final homestand Monday as the parent Toronto Blue Jays claimed former International League all-star first baseman Matt Hague on waivers from Pittsburgh and assigned him to Buffalo.
Hague, who turns 29 on Wednesday, made his second IL all-star team this year and was batting .267 with 14 home runs and 66 RBIs for Indianapolis. He led the Indians in home runs and RBIs before being designated for assignment last week. He is expected to report to Buffalo in the coming days. The Bisons, who were off Monday, host Rochester tonight at 7 in Cola-Cola Field (TWCS, Radio 1520 AM).
The Bisons moved Monday two games behind Pawtucket for the IL wild-card, as the PawSox lost to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Monday. Buffalo has 15 games left, playing at home each of the next eight days before finishing with seven games on the road.
The Bisons have set their pitching rotation for the start of the homestand and red-hot Toronto prospect Daniel Norris is scheduled to make his home debut Thursday night against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Norris, a 21-year-old left-hander, struck out 13 batters Saturday night at Lehigh Valley. That was one shy of the Bisons' modern-era record, and made him the first Buffalo pitcher in the modern era with back-to-back outings of 10 or more whiffs.
Norris is 11-1 with a 2.22 earned run average at three levels of the Toronto chain this season. He is 2-0, 0.77 in his two Buffalo starts, striking out 23 and walking just one in 11∏ innings. He has allowed one run on five hits.
Meanwhile, Bisons pitcher Scott Copeland was named IL Pitcher of the Week Monday after throwing back-to-back performances of seven shutout innings in his first two career outings in Triple-A.
The oddity to Copeland's stellar work? The 26-year-old was sent back to Double-A New Hampshire by the Blue Jays on Sunday because Brad Mills and Chad Jenkins were added to the Buffalo roster. Mills is expected to start here Wednesday. Lefty Sean Nolin (4-4, 2.89) is tonight's scheduled starter.
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February 27, 2007 by Dave Earley
Filed under Broadcast, Media, Online, Videos
If television executives wonder why the online generation wants on-demand video, I'll tell them.
It is because they regularly run useless game shows up to 15 minutes past their scheduled time, simply to get the viewers who tuned in expecting some other very popular show.
Trying to boost ratings for a terrible show using tactics like these only serve to anger and alienate otherwise satisfied consumers.
If the programs I wanted to watch were available in Australia via a legal, on-demand, online provider I would take that option because it's one that isn't forced upon me. Nor would it completely waste 15 minutes of my life.
I'm talking about Australia's Channel Seven in particular. Desperate Housewives isn't even a show I'm committed to watching religiously each week, but I certainly can't stand their mind-numbingly boring game show, The Rich List. It was for good reason the US version was canceled after only one show.
Journalism Jobs
February 27, 2007 by Dave Earley
Filed under Broadcast, Journalists, Media, Online, Print, Videos
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As if there wasn't enough evidence that online or digital media is the place to be if you're a journalist, "U.S. media companies cut 17,809 jobs in 2006, up 88 percent over the year before" (LostRemote).
Now, what sort of a percentage of total jobs that represents I couldn't tell you, but digital skills are essential now.
In support of that assertion, the Washington Post has 50 reporters now carrying video cameras for web content (again, get more info at LostRemote).
Howard Obama
February 21, 2007 by Dave Earley
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Not sure if this will work or not, but embedded video of Colbert's reaction to Howard's verbal attack on Barack Obama the other week.
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Just a quick link to Lost Remote with some more for the "video content on the web", Newspapers vs Television debate.
Lost Remote: Behind the scenes of newspapers' video efforts.
Then I'm off to Sydney for the weekend to see my newest niece, Jenna! Until next week.
Internship week
February 20, 2007 by Dave Earley
Filed under Media, Online, Videos
I've just finished a week of interning with The Courier Mail's online team.
It's been great seeing what's happening currently with online, as well as hearing straight from the editor's mouth what's planned for the future.
