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Modeling Regional Growth Spillovers: An Analysis of Employment Growth, Migration Behavior, Local Public Services and Household Income in Appalachia
In this paper, a spatial simultaneous growth equilibrium model of employment growth, migration behavior, median household income and local public expenditures is developed. The model is empirically estimated by Generalized Spatial Three-Stage Least Squares estimator using count- level data from Appalachia for 1990-2000. The results suggest the existence of interdependence among the growth rates of employment, gross in- and out-migration, median household income and local public services in the form of feedback simultaneities, spatial autoregressive lag and spatial cross-regressive lag simultaneities. The findings also suggest the existence of conditional convergence with respect to endogenous variables of the model. The speed of adjustment for the growth rate of median household income is the fastest and for the growth rate of gross in- migration is the slowest. The findings also indicate the clustering of counties on the basis of their growth rates of median household incomes which would require the need for development policy coordination at the regional level, or the whole of Appalachia. Another key finding of the study is that Appalachian counties with higher initial population sizes were both destinations and sources of migrants during the study period.
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Though I'm not personally a fan of music competitions, I don't have anything against reality shows or American Idol and I don't have any bones to pick with the reality genre.
Yep, Idol was down ~14% from last week's two-hour telecast and down 30% from last year's equivalent telecast, but last year was a two-hour telecast and the 8pm hour is always lower-rated than the 9pm hour. Still, it's a big drop off. If I'm at Fox I'm not running around thinking the sky is falling — last night's Idol surely be the highest-rated show of the week. But I'm definitely not happy either since last night it effectively faced no competition at 8pm with ABC & CBS in repeats that hour NBC's and CW's originals fared worse than the ABC & CBS repeats so they don't really count. At its current levels it still amounts to "sure, it could be better but it could be much, much worse. We'll take it!"
That just doesn't seem that bad off to me. Either way, there's still bound to be plenty of "The Voice" vs. "American Idol" blathering in the coming weeks .
As for Touch, I think Fox has to be pleased. It scored a 3.9 adults 18-49 rating which it held in the finals that accounted for the ~5 minute overrun past 10pm ET). In the preliminary data (that did not account for the last five minutes) the half hour breakout was a 4.1 and a 3.7 adults 18-49 rating. Not really much drop off. The real test of course is how it fares in its official premiere — and more importantly after — with House as its lead-in. But last night was a good showing no matter how you slice it.

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Roller Town Andrew Bush
Published Sep 20, 2012
Much like MTV's The State, which followed up its television demise with the feature-length '80s-throwback satire Wet Hot American Summer, this somewhat less talented troupe has changed mediums with Roller Town, which, as the title implies, finds comedy in the disco era.
Using little stylistic embellishment beyond costume and cheap musical number inserts, this satire of the social change admonitory places itself smack dab in the middle of the roller-skating and videogame generations, featuring a roller-skating protagonist (Mark Little) trying to save a roller rink from becoming a video arcade. Noting the tropes of the era, this roller-skating dance enthusiast falls in love with town hottie Julia (Kayla Lorette), who is incidentally dating his nemesis, Davis (Scott Vrooman), and is the daughter of the town mayor.
For the most part, the story is played straight, expecting to generate comedy through sheer hilarity of homage absurdity. But because everything is so staged and scripted, every joke feels rehearsed and forced, which is exacerbated by the lethargic framing and lack of understanding of how to heighten the comic effect of any given moment.
While virtually every joke falls flat, such as a protracted sequence where Leo (Little) receives numerous phone calls telling him he wasn't accepted into a roller-skating program at a prestigious school, some things that could have been funny ― a sex scene while roller skating or a gag about having sex with corn ― are ruined by sheer tone and composition. Even the musical numbers, where they sing about it being "fuck o'clock" or "half-past pussy," fall flat since they're presented more so as cheap high school improv than actual film inserts.
Really, the only good thing about the feature film debut of Picnicface is that it's really, really short. (D Films)


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THE true scale of food poverty in Glasgow is unknown despite a surge in the number of people using food banks.
Glasgow City Council bosses say they do not know how many desperate people are living off handouts.
When asked, the local authority told the Evening Times that as groups and charities are not obliged to tell them they can't say how many food banks exist.
They then said they were aware of 46 food banks but could not be sure if this covers all the services in the city.
Nor did they know how many people use these services for help.
The Evening times reported last week that more than 4015 children were using just four food banks across the city in the last year.
The total number of people turning to the Trussell Trust services in Calton, Scotstoun, Govanhill and Ibrox for emergency parcels because they could not afford to feed themselves or their families was 9678 - the equivalent of 87,102 meals.
Ewan Gurr, officer for the charity in Scotland, warned that although the picture of need was much higher in Glasgow than anywhere else in the country this must only be the "tip of the iceberg".
There are many other charities, groups and churches in the city working to feed needy people in their communities.
Mr Gurr said some people were too embarrassed to use a food bank service, while others survived on cheap food. He said this would push the figure for people in Glasgow experiencing food poverty even higher.
A city council spokesman said: "People are under no obligation to tell councils if they are running food banks, so no council could know the number for sure. We are aware of 46 food banks in the city.
"The food bank forum meets every four to six weeks and the social work department asks members to refer any new food banks to them to help with any possible integrated working."
However, it is feared some needy people who seek help may be missing out because of a lack of knowledge about where to turn.
It is hoped a list of all the food banks in the city would help solve this problem.
So, the Evening Times is today issuing a call to those who run the food banks to contact us as we attempt to compile a list of services.
We will publish this list on our website and in the paper so no hungry family is in doubt about where to seek help.
Citizens Advice Bureaux can refer people to foodbanks, as well as JobCentres.
Vincent Chudy, manager of the Glasgow Central CAB, said a definitive list would be helpful.
He said: "As far as I am aware nothing like this exists and it would be great to have it.
"There are so many different organisations helping people across the city that it is difficult to keep track.
"Also, opening times and venues often change.
"We would support this and I think it would be helpful for service users."
Do you run a food bank? Please contact us with location, opening days and times and contact details. Send an e-mail to: linzi.watson @eveningtimes.co.uk


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Live next door to 'HOLLYWOOD' sign for US$22 million
Eighty-five years later, some fear the sign and the hillside on which it sits are threatened by, yes, a real estate deal.
