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Wake Tech Seeks Funding To Handle Enrollment Growth
August 13th, 2012
$200 Million Request Will Fund Expansion and Essential Repairs
RALEIGH, N.C. (August 10, 2012) - Wake Technical Community College, the state's largest community college, is asking voters to approve $200 million in bonds to fund new building projects over the next five years. Wake County Commissioners unanimously agreed to place the bond referendum on the November ballot. Wake Tech's enrollment has increased more than 55% over the past five years, and is expected to increase another 50% over the next five years. Every semester, more than 6,000 students are on waiting lists for classes that are full.
"The huge increase in Wake Tech's student enrollment is a direct reflection of the population growth in Wake County, as well as the high unemployment rate," says Dr. Scott. "This bond will enable us to meet the growing need for education and workforce training in our community, while helping to create jobs."
The bond funds would enable Wake Tech to construct three new buildings at the Northern Wake Campus, start construction at the new RTP Campus in Morrisville, expand the Public Safety Education Campus, and make repairs and renovations at the Main Campus. The new facilities would allow Wake Tech to serve an additional 24,000 students.
Jim Captain and John Atkins, Chairman and CEO of O'Brien/Atkins Associates, are co-chairing the Wake Tech Bond Campaign Committee. Wake Tech's building plan totals $210.2 million dollars. If voters approve the bond referendum, Wake County would fund the remaining $10.2 million with existing cash flow. The bond would NOT result in a tax increase.
Wake County's population is growing by 20,000 new residents each year. Wake Tech serves approximately 1 in every 8 Wake County adults. The projects to be completed with bond funds are expected to generate as many as 2,000 jobs in the construction industry.
Previous bond referenda for Wake Tech were overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2004 and 2007. Those bond funds enabled Wake Tech to start construction on the Northern Wake Campus, which opened in the fall of 2007. So far, four of the 10 planned classroom buildings on that 127-acre site are built. The college has purchased 94 acres near I-40 and 540 for its RTP Campus, to better serve the needs of students and businesses in the western part of the county.


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I've eaten here about a half dozen time and loved it until my most recent visit when I found some form of breading in my fish tacos which they said were GF. I asked my server what was it, she proceeded to tell me it was GF and made at a GF station. It was definitely A PIECE OF A CHICKEN STRIP!!! Highly disappointed!!!!!!
New gluten free menu. Well educated. Had the flat bread pizza with no issues!
Server was very knowledgeable & asked questions, explained food prep, and made suggestions. Very happy with my meal & my experience here.
They now have gluten free bread, rolls, and pizza crust! I've always had a great experience here.
Good food, last visit server was extremely slow. I wish they would dedicate a fryer to non gluten items, and create more gluten free items.
We had to leave, our staff was completely unknowable about gluten free. There was one piece of paper for the whole restaurant that said what had wheat. Our waitress said that everything is prepared with gluten so there cross contamination was bad. There friers are shared. So we could of had a stake with nothing else or a burger without the bun, but with them saying there cross contamination is bad I didn't want to chance it. We we told the waitress we were going to leave but thank you anyways, she said "yeah this isn't really a good place to get gluten free" we went to Red Robin about a mile a way. It was yummy and they have dedicated friers (yea fries) The only good thing is they were nice, friendly staff.
Food was ok. The gf menu is really small compared to the rest of the menu. Be prepared to WAIT... Our food was also cold when we got it
Gluten free menu. People are knowledgable about gluten allergies
2431 N Glenstone Ave, Springfield, MO 65803
They are not gluten-free menu options: they are "gluten-sensitive" options, which is a bogus term that sounds nice but means absolutely nothing since basically the company is not willing to commit the resources to actually make sure food served is gluten-free. Avoid if you have medical reasons to avoid gluten. Indulge if you are a just fad dieting or not actually gluten sensitive.
530 Pond Promenade, Chanhassen, MN 55317
The butternut squash and chicken sausage lasagna was fabulous! The menu states they are gluten sensitive- no designated space for prep. They have many gluten sensitive offerings including GF buns.
2541 Broadway Bluffs Dr, Columbia, MO 65201
Gluten free buns and bread for sandwiches. Gluten free creme brûlée.
625 NW Murray Rd, Lee's Summit, MO 64081
Horrible! I cannot even begin to tell you how many times i told them i had celiac and could not have gluten. i even spoke to the cook who came to the table. worst food ever. i had good luck with the Springfield location so i thought but as it turns out...they both glutened me! i say poor management responsible for that. they need to educate their employees on the severity of food allergies.
6020 82nd St, Indianapolis, IN 46250
They have revamped their menu to include gluten free options and even organic ones too. The food and gluten free drink options were amazing and there are specials almost daily. I had no reactions from eating here. Be sure to checkout out the all day happy hour on Sundays as well as the 3 course meals for $18.95.
1322 Commons Dr, Geneva, IL 60134
Love the food but not a dedicated frier, so not totally celiac friendly... but I still keep coming back because I can survive without fries :-) :-) that Brentwood chicken sandwich with a gf bun is amazing!!
65 New Jersey 4, Paramus, NJ 07652
Ordered from the GF menu several times. Each time, it took an inordinate amount of time to prepare my meal and my other tablemates were already done with their meals when mine was served.
14065 Town Center Blvd, Noblesville, IN 46060
The food on the regular menu is marked clearly with "GS" for Gluten Sensitive. they are clear about not having a dedicated kitchen space or area so if you have a true allergy this place may not be for you, but I am gluten intolerant and was very happy!
1322 Commons Dr, Geneva, IL 60134
Not the best communication but the good was good and had no reaction.
2110 East Republic Road, Springfield, MO 65804
Horrible. Stated twice that I needed a GF bun, was brought a burger on a bun that looked just like everyone else's... it was a regular bun! Then was told I didn't specify... they did being me a gf bun to put the same burger on... needless to say, everyone else ate and I'm still hungry.
5732 W Saginaw Hwy, Lansing, MI 48917
Several GF options. Sever knowledge varies.
1902 S 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820
AMAZING GF Chicken Enchilada soup!!! There are more items on the menu too :)
16153 South La Grange Road, Orland Park, IL 60462
Was sick right after eating there do not recommend this place!
65 New Jersey 4, Paramus, NJ 07652
Would give 0 if I could. They don't have a "gluten free" menu
4900 West 119th Street, Leawood, KS 66209
After coming here three times and ordering the same thing each time, server informed me that there was no dedicated French fryer despite me asking the same question on the previous visits and being told that the fries were in a dedicated fryer. I had ordered the fries on previous visits based on that information. Manager confirmed no dedicated fryer. I'm also dairy free and I asked what sides could be done gf/df and was told the brown rice. The rice came out covered in margarine and smelling like soy sauce. The rice is not listed on gf menu. Never coming back here. They can't make you a safe meal.
1085 N Mason Rd, Creve Coeur, MO 63141
Great sandwiches and fries. So nice to be able to have some fries! I'm super sensitive and I eat here all the time without getting sick.
308 NJ-35, Eatontown, NJ 07724
The cheese has flour to keep it separated. There are gluten free options but very minimal. I haven't had a good experience there.
4900 West 119th Street, Leawood, KS 66209
I LOVE their gf flatbreads and they have so many other items on the menu that are gf! The spiralized noodle dishes are great and gf!
5732 W Saginaw Hwy, Lansing, MI 48917
Great menu options! The kitchen manager was familiar with special prep requirements for diners with dietary restrictions such as clean pans, separate prep procedures, etc.
65 New Jersey 4, Paramus, NJ 07652
If you're celiac don't even bother.
14065 Town Center Blvd, Noblesville, IN 46060
Never. Eat. Here. They mixed flour into GF sauces.
16411 W 119th St, Olathe, KS 66061
It is not a gluten free menu. They call it gluten sensitive. The menu states that certain things are gluten sensitive but when I asked the waitress(who had no knowledge of the menu) she told me the chef said that some of them were not. Very disappointed.