I've learned a fair bit this week, and the following are links to things I've either 'published' to the website, been able to get my name on, or actually done myself.
I spent most of the day learning about the system used for getting content online.
On my second day I was sent out to the international airport for an interview (direct mp3 link) with Bronco's coach Wayne Bennett as the team left for England and the World Club Challenge. I recorded the interview on an iPaq PDA, and then emailed it back to the office using the bluetooth connection to the mobile phone I had with me. Once it was done sending, the online editor was able to take it straight from his email. Before I was back from the airport, he was editing it on his computer and getting it online – all before the team's plane left the ground.
I was able to use what I'd learned on Monday, and put a story about Matt Damon online. Keep in mind I didn't actually write this story, just got it on the website.
Another growing aspect of the online newsroom is video content. I went out on one story, and got an opportunity to do a voiceover for the 20-second video. That got my name on the end, and something for the portfolio!
Another fun thing was going out to help with some video on Friday. For a story to appear in this coming weekend's motoring section, we went out to an old racetrack. The motor writer is currently test-driving a $300,000 Mercedes. The CLS 63 AGM. You know, not bad. It won't be up till this Saturday, but you'll get to see some video of the car screaming around the track. I won't get my name on that one, but I'm not complaining!
In making a show of commitment to the cause I went in on Saturday to do some more video shooting on my own. After a quick lesson in editing with Adobe Premier and uploading to the online media player on Friday, I was flying solo (mostly) on Saturday. I went into Chinatown to film some of the Chinese New Year celebrations and then got back to the office to edit and upload the final product. Since I did it on my own I got my name on the end, but it could have been a better job. Hopefully I'll have a chance to get better with experience.
That was my week. The ABC Online internship was uncertain, so the plan is to continue going to The Courier Mail for one day per week throughout the semester. It's a good time to be there and a part of it, so it's worked out well.
Media Posts
February 15, 2007 by Dave Earley
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There are several hundred posts still Uncategorised, a large number of which should come under the Media category. As of yet I haven't had the time to properly categorise them all, hence the apparent lack of Media postings.
New York print not dead after all
February 15, 2007 by Dave Earley
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Apparently New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger is going to clarify to employees his supposed lack of concern about the continuation of a print edition of the Times.
From a pre-released excerpt of his text:
"It is my heartfelt view that newspapers will be around–in print–for a long time. But I also believe that we must be prepared for that judgment to be wrong. My five-year timeframe is about being ready to support our news, advertising and other critical operations on digital revenue alone …whenever that time comes."
Good thing digital revenue continues picking up.
Classified Newspaper
February 15, 2007 by Dave Earley
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The world's oldest newspaper, Sweden's 362-year-old Post-och Inrikes Tidningar, is no longer in print. Instead, it's now purely an online publication.
Interestingly, it will remain the world's oldest newspaper because, according to the World Association of Newspapers, an online newspaper is still classified as a newspaper.
Still classifying them as a newspaper is probably more a matter of being respectful because, if they have no print edition, aren't they just a website?
I say 'just', but online provides more possibilities than print alone.
There's a purely online news site starting in Brisbane in the next month or two, (apparently to be called the Brisbane Times) but since it's a Fairfax venture, it might get 'newspaper' billing by default.
If you've been printing since 1645 you get some leeway in your classification – but purely online since early 2007? You aren't extended the same courtesy. Then again, if you're embracing online you're probably not too worried.
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Newspapers – Online Video provider of choice
February 14, 2007 by Dave Earley
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A US report was released yesterday showing newspaper sites grossed US$81 million in local video advertising compared to US$32 million for local TV sites.
Yes, the 'owners' of video, TV, are being beaten to the online visual punch by their print rivals.
It's also predicted online video advertising revenue will make up one-third of ALL online ads by 2012.
It's no surprise then that TIME Magazine is launching an in-house studio to develop online video content.
