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Dr Jerome Litt is an older dermatologist who has advice for what works and doesn't work in controlling acne. His posts can be found on Health Tap and are very interesting. He says there are many disagreements in the professional community regarding diet and acne but he is one dermatologist who firmly believes there is a connection. He recommends avoiding all dairy foods, high sugar foods, and all nuts including peanut butter. He has seen dramatic improvement in patients who do this and who also use benzoil peroxide products. https://www.healthtap.com/topics/do-nuts-cause-acne
I found this very interesting and did what he said. I have sensitive skin and even with my regime below was still getting little spots here and there. I wasn't worried about them...but why not go for totally clear and maybe use less meds? So I have been following his dietary advice for a couple of weeks and my skin has been totally clear. I used to eat a handful of nuts everyday (organic almonds or walnuts). The problem with nuts is their high Omega 6 content which can cause inflammation in acne prone people.
I need to update my info below but now I am off the retin-a (it caused too much peeling anyway) and I hope to move towards getting off the doxy too.
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Relating to the story above ,people do show how much they love and adore the poor working class.I guess that there are no photos to be taken in this matter. This is really a labour pain ask the doctor to deliver the patiently waiting worker so she can get her unemployment benefits.
St. George south is bee country. The doc got in becaause of coattails and her medical practice. Ask what has happened since. Take a trip to ellerton or surrounding areas and you will see her margin of victory eroded and overtaken. Bear in mind, she went up against a completely lightweight in Cupid Gill. Sutherland is no such lightweight. The fat lady has sung and the nail has been hammered (y)
Do u know the lady alicia deane, she should have been fired long ago on the death of dt, she was forced on the lady, she was never confidential and she is getting what she desired. sorry to seem so callious.
How can she be suing esther, when her money come from the consolidated fun. Is it a coincidence that mai is representing her.
Say what u want of alicia (known or unknown, true or not), suckoo is the minister of labour in the midst of piloting an employer's rights bill and speaks indirectly on women's rights. This is a belly searcher followed by an uppercut
Advantage – Bee.
By planning the dismissal, by paying the woman and truth be told by not hiring her in the first place. But that's another story. This is May, this event happened in December, a careful candidate would have been on top this from day one. Sadly there aren't many careful candidates nowadays.
Questions…1. Is this the new procedure to be adopted by other Govt depts when workers are displaced? No unemployment benefits to come to them? The previous govt introduce the unemployment benefit and it is written in the law, my reasoning would call it an entitlement. Is that being taken away from all govt workers now in addition to not receiving their salaries? Is this trending? Shame on you doc! Shame! I cry a burning shame! I would have to ask Dennis Clark about that! Better can be done.
I heard about this dismissal before Christmas last year. If Mrs Byer-Suckoo had reason to dismiss Ms Deane, all well and good but it was done callously, two days before Christmas. Could not Mrs Byer Suckoo dismissed her after Christmas? I thought that Dems were dear loving people who cared for the masses. Ms Deane has said that she is a diehard Dem, so this will blow away, Harry Husbands will make sure it does.
@prodigal son, how stupid of a comment could it be talking about Christmas? if a person deserves to be fired, they deserve to be fired, whether it xmas or their birthday.Are you really serious. As YOU and the other BLP supporters on this blog seem to jump right into a matter not knowing the facts. Ms. Deane was seemingly cautioned on several occasions before her final dismissal, as she was not doing her job up to scratch as well as several other incidents, until she was ultimately fired. The minister only hires and fires the Personal Assistant, but all monies are dealt with via the Cabinet Office. If you choose to say that you dont think it was a sensible political move, so be it, but you would obviously have to think what went through the minister's mind to have to fire a person who is to handle all of his/her confidential information..Yuh think….
The reason is not the source of discussion. It's the timing and inadequate political handling of the issue. IF she deserved firing, so be it. If she deserved firing on Xmas Eve, so be it. But an astute politician should be aware of the fallout of mismanagement of the issue, particularly if said politician is in statistical and electoral difficulty.
And in a constituency where Louis Tull had Done NOTHING for 14 years, there is the ellerton playground, thelma berry nursery school, blackman and gollop primary school, ellerton day nursery, Possum bridge, farm road, wilkinson road, Highway 4B, Boarded Hall have all had/having road repairs, Greens and Todds Housing Developments, District B police station, Greens Pavilion and Todds is also getting a playing field(of which the money spent has been some of Suckoo's), Access at dayrells hill St Lukes Skills training centre…TO NAME A FEW!! Suckoo has started to finally Transform the initially underdeveloped constituency of St. George South.
Suckoo has been the best thing that has happened to the good people of that constituency
Your sign in name says it all, I will not respond to you.
You Dems seem to think that only you have a point of view. Louis Tull represented St George South with great distinction and he was well loved by the people. For you to say he did nothing shows what a DLP yardfowl you are. The good news is that only you feel so about Esther Sick of you (her nickname), every where I go in this constituency, people have nothing good to say about her representation, in a few months we will see what the electorate thinks of her.
A good politician would have had better discernment and would not have fired someone in the way she did. Hey, by the way, it is true that Sick of you has also fallen out with the person who took over her practice and is she practicing medicine again???? Just asking!!!!!!!!!!
All that you thrive on is gossip? Aren't disagreements part of life? So what if the practice is takenover So what? You guys really need to raise the level and deal above board for a clean fight! Gutter behavior is sickening! We already have to accept it from NATION writers and now more of it here on BU?
The Bees have learnt the art from the Dems. Dont forget, you all are the masters of gutter politics. Go back to Hartley Henry's eulogy at the dead king's funeral. He spelt out how the Dems operate, the Bees have a long way to go to catch up with you all.
Remind Barbadians……..was it not Louis Tull on the floor of Parliament who accused Owen Arthur and other BLP ministers of treating St. George South as an "OUTSIDE CHILD" and no attention was being paid to the constituency while he was an MP.
So what 14 years of sterling representation you are talking about ?
very well, that is all perception. But damage control may very well soon come.
@Prodigal Son
You cant respond to me because of my initials??? Because Louis Tull may have been well loved, does not mean he did anything for the constituency…Name 5 things he had done..Name 10 roads that were in good condition when he left office! The people of St. George South had been deserted by their lack of representative. A constituency office that was always closed, compared to suckoo's office which is open 5 days a week and who makes it her duty every week or every other week to meet with constituents in her clinic? And yardfowl???NO yardfowl politics dont play on here, because if you ask me of other DLP candidates and some DLP policies i can give u a fair assessment. so the only yardfowl is you running with ignorant stupid gossip, and trying to push a silly propaganda scheme on such a great woman.
Wayne T. Franklyn
i can show you yardfowlism dont play in my books, I disagree with many things hartley henry did, and to me he is NOT a KINGMAKER!! But he is not an MP, look at your opposition MPs, owen, dale and george jefferson send rawle to the mental TWICE!! wunna mek MIA smoke down she large pack of Benson and Hedges (20 cigs) in 19 minutes when wunna get rid of her! the fractured BLP where people had the march for mia in queens park.. Wunna memory too damn short!
I am so glad for you that the education system taught you so well that you can analyse everything and everybody to such a high degree. The education is seemingly lost on you though as you are so partisan that you cannot respect that the fact that other people will have a different point of view from yours. I will not engage you again on BU. Peace, out!
As the minister of labour she should have given a reason for the firing. To not do so open up anyone else to follow the minister example. What more grievous is the withholding of the unemployment form. These action carries fine which the minister should be force to pay for her action or who ever drop the ball in this case. further more after repeated writing to her she should have had the issue resolved. What this leads to is a minister show the rest of employer what they can get away with.
The good doctor subsequent to firing Ms. Deane came by her house the very next day and brought a ham for her mother. What an insult. These people are her constituents. Talk about deceit and down right nasty.
The Minister needs to stop banking the constituency grant ($2550.00) she gets everymonth from parliament to help with the poor and needy. She has no scruples. No honour. No integrity.
St. George South deserves better. We doing it right with Dwight!!
Esther's primary focus (no pun intended) is cheezing for the news camera's not helping or working for the the people of SGS ….
Look Esther "A CAMERA" ….
I also heard her budget speech on behalf of her Ministry (Labor) is was SAD and "Totally substandard for any politican – it was painful to watch"
You amaze me ; you are an authority on every topic.Do you believe and i'm convinced that you do ) that by your determination the DLP can't get another term? who are you really? Divine?
Can you be honest with your self and really say nothing has been done in St. George south for the people? I guess from how you speak what was done one their behalf was not done on yours because you do not accept it as done. Poppycock! Each is entitled to their persuasion; therefore leave the literate voters to cast their votes. I do believe tho that you cant go any lower than to begrudge the honorable member of her good looks has she at any time personally put her picture or image in the media? Probably there is something that even you can glean from her!!
Remind Barbadians……..was it not Louis Tull on the floor of Parliament who accused Owen Arthur and other BLP ministers of treating St. George South as an "OUTSIDE CHILD" and no attention was being paid to the constituency while he was an MP.
ABSOLUTELY THROUGH – Amazing what a short and convenient memory some people have. Who is the current leader of the BLP – the same one who ignored the people of St. George South and their then representative Louis Tull. Owen Arthur should be shame to show his face in St. George South as he used the politics of neglect to spite Louis Tull leading to Tull's statement mentioned above.
Ask Sutherland to explain that! Yet, these hypocrites will come to attack the Doc about roads in the constituency- Shame on Sutherland!
Compare the work of the good doctor Esther in a few short years to the years of BLP neglect of the constituency.There is no way that any objective and fair person can say that the good doctor has not been working on behalf of her constituents.
Esther Byer- Suckoo's commitment to St. George South is a lifelong commitment and she has done well in the circumstances compared to what transpired before.
david- we are all commenting from the outside. do we really know what other courses of action mrs suckoo took before terminating miss deane.the impression conveyed is that mrs suckoo should condone what she didn't like because of her sensitive position.if mrs suckoo is prepared like mr inniss to lose a few votes and suffer political fallout because she believes what she did was right; then who areto say otherwise. the comments attributed to miss deane as published in the press do suggest to me that there is more about her in the mortar and the pestle.
"mrs suckoo is prepared like mr inniss to lose a few votes and suffer political fallout because she believes what she did was right;"
then political common sense would tell you to get ahead of the issue. When you're right and you frame properly you have nothing to fear and very little to lose. The doctor did not get ahead of the issue.
THE BLP RESCUED AND REBUILT BARBADOS AFTER DEVASTATION LEFT DLP IN 1994.(and other times)
The DLP brought Barbados to its economic and political knees starting in 1986 with the RICHIE HAYNES BACKRAISE BUDGET and give-aways that the Bree St. John led BLP had indicated the country could not afford.
By 1988 , Barrow was. Sandiford stuttered and Richie Haynes Bolted. The Budget of 1988 was described by Richie Haynes as A BACKSTREET ABORTION. In the 1991 election campaign at Eastmond Corner, Sandiford declared that the economy was batting like Sir Garfield Sobers, two weeks later gave away 33 million dollars to retired civil servants who disposed of the money on consumer durables and the country was pushed into a hole further with the 8 % salary
cut. Many persons lost 'things' in the most sordid and darkest period of our recent history. Man I could go on but I dont have to justify anything . To France wid you and your crap.We made a mistake in 2008 due to lies and deceit from the DLP and voted against a wonderful party and Government. We will correct this whenever 'Mr. SLOTHFUL' call elections. Simple !
We voting BEES AND WE DONT CARE WHAT NO DLP LACKEYS AND YARDFOWLS SAY—THE STARS HAVE ALIGNED
Agreed David, but, the problem came when she spoke about being an employer of one (1) and that one (1) being ill treated along with the many people who came to her about being mistreated by their employers. The PR damage done by Miss Deane was evident to a "swayed" listener since the doctor's comments sounded "almost hollow."
Let's hope for her that time and the "quick" resolution shown in the press today will blunt any further fall out.
it is regretable thatdr suckoo ended up with miss deane, it dr suckoo were to tell the public what she did, nobody would have sympathy for her. That woman was a disgrace to the position or PA, Dr Suckoo is no the only person to have fired a PA, Rawle Eastmond did, who fired Caswell and I heard Donville Innis got rid of one, and i am sure that there are more.
Dwight stomping on Suckoo corn curls this evening…..hear she getting a pottage a black bird soup….dessert made with Wood Dove eggs…lol
Sun, 06/24/2012 – 17:00
The Annual General Meeting of the St. George South on Sunday June 24, 2012 at the Ellerton Primary School 5.00 p.m Speakers Sandra Husbands…
CAN YOU SAY FRAUD.. YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO BE VOTED OUT AND MAY NEED A GOOD LAWYER .Adriel Brathwaite (DLP)FAKE AG,
Esther Byer-Suckoo*(DLP DID YOU FIND OUT IF THIS IS TRUE AS YET? OR DID IT GO UNDER THE RUG
David / Observing;
Two thirds of the campaigning period has expired and we are now into the straightaway. The manifestoes have been promised and it is expected that we will be soon hearing details of the various promises for the gullible and others from both sides. Judging from the talk so far it will be a battle between "money in all your pockets" against "privatisation will take the jobs in the private sector which we have protected so far".
In addition, the DLP has indicated it will soon unleash its usual over the top disclosure campaign based on alleged infelicities in the opposition camp in a Big Bang propaganda explosion built up from its apparently ineffective concentration along the same lines in the campaign so far. It seems noteworthy that the BLP has not promised a similar big disclosure blitz but has been reading from documents and providing information on several infelicities in the opposite camp throughout the campaign so far. No one knows if either of these campaigns has been effective so far.
Comparative crowd analysis, generally historically of little value, re guaging the relative effectiveness of the campaigns seem to suggest that the BLP has been getting bigger crowds in their music led and non-music led meetings so far. If that is true, and I think that the crowds speak mainly to the size of the relative bases and not to eventual outcomes since they normally do not capture a significant number of the non-partisan voters, I would like to hazard a guess that it might indicate that the DLP base has declined somewhat from its heyday and that the 14 years of plenty has added to the BLP base while the 5 years of relative famine has detracted from a narrowing DLP base.
Again, if the BLP base exceeds or just barely equals the DLP base, then it is possible that we might be heading into an election where the unattached voters could spell havoc for the DLP consisting as they are likely to do of a large number of publics who could well have suffered significantly and cumulatively from many of the money extracting policies of the last five years and who might not buy the external environment rationale for all those policies.
I await two things to finalise my personal prediction of the likely election results; 1) the Wickham poll of this weekend or early next week and 2) Operation Big Bang, as if that fizzles or appears to be effective, will have some bearing, even if not as much as the DLP thinks, on the eventual outcome of the elections. But in this I remember DT's putative IMF disclosures some years ago drawing a very large crowd but fizzling when the disclosures could not stand up to scrutiny.


