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Sometimes, in the joyous lotteries we call 'secondhand bookshops', you find a volume that takes you back to a different era because of its physical appearance. Sometimes you find one that adds to the effect by its content – a book about Victorian cricket, perhaps, or 1950s industrial policy. But sometimes you find one that goes beyond even that: it shows you a world where books mattered in a way they simply can't today, and indeed never will again. That's what happened to me recently, when I bumped into a copy of the sublimely archaic How To Pronounce It by Alan S.C. Ross.
Published in 1970, it has a dust-jacket whose shades of green, blue and grey evoke the cardigans of Open University presenters from the time. The price is printed as '1.50 net/30s net', showing that the publishers' confidence that it would still be selling after 1971's shift to decimal currency. The back flap contains a biography of the curiously-initialled Mr Ross ('Strode Campbell', apparently – he was descended from Robert the Bruce). 'His writings,' we're told, 'include such learned works as The Numeral Signs of the Mohenjo-davo Script,' at which point we assume the book is a spoof. It isn't. He found fame 'as a result of a paper delivered to a Finnish philological society in which he originated the terms "U and non-U"'. Yes, he was the man who gave Nancy Mitford the idea for her legendary work on social etiquette. Professor Ross, in other words, is a member of that legendary British tribe, the pedantic snob.
Which is why he wrote a book telling the rest of us how to speak. It took me quite a while to be sure that the book isn't a spoof after all. 'Gone', we're told, should rhyme with 'born', NOT with 'on'. 'Lather' must be pronounced to rhyme with 'gather', and NOT (Ross's capitals) with 'father'. 'This second, non-U pronunciation,' he fumes, 'is almost universal in the television advertisements for soap powders'. Those beastly modern entertainment people. It is acceptable (though not compulsory) to rhyme the last two syllables of 'Alabama' with 'calmer' rather than 'hammer'. Some entries unwittingly show the great flaw in Ross's thesis, namely that pronunciation has always been and will always be subjective, across both time and geography. 'Coffee' should (as you would expect) rhyme with 'toffee'; pronouncing the first syllable as in 'wharf' was at one time U, but 'is to-day only American'. (That's Ross's hyphen in 'today', incidentally. I wouldn't dare take it out, even though he's been dead for 32 years.) 'Golf' should have a silent 'l', so that it rhymes with 'scoff'. You can keep the 'l', but only if you make the first syllable rhyme with that of 'dolphin', not that of 'soulful'. To test the difference between the two I've said 'soulful dolphin' so often it now sounds like the name of a band.
I'd recommend the book as something funny to keep in the loo, but please for God's sake no one tell Simon Heffer about it or he'll do a sequel. The reason it's so amusing in 2013, yet seemed so sensible in 1970, is that back then if you set something down in a book you set it in stone. Books were written by clever people who knew things, and what's more had lots of initials to remind you that they knew things. They legislated on language for the rest of us, piteous little oiks that we were. There was right and there was wrong, and woe betide you if you didn't know the difference. Today, on the other hand, social media is inventing new words faster than even an e-book could cope with, never mind a conventional one. The very word 'book' itself, for example – for a while it became Young Persons' slang for 'cool', simply because that's how predictive text rendered it. It probably isn't any more, of course. It's probably no longer cool to say book for cool. Or even to say cool full stop.
So the snobbish tyrannies still exist. They always will, it's human nature. But what we won't get any more is someone charging us 30 shillings, or even £1.50, to instruct us which of those tyrannies we should obey. Even someone whose 'principal recreation is croquet which he plays with his wife at tournaments throughout the country'.
This article was written before George Osborne's Eliza Doolittle-style foray into the world of class, language and glottal stops. Details here.
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An egg allergy in most people is usually due to the egg white protein and not the yolk protein. Like other foods that cause allergic reactions, a skin rash or more serious health effects can occur with this food allergen.
Many people outgrow an allergy to eggs at an early age. By the age of three to five years old, the sensitivity to eggs often disappears. However, this is not always the case. A severe allergic reaction to eggs can last for the lifetime of the individual. Allergy testing is required in order to establish that the individual no longer has an allergy to eggs.
It is often mentioned, that people with this type of food allergy can eat cooked eggs and not suffer a skin rash or other allergic symptoms. However, this is not necessarily true. Cooking does alter the protein of the raw egg, but this may not be sufficient to prevent an allergic reaction.
Another non-food related problem for those who are allergic to eggs is vaccines. For example, the flu vaccine is grown on the embryos of eggs. Therefore, there is a high probability that the vaccine contains egg protein and can cause a skin rash or other more serious allergic symptoms in allergic individuals. There is also concern about the Measles Mumps and Rubella vaccine (MMR) for people with a sensitivity to eggs. However, many years of use of the vaccine have shown it to be safe for egg allergic people. Nonetheless, if you have an allergy to eggs and are getting the above-mentioned vaccinations, it is best to consult with a physician prior to getting the vaccine.
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This arrangement was born out of my general disinterest in the goth-y, bloody, creepy side of Halloween. I am drawn toward the lighter side of this holiday, but these particular elements spoke to me while planning a dramatic Halloween arrangement. The dark side of this fun and horrific day makes an appearance here, through flora.
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Value Added Taxation: The Policy Issues
The growth of value-added taxation from its first adoption in France in 1954 to its present implementation by more than 60countries is unprecedented by any other concept in taxation. While 80 nations use some form of a VAT, over 40 nations have implemented a comprehensive VAT. Its acceptance by nations in varied economic circumstances and stages of development is most impressive and indicative of the flexibility inherent in its form and design. Since 1984 the world has witnessed a virtual revolution in the field of applied public finance. During the past nine years there have been at least twenty-five major tax reforms that have taken a "systems" approach to the design of taxation systems—i.e., focusing more strongly on the broader tax system rather than individual tax structures. This is a radically different approach from the norm of the previous three decades. While individual variations do exist, they have all sought to simplify the structure of the tax systems and to remove incentives for tax avoidance or evasion. Most of the tax reform proposals put forth by these countries came to similar conclusions; namely, that the best design for indirect taxes is a broad base with a small number of rates. It cannot be coincidental that over 30 countries have implemented value-added taxes in the past five years. Most recent entrants to this group introduced a general consumption tax with only one positive rate of tax.
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Best Pizza in Chicago?