An investment group that owns 138 sage-covered acres (56 hectares) above and to the left of the 45-foot-high (14-meter-high), steel-and-concrete H put the land up for sale last month for US$22 million (euro14 million).
Some Los Angeles residents are afraid mansions will be built there, spoiling the sign's uncluttered, postcard-perfect backdrop. They worry, too, that the land will no longer be accessible to the hikers, sightseers and romantics who often climb the hill for solitude and a panoramic view of the Los Angeles basin.
Residents led by a city councilman are fighting to preserve the parcel, known as Cahuenga Peak.
"That is our Eiffel Tower," Councilman Tom LaBonge said. "There is the Hollywood sign. There is the open space. And that's all there is. This is ours and it should remain ours."
The parcel has a distinctly Hollywood back story: It was once owned by billionaire Howard Hughes.
Lore has it that Hughes bought it in 1940 — 17 years after the publisher of the Los Angeles Times spelled out his plans for a nearby subdivision in King Kong-size letters — with dreams of building an estate to share with Ginger Rogers.
The romance fizzled — Rogers later said the idea of being holed up with the tycoon on the isolated hilltop gave her the willies — and Hollywood's highest crest was left to the deer, the coyotes and the visitors who ignore the no-trespassing signs.
In fact, most people here assumed the property had long ago fallen into the public domain. That is, until Fox River Financial Resources, the Chicago investors who quietly purchased the peak from Hughes' estate for US$1.7 million in 2002, put the one-of-a-kind parcel on the market recently.
Based on the bargain-basement price paid by the investors, it appears the Hughes estate's trustees were unaware of what it was worth or too busy managing the billionaire's vast holdings to care, said Ernie Carswell, a real estate agent handling the property.
Either way, the current asking price stems from valuable information the owners unearthed after buying the property: In 1949, Hughes secured the right to build a hillside road on land owned by the city Department of Water and Power. That would make the hill more accessible, and thus more attractive to homeowners.
"Deep beneath all the layers was the Hope diamond. Someone found it, and it was our sellers," Carswell said. "The day that happened is when that property skyrocketed in value."
Carswell said the parcel is farther away from the Hollywood sign than many people realize, and that at a distance, even a mansion would be a mere "speck" on the mountain.
To the many fans of the Hollywood sign, however, carving up the 1,820-foot (555-meter) Cahuenga Peak makes as much sense as cutting up the Hope diamond to make a lot of engagement rings.
"I think people would do everything from bake sales to jog-a-thons to stop this," said Yvonne Chotzen, who often walks her dog on the trail below the sign. "There is huge passion for it."
LaBonge wants the city, which owns the ground the sign stands on and the land on three sides of it, to acquire the old Hughes property. But he said the city cannot legally pay more than US$6 million (euro3.8 million), a price based on its most recent appraisal.
The councilman is talking to conservation groups about buying the land. Another option, he said, is asking Hollywood heavy hitters to chip in as they did in the 1970s, when Hugh Hefner, Alice Cooper and other celebrities paid US$28,000 each to replace the sign's nine crumbling letters.
Historian Marc Wanamaker, president of the preservation group Hollywood Heritage, doubts the Ginger Rogers-Howard Hughes love story. But he said there is no denying the significance of the Hollywood sign, which is instantly recognizable around the world.
"It's true the Hollywood sign was originally a sign to help sell development. But by 1945 the City Council of Los Angeles had made it the official iconic sign of Los Angeles," Wanamaker said. "It's just become part of the culture and landmark status of Los Angeles, extremely important."
Carswell said there is something ironic about the effort to block real estate development around the site.
"Those letters were a real estate developer's advertisement. That's the whole way the sign got there," he said. "So I think it's the perfect circle."
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Businesses are going green and it's not just about getting rid of the Styrofoam coffee cups in the break room. Forty percent of HR professionals say their organization is currently focused on creating green jobs or adding green duties to existing jobs, according to a poll conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Of the 40 percent of organizations currently planning for green jobs, 65 percent report they have stepped up efforts in the past 12 months while 34 percent have held steady their efforts. Compared to two years ago, 79 percent have boosted their focus on green job creation. Another five percent of businesses plan to add green jobs, reflecting a total of 45 percent actively engaged in green job creation.
To ready workers, 67 percent are or will provide on-the-job training while 31 percent are paying for employees to take skills courses and 28 percent are paying for employees to obtain related certificates or licenses.
When asked what has taken place during the past 12 months to meet the demands for "greener" ways of working, 81 percent of HR professionals polled said new duties have been added to existing positions at their organization. Nearly one quarter — 23 percent — reported the creation of completely new green jobs or the addition of green duties within newly created jobs.
"Green jobs are not a far off economic reality but a current business strategy being embraced by many companies, some with small steps and others with wide-scale plans," said Mark Schmit, director of research at SHRM. "We are particularly encouraged by the efforts organizations are making in adding green duties to existing jobs."
While the number of organizations able to create completely new green jobs is relatively low, HR professionals said adding green duties to existing job categories is practical and achievable.
Among the 55 percent of organizations not focusing on green jobs, the overwhelming majority — 75 percent — said no need or opportunity exists in their organization for green jobs while 17 percent cited the cost implication for creating green jobs. Only 16 percent noted a lack of support by management.


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Perhaps fourth time will be the charm for JESSE JAMES. The 43-year-old motorcycle mogul tied the knot with drag racer ALEXIS DEJORIA, 35, after seven months of dating.
DeJoria's daughter, Bella, 10, and James's youngest daughter, Sunny, 9, were the flower girls. The private ceremony was held at the estate multi-billionaire father, John Paul DeJoria, cofounder of the Paul Mitchell hair care products line, Patrone Spirits line and the House of Blues nightclub chain as well as other financial interests.
James had been previously been married to SANDRA BULLOCK, who took him to court in an ugly custody battle in 2010 on grounds of serial cheating.


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Isaac and Jessie Edith Zent are both buried at Oroville Memorial Park, Oroville, California.
Isaac Chase Zent was a train conductor for the Western Pacific Railroad for over 35 years. The 1900 census lists Isaac and Jessie Zent with Child, Grace Z., 1 year old, in Squaw Valley Township, Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, California. Several years later, they moved to Oroville, California and lived there for many years.
