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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES TO FACILITATE SMALL FARMERS IN LOCAL FOOD DISTRIBUTION Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 2:30-4:00 PM Eastern. Welcome & Opening Remarks LeAnn Oliver, Deputy Administrator for Co-op Programs
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Karen Firestein, USDA Rural Development,
Cooperative Specialist, Davis, CA
Collaboration is a recursiveprocess where two or more people or organizations work together in an intersection of common goals — for example, an intellectual endeavor[1][2] that is creative in nature[3]—by sharing knowledge, learning and building consensus. From Wikipedia
Non profits
Institutions –schools, hospitals, restaurants
Consumer groups
Local Government- public health officials
There is a common need within the group that is a broader than the farmers' needs
The goal is to develop a local food distribution system to provide healthy food to consumers.
Kaiser Permanente's Medical Center's with farmers markets -A collaboration with local farmers markets organizations, hospital, non profits
In some cases, a cooperative is formed in collaboration with other organizations.
A non profit was formed first to promote locally grown agriculture: Central Coast Grown
Their philosophy is that everyone benefits from good, healthy, locally-grown foods. They benefit, our children benefit, schools and hospitals benefit, retailers benefit, the local economies benefit, and the environment benefits.
A non profit agricultural education program is collaborating with San Diego County School District, Farm Bureau, Occidental College's Center for Food and Justice, California Center for Cooperative Development and local farmers to develop a local distribution system that will deliver foods to schools and institutions.
County initiative to purchase locally grown food is driving this collaborative effort that involves San Mateo County Farm Bureau, county health officials, and agricultural non profit formed to benefit local farms.
"collaboratives", can be defined for this discussion as non-profit organizations, acting as marketing agents for farmers to sell directly to local institutions.
Example Growers Collaborative systems set up in the Bay Area, Central Coast, and Ventura.
Farmers do not want to take the risk or have the "economic incentive" to form a marketing corporation.
Consumers/institutions do not want to take the risk or have the authority to start a buying corporation.
Economic goals are not the primary force behind collaborative efforts.
Larger role of nonprofit or public institutions in organizational efforts
Grants usually required for start-up costs
Dave Runsten,
CAFF Director of Policy and Programs
Jim Churchill, an Ojai citrus grower, was delivering fruit to Juanamaria Elementary School in Ventura in one of the first farm to school efforts
He wanted a more organized approach to aggregating and delivering local produce
CAFF agreed to sponsor the project and administer grants
First grants in 2004, including a 2-year USDA VAPG of $210,000
Interviewed all local distributors asking if they would deliver local produce and they all said no
Asked growers if they wanted a cooperative or some ownership and they all said no
So created a non-profit distribution entity: old trucks picked up and delivered, took title to produce, used local food bank's cooler
In 2006, started another hub in Davis to deliver to Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area with 2-year USDA VAPG of $215,000. Also started some sales from Fresno.
Shifted to for-profit LLC, seeking private investment
By early 2008, monthly sales of combined hubs averaged $85,000, or over $1 million per year
Customers included:
Bon Appetit Management Co.
Dreamworks, Getty Museum, Biola University, Intel…and 25 more
Schools, such as Ventura USD
Hospitals, such as Kaiser Permanente
Universities, such as Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Davis
The Fruit Guys, who deliver to corporations
A company providing organic school meals
Undercapitalized, like many small businesses. Private investment did not materialize.
Could not increase sales sufficiently to cover fixed costs, so CAFF constantly covering losses
Trucking inefficient
Too much seasonal variation in local to be stand-alone distributor
But was a successful demonstration project, allowed many institutions to source local produce and to demand it from their mainstream distributors
The produce distribution industry then realized that they needed to find ways to access local produce to satisfy this demand, and that is the process going on now across the country
CAFF's solution is to shift GC to a series of aggregation hubs and work with conventional produce distributors.
CAFF is working hand-in-hand with private companies to establish local food aggregation hubs at strategic locations throughout California. They will be staffed and operated by professional food distribution entities.
These aggregation hubs will sell to mainstream food distributors, thereby significantly impacting the regional infrastructure for local food while maintaining a fiscally sustainable model.
Growers Collaborative Bay Area opened for business in November 2009. GCBA is currently doing business with several mainstream distribution companies, including Fresh Point, San Francisco Specialties, and Daylight Produce.
Work with more farmers
Access more trucks & capacity
Access more customers
Get more source-identified local food into more retail & food service operations
The Growers Collaborative hub aggregates product:
The hub collects, identifies, and sells local food.
CAFF grower outreach
GC hub
CAFF marketing
CAFF consumer education
currently in operation
GC Sacramento
estimated to open June 2010
GC Humboldt
under discussion
GC Santa Rosa
planning grant submitted
GC Central Coast
GC Los Angeles
estimated to open June 2010
GC San Diego
Ellen Michel
Marketing and Outreach
Bloomington Cooperative Services
Bloomingfoods Market and Deli
Board Member - Local Growers Guild
The Local Growers Guild is a cooperative of farmers, retailers and community members dedicated to strengthening the local food economy in Southern Indiana through education, direct support and market connections.
Mission:The Local Growers Guild creates a local foods system that provides quality food to communities through direct markets and retailers; preserves the viability of family farms; improves the quality of life for growers; makes food issues visible; and promotes practices that preserve and protect the Earth.
Two part-time staff
Low wages, no benefits
Grassroots origins with volunteers
Collaborative effort with many players
• creating an enduring structure with resources to maintain and grow the organization
• engaging members at three levels (grower, retailer, community), and helping them be committed champions of the local foods movement
• recognizing funding opportunities and being prepared to act when they arise
• responding to member diversity, expectations and needs
The Local Growers Guild received seed money from Bloomingfoods in 2005 when the food co-op received an equity windfall from the
Blooming Prairie Cooperative
Warehouse after it was sold to
natural foods distributor
UNFI (United Natural Foods, Inc.)