Double Chili Cheeseburger
2011/08/28 00:32:57
When I was in Chicago in the Spring, my sister introduced me to Pequod's Pizza. From what I understand it used to be owned by the legendary Burt Katz and is similar but I can't say as I haven't tried both. I liked Pequod's but I didn't think it was the best one I had tried. Sure the edges of the crust are wonderful. That's because they bake an extra layer of cheese between the edge of the pizza and the pan to create a delicious layer of burned cheese. However, everything leading up to that part, I found to be kind of average. Well, then I read this article on serious eats
and I knew that I had ordered wrong. So this time we ordered it with extra cheese and extra sauce and now I have a far and away favorite. I'll have to try one from Burt's to compare but considering this was so good without having to go through all the steps of pre-ordering and getting there (in fact we just called and had it delivered) it might be hard to talk me into it.
Re:Best Pizza in Chicago?
2011/08/28 02:15:28
What's the difference between "all the steps of pre-ordering" and calling up to have the pizza delivered? Both involve calling the restaurant beforehand and getting your pizza at an appointed time. The only difference seems to be the venue in which you eat the pie. Delivery allows you to stay at home, but you are eating a pizza that is at least 30 minutes removed from the oven it was baked in. The other option forces you to go to the origin point of the pizza, but, assuming you're on time, provides you with a pie that is at its optimal best; fresh from the oven by seconds, as opposed to the better part of an hour.
I've posted here on Roadfood about the incredibly easy (yet blown out of proportion to almost mythic levels) procedure for ordering a pizza from Burt's. As I said in that thread, you simply call far enough in advance (usually several hours before he opens is more than enough, although some folks coming in from out of town will call weeks in advance), know what you want when you make the call (his menu is available at urbanspoon.com), show up on time (about 15 minutes before the pizza is supposed to be out of the oven) with the same number of people you said you were going to come in with when you called, then sit down and enjoy a hot, fresh pizza.
I swear it is just that easy. Burt even convinced the village to increase the amount of street parking in front of the store, so parking is even easier than before.
Believe me, I am not trying to sell you on coming to Burt's. I'm just saying, there is no real difference in the "pre-pizza procedure" for delivery or eating in at Burt's other than the actual travel. Either the pizza comes to you; half an hour old, or you come to the pizza; fresh out of the oven. Other than that, the phone call is exactly the same.
Hope we'll see you on some future visit to Chicago. If you need any further tips, you can PM me here at Roadfood and I'll be happy to guide you through the process. If I'm working the night you are visiting, I will even try to take extra special care of you.
P.S. Burt did indeed start and own Pequod's from 1971 to 1986. He was also the founder and original owner of another Chicago pizza institution, Gulliver's on Howard Street.
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Re:Best Pizza in Chicago?
2011/08/28 10:05:32
Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. Maybe I am still on a cheese high from Pequod's and don't see how anything could top it. But I am convinced now that I must try Burt's on a future visit and that the process will be simple.
Filet Mignon
Re:Best Pizza in Chicago?
2011/08/28 11:25:17
Hey Buddy, We're very likely going to be in Chicagoland the third week of September, we will DEFINITELY show up. Assuming we're there. It's 75% a certainty. Pretty much 100% guaranteed. Almost, anyhow.
Filet Mignon
Re:Best Pizza in Chicago?
2011/08/28 13:42:57
I have eaten at Burt's many times. I have always found Burt to be easy to work with on the telephone and the process flows very simply.
I liken the process to a reservation plus...by calling, you have a table at a specific time, you just add the ordering component. As I only go to Burt's for pizza, I already know what I am ordering when I call. It is not like a multi-page menu choices. That would certainly be more challenging.
Re:Best Pizza in Chicago?
2011/08/28 14:33:46
No offense taken. I wrote my post after a long, back breaking night at the restaurant, so I was probably in a confrontational mood to begin with.
I'm not obsessed with all the internet and press coverage Burt has gotten in the last few years, but every month or so I do the Google search just to read the buzz, positive or negative. Regardless of what is said, I never comment on a site where I'm not already a contributing member (here and LTHForum.com). I recognize that not everyone will be thrilled with the way Burt runs his shop, and that's fine. No one is forced to eat there, and believe me, Burt's business will not be hurt by the absence of the few who don't like the process.
What really bugs though is the misinformation coming from posters who try to speak with authority when they actually know nothing about how it really works (not talking about you). People who try to piece together Burt's history, or why we do things the way we do them, and get it completely wrong. This is what leads to folks like you having a wrong impression of the business and how we work.
All the pre-ordering and all the other "rules" are based on our unfailing desire to give great pizza and service to as many customers as possible, given the fact that the store only holds 35 people at a time and all the pizzas are hand made by a 71 year old man with a single oven. By pre-ordering, showing up on time, coming in with the same number of people you told us about on the phone (not more, not less), etc., we're able to maximize our service. We're not trying to aggravate people. Quite the opposite; we want to make the experience run smoothly and comfortably. All the prep work allows us to put together a carefully worked out timetable that insures a happy experience.
We're very proud of the legacy we left with Pequod's. If that's your go-to pizza place when you're in Chicago, then enjoy, no argument, no hard feelings. If you want to experience Burt's Place, we'd love to have you. If you need help getting through the pre-ordering process, my offer stands. Just send me a PM and we'll get you going.
Not sure how you're defining the "third week of September" since the month starts mid-week. Around that time I'll be at Burt's on the 15th, 17th, and the 22nd-24th. Hope I'll see you one of those days. My offer of pre-ordering assistance is extended to you as well. Just send me a PM and I'll help you get started. Although, as I hinted at upthread, if you can order a pizza over the phone from anywhere else in the country, you can do it at Burt's just as easily.
Filet Mignon
Re:Best Pizza in Chicago?
2011/08/28 17:25:26
Re:Best Pizza in Chicago?
2011/08/28 20:06:28
Bad timing: Burt is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Junior Burger
Re:Best Pizza in Chicago?
2012/07/11 09:23:28
The best rated pizza in Chicago and in the US is Great Lake, but it is not that deep dish pizza glo.Gino's East is the best, hands down. They serve the most delicious Chicago-style deed dish pizza anywhere.
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Re:Best Pizza in Chicago?
2012/07/11 09:32:05
Best thin crust.
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Maternal great-grandparents are Charles and Judy Harris, Lehighton; and the late Fran and Margie O'Donnell.
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"He needs to play," La Russa said. "He just can't come out there without playing games. You've got to let him work out and play, and then the people that are observing him [will make a decision]."
Ryan aggravated what had been a very mild intercostal muscle strain on St. Patrick's Day in a collision when he tumbled into third base. He has said that he was playing with some discomfort in the area for a few days before that game, but the spill made his condition worse.
Initially, Ryan hoped to able to start the season on the active roster. However, as Spring Training wound to an end, it became evident that he would be shelved for Opening Day. He was placed on the DL retroactive to March 21, which would make him eligible to be activated on Saturday.