Isaac was an avid hunter and fisherman. As one of the perks of being an employee of the railroad, every year around Christmas time many of the railroad employees would take a train up to the mountains and bring back Christmas trees for their families.


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Comparisons are odious. Nevertheless, screen adaptations
of literary classics are unfailingly matched against
the originals.
Exclusive appraisal may not be uncommon for the Malayalam
feature film, 'Agnisakshi', directed by Shyamaprasad
for the literary classic by Lalithambika Antharjanam
on which it is based, has been the favorite of two or
three generations of Malayalis.
To the director's credit, the novel and the film are
not as like as two peas in a pod. The film is distinctive,
yet it dexterously conjures up the spirit of teh novel,
which documents a disturbing chapter in Kerala's social
history, and chronicles some of the heart rending incidents
in the claustrophobic Namboodiri illoms (houses). Antharjanam
had described her work as 'satyakatha' (a true story).
Shyamaprasad's work was recently selected for the National
Award for Best Malayalam film of 1998. Earlier, it had
won 8 State Awards (including that for the Best Director),
Asianet special prize and the Aravindan Puraskaram.
'Agnisakshi' is as much the story of the misdeeds of
the forward classes, disintegration of the feudal order,
nationalism and the rise of bourgeoisie after Independence,
as it about the complexities of man-woman relationship,
assertion of woman power, and the conflicts between
the temporal and the spiritual.
Running the entire gamut of social, political and inter-personal
issues is the transformation of the heroine (Sobhana)
of the movie from a progressive girl married into an
orthodox family, to a revolutionary who plunges into
the freedom struggle, and finally to a penitent in a
Himalayan ashram.
The evolution from Thethikutty to Devaki behn to Sumitrananda
has not been forced but rather effected by force of
circumstance. Witnessing these changes is Thangam (Praveena
- Sreevidya), her husband's cousin and her only companion
in teh cruel, compassionless illom.
Thethikutty finds her husband, Unni Namboodiri (Rajat
Kapoor), a personification of all virtues, but one with
a tragic flaw - of being obsessed with the other-worldly.
Her endless wait in her chamber, as her husband is closeted
from dawn to dusk in the puja room, drives her to desperation.
Hear her comments.
"Ihathinukollathavar parathinum kollukayilla"
(those who are worthless in this world will be the same
in the other too); "Pathujanmam pattiyayi piranallum
Namboodiri illathil pennavarathu" (even ten births
as a dog may not be able equal to living as a woman
in a Namboodiri family)


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Information Fluency and Physics Curriculum: Faculty/Librarian Collaboration
Abstract: Much has been written about the importance of information fluency. Information fluency is defined as the ability to locate, evaluate and use information effectively, efficiently and ethically. In this brief article, I will summarize some ways one might add information fluency to the physics curriculum.
They say one picture is worth a thousand words. Below is a graphic that gives one a sense of what information fluency is all about. The diagram is relevant to all information sources, not just digital materials.
No one likes busy work. The most effective way to integrate information fluency into a student's life is to connect lesson plans to a specific subject assignment. Assignments can be as simple as asking students to evaluate a web page or as complex as a semester long seminar class with formal assignments. Lessons can start as early as middle school and go up to graduate level.
A sample of a web page evaluation sheet can be found on eCommons Cornell. (1) Brigham Young University has a formal class called "Writing in Physics" for their senior physics majors who must write a mini-thesis. (2) The physics department at the University of Buffalo asked librarian A. Ben Wagner to design a course for physics graduate students. The class description is included in the poster that I did for the "Graduate Education in Physics: Which Way Forward?" conference. (3)
Each state has established its own standards for information fluency. The web site, 21st Century Information Fluency Skills , written by the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, is an excellent source of definitions and examples of curriculum. (4)
To better understand the questions that physic s faculty have, I monitor several listservs: PHYSOC, OPHUN-L, PHYS-L, and PHYSHARE. One discussion thread was about the difficulties that physics students have dealing with physics word problems. I was able to share with faculty the logical problem solving strategy developed at the University of Minnesota. (5)
Like many institutions, Cornell offers professional development courses for teachers. I am included in the Research Experience for Teachers ( RET) and other workshops that are offered by Cornell for science teachers at all levels. I help teachers find and evaluate background information for their lesson plans. The RET participants write up lesson plans that are readily available to all. BUT, unless one knows where to look (6), the lesson plans are lost in cyberspace.
The Professional Concerns Committee for AAPT sponsored a number of cracker barrel discussions for various constituencies. Based on expressed needs, I am gathering web pages that would be useful in addressing the concerns. I have been using Connotea, a free service of the Nature Publishing Group, to facilitate communications among researchers. One can sort the contents of my Connotea page (7) by any of the "tags" or keywords listed on the left side of the screen. For example, I have been collecting materials about women in science, professional development opportunities for physics faculty, and lesson plans. Because physics classes do not typically have a writing component, I have collected some examples of alternative writing assignments on Connotea. A person who is preparing to write a term paper, give a poster session, or an oral presentation on a topic needs to find good information. Information fluency skills can save a lot of time. I have compiled a list of resources that would be helpful in the process of integrating information fluency skills into the physics curriculum. (8)
There are 245 members of the Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics (PAM) section of the Special Libraries Association (SLA). About 650 librarians world wide belong to the PAM listserv. In many cases, a science librarian must serve faculty and students in several different sciences. Our mission is to support the teaching and research activities of our faculty and students. Our activities include collection development, reference services and instruction. The Internet has changed the information landscape drastically. We librarians participate in initiatives like arXiv, the National Science Digital Library (NSDL), and digital books projects. For example, Cornell University has a collection of digitized mathematics books available on-line. (9) At the annual meeting of SLA in June 2008, Bruce Mason and I will be presenting to the physics round table. Our goal will be to recruit science librarians to reach out to regional groups of APS and AAPT to spread the word about comPADRE as well as other excellent on-line materials. Faculty and librarians share many of the same goals. By working together, I feel we can lighten the load and increase effectiveness.
Over the past seven years, I have presented on the topic of information fluency at many AAPT meetings. By working with the Forum on Education, I hope to share what I have learned with a wider audience.