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New talks reignite billboard battle
128 station seen as prime position
Westwood officials are back in fight mode just 16 months after helping to thwart an advertising agency's proposal to put a large, traditional billboard at the Route 128 train station on the Dedham line.
Originally, public outrage over "visual blight'' caused the Massachusetts Highway Department's Outdoor Advertising Division to table the proposal by Clear Channel for more review.
Earlier this month, officials with the media giant quietly reopened the conversation with Dedham, this time proposing a 14-foot by 48-foot digital billboard on the northeast corner of the MBTA/Amtrak train station's garage.
The billboard is part of a 10-sign, 10-year deal between Clear Channel and the MBTA, which owns the property, but local support is needed before a permit from the state oversight agency can be granted. Nine of the 10 billboards are already up, generating $720,000 in annual income, said MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo.
The Dedham billboard is the only holdout.
"It's a persistent issue because there's money to be made and it's certainly a hot spot,'' said a none-too-happy Westwood Town Administrator Michael Jaillet.
The targeted site straddles the junctions of Blue Hill Drive and Interstate 95 and Route 128 by University Avenue, where the beleaguered Westwood Station project was to go. But whether that project or another is eventually built, a large billboard that changes messages every 20 seconds and takes drivers' eyes off the road is not optimum, Jaillet said.
"It's an advertising sign, and the purpose of that is to attract the attention of motorists,'' he said. "It will be constantly changing at a location where there are two major highway interchanges within one-third of a mile of each other and where I-95 draws half of the traffic off of Route 128. It's just a dangerous situation.''
Clear Channel officials who came to Dedham said they have no particular offer on the table and just wanted to feel the town out, said Dedham selectmen chairman James MacDonald.
"A lot of questions were raised about it, and we haven't taken a position,'' MacDonald said.
Clear Channel is expected to return to the Dedham board next month armed with data from a study of crashes near 11 electronic billboards around the state that are part of a pilot program with the Office of Outdoor Advertising, MacDonald said. They include billboards in Medford, Stoneham, Lawrence, and Foxborough.
A spokesman for the department was not able to provide any information on the pilot program. Officials at Clear Channel did not return a call for comment.
MacDonald said selectmen will consider the information once it is before them and then take a formal vote in September.
At least one town is itching for a digital billboard. Foxborough Town Manager Kevin Paicos said the Route 1 sign in the pilot program is privately owned, but the town and The Kraft Group, which owns the
The town wants to convert one of them to the digital format to play to the 70,000 drivers stuck in traffic a number of times a year, for a revenue boost. Visual blight will not be an issue, he said: "No one will be worried about ruining the splendor of Route 1.''
The Dedham and Westwood billboard controversy followed another in 2009 in which officials in those towns succeeded in persuading the MBTA to eliminate a separate plan to lease dozens of billboards along major roadways.
Pesaturo said there is currently no plan to reactivate that effort.
Clear Channel has offered to pay Dedham $25,000 a year for 20-plus years if it says yes, or to remove three old billboards that the town wants gone. Dedham could also post its own messages on the electronic billboard, officials said.
It isn't a surprise that the company has come back for a second try - but the "quid pro quo'' with Dedham was, Jaillet said, and could be seen as an effort to divide and conquer.
Westwood has sent a letter outlining concerns to Dedham selectmen and the state, urging them to reject the proposal.
Among the arguments is that the proposed sign would violate a 40-year-old state and federal agreement that highway signs are prohibited within 300 feet of parks, open space, or recreation areas, and within 500 feet of a highway exchange.
"This particular sign will visually impact long-established residential neighborhoods to the West (Westwood) and to the North (Dedham), including but not limited to the surrounding Neponset River Watershed and Blue Hill Reservation,'' the letter, signed by selectmen, said.
Among other concerns, the proposed billboard, though in a commercially zoned area, would also be adjacent to Westwood Station, where a plan to redevelop the adjacent University Park includes residential and hotel units that would have the billboard in their direct line of sight, Jaillet said.
Westwood is now on alert, Jaillet said, and remains vehemently opposed to the plan.
"And it won't stop there,'' he said. "We're not going away on this issue. So my recommendation to them is, 'Move on. Go find another location. Go find another fight.' ''
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You don't have to be a New Yorker or one of Johan Santana's heirs to be thrilled with the deal that sent baseball's best pitcher from Minnesota to the Mets. You could be C.C. Sabathia or any number of other people and still be thinking, "Sweet!"
Sabathia will benefit hugely from the $137.5 million, six-year contract that Santana agreed to on Friday. The reigning American League Cy Young winner is likely to leave the Cleveland Indians when he reaches free agency next winter, his price tag having been driven far above the five-year, $91.5 million deal the Cubs struck with Carlos Zambrano last August.