The distinction between print, radio, and television will continue to blur as they all produce similar content for online consumption.
LostRemote – Time to build a video studio
LostRemote – Newspapers beating TV sites to video revenue
ABC reorganisation
February 11, 2007 by Dave Earley
Filed under Broadcast, Journalists, Media, News, Online, Podcasts, Videos
There's been a big shakeup at the ABC, with a new digital media strategy announced by managing director Mark Scott.
"Digital media is now integral to everything we do. It is not an add-on, it is not a novelty, it is the present reality as well as the future," Mr Scott said.
Possibly the biggest announcement is their intention to pursue revenue through digital offerings like podcasts and video. Already one of the biggest producers of quality digital content, they have until now not charged for it. It seems they may continue to not charge for most of the material, but rather archived audio or video content would be available to download at a cost.
I mentioned some time ago that the ABC could make some revenue from their podcasts, seeing as they were some of the most popular downloaded from the iTunes Music Store. Even if downloads dropped, only one person willing to pay makes revenue the ABC otherwise would not have had.
Another big announcement, at least in my world, is the integration of ABC News Online with their news and current affairs divisions. I'm not sure how this affects my chances of a week-long internship since I had hoped to go to the ABC Online division, which is based in Brisbane. As it is, I'll still be off at the Courier Mail for a week starting tomorrow.
The Australian: ABC to create digital earner
Crikey: Traditional content divisions the big winners in ABC shake-up
Crikey:Will the ABC now carry advertising on-line?
ABC: ABC announces digital media strategy
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No printed NYT in 5 years?
February 11, 2007 by Dave Earley
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New York Times Chairman and Publisher Arthur Sulzberger said, "I really don't know whether we'll be printing the Times in five years, and you know what? I don't care either. The Internet is a wonderful place to be, and we're leading there."
I'm sure they will still be printing in five years, but it's a pretty telling quote from one of the most respected papers in the world, which has also spent a great deal of time developing their web presence into one of the best online news sites.
February 11, 2007 by Dave Earley
Filed under News
Tiger Airways has said they're going to stir up some competition in Australia by entering the low-cost carrier market here.
Already famous in Southeast Asia for $1 airfares, it will be interesting to see what they offer in Australia. They already offer flights from Darwin (and now Perth) to Singapore, and then from Singapore to destinations in Thailand, China, Vietnam and The Philippines.
Admittedly their advertised online fares don't include taxes, but you can still end up flying from Singapore to Phuket for only about AUD $45.
Since I was last at their site a few months ago it looks like a lot of fares have gone up but, when worked out then, you could get yourself to Darwin on an Australian domestic carrier and then take Tiger Airways to Singapore for about $600 less than what was being advertised for flights direct to Singapore from Brisbane or Sydney. With that in mind, having access to Tiger's low fares within Australia would increase those savings, since they generally under-cut their competition by up to 60%.
Flying Tiger's ready to roar – The Australian.
The Fallen
February 5, 2007 by Dave Earley
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It's been a long time since Boyz II Men ruled the R&B boy-band scene, and I don't think the genre is ready to conquer the international stage once more.
If it was, the Boyz wouldn't be playing to the Suncorp Piazza next Friday night, with a seating capacity of just over 2000.
February 5, 2007 by Dave Earley
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I'm doing an internship next week with the Courier Mail's online section. After the ABC had to move premises due to the unusually high number of women contracting cancer at their Toowong newsroom, they aren't taking interns until after about April. Hopefully I'll get a placement with them sometime in the second half of the semester.
I also failed to mention that I now have a shiny MEAA membership card stating I am a JOURNALIST until the middle of the year, when I will be expected to get a job and pay some dues.
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February 5, 2007 by Dave Earley
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In an interview with the Yale Herald, New York Times Managing Editor Jill Abramson had this to say.