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When we talk about a "business moat," we're talking about a permanent advantage a business has, which acts the way a moat protected a medieval castle. Moats aren't usually built by conquerors, but by the managers and engineers who follow them into power. The civilizer is not usually lauded, as the conqueror was, but his or her role is just as important. Tim Cook's role as Apple ( AAPL) CEO is that of a civilizer, an organizer, a manager, someone transforming the market territory Steve Jobs conquered into permanent business advantage. It's not exciting, it's not sexy, and it doesn't make headlines, but for investors it's just as essential. Thus Tim Cook has worked to build infrastructure around the success Steve Jobs created and make Apple part of our common business fabric. Part of that involves building a competitive cloud. Apple's content sales make its iCloud a popular consumer cloud destination, but Strategy Analytics now reports Apple had 27% of the "cloud media" market last fall, nearly twice the share of Amazon.Com ( AMZN). Engadget revealed this in publishing a Strategy Analytics press release, describing a six-month old study that company is now sharing with the press via its email list. To serve that traffic, Cook has Apple investing in renewable energy, an idea pioneered by Google ( GOOG). Apple says its aims to make its North Carolina facility independent of the local electrical grid. The company is three-quarters of the way there, so more investment is coming.
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SCOTTISH crime groups have started manufacturing the drugs once labelled "legal highs" as they seek to compete with importers.
Police are increasingly aware of covert factories north of the Border making what they call new psychoactive substances - potentially deadly chemicals that mimic cocaine or ecstasy.
The revelation follows the death this week of 19-year-old Helen Henderson, who became ill at a flat in Renfrew after she is believed to have taken the former "legal high" mephedrone, or MCAT.
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Scottish gangsters are making their own versions of these products, often labelled "not for human consumption" and described as plant food or bath salts, which were once routinely imported from China or the Netherlands.
Detective Chief Superintendent John Cuddihy, head of organised crime and counter-terrorism at Police Scotland, said: "We are seeing a shift. Organised crime is now involved in the manufacture of these substances here.
"They import the chemical constituents and then seek to manufacture products that mimic cocaine or certain other drugs. In any business, you look to maximise profit and cut out the middle man."
Police and officers at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs have long taken an interest in the problem of psychoactive substances. Some of these have recently been proscribed. Others, theoretically at least, may have different chemical formulas to those officially banned under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
There have been several high-profile deaths linked to new psychoactive substances.
On Sunday night Ms Henderson was taken to hospital, where she died. Four others were also admitted to hospital from the property, and it is thought they had also taken MCAT.
The Class B drug, which was outlawed in 2010, historically came from China and has been linked to three other deaths in Scotland. Investigations are understood to be ongoing into the domestic industrial production of new psychoactive substances, especially as the import of some of illegal drugs such as MCAT carries severe risks.
Mr Cuddihy said Scottish underworld figures were directly importing ingredients for such products, which are not necessarily illegal, and producing pills or powders at their own factories.
The chemicals are being imported from India, China or the Baltic States, he added. Because they are not controlled drugs, traffickers face being charged with less serious offences under legislation governing the import of medicines.
Some gangsters may believe manufacturing poses fewer risks, because they are importing legal substances, or sourcing them on the Scottish market. However, police are increasingly gathering intelligence about both the products needed to make synthetic drugs and the individuals with the expertise to carry out the work.
Mr Cuddihy said: "They will seek to use professionals, all the way down to a fourth-year chemistry student who can think of new ways of mimicking an illegal drug. They may think it is a 'legal' high and as such it is legal to involve themselves in it. But where does it say that it is legal to cause the death of another individual? Or a near-miss that puts a child in hospital because they consume something wrongly called a 'legal high'?"
Police believe the gangsters would be responsible for the death or injury of anyone who deliberately or inadvertently takes the substances. A number of crime groups have sought to "smother" their manufacturing activity using front businesses.
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Assistant Chief Constable Ruaraidh Nicolson added: "The danger of these new psychoactive substances is that nobody really knows what is in them. People don't know what they are taking."
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Rally Italia Sardenga, round seven of the World Championship, marks the half-way stage of the season.
Ahead of the short summer break, the Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team crews will be looking to produce strong performances. Winners here last year, Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen return to an event where they have always done well. Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio will be equally determined to confirm the good form they have enjoyed on 'hard' gravel rallies.
Three weeks after the Acropolis Rally, the WRC continues at a round with similar characteristics: Mediterranean climate, stages on gravel roads that are fairly demanding on cars and tyres, and a compact course featuring 'only' 300 kilometres of special stages. Although the rally only lasts two days (Friday and Saturday), the organisers have nonetheless made the most of the time available, since the crews will be racing for at least 28 of the 37 hours separating the start from the finish! Mainly made up of tests of between 15 and 20 kilometres in length, the course is being held on stages that are well known to the drivers. The major innovation for this year is the Gallura stage, which will be held under cover of darkness on Saturday night.
Although he missed the event in 2012, Dani Sordo has nonetheless finished as runner-up in Sardinia on two occasions. The Spaniard returns to the event feeling particularly motivated: "We saw in Portugal and then in Greece that I was pretty comfortable on road surfaces offering a good level of grip. That should also be the case in Sardinia! Finishing second at the Acropolis Rally did me a lot of good; it helped me to regain confidence after a bit of a rough patch. Like Mikko, I'm aiming for a very good result this weekend."
The third works Citroën DS3 WRC, competing for the Abu Dhabi Citroën Total World Rally Team, will be driven by Khalid Al-Qassimi and Scott Martin. The United Arab Emirates driver has finished all three of the rallies he has entered this year, and is now determined to rack up his first points of the season this time around.
Clear winners in WRC2 at the Acropolis Rally, Robert Kubica and Maciej Baran continue their programme in the Citroën DS3 RRC. Ten crews from the Citroën Top Driver series will also line up for Rally Italia Sardegna.
Three questions for… Dani Sordo
Were you pleased to have finished as runner-up at the Acropolis Rally?
"Yes, I really needed this kind of result. After a bit of a crazy first stage, I found myself in a good position. Insofar as Mikko had ran into problems, the team asked me to control my pace. I raced for the rest of the rally with this in mind and we were pleased to get back onto the podium and pick up good points for both championships! It was important, first and foremost, to secure this second place, before then aiming higher."
