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A-WEAR WANTS TO BECOME A WHOLESALER AND CLOSE ITS HOUSE OF FRASER CONCESSIONS - The rescue plan being proposed for the A|Wear chain of more than 30 fashion outlets, which secured interim examinership this week, includes ramping up its wholesale operation by supplying huge orders of low-cost clothing to bigger retailers and websites across Europe. It is also proposing to close its nine concession outlets in House of Fraser stores in Britain, which it only opened earlier this year, as well as reducing the cost of its upward-only leases in Ireland, writes the Irish Times. Most of A|Wear's stock is sourced from Britain. Jack Stein, a Canadian businessman who bought A|Wear from the Jesta group last month, is backing a plan to source more of its stock from lower-cost locations such as India, China and Turkey. The company believes if it does this, it could cut prices by more than 20% and crack the wholesale market. Its wholesale operation, which accounts for just 10% of sales, is run from Naas, Kildare. In the independent accounts report that accompanied its examinership application, prepared by KPMG, it states that A|Wear cannot meet current demand from its wholesale customers because of cash constraints.
EIRCOM DEAL NOTCHES UP €25m PROFIT FOR BLACKSTONE UNIT - The Irish-based fund managers who led last year's takeover of Eircom made handsome profits of €25m in 2012 and paid more than €3m in tax here, reports the Irish Independent. Dublin-based Blackstone/ GSO manages funds running to billions of euro and makes its income by charging fees for overseeing the investments, including for sitting on steering committees like the one that drove last year's multi-billion euro rescue of Eircom. Funds controlled by Blackstone/GSO are the biggest shareholder in Eircom following the examinership and debt restructuring, with an 18.6% stake. The Dublin-based company had a turnover of €36m in 2012, a more than threefold rise from the €10m in 2011, according to accounts filed with the Companies Office for Blackstone/GSO Debt Management Europe Ltd. Operating costs rose only marginally by comparison, to €11.5m from €9m. That meant pre-tax profits of €25m. The business is run by just 27 staff, costing an average of €255,000 each, according to the accounts.
MONOPOLY MAKER ENJOYS HEALTHY PROFIT - The makers of Monopoly last year hit the jackpot here with operating profits at Hasbro's Irish operation more than doubling to €1.2m. Based in Waterford, Hasbro Ireland is the corporation's European manufacturing base and produces 17 million units every year, writes the Irish Examiner. Accounts just filed by the US-owned Hasbro Ireland Ltd with the Companies Office show the firm increased its operating profits by 142% from €497,000 to €1.2m. The firm increased its operating profits after revenues increased marginally from €16.79m to €16.82m in the 12 months to the end of December last. The Waterford base employs 300 that rises to 400 at peak production and along with a Hasbro plant in Massachusetts is the only Hasbro owned and operated factory in the corporation. All other manufacturing is outsourced to third parties. According to the directors' report "the directors consider the performance of the company to be in line with expectations". Some of the other games that the firm produces at the plant include Trivial Pursuit, Risk and Cluedo.
DUTCH SANDWICH' GROWS AS GOOGLE SHIFTS €8.8 BILLION TO BERMUDA - Google funnelled €8.8 billion of royalty payments to Bermuda last year, a quarter more than in 2011, underlining the rapid expansion of a strategy that has saved the US internet group billions of dollars in tax. By routing royalty payments to Bermuda, Google reduces its overseas tax rate to about 5%, less than half the rate in already low-tax Ireland, where it books most of its international sales, says the Financial Times. The figures were revealed in the latest filings by one of Google's Dutch subsidiaries, and means that royalty payments made to Bermuda - where the company holds its non-US intellectual property - have doubled over the past three years. This increase reflects the rapid growth of Google's global business. The company has been at the centre of the international controversy over corporate tax avoidance because it earns "substantially all" its foreign income in Ireland and pays relatively little tax in the countries where its customers are based. It has also faced criticism for its use of a "double Irish" structure that exploits differences between the US and Irish tax codes to move the profits from Ireland to Bermuda. It also routes the profits through the Netherlands to avoid withholding taxes, using a structure known as a "Dutch sandwich". Google declined to comment.