625 NW Murray Rd, Lee's Summit, MO 64081
I'm new to the GF world. Their menu says foods are gluten free. I had the parm fries and even asked the waiter who confirmed they were GF. Didn't think I needed to ask if they had a separate fryer. Needless to say I got sick. I will return to try other options.
101 Hospitality Drive, Front Royal, VA 22630
Just stopped here with my celiac child, the gf menu listed on their website and the one we were given in the restaurant were different. They fry everything in a common fryer!! They did have gf buns but did not would like they could guarantee anything. We left, not worth making him sick. Nice people just not as advertised 😕
308 NJ-35, Eatontown, NJ 07724
Good food but it needs to add gluten free buns for burgers.
1322 Commons Dr, Geneva, IL 60134
Great options! I have Celiacs and the salmon was amazing!!!!!
2820 W 53rd St, Fairway, KS 66205
Limited selections but food excellent. Friendly staff
4900 West 119th Street, Leawood, KS 66209
Best gluten free burger option!
16411 W 119th St, Olathe, KS 66061
Best gluten free burger I've ever had. Great service. Staff is very friendly and knowledgable of GF. Love it.
2541 Broadway Bluffs Dr, Columbia, MO 65201
They have a pretty good selection. Dedicated menu. Steaks, burgers, flatbreads. Even though the french fries say gf, they don't have a dedicated fryer and they made me sick. I almost always get the burger with mashed potatoes which are delicious. They also have edamame as the only gf appetizer but you have to ask for it without the sauce.
1322 Commons Dr, Geneva, IL 60134
The servers and managers are very kind to check on ingredients. They have gluten sensitive friendly foods, and take precautions. Dined there many times, a go-to.
16153 South La Grange Road, Orland Park, IL 60462
Amazing gf menu including flatbreads!
16411 W 119th St, Olathe, KS 66061
They have several gluten-sensitive choices that are also lower carb on their new Inspiralized menu. They use noodle-cut veggies in place of pasta and it's delicious!
14601 IH-35 North, Live Oak, TX 78154
No one does it better. Always great food with great service. My family has eaten here several times.
8240 Gateway Overlook Drive, Columbia, MD 21075
They offer good gf options including tasty gf sandwiches. But keep in mind their stuff is gluten sensitive so be sure to check with your waiter before ordering.
1407 S Main Chapel Way, Gambrills, MD 21054
Safe and great food. Ask for manager
1968 Breton Road Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
I'm gluten sensitive and loved having some menu options. I love their scallops and will go back for more soon!
1968 Breton Road Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
We never got past the knowledgeable host at the front who informed us that they do have gluten free items but they only call themselves gluten sensitive. All GF items are prepared on the same equipment as gluten foods and so cross contamination will be an issue. We chose to not take the chance and left to eat somewhere else.
1641 Anderson Ave, Manhattan, KS 66502
Interesting place.
2431 N Glenstone Ave, Springfield, MO 65803
Would total go here again!
2431 N Glenstone Ave, Springfield, MO 65803
It must be within the last year they added gluten-free options to their menu. They are clearly marked on the menu. I really enjoyed the barbecue chicken flatbread pizza.
101 Hospitality Drive, Front Royal, VA 22630
We ate here twice, once in the restaurant and once with takeout. Great choices and seriously delicious food. I am a sensitive celiac and didn't get sick. Great staff.
1407 S Main Chapel Way, Gambrills, MD 21054
Have eaten here 3 times. Always good food and staff trained to make sure my food is gluten free.
65 New Jersey 4, Paramus, NJ 07652
Crowded. Long wait to get seated. GF menu. Baked potato and broccoli only with entres. Have to ask for butter. No salad with dinner. Friendly and accommodating waitress. Long wait for check and then getting change. It was a Saturday evening in their defense.
2110 East Republic Road, Springfield, MO 65804
I haven't been here yet, but they offer GF BUNS!!!!
14065 Town Center Blvd, Noblesville, IN 46060
Waitstaff not at all knowledgable. Asked if the foods on gf menu were cooked in a dedicated fryer and they are not. Waiter said if it's on the gf menu it "should be good". Do not seem educated on what gluten is nor cross contamination.
14065 Town Center Blvd, Noblesville, IN 46060
I had absolutely the worst experience at Houlihan's. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone with Celiac disease. I ordered soup but it came with tortilla chips. I asked them if they made the chips and if so if they had a dedicated fryer. They said they didn't so I got it without the chips. After taking a bite of the soup the waitress came and took it. She said the cheese they put it in was packed in flour. WHAT? They had a number of things on their "Gluten free" menu that were not gluten free. When I questioned the manager he was very arrogant. He said it was really a "Gluten light" menu not a "Gluten free" menu. Funny, it said "Gluten free" on it. I told him there shouldn't be things on the menu that weren't gluten free, he said "Well, I've never had anyone complain that they got sick." I said "We don't complain, we just don't come back." ...and I won't. Mo's Irish Pub is next door and has an excellent gluten free menu, go to Mo's!!
6601 Lyndale Avenue South, Richfield, MN 55423
Limited but adequate gluten free menu. Tasty food and good service. For a chain restaurant.
65 New Jersey 4, Paramus, NJ 07652
They have a GF menu here (ask your server for it), but are very clear on it about cross contamination risks. One thing that's weird is the GF menu very clearly has no fries on it (sub baked potatos) but the ONLY thing on the regular menu that gets their "G=contains gluten free ingredients" (which is meaningless, really) are the frites (fancy French fries). The frites have things like powdery parmesean cheese with multiple mystery dipping sauces, so I'm suspicious about the percentage of "gluten free ingredients" in there. I ordered the BBQ salmon salad which was SUPER good. Make sure you clearly say no tortilla chips! Maybe I should have been more firm (I mean I ordered it off the GF menu, but I get embarrassed because I'm gluten sensitive not allergic) but I wound up having to pick them all off, and they get everywhere. The manager did come over unprompted and apologized for it, asked if I wanted to swap for a chip-free plate which was just good service.
800 Front Ave, Columbus, GA 31901
I ate here many times before being diagnosed as I work acorss the street. However, I haven't eaten there since because their menu states that although they have gluten free items, their kitchen is not equipped to handle cross contamination concerns. Having been to the restaurant many times, I am afraid to say that I wouldn't trust the staff to keep my food safe.
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©1999 Christiane Northup, M.D. and Mona Lisa Schulz, M.D., Ph.D.; (P)2005 Hay House, Inc.
"In this spirited dialogue Northrup and Schultz complement one another....A winning duo." (AudioFile)
"Title is misleading"
This book does not address developing one's intuition; therefore, the title is VERY misleading. The publisher's summary "You will learn how to identify, work with, and transform your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors along health-enhancing lines," is also misleading. This audiobook is nothing more than the two author's talking back and forth about various compositive clients who had chakra blocks which resulted in disease. The conversation between the two seemed spontaneous and not especially focused. I was disappointed since other works by Dr. Northrup have been so good. If you want to hear a discussion about how emotions can lead to illness - this is interesting. But it is NOT informative with respect to intuition, or steps the reader can take to prevent illness.
"Igniting intuition"
A fabulous easy guide to understanding intuition as it relates to the health problems that many people face in their lifetimes. A very casual and engaging presentation, where the listener feesl like they are physically present and part of the conversation with these two authors.
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Padavan Honors 2010 Teachers of Distinction
New York State Senator Frank Padavan (Queens) marked National Teacher Appreciation Week by presenting awards to over 35 teachers at a ceremony he hosted at the Queens County Farm Museum in Floral Park on Thursday afternoon May 6th. Padavan has hosted the Teachers of Distinction event for the past four consecutive years.