Full circle: distribution challenge
Bloomington Cooperative Services
is a member-owned mutual benefit corporation whose
purpose is to expand and sustain the cooperative business model.
We promote community involvement, consumer education, and the
benefits of member-ownership.
Bloomingfoods Market and Deli
is a member-owned grocery providing Southern Indiana with healthful,
high quality, and environmentally sound products at a fair price. We promote
locally grown, nutritious and non-chemically produced foods. We emphasize
consumer education, community involvement, and excellent customer service.
The bottom line: We know that our customers want
(and need) more local, organic, sustainable food.
"We are suffering from the loss of knowledge and the missed opportunity of competitive innovation regarding how food works on anything but a large, national/international distribution model."
Knowledge gaps:
The agricultural products that are subsidized and supported are not the ones that consumers desire in order to make an impact on their health or on the health of the environment.
Retaining valuable skills from agricultural past, including the ability to cooperate:
best of the past
Becoming more successful technological innovators, at small, urban, rural and suburban (local) scale:
best of the future
Building a new
infrastructure for
local foods
U.S. Department Of Agriculture (USDA)
Stephanie M. Smith
Senior Legal Adviser for Cooperative Programs
USDA Rural Development
Washington, DC
Most business organizations form legal business entities to validate their business activities with the federal, state and local governments; and the general public.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is able to tax these business activities of the particular business organization according to the very characteristics and purpose of the legal business entity created.
Cooperatives (Co-ops) are organized by the people who use its services and whose benefits are derived and distributed equitably on the basis of use
C-Corporations (C-Corps) are organized for-profit entities to distribute wealth to employees and shareholders
Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) are organized for-profit entities for a single business purpose
Non-Profit Organizations (Non-Profits) are organized solely to provide programs and services that are of self-benefit
Low Profit Limited Companies (L3Cs) are organized to bridge the gap between non-profit and for-profit investing
Collaborative Marketing Groups (CMGs) are organized to directly market and distribute products on behalf of farmers as either a co-op, corporation or LLC
They all provide goods and services
They all are recognized by the IRS for tax paying purposes, if applicable
They all are organized via state statutory laws
They all have an ownership or management structure
They all operate under a particular goal, mission or purpose
Each organization is taxed differently by the IRS based on the organization's unique characteristics
The ownership or management structure is not equally structured
Each business organization is structured with different goals or purposes in mind
Co-ops - Member/Patrons
C-Corps - Stockholders
LLCs - Member/Shareholders
Non-Profits - Nobody
L3Cs - Member/Shareholders
CMGs - Member/Patrons/Shareholders
Co-ops - Board of Directors elected by patron members
C-Corps - Board of Directors elected by shareholders
LLCs - LLC Members
Non-Profits - Board of Directors
L3Cs - L3C Members
CMGs - Board of Directors elected by patron members, shareholders or LLC members
Co-ops - One share/fee to establish membership
C-Corps - One share of stock
LLCs - At discretion of LLC members
Non-Profits - Membership fee
L3Cs - At discretion of LLC members
CMGs - Based on their chosen business entity
Co-ops - To meet member needs for goods or services, market members' products and earn a return on member investment
C-Corps - To earn a return on owner investments
LLCs - To earn a return on members' investments; to provide employment for members
Non-Profits - To provide services or information
L3Cs - To provide a structure that facilitates investments in socially beneficial, for-profit ventures
CMGs - To provide a structure for farmers to work together over an extended time period to market their agricultural products
Co-ops - Limited to members' investment in the cooperative
C-Corps - Limited to shareholder's investment in the corporation
LLCs - Limited to LLC member(s)' investment in the LLC
Non-Profits - Limited to assets of the organization
L3Cs - Limited to L3C member(s)' investment in the L3C
CMGs - Based on the chosen business entity's limitations
as stated above
Co-ops - Retained profits; sale of shares to members and outside investors
C-Corps - Retained profits and sale of shares to investors
LLCs - LLC members' investments and retained profits
Non-Profits - Grants, individual contributions, fees for services
L3Cs - L3C members' investments and retained profits
CMGs - Based on the chosen legal entity
Co-ops - Members in proportion to their use; preferred shareholders in proportion to investment, up to 8%
C-Corps - Shareholders in proportion to investment
LLCs - LLC members in proportion to investment or by agreement
Non-Profits - Retained within the organization
L3Cs - L3C members in proportion to investment or by agreement
CMGs - Based on the chosen business entity
Co-ops - Members pay on qualified allocated profit and cash received; Co-op pays on nonqualified and unallocated profits
C-Corps - Shareholders pay individual capital gains rate on dividends; C-Corp pays corporate rate on profits
LLCs - LLC members pay individual rate, or can elect to be taxed as a corporation
Non-Profits - Not Applicable
L3Cs - L3C members pay individual rate, or can elect to be taxed as a corporation
CMGs - Based on the chosen business entity
L3Cs- L3Cs are considered hybrid for/non-profits, but are not tax exempt charities unless they meet the IRS's 501(c)(3) requirements. As late as August, 2009, there are currently 8 jurisdictions to recognize L3Cs to include, Vermont, Illinois, Michigan, Wyoming, Utah, Maine, the Crow Nation and the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
CMGs- CMGs may be formally established business organizations or informal associations. Some CMGs are based on significant investments in processing and distribution facilities, while others rely on the human capital embodied in their members' ideas and the social capital embodied in their collaborative spirit. See University of Minnesota Extension Services discussion on CMGs.
You may contact Stephanie M. Smith at (202) 690-1411 or [email protected] for more detailed information about this presentation.