Some worry that the dominance of the Internet has disrupted the business model of newspapers, but I see it presenting us with a great challenge. That challenge is to publish the best newspaper in the world—which still makes a nice amount of money and has a very avid readership—but also to develop what I think is the best news site on the web, and to be terrific at both. The Internet has made us more creative and more competitive in many ways.


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New job...
So, recently I got a new job here in Japan.
It's a job as a kid's teacher at an international school. I did a job like this back in England when I was a tad younger for a couple of years (Not a 'job' as such, I actually voluntered to do it).
But these kids are a bit younger. I was told these kids are 2-3 years old, now I've got some experience with kids.. but not this young! Thus, I'm not entirely sure what they're capable of.
Colouring pages?!
I'm sure they could do the drawing ok, but I was looking for something more original for them to do.
Something a little more 'unique'. I'm well aware of dancing and singing, and no doubt I'll have my fair share of "Old McDonald" in the coming weeks, but I'm just not sure what sort of unique things I can get the kids to do and have fun with.
I start the job on March 17th here in Chiba, but I'm a little stumped for ideas!
If you've got any ideas or suggestions, it'd DEFINATLY be appreciated!
All the best!
Thanks for the suggestions!
Thanks for the suggestions guys! Much appreciate. Rest assured I've taken notes of what you've suggested to me, and hopefully I can put them all into practice!
I'll let you know how it all goes! No doubt about it! :)
Take care and thanks again!!
~Problems aren't an excuse for us to give up, they're a reason for us to try harder~
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Congratulations! What international school? (I live in Kanagawa Prefecture, I've heard of most of the schools.)
-Little kids always love to make seasonal decorations or stuff they can give their parents. Some springtime birds or flowers drawn or made of clay?
-Be spontaneous. If you're too rigid every minute of every day, little kids (at least the ones I baby-sit) will get bored and annoyed.
-try www.enchantedlearning.com
Good luck!
Handprints in plaster
These were always a big hit in the preschools here in the US. My Mom actually still has the ones my brothers and I made for her. Of course, after so long, the plaster's a bit fragile & I think mine's acutally glued back together....
-Pasting pieces of construction paper that they've cut out onto another piece of paper.
- could make stoplights for "safety day"?
- if you have animal cutouts, they could paste together a picture...
-ANYTHING messy. (mud pies... playdough... glue...)
-Give them pieces of cookie dough and let them shape their own cookies. (would need an egg-free recipie, I know my kiddos liked to sneak tastes of the raw dough)
Try preschoolprintables.com or dltk-kids.com for some other ideas, a search for "Preschool craft ideas" should bring up some age-appropriate ideas too.
I hope this helps you out. My boys are a little bit older (10y, 8.5y, 7y) but I still remember having to keep them entertained. Oh, that reminds me of another game we used to play: Taking giant steps, 1 for eac


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I am a bit of a hobby baker and love to bake celebration cakes and cupcakes this means that I get through quite a large amount of flour. Although there are many value and cheaper brands of flour I tend to purchase Homepride as it always gives great results and I love the container it comes packaged in.
This Homepride self-raising flour is available in most supermarkets, my last purchase was from Tesco where it was on special offer for £1.00 for a 1kg tub.
The flour comes packaged in a brilliant card board tub with plastic flip top lid as opposed to the usual paper bag. I find these tubs fantastic as they sit neatly in my cupboard, do not get holes in or leak, are easy to pour the flour out of and keep the flour nice and fresh.
I mainly use this self-raising flour along with plain flour in my Madeira cake recipe which I use to make my celebration cakes but it can also be used in any recipes which require a raising agent such as biscuits and scones.
The flour itself is lovely and fine and takes very little effort to sift and has always given excellent results in my baking. This Homepride flour may be more expensive but for me it is always my first choice as the quality is always brilliant and up to now it has never let me down with my cakes always turning out light and perfect.
5 stars from me.
I enjoy home baking and like to keep my baking shelf in the pantry fully stocked. After trying out various self raising flours with varied success I have finally settled on Homepride self raising flour as it gives me the best results.