Are you therefore aiming to win in Sardinia?
"On paper, it's my kind of rally. I like it when the car, the tyres and the surface combine to give you a good level of grip. We have done quite a lot of work on this with the team. After Portugal and Greece, Sardinia provides us with a chance to confirm the progress we have made. But before thinking about winning, you need to produce the perfect performance and get through several stages: feel confident with the car, set a good time in qualifying to have the best possible starting position, put together a series of stages without any mistakes, etc."
Among the current crop of WRC drivers, you are the most popular on the various social media. Do you know where this popularity stems from?
"I try to share little bits of my life with my fans, at rallies and elsewhere. You're right, there are a lot of people who follow me on Facebook and Twitter. Sometimes, I am quite surprised by how much interest can be generated by a simple photo! In order for my contributions to remain spontaneous, I express myself mainly in my native language and that is very much appreciated by the Spanish-speaking community throughout the world."
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I would definitely pass on this.
I start this thread in order to know if a lot of you would be interested in a comics subscription for DC Universe VS Masters Of The Universe.
May be DC will decide to create one?
Edit: I'm talking about a subscription for COMICS BOOKS (not action figures)
I would be in for a subscription!
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I would definitely pass on this.
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depends.. if it was motuc style figures ONLY ..then YES YES YES,.,,,
but if they are in the style of DCU...then major PASS for me..
Just when you thought it was safe to take a pee.....- Hard Ticket To Hawaii -
I would pass on this as well.
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I would likely get one just because it's MOTU if I could at the time, or cared about it (which I don't really).
But as far as actually wanting and desiring one....NO....
Recent.... HATMOTU Beast Man & Evil Seed
Wanted.... Filmation Mer-Man, Teela & Sorceress
Needed.... MOTUC Lord Masque
Oh man, did I forget to use these [sarcasm][/sarcasm] again? Sorry....
If you mean just a sub for the comics - then I would pass.
If you mean a sub for figures based on the new comics then it depends... if they could use this as some clever way of getting us more varients out there similar to how they did the DC VS MOTU two packs then I would probably cherry pick some... but I doubt they would do this and I am not a fan of the new designs for the figures (altough I do actually like the Teela and Despara designs I gotta say)
Realistically though, I wouldn't sign up for a sub.
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Oh PLEASE - No! Don't encourage them - just don't! DC-infected MotU comics are already ineffably silly and trivialised enough; this will only make things far worse!
Quarantine the virus - don't let it spread; your children will thank you for it!
I would love them if the DC figures were in a closer scale to the MOTU figures.
I would love new 2paks nu52 in dcu bodies, Nu52 MOTUC FIGURES IN MOTUC BUCKS!!!!!! ONE WORD.. PLEASE DO THESE..LONG LIVE MOTUC PERIOD!!!!
Sure, I'd get a sub for these comics if they offer it.
"Oh Lord, Bless this M&M... and the mighty cockroach I slain in battle to get it." - Al Bundy
Yes, I want to check these comics out. Regarding figures, depending on which ones, yes also
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I find it silly I am a fun of masters of the universe not of superman and lex luthor or flash... What will be next heman vs ninja turtles?? Come on Mattel you should have better ideas
Comics: No. I buy all the MOTU comics, but I do so digitally. A sub would be of no benefit.
Toys: No, because they would be Nu52 designs. I would much prefer seeing the occasional DC figure show up at retail, a la DKR Batman, that I can choose whether or not to buy.
PoP Variants are part of the vintage line, too! Starburst She-Ra, Shower Power Catra, and Scratchin' Sound Catra for 2015!!!
Regarding a comic subscription, I tend to buy everything, so a sub would be convenient.
As for toys, I'm a DC fan but never really collected figures of the characters, so it would be cool to have Batman and Superman etc. packaged with my favourite toy line (MOTUC) in the form of a two pack. Especially if it was in the current style of the comics and to scale.
Heck yes!!!
MOTUC Most Wanted: Skeleteen, Prince Keldor, Captain Randor, The Great Black Wizard, Lady Slither, Spirit, Tuvar, Baddra, Cursed Marzo, Tug-O-War, Scrollos, Songster, Mini-Comics Spirit of Castle Grayskull, and for the love of the Sorceress and Julie Winston, ODIPHUS!!!
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Gracias, no.
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I bought a sub for the ongoing series because I wanted the variant cover and I wanted to support the series.
However, I receive it at least a week later than the issue is released digitally. So I would just buy this mini-series in digital format.
A Want List: Starburst She-Ra, Ghost, Mini Comic Tri-Klops, Mini-Comic/Vintage Toy costume Catra, Kayo, Joya, Storm, Twiggets, Melaktha, Sagitar, Spirit, Kothos, Master Sebrian, The Enchantress, Weapons Paks, Fuerza T figures, 200X Sorceress, King Miro, Dree-Elle & Uncle Montork.
Filmation Variants: She-Ra, Bow, Mantenna, Leech, Entrapta, Grizzlor, Prince Adam, Glimmer, Adora
As this is a miniseries, it would never happen. Too much effort to invest in for so few issues.
Besides, 80% of my comics are digital right now, and my physical issues are bought at my LCS. Even most of my digital is bought through the site of my LCS to help support him.


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Demonstrations of Jason Segel's imagination have already exceeded his acting credits. Though he's better known for acting, Segel's credited for writing a number of big screen projects, including The Muppets in 2011 and the 2008 comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall. And now it seems he's taking his writing even further with a book series aimed for kids, called Nightmares!.
Nightmares! is described as an adventure story about a group of kids who find themselves tasked with saving their town from "nightmare creatures" that have been manifested from the town's fears and are now wandering around the everyday world. The general premise of the stories is kids facing their fears and learning that they can accomplish anything if they're brave enough to try, according to what Segel said. Deadline reports that Segel's original plan for the concept was to make it into a movie. He had a screenplay for it, but eventually decided to adapt it as a book.
Random House Children's Books will be publishing Nightmares!, which is expected to hit shelves in the fall of 2014. So we have plenty of time to wait this publication. In the meantime, we'll see Segel in This is the End, and his steady gig on CBS' How I Met Your Mother.