Teacher Appreciation Week was created in 1985 when the National Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) agreed to observe the first full week in May in dedication to teachers across the country.
"Teacher Appreciation Week is a way that we can all pay a special tribute and thank teachers throughout our community who are going the extra mile and who are steadfastly dedicated to our children," Padavan said. "We extend our unyielding gratitude and heartfelt thanks to all teachers who inspire our children to consistently reach new heights in their educational journey not only in their school years but throughout their lifetime. The 2010 Teachers of Distinction we honor today symbolize the hard work, dedication and commitment of teachers in the classrooms throughout Northeast Queens."
Principals from each school throughout the 11th Senate District were encouraged to nominate one outstanding teacher from their school and submit that name to Senator Padavan to represent their school and fellow teachers at an awards ceremony held during National Teacher Appreciation Week. Each teacher was presented with a special Certificate of Merit in recognition of their exceptional service as teachers in Northeast Queens.
The 2010 Teachers of Distinction honored by Senator Padavan are:
• Susan Kennedy- St. Andrew Avellino
• Margaret Heinemann- St. Agnes Academic High School
• Genevive Stateleman- Martin Van Buren High School
• Mark Gibney- Holy Cross High School
• Ronald Goldschlauger- Francis Lewis High School
• Maryann Venute- Holy Trinity School
• Donna Noguera- Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Academy
• Anne Marie Petrenas- St. Mel
• Kara Stevens- PS 35 Nathaniel Woodhull School
• Eileen McDonough- Out Lady of Lourdes
• Patricia Clark- St. Kevin School
• Karen Frick- St. Gregory the Great
• Evelyn Sanz- Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School 109
• Richard Schaffer- Nathaniel Hawthorne Middle School 74
• Jeanette Largue- PS/IS 178Q Holliswood School
• Nicole Sandler- PS 209
• Rosy Louis- Susan B. Anthony IS 238
• Jeanne Powers- PS 22 Queens
• Scott Martin- William Carr Junior High School 194
• Debra Michlewitz- Townsend Harris High School
• Melinda Spataro- Bell Academy
• Clare Reeves- Sacred Heart School
• Elizabeth Coufos- PS/IS 266
• Abby Lerner- Yeshiva University High School for Girls
• Bonnie Weckstein- Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School
• Phyllis Gambino- St. Francis Preparatory School
• Ann Marie Rich- St. Francis Preparatory School
• Karen Pflum- The Lutheran School of Flushing and Bayside
• Stephanie Rallis- Holy Martyrs Armenian Day School
• Bonnie Gillman- Queens Centers for Progress
• Rosemarie Rizos- PS 33Q
• Richard Elgart- Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
• Michelle Ezzo- The Mary Louis Academy
• Dr. Joel Blickstein- Queens High School for Sciences at York Colleg
• Domingo Carrasco- PS 129Q
• Isabelle Belneasu- PS/IS 208
• Patricia Winters- Immaculate Conception School
• Connie Filippi- PS 115
• Carol Giunta- St. Nicholas of Tolentine School
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Crosby mulling options as NHL lockout drags on
Associated Press
CANONSBURG, Pa. — Sidney Crosby just wants to get back to work. At this point, where he takes the ice hardly matters.
The Pittsburgh Penguins star said Friday the prospect of lacing up his skates in Europe is growing more appealing as the NHL lockout nears the three-month mark. The latest round of talks between owners and players broke down Thursday night, leaving Crosby "disappointed" and considering other opportunities.
"I just want to play hockey," Crosby told reporters after an informal workout with some of his teammates on Friday morning. "As far as whatever option is best there, I'll start thinking of it a lot more because this stuff is getting ridiculous."
Crosby spent three days in New York this week as part of the negotiations and felt progress was being made until NHL commissioner Gary Bettman shot down any growing optimism during an emotionally charged press conference in which the commissioner scoffed at the idea the sides were close to a deal.
With no deal in the works, Crosby ended up taking a late-night flight back to Pittsburgh wondering what else the players could have done to move things along.
"I think we knew what the issues were and we moved on those," Crosby said. "I think if it's the case there like Gary said in his press conference, where they're going to draw a line in the sand, just say that, don't waste guys' times there."
The lockout has become another setback in a maddening two years for the game's most popular player. The 2007 NHL MVP and 2010 Olympic gold medalist has been limited to just 28 games since January 2011 due to a series of debilitating concussions. He's healthy now and signed a 12-year contract extension last summer that would keep him in Pittsburgh until his late-30s.
Yet instead of focusing on getting the Penguins back to the Stanley Cup, Crosby has spent the last three months trying to help salvage at least part of the season. All games through Dec. 14, along with the New Year's Day Winter Classic and the All-Star game, have been canceled. The last NHL lockout resulted in the 2004-05 season getting wiped out.
"The foundation (for a deal) is there and I don't think we can move any more," Crosby said. "We've done everything from our side to make this work"
Though any foreign team that signs Crosby would also have to take out an expensive insurance policy, Crosby maintains playing overseas — where dozens of NHL players are keeping sharp, including Penguins teammate Evgeni Malkin — is a "practical" alternative.
"I think I've tried to be optimistic and things like that and given it every chance possible," Crosby said. "But I've got make sure I keep playing hockey. I haven't played for awhile."
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To strive and prosper well in this competitive market, one must satisfy the needs of customers as well as its valued investors. This is because both are the life blood of a company. At the end of the day, investors expect a pocketful of return for their hard-earned money.
On Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, The Wendy's Company (NASDAQ:WEN) reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings. The preliminary results proved that this Dublin, Ohio-based company had a very rewarding year (2013). Since January, the company's stock has performed well with a 50% rise. This rise in share price has outperformed the share appreciation of its peers McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) and Burger King Worldwide (BKW) by a great margin.
About the Company
With a market cap of 3.517 billion, Wendy's is primarily engaged in the business of operating, developing and franchising a system of distinctive quick-service restaurants serving food. It is a quick-service restaurant company in the hamburger sandwich segment. To reduce its operating costs, the company franchises its restaurants. As of Dec. 29, the company had 6,558 restaurants, including franchisees. Wendy's is also a 50% partner in a Canadian restaurant real estate joint venture with Tim Hortons Inc., a quick-service restaurant chain. The joint venture owns Wendy's/Tim Hortons combo units in Canada. In August 2013, The Wendy's Company announced the sale of 30 restaurants in the St. Louis market to BB St. Louis LLC.
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- WEN 30-Year Financial Data
- The intrinsic value of WEN
- Peter Lynch Chart of WEN
Positive Numbers
Along with its preliminary 2013 results, Wendy's issues 2014 outlook and reaffirms long-term outlook. The company plans to release its audited financial results on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. A table is provided below to show preliminary fourth quarter 2013 compared with last year's earnings.
The decrease in consolidated revenues resulted primarily from a reduction in the number of company-operated restaurants due to the company's System Optimization initiative, partially offset by the same-restaurant sales growth, as well as increases in franchise royalties, technical assistance fees and rental income.
Significant items impacting 2013 adjusted EBITDA include higher incentive compensation, professional services and franchise incentives, partially offset by higher franchise revenues as a result of the company's System Optimization initiative.
The company has not yet completed its tax closing procedures for 2013 therefore; it is reporting 2013 net income, adjusted earnings per share and earnings per share as ranges.
Wendy's 2014 outlook as well as the long-term outlook is provided below.
Chart from Wendys.com
Competitive Advantage
Wendy's is going well compared to its peers. McDonald's same-store sales only grew by 0.7%, which is quite low compared to Wendy's. Burger King's same-store sales were even worse by reporting a 0.3% decline in the third quarter for its U.S. and Canada region.