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He looked overweight this season compared to his days in denver
Its crazy how chauncey can jump into someone and get a foul everytime whereas demar gets bumped and its a 50-50 thing
Demar has kinda looked pissed these last couple games, any coincidence?
nice hit, wish he would just leveled him
ROFL that made my day didnt think anyone else noticed him
demar is not getting a minutes decrease
We have three valuable bigs, let Davis develop and be treated as a rookie should be treated imo, that way he will develop properly
It's done, melo's a knick
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DD was sick tonight props to him and way to represent TO!
Props to DD, his dunks were sick
The rookie sophmore game was sick :cool:.
Derozan had some decent highlights and seemed to fit in nicely with his fellow sophomore stars (or soon to be stars). It was nice to see him start for the...
I personally think he needs to find a balance between the passion he shows and acting professionally. Yes, his passion is a great thing and cannot be overlooked, but he doesn't need to be glaring at...
Agreed about the attitude check, I really liked him coming into his season. He has proven his talent, but he has also proven hes a piece of shit who doesn't deserve what he has. He's a rookie, he...
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Considering who LeBron is playing with and still getting the stats he's getting, it should be him. He impacts his team a rediculous amount and without him the heat wouldn't be where they are.
I agree with all of that besides Amir, a player that actually likes Toronto and is showing a ton of promise with a well - rounded game. Before recently, I woulda deemed him an asset, but I think hes...
He played decent last game, but his other games were not impressive
Starts February off nice with 20 Pts (on 10-13 shooting), 3 steals, a blocked shot, 5 boards, and not a single turnover
Here's to hoping he has another nice game!
Agreed about Love, he is having a better season than Gasol and Duncan (come on hes not an all star anymore, life - time achievement award ftl).
Derozan played a nice defensive game (3 steals, 2 blocks and he had alot of deflections and help - defense plays that are not recorded)
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I dont watch much NCAA and don't really know much about this guy, but look at Dejuan Blair. Undersized hard workers should not be overlooked with later picks.
Anyone know when they announce the rookie - sophmore rosters?
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Friendships will form, bend, break, and mend within this soccer team of teenage girls as they chase their dreams together.
Brilhante F.C.Alternate titles: 少女足球队 Starring Priscila Lima and Fernanda Dias Neves
Brilhante F.C. is an inspirational, heartwarming story about a handful of teenagers following their dreams of playing fùtbol, or "soccer" as we know it. Determined to become a part of the National Brazilian Women's Fùtbol League, Rita (Priscila Lima) creates Santa Rita's very first women's soccer team, the Brilhante Fùtbol Club, at the young age of 14. In order to make it to the big leagues, Rita is not only challenged with maintaining and expanding her soccer skills, but stepping into her new role as a leader amongst her peers. Friendships will form, bend, break, and mend within this team of teenage girls as they chase their dreams together.
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Lulu Meyer brings us the best of the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, every week!
This Saturday, Knoll Farms will return to reclaim their little corner of the market with a bounty of winter crops and flowering spring branches. Rick and Kristie Knoll's Brentwood farm is home to an astonishing array and variety of crops. They are well known for their juicy summer figs but have also become notorious for what Kristie has dubbed, 'the green garlic.' Each week while it's in season, they offer samples of this fresh-tasting spicy treat mixed with Cowgirl Creamery fromage blanc on a slice of Acme baguette. With a teaser so tantalizing, it's almost impossible not to want to bring home a few stalks for yourself. This week, in addition to 'the green garlic,' they will also have a few of my favorite veggies on hand including:
Baby onions Perfect for roasting or stewing
Leafy greens arugula, rapini, nettles, fava greens, and (my favorite!) pea shoots
Baby bok choy and tatsoi rosettes for a tasty and easy week-night stir fry
Horseradish root It might be an ugly-looking root but when grated and pickled in some vinegar it really packs a punch
Cardoons A cousin of the artichoke that makes for a great soup or gratin
In case you find yourself stumped by what to do with something unusual at their booth, the staff at the Knoll Farm stand are all knowledgeable, avid cooks with great ideas. You could also ask one of the many chefs—like Mark Sullivan of Spruce and Bruce Hill of Picco and Bix—what they plan to do with those rapini greens or fava leaves, as the Knoll's stand is known to be a real hot-spot for chef sightings.