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Gastronomic Heaven
It is the stuff gourmands' dreams are made of: Two acclaimed restaurants teaming up with an established whisky label to create an exclusive, sumptuous meal. And that is exactly what one can expect at the upcoming Macallan Masters of Taste Singapore, a whisky-pairing dinner presented by The Macallan, award-winning modern European establishment Bacchanalia and Michelin-starred, 2013 World's 50 Best Restaurants champion El Celler de Can Roca.
Held at Bacchanalia as part of the World Gourmet Summit (WGS) food festival, the one-night-only event features eight delectable courses paired with The Macallan's finest products including its Sherry Oak 12 Years Old, Fine Oak 15 Years Old, Reflexion and No. 6. Half of the dishes are curated by El Celler de Can Roca's owners Jordi and Josep Roca, and the rest by the Bacchanalia culinary team.
"The collaboration with Bacchanalia and The Macallan will create an experience that takes guests on a journey of gastronomic discovery fusing exceptional food with The Macallan's finest whiskies. We want to make this one of the most memorable culinary experiences of our guests' lives," says Josep Roca. The dinner marks the first time that he and his brother are in Singapore. Its other highlights include a cocktail reception — where guests can savour whisky cocktails and canapés — and a silent auction in support of the Community Chest, the official charity partner of WGS.
The Macallan Masters of Taste Singapore, April 21, Bacchanalia.

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GEORGE TOWN: Police are in the process of ascertaining the identities of 20 teenagers believed to be involved in smashing the windscreen of a car belonging to a 45-year-old woman following a minor accident at Jalan Kampung Pisang, Air Itam last Friday.
Northeast district police chief Assistant Commissioner Gan Kong Meng said in the 5.45pm incident, the victim, who was driving alone, was involved in a minor collision with one of the suspects.
The suspect sustained minor injuries, and was believed to have called his friends who smashed the woman's car with helmets.
"The victim lodged a police report. Investigations are still on-going to determine the actual cause," Gan said.
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This is my mil's parents. The large photo is a picture of them on thier 50th wedding anniversary. The smaller picture we are unsure of when it was taken, but I thought it was so cute of them. The journaling recalls that everyone told Marie to stay away from Al because he was wild and crazy, while Al recalls thier wedding to be a 15 minute ceremony and then off they went on thier honeymoon with only $5 in thier pocket. Created for Design Seeds Challenge and Cricut Challenge. Again the main bg paper is Anna Griffin. While the strip of paper behind the picture is Karen Foster. In the kit was some punch out to use for cardmaking. I layered them on top of the design of the paper with pop dots. The bling is from Recollections which I cut apart to create. The golden frame was also in the Anna Griffin kit. The cream resin frame is a Jolee's Botique. The stick pin is CTMH. Offray lace and individual bling jewels. I used Jasmine cartridge to cut the upper corner jouranling frame and Art Philosophy to cut the scalloped vellum circle. Here is the story in the making of this. I had entirely different paper picked out so that I would have enough for the coordinating pages that follow. But when I accidentally placed the picture on top of this paper it was like Grandpa Burger just lit up and smiled bigger! So either I am losing it or on too many pain meds! :) Thanks for looking! Hugs! Becky
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Myrtle Beach Fire responds to lightning strikes
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue are busy responding to several fire calls as a storm with lots of lightning moves through Horry County.Full story
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue are busy responding to several fire calls as a storm with lots of lightning moves through Horry County.Full story
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A married couple killed by a lightning bolt near the Grand Canyon this week was identified on Friday as tourists visiting from Thailand. Full story
TUCSON - A lightning strike during storms caused a fire at a home in the 4700 block of Via Molina. Full story
Nine people were injured while working in a field near Wellington, Colo. Forecasters said there were nearly 700 strikes in a 20-minute period.