McDonald's November comparable store sales were down 0.8% in the U.S. and down 2.3% for the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) segment. This is mainly due to the problems in Japan. Recently, McDonald's announced that it would be closing 74 outlets in Japan. Furthermore, McDonald's is trading at just 16 times forward earnings, whereas Wendy's and Burger King are trading at 29 and 24 times forward earnings, respectively. Additionally, McDonald's yields 3.4%, versus 2.3% of Wendy's and 1.2% for Burger King.
McDonald's another threat is poor product positioning. Its Mighty Wings were a great flop with 10 million pounds of unsold stock. Wendy's on the other hand, added compelling new products to its line-up, including the Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger and the Pretzel Bacon Pub Sandwich, as well as the Bacon Portabella Melt on Brioche. These new sandwiches are being credited with lifting same-store sales by 1.9%.
McDonald's will release its fourth quarter 2013 earnings on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. From the above problems it can be predicted that the earnings report will not be so impressive, and shareholders will also not get enough return.
Wendy's Secret
According to Wendy's, some of its recent success is due to the System Optimization Initiative, and image renewal program. The company has announced that it plans to further optimize its restaurant ownership by selling certain company-operated restaurants to franchisees. Wendy's is targeting the second quarter of 2014 for the completion of the sale of about 415 restaurants and anticipates total proceeds of approximately $235 million, including $138 million in 2013.
Wendy's began redesigning company owned locations and plans to extend the new look to 200 more corporate stores as well as franchise locations in coming months. In a separate plan Wendy's is looking to sell certain corporate-operated locals to franchisees. By the second quarter of 2014 Wendy's is looking to sell about 415 restaurants resulting in total proceeds of $235 million. Including franchises Wendy's currently has 6,558 restaurants.
Last, Wendy's new Spicy Chipotle Crispy Chicken Sandwich and Spicy Chipotle Jr. Cheeseburger, each priced at $0.99, bring the company's "Right Price, Right Size" menu to 21 items. This is equal to the 21 items offered on McDonald's Dollar Menu, and they are now enjoying significant attention from consumers.
To Put the Pieces Together
Wendy's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, compelling growth in net income, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. The company is showing healthy North American growth at a time when both larger competitor McDonald's and smaller competitor Burger King are struggling to show any growth.
So far, McDonald's and Burger King have been trending weaker going into the fourth quarter. Wendy's on the other hand has outperformed the others. In this competitive fast-food industry, Wendy's is moving very strategically. It can be seen as the company is focussing on menu innovation combined with cost reductions through the divestment of company-owned locations. This strategy will stabilize its cash flow in the medium run and improve its top line and margins in the long run. Therefore, brighter days are ahead for Wendy's as well as for its valued investors.


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|ORIGINAL USE: Home
|PRESENT USE: Home
|CURRENT OWNER: Hovey Estate to Cynthia Brown
|OWNERS: Ernst Bonnet, Max Richter, Paul, Rudolph & Marion Toepperwein, Kenneth Hovey.
|LOCATION: Dietert Addition Lot: # 7
|DATE: c1886 Style/Period: Bungalow
|BUILDER: Ernst Bonnet
|CONSTRUCTED OF: Rock/Wood; metal roof; 4x4 windows
|CONDITION: Excellent
|DESCRIPTION: One story bungalow; sloped roof; shingles on gables; entry porch added on west; east room wall with many windows, like a closed porch.
HISTORY: Through tax records it was determined that this house was built in 1886, the year that the property was purchased by Ernst and Rose (Nemety) Bonnet. They had four children and lived in the house until 1907, when it was sold to Max Richter. The Richter's owned the house for twelve years. In 1919 the house was sold to Paul Toepperwein. It was inherited by his son, Rudolph, and later owned by Marion Toepperwein. The house remained in the Toepperwein family for seventy-two years until it was purchased in 1991 by Professor Kenneth Hovey. During the 1930's the house was enlarged on the west porch side and might even have changed the direction of the entrance. When Dr. Hovey purchased it, he restored the house inside and out and gave it the name, "Arnheim."
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- December 6, 2006, 9:02 AM
Hamburg, Germany, plans to present the first Crystal Cabin Awards at the annual Aircraft Interiors Expo, to be held in the city from April 17 to 19 next year. The awards will be divided into several design categories, including comfort and health, environmental, entertainment and communication, innovation, safety and security, and future concepts, as well as an overall winner. Winners will receive a Crystal Cabin trophy.


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While ABB has reported an improvement in its financial performance for the June quarter, the macro environment remains weak. Also, the recovery in margins will take some more time, believe analysts.
In this backdrop and given expensive valuations, most analysts have a sell rating on the stock, which after rising 1.8 per cent on Wednesday fell 1.9 per cent to close at Rs 789.40 the following day. "We believe the stock is expensive given the current valuations of 56.1 times and 48.5 times on calendar year (CY) 2012 and CY13 estimated earning, respectively," says Amit Mahawar of Edelweiss Securities, in a recent note on the company.
In fact, after the results, some analysts have cut their earnings estimates and price targets. "Due to a cut in our earnings estimates, we lowered our target price on ABB to Rs 470 from Rs 495. We maintain our view the stock is already priced for strong margin recovery where in effect it is getting delayed from several quarters (ABB has missed expectations for 10 quarters in a row now). In addition, even on our optimistic estimates, the stock remains highly expensive," says Rahul Garg of HSBC Securities and Capital Markets.
Pressure on margins
Margins have been the biggest disappointment for analysts. During the June quarter, although reported ebitda margins improved 60 basis points (bps) year-on-year to 5.6 per cent, the adjusted Ebitda (forex related transactions) margins were down 110 bps at 4.7 per cent. The pressure came from the process automation and low voltage products segments, which account for about 24 per cent of revenues.
These segments largely cater to the industrial sector, which has seen a slowdown, increase in competition and overcapacity (issues which are likely to remain in the immediate future). Analysts were betting on an improvement in margins; these have dipped from 9.4 per cent in CY09 to 2.5 per cent in CY10 and later recovered to 4.9 per cent in CY11.
Hereon, analysts were expecting margins to rise to eight-nine per cent over the next two years, which they now believe may take some more time to achieve. This is also a reason why they have cut their strong earnings growth expectations for ABB.
Visibility low, but stable
Additionally, in the current subdued macro environment, ABB wants to be choosy about projects and clients, which mean growth in new orders needs to be watched along with the demand (especially in the industrial segment).
So far, thanks to a healthy 14 per cent year-on-year increase in order inflows at Rs 2,045 crore during the June quarter, the order book position (pending orders) is now comfortable at Rs 9,175 crore — this works out to 1.2 times its trailing 12 months sales, the same as in the last six quarters. Consequently, ABB's revenue growth is estimated at 10-12 per cent annually over the next two years, as against 17 per cent in CY2011. Even after assuming robust growth in profits (largely due to a low base), ABB is expected to post an EPS of Rs 18-19 for CY2013, which translates into a high PE of over 43 times.


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Affordability Tops Annual 'Hopes and Worries' Survey of Applicants
Concerns about paying for college reached an all-time high among respondents to a survey released by Princeton Review Inc. on Tuesday, but 100 percent of them said a college degree would be "worth it."
In the 2014 "College Hopes and Worries Survey," 89 percent of respondents reported that financial aid would be "very necessary" to pay college expenses. Among those respondents, 65 percent said it would be "extremely necessary."
Additionally, respondents' "biggest worry" changed from previous years' surveys, to reflect increasing concerns about paying for college. This year, when asked to identify a chief concern, 35 percent of respondents marked "level of debt to pay for the degree" and 34 percent chose "will get into first-choice college, but won't have enough sufficient funds/aid to attend." In 2009 the most popular response was "won't get into first-choice college."
Those sentiments echoed findings of the recent Freshman Survey, released this month by the University of California at Los Angeles. Data from the UCLA survey showed that the cost of college and the availability of financial aid were increasingly influencing students' enrollment decisions. The largest percentage of students on record did not attend their first-choice college for financial reasons, the UCLA survey found, and among students who enrolled elsewhere, 60 percent indicated that their current college's financial-aid offer was "very important" to their decision, and 25 percent dismissed their top choice due to a lack of financial aid.