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In addition to an interview for the Business Solutions magazine article, "Keep Your Managed Services Customers From Reverting To Break-Fix," Sean Vojtasko, executive VP, BlueWave Computing, also shared internal sales process changes that BlueWave Computing instituted to increase managed services sales.
Vojtasko explains that BlueWave's sales training stresses that employees focus on the business value for the customer — like reducing spending or generating ROI. "We work very closely with our customer on transformational services — like moving them to higher-valued services like cloud computing. We take a business approach to IT, asking questions like, 'How can we help you grow your business?'"
Vojtasko says approximately 70 percent of BlueWave's revenue comes from expanding services with existing customers. Often, the company's managed services sales are based on relationship and trust with account managers and managing engineers that interact with customers. Vojtasko says, "We hire business-savvy account managers and managing engineers who think like CIOs and CTOs — focusing on both business and technology."
Does this approach work? In 2012, BlueWave Computing's sales increased by 40 percent, and the projected growth rate for this year is 35 percent.


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Bach & Prince Leopold
The vast majority of educated people today know the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. A German composer of the Baroque period, Bach is well known for such compositions as the Brandenburg Concerti, The Art of Fugue, and a multitude of Cantatas, including the famous Toccata and Fugue in D Minor1.
A wonderfully prosperous and successful point in Bach's musical career was during his employ under Prince Leopold of Cöthen, during which he held the highest rank as a musician – Kapellmeister7. Between 1717 and 1723, Bach's salary just about doubled, and the Prince, his employer, was an enormous fan of the arts, creating a pleasurable working environment that helped to forge a personal relationship between Bach and the Prince2. Some say that the Prince is perhaps best known for his friendship and employment of J.S. Bach. It is thought that they met at the wedding of the Prince's sister, Eleonore Wilhelmine in 1716. About a year later, Bach was offered employment by the Prince, and signed his contract on August 7, 1717. Unfortunately, due to bad blood between Bach and his former employer, Duke William Ernest of Saxe-Weimar (to whom the Prince's sister was married), Bach was said to have been imprisoned a few times in order to prevent his working at his new position, and consequently, did not officially start until the beginning of 17183. This bad blood was because the Duke did not promote Bach to the position of court conductor upon the death of the previous conductor8.
Bach composed one of his most famous works, the Brandenburg Concerti, while under Prince Leopold's employment. The Prince actually was a violinist himself, and on occasion, performed with the orchestra. Many of Bach's cantatas were composed in the Prince's honor. Prince Leopold was actually Godfather to Bach's son, Leopold Augustus, who unfortunately died in infancy4.
The cantatas that Bach composed, however, due to the beliefs of the court, could not be performed in church, nor was there the availability of an organ. Additionally and because of the lack of a choral institution, they were performed by soloists5.
During his accompaniment with the Prince to Carlsbad, Bach's wife died. They had four surviving children6. Shortly after, Bach remarried, as did the Prince become married. Unfortunately, the Prince's new wife, his cousin Friederica Henrietta von Anhalt-Bernburg, was not as interested in music as her husband. Bach began looking for employment elsewhere. It was during this time, specifically, that the famous Brandenburg Concerti were composed, it is thought as a means of flattery for the Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg. However, Ludwig did not offer Bach a position in his court. Bach ended up accepting a position as a cantor in Leipzig, but remained Kappellmeister for the Prince until the Prince's death in 17289.
Article written by Emily Gojko, Public Relations Associate, for the Strings International Music Festival. Strings International Music Festival is a music summer camp through which strings and piano players of all ages are offered an opportunity to study with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra, including principal players. The Brandenburg Concerti is a remarkable composition of six concerti, and is a perfect example of the musicality experienced at the Strings International Music Festival. For additional information, please visit us at http://www.stringscamp.com.
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there's the Wicked Lovely series- mallisa marr. Its about faerie.
the book theif- this is an amazing book i didn't think i'd like it but i did. I am the messanger is another one by markus zuzack.
Unwind- gary pullman he's a very good author
bones of farie is a good one, don't know the author.
mortal instraments series
all the books by elen hopkins
beautiful creatures- kami garcia whitches and love and other good stuff
Gone- don't know
evernight- vampires and love
maximum ride- james patterson
the last apprentice series
a great and terrible beauty(and series)- libba bray
most of these books are young adult fiction
all of rick riordans books
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ESCONDIDO -- Trustees for the Valley Center-Pauma Unified School district voted Wednesday night to close a second school at the end of the year as part of an ongoing effort to slash more than $2 million in expenditures from next year's budget.
The unanimous decision to shutter the Upper Elementary School and relocate fifth-graders and sixth-graders to nearby campuses followed a vote by the board earlier this month to close the old Palomar Mountain schoolhouse.
"It was bittersweet, and it was sad," Superintendent Lou Obermeyer said Thursday. "We knew that it was going to be a savings."
Closing the elementary campus, which serves about 440 students, is expected to save the district about $421,136 next year. That eliminates several salaries, including those of a principal, a secretary, support staff and custodians, and about $38,000 in utility fees.
The proposal was one of many cost-saving recommendations presented to trustees Wednesday. The district is wrestling with a loss of revenue from declining enrollment and a significant reduction in state funding for next school year.
In January, the governor presented a proposal to cut roughly $4.4 billion in spending on education statewide to offset a deficit -- which the nonpartisan legislative analyst has most recently pegged at $16 billion -- in the fiscal year beginning July 1.
Under the governor's proposal, the 4,400-student district is poised to lose roughly $1.9 million in revenue from the current fiscal year's funding of about $39.9 million, district business manager Pam Moe said.
A decline in enrollment for the sixth year in a row, though, will push the school's funding shortfall to about $2.96 million, Moe said.
She added that the district is hoping to trim at least about $2.1 million from next year's budget to ease the financial strain on the district and its reserves of about $3.9 million. Expenditures that exceed the district's revenues will be covered by its reserves.
The district's recommendations, which trustees reviewed Wednesday and will be voting on next Wednesday, included laying off an adult school administrator and about 21 teachers and other certified employees. The district also projected cutting expenditures by using biodesiel produced by middle school students in its buses, leaving a health clerk and a custodial position vacant, and retiring an handful of other employees.
District officials said they saved about $22,000 in utility fees for the 2008-09 school year by closing the Palomar Mountain School.
"It's sad to see it happen … but it's necessary," said Anne Staffieri, principal of the Upper Elementary School. "We sure understand why it has to happen."
Trustees also voted to relocate Staffieri to serve as the principal of Pauma School, a kindergarten through eighth grade school. Pauma's principal, Mary Gorsuch was named to take over as the district's assistant superintendent of educational services when Ken Clark retires in June.
Trustees approved the administrative reshuffling with a 4-to-1 vote. School board member Doug Dechairo opposed the moves, saying that the district and trustees should discuss the matter further and consider whether any of the positions could have been left vacant in the phase of drastic budget cuts.
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gotta go to gecko! CELEBRATING OUR 24 YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN ADDISON!
Great news for Plano!
After 12 years we have relocated the Austin Ranch location to the NW corner of Windhaven Parkway and the North Dallas Tollway in Plano. Smaller, newer, nicer, updated with 13 brand new 4K big screem TVs. Same great food and cocktails. Buh Bye Austin Ranch!
Our hours of operation are from 11:00 am until 2:00 am seven days a week...hungry late?..the kitchen serves until 2am nightly! Both locations offer free wireless internet DSL! Just bring your laptop.
At the Plano location you can enjoy a friendly game of pool or a competitive round of golf on our updated Golden Tee. There is always a great game to watch on any of the 13 flat screen TVs and enjoy any of the delicious menu items available until 2 am nightly.
Both locations are open from 11 am until 2am nightly! The kitchen serves the full menu intil closing...hungry late? Gotta go to Gecko!
On June 24 the number is scheduled to revert back to our original 820-7726 but it's Frontier Communications so who knows...