Minor League games begin on Thursday, so if Ryan were cleared to play, he could begin a rehabilitation assignment then. But La Russa said he does not expect Ryan will be headed anywhere in the Cardinals system that soon.
"I haven't heard that he is," La Russa said. "I think he's still getting well. You've got to make sure he's well before you send him out anywhere."
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CLEVER: A Three-Wheeled, Natural Gas, Two-Seat Urban Vehicle
2 December 2005
|The CLEVER
A European research consortium is wrapping up a three-year project to develop a three-wheeled, natural-gas powered micro-car: CLEVER (Compact Low Emission VEhicle for URban Transport).
CLEVER, a €3.3 million (US$3.9 million) effort, is an enclosed two-seater that combines the safety of a microcar, and the maneuverability of a motorcycle, while being less polluting than other vehicles as it runs on compressed natural gas.
Its strengthened frame will protect the driver in a crash and the vehicle will have a top speed of approximately 50 mph.
The 230cc BMW engine—modified by Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP) to use natural gas—produces 12.5 kW (17 hp) of power and maximum torque of 15.5 Nm at 6,300 rpm.
IFP increased the swept volume of the engine cylinders, allowing the engine to run more slowly and bringing several benefits. The lower engine speed both reduces emissions and lowers engine friction, which enhances fuel efficiency. It also produces less noise. The increased displacement contributes to the higher torque, providing the level of acceleration needed in urban traffic.
Fuel consumption is estimated to be 2.4 liters/100 km gasoline equivalent (98 mpg US), with 59.5 g/km of CO2 emissions.
|The fuel tank system.
The compressed natural gas is stored in two removable cylinders that are custom designed for ease of handling and refilling. The two connected gas bottles provide a range of approximately 150 km (93 miles).
A problem with three-wheel vehicles with a symmetrical wheel layout is the tipping moment when cornering, which cannot be controlled at high speeds if the vehicle has a short wheelbase.
To solve this problem the vehicle's center of gravity can be moved towards the center of the corner, for example by angling the complete vehicle—just as a motorcycle does when it corners.
This is the approach used by "tilting three-wheelers"—and there have been two basic technical methods to achieve it:
Change the camber of the two parallel wheels (front or rear) with or without tilting the vehicle.
Angle the vehicle around a pivot relative to the axis of the two parallel wheels.
Vehicles that use the first concept have been around since the forties (Ernst Neumann-Neander 1948) and the method has regularly been used for concept cars (Mercedes Benz F300 "Life Jet" 1997).
Vehicles that use the second concept include, for example, the "GM Lean Machine" dating from 1983, the "Carver" from Vandenbrink and various scooter-type vehicles from Honda, including the Honda Gyro/Honda Stream dating from 1984. There has been a BMW concept on this basis in the BMW Museum in Munich since 1991.
|The cabin-tilting CLEVER. The rear section, with the engine, remains upright, while the cabin tilts.
The CLEVER vehicle is a cabin tilter, with the system designed by the University of Bath. The cabin with the front wheel is connected to the power unit and the two rear wheels by a pivot bolt. The rotary movement of the cabin is produced by two hydraulic cylinders (actuators) that are installed between the cabin and the power unit. The actuators create the rotary angle of the cabin of +/-45° relative to the vertical power unit.
The hydraulic system consists of a pump that is driven direct by the engine and a pressure accumulator that maintains the oil pump if the pump suffers a defect. The two single-action hydraulic cylinders are controlled by an electromagnetically actuated valve.
The signals for the hydraulic control valve come from a freely programmable computer that processes the input signals from a sensor system, such as speed, tilt angle of the cabin and lateral acceleration.
CLEVER was funded by the European Commission with the Growth Programme of the Fifth Framework Programme. Partners included:
- Technical University of Berlin, Institute for Land and Sea Transport (TUB), Berlin, Germany
- Cooper-Avon Tyres Ltd, Melksham, Great Britain
- ARC Leichtmetall Kompetenzzentrum Ranshofen GmbH (LKR), Ranshofen, Austria
- TAKATA-PETRI AG, Berlin, Germany
- University of Bath, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Power Transmission and Motion Control, Bath, Great Britain
- Universität für Bodenkultur Vienna, Institute of Transport, Vienna, Austria
- WEH GmbH, Illertissen, Germany
(A hat-tip to Wolf Faust!)
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Well, according to "Spiegel" this vehicle is developed for technical and material study only, there are no plans for serial production yet. If a market demand shows up they "might" bring it to maturity phase. The price will be then around €9.500 about $11.128 US.
(Price source: The Guardian UK)
But there is definitely no market for such a vehicle. Too slow for a fun racer, too limited cruising radius, no storage room at all plus a stupid gas filling system which could be from the sixties.
For a 21st Century lightweight threewheeler I would prefer an e-engine. However, the hole "project" is nothing else as tax money burning.
No market, unemployable for mass use - just senseless and disappointing. (European SOCIALIST Union pumps 3.3 Mio. taxpayer money into that cra..wheeler)
This vehicle is not built for being a "FUN RACER", the idea is to drive it in the city or for commuting where it's speed is probably more than enough. I can very well
imagine that in europe (why "socialist"?) this car could
be a success. The two seater SMART which you can see everywhere in Europe's cities since a bid more than a decade, shows that "socialist" europeans are maybe a bid
more open for new ideas.
There is an overwhelming need for a vehicle of this nature here in the United States. The market, with the proper introduction and consumer education, is enormous. The Trivette ll is one example of what is currently available, although it is only sold as a kit. I think the ideal design would have a little more speed so it could operate on major highways and with the proper aerodynamic design does not require tilting. Also, the safety feature are definitley nice but they seem a bit extreme when you consider SUV roll over, convertibles, pick up trucks and other less safe vehicles. These vehicles are going to be more manuverable. I would love an opportunity to promote the development of this type of vehicle.
there's defintely a market for vehicles like this especially in cities like London that use congestion charging. This vehicle would be zero rated. A safe covered vehicle that could deal with the vagaries of the London weather and is safe would sell. The price needs to be around £5K though-not much more.
When I studied in Innsbruck Austria some 13 odd years ago, I had the pleasure of seeing this design study in Munich in person. It is a fabulous idea! A motorcyclist in the USA, I can attest that this transportation has great potential, as rain and sleet and occasional cold or nasty weather and absence of public transportation makes a motorcycle/scooter impractical. It's even more technologically important because of the market niche it creates. Fun, groovy transports like these, coupled with low price and when available-green lanes, and we will have destroyed a significant problem with over crowded roads and fossil fuel cost and obsolesence. Make it Happen AMERICA! DO it! Do it!