I usually buy Homepride flour in the 1kg cardboard boxes with the plastic resealable lid. The flour is easy to spot on the shelf among the other brands thanks to its Cornishware style blue stripes and Fred the bowler hat wearing Homepride mascot. On the box we are told "graded grains make finer flour".
Homepride is one of the more expensive brands in the supermarket so I wait for it to come on offer before I stock up. It usually retails at roughly £1.50 for a 1kg box, I have not seen it in any other sizes.
The flour is an off white colour and is very fine. I find that when I sieve this flour some of it powders up and floats away and settles on the kitchen surfaces. As the flour goes through the sieve it is always lump free and there are no tiny husk pieces left behind that can be founded in cheaper brands.
The self raising flour mixes in easily and gives me a smooth batter. I always find that my cakes rise better when I use Homepride. When I have used different brands my cakes are not as fluffy and light.
I would not use any other brand of self raising flour, I know that I will get good results every time I use Homepride.
Thank you for reading.
Homepride Flour (Self Raising).
I like to bake and sometimes find it is usually better to use a higher grade of flour and personaly think it is better to spend a little bit more on my flour as i think that it does show in the quality of the item i am baking and the end results of the cakes i bake which i do tend to bake a lot of especially with having seven grandchildren to cater for, which saves me a heap of money.
I use Homepride Self Raising as i have noticed that this flour is made containing graded grains so the flour is already fine enough for my use, without having to seive through it.
The Package **********
Comes in the distinctive blue and white stripped hard paper bag easy to open and i then dispose of any flour left into an airtight container and i must say that this way it keeps for months, not that i usually have much left from a packet when i have baking days.
The Homepride company has a website clearly displayed on the bottom of their packet of flour.
This packet contains 1.5kgs, like me if you prefer the old school baking weighing methods its approximately three and a half pounds.The Ingredients in this packet are Wheatflour, Raising Agents (which i dont feel i have to add to as this flour tends to make my cakes rise well without any extra baking powder susbtitutes. Sodium Carbonate, Disodium Diphosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate, This Flour is made with unbleached Wheatflour. But this does not make the flour come out of the packet looking brown, it is still looking almost white and the texture and condition of this flour is really good, and nice and fine.
I do use cheaper flour when making yorkshire puddings, as make them every week, and usually make a batch and freeze them for others whose yorkshires dont rise.
But in cakes this is a really great flour to use.
I buy mine from Sainsbury's where i tend to buy most of my shopping with the exeptio of a few items, this flour an be purchased from this supermarket for the cost of £1.08 for 1.kg bag.
I find that also this is a good buy because on the back of the packet they usually give you a receipe for a certain cake, the one on my packet is giving you details of how to bake a Carrot Cake with creamy Lemon Topping, and this is a really good cake as i have made it using this flour, yummy in fat.
Because of their graded grains and not having to sieve this flour you can be saved a little bit of time on your cake making process and it makes for finer better flour, not much more expensive than other flours, but well worth spending the extra bit of money on.
They also give a full refund Guarentee on their packet and thats a good thing to do because you can rest assured that this product is safe. You need to keep this flour stored in a cool dry place, with good circulation,and you should never mix old flour with new flour.
I like this flour although you can buy flour thats a cheaper brand and make, it does not in my opinion work as well as this one does.I like this make of flour also because it makes my cakes rise really well.
This packet also has a customer careline telephone number on the side of the packet.
It also has a long sell by date on the packet clearly market.I also like their baking ma i think he is called Fred, and his charactor is always somewhere to be see on the packet.
I've been using homepride flour today for the purposes of cake making. It's my preferred flour in baking that requires it, mainly due to the quality of contribution it makes to the recipe.