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CLINTON Morrison is backing himself and Neil Mellor to fire the Owls into the promotion places if teammates supply the chances.
The ever-confident 31-year-old also sees last week's dazzling second-half show at Bristol City as the benchmark for the rest of the season.
If the Owls can play like that for a significant part of the remaining 24 games then there seems little doubt that they will be major contenders in the promotion stakes.
Mellor took his tally to 13 goals and Morrison has risen to eight - which has already led captain Darren Purse to predict that they are each capable of reaching 20 by the end of the campaign.
"It just shows what we can produce as a team when we can go away to an on-form Championship side and win so well," Morrison told The Star.
"Hopefully we can play like that more often, and Mells and I can kick on.
"We need to get into a good run now."
He accepts that the Owls, who are seventh ahead of today's game against Charlton, have a lot to do to finish in the top two.
But he added: "Whoever is in the top two is going to have times when they slip up. And we've yet to play Brighton, Bournemouth and Southampton away.
"In the first half against Bristol City, we needed to be better on the ball.
"In the second half, were were much better. That's what me and Mells thrive on; before, we hadn't really been creating a lot of chances. Hopefully we can go on a run now and kick on."
Mellor's strike meant that he was back on the goal trail after an ankle injury interrupted his season. He was on a total of 12 after a hat-trick at MK Dons on November 20, but was carried off at Hartlepool, 10 days later.
He and Morrison have emerged as a capable partnership but Morrison welcomes the extra competition that will arise if Alan Irvine brings in another striker, as he is hoping to do.
The Owls manager says he is not looking to offload Paul Heffernan. "We only have three natural strikers, so we're one down; the plan isn't to bring someone in and then let someone go so we're down to three again," he said.
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text: Interbrand expands client services group Published on September 25, 2002. Most Popular New York--Interbrand Corp., a brand consultancy, announced the appointment of three new group directors for the client services team. Howard Belk was named group director, New York, from CEO of Red Sky Interactive. Robert Gibralter was named group director, New York, from group VP-global advertising and creative for Avon Products. Bob Littlefield was named group director, San Francisco, from chief strategy officer, NextLeft. In this article: BtoB


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When it comes time to take your tax deductions at the end of the year, investment fees can be a bit complicated. Certain fees are considered part of the transactional cost of trading, while other fees are considered expenses incurred while generating taxable income. Your tax deduction varies depending on the type of fee and whether the asset is a mutual fund.
Types of Fees
To determine exactly what you may deduct on your income tax and how it is deducted, first determine what type of fee you have. Most investment advisors charge fees in one of two ways, although they may use both methods. The first option is a transaction-based fee schedule. These fees, commonly known as commissions, are charged when you buy or sell a trade. You may also have a processing fee for each transaction. These fees go to pay various entities, like the stock exchange, for the cost of actually executing a trade. The second fee system is an investment management fee. This is a fee you pay to your advisor to manage your account and make recommendations. These fees are usually based on the value of assets in your account and are not related to any particular transaction.
The Internal Revenue Service sees commissions and other transaction-based fees as part of the cost of the asset. If you buy or sell a stock, the extra amount you pay for commissions and processing becomes part of the cost basis for the asset. This means that when you sell the asset, those costs are deducted from the total profit you made on the sale and reduce your taxable capital gain. You cannot write off commissions and processing fees as a line item deduction; they are only accounted for upon the sale of the asset.
Management Fees
Investment management fees are a bit different. The IRS considers these fees, charged by an expert for professional advice, to be like accountant's fees and other expenses incurred while making money. Therefore, you may deduct investment management fees as a line item on your 1040 form. The fee must be incurred while producing taxable income, and is recorded on line 23 as a "miscellaneous expense not subject to the two percent limit." Account custodial fees, trustee fees and fees incurred when you collect interest or dividend payments from your advisor are also deductible.
Mutual Funds
Mutual funds operate somewhat differently. The investment management and operating fees for the fund are built in to the share price, and are part of the asset's cost basis like commissions. These fees are deducted from the total value of any profit you make on the fund and reduce your taxable capital gain. If you pay an advisory or custodial fee on an account holding mutual funds, however, you may still deduct that fee on line 23 of your 1040 form.


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NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today released new screenshots of their latest entry in the esteemed Namco Museum franchise, Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Over 30 games are available, nine of which are from NAMCO BANDAI's Xbox LIVE Arcade library. Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade will be available this November for an MSRP of $29.99.
Go back in time with Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade and relive classic Namco arcade games including Boraduke, Bosconian, Dig Dug, Dig Dug 2, Dig Dug Arrangement, Dragon Blast, Dragon Spirit, Galaga '88, Galaga Arrangement, Galaxian, Pac-Man, Pole Position and Rolling Thunder, as well as a host of others. Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade also features Pac-Man Championship Edition which was voted the best downloadable game of 2007 from numerous video game publications. With more than 30 games spanning three decades worth of arcade nostalgia, Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade is the most fully realized Namco Museum collection yet.
For more information on Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade, please visit www.namcobandaigames.com


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Fever honor head coach Lin Dunn
The Indiana Fever honored head coach Lin Dunn Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Dunn is stepping down from coaching at the end of the season. She will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.
Dunn led the Fever to the 2012 WNBA title. She also remains the all-time winningest coach in Purdue women's basketball history, leading the Boilermakers to 206 wins in nine seasons and the 1994 Final Four.


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Bubble watch: So far, so good for USF women
USF is just about halfway through a long week of waiting on the NCAA bubble, but nearly everything has worked in the Bulls' favor so far as scores come in from other conference tournaments.
This weekend's tournaments are getting underway, so there's more games that can impact USF. More good news came Wednesday night, as TCU, another bubble team that entered the week one spot ahead of the Bulls in the RPI, took its worst loss of the season, falling to UNLV (RPI: 166) in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West. TCU finishes at 20-10 and drops to 47 in the RPI, two spots below USF, which has a superior record from a stronger conference. TCU has just two top-50 wins, against 19 Cal and 35 San Diego State, so it's reasonable to think USF would be ahead of the Horned Frogs on the bubble now. USF wants to see top-seeded Utah or second-seeded SDSU win the Mountain West and hope it's a two-bid league.
What to watch for today? In the Big 12, USF doesn't want to see seventh-seeded Texas Tech (16-14, but with an RPI of 42) or eighth-seeded Kansas (17-12, but RPI 54) make deep runs in their tournaments. Barring upsets of higher-seeded teams, they should stay behind USF on the bubble.
In the Horizon, USF wants top seed Wisconsin-Green Bay (26-3, RPI 43) to win, and two of the conference's top four seeds (No. 2 Butler, No. 4 Valparaiso) are already out. Wisconsin-Green Bay has a semifinal today against Wright State. The team USF is pulling hardest for this weekend? VCU in the Colonial, which has an RPI of 32 and would get an at-large if it didn't win its tournament. Illinois State (RPI 46) and Bowling Green (48) are now below USF in the RPI, but it's in the Bulls' interests that those top seeds win their conferences as well ...
-- Football note: Former Bulls safety Danny Verpaele, who graduated from USF in December with a degree in communications, has landed a college job as a restricted-earnings coach at I-AA Virginia Military Institute, where he'll work with the defensive secondary. VMI coach Sparky Woods was the head coach at Appalachian State when former USF defensive backs coach Troy Douglas played there, so there's a connection for Verpaele. He'll get to do a little of anything -- coaching, video work, even recruiting.
-- Milestone! This blog got its 30,000th comment this morning at 7:20 a.m., and I'm sure the regulars will be honored to know it came from Chalko: "Al, surprisingly this is the first reasonable comment I've heard around here all day. Congrats, maybe your cronies will catch on." First comment was on Aug. 4, 2005, so that's 30,000 comments in three years, seven months, which works out to about 22 per day. Thanks for (nearly) all of them ... We now return to the blog already in progress.