A covered 3-wheel motorcycle would sell in US cities, plenty of city commuters (including me) would love to ditch our 3/4 empty cars for something like this. Put Honda and Suzuki together to work on this and they could bang something out that would cost $12K, look good, and be fun to drive. Even using regular gas, the MPG would rival a prius. a plug-in version would be great as well.
at a glance:1/3 the weight,1/3 fuel consumption,1/3 emissions- only 1m width,carries 2 people {80%of cars ,average weight 1400kg,have only 1 person in them in peak hour traffic in melbourne -Australia with speed limits of 50kmh in suburbia and inner city and 11o kmh absolut top in country Victoria--with petrol prices rapidly approaching $1.5o per litre--the CLEVER project deserves to become a success story!!--I have one for under$1oooo !!The fun factor of driving a tilting cabin 3 wheeler would alone be a great incentiv -
If the price is right these would sell a lot. I am actually looking for something similar right now. In the summer I ride my bike to and from work, but in the winter I need a three wheel car. Here (in Sweden) motorcycles park for free and this also applys to three wheeled bikes. Plus the tax and insurance is a lot less than for a car. And you get better milage. I've been looking at the Grinnall Scorpion http://www.grinnallcars.com/content/home/scorpion_III.html but I need a top so I can drive it in rain and snow. The Carver http://www.carver-europe.com/ is too expensive.
Anyone have any other suggestions?
This is a great way of transport & I'm sure "The Clever" would sell perfectly anywhere in the world especially due to rising fuel prices.I difinitely buy one, no use having two family cars paying expensive car insurance etc.. I need one of these for work transport since I don't have public transport as an option. Make this happen for a reasonable price, anyone out there listening?
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A 15-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly attacking a Havre de Grace police officer at the city's library branch Monday, after being asked to turn down his music, Havre de Grace police reported.
Two teenagers were playing music very loudly inside the library, in the 100 block of North Union Avenue, at about 4:45 p.m., police spokesman Officer Jeff Gilpin said Tuesday.
When the uniformed, on-duty officer, who was working on a security detail, asked them to turn the music down, one of the boys began laughing at the officer and continued to cause a disturbance. The officer asked him to leave the library, which he reluctantly did, Gilpin said.
After a few minutes, the 15-year-old came back in the library and was asked again to leave several times.
The officer then began escorting the suspect out of the library. The teenager pulled away from the officer and became aggressive, causing the officer to try to arrest the suspect for trespassing.
The boy continued to resist the officer and both fell on the ground, Gilpin said.
"It took the assistance of a patron in the library to get the subject into custody," Gilpin said.
The officer suffered minor injuries that did not require medical treatment.
The suspect, who lives in Havre de Grace, was arrested and charged with assault on police, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, refusing to leave a public building and trespassing. He was turned over to juvenile authorities.


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CAP: Immediate ban on the sale of glyphosate-based herbicides
The Consumers Association of Penang reiterate its calls to the authorities to impose an immediate ban on the sale of glyphosate-based herbicides as it is found to be hazardous to humans, wildlife and the environment.
Recently a man from Brooklyn USA is seeking $5 million claims in a class action law suit against Pepsico the company that produces Quaker Oats. According to the lawsuit the famous breakfast food claims that it is 100% Natural as false, deceptive and misleading because the company uses glyphosate in processing its oats.
The substance is used both as a weed killer and it is sprayed on the oats as a drying agent shortly before harvest claim the man from Brooklyn in his federal court lawsuit.
Energy Commission's Dereliction of Duty
Five years after CAP reported (on 25.10.2010) the sale of an electrically heated "warmness pillow" to the Electricity Commission (EC), it issued a directive prohibiting the import, manufacture, sale, advertising of the product on 23.10.2015. However, there has been no enforcement of this directive. CAP was able to purchase one of these pillows on 26.4.2016.
CAP reiterates call to ban antibiotics in animal feed
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) would like to respond to the points raised by the deputy director-general of the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) Datuk Dr Quaza Nizamuddin Hassan Nizam in the article by Fazleena Aziz 'DVS monitors use of antibiotics in animal feeds' dated 17 March 2016.
In his statement Dr Quaza said that: 'A low dosage (of antibiotics) is mixed in animal feed to prevent infection, help digestion and stomach absorption to improve growth performance and quality of livestock products'.
It is precisely this routine use of antibiotics in animal feed as a growth promoter and in the prevention of disease and infection that is creating antibiotic resistance which can be transferred to humans. This global public health threat had prompted many countries including the European Union to ban the routine use of antibiotics in animal feeds. Antibiotics should never be abused to prevent disease and to promote growth in animals. They should only be used to manage and treat infections.
Download Study on "Lead in new enamel household paints in Malaysia"
This study found that 41% of the enamel paints analysed contained lead concentrations above 600 ppm, the threshold limit for lead in paint adopted by Singapore and Sri Lanka.
In addition, these paints would not be allowed for sale in most industrialised countries where legal limits are even more restrictive.
Included in the report is background information on:
-- why the use of paints with high lead content is a source of serious concern, especially to children's health;
-- a review of national policy frameworks that are in place to ban or restrict the manufacture, import, export, distribution, sale and use of leaded household
-- and recommendations for taking action to protect children and others from lead in paint.
CAP: Ban talcum powder and talc-based products
The Consumers Association of Penang calls on the Ministry of Health to ban talcum powder and talc based products.
Talc is similar to asbestos in composition, it's found in baby powder, eye shadow, blush, and deodorant. Talc is linked to ovarian cancer and respiratory problems.
Even though talc is widely used in cosmetics around the world, the possibility of asbestos-free talc being carcinogenic has prompted the European Union to ban talc-based cosmetics altogether.


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- Bikers and waffles and Pavel, Oh My!
Drat that I have to work!
I encourage anyone who can, to go and experience the lovely hospitality and rippin' good time one can have at a Grimfells event.
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Just to let music folks and others know. There will be an all day music pit at BOH. As always dancers welcome. All music folks are invited to stay with me, but I am post revel site and will be hitting full Pavel mode about 8ish. :) Steak Thang after event at revel site. Will also be the free custom omelets and waffles Sunday morning at revel site. Oh, it's also the weekend of Bike, Blues and BBQ in Grimfells. Were 350K+ bikers last year.Come on the BOH, you know you wanna.Pav
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Archive for Thursday, July 20, 2006
County's published budget maintains current mill levy
The Johnson County Commissioners reached consensus on the 2007 budget last Thursday, July 13, setting the maximum expenditure authority for legal publication.