Despite their concerns about cost, all respondents to the Princeton Review survey said a college diploma would be "worth it." Fifty-one percent reported a "potentially better job/higher income" was the principal benefit of earning a college degree, 24 percent said "education," and 25 percent marked "exposure to new ideas."
Of the 14,150 participants, 71 percent were teenagers applying to college, and 29 percent were parents of applicants. The survey has been conducted annually since 2003. Princeton Review, a company that offers test-preparation services, tutoring, and admissions resources, solicited survey respondents through its annual Best Colleges guidebook, where the survey is located in print, and by way of its website.Return to Top


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Jenny M. Wilkinson received a B.S. degree (honors) with majors in physiology and pharmacology from the University of Queensland, Australia in 1988 followed by a Ph.D. degree in which she investigated the role of heat shock proteins in caffeine's embryotoxic effects. Other qualifications include a Graduate Diploma in further education and training and an M.S. degree in high education. Dr. Wilkinson has work at a number of Australian universities most recently Charles Sturt University and has published widely in many aspects of complementary medicine. Dr. Wilkinson has broad based research interests in a number of areas of complementary medicines; these interests are organized into three main themes: (1) pharmacology of herbal and other natural products; (2) integration of conventional and complementary medicine particularly by health professionals; (3) education of complementary medicine practitioners. She currently serves as grant reviewer and is both a reviewer and editorial member for several journals.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and associated rules [PDF] for 2013. The 765-page proposal includes changes in coding and relative value units, the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), preventive services, the Medicare Shared Savings Program, and the reporting of outcome measures on the claim form for physical and occupational therapy and speech-language pathology services. The changes to therapy claims are driven by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 [PDF] (Pub. L. 112-96), which was passed in February 2012.
ASHA has been working closely with CMS officials regarding the implementation of mandates in the legislation and will continue to advocate on all issues related to speech-language pathology and audiology services and to analyze the proposed rules and prepare comments. Comments are due to CMS by September 4, 2012. The final rules for 2013 are expected to be published by November 2012.
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, 2009/04/20 - Viral marketing agency TAMBA has been re-appointed as the official viral agency for Internet World for the second year running.
TAMBA has produced a new viral game, called Off Your Trolley to attract new delegates to the 2009 show, which features the main themes of the exhibition.
Last year TAMBA produced Internet World Walkabout, a viral game to reflect the 2008 shows web 2.0 focus. The game involved moving delegates around exhibitors stands and directing them to various areas of the arena. It attracted 7.2 million plays.
Following on from the success of last years viral game for Internet World, we decided to appoint TAMBA as viral partner again for the 2009 exhibition. The campaign this year has gone back to basics, with a simple yet highly addictive and engaging viral game that challenges players to collect Internet World icons, climb the various levels and challenge their colleagues to beat them on the leader board, said James Drake-Brockman, Internet World Show Event Director. The game effectively represents the five core areas of the show digital marketing, web 2.0 and social media, e-commerce, connectivity and hosting and content management while encouraging players to register for the event.
Internet World is now in its seventeenth year and is the longest running business event for professionals involved in the industry. It takes place at Earls Court from April 28-30 2009.
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Residents can help shape a new car-free town centre for Canning Town and have their say on new shops and homes.
A consultation is being held next week to gather public opinion surrounding the Hallsville Quarter, the second phase of the £3.7bn Canning Town and Custom House regeneration programme.
The scheme hopes to create a new town centre by reconnecting Canning Town Corner with Barking Road and Rathbone Market to the north.
Developers envision the Hallsville Quarter will be a mixed-use development with around 335 new homes for private sale and rent.
These residential units will be located around private, communal squares and gardens with internal courtyards.
Bouygues Development is creating the Hallsville Quarter in partnership with Newham Council and One Housing Group who plan to pedestrianse the town centre so shoppers can walk around freely.
The space would also include "a mix of modern shops and attractive, lively public spaces" and restuarants on the ground floor, a 200-bedroom hotel, and a community health centre, with a car park at basement level.
The community consultation event is being held at The Place in Silvertown Way, opposite Canning Town Tube station on Friday (Sep 6) from 3pm to 8pm and Saturday (Sep 7) from 10am to 2pm.
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A recent rise in neo-nationalism has troubled authorities and prompted the government to do something to promote unity.
20 million Muslims live in Russia. That's nearly seven percent of of the country's population.
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(Reuters) – The latter part of the third quarter is shaping up to be a weak period for U.S. initial public offerings.
Market panic has scared many companies into postponing their IPOs, and lingering economic and political uncertainty raises the possibility that deals may not be revived at all this quarter.
"Given the current environment, we believe issuers are going to be more cautious about launching in the market post-Labor Day," said Frank Maturo, co-head of Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Americas Cash Equity Capital Markets.
Market volatility continued this past week for its fourth straight week. Yesterday, the Dow fell 172.93 points (-1.57%) to 10,817.65, and the index was down 451.37 points (-4.17%) from a week earlier.
The volatility apparently is a surprise to many peHUB readers who took a recent poll about the IPO market. The largest percentage of those who voted (33%) said the IPO window would reopen "soon" and that the market turmoil is a "temporary setback."
The IPO market generally shuts down in the second half of August as portfolio managers and bankers take vacation, but there are usually billions of dollars raised in the first half of the month.
So far this August, U.S. IPOs have raised less than $1 billion — down by a third from a year earlier, according to Thomson Reuters (publisher of peHUB). Further evidence of the pullback: the postponement of 10 of 12 IPOs scheduled for the week of Aug. 8.
With August entering its dog days, it is unlikely that any IPOs will be completed until after the U.S. Labor Day holiday in early September. The question now is how quickly they will come back after that.
Since 2009, more than 600 companies have registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for IPOs, but have yet to complete the process. None is on the calendar to price in the next two weeks.
"Equity deal activity in the third quarter is likely to be down for all firms if the current volatility persists," said Maturo.
Increased volatility makes it hard to price IPOs, which typically are offered at a roughly 15% discount to publicly traded competitors.
If investors are nervous about the markets, they are likely to demand a bigger discount. That can create a stalemate with the issuer.
Such a situation may be the order of the day, given current doubts about rapid recoveries in U.S. and European economies and the likelihood of continued volatility.
The CBOE volatility index (.VIX), an options product that measures market gyrations and investor anxiety, has almost tripled from a level of around 18 in mid-July to a peak of 48 on Aug. 8, its highest close since March 9, 2009.
"Whether or not companies can go public depends on whether this is temporary volatility or whether the economy is really in bad shape," said Len Blum, a managing director at Westwood Capital. "I think it's the latter. I think it's going to be a tough IPO market."
Blum, a former banker at Prudential Securities, said only companies in severe need of cash would test this IPO market.
Only two IPOs priced in the last two weeks, and both raised less money than expected. SandRidge Permian Trust (NYSE: PER), an oil and gas royalty trust, raised $540 million in its offering, 14% below the midpoint of its filed price range. Web-based computer backup company Carbonite Inc. (Nasdaq: CARB) came up 38% short of expectations with its $62.5 million deal on Aug. 10.
Carbonite — which raised $69.7 million in VC before going public and whose largest shareholder is Menlo Ventures — priced its IPO at $10 per share, down from an expected range of $15 to $17. Its share price closed at $13.89 yesterday, up 27 cents from Thursday.
Still, there could be a silver lining. The timing of the rout could dampen its impact and give the market a chance to recover, said James Palmer, head of the Americas equity syndicate at UBS AG.
"The best part of what has happened to the IPO market is that it has happened in the middle of August."
By Clare Baldwin, Reuters
Additional reporting by Lauren Tara LaCapra and Rodrigo Campos of Reuters and Lawrence Aragon of peHUB.