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Mystery Solved! We Now Know Who "Glory Days" Was Written About!
The MLB All Star Game is tonight, and just in time for the event, Yahoo Music has uncovered who Bruce Springsteen's 1984 hit about baseball "Glory Days" was written about! The Boss played Little League back in the 60's, and come to find out there really was a "friend who was a big baseball player, back in high school"!


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The Insider's Guide to New York Fashion Week: Every Show You Need to Know About
You might be just about ready to start shopping for fall clothes and makeup, but the fashion world is already thinking about spring — spring 2016, that is!
New York Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow — get excited. We expect to see some Kendall, Gigi, and possibly a Kimye sighting or two throughout the week. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and right here on Glamour.com for celebrity and designer interviews, backstage beauty intel, and more in real time. You'll seriously feel like you're in the front row.
Plan your schedule accordingly, and check out our handy calendar for the events that you just can't miss!
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Delray Beach, Fla. Office Depot Inc. said it may close North American stores and sell some assets after it posted a worse-than-expected loss in the third quarter because of slumping sales in the region. Mike Newman, CFO, said the retailer will conduct a strategic review of its asset base during the fourth quarter.
"Examples of what will be included in the strategic review include potential sale and leaseback arrangements, potentially exiting businesses with negative cash flows and possibly closing a number of North American retail stores," Newman told investors during a conference call, according to the Associated Press. "We will determine in the coming months how best to change our business to succeed in the current and future anticipated economic environment."
The chain lost $6.7 million for the three months ending Sept. 27, compared to a year-ago profit of $117.5 million. Sales fell 7% to $3.66 billion from $3.94 billion last year.
"Our performance was representative of the unprecedented time in which we live," said chairman and CEO Steve Odland.
North American retail sales slumped 11% and the division's profits skidded 85% to $12 million. Same-store sales fell 14% in the United States and Canada.
The retailer said it was particularly hurt by a decline in business in its home state, where the downturn in the housing market has been particularly pronounced. Executives said they were working to cut costs and control capital spending to weather the storm.


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Frandsen, Nats tuning in to World Cup
WASHINGTON -- Nationals infielder Kevin Frandsen had a United States men's soccer jersey hung up outside his locker in the clubhouse Tuesday afternoon just minutes before the Americans took on Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16 in Brazil.
Frandsen is a staunch supporter of the national team. He watched all three group-play games against Ghana, Portugal and Germany, as well as a number of friendlies the United States played in the leadup to the global tournament.
"I enjoy soccer," Frandsen said. "I'm probably in a minority here in the baseball world that enjoys it. But the World Cup is awesome, because it's just like the Olympics, where it's a pride thing. It's a country pride thing. Everyone gets behind it."
Nationals Park broadcasted the game against Belgium on the jumbotron in right-center field, giving fans who arrived early the opportunity to watch. As for Frandsen, he said he only checked the score periodically during batting practice, because his focus was on the Nationals' contest against the Rockies.
The U.S. fell to Belgium in extra time, 2-1.
Daniel Popper is an associate reporter for MLB.com. He also can be found on Twitter @danielrpopper This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Tamale, April 16, GNA – The World Food Programme (WFP) has presented equipment and materials to 10 farmer groups under its Purchase for Progress (P4P)Initiative to help improve rice production in Northern Ghana.
The equipment include: 10 rice reapers, 10 rice threshers and 524 tarpaulins.
Thirty per cent of the cost of the equipment was borne by the beneficiary farmers whilst the WFP provided the remaining 70 per cent.
The facility would help increase rice production and make the use of sickles and threshing of paddy with sticks, a thing of the past.
Mr Aboubacar Koisha, Head of Sub-Office of the WFP in Tamale, presented the facility to the smallholder farmers groups at a ceremony in Tamale on Monday.
In an address read on his behalf, Mr Ismail Omer, WFP Country Representative said the presentation of the equipment and the materials marked the fulfillment of the second objective of the P4P Initiative.
The P4P Initiative aims at improving the lives of smallholder farmers through training, providing basic agricultural equipment, and linking them to agricultural markets that offer fair prices for their commodities such as rice, maize and cowpea.
The implementation of the P4P Initiative started last year and its first objective which was to provide extensive training in technical, business and organizational development in the Tamale Metropolis and the Tolon-Kumbungu District of the Northern Region, and 16 maize producing farmer organizations in the Ejura-Sekyeredumasi District of the Ashanti Region was achieved.
The P4P Initiative also aims to increase smallholder farmers' income in order to reduce poverty, hunger and malnutrition amongst vulnerable people.
Mr Omer said WFP hoped to also fulfill the third objective of the initiative by this year, which is to provide a market for the produce of the beneficiary farmers.
He said, "We hope to buy rice from you to support the Ghana School Feeding Programme to provide school meals to some 150,000 school children across the three northern regions".
Mr Joseph Faalong, Northern Regional Director of Agriculture thanked WFP for the presentation and promised that the Ministry of Food and Agriculture would help farmers to ensure routine maintenance of the equipment.
Mr Iddrissu Alhassan Baba, one of the beneficiary farmers who received the equipment on behalf of his colleagues said it would help increase as well as improve the quality of their produce.
Meanwhile, officials from the WFP and MOFA in the region have started training the beneficiary farmers on how to operate, handle and maintain the rice threshers, and reapers.


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At least 12 people, including nine police, were injured on Wednesday during a protest rally in Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, the country's Health Ministry said.
A crowd of some 500 people gathered in front of a building housing the parliament and government offices in the center of the capital demanding the nationalization of a vital gold mine owned by a foreign company.
The rally turned into violent clashes with police after a group of protesters, headed by opposition leader Kamchibek Tashiyev, attempted to break into the building.
Police used stun grenades, tear gas and dogs to disperse the crowd, while protesters pelted law enforcement officers with rocks.
"At least twelve people required medical treatment after the rally," the ministry said. "Seven people were hospitalized, including five police officers."
The ministry denied earlier reports claiming that three people received gunshot wounds as someone in the crowd opened fire at police.
"Emergency services received phone calls from the bystanders reporting gunshot wounds," ministry spokesperson Yelena Bayalinova said.
"However, the doctors did not find any gunshot wounds after a thorough medical examination of the injured," she said.
Several rioters were arrested in the wake of the clashes as the crowd left the square and dispersed in small groups in surrounding parks.
The controversial Kumtor gold mine in the east of the country is owned by Toronto-based Centerra Gold.
Although the mine generates over 10 percent of the country's GDP, it has been the source of a series of toxic spills in past years.