I purchased it a while ago but I remember paying about £1.50 roughly for 1.5kg or 3.31lbs of self-raising flour. This probably leads onto one main benefit, which is the best before end date. It's been a while since I used it and the best before end date still gives me over half a year in which to use it. If you bake regularly, and not just like me when I'm commanded to, you'll happily won't waste this as it's highly likely you'll have made your way through it before it goes off.
For me though it just seems to taste nicer. I've bought less quality before and I find that it doesn't mix in as well or the texture of cakes afterwards isn't as nice, or that it simply just doesn't taste as nice. I just find that when I use homepride flour, it leaves cakes that have risen in the oven and are fluffy afterwards, and taste nice with a pleasant texture.
They give you creative ideas. Obviously you'll have bought this generally with the intention of baking something, but on the back is usually a recipe, which funnily enough requires flour. It's a nice cut out and keep and use for a future time or when you're stuck for something to make and it gives me the idea that this is a friendly, family firm with helping you at heart.
For me it does everything it needs to do and does it well. I do think the only downside is that there are a lot of preservatives in it, and it presumably to make it last longer and assist with the raising agents that help it do its job. I don't think they pose any danger but just be aware that this is far from an organic product and you may have issues with this.
Overall, I think it's a wonderful product and does what it's asked of in an effective manner and leaves you with a happy baking experience.
Ingredients: Wheatflour, Raising Agents: Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Disodium Diphosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Made With Unbleached Wheatflour
100g gives you: Energy: 1495kj/352 kcal, protein 9.8g, carbohydrates 75.6g, fat 1.2g
I absolutely love baking so we get through quite a lot of flour at home and we usually just use the Tesco Value Plain and Self Raising flour, which is a bargain at 43p for 1.5kg. This is incredibly cheap compared to the Homepride flour which is £1.19 for the same amount.
It's been so long since I've used a branded flour, that I thought there wasn't any difference in the results from using the value stuff. However, my fiancé's Mum bought some Homepride Self Raising Flour recently because that is the only brand they had in stock and I made American style pancakes with it.
The pancake batter is normally quite thick, but using the Homepride flour made the batter even thicker and I thought I'd made a mistake in weighing it out! I cooked them as normal and the end result was amazing. The pancakes were even lighter and fluffier than normal and they didn't have such a starchy flavour.
I was really amazed at the difference, so I compared the ingredients of both types of flour:
* The Tesco one contains: Unbleached Wheat Flour, Raising Agents (Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate).
* The Homepride one contains: Unbleached Wheat Flour, Raising Agents (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Disodium Diphosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate).
As you can see, there are a lot more scary named chemicals in the Homepride flour, but really they are just raising/leavening agents you find in most cakes and baked goods. So this explains why my pancakes were so light and fluffy. I already add baking powder to my pancake batter, but Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate is more commonly known as Bicarbonate of Soda, so I think I will try adding that to the Tesco Value flour as it is so much cheaper!
It would be nice to be able to afford the Homepride flour all the time, but to be honest it is hard to justify paying so much more for it. Although my pancakes were twice as good when using Homepride, we will stick with the Tesco value flour and I'll just experiment with adding chemicals!


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The economy and the deficit are on President Barack Obama's agenda Wednesday.
The president and the Senate Democratic Caucus will meet to discuss their legislative plans, including how to approach the deficit.
Earlier in the day, Obama will participate in a CBS News town hall meeting on the economy at the Newseum in Washington.
The president and first lady will host an evening celebration of American poetry and prose at the White House. Elizabeth Alexander, Billy Collins, Common, Rita Dove, Kenneth Goldsmith, Alison Knowles, Aimee Mann and Jill Scott will read, sing and highlight poetry's influence on American culture.
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As the final word on the change of political guard in Jammu and Kashmir is still awaited fromĀCongress president Sonia Gandhi, political pundits and rumour mongers seem to have a field day in Srinagar with all sorts of wild rumours doing the rounds inĀlocal political circles.
The latest rumour said that National ConferenceĀheaded by Omar Abdullah was moving fast towards some future alignment with the Congress.