With publication of the budget, commissioners scheduled a public hearing on the document for 7 p.m. July 31, in commission's hearing room the third floor of the Johnson County Administration Building, 111 South Cherry Street, in downtown Olathe. The hearing will provide an opportunity for the public to learn more about the proposed budget and comment on how county services are financed.
The proposed total FY 2007 Budget of slightly more than $767 million finds no change in the current mill levy of 23.163 mills for next year. One mill equals $1 on every $1,000 of a homeowner's assessed valuation.
Last Thursday, commissioners authorized the budget staff to proceed with publishing the proposed taxing levies for the county's three taxing districts -- county, library, and park and recreation -- and their maximum operating expenditures for next year. Under state law, the budget proposal can still be modified by the Board after its legal publication, but only if expenditure levels are decreased.
The commission is scheduled to approve the 2007 budget Aug, 17, during its business session, which begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Hearing Room.
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Fable 2 - Preview @ Hooked Gamers
A preview of Fable 2 is up at Hooked Gamers. I hadn't realised the dog (apparently) replaces a journal:
Creative, but wouldn't you be totally screwed if anything happened to the dog?
Is this like the gorilla in The Longest Journey?
Didn't the latest Bard's Tale have the dog thing? And it dug up treasure too.
You think Pete would learn the lessons of the past in regards to shooting his mouth off but apparently not… I still wonder why people still take this guy seriously? It's like 4 or 5 games in a row now that he has claimed our socks will be knocked off by Revolutionary AI thingy X, only to have that AI be a pretty shallow Neural Network, good for a laugh for about 5 minutes after which the novelty wears off.
It's a bottom line thing. He makes games that sell decently within budget and time frame. It is by far a lot easier to take guys like Molyneux seriously, people who actually make games, than guys like Brad M. who spew novelty but go way over budget and ship unfinished product.
And Ghost Dog was an exceptional film. The best scene was when Forrest Whitaker goes to rescue the homeless guy from thugs and the homeless guy goes Lee/Norris/Van Damme on them.
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Okay tea peeps, this tea is killer! Very tangy, like a sugared gummy candy, fresh, super strawberry and a little creamy. Very delicious! Mmm, I love the tangyness of this tea! Next time I want to go to town on a bag of gummies, I should really reach for this tea instead!
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CBS's Super Bowl blackout failure, cont.
CBS's handling of Sunday's Super Bowl blackout continues to draw criticism, this time from New America Foundation president and New Yorker staff writer Steve Coll, who calls it "embarrassing and irresponsible."
On Monday, New York Magazine's Will Leitch panned CBS's broadcast for its "idiocy and desperation" -- the hosts just sat their and fumbled around for something to say -- but Coll goes much further, faulting the network for failing to act in the public interest.
I never thought I'd see Steve Coll so riled up over an issue like this -- I certainly didn't make much of it -- but his fears on Sunday night were far greater than mine. He frames his essay with suspicions that the blackout could have been part of a terrorist attack. And even if it wasn't, he argues, the people deserved to know as much:
The blackout lasted thirty-four minutes. During that time, CBS acted as if it possessed no news division. [The] commentators... acted as if the unexplained loss of electricity in a stadium filled with seventy thousand-plus people during the most-watched American television event of the year was just a twist in the story of who would win the football game, and nothing more.
Surely there were other questions to ask as the minutes ticked by... The ultimate responsibility for the broadcast belonged to Les Moonves, the president and chief executive of CBS.... Why didn't he throw the broadcast to his news division in New York for at least an interval, to signal to viewers that the network recognized that something unusual and newsworthy had just occurred, and to attempt to inform them, as best as possible, with reliable reporting?
CBS buys the rights to Super Bowl broadcasts to make buckets of money, not to serve the public. Yet there were an estimated one hundred and eight million Americans watching the broadcast. The network's obligations to such a vast viewership should have led it to privilege the imperatives of journalism over those of commerce.
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IF a large part of the performance issues is due to a seemless world, which seems likely, I would have preferred to have "strategically placed" loading zones. With the amount of caverns, geographical differences, etc… that Gothic 3 has, why not put loading zones in these areas? E.G: For a lengthy cavern romp like the quest in Reddock (early in game), why not break up the cavern into a different zone? As you're walking into the cavern it would not seem so jarring as say, Morrowind, which pauses mid-stride in the middle of nowhere to load more landscape. With all of these "strategically placed" loading zones in G3, the result would be better performance without sacraficing too much immersion.
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January 25, 2012 is, above all, a day of joy.
It is about the joy of Egypt's sons and daughters celebrating the mother of Arab revolutions in Umm al-Dunia [literally, "mother of the world," referring to Egypt].
An Arab citizen cannot dream of freedom, bread and roses unless he joins - if not physically then through sights, sounds, symbols, and feelings - the millions celebrating the historic event in the squares and streets of the Nile Valley. The celebration is happening in the absence of the emergency law that had been in place since 1971. The primary demand of the revolution was achieved when Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi announced, on the eve of the [revolution's one year anniversary], the cancellation [of the emergency law].
The joy comes from the achievements: The head of a cancerous dynastic state was brought down. An attempt to transfer power to his vice president in accordance with an American-Gulf scheme - as has become a habitual [strategy] to rescue regimes from their people - was foiled. [This strategy] was applied in Yemen and now it is being attempted in Syria. A ministerial cabinet was brought down. Parliamentary elections were conducted. A constitutional transition process was begun less than a year after the revolution's outbreak. More importanly, the deposed ruler, his sons and his inner circle are being tried in a court of law. The scene of Hosni Mubarak sitting in court contrasts with that of Ali Abdullah Saleh leaving the country under American-Gulf sponsorship. All that Saleh admitted to were [failures in governing] - as if he had not committed all kinds of crimes against his people, the most recent of which included looting and massacres. It is as if he had invited the Yemeni people to a banquet and [then left them footing the bill]!
These historic achievements would not have happened were it not for a revolution whose slogan was "work, freedom and bread" and that marched to the rhythm of "the people want to overthrow the regime." Those achievements were due to demonstrations and sit-ins by millions across this vast country, where young people from all societal groups played a prominent role. Those achievements were extracted by the crowd's pressure, and by their strong cohesion, courage and steadfastness. The crowd brought dignity to the people, who finally found their voices after having been just numbers. The crowd defended the squares from closure and invasion. It thwarted repeated attempts to ignite sectarian strife, which [threatened to explode due to] the burning of churches and the Maspero massacre. Last but not least, it stood up to the blackmail warning that the revolutionary process should be stopped because of poor economic conditions, or for the sake of "societal security."
The second year of the Egyptian revolution has arrived. The scene is one of competition, dialogue and negotiations between three forces, each with its own legitimacy. Perhaps [the mission] of the Egyptian people and the revolution for this coming year is to reveal the true identity and objectives of each of these forces.