Normally, I wouldn't be especially excited about the publication of a kids book - Harry Potter books excluded - but one of the things I loved so much about The Muppets was the humor. Assuming this book will incorporate some humor with its horror, it wouldn't be entirely outside of Segel's wheelhouse, if we consider his Dracula musical, featured in part in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Regardless of whether or not the book aims to be funny, Segel strikes me as a guy who has allowed some part of himself to stay connected with his inner child. That likely served him well when he wrote The Muppets, and I expect the same will apply with Nightmares!.
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Every instinct I have tells me that Lembo would be a tremendous hire to lead the Purdue football program. But unlike George, I know that am far from incorrect on this hunch.
Truth be told, I have zero interest in Lembo, who has been mentioned by columnists, bloggers, and produce workers at various grocery stores as a candidate for the Boston College, North Carolina State, Purdue, East Carolina, Tennessee, and Los Angeles Lakers jobs (he, like Phil Jackson, felt spurned at the last minute) leaving Muncie for any place.
I want to detail the various reasons why Purdue should pass on this guy, hoping the George Costanza approach works. But there honestly aren't any valid reasons for the Boilermakers to allow Lembo out of their grasp. And if Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke does his homework, he'll come to the same conclusion.
How good has Lembo been in guiding the Ball State program – on and off of the field?
Ask anyone that is close to the Cardinals and they'll tell you he is better at running the entire operation than former coach (and current Michigan coach) Brady Hoke ever dreamt of being, and Hoke was really good. That's not a knock on Hoke, Lembo is just that great.
Why is he that good? Here are just some of those reasons:This guy is as cerebral as any football coach in the country. The Georgetown graduate studies every minute detail of the program, and immerses himself into it to ensure that its future, not just the here and now, is solidified.
Lembo has spread sheets showing where he'll have gaps on his roster in 2016 and what he'll need to do now to rectify those holes. Some coaches talk about only being focused on the next game; Lembo knows right now which recruiting class in the upcoming years he'll need to go get a punter who can fill the position through 2020.
He not only sits in on special teams' meetings, Lembo revels in that stuff. It is one of the most enjoyable moments of the week for the veteran coach. If you want to know the most scrutinized coach in America, it probably is Ball State assistant coach Justin Lustig, who oversees that unit for the Cardinals. That's due to Lustig's boss secretly wanting to be demoted to his job.Purdue has long been a haven for quarterbacks and prolific offenses, and Burke mentioned that at his recent news conference. Lembo is soooo the right guy for this job.
Ask ESPN executives how much they like airing Ball State games (the Cardinals average 35 points per game) and they'll start stuttering with excitement.
Lembo has taken a chubby, turnover-prone quarterback in Keith Wenning and developed him into an athletic (the guy runs pass routes now) stud that is the best college quarterback in this state (sorry Everett Golson, you're good, but not that good). If Lembo can do that at Ball State, good Lord, who do you think he'll get recruiting to a Big Ten program?Burke spoke on the declining ticket base at Purdue, and the next coach will have to do a lot of marketing for the Boilermakers. Well then, it's a good thing that Lembo has a degree in that subject from one of the premier academic institutions in the country.
Last summer, the Cardinal coaches worked at McDonald's to drum up interest (which increased nearly 30 percent this season). Lembo and is staff are not only bright and hard working, but humble as well.
Lembo doesn't frown upon social media, he embraces it. Send him a tweet and the guy will actually respond to it.
He also writes a weekly newsletter regarding the latest happenings with his program and will email it to anyone that requests it.
Lembo even participated in a live chat with News-Sentinel.com earlier this season. See, he's hip!Like many NCAA Division I football programs, Ball State's players aren't perfect, a situation involving the arrest of one of the best Cardinal players earlier this year demonstrated such. However, the total representation of the program over the past 24 months has been one that the Cardinal faculty and athletic staff boasts about. Rare is the instance where negative situations occur. Very rare.
Lembo has coached at Dartmouth, Lehigh and Elon universities, so he takes academics very seriously. Ask him on a whim which one of the Cardinal reserves is struggling with his grades and Lembo can tell you not only which player, but in what classes, and even why, the student-athlete isn't performing to expectations.
He's implemented a Leadership Council among his players that mentors the younger and/or wayward souls within the locker room; has alumni come back to speak not just about the joy of playing football at Ball State, but where those lessons have led them to career success (in the workplace, not on the football field); altered the enrollment dates of freshman to enhance their experience academically, athletically, and socially; implemented a program which guides the student-athletes into professional internships and experiences during the summer; and created community activism that has his players walking the streets of Muncie each August to spread the word about their program.
Ask any of the Cardinal student-athletes and they'll tell you that virtually every aspect of their lives have been positively impacted by Lembo and his coaching staff. That is the true measure of success for Lembo, not just the abundance of victories, which have also been achieved.
The Purdue committee overseeing the hiring process can rack their brains in coming up with the reasons to hire a bigger name, from a bigger program, than the mild-mannered (aside from the football field) Lembo. They'll want to win the press conference because instincts tell them that is important. However, they shouldn't be so short-sighted. They should follow George Costanza's example and ignore those instincts. They'll be far better off in the long run.


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2)A band, (see any of the several definitions surrounding this one).
3)When a woman sits on a man's face.
4)Really really really flamboyant, (and possibly irritating,) man. Almost always gay.
2)"Queen is my favourite band."
3)"Do you wanna queen me?"
4)"You're such a queen, chill out."
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---- Have been recognized as pioneers of arena rock, hard rock, glam rock, heavy metal, and progressive rock. Their work likewise stands out as unique among other bands of their time for their noticable influences on musical genres outside of rock, such as cabaret, barbershop, and opera.
---- "Bohemian Rhapsody" is credited with jump-starting the video era.
---- Have sold over 400 million albums.
---- Thay have been on the UK charts more then the beatles.