Three Memphis kids are hit by lightning after hiding under the tree during a storm. WMC's Anna Marie Hartman reports.
You never know when a summer storm will hit, and whether you're experiencing gusts of wind, or thunder and lightning, it's important to prepare your home for extreme weather. Home improvement expert Amy Matthews shares her tips.
Lightning struck near a Boy Scout campsite in Belmont, N.H., overnight, where 23 scouts and three adults were hospitalized. All are reported to be doing well.
A 'striking' picture indeed – this shot of a lightning bolt hitting the World Trade Center was snapped by a visitor from Alaska, Nick Carwile. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
Lightning is seen above buildings during a storm in central Shanghai July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Michael McQuilken, right, was 18 when he and his brother, Sean, 12, climbed California's Moro Rock in 1975.
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By MARTY CLEAR
Times Correspondent
It starts intriguingly, if self-consciously, like one of those delicious absurdist dramas of the 1950s and '60s.
A man and woman find themselves alone in a strange place, with no visible means of entry or exit. They have woken up in bed together, naked, but neither has any recollection of anything before that moment. They don't know their names and don't recognize each other.
Lee Blessing's A Body of Water is fascinating at first. Beautifully written dialogue by one of America's best playwrights, plus the infinite possibilities for explanations of the couple's plight (Are they prisoners? Are they dead? Are they Adam and Eve?) rivet the audience's attention. In the current staging, co-produced by Stageworks and Gorilla Theatre and directed by Anna Brennen, electrifying performances by Jim Wicker and Monica Merryman give the play a huge boost.
It's such a promising start that even when a third character enters and offers a disappointing explanation, we're willing to go along. A young woman named Wren tells the couple that they're married and they're accused of murdering their only daughter. Wren is their defense attorney. Every day the couple wakes up and claims amnesia, Wren tells them, and everyone thinks they're faking. (If that basic plot hasn't yet been used for a Lifetime movie, no doubt it someday will be.)
We later learn that explanation may not be true, and Wren may or may not be the couple's daughter.
The unfortunate problem is that Blessing hasn't seemed to have figured out for himself exactly what his point is. He seems very much to want to say something important about the human condition, but he ultimately talks with a mouth full of marbles. The result is gibberish.
The production is such a joy, though, that the audience doesn't much mind being left in a muddle. Wicker and Merryman never give bad performances, and they're both in top form here. Barbara Eaker never seems to get a handle on Wren's character, but that seems to be mostly a problem with the script.
Tandy Ecenia has created a gorgeous abstract set in aqua and white punctuated by disjointed, Mondrian-inspired panels.
Whether the considerable virtues of the production outweigh the frustrations of the script is probably a matter of taste. If you're looking for a drama that makes you think, though, all A Body of Water makes you think about is how much better Beckett and Sartre handled similar premises.
Marty Clear is a Tampa freelance writer who specializes in performing arts. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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SALISBURY City Council's school holiday activity camp will be taking place this February half term.
Run by qualified community coaches, Camp Active allows children aged five to 11 to try a range of sporting activities including handball, Brazilian football, cricket, table tennis, multi-skills and tchoukball. The camp runs from 8.30am to 4pm on February 11 to 15 at Manor Fields Primary School, off Wilton Road. When weather permits, activities take place outside.
Places cost £15 per day and can be booked online at salisburycitycouncil.gov.uk, by phoning the city council on 01722 342860, or by visiting the Guildhall.
Discounts are offered at 10 per cent for multiple bookings and 20 per cent if all available days are booked.


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Where The Swag LivesPosted by on March 27, 2014 – 3:49 pm
Brian Orakpo entered the studio at Redskins Park positively dripping with swag. Don't ask me my why style has liquid properties. It just does.