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Previously, Josh covered defense and foreign policy as a staff writer for Congressional Quarterly, writing extensively on Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantánamo Bay, U.S.-Asia relations, defense budgeting and appropriations, and the defense lobbying and contracting industries. Prior to that, he covered military modernization, cyber warfare, space, and missile defense for Federal Computer Week Magazine. He has also served as Pentagon Staff Reporter for the Asahi Shimbun, Japan's leading daily newspaper, in its Washington, D.C., bureau, where he reported on U.S.-Japan relations, Chinese military modernization, the North Korean nuclear crisis, and more.
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Mitt Romney will promise to restore American leadership in the areas of democracy promotion, trade, energy, and he will pledge to build up the military in his speech tonight accepting the GOP nomination for president.
"We will honor America's democratic ideals because a free world is a more peaceful world. This is the bipartisan foreign policy legacy of Truman and Reagan. And under my presidency we will return to it once again," the former Massachusetts governor will say tonight, according to excerpts released by the campaign.
That phrasing tracks closely with what senior foreign-policy advisor Rich Williamson said to The Cable last week, although Williamson included John F. Kennedy in the list with Harry Truman and Ronald Reagan.
"The America we all know has been a story of the many becoming one, uniting to preserve liberty, uniting to build the greatest economy in the world, uniting to save the world from unspeakable darkness," Romney will say, hitting on the campaign's theme of getting tougher with adversaries.
"That America, that united America, will preserve a military that is so strong, no nation would ever dare to test it," Romney will add, reinforcing his campaign's promise to increase funding for the military.
Romney will say he has a plan to make the United States "energy independent" by 2020. He will promise to pursue new trade agreements and impose consequences on those countries that cheat in trade. He will take a swipe at Europe and pledge to avoid a Europe-like economic crisis.
"To assure every entrepreneur and every job creator that their investments in America will not vanish as have those in Greece, we will cut the deficit and put America on track to a balanced budget," Romney will say.
He will begin the speech by talking about the hopes that President Barack Obama would be a paradigm-shifting leader — hopes that Republicans argue have been dashed.
"Four years ago, I know that many Americans felt a fresh excitement about the possibilities of a new president. That president was not the choice of our party, but Americans always come together after elections. We are a good and generous people who are united by so much more than divides us. When that hard-fought election was over — when the yard signs came down and the television commercials finally came off the air, Americans were eager to go back to work, to live our lives the way Americans always have — optimistic and positive and confident in the future. That very optimism is uniquely American," he will say.
"I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed. But his promises gave way to disappointment and division. This isn't something we have to accept. Now is the moment when we CAN do something. With your help we will do something." (Emphasis in the original.)
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Vatican newspaper weighs on 'Jesus' Wife' scrap: it's a 'fake'
Brent T. Aurora CO Aurora, COOct. 7, 2012 12:34 p.m.
LDS Liberal -- just my thoughts. First, science is beginning to learn how to "activate" genetic markers or to "deactivate" them. Certainly God the Father would know perfectly how to do so. You describe the genealogy of Christ... His mother a mortal descendant of Adam and Eve, and His father the immortal Heavenly Father. Let's agree that this provides an "active" genetic proclivity to immortality. Certainly this allowed the Savior to control His death; clinically dead after Gethsemane by standards we understand, He "lives" long enough to be tried, tortured and crucified. And then He is the first to be resurrected. But ALL OF US, every descendant of Adam and Eve, will also be resurrected. Is that in our DNA? Probably so; certainly no one understands how that works except God. But back to genealogy. Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother (one of them at least) are the biological parents of both Adam and Eve. The difference between the three being that Christ was the Firstborn of God "in the flesh" or in a fallen state.
LDS Liberal Farmington, UTOct. 1, 2012 1:22 p.m.
Brent T. Aurora CO
Aurora, CO
I simply accept the fact that Jesus Christ was married. "The Truth" postulates that He couldn't have children without their inheriting Godhood. I disagree.
A little Geneology can shed some lighton this....
1. His Father was God, His Mother a Mortal. As Latter-Day Saints we are taught that through his Mother he inherited the seeds of death, through his Father, the Power of Life over Death.
1/2 God, 1/2 Mortal
2. Let's say He was indeed married and had children, Sons - to full fill Mosaic Law.
[He came to fullfill ALL the Laws].
He being 1/2 God, and his wife would have been mortal.
Genetically speaking, His Off-spring would then have then had a 25% change of inheriting a sort of Life-Over-Death Immortal Life power of sorts.
Of all the carachters in the New Testament, only John the Beloved - Who has never tasted death, Who was most beloved on the Savior, and told while on the cross to watch over his Mother [Mary Magdelene] and the other Mary [Mary Jesus's Mother, John's GrandMother] -- still fills the bill.
Just my thoughts.
sallys clovis, CAOct. 1, 2012 11:51 a.m.
Some Mormons may be fond of claiming Mary Magdalene was the Lord's wife, but they are completely wrong to do so. Mary Magdalene was a human female, and thus the Lord's daughter, not his wife. With this, as in most things, people would rather look at a scrap of paper than check with the Lord himself. Talk about stupid! If you really wanted to know about the Lord's marriage (which is eternal, and not to a human), you should ask Him about it. But, as usual, most people think they are too smart to do that. The Vatican is actually correct in noting that the Lord often used the metaphor of marriage to refer to his people Israel. This is an indication of the eternal covenant between Him and humans. But I assure you, there was no literal marriage between the Lord God Almighty and a mere human being. Pretty much humans are out of control with their hubris at such a thought. Big surprise. Is there any limit to human arrogance? No.
Dennis Harwich, MAOct. 1, 2012 5:57 a.m.
What other stance could the Catholic Church make? They have to say it's fake.
McKathlin Traverse City, MISept. 29, 2012 5:10 p.m.
Even if the papyrus scrap turns out to be authentic, it doesn't prove the Catholic doctrine of celibacy wrong. Christians in the first few centuries A.D. were not united in their beliefs; some groups believed things that other groups condemned as false doctrine. If this writing were found to be of ancient origin, I'd think the Catholic Church could easily dismiss it as the writings of a heretic.
So the reaction of the scholar at the Vatican strikes me as kneejerk. But then, maybe he dismissed it as a fake not because of its implications (which aren't necessarily threatening to Catholicism), but because of its dubious origin.
Brent T. Aurora CO Aurora, COSept. 29, 2012 4:56 p.m.
I simply accept the fact that Jesus Christ was married. "The Truth" postulates that He couldn't have children without their inheriting Godhood. I disagree. We don't know exactly in scientific terms what DNA was passed from the Father terms of ability to go through the Atonement or overcome death. What we do know is that all of us (all mankind) will be resurrected -- perhaps because we share that DNA from Adam, whose father was Heavenly Father. But like Jesus having siblings, which troubles Catholic dogma as well, which is widely understood among Christian scholars, where it would make no sense to "punish" Joseph & Mary, it likewise makes no sense that Christ would not have the FULL blessings of, and follow, ALL and highest covenants. So again, completely acceptable that He had a wife and family, and then like others in history, left them to serve His 3-year mission.
the truth Holladay, UTSept. 29, 2012 1:49 p.m.
If Christ were married then, What difference would it make?
No he could not have had children for several reason, cheif among them they would have inherited his divine side, He is the Son of God.
So what difference would it have made? HE is still who he said he is, and His Gospel is still His Gospel, and His church is still His Church.
Who are we to decide Christ or Heavenly Father can not have a wife?
It seems to defy reason not to have a wife.
But more importantly it changes nothing, only our understanding of the divinity of the institution of family.
Hemlock Salt Lake City, UTSept. 28, 2012 8:12 a.m.