-------- Queen (1,322 Weeks)
-------- The Beatles (1,293 Weeks)
---- Bands that cite Queen as an influence include
-------- Judas Priest
-------- Def Leppard
-------- Iron Maiden
-------- Mötley Crüe
-------- Steve Vai
-------- George Michael
-------- Metallica
-------- The Flaming Lips
-------- Ween
-------- Guns N' Roses
-------- Chris Cornell
-------- Trent Reznor
-------- Extreme
-------- Dream Theater
-------- Nirvana
-------- Jellyfish
-------- The Smashing Pumpkins
-------- Green Day
-------- Robbie Williams
-------- Ben Folds Five
-------- Foo Fighters
-------- Joan Osborne
-------- Muse
-------- The Darkness
-------- Franz Ferdinand
-------- Jetliner
-------- among others.
-John Deacon { http : // en . wikipedia . org / wiki / John_Deacon }
---- Wife Veronica
---- Daughters - 1
---- Sons - 5
- Brian May (Dr.Brian May CBE) {http : // en . wikipedia . org / wiki / Brian_May}
---- Was not sexually promiscuous, doesn't smoke and rarely drinks alcohol. When he does drink, his favorite beer is Guinness, and his favorite liquor is Baileys.
---- Performed his famous God Save The Queen solo from the roof of Buckingham Palace.
---- Many guitarists have tried to emulate his sound but have failed.
- Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) {http : // en . wikipedia . org / wiki / Freddie_Mercury}
---- He could hit almost any note and hold 4 octaves (no other male vocalist can do that).
---- bisexual not homosexual
---- Known for having many girlfriends and boyfriends
---- In 2004, Mercury was ranked #18 in a Forbes magazine list of the highest earning dead celebrities
---- A Royal Mail stamp called The Millennium Stamp commemorated the life of Freddie Mercury.
---- A housewife named Mary Howes claims that she can communicate with the spirit of Freddie Mercury. She wrote a book about this called "The Mister Mercury".
---- Two of Mercury's compositions, "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Are the Champions" have each been claimed, in separate polls, as the world's favourite song. Most recently, an Ericsson poll of 600,000 people in 66 different countries found "We Are the Champions" to be the world's most popular tune. This contradicts another major poll by Guinness World, which had previously found "Bohemian Rhapsody" to be the world's most popular song from the past 50 years.
---- Died of pneumonia.
- Roger Taylor (Roger Meddows-Taylor) {http : // en . wikipedia . org / wiki / Roger_Meddows-Taylor}
---- Roger, along with Freddie, was one of the party animals of the group. A heavy smoker until mid 80s, he has been known for his love for fast cars, drinks, and women. Throughout Queen's career he earned a reputation as a ladies' man.
---- Favorite movie is 2001: A Space Odyssey
---- Favorite drink is vodka.
---- Whenever he played live, Roger would always drink two shots of Scotch before going on stage, "no more, no less".
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"Yeah, I am. I'm from Flushing, Queens, born at Flushing Hospital."
"Aiight, thats cool, I'm from Jackson Heights, Queens."
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The origins of Queen lay in the hard rock psychedelic group Smile, which guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor joined in 1967. Following the departure of Smile's lead vocalist, Tim Staffell, in 1971, May and Taylor formed a group with Freddie Mercury, the former lead singer for Wreckage. Within a few months, bassist John Deacon joined them, and they began rehearsing. Over the next two years, as all four members completed college, they simply rehearsed, playing just a handful of gigs. By 1973, they had begun to concentrate on their career, releasing the Roy Thomas Baker-produced Queen that year and setting out on their first tour. Queen was more or less a straight metal album and failed to receive much acclaim, but Queen II became an unexpected British breakthrough early in 1974. Before its release, the band played Top of the Pops, performing "Seven Seas of Rhye." Both the song and the performance were a smash success, and the single rocketed into the Top Ten, setting the stage for Queen II to reach number five. Following its release, the group embarked on its first American tour, supporting Mott the Hoople. On the strength of their campily dramatic performances, the album climbed to number 43 in the States.
Queen released their third album, Sheer Heart Attack, before the end of 1974. The music hall meets Zeppelin "Killer Queen" climbed to number two on the U.K. charts, taking the album to number two as well. Sheer Heart Attack made some inroads in America as well, setting the stage for the breakthrough of 1975's A Night at the Opera. Queen labored long and hard over the record; according to many reports, it was the most expensive rock record ever made at the time of its release. The first single from the record, "Bohemian Rhapsody," became Queen's signature song, and with its bombastic, mock-operatic structure punctuated by heavy metal riffing, it encapsulates their music. It also is the symbol for their musical excesses -- the song took three weeks to record, and there were so many vocal overdubs on the record that it was possible see through the tape at certain points. To support "Bohemian Rhapsody," Queen shot one of the first conceptual music videos, and the gamble paid off as the single spent nine weeks at number one in the England, breaking the record for the longest run at number one. The song and A Night at the Opera were equally successful in America, as the album climbed into the Top Ten and quickly went platinum.
Following A Night at the Opera, Queen were established as superstars, and they quickly took advantage of all their status had to offer. Their parties and indulgence quickly became legend in the rock world, yet the band continued to work at a rapid rate. In the summer of 1976, they performed a free concert at London's Hyde Park that broke attendance records, and they released the hit single "Somebody to Love" a few months later. It was followed by A Day at the Races, which was essentially a scaled-down version of A Night at the Opera that reached number one in the U.K. and number five in the U.S. They continued to pile up hit singles in both Britain and America over the next five years, as each of their albums went into the Top Ten, always going gold and usually platinum in the process. Because Queen embraced such mass success and adoration, they were scorned by the rock press, especially when they came to represent all of the worst tendencies of the old guard in the wake of punk. Nevertheless, the public continued to buy Queen records. Featuring the Top Five double-A-sided single "We Are the Champions"/"We Will Rock You," News of the World became a Top Ten hit in 1977. The following year, Jazz nearly replicated that success, with the single "Fat Bottomed Girls"/"Bicycle Race" becoming an international hit despite the massive bad publicity surrounding their media stunt of staging a nude female bicycle race.
Queen were at the height of their popularity as they entered the '80s, releasing The Game, their most diverse album to date, in 1980. On the strength of two number one singles -- the campy rockabilly "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and the disco-fied "Another One Bites the Dust" -- The Game became the group's first American number one album. However, the bottom fell out of the group's popularity, particularly in the U.S., shortly afterward. Their largely instrumental soundtrack to Flash Gordon was coldly received later in 1980. With the help of David Bowie, Queen were able to successfully compete with new wave with 1981's hit single "Under Pressure" -- their first U.K. number one since "Bohemian Rhapsody" -- which was included both on their 1981 Greatest Hits and 1982's Hot Space. Instead of proving the group's vitality, "Under Pressure" was a last gasp. Hot Space was only a moderate hit, and the more rock-oriented The Works (1984) also was a minor hit, with only "Radio Ga Ga" receiving much attention. Shortly afterward, they left Elektra and signed with Capitol.