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It's been a long time coming, but Scream 4 is now on the way, not only with original cast Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and David Arquette, but master of horror Wes Craven is returning to the director's chair for the Ghostface killer sequel. Entertainment Weekly has just released the first official teaser poster for this, though it isn't much different from a poster that showed up at American Film Market late last year, and sat down with Craven who couldn't reveal too much about his return to the franchise, but he did delve a little deeper into where we'll find our damsel in distress, Sidney Prescott, in the fourth go-round in this series.
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LIBA's mission is to pursue Ethics and Excellence. In line with this ideal, LIBA established the Loyola Centre for Business Ethics and Corporate Governance to propagate business ethics and internationally accepted corporate governance practices for the benefit of students, who are the future of the business world. Objectives of the Centre are to raise awareness on ethical issues, inspire socially responsible leadership, enrich ethical knowledge and societal obligations and to promote principle based corporate governance.
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In general, a motorcycle might be basically less safe than a car, but there are a couple of factors that people could do to keep safe on the road.
1. Choose the proper jacket
As a motorcycle provides little protection in the accident, what rider needs to wear would be a part of the accident protection system. Even when you are not in the crash with a vehicle, you would lose control easily and lay down the bike. In these cases, you would slide along on the road.
The most important reason why many riders choose leather is that it is strong enough to keep their skin from scratching when sliding on the road ground. In addition, motorcyclist is always exposed to other hazards such as cigarette butts, bugs or small rocks, which driver in a car would avoid. At about 97 km/h or 60 mph, even the small rocks could sting. And a leather jacket could help to protect you from them.
2. Avoid distraction
All of us understand that distraction while driving is not a good idea, but it is worse when you are riding a motorcycle. The key to keep safe on the road is being hyper-aware of everything that is going on the surrounding.
Remember that it is quite difficult for drivers to see a motorcycle, particularly especially those in SUVs or large vehicles. Therefore, you have to notice and avoid these dangerous things instead of betting on them noticing you. If you are using your iPod or smartphone, your reaction time would be cut by a couple precious seconds, which will put you at higher risks of an accident.
3. Check the weather
As the motorcycle are not as stable as other 4-wheel vehicles, riding a bike in the heavy rain is definitely much more dangerous than driving a truck or car. With only 2 wheels, the traction is just a half of that in a car. In addition, without the windshield wipers, your vision would be compromised.
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Wearing a helmet is probably the most essential thing that you could do to be safe on the road as it will keep your head from any serious injuries, which could lead to even death for a rider.
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They had a huge amount of crazy doughnuts, but I went with two classics Portland Cream and Bacon Maple Bar. I'm not a huge doughnut person, so I wasn't overly impressed, but it was still delicious. We went to the shop in NE Portland to avoid the crazy lines/trying to navigate driving downtown. We walked in and the place was empty. I was able to take my time and figure out what I wanted without feeling pressured. As soon as we sat down, there was suddenly a line out the door. So I guess try to get there around 10ish because we had good luck then. But the line still wasn't as bad as the downtown location.
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As described in my Appreciating The Value Of Your Digital Assets post earlier this week, this year we're going to be investigating far more of the metadata and infrastructure side of digital assets, because that is where I believe the more important (and therefore, interesting) activity is taking place.
With that in mind, there was an article this week on Coindesk.com about 7 emerging trends in blockchains. For anyone who has not read my article and doesn't know what I'm talking about, blockchains are distributed ledgers used to record transactions in a de-centralised fashion. Currently, the most common type of activity relates to bitcoins, but there are other innovations which do not specifically involve digital currencies, but can reference other digital assets instead. In particular, the fourth point in the article is of relevance:
"Provenance – or the tracking of ownership – was also cited as a use case that would see further growth this year. The digital tokens that a blockchain could, proponents say, can also be used as digitized representations of the documents that accompany financial transactions or goods on a supply line. There are numerous use cases within finance, where many processes involve the processing of shared documents between various parties. Beyond finance, a blockchain can provide a full audit trail of a piece of data's origin in both time and place. In this way, a blockchain can act as a provenance protocol for data across disparate semi-trusting organizations." [Read More]
They're called digital assets, the clue's in the title, as the saying goes.
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Last season, Dana White was so embarrassed with the effort of the TUF 19 participants that he only booked two non-finalists to compete at the finale; this season, all of the TUF 20 ladies are getting a shot to stay in with a win (with the exception of Justine Kish, who is still rehabbing her knee injury). That's right, all your favourites: JoJo! Felice Herrig! Aisling Daly! Angela Magaña! Eh…
You better get used to these names, because depending on how much 115 pound talent they're able to add over the next couple of years, the women from this season could be the top title contenders for the foreseeable future. That's how it goes when you cast based on merit as opposed to whatever show biz criteria they use for most seasons. The tournament format was a smashing success, leading to matches that were high on star power, action, and intrigue. It ended up being lopsided in favour of Team Pettis, not through any fault of coach Gilbert Melendez. The idea to seed the fighters before their selection meant that any slip up during team picks could be costly and Gilbert learned this the hard way.
Going into the final episode, he still had one horse left in the race. Could she go all the way?
Team Colours
Team Melendez
Team Pettis
Before we get the answer to that, we have the conclusion of the all Team Pettis side of the bracket. Carla Esparza and Jessica Penne are two of the closest people in the house. Friend fighting friend is a common TUF plot thread, though they usually happen earlier than this. It had to be on their minds as soon as they saw the tournament laid out. Before Tecia Torres came back, Carla and Jessica were the two highest seeds on their side.
We get an Anthony Pettis testimonial and I just realized that this only the second time that the coaches fought before the actual season finale (the previous time? UFC 115, where the TUF 11 coaches Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz were supposed to face off for a third time, only for an injured Ortiz to be replaced by Rich Franklin). That takes some of the punch out of this episode since we already know the conclusion of their heated rivalry…what's that? There was so little interaction between them on the show that you can't prove they weren't filmed in completely separate locations and brought together by clever editing and computer graphics? Well, okay then.