The Christian catacombs in Rome are empty because relic hunters took common peoples' bones and sold them to the gullible across Europe as the finger of St. James, the toe of another saint, the skull of St. Procopius, the spear used to pierce Jesus' side, etc. Before proclaiming something fake, the Vatican should document with the same rigor as Harvard the provenance and authenticity of their own relics. Practice it if you wish, but celibacy is a later addition to religious tradition and has nothing to do with Christian doctrine.
sharrona layton, UTSept. 28, 2012 7:50 a.m.
RE: Craig Clark, The Catholic Church has a considerable theological stake in the issue, Protestantism not so much, Mormonism not at ??
J S, Lectures on Faith, Q. What is the Father? A. He is a personage of glory and of power. (5:2.).And
(JOD v 1 p 49-50): "The Lord fills the immensity of space. What saith the Psalmist[139:7-10]? Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. Brigham Young
" Our Father which art in Heaven with, The supreme being transcends space and time. The first goes to pieces if you begin to apply the literal( exaltation) meaning to it. How can a sexual animal really be our father? How can it be in the sky? The second falls into no such traps. C.S. Lewis
toosmartforyou Farmington, UTSept. 27, 2012 11:56 p.m.
The scriptures teach that a bishop must be blameless and the husband of one wife. How can that be interpreted any other way than that a bishop is married?
I wouldn't get too upset about what anyone or everyone says about religion, especially those who find it doesn't fit them at all. They are free to worship how or what they may.
FT salt lake city, UTSept. 27, 2012 9:50 p.m.
Religon is the worst thing that ever happened to God. Faith and true hapiness comes within ourselve. What the Vatican says, or any organized religon, is only heard by those to weak to listen what God created in each of us.
LDS Liberal Farmington, UTSept. 27, 2012 8:47 p.m.
Happy Valley Heretic
Orem, UT
I tend to agree LDS Liberal with the setting an example part, except...
if he knew his mission would take away the from the time it takes to be a good father to be a teacher to all mankind.
I've pondered that same thing, I can only surmize;
1. The age of marriage in those days was traditionally 14-18 years old. Jesus could very well have been married, had fuly grown children by the time he started his ministry at age 30. One gnostic myth had it John the Beloved could have even been his eldest son.
2. Not the time of place to continue philosophies of man, but Joseph Smith suffered the same fate, about the same age.
Pendergast SLC, UTSept. 27, 2012 7:56 p.m.
re: Craig Clark
"But for Catholocism's celibacy doctrine, it's toxic."
at 4601
"Maybe Harvard should be subjected to some Inquisition type persuasion."
You are aware that the current Pope was Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith i.e. the office of the Inquisition..
4601 Salt Lake City, UTSept. 27, 2012 7:29 p.m.
Maybe Harvard should be subjected to some Inquisition type persuasion. Even Galileo changed his mind when threatened with being burned at the stake.
sharrona layton, UTSept. 27, 2012 6:07 p.m.
Re; LDS Liberal, We believe His Father is Married, He said he's done all that the Fathar's done, and We too should follow.
"Our Father which art in Heaven with, The supreme being transcends space and time. The first goes to pieces if you begin to apply the literal(Mormonism , exaltation) meaning to it. How can a sexual animal really be our father? How can it be in the sky? The *second falls into no such traps. C.S. Lewis.
*J S, Lectures on Faith, Q. What is the Father? A. He is a personage of glory and of power. (5:2.).
*Brigham Young "The Lord fills the immensity of space. What saith the Psalmist[139:7-10]? Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. (JOD v 1 p 49-50):
Screwdriver Casa Grande, AZSept. 27, 2012 4:51 p.m.
The Vatican has zero credibility even among Catholics. Harvard is pretty well respected. It's not surprizing that the Vatican would hold onto a policy they've held for centuries. I believe they just got around to admitting they were wrong to have killed Galileo.
After all : "The Earth is firmly fixed; it shall not be moved."
-Psalms 104:5
Happy Valley Heretic Orem, UTSept. 27, 2012 4:48 p.m.
I tend to agree LDS Liberal with the setting an example part, except...
if he knew his mission would take away the from the time it takes to be a good father to be a teacher to all mankind.
(lots of time away from home on the road.)
...and that his life would be cut short leaving a widow and fatherless children,
...and he would be putting their lives in danger?
...then would he be setting the right example?
Of course this is just an opinion.
Craig Clark Boulder, COSept. 27, 2012 4:21 p.m.
The Cahtolic Church has a considerable theological stake in the issue, Protestantism not so much, Mormonism not at all. But for Catholocism's celibacy doctrine, it's toxic. But there is reason to be suspicious of purported artifacts purchased on a market, all the more so since the Jesus ossuary hoax of a while back.
LDS Liberal Farmington, UTSept. 27, 2012 4:04 p.m.
I still believe He was married with children,
regardless of what the Vatican tells us to beleive.
[He was perfect but was Baptized to set the example, Why not all the other Saccred Ordinances?
We believe His Father is Married,
He said he's done all that the Fathar's done,
and We too should follow.
I just want to know why this is all being covered up?]
Craig Clark Boulder, COSept. 27, 2012 3:31 p.m.
Although radiocarbon testing on the Shroud of Turin dates it to about the 13th century, the Catholic Church still has taken no position on its authenticity, meaning that the subject is still open.
Now the Church dismisses the "Jesus' wife" fragment as a fake when no forensic testing on it has been done or even proposed. Striking difference, eh?


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The Houston Symphony presents Steve Tyrell & Friends, a one-night show featuring the Grammy® Award-winning Tyrell and guests singer/pianist Diane Schuur, trumpeter Lew Soloff and singer Judith Hill. (Tyrell had hoped Sample, godfather of Tyrell's son and still a close friend, would be able to appear as one of the Friends from the show's title, but that wasn't possible.) The program includes "You're So Nice to Come Home To," "Bewitched," "I Get a Kick Out of You" and, of course, the song that started it all, "The Way You Look Tonight."
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Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say the bear was euthanized at the agency wildlife lab in Bozeman on Tuesday. The bear was captured Monday.
FWP says one sheep was killed north of Red Lodge on Thursday and seven more were killed and two were injured on Saturday night. Federal and state wildlife officials found the bear had been in corrals and close to buildings.
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Gah! I just spent an hour trying to search an answer to my question, and I can't find it.
I want to start offering SMBC as a frosting. I am inspected and can legally do so. I have fridge space....and enough brains not to accept an order for a cake bigger than that space.
I generally deliver 2 hours before the ceremony. I haven't been to a wedding in over a decade. When do they generally cut the cake? (I think mine was fairly late...around 2-3 hrs after it started but that was almost 20 yrs ago!)
I know that a refrigerated butter cake should warm up a bit to taste it's best (I don't like cold cake except for cheesecake), but I also know that servsafe guidelines have a time limit (4 hrs, I think...I need to look that up again ) including the time you are decorating with it.
So...I guess what I'm trying to find out is, for you who use meringue buttercreams in their business....when do you deliver, and when is it generally cut and served? I'm paranoid about making sure that nobody gets sick and that I have covered my legal bases.
I see conflicting reports on here about how long that icing can be left out. Rose Levy Beranbaum says 6 hours. That would be difficult!
Any advice, current procedures appreciated.
yep, just took that class, the time/temp safety zone is 4 hrs...
but really the unstable ingredient in there is the butter, which has so much fat it's unlikely to spoil......and u realize IMBC/SMBC doesn't require refrigeration, correct? it spoils, yes, and it's not shelf-stable, but the cooking of the egg whites kills the salmonella and therefor it does not need to be refrigerated....
it's a round-a-bout way of me trying to tell you it's cooked so you don't need to worry about it that much!
I hope this doesn't sound snitty (isn't meant that way) but are you sure? All the books I look in say it must be refrigerated. It's getting really aggravating....I can't find anything published that states how long it can sit out on the cake! (and you know Martha Stewart isn't dropping off her cakes in the venue's fridge and letting them move her cake!) When you do yours....how long is it generally out of the fridge?