The personal friendship of Omar and Sachin Pilot, the son ofĀsenior Congress leader, late Rajesh Pilot, is quoted as the building block for the emerging NC-Congress bonhomie.
"I know nothing about these rumours. We cannot ignore the fact that our party fought the 2002 assembly electionsĀin alliance with the People's Democratic Party. We shared seats with the PDP and fielded common candidates to fight the NC. It is very unlikely that we change horses mid stream. Let me tell you that the Congress high command does not believe in imposing arrangements on its state units," said Peerzada Mohammad Syed, the president of the Pradesh Congress Committee when asked to comment on some news stories, which referred to the so-called growing proximity between the Congress and the NC.
The feeding channels for these rumours are provided by the fact that the Congress and the PDP entered into a political agreement after the 2002 elections whereby the PDP would hold the chief minister's post for the first three years and thereafter the Congress would nominate its choice for the coveted post.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has to hand over the reins of power toĀthe Congress nominee by November 2005 when he completes his three year term in office.
Mufti has repeated many times that he would respect the terms of agreement with the Congress and step down making way for the Congress candidate when time comes.
The local Congress leaders have been making fervent appeals to the Congress president for change of guard in the state maintaining that unless the Congress got into the driving seat in Jammu and Kashmir, its chances for improving the political lot would remain jeopardised.
In the 84-member state legislative assembly, the Congress has 20 seats, 5 from the Valley and the rest from the Jammu and the Ladakh regions of the state.
Local Congress leaders are campaigning forĀUnion Parliamentary affairs minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who has emerged as the strongest and the most favoured choice for the chief ministership in the strife torn state.
While nobody questions Azad's vast political experience and his proven capacities of leadership, one emotional hiccup is haunting even his strongest supporters.
Though Kashmiri speaking, Azad belongs to the Doda district in the Jammu region and he would be the first non-Kashmiri chief minister of the state since 1947 when Kashmir was freed from the yoke of the autocratic Dogra Maharaja's rule.
"There is nothing repugnant in the state's constitution, which would debar Azad from assuming the chief ministerial responsibilities, but the long established practice of having the chief minister from the Valley where the majority of the state's population lives and where the basic problem of separatist violence exists is a ticklish issue the Congress high command would have to coolly decide," said a political observer.
Both the PDP and the Congress are jointly claiming the credit for the past three years of some "semblance of normalcy" in the state, but the PDP headed by Mufti has been the inventor of what is locally called the 'doctrine of the healing touch'.
Though many locals are cynical about whether or not the healing touch has really reached to the common man's doorsteps, there is no doubt that the winds of peace between India and Pakistan have lashed Kashmir during Mufti's tenure.
While as his rivals in the NC call it pure serendipity, the PDP argues whyĀsuch serendipity didn't happen in the decades of NC's power? Either way, the mainstream political scene is in a state of flux.
"The suspense would only end onceĀSonia announces her decision. Till such times, it is bated breath for both the Congress and the PDP in the state." These words of a local journalist aptly describe the current political storm in Jammu & Kashmir though there is no turbulence in the still waters of the local Dal Lake.


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Rakhi Sawant turns director
Mumbai, Sep 29 (IANS) Bollywood actress and item girl Rakhi Sawant will be seen donning the director's hat for her upcoming music video and she says she is excited to direct dancers for the very first time.
"I am excited to direct 30 dancers for my music video. But for my fans I will also act in it. We will start shoot from the next month and I am excited to shoot it in Goa," Rakhi said in a statement.
Rakhi, who has featured in videos like "Pardesiya" and "Jhagde", says she always wanted to try her hands on direction.
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AMC has released another teaser for Better Call Saul's third season.
This will screen in Australia on Stan from April 11, with episodes fast-tracked from the US each week.