Fresh off signing a one-year franchise tender that would guarantee his position in Washington's defense for 2014, Orakpo sat down with Tarik El-Bashir and Chris Wilson to tape This Week @ The Park on Thursday. He insisted he needed a microphone to amplify the "Barry White" voice he's had since the third grade.
The linebacker's cap read, "Don't Trip." His gold watch matched the chains around his neck and the zipper on his varsity jacket.
Orakpo said his streetwear was indicative of an attitude that starts in the linebacker corps.
"The linebackers are always responsible for where the swag comes from," Orakpo said.
"We always play with a lot of confidence when we're out there. The way we dress, the way we do things… you know we all have sense on swag."
The pass-rusher was trying to explain where the spirit of the defense comes from and who would accept that mantle now that London Fletcher has seemingly retired.
If Orakpo plans to take on the iron man's role as the hype man in the pregame huddle, he said he needs to clean up his language.
"I am not a rah-rah kind of guy," Orakpo said. "You know if I do speak, I'm a little more X-rated, that's the only thing. It's hard for me to go out there and do speeches without me cussing a lot, so I'm going to try and get better at that. So we will see what happens."
Fletcher was the indisputable leader of the linebackers, but Chris Baker might disagree with the notion of the swag coming from Orakpo's group.
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Councillor Brian Rigby MBE NLG
Chairman of The Trust Board
Brian Rigby has been a leading figure in the many successes at Ashton-on-Mersey School, where he has been the Chairman of Governors since 1990. Brian has helped steer the school through a period of continued improvement which has seen pupils achieve record GCSE results year on year and the school become Trafford's largest secondary school in response to parental demand.
The school governors have achieved seven outstanding OFSTED reports under Brian's leadership plus five Investors in People and many other kite marks.
Parents as well as local people have acknowledged on many occasions that Brian has made a huge positive difference to the lives of many young people by his total commitment to improving opportunities for pupils
It was Brian's shared vision along with Headteacher Tarun Kapur to establish The West Trafford Learning Partnership (WTLP) a hard Federation between Ashton-on-Mersey and Broadoak Schools as they were confident that the robust and talented senior management team with the support of dedicated Governors at Ashton-on-Mersey School could make a real difference to children's lives by giving Partington pupils new and exciting opportunities. His belief was realised when five years after the federation Broadoak School was recognised as being an Outstanding School by Ofsted.
In 2012 The WTLP became an Academy Trust. The "Dean Trust" was named after Brian in recognition of his outstanding service to education and both schools. The Trust immediately sponsored Forest Gate Primary School in which rapidly became the most improved primary school in the North West.
Brian's work was recognised in 2005 when he received the MBE for his outstanding work in education and in 2013 he became a National Leader in Governance having already advised several Governing Bodies throughout the North West.
Brian became a Councillor on Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in 1994 where he has held several chairmanships. He is currently the Chairman of the Council's Employment Committee, Chairman of the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Committee' Audit and Standards Committee and Vice Chairman of North West Employers Organisation.
Paul Edwards
Vice Chair, In-House Solicitor at Green Thumb Limited, Director of PJE Consultancy
Paul is a practising solicitor specialising in Employment Law working as Head of HR at Green Thumb Limited.
He is also a director of his own law consultancy firm and regularly advises educational establishments including Schools, Colleges and Academies on all employment related matters.
Paul has also advised on contentious and non-contentious pupil and parent matters such as parental complaints, data protection, freedom of information act requests, child protection and safeguarding, abuse claims, Equality Act obligations, Disclosure and Barring Service requirements, parent contract and breach of contract (independent schools).
Paul's main interest is rugby and he has played semi-professional rugby for Sale Sharks 2nd and U21 teams, Waterloo FC, Manchester Rugby Club, Altrincham Kersal and Cheshire, winning the County Championship Shield at Twickenham. Paul is also a keen golfer.