Faced with their decreased popularity in the U.S. and waning popularity in Britain, Queen began touring foreign markets, cultivating a large, dedicated fan base in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, continents that most rock groups ignored. In 1985, they returned to popularity in Britain in the wake of their show-stopping performance at Live Aid. The following year, they released A Kind of Magic to strong European sales, but they failed to make headway in the States. The same fate befell 1989's The Miracle, yet 1991's Innuendo was greeted more favorably, going gold and peaking at number 30 in the U.S. Nevertheless, it still was a far bigger success in Europe, entering the U.K. charts at number one.
By 1991, Queen had drastically scaled back their activity, causing many rumors to circulate about Freddie Mercury's health. On November 23, he issued a statement confirming that he was stricken with AIDS; he died the next day. The following spring, the remaining members of Queen held a memorial concert at Wembley Stadium, which was broadcast to an international audience of more than one billion. Featuring such guest artists as David Bowie, Elton John, Annie Lennox, Def Leppard, and Guns N' Roses, the concert raised millions for the Mercury Phoenix Trust, which was established for AIDS awareness. The concert coincided with a revival of interest in "Bohemian Rhapsody," which climbed to number two in the U.S. and number one in the U.K. in the wake of its appearance in the Mike Myers comedy Wayne's World. Following Mercury's death, the remaining members of Queen were fairly quiet. Brian May released his second solo album, Back to the Light, in 1993, ten years after the release of his first record. Roger Taylor cut a few records with the Cross, which he had been playing with since 1987, while Deacon essentially retired. The three reunited in 1994 to record backing tapes for vocal tracks Mercury recorded on his death bed. The resulting album, Made in Heaven, was released in 1995 to mixed reviews and strong sales, particularly in Europe. Crown Jewels, a box set repackaging their first eight LPs, followed in 1998. Archival live recordings, DVDs and compilations kept appearing through the new millennium. In 2005 the Queen name was revived but this time with "+ Paul Rodgers" appended to it. Rodgers, the former lead singer of Free and Bad Company, joined Brian May and Roger Taylor -- John Deacon remained retired -- for some live shows, one of which was documented on 2005's Return of the Champions, a double disc on the Hollywood label.
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I have a wedding cake this weekend and I just got a call asking me to put a chocolate colored ribbon on the bottom of each tier. Is there a special kind of ribbon I need to get so that the icing doesn't soak into the ribbon? Also, I use butter in my icing, what is the whitest butter I can buy. The bride doesn't mind that I am using butter in the icing because she loves the taste of my icing, but I would like to get the whitest look that I can, so if anyone can tell me it would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
If it's a crusting icing, you shouldn't have a problem with the ribbon. Use polyeurothane (i.e. "PolyU") ribbon, not polyester. I use the PolyU ribbon and the only grease spot I get is the dot in the back where I connect the two ends.
Even the ones where I weave the ribbon thru the basketweave (and I'm using icing straight from the decor bag that hasn't had a chance to crust yet) I dont' get the grease spot on the PolyU ribbon.
I find this ribbon in the craft section at Walmart.
I'm not sure about the ribbon... but to help with the icing color, try Wilton White-White (here is a link so you can see what it looks like)
I use this all the time in my BC recipe when I need to get that yellowish butter color out of the icing. If I am using a lot of it, I will usually add a little bit of powdered sugar to thicken up the icing. (the white-white is a liquid)
Around here they sell it in all the craft stores (Michael's, etc) and in the cake shops.
One of the best tips I've read here on CC is to cut strips of Press-n-Seal plastic wrap the same width as your ribbon and simply press it onto the backside of your ribbon (there is a sticky-side to the Press-n-Seal).
To help make a whiter BC, just add a tiny bit of violet food color. I haven't tried it myself, but it seems to be another popular tip here.
Challenge butter is pretty pale; CostCo's (Kirkland) is NOT very pale in color.
I use a lot of organza ribbon. (Or organdy??) Whatever it's called. It's the really sheer stuff. I have never had a grease spot with this and it looks really elegant. You can get it from Michael's or Hobby Lobby. I had a bride once who brought me the ribbon she was using on the bouquets and I knew instantly it was going to stain. I rubbed the entire ribbon with a really thin film of Crisco and purposly stained it, then put it on the cake.
Test the ribbon for colorfastness before putting it on the cake. Put a drop of icing on the end and let it set overnight. I once put red ribbon on a wedding cake the night before and it bled. The cake was pink from the ribbon halfway up the sides of the cake. It was a last minute dash to redecorate everything.
I have also heard the "violet cancels yellow" rule. But I have also read many cautions about starting with a teeny tiny amount of violet and going a little at a time. I have used the Wilton white-white before, but if you use a lot, it changes the consistency of your icing since it is more liquid than the paste colors.
Land o'lakes is very light, they do not add coloring to their butter, also alot of the European butters do not add color.


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• with extensive protein hydrolysate
• Gluten free
Maltodextrine, whey protein hydrolysate (from milk), casein hydrolysate (from milk), calcium glycerophosphate, calcium lactate, sodium chloride, magnesium citrate, sodium citrate, vitamin C, potassium chloride, vitamin E, L-tryptophane, niacin, vitamin A, vitamin D, zinc sulphate, pantothenic acid, vitamin K, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, copper sulphate, folic acid, manganese II-sulphate, potassium iodide, sodium selenite, biotin
Important Notice:
Mother's milk is best for your child. Please consult your paediatrician, if you would like to use an infant formula.
Shipping information
Parcel delivery:
We ship your order to the address of your choice. It does not need to be the same as the invoice address. If you are not at home during the day, you can have your parcel sent to your working place, a friend or relatives.
If you are not present at the time of delivery, our logistic partner will usually leave your parcel with a neighbour or in a deposit nearby. In this case, a note will be left in your post box.