Carla tries to stay focused on her business and not look over at Jessica's side of the gym during training. Kind of like when you used to play GoldenEye 007 with four friends on the Nintendo 64 and you had to make a gentlemen's (or ladies') agreement not to look at each other's screens. Someone always would though.
I actually found it endearing that Carla was worried about Jessica maybe not wanting to be friends with her after the fight. Even after all the crap she's given my girl Randa Markos, I found this somewhat touching. Not that I can relate. I know if that if one of my friends tackled me to the ground, beat the s**t out of me for fifteen minutes, and said beating resulted in me missing out on the opportunity of a lifetime…that friendship would be done right quick.
The fight (Esparza v. Penne)
The whole fight, Carla was getting in and out beautifully. Jessica was able to catch her a couple of times as she came in, but overall Carla was on point. She started off employing a completely different strategy than in the quarterfinals, not going for a single shot in the first couple of minutes. Jessica was the one moving forward, Carla was the one dictating the action. Someone shouted "two minutes!" and Carla finally went for a leg. Jessica was prepared and avoided being put on her back the first time.
Despite that, Jessica was reacting the whole time and not countering with anything particularly effective. Carla would get a takedown at the end of the first round (a favourite tactic of hers) and she took it comfortably 10-9.
In terms of intensity, I'm tempted to say that this fight had a high level sparring feel to it. However, their faces told a different story. They really laid into each other and both of them were badly bruised up by the end of it. Jessica is tough as hell, but she was getting cracked over and over again.
Her aggression occasionally paid off, particularly in the last round, though it turned out to be too little too late. Even if you removed Carla's takedowns, I still had her taking the fight three rounds to zip. She really showed the extent of her striking prowess in this one, employing some nice leg kicks and elbows in addition to solid boxing. The commish delivers the verdict, a unanimous decision win for Carla, and we have our first finalist.
Jessica is nothing but grateful for the whole experience. She came off as one of the most likeable women on the show and I see her having a bright UFC career.
The next fight isn't exactly striker versus grappler since Rose Namajunas has proven to be deadly off of her back. Still, it's suggested that she might want to keep things standing to avoid Randa's top game. Is Rose a particularly small strawweight? I know she's got a slight build on a tall frame, but I do wonder if she's susceptible to being neutralized by a strong wrestler. Then again, that hasn't worked out for her opponents so far, both of whom were finished by submission.
It occurs to me now that there hasn't been any interaction whatsoever between Rose and Randa prior to this episode. Are they friends? Enemies? The latter seems likely due to Rose getting along with mostly everyone, including Randa's nemeses Carla and Felice. Maybe they just stayed out of each other's way.
Randa gets a birthday surprise, a phone call from her sister. She's in tears as soon as she hears the dial tone. We're not privy to the phone call, which probably wouldn't be all that interesting to us anyway. It's gratifying for her just to know that her loved ones are okay. Pettis wants to make sure that she keeps in mind what she's fighting for: herself, her family, her husband, her…
…wait…Randa is married?
The fight (Namajunas v. Markos)
Everything is calm until Rose does a fancy foot shuffle and that sets Randa off! She goes in wild with Rose managing to avoid taking any major shots. They grapple and go down to the mat. Rose initially ends up on top, but Randa tries to just power out of Rose's half guard. Dana is blown away by their raw strength and so am I.
Randa smartly stays wrapped around Rose's leg when she tries to posture up and the result is a takedown for Randa. Undeterred, Rose goes for the same kimura she used to beat JoJo. At first, Randa flips right out of it, but Rose is focused on the hold and she gives Randa no chance to reset into a more comfortable position. They roll and Rose is on top now where she works the hold for another submission win!
A subdued celebration by her standards.
Rose says they're going to party tonight! I gave the "Breakout star" award to Randa last week, but Rose has done just as much to get her name out there with her cool personality and thrilling finishes. Pettis points out that she won all of her fights on the show by submission even though she has a reputation as a striker. The first time I heard of Rose was because of her famous boyfriend; after this week, we might be referring to Pat Barry as "that kickboxer who is engaged to Rose Namajunas".
I'd be remiss if I didn't give at least a cursory overview of the TUF 20 Finale strawweight bouts. Keep in mind that I'm the worst person in the world at picking fights, especially tournament finales. The only recent winner I can recall picking correctly (not including international editions, though I suck at those too) was Chris Holdsworth. Place your wagers accordingly.
Emily Kagan (3-1) v. Angela Hill (1-0)
Normally, I would lean towards the younger fighter with the greater upside. You have to think they cast Angela H. for reasons beyond her prodigious gastrointestinal aptitude. Even so, I'm going to say that Emily's experience and grappling are going to be too much for her in this situation. Plus, Emily is with Jackson-Wink and I don't take that lightly.
The pick: Kagan
Aisling Daly (14-5) v. Alex Chambers (4-1)
I hate that Aisling missed weight and I hate even more that she apparently looked like the zombie bride of Travis Lutter up there. Still, she is a beast and I didn't see enough from Alex to think that she'll be able to pull off the upset here. Better luck next time, Astro Girl.
The pick: Daly
Tecia Torres (4-0) v. Angela Magaña (11-6)
As fun as it will be to see Tecia smash Angela's obnoxious face in, how could they not set up the Angela M./Heather Clark grudge match? Was it that important for them to stick to the inane Team Pettis v. Team Melendez format? Should Angela M. and Heather both lose tonight and get released, I'm hoping the fight happens somewhere. Shannon Knapp, make this happen!