The latest season continues to follow the twists and turns of Jimmy McGill's (Bob Odenkirk) transformation into Saul Goodman, Albuquerque's most notorious criminal lawyer. Season three will also see the return of Breaking Bad favourite, drug lord and fast-food king, Gustavo "Gus" Fring (Giancarlo Esposito).


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First, rookie Montee Ball appeared to be the main guy in the backfield. Fantasy owners were lining up to draft this guy, as his ADP was sitting at a ridiculous 3.09 on June 16th. Signs were pointing towards Ball being strong enough in pass protection to be an every-down back in this league, warranting the attention of fantasy owners everywhere.
Then it changed.
Many recent reports out of the Denver Broncos website have indicated that the team could very well use multiple backs, which would allow Ronnie Hillman to see some significant playing time, causing an unwanted fantasy headache. The sit suggests that we could see a running-back-by-committee situation. It'll be interesting to see who establishes themselves more during camp and preseason time.
So, what does this mean for fantasy land?
If the Broncos do use multiple backs, it certainly wouldn't be the first time we've seen it from head coach John Fox. Looking back at his days in Carolina, Fox often utilized all of his backs together, including DeShaun Foster and Stephen Davis, as well as most recently (and still annoying) DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart. Having said that, it wouldn't surprise me one bit if Fox implemented the same idea in Denver, especially considering Ball is a rookie. Here is a chart to highlight the usage of both running backs on Fox's rosters in Carolina:
As for Fox's history with rookie running backs, it isn't very pretty in terms of fantasy production. Only three of his rookie backs have seen over 100 carries in their first season, while only one has seen over 150 (Stewart posted 184 carries in 2008). Keep in mind that guys like Stewart and DeAngelo Williams were even more highly touted collegiate backs than Ball, both of which being drafted within the first 30 picks of their respective drafts. Having said that, I could see Ball seeing around 175 touches, but nowhere near enough to be considered a workhorse for the Broncos, or fantasy rosters. Hillman, meanwhile, will still see at least 100 carries (barring injury), but will also be the preliminary third down back, and has the opportunity to catch around 25-30 balls alongside Peyton Manning. Touchdowns, on the other hand, are where Ball's fantasy value begins to become much more appealing.
I'd expect Ball to be the team's short yardage back, which could bode extremely well for his fantasy prospects. After already having weapons on the outside like Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker, the Broncos then went out and signed Wes Welker. With this powerhouse of a receiving corp, the Broncos should find themselves in the red zone early and often in 2013. Between both Willis McGahee and Knowshon Moreno last year, both backs saw 52 red zone attempts. He may not rush for a boatload of yards in his rookie campaign, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Ball scored double-digit touchdowns.
While Ball will most likely be the end zone threat, I still don't think Hillman is going away. Having said that, this potential committee situation isn't something I'm looking to own in my leagues. As of right now there is just too much uncertainty for my liking, and until someone establishes as the clear-cut number one option, I'm looking elsewhere.
Adam Pfeifer is a featured fantasy sports columnist for Rant Sports.
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Team effort, some tips from NCUA, CUNA Mutual as seminar set for Thursday.
CUNA Mutual and NCUA provided Credit Union Times with a sneak peak into materials planned for Nov. 14 webinar.
Industry experts say due diligence can help credit unions avoid losses like those suffered by the $620 million Alabama One Credit Union in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and the Small Business Administration, which were defrauded of more than $3 million by a businessman.
Apple FCU executive testifies on Tuesday at Senate hearing.
Losses like the $3 million case involving the SBA and Alabama One can be avoided, experts say.
Visitors from Brazil and Peru participate in WOCCU program to exchange ideas, best practices and technical expertise.
Event will explore how to price business loans.
The $190 million Cy-Fair Federal Credit Union located in Houston, Texas has hired Brett Wooden for the newly created position of senior vice president of marketing and innovation. Prior to joining Cy-Fair, Wooden held positions at Unitus Community Credit Union in Portland, Ore., where he developed a reputation for using...
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