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George Soros Takes a 7.9 Percent in J.C. Penney, Ackman Vindicated?
Famed currency investor George Soros, famous for "breaking the sterling" in the 1980's, has taken a large 7.9 percent stake in struggling retailer J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP). Soros now is long the stock along with Pershing Square's Bill Ackman and now is opposed by Carl Icahn.
Although he has taken a large stake, Soros' SEC filing disclosed that the stake was a passive one, meaning that unlike Ackman, he will not try to exert influence on the company. The move comes so soon after J.C. Penney has seen earnings plummet, has seen the departure of its Chief Executive, and the departure of no less than 5 other key employees in the past few months.
Ackman's Pershing Square owns approximately 17.8 percent of the stock and now has a key ally in the potential turn around of the company. Combined, the two investors own more than a quarter of the company, a very large position which should give the two power in the company should they choose to force shareholder votes for more changes.
The news came with a grain of salt however, as Chief of Construction Michael Kock became the latest executive to leave the company. The move can be seen as a stop-gap measure by the company, as reducing construction of new stores could save on Capital Expenditures, known as CapEx, and boost the bottom-line.
The bottom-line has been a serious problem as J.C. Penney lost $552 million in the fourth quarter, or $1.95 per share, much worse than the expected $0.18 per share loss. Revenue was also slightly weak in the quarter.
J.C. Penney is set to hold its annual meeting on May 13 and this event could be key to the company's survival. New Chief Executive Myron Ullman could announce new measures as a stop-gap to halt losses and boost earnings while Ackman and Soros could express confidence in the company.
Analysts have been turning slightly more positive on the stock recently, as Gilford Securities has upgraded the stock twice in April, first from a sell to neutral and then from a neutral to a buy. Buckingham Research upgraded the stock on April 15 to buy from neutral and raised its price target from $12 to $23, Morgan Stanley maintained the company at a sell and lowered its price target to $9 from $13.
J.C. Penney shares gained 7.15 pre-market to $16.33 from Thursday's close of $15.24. Shares are still well below the 52-week high of $36.89 and just off of the 52-week low of $13.55.
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Days in Business: 2769 days
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Dearly Departed
Michael Hoffman
Double-chop Porterhouse
2010/09/01 19:25:43
I miss them all. Including the only one I've ever heard of.
Re:Dearly Departed
2010/09/01 19:37:31
RIP owners, whoever you are.
Filet Mignon
Re:Dearly Departed
2010/09/01 19:41:46
This appears to be a meaningless poll for most Roadfooders. I doublt that 90 percent of us have even heard of these places so what can we mourn. Fill us in.
Re:Dearly Departed
2010/09/01 21:14:08
Don't know even one!!!!
Holly Moore
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2010/09/01 22:12:09
Fortunately I only know a couple of the places - Doidges and The Berghoff. Too tough a choice. But I settled on Doidges because, while open, it was my favorite breakfast place anywhere.
Double Chili Cheeseburger
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2010/09/01 22:47:22
There is still a "The Berghoff." I don't remember the whole story, but was something like they closed down temporarily to ditch the union, then reopened. I used to live by Doidges, but they were best known for omelets, and I hate eggs. Too bad about Belle Meade, I'm going to be by there next week. The only other one that rings a bell is Uglesich's which was a Roadfood favorite I never made it to.
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Montreal Canadiens fans aren't very happy these days. The team has been a disappointment all season, with a combination of injuries and lacklustre play leaving them well outside of the current playoff picture.
But apparently that's not even the biggest problem facing the franchise. That honour would be reserved for interim coach Randy Cunneyworth, whose hiring generated controversy because he can't speak French. Tension over that issue may be taken to new heights on Saturday, when Canadiens fans (or at least groups claiming to represent them) are reportedly planning a pre-game protest outside of the Bell Centre.
But while the language-based outrage is getting all the attention, it's actually only one of several demonstrations planned for today by fans in Montreal. As it turns out, Canadiens fans are fed up and they're not going to take it anymore.
So forget about which language the coach is speaking. Here are some of the other issues that Montreal Canadiens fans are currently upset about.
• Whenever you call Montreal's 911 emergency line, the automated attendant doesn't get to "report a Boston Bruins bodycheck" until like the third or fourth option.
• The team has refused to release details of team captain Brian Gionta's recent health issue beyond calling it a lower-body injury, which on that guy doesn't really narrow it down.
• While it was nice to see them borrow our patented "stuff the ballot box to elect all your mediocre hometown players to the All-Star Game" move, foolish Senators fans forgot the part about including an unrestricted free agent for Brian Burke to overpay in the off-season.
• Scott Gomez continues to score goals at a slightly lower rate than other similarly paid players, such as Cam Ward.
• In addition to his lack of French, Cunneyworth often struggles to say even basic English phrases, such as "We played well tonight."
• By the third period of every home game, Youppi! is inevitably staggering around waving an empty whiskey bottle and screaming at small children about how 1994 was supposed to be the Expos' year.
• Management now admits they recently gave a $23-million contract extension to Josh Gorges under the mistaken impression that they were actually paying for several players who were all named Josh Gorge.
• Carey Price is one of the absolute best goaltenders in the entire league and does not get enough respect from the … wait a second did he just give up a goal in warmup? BOOOOOO!!!
• Every time we're sitting around reminiscing about all of the great divisional rivalries we've had over the years, some Sabres fan gets all pouty and then we have to pretend to include them too.
• Look, nobody's saying that the franchise has retired too many numbers, but it does get kind of confusing cheering for a team of 20 players who are all wearing #86.
• When Patrick Roy inevitably takes over as coach, he will be able to explain to the players exactly what it takes to win a Stanley Cup in Montreal in the modern era, which will be depressing because what it apparently takes is for Patrick Roy to be your goaltender.
• Every time we think that we've at least wrapped up the title of "most hopeless Canadian NHL franchise," we catch the highlights of the Flames and realize how far we still have to go.
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text: El 17 de desembre de 2011 13:51, Arno Töll <email@example.com> ha escrit: > On 17.12.2011 12:09, Robert Millan wrote: >> - Add additional flavours (which ones? 686, 686-smp ... ? and then >> which ones to provide with D-I?) > > That's what we're doing on Linux and that seems the best compromise. I think on GNU/Linux many people want to use IA32 version even with CPUs that support AMD mode, because they want IA32 userland for binary compatibility with non-free software. I'm not sure how relevant is this factor but it is unexistant on GNU/kFreeBSD, so I think this should be accounted for when taking Linux as reference. Another likely difference is that kFreeBSD in PAE mode has major drawbacks (in particular we'd have to disable a bunch of drivers, see sys/i386/conf/PAE and URL I pasted before). All in all, I have the impression that using PAE would be unacceptable for the majority of i686 users. > On Linux there are many different kernel flavors where it is being worked > on to reduce their amount. I propose -486 for older PCs and 686-pae for > newer PCs. See [1] on more discussion about the minimal required processor. > > I am not sure if FreeBSD has drawbacks to use a SMP flavored kernel on a > traditional legacy system with one CPU only. If yes there perhaps should > be a -smp version for each too. Good question. TBH I really dislike adding new flavours for PAE unless SMP is merged. Then we'd only have to replace 686-smp with 686-pae instead of adding two new flavours. I don't know if SMP option is really usable on uniprocessor hardware. FWIW, I've tested -smp flavours for 8.3 and 9.0 on an uniprocessor VM and both seem to work fine. Maybe we should discuss this with FreeBSD? We could even propose them to make SMP the default there. > Regarding D-I I guess there is no easy way to tell in > advance whether the system needs a PAE kernel or not, Given that a PAE kernel has important drawbacks (like disabling a lot of drivers), I'd rather leave it to the user to explicitly install those kernels after a normal kFreeBSD is running. -- Robert Millan


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Nancy tops music charts despite obstacles
Producer Mohammad Yasin was surprised to discover that a number of copies of the latest album by Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram were pirated. Mohammad discovered the matter when he realized that 'Rotana's' name was being typed as the name of the production company, when in fact the production company 'Arabica Music' produced the album.
A press release was made by 'Arabica Music' stating that it is the producing company and not 'Rotana' and that no blame or responsibility was placed on 'Rotana' for the fraud. It is not known who created the pirated copies and why they had done it. In addition to this, most of the songs of the album were leaked before its release and were being aired on the Internet.
The new album titled "Nancy 7", which stands for the seventh album released by Nancy since the beginning of her singing career, is witnessing tremendous success and toping music charts around the Arab world.