The pick: Torres
Joanne Calderwood (8-0) v. Seo Hee Ham (15-5)
I don't know anything about Seo Hee Ham, but Seo Hee Ham is in trouble.
The pick: Calderwood
Bec Rawlings (5-3) v. Heather Clark (6-4)
On the other hand, I guess there's the small chance that Heather beats Bec, then she can call out Angela M., and then maybe she can convince Felice to fight her a third time, and…
The pick: Rawlings
Felice Herrig (9-5) v. Lisa Ellis (15-8)
Maybe the toughest preliminary bout to predict. Felice and Lisa have both fought a who's who of women's MMA, to varying degrees of success. It was impossible for me to get any kind of read on Lisa's capabilities based on her work on the show since she was dealing with numerous distractions including a long layoff and the anxiety of being away from her baby. I'm a little more familiar with Felice, so I'll go with what I know.
The pick: Herrig
Jessica Penne (11-2) v. Randa Markos (4-1)
I had this great write-up prepared for Randa if she made it to the finals to face Carla, you should have seen it. It was something about "favourite versus underdog, mean girl versus shrinking violet, big name versus unknown" all that jazz. I might have even thrown a Hemingway reference in there or something. Alas.
Jessica lived up to her hype on the show and frankly, her fight with Carla may as well have been the finale. I'm riding with Randa anyway.
The pick: Markos
Carla Esparza (9-2) v. Rose Namajunas (2-1)
You're 22 years old. You're in your first UFC fight. First UFC main event. First five rounder. For a UFC title. You're Rose Namajunas.
Anytime an unlikely contender emerges, you have to constantly ask if what's happening is substantial and if it isn't, when will reality come crashing down? For all we know, Rose is peaking at the right time, or at least hitting the first major peak of her athletic prime. There's still no blueprint as to how or when one is supposed to be their best in MMA, so who's to say that it isn't Rose's time now? She has been an absolute killer, having finished three tough opponents to make it to the end, including JoJo, who is widely considered to be top five in the weight class. Disregarding the unorthodox circumstances of TUF fights, there's no denying the results. Rose is a winner and she earned her spot.
That said, you have to think this is the end of the road. Before even stepping foot in the TUF house, Carla owned wins over Felice and Bec, and she took current WSOF champ Jessica Aguilar to a close split decision back in 2011. Her credentials dwarf Rose's and her performances on the show only validated them further. She used sound strategy and timely takedowns en route to winning round after round. She also showed excellent striking against Jessica, the one area where you might think Rose could catch her.
You can't rule out Rose snagging something from bottom position considering we've seen her do it several times, but Carla just seems too technically sound and patient for that to happen. Rose projects as a legitimate money making star for the UFC someday. Just not this Friday.
The pick: Esparza
Friday, December 12, 2014: It's the TUF 20 Finale! Watch it! Who are you kidding, you know you don't have anything better to do.


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Max Scherzer, another pitcher we've never faced, but actually has good stuff.
Tonight: RHP Javier Vazquez (9-8, 4.90) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (7-9, 4.03) @ 7:05 p.m., YES Network
Tuesday: LHP CC Sabathia 15-5, 3.14) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (13-7, 3.72) @ 7:05 p.m., MY9
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Thursday: RHP Phil Hughes (14-5, 3.94) vs. RHP Rick Porcello (5-10, 5.53) @1:05 p.m., YES Network
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Max Scherzer, another pitcher we've never faced, but actually has good stuff.
Lineup as per yesnetwork.com:
Jeter SS
Swish RF
Teixeira 1B
ARod 3B
Cano 2B
Posada DH
Granderson CF
Cervelli C
Gardner LF
Javy Vazquez P
good website, lots of info there.
I'm tired of this team right now. I'm watching football tonight.
Who's more frustrating....Vazquez or Burnett? Everything about Vazquez is negative. With both guys they're either good or really, really, really bad.
Derek Jeter....16th double play of the year....he is the Double Play Don.
This game is making me sick. And with the Rays winning we'll be tied for 1st again. This team better get their act together or else they'll be on the outside looking in come October.
We all know what's coming here... 6-4-3
That was way too predictable. I'm sorry but I don't give Jeter anything more than 1 year deal. He's already been paid for what he's done for this franchise.
This team is in trouble. I would call up Montero to shake things up.
The Double Play Don strikes again. Thanks for helping a relief pitcher who couldn't throw a strike get off the hook, Derek!
The funny thing is Derek was moved from the #2 spot to the #1 in the lineup because he was hitting into too many DP's and killing rallies as a result. Now at the leadoff spot he'sd still doing the same.


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Portland, OR, 97202
Doors 7:00 PM / Show 8:00 PM
Behind their first LP of original songs in eight years 'Modern Blues,' The Waterboys have confirmed an extensive US tour. Waterboys founder/frontman Mike Scott will be joined on all dates by the same musicians who played on the record including legendary Muscle Shoals bassist David Hood (in his first tour since playing with Traffic in 1972), soul deep Texas guitarist Zach Ernst (Black Joe Lewis, The Relatives), drummer Ralph Salmins (Van Morrison), longtime Waterboys fiddler Steve Wickham, and Memphis keyboardist "Brother" Paul Brown. Full itinerary below. The bands' show last week in London drew 5-star reviews from The Daily Mail ("the sound was big, warm, and accomplished") and The Times ("sensational...an heroic performance").
'Modern Blues' is out in the US April 7th via Harlequin and Clown/Kobalt. Check out this video of The Waterboys performing album standout "November Tale" live: http://www.mikescottwaterboys.com/
'Modern Blues' was released in the UK in January to raves. The Telegraph deemed it "rapture inducing" and MOJO gave it 4-stars, calling it "the best Waterboys record since 1988's 'Fisherman's Blues.'"