- [The first force is] the Army (represented by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, SCAF). It was the cornerstone of the former regime. It draws its strength and "legitimacy" from its military power; its security apparatus; its monopoly on violence, and its continuity as the de facto authority supported by Arab, regional and international forces. The idiosyncratic relationship of the Egyptian army with the state is not found in other military regimes. It is an economic, productive and strategic power that has its own resources, facilities, and means of communication and transportation. It has a high level of autonomy in managing its affairs without any meaningful oversight from the political authorities or civilian institutions. The SCAF draws its legitimacy not from the revolution but from its role during the revolution, when it rejected orders to suppress the revolution by force - even though it has not shied away from using force and suppression when the transitional authority fell into its custody after Mubarak stepped down.
- [The second force is] the popular legitimacy embodied by the National Assembly. It emerged from free elections that saw a high turnout and resulted in a major change in the country's balance of political forces. The combined Islamist organizations took more than three-quarters of parliamentary seats after the withering of the Wafd and National Democratic Parties. It is likely that supporters of these two parties voted for Islamist parties. It is important to note that these elections took place under an electoral system and a constitution that were both undergoing review.
- [The third force is] the legitimacy of the revolution. It is based on the popular force that launched the revolution in all spontaneity but has since suffered and is suffering the bulk of the responsibility and sacrifices in order to ensure that building a democratic civil state based on the rule of law and elected constitutional institutions proceeds apace.
It is important to differentiate between popular legitimacy and the legitimacy of the revolutionary forces. The revolutionary forces have obtained fewer seats in the People's Assembly than their real weight in the street and society; and definitely fewer than their weight in the revolution which allowed the election to be held and conducted freely. In contrast, those with popular legitimacy won a share of parliamentary seats that exceeded their weight in the revolution.
The competition and conflict between the three forces can be summarized by the various meanings given to the word "civil."
The second and third types of legitimacy listed above [give the word 'civil'] the meaning of a transfer of power from the military to civilians. But it's not that simple, because there is a fourth kind of legitimacy. Just as a large part of the legitimacy of Arab regimes is granted and derived from abroad, there is a competition between the parliamentary majority and the new military junta to obtain legitimacy by presenting their credentials to the American-Gulf sponsor. The SCAF pledges to provide regional and border security and ensures that agreements (with Israel in particular) are part of "societal security." And to that, the SCAF adds a hidden commitment: [it presents] the army as a bulwark against "Islamist extremism." Also, the Islamic Brotherhood's parliamentary majority has promised to adhere to the policies of neoliberalism; the Camp David Accords; and "traditional relations" with Europe and the United States. So the United States has returned the favor with an official American source congratulating the Salafist Al-Nour Party on winning a quarter of parliamentary seats!
The second meaning of "civil" is about the relationship among the temporal, the religious, and the sacred in the constitution and institutions. This is where revolutionary legitimacy and parliamentary legitimacy part ways. They differ on the constitution, enshrining an explicit political and legal equality between Egyptians as citizens. They differ on equality between men and women, Muslims and non-Muslims in political rights such as voting or becoming a candidate, a public employee, a judge, etc.
Another anticipated disagreement is about legislation. The Salafists inaugurated the People's Assembly by giving the oath, but added: "We obey the constitution as long as it does not conflict with God's law." The question is, who interprets "God's law"? The elected civilian authorities? A popular referendum? Or self-appointed religious authorities imposed from beyond the framework of popular elections and national sovereignty?
These are two issues at the heart of democracy before they become part of secularism, which is simply about the political neutrality of the state in religion, which, in turn, is not allowed to interfere with state affairs.
In conclusion, all evidence indicates that those three-quarters of parliamentary seats will prove unable to form a national coalition government [respecting] the minimum level of balance in the cabinet, because [there is] an absence of balance in parliament [itself]. Therefore, it would be better for the democrats, liberals, leftists and nationalists to leave the Islamist movement to rule alone and bear the full brunt of responsibility.
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The Big Bleep is a satirical tribute to Raymond Chandler's classic American noir detective story, The Big Sleep, that became the standard for crime stories featuring tough, cynical characters and bleak, noir scenarios. The principle characters in his book were portayed in film noir by Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. The Big Bleep is the story of hard-boiled, Harley riding detective Sam Shovel, digging up the truth on a comedic, existential journey of self-realization. It's an investigation into a universe where a fictional character can become self-aware - just like in real life! And, it's the only book that tells the truth about what REALLY happened to the Earth dinosaurs... (really).
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The Mets' Lost Minor-Leaguers
Tejada and Duda Were Once a Big Part of the Mets' Plans; Now They're Toiling Away in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS—On most afternoons, in the quiet time between batting practice and first pitch, the television in the musty old clubhouse at Cashman Field remains tuned to the Mets. The players here consider it a rare benefit of having a Triple-A affiliate 2,500 miles away: The three-hour time difference allows them to observe the team they aspire to join someday.
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Written, directed, and performed by David Collins and Shane Dundas, two madcap physical comedians from Australia, Speedmouse: The Worst of the Umbilical Brothers is a wonderfully wacky fusion of mime, slapstick, and standup comedy. My only complaint about the zany, 80-minute production is that it's too loud and more violent than a performance advertised for ages 10 and up should be. It opens with deafening rock music and contains frequent blasts of ear-splittingly amplified noises, as well as some cruel and tasteless acts of physical nastiness.
The show is undeniably hilarious, however, as it thumbs its nose at everything from digital technology and Arnold Schwarzenegger to lazy stagehands, Olympic competition, underwater ballets, and any and all forms of physical theatre. Particularly amusing is a scene in which Dundas portrays a pretentious German lecturer sternly extolling the greatness of the European mime tradition, while Collins—in clichéd Marcel Marceau fashion—demonstrates such pantomime classics as The Wall, Walking Against the Wind, and Pulling on a Rope.
Though children in the audience certainly seemed to enjoy the show, one suspects it was largely the funny voices, oddball sound effects, and silly actions that they found entertaining. Much of the real humor in Speedmouse is topical and depends upon an understanding of parody combined with an adult level of general knowledge. So if you're looking for smart laughs, no matter what age you may be, head over to the New Victory and delight in the witty wildness offered by this deft, daffy duo from Down Under. If, in order to justify reveling in such clownish entertainment, you feel the need to take a child to the theatre with you, don't forget to have the kid bring a pair of earplugs.
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Jim McKay Maryland Million day, the marquee event of the fall racing season in Maryland, is scheduled for Oct. 2 at Laurel Park.