Tarun Kapur CBE, NLE, BSc(Hons), MEd
Chief Executive Officer & Academy Principal, The Dean Trust
National Leader of Education
Executive Principal
Secondary Headteacher of the Year 2007
Tarun was appointed as the first NLE in the North West and since 2005 has led on many significant school to school support commissions with considerable success. Prior to becoming a Headteacher Tarun worked in a brand new school in Warrington moving to deputy head as he helped to shape the school from inception to 'outstanding'.
Whilst working as Headteacher at Ashton on Mersey School, Tarun supported the development of the National College and spent some time in New Zealand researching leadership and training. He has also worked as an advisor to the DfE, notably being a member of the Steer Committee, developing the behaviour and attendance strategy. He presented to the Prime Minister on the same.
As an NLE Tarun has had a significant influence on a number of (secondary and primary) schools always securing better outcomes for children. He was a key driver in the early Beacon School movement that led to Ashton on Mersey forming a hard federation with Broadoak School. Tarun led Parrs Wood High School in Manchester out of Special Measures and has since carried out further commissions to either support or to sponsor schools. Soon after he formed the Dean Trust (MAT) following a request from the DfE.
Most recently Tarun led on the sponsorship of two poorly performing schools (secondary and primary). Both have achieved record examination results and increased attendance leading to an increase in the school rolls. He leads several teams of people within the Dean Trust from the executive team to commissioning teams with the sole aim of transforming the lives of children.
Tarun has developed a wide network of connections from the world of business and education to help to support his own organisation, but as importantly many other schools and academies. As Chairman of the FA and Premier League facilities panel Tarun helps to distribute £30m each year to schools and clubs across the country and has developed a key insight into the workings across local authorities. He is also a Director of the Manchester United Foundation and the Trafford Community Leisure Trust, both organisations dedicated to community provision in sport, education and employability.
Tarun is regularly approached to speak on the work of The Dean Trust, most recently to the Head teacher's and senior LA officials in Bridlington and at the Academies show. This year, Tarun was nominated as one of 250 of the most influential people in Greater Manchester.
John Shiels
CEO, Manchester United Foundation
John Shiels has been the Chief Executive of the Manchester United Foundation since January 2008. In his role, he has created the Foundation's strategy to use the power of the Manchester United brand and the appeal of football to change the lives of young people in Manchester, the UK and around the world.
Passionate about Education and the development of children and young people, John a trained teacher, with a Masters in Educational Management, uses his position to leverage collaborative working amongst multi agencies to ensure that the young people of Greater Manchester receive opportunities which usually they wouldn't receive.
A student of leadership, he has had the opportunity to transfer much of his knowledge (gained form working with and learning from some of the best sports and commercial leaders in the world) into the programmes that Manchester United Foundation now deliver.
Forever learning, forever looking at creative and innovative approaches to engage and enhance delivery into the young people he connects with John enjoys and embraces the opportunity to continue his passion with the work of The Dean Trust where he sits as a Trustee.
Liz McQue
Chief Executive, North West Employers
Liz's current post is Chief Executive of North West Employers; the main focus of her work is representing the interests of the local authorities in the region as employers and working with partners to improve outcomes for the people of the North West. North West Employers exists to help organisations deliver better outcomes with and for local people and to make connections across the public sector to enhance collaboration.
Much of Liz's time is spent working with groups facilitating large events involving different partners and smaller team events for senior managers and elected members. She has worked on European projects with senior leaders and politicians from different countries including Denmark, Greece and Ukraine. Her key interest is in organisational change and the role of leaders in shaping cultures where people thrive and focus on improving performance at a personal, systems and organisational level.
Liz chairs a number of North West wide groups and has several external roles including: Board Member of the North West NHS Leadership Academy, Member of the North West Chief Executives Leadership Commission and Member of the NJC working group on Public Health Workforce.
She has led several cross sector development initiatives including the development of the North West's first Public Sector Chief Executives' Coaching Programme and has played a leading role in developing a North West sector led improvement approach. Liz has facilitated on several national leadership development programmes including the Women's Leadership Programme and the LGA's Leadership Academy for senior politicians.