Freddie Stevenson is a singer songwriter from Edinburgh, currently living and working in New York. A natural born storyteller Freddie trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. This training certainly seasoned his ability to perform, then he simply brought it to a different stage. Freddie first picked up a guitar at the age of eleven and never put it down. His songs and live solo performances are an hypnotic mix of poetry, humor and eerily beautiful tunes, that leave the listener's imagination soaring.
He's recorded several studio albums, the most recent being 'The City Is King' which was released Nov 2011. While recording a "blog of a song", and coining the phrase 'blongs' Freddie recorded 50 demos, which he released one per day for fifty days. Over the last few months Freddie's hand has been heavy writing his next album including secretive works that will eventually be revealed!
Freddie has dedicated his life to music and writing, however this year he is going all out! Knowing that the only way to get your name out there is to get out there, Freddie decided to live on the road for one year and record an album in different places, with different faces, and also different spaces. If you haven't heard 50 'blongs' than you are missing out on a Universal treat, and if you know the album well, then you've utilized the magic when in any particular mood. The coolest part about the album is the production, because you get to hear the demo and his first thought/idea of a song. I love The City Is King, but to have the contrast of a song and listen to how it unveils is so exciting! So Freddie's idea was to hit the road for all of 2014 and make music, then Freddie got a calling...
Mike Scott of the Waterboys graciously invited Freddie to support their US and UK tours! Wow! Thanks Universe! So this bus is leaving mid-Fall with a wide open road ahead, close family and friends always near, new friends on the horizan whilst adventuring into the dark places where dreams are made.
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- Contemplating techniques for investigating the number sequence of 3, 120, 6, 18
- Playing with 120 as it seems to have a " pleasing feel to it
- natural hand dyed cloth using naturally found plant dye enhances the random nature for me
adding unplanned mark to the textile piece
- stitched while observing my internal dialogue as to trying to make the pieces even yet
relishing the little wonky lines that result in approaching the task with no prior
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NO :::11 Sketchbook November 18 2013 ::: The Ralire Study by Milliande Demetriou
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... torn, frayed, ripped, stained, pieces of cloth have an enigma all of their own and transport my thinking 'all over the show' ... how old? where did it come from? who wore it? ... I find them amazingly inspiring and love reusing them in my artwork - usually weaving them into something else ...ReplyDeleteReplies
I had that same discussion with the man ... he finds the history of an old item interesting , travelling along the possibilities of its story .. yet although I find myself liking cloth, the torn, the frayed , the imperfect in search of new possibility ... I am not so much attracted to its story .. I tend to not go " back" as it were and stay in the moment to explore the sensory implications of my contact with the cloth, looking for its narrative as it presents itself to me in that moment but rarely ponder how it became to be ... interesting to ponder ...I think I have a relationship with the cloth itself rather than the person who made it ...Delete


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This post is inspired by seeing many people stay engaged for years and years, "hoping" they can get married year after year, promising this will be their year and yadda yadda yadda. Here's the thing. If you want to get married, it will cost you about $100 and a little bit of your time if you go to a justice of the peace at your local city hall. But the fly in the ointment is that most people want the big party; the wedding with reception. So they let that hold them back from marriage. Marriage and Weddings are not the same thing. Here are some reasons why city hall is the way to go:
The Cost of Weddings is Too Damn High
You will look at venues and the like, thinking about how many people you should invite to eat $60/plate mass produced prime rib and chicken, not even taking into consideration that you rarely pay $60/plate to feed yourself let alone long lost relatives you don't even talk to. The food and the flowers are the most expensive items. So I would say invite your closest family and friends and then go out to a nice restaurant afterward.
You Don't Have to Wait
You can usually just go and fill out some paperwork and do the deed. In some states you may need an appointment, but compared to the months of planning and figuring stuff out for a wedding, it's easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Saves Some Embarassment If Things Don't Go As Planned
So you're in love. You decide to get married. You spend a gazillion dollars on a wedding. Long lost relatives from all over the place come to eat $60/plate prime rib and witness your love. And then it doesn't work out. And you may have gone into debt to pay for the wedding. While it would hurt to end the marriage, you won't have gone into debt in the beginning. This one was pretty macabre, non? Back to the positives then…
It's Romantical
Sometimes there's nothing more romantic than saying to hell with what society wants. I does what I want! And that's totally cool. I got married in a courthouse and many of my family members did too.
There Are Some Beautiful Courthouses Out There
We recently went to gorgeous wedding ceremony at city hall in San Francisco. That building is amazing, there didn't appear to be a bad location to get hitched and it's a big tradition. We saw so many beautiful brides and grooms with their immediate families coming in to get married.
You Can Still Wear The Nice Clothing
The people we saw in San Francisco were all dressed up and it was a nice sight to behold. Gowns, tuxedos, bouquets, bridesmaids, groomsmen. It was all there and it was all love.
So if you're sure you want to be married. You love each other and want to be spouses, just do it! Go to city hall. Be married and be sweet to each other and if things are going really well, then have a huge anniversary party at a later time. Also, here are some beautiful pics of city hall weddings. Pow!


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The last time a reader took a partisan whack at columnist Stephen Goldstein, that letter writer was subsequently swatted by several other readers.
Recently, a letter writer from Weston took empty pot shots at Mr. Goldstein. The letter was devoid of specificity, no facts, no examples of Mr. Goldstein's alleged sins — in other words, shooting blanks.
Criticizing an opinion columnist for making "assumptions and predictions...and stating his desired results" is comical. Isn't that exactly what opinion writers get paid for?
As for Mr. Goldstein being "blinded by hatred," what better proof than that it takes one to know one?
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in Theory and Practice
By Peter Jones
Track Two Diplomacy consists of informal dialogues among actors such as academics, religious leaders, retired senior officials, and NGO officials that can bring new ideas and new relationships to the official process of diplomacy.