The Maryland Millions, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year, was modeled after the Breeders' Cup. The one-day, $1 million stakes program is restricted to the progeny of registered Maryland stallions. In 2009, Maryland Million day featured 12 stakes races with purses totaling $1.23 million. The number of races for this year's program has not been decided.
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These deviled eggs are absolute 'angels'.
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"From Syllabub's blog at Blogspot.com. If you leave the cookies flat and unfilled, they're Brandy Snaps. If you curl and fill them, they're Jumbles."
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- 4 ounces butter
- 4 ounces granulated sugar
- 4 ounces golden syrup
- 4 ounces all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1 tablespoon brandy or 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 pinch salt
- 6 ounces mascarpone cheese
- 6 ounces creme fraiche
- 1 tablespoon orange flower water, to taste
- 1 pint strawberry
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- Heat the butter, sugar, syrup, lemon juice and Grand Marnier gently together in a saucepan until the butter melts and the sugar has dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat, mix in the flour and leave to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350°F Line 2 baking trays with non-stick baking paper with 6 circles of about 5 cm (2") marked on them, with good space between each. Alternatively, place this template under a Silpat – the circles will show through and you can slide the template out and reuse it. Place a teaspoon of the mixture in the centre of each circle and smooth out to the edges of the circle with a wet flat knife or back of a spoon. Spread them thinly, but not so thin that there are holes. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until lightly browned. To ensure enough time to roll the brandy snaps, put one tray into the oven 5 minutes before the other.
- Remove the brandy snaps from the oven and cool on the baking tray for a few seconds, then lift the cookies off with a palette knife and roll around wooden spoon handles. Don't wrap them tightly around the handle – the snap will dangle off it, and the only bit of the snap that needs to be held tightly against the handle is the overlap: press that join firmly to seal. Then slide off the handle and place on a wire rack. If the snaps become too hard to roll, pop them back in the oven for a few seconds. Repeat with the remaining mixture. Snaps can also be rolled into cones.
- Dice the strawberries and taste: add a little sugar if they are not sweet and juicy enough. Let them sit while you fill the snaps, so that they release a little juice.
- To fill the brandy snaps, stir together the filling ingredients and spoon into a piping bag fitted with a small star nozzle and pipe into each end of the biscuits.
- Top with a spoon or two of strawberries, and a sprig of mint if available. Serve as soon as they are filled. Leftover (ha!) unfilled cookies can be stored in air-tight containers for up to two weeks (if they last that long).
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Can a bank foreclose on property if the property no longer belongs to the borrower?
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More information is needed. But I am assuming you are saying that a property owner deeded the property to someone else while the bank had a mortgage on it. Under these circumstances, yes the mortgage company can foreclose and in fact, the transfer may b a default under the deed of trust which allows them to foreclose even if the loan is current.
If you are asking a general question - Yes a bank can foreclose on property that no longer belongs to the borrower. Each specific circumstance may be different but a bank does not lose a security interest in the land just because property is conveyed to a new borrower. There are circumstances where the bank's deed of trust could be wiped out but you would need to speak to an attorney about the specific circumstances
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MINNEAPOLIS—It's not particularly unusual for the Twins to sign a couple of pitchers who grew up within 20 miles of each other. But when those hometowns are 7,500 miles from Minneapolis, that's much more unusual.
Such is the case with Taiwanese righthanders Hung-Yi Chen, a native of Taichung, and Kua-Hua Lo, from nearby Kaohsiung. The teenagers will begin their first full season together in minor league camp in March. International scout Cary Broder, who lives in Taiwan, signed both a year apart.
"Taiwan is a little more scout-friendly, sign-friendly, than Japan or (South) Korea, but the players are just as advanced," vice president for player personnel Mike Radcliff said. "We have a lot of belief in these guys' ability."
Chen, 19, signed in 2010 and spent last season in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. The 18-year-old Lo agreed to a contract last summer, and the Twins sent him to Australia to gain experience before bringing him to the U.S. for instructional league.
In their brief auditions, the Twins like what they've seen.
"Lo is a little bigger, throws a little harder. He's already (throwing) in the (low) 90s," Radcliff said.
"Chen is a little more advanced in his ability to throw strikes. He has a compact delivery, and he's down in the zone with everything. We believe he'll be a 90-miles-per-hour guy as he grows."
Chen already throws four pitches, including an effective changeup. He started strong in the GCL, allowing just four runs in his first 22 innings for a 1.64 ERA. But the heat of all those Florida day games took its toll on the teenager. Chen wilted in the August heat of Fort Myers, Fla., allowing 13 earned runs over his last 13 innings.
"His numbers ended up taking a hit, but he showed us he can pitch," Radcliff said.
• The Twins released a trio of righthanders, Venezuelans Cesar Ciurcina and Pedro Guerra and Australian Todd Van Steensel. Each opened the 2011 season at Rookie-level Elizabethton.
• Minnesota will hold five of the top 75 picks in the 2012 draft, including No. 2 overall, thanks to free agent compensation picks from the Rockies (for Michael Cuddyer) and Diamondbacks (for Jason Kubel). They had six of the first 75 picks in 2004, but have only Trevor Plouffe, Glen Perkins, Kyle Waldrop and Anthony Swarzak to show for it.


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Posada: Terrorist or Hero?
He's like Thomas Jefferson: While I understand that those who have not experienced the cruelty of communism may not be able to fully appreciate the heroics of those who combat it, I was somewhat perplexed that a journalist — an American journalist — would condemn the efforts of Cuban hero Luis Posada Carriles as Chuck Strouse did in his February 25 column, "Terrorists With Friends." Strouse fails to acknowledge that when at war, nations — this nation included — must use these tactics. Not so long ago, this great nation of ours also wanted to be free, but it did not have the military strength to defeat the British. How did our founding fathers address this? They legalized privateering, whereby authorized private pirates loyal to our independence efforts would attack British ships, loot them, and kill the British sailors onboard.
Nowadays, Mr. Strouse would call that conduct an act of terror. Well, those acts of terror freed us and allowed for the longest-lasting democracy known to man. Mr. Posada Carriles has done nothing different from what this nation has actually encouraged in the past. While times have changed, some things have not: The hunger for freedom still makes a man commit acts that under normal circumstances would be deemed intolerable.
The circumstances call for extreme measures. When Cuba is free, we will denounce acts of terror. But until then, we are at war, even if it is a "bad war." By the way, I am not in my 70s or 80s; I am 45 years old.