Now I don't KNOW or I wouldn't be asking....just trying to cover my considerable A%$ if you get my drift.....if someone gets sick and I am telling the judge that it doesn't need refrigeration for x number of hours or days...do I have anything to back me up?
What if you fill it with something like pastry cream? Is that more or less dangerous than the meringue buttercreams?
Also...Toba Garrett said something about sealing the cake in fondant so it won't spoil....Does covering that type of frosting in fondant extend it's shelf life?
I feel really ignorant here....so those of you who use this stuff regularly...I'm interested in how you do business.
I guess this is where an internship in a real bakery would come in handy. Or pastry school.
Edited to add: Thank you for responding! I'm not questioning your knowledge since I have no basis for that....just doing a lot of cross checking to cover my booty.
I totally understand, and seriously, get your advise from someone who has done more than read other ppl's advice on here and attended a one-day class on this. I am not pos. but from what I've read it's fine out of the fridge. GL and I hope many more knowledgeable ppl respond!!
Hi! Let me preface this by saying that I am not a licensed professional caker and will not be for at least another year or two- but from my experience with being the cake guru to friends and family- and from what I've read in various cake books, including I think the cake bible- these types of buttercreams will stay fresh at room temperature from somewhere between 3 to 5 days if made properly.
The main issue you will most likely have is not rancidity, but just the stability of your structure since butter has a lower melting point. I use SMBC exclusively (and am very against refrigerating cakes for longer than 1 hour spurts since it stales the cake itself) and I have never had a problem or detected anything off with cakes that have been out for a few days. That being said, you will have nowhere NEAR the headache of using frostings that are cream or cheese based- these should not be out of a refrigerator for any longer than 3 hours or so which is why I avoid them entirely!
Yes- this is *not* a crusting buttercream- therefore if left exposed to the elements you are dealing with a sweet sticky surface that dust and critters will be very attracted to- avoid this by covering your cake in fondant or just using a meringue based buttercream as a filing and then covering it with an american style buttercream.
Best of luck in your search- I think you'll find that everything is o.k.
She's right, refrigeration will lengthen the life of the BC but not prevent spoilage. It will go in about 1 week unrefrigerated (using an all whites recipe) or about 2 weeks refrigerated.
The bakery I used to work at we would make 10# batches and leave it out because we used it in a matter of days. We did use IMBC but all the same, really since the eggs are being heated. When using a yolks recipe I find they go rancid in a few days.
You'll be fine. We used to do our cakes, refrigerate them, deliver hours before event.
are you a home baker?
my state will not allow me to use smbc as a home baker which just gives me fits.
I am a home baker, but am licensed and able to do "potentially hazardous" foods.
I do SMBC almost exclusively, but since the whites are only heated to 140degrees, I use pasturized powdered egg whites with great success. There is no problem with the SMBC sitting out for a number of hours. I do tell my brides that if I am doing a SMBC cake the reception venue must be 70 degrees or less since the butter will cause the frosting to melt if it gets too hot. This is usually only a problem for outdoor summer weddings around here.
I do SMBC almost exclusively, but since the whites are only heated to 140degrees, I use pasturized powdered egg whites with great success. There is no problem with the SMBC sitting out for a number of hours. I do tell my brides that if I am doing a SMBC cake the reception venue must be 70 degrees or less since the butter will cause the frosting to melt if it gets too hot. This is usually only a problem for outdoor summer weddings around here.
Thank you for responding. Do you mind me asking how many hours? Do you generally deliver 2 hrs before the reception begins?
For my own business - I use SMBC pretty much exclusively as well. My delivery is usually 1.5 - 2 hours before the event. However if I deliver more than 2 hours in advance I let them know verbally and in writing (I provide a cake cutting and tip sheet with the final invoice) that the cake should be placed in the fridge and removed to come to room temperature about 2 hours before serving. Within 2 hours, I tell them to store in a cool dry place.
Cutting cakes at weddings could be 2 -3 hours into the event.
At the restaurant, I do not leave the buttercream out because the turnover is not as frequent. I have the cakes taken out when the meal comes out. This is because restaurant kitchens tend to be very hot and a cake coming to room temp is very fast.
Since your mentioned culinary school - no buttercreams or pastry cream were left out at The French Culinary Institute. They were taken out to come to room temp, whipped up then used. Of course, buttercreams were used after making as well though. Pastry creams were cooled then re-whipped before use.
There are so many SafeServ courses out there if you feel like you need a refresher.
I'm sure you will make the right decision for you. Good luck!
Hope this helps.
Most universities and extension offices have food safety experts. You maybe able to call them and get advice on your recipe. For a fee, you can submit a sample of your recipe and they can analyze it for it's safety and give you guidelines on storage and such.
Since you are doing this to protect yourself from possible legal problems, it will look a lot better to have a letter from a food safety expert than to say "I heard from so and so." JMHO.
When I took my course to get my kitchen certified the professor from the Ag dept said that they do a test if you will send your frosting (or whatever) and they can tell if you have enough sugar to retard any problems. You may look into that, he said it is often a very minor adjustment to bring into a place where it will not be a problem.
SMBC can be left at room temp (not FL summer melt your skin off temp) for up to 3 days.
Thanks to all of you.
I just finished servsafe, so I don't so much need a refresher as some practical usage advice...
So the icing can technically be out for 4 hours. If you deliver 2 hrs before the reception, that's 2 hours you have to work on the cake from start to finish if it's all iced in SMBC, right?
Plus, once it's delivered, unless it's cut right away, it could be out for 4 hours at that point.
Do you see what I'm getting at? Make the icing, apply it to the cake, decorate it, deliver it, have it consumed, all within 4 hours to comply with servsafe? Is that possible?
I know that many of you are professional pastry chefs and you are probably chafing at reading posts like this from people who haven't been to school but are running a business. I know this doesn't help, but once my kids are out of the house, I'm planning on pastry school if I can swing the $$$.
I'm a pharmacist, and there's such a thing as "standard of practice". If a certain standard is maintained by the industry as standard practice, then it is an acceptable MO. Of course it has to be supportable.....ie, not totally yanked out of my arse.
I'm just trying to find out what the standard of practice is for dealing with cakes covered in these icings. Surely they aren't all iced, decorated, delivered, and consumed within the servsafe 4 hour window? That's what I'm trying to find out. No....I won't cite you in a court case. Just trying to reasonably decide whether it is possible for me to offer these options.
I'm going through the same troubles as you right now...but I'm wanting to serve imbc in my retail bakery. I have spoke with the local health department 4 times now, and received different answers each time. This last time (today), a very stern woman was positive that this had to be stored in refrigeration...could not be left out at all. Yesterday a man told me that I would need to take a sample to a food lab to be tested - a concern about available water content and ph and sugars. They were not concerned with the egg whites ( I use pasteurized, powdered egg whites).
...and hey, don't worry about not having been to pastry school - there are plenty of successful bakers that don't have that formal culinary education - it helps, but it's not necessary ...and anyway, your cakes rock !
Good luck girl !
The servesafe time window applies to food that is to be kept cold or hot. Cake is non-perishible and does not fall into the time/temp sensitive category.
Buttercreams- whether American style with butter/powdered sugar, or IMBC/SMBC, are perishable, but sugar acts as a preservative, retarding spoilage at room temperature. The egg whites are cooked killing any potential samonella, and again, the sugar is preventing bacteria growth.
And I don't know about anyone else, but I grew up leaving the butter out on the counter so it'd be soft for toast in the mornings, and I've never had an issue.
But my advice comes from just taking the servesafe course, currently being at French Culinary, and practical experience.
Your cakes won't spoil if left out for a day or two. But in this summer heat, they could obviously melt. That's what I'd be most concerned with right now.