Sadly, those involved in official diplomacy often have little understanding of and appreciation for the complex and nuanced role that Track Two can play, or for its limitations. And many Track Two practitioners are often unaware of the realities and pressures of the policy and diplomatic worlds, and not particularly adept at framing their efforts to make them accessible to hard-pressed officials. At the same time, those interested in the academic study of Track Two sometimes fail to understand the realities faced by either set of practitioners.
A need therefore exists for a work to bridge the divides between these constituencies and between the different types of Track Two practice—and this book crosses disciplines and traditions in order to do just that. It explores the various dimensions and guises of Track Two, the theory and practice of how they work, and how both practitioners and academics could more profitably assess Track Two. Overall, it provides a comprehensive picture of the range of activities pursued under this title, to provoke new thinking about how these activities relate to each other, to official diplomacy, and to academe.
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Peter Jones is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, and an Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution.


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Rites & Regulations (5Footway.Inn: Project Sultan)
Platform 65
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"Rites & Regulations" is a theatre double bill featuring Lin Mingyu's "aWake" and Mok Cui Yin's adaptation of "The Coffin is Too Big for the Hole" by Kuo Pao Kun. The show explores different aspects of death, life, and the funerary experience in a city with no room for exceptions, where the living live in standard-sized homes, and the dead rest in standard-sized graves.
An immersive theatrical experience where narrative, lighting, sound, smells, devised movement, and projections interact to recreate a sens
e of quotidian banalities, as well as the jarring sensorial experience of Taoist-Chinese funerals in Singaporean void decks.
The audience is first brought into the Void Deck, a designated "empty space" in Singapore's government housing estates, and a ubiquitous architectural feature of the island city-state. A young Singaporean-Chinese girl struggles to make sense of the strange Taoist rituals and practices at her late great-grandmother's funeral wake.
The show recently received 4* reviews at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and will be touring to Singapore for a series of immersive shows at 5Footway Inn's Atelier and at The Pigeonhole, with the support of the National Arts Council (Singapore).
More details available here: http://ritesandregulations.com/
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Platform 65 is a non-profit arts company by a group of Singaporeans based in London, who aim to provide a platform for anyone to enjoy and to explore literary, theatrical, and visual arts, particularly Singaporean works, artists, and themes.
We are interested in multidisciplinary and collaborative projects. Some of our projects include theatre productions, poetry events, literary supperclubs, oral history projects, and pop-up arts events such as the Pop-Up Singapore House, a pop-up arts venue in a converted townhouse that showcases the best of Singaporean creative talent and artists in the UK.


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Rich DelGrosso Blues Mandolin Workshop - Seattle
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Seattle, Wash. — Dusty Strings Acoustic Music Shop is proud to host two Rich DelGrosso Blues Mandolin Workshops on Saturday, August 16, 2008.
Each workshop is $35, or students may enroll in both for $60.
From 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m the topic will be Rags, Drags, Stomps and Shuffles, Part I: Music of the African-American Mandolinist.
From 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. a continuation of Rags, Drags, Stomps and Shuffles, Part II: Music of the African-American Mandolinist.
DelGrosso is a specialist with an emphasis on the styles of Yank Rachel, Howard Armstrong and Johnny Young. A truly great player and teacher, he has taught music for over 25 years. He also has a regular column in Mandolin Magazine, and his writing has been featured in Living Blues, Mandolin World News, and Frets magazines.
His latest book, Mandolin Blues: from Memphis to Maxwell Street, was released in 2005 and is an essential reference for the Blues Mandolinist.
To enroll, call (206) 634-1662, or toll-free (866) 634-1662 to sign up, or visit www.dustystrings.com for more information and other workshops.
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The importance of play in young children's lives cannot be minimized. From teddy bears to blocks, children's experiences with the tools of play can impact their social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development. Today, the tools of play now include desktop computers and computer-enhanced physical environments. In this paper, we consider the merits of desktop and physical environments for young children (4-6 years old), by comparing the same content-infused game in both contexts. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are used for data collection and analysis. In this paper we also discuss the process of working with children of multiple age groups to develop the physical computer-enhanced environment.


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The new regime entitling parents to share paid time off for child care came into effect recently. The regime applies to employees whose baby was due on or after 5 April 2015, or who adopted a child on or after that date. Leave can be taken in the first year after a child's birth or adoption. The manufacturing work force is usually male- dominated, so this change to the employment law could have a big impact.
Employees will have the same rights to maternity leave and two weeks' paternity leave as before, but, mothers can convert up to 50 weeks of their maternity leave and 37 weeks of their statutory maternity pay into Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Shared Parental Pay (ShPP), and share this with their partner.
Additional paternity leave has been abolished. The new scheme gives parents significant flexibility: they can apply to take time off together or separately, in one continuous period, or discontinuously. Employers will be able to reject some but not all patterns of leave requested.
It is important for employers to understand the eligibility requirements. In general terms, the mother or primary adopter must be entitled to some form of maternity or adoption entitlement, have given notice to curtail it and must share the main responsibility for caring for the child with the named partner. The TUC estimates that around 40% of working parents will not be eligible because either the mother doesn't have a paid job, or the couple do not meet the requirement of being with the same employer for at least 26 weeks by the end of the 15th week before the due date or adoption match.
The next hurdle is the different sets of notice that employees are expected to give – curtailment of maternity or adoption leave, notification of eligibility (at least 8 weeks before taking leave) and intention of either parent to take up SPL. This process will be more straightforward if employers have a clearly drafted policy and template notification letters prepared in advance.