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2 in 1 Light Up Earth & Constellations Globe Video
2 in 1 Light Up Earth & Constellations Globe
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Bring adventure into the life of your little one, and help them discover the world with this fantastic 2 in 1 Globe gift. Learn about continents, countries, and capital cities, as well as the constellations that make up the beauty of the nights sky.
The perfect size for any bedroom, this 2 in 1 globe shows all countries, lakes, and rivers at a clear 1:55,900,000 scale. And with an advanced light sensor, the LED illumination stars come to light when a room goes dark.
An amazing gift for any young astronomer or geographer, this fantastic present, which comes with an optional power adaptor you you never have to worry about batteries, is wonderful for Birthdays and Christmas and will be adored for years to come, inspiring young minds and making learning come to life.
- By day a map of the world, by night an illuminated star map
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This week's Modern Art Notes Podcast features Marianne Stockebrand, the curator of "Donald Judd: The Multicolored Works" and the former director of the Chinati Foundation. The program was taped before a live audience at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, where "The Multicolored Works" is on view through January 4.
This is the first museum exhibition to focus on Judd's use of color, and more specifically Judd's use of color in the 1980s, when he discovered a process that enabled a new kind of sculpture. "The Multicolored Works" includes 23 Judd sculptures as well as works on paper and collages from the collection of the Judd Foundation that reveal Judd's creative process.
Stockebrand and I discussed:
- How Judd quite suddenly shifted from making works with no more than two colors to making pieces with many colors;
- Why Judd thought artists had to reclaim color from science;
- How Judd came to the colors he used — and how a painting he remembered seeing at the Philadelphia Museum of Art helped him to one of the colors he used; and
- The relationship between Judd's early paintings and these late sculptures.
How to listen: Download the show to your PC/mobile device. Subscribe to The MAN Podcast via iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher or RSS. Stream the program at MANPodcast.com.
The Modern Art Notes Podcast is an independent production of Modern Art Notes Media. The program is edited by Wilson Butterworth. The MAN Podcast is released under this Creative Commons license. Special thanks to Philip Matthews and Shane Simmons for their help with this week's show.
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Roger van der Weyden, The Crucifixion, with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist Mourning, ca. 1460. Collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Donald Judd, Untitled (detail), 1989. Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Donald Judd, Untitled, 1985. Collection of the Tate, London.


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Authorities search river for missing man
UPDATE 3:10 p.m.: NRP spokesperson Sgt. Art Windemuth says the Coast Guard will soon suspend their search, but the NRP will continue to search.
NRP has seized the vessel involved as part of their "boating fatality investigation," Sgt. Windemuth says.
Rescue crews search bay, river for missing man
The Coast Guard and the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) are searching for a 40-year-old man who went missing from a boat near Annapolis at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
Using patrol boats and a helicopter, authorities are searching the area of the Chesapeake Bay between Thomas Point Light and the Severn River for Mark Allen Harvison, from Pasadena, who was reported missing from a 30-foot boat in the river.
NRP, Maryland State Police aviation, Coast Guard and Annapolis City Fire Boat began searching for Harvison after they were notified by the operator of the vessel, Charles Martin Carlson III, 41, from Riva, Md.
Carlson said he last saw Harvison walking toward the stern of the vessel.
Harvison is described as a white male, 6-foot, 200 pounds, last seen wearing a white t-shirt, tan pants, and fluorescent green shoes.
Currently, NRP has three patrol boats, and Coast Guard has one vessel and a helicopter engaged in the search for the victim.
NRP's Special Operations Division is investigating the incident.


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Since this week Walgreens is having a Buy One Get One on Shea Moisture products I thought it was a good time to do a review since I use quite a few of their products.
While transitioning back to natural hair moisture is key. You are dealing with two different textures which if not taken care of properly can result in a lot of breakage. Lack of moisture will definitely add to possible breakage. A friend of mine introduced me to the Shea Moisture Collection at Target and I absolutely love it!
Shea Moisture products are all natural and cost $9.99 each. While some may think that is a bit much for a product it is actually reasonable for an all natural product. Particularly, one that does what it says. Generally with She Moisture products a little goes a long way so on average a bottle can last 2-3 months easy. Originally they were exclusive to Target but, over the next month they will be carried in all Walgreen stores. They are great for both natural and relaxed hair.
There are three lines within the collection and I have tried products in two of those lines. Their collection is now a staple in my hair regimen. No matter how many other products I try I always end up back to Shea Moisture – and I have tried quite a few.
While transitioning I used Shea Moisture Organic Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Shine Shampoo to help add curl to my hair. This has been my staple shampoo ever since. The bottle is small but has lasted longer than other shampoos I use. It lathers very nicely and does not take much to do so. The shampoo enhanced the curl of my new growth as well as a little "wave" to my relaxed hair which was great with my twistouts. As with all their products, it leaves my hair soft and filled with moisture.
I use Shea Moisture Organic Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Style Milk as a moisture product. It adds sheen and moisture and I find it to be more successful when using on wet hair and in combination with other products.
My favorite product in the collection is Shea Moisture Organic Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Enhancing Smoothie. As with most of the products in their line they can be used for many purposes. I started out using this product with twistouts. I have actually tried a few products to help define and hold my twist and always end up back with the smoothie. Although I wish the smoothie had more of a hold, I do like my twistouts and the softness and shine this product gives my hair. I do not like the hard feeling that gels, and some other products, give my twists so I much rather twist a little more often than to leave my hair feeling "crunchy". The smoothie also adds some thickness to my twist which when I still had relaxed hair was great. Since becoming completely nature I have also used this product for added moisture on a daily basis and my hair never feels dry and the smell is great!. In my opinion, the only downfall to this product is the lack of hold if you are using for twist and/or braidouts.
Next up, Shea Moisture Organic Raw Shea Butter Deep Treatment Masque. After my success with the coconut & hibiscus line and reading many reviews I decided to give this line a try. I use this for my deep conditioner and LOVE it. I usually leave it on for about 30-45 minutes and it leaves my hair extremely soft I and can't say enough about the MOISTURE!!!
And the last of the collection that I currently use – Shea Moisture Yucca & Baobob Volumizing Conditioner. Initially, I started using this as my rinse out conditioner to help add thickness and volume to my hair while I was transitioning. It worked well but since the above masque works so well as a deep conditioner I decided to use the volumizing conditioner as my leave in. It does give me somewhat fuller hair and gives me the moisture and shine just as the other products do.
There are other products in the Shea Moisture line and I am sure with this weeks BOGO sale I will end up trying a few more. They are reasonably priced which we all know is an extra added benefit.
We all know just because my hair loves it others may not. However, I do hope I have given those who have had some "curiosity" about the line some useful information.
I give Shea Moisture 5 out of 5 Afro Picks……


text: Tiffany 12-light lily floor lamp ← Previous Next → Another great and rare find is an important Tiffany 12-light lily floor lamp. This is the first floor lamp example the company has ever offered in their nearly 45 years in the business. Starting with a gold dore lily pad base, twelve long an slender stems reach up to terminate in a bouquet of iridescent lily shades, it comes in with an estimate of $40,000-60,000. (Photo courtesy James D. Julia)