Ibrahim Reyes
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Free weekly is like Joe Stalin: Once again, the wonderful staff at Miami New Times has marshaled its powers to smack down anything that has to do with Cuba and the people who have done great things for the Cuban community and this country. You did it when Tomás Regalado was running for mayor of Miami, and now you do it with Luis Posada Carriles. I would just like to inform you that this is why sales are dropping. It's also why no one will ever read your low-quality, fact-evading articles. I wonder why New Times won't publish an article about how the U.S. government left thousands of Cubans to be shot and killed like pigs on the beach after they gave their word to freedom fighters such as Luis Posada Carriles that they would provide air support. I guess that story will never be juicy enough for Miami New Times.
Also, the U.S. discarded the bombing of that plane because their investigation showed that an American operative leaked information to the Cuban government about a planned attack that would have killed a vast majority of Fidel's top-ranking officers and government leaders. Instead, thanks to an American snitch, the Castro brothers ordered the airline to load that plane with tourists. Truth hurts, doesn't it? That's why the news won't tell you.
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This guy is like Osama: Posada is the worst terrorist of the American continent. His crime wasn't only against Cuban people. The longest list of his victims includes people of Venezuela (he worked for the Secret Service), Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Panama. He is the Osama Bin Laden of the Americas.
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Cocaine guys are reinvented: In response to "I, Max" by Gus Garcia-Roberts (February 25): I met Mickey Munday last month at a charity event that I attended in Broward County. The charity, a very legitimate one that works with several counties in Florida, brought Munday up to the stage and introduced him as a friend. This showed me that he was what he was but is now contributing to bettering the lives of underprivileged children. I found him to be a genuine, intelligent individual that told a story that needed to be told.
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A CARDBOARD box company, which includes Sky Sports and Disney as clients, has expanded its premises and targeted to double turnover to £15m.
Tyne Tees Packaging (TTP), based on Heighington Lane Business Park in Newton Aycliffe, has become one of the largest independent manufacturers of corrugated packaging in the North East since it was founded by managing director Gerard Wiper in 1982.
He started the company with a 5,000 sq ft operation on Aycliffe Business Park and doubled premises two years later.
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Now after moving into a 70,000 sq ft unit opposite its previous site on Grindon Way, TTP, which employs 50 people, has set an ambitious target to double turnover from £7.5m
Its new operation includes investment in the latest machinery which will allow the business to remain competitive while diversifying its client base.
Operations manager Mark Barron said: "We have relocated several times but that has always been because we have outgrown premises. This time is no different. To move the company forward, we need to bring in new machinery and expand capacity to grow even further over the next decade.
"Everything is much more competitive these days so we constantly have to look at how we improve efficiency to get things moving through the plant quickly and we can only do that by investing in new technology."
Many customers have been there since the early days but the order book continues to grow with 25 new clients this year alone and turnover expected to exceed £8m next year.
Mark added: "We now have a fantastic operation with design, production, warehousing and logistics all on one prime location. It's the most exciting time there has ever been for this business.
"Realising the potential for more growth, increasing turnover and generating more profit are all exciting challenges. Can we increase turnover to more than £15million? Well, if we have the right team in place at the right time and with the right machinery then yes, I am confident we will."
Location was an important factor in TTP's move with the business determined to stay true to its Aycliffe roots.
Having its own logistics division and fleet of vehicles so close to the A1 has served the business well, with most of its Scottish borders to Humberside catchment area accessible within a couple of hours.
Mr Barron added: "We have seen a lot of changes here and unfortunately many businesses are long gone. But Hitachi will certainly make people sit up and take notice. It will attract a lot of businesses back to Aycliffe and everybody needs packaging so hopefully we can benefit from that."


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44pc of all restaurant and retail mobile ad campaigns include store locator: study
Pointing to the success of mobile marketing to drive in-store traffic, close to half of all mobile ad campaigns from the retail and restaurant vertical included a store locator during the first half of 2012, according to a new study from Millennial Media.
Millennial Media?s November Smart report looks specifically at the retail and restaurant industries. In addition to using examples to show what these companies are doing in mobile, the report also examines how consumers respond to mobile advertising from restaurant and retail brands.
?Mobile presents advertisers a great opportunity to drive foot traffic into various physical locations, and brands are responding by increasingly shifting ad spend away from traditional local channels and into mobile," said Marcus Startzel, general manager of North America at Millennial Media, Baltimore.
?Of note, we saw 44 percent of all campaigns in the vertical used a store locator, which was significantly higher than our platform average, and shows how advertisers are dedicated to ensuring consumers can always find the closest location, no matter where they may be,? he said.
Driving in-store traffic
According to the report, the restaurant and retail vertical was the third largest on Millennial Media?s platform during the first and second quarters of 2012. Spend from these companies grew by an average of 11 percent each month during the first six months of the year.
Specifically, clothing retailers made up 30 percent of the campaigns used by retail and restaurant companies during the first half of 2012. Home products made up 21 percent of the campaigns on Millennial Media?s platform.
Mobile ads from restaurants can be particularly effective at driving in-store traffic, per the report. For example, the combination of restaurants and fast-food companies make up 16 percent of Millennial Media?s advertiser mix.
To drive in-store traffic, 61 percent of retail and restaurant marketers used location-based targeting during the first six months of 2012. Sixty percent of these campaigns were for restaurant brands.
When it comes to the goals that retailers and restaurants have behind their mobile campaigns, 38 percent of marketers want to drive in-store traffic. Seventeen percent aim to drive site traffic.
Sixteen percent of retailers and restaurants advertising on Millennial Media?s platform want to boost brand awareness, which is often used by jewelry brands, quick-service restaurants and apparel retailers.
Eleven percent of marketers turn to the medium for product launches. This is especially prevalent for a whopping 73 percent of computer and electronics brands.
Fifty-seven percent of online retailers used mobile to increase sales leads.
Post-click activities
The report also looked at what consumers do after clicking on an ad.
Eight percent of consumers who interacted with mobile campaigns from retailers and restaurant companies downloaded an app. Across all industries, app downloads made up 40 percent of post-click activities.
Commerce-related activities made up 36 percent of post-click activities for restaurant and retail mobile campaigns. Only eight percent of mobile campaigns across all verticals included commerce as a post-click action.
When it comes to combining mobile with social media, 30 percent of mobile campaigns from retailers and restaurants specifically made the option available in ad units. Seventeen percent of all mobile campaigns did the same.
?Branding campaigns and driving store traffic are incredibly important to brands in the retail and restaurant vertical, but there is also a great opportunity to use mobile to drive direct sales via mcommerce,? Mr. Startzel said.
?We saw 36 percent of campaigns feature a mcommerce post-click action, which was 4.5 times our platform average,? he said.
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Lauren Johnson is associate reporter on Mobile Marketer, New York