Possibly the biggest issue facing employers is whether to offer enhanced ShPP and whether it is possible to offer only the statutory provision if they already provide enhanced maternity pay. First of all, the introduction of SPL does not affect existing maternity arrangements. The view of BIS (reflecting European Court of Justice decisions) is that the aims of maternity leave are to protect the mother's biological condition during pregnancy and birth and to protect the special relationship between a woman and her baby. SPL is something different – focussed more on childcare. Government advice is that an employer can provide enhanced maternity pay but only statutory pay for SPL, provided that men and women on SPL are treated equally.
However, some commentators are saying that there is still a risk of indirect discrimination claims, particularly where an employer has a very generous enhanced maternity pay policy. In those circumstances, it may be more difficult to justify a policy of providing only statutory pay for SPL. In the Tribunal case of Shuter v Ford Motor Company, Ford offered generous maternity leave provisions (up to 12 months' full pay) but only statutory additional paternity leave provisions. The Tribunal held that Ford's enhanced maternity pay was justified, as it assisted in recruiting women into the workplace and also enabled them to progress into senior positions. Mr Shuter's indirect discrimination claim was not successful. Ford were able to provide detailed recruitment figures which was key to their ability to justify their policy. There could be further developments to follow but, for now, many employers are taking a "wait and see" approach and paying statutory pay only for SPL.
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As Donald Trump roils the waters of American politics with the intensity of a shark in a swimming pool, his family greets its days with fear tinged with faith in those protecting him.
Trump has received threats throughout the campaign. Recently, those threats have spread to his family.
Trump's son, Eric, received a threatening letter containing white powder in March. And now Marla Maples and her daughter, Tiffany Trump, tell People magazine they will be getting Secret Service protection soon. Maples was Trump's second wife; Tiffany is Trump's daughter with Maples.
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Tiffany Trump said the need for security is scary.
"I think it puts things in perspective, but you have to rely on the amazing security we do have in this country and the police and Homeland Security and the FBI. Everyone really wants to protect those who are running for office and the families," she says.
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She said her father has "a lot of Secret Service — he needs it."
"You can be scared," Tiffany said, "but I have faith in the security."
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Maples said the increased fears and protection is just another chapter in the complex story of her life.
"I always knew that this would be happening. It was something we talked about when we were first together, him running for president and what that would mean for our family," Maples said.
"Life is always changing. There's just so much transition in life. Yes, this is another one," she said.
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The director of the Gorilla Foundation was taken to court in 2005 (by two different workers) and I took Penny Patterson's side in this scandal. But from the "Chimp Trainer's Daughter" I have learned that even though people donate over a million dollars a year to Penny ... for some reason the inspections of the facility are not what they should be. Penny has two gorillas to take care of, that's it. She is also linked to a gorilla charity in Africa which according to CTD , doesn't exist. I would not give a penny to this charity.
The Gorilla Foundation has been around for years, and Penny and her team continue to do outstanding work with the gorillas and promoting awareness. When I was in 5th grade, I discovered and read "KoKo's Kitten". The book gave me a new appreciation for the primate world. I began writing letters to the foundation and recieved handwritten responses in return from them, even from Penny herself. I decided to hold a can drive at the elementary school I attend and we raised funds for the gorillas. I received a very special letter and 8x10 picture signed by KoKo herself!! The money they raise is distributed for multiple purposes including the new BIGGER habitat that was built, medical and general care of the gorillas, upkeep of the preserve , awareness and continued studies among a multitude of other things. They rely on donations to continue to do the work they do. I am 28 years old now.....and still love and appreciate the primate species as much as I did when I was a kid! Would LOVE the opportunity to volunteer or work at The Gorilla Foundation! LOVE the work you do!!! Thank You.
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After windows 7 install system hangs before windows loads
A friend decided to install windows 7 pro 64 bit on to a hdd (it was used as a data disk previously but formatted during install). Now he says system hangs at the bios screen (probably before windows loads) and shows up a message that the overclocking (this was part of a motherboard bundle bought) needs to be reset or to press F1.
He has asked me for help - I will be going over tomorrow but thought in the meantime I'd ask if anyone knows what should be done. My first thought was that it might have something to do with the ahci settings but I could be wrong as I didn't think overclocking has something to do with it.
I realize more information would be useful but as I said I won't know till tomorrow so any advice or suggestions would be helpful.
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Boot into BIOS setup to reset to Defaults.
Make sure Win7 HD is set first to boot.
If it still won't boot then unplug all other HD's, confirm Win7 or itäs 100mb System Reserved (preferred) is partition marked Active, then run Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times.
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Discovered IDE was enabled in BIOS so changed it to AHCI and changed ahci value in registry as well. Now pc boots normally
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Khloé Kardashian is reportedly hooking up with French Montana.
Although the reality TV star and the rapper ended their brief relationship last year, with Khloé since going on to date basketball player James Harden for seven months, they have recently started seeing each other again.
A source told the New York Post's Page Six: "Khloé and French Montana are still hooking up but keeping it totally under the radar.
"She's still into French, but she wants to keep it no strings attached. Khloé knows French is a player and doesn't want to get involved with him in that way again right now."
Reports of Khloe's rekindled romance comes after it was claimed that she is planning to move forward with her divorce.
Although the 31-year-old reality TV star called off proceedings while her 36-year-old ex Lamar Odom recovered from his near-fatal collapse in a Nevada brothel last year, she is upset that he has started partying again and is reportedly set to move ahead with dissolving their marriage.
A source told PEOPLE that Khloé is "ready to move on".
The insider added: "She doesn't agree with some of Lamar's choices in the past few weeks. She plans on refiling for divorce soon. She and Lamar are just figuring out the finances first.
"Khloé was there for Lamar when he needed her. She spent months making sure he got the best care and was able to recover. Lamar was her main focus, and it was draining for her. Lamar is ready to be on his own now.
"They will always be friends, but Khloé is ready to move on."