Dave Palmer
Retired Former Managing Director
Dave Palmer – Dave is a former chartered insurance practitioner and was the Managing Director of an Insurance Brokerage firm. Now retired, Dave is an active volunteer currently supporting the British Red Cross Destitution Project as a caseworker for serving refugees in Greater Manchester.
An active school governor Dave has been a member of the governing body at Ashton on Mersey School on and off since 1993. Following his early retirement in 2005 he spent a number of years volunteering with the Voluntary Service Overseas, advising non governmental organisations on various matters including organisation and business skills.
A father of three, keen footballer and golfer, Dave is also a committee member of Maine Road FC.
Damian McGann ACIB
Managing Director – Asset, Invoice and Transactional Banking
Previously holding senior positions in 3 international banks, Damian joined Santander in 2010 to head up the UK business development team responsible for designing and implementing the banks growth strategy. Subsequently he was promoted to the role of Managing Director – North of England SME business.
In his current role he has national responsibility for the bank's asset, invoice and transactional banking arms. Damian has been involved in designing and executing many large scale transformational change programmes and is experienced in running scale national and multi-site operations. Damian has recently completed the director's module at Cranfield Business School and the non-executive director course at the IOD. He also sits on the CBI North West Regional Council.
Passionate about education and trying to make a difference in the communities in which we live and do business Damian is thrilled to be appointed as trustee.
He is married to Louise and has two children Lucas and Lauren-rae.


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The Chicago Blackhawks didn't add any major pieces to their roster at the NHL trade deadline, but help is still on the way.
Top prospect Teuvo Teravainen, a Finnish center who was selected by Chicago with the No. 18 pick in the 2012 NHL draft, is going to join the Blackhawks when his SM-liiga (Finland's top professional league) season with Jokerit Helsinki concludes. He has 43 points (nine goals, 34 assists) in 47 games for Jokerit this season.
#Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville reiterates what Stan Bowman said recently: Teuvo Teravainen to come to Chicago after Finnish season ends.—
Chris Kuc (@ChrisKuc) March 11, 2014
Teravainen could be the Blackhawks' short and long-term answer at center on the second line, a role that Brandon Pirri was expected to fill before he struggled and was traded to the Florida Panthers earlier this month. Michal Handzus has filled the second-line center spot for much of the season alongside Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp, but the 37-year-old veteran doesn't have the speed or playmaking skill to get the most scoring production out of his wingers at this stage of his career.
Expect the Blackhawks to test Teravainen in that spot when he arrives in Chicago. The 19-year-old forward is an extremely gifted offensive player with a skill set that includes a powerful slap shot, game-breaking speed, a high hockey IQ and impressive playmaking ability. The biggest challenge for him at the NHL level will be to win puck battles against stronger opponents (he's only 5-foot-10, 185 pounds).
With that said, Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville is already impressed with Teravainen's defense.
"He's one of those players who's special as far as his play recognition, how he protects the puck and sees plays," Quenneville said during the Blackhawks' training camp in September, per CSN Chicago. "He's responsible defensively at a young age, which is pretty remarkable, especially over here in a different type of game."
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Having been a die-hard Dodger fan for more than a half century I have gone through many off-seasons and every year is it pretty much the same thing – the instant the final out is recorded in the final game of the World Series, I simply cannot wait for the new season to begin.
Around the middle of December (usually after the Winter Meetings), I begin making my plans to attend spring training – reserving my motel room, purchasing my spring training game tickets, ordering baseballs for autographs by the dozen; you know… the usual stuff. And then as soon as the calendar year turns, I renew my season tickets – and this is when I really start getting pumped.
You would think that having gone through this so many times that it would become old hat to me, and for the most part it usually is. But this year is different… WAY different. Never before in my lifetime have I been more excited or more anxious for the new season to begin that I am for the 2013 season.
Why is this?
At first I couldn't put my finger on it but then I sat down one day and started going over everything that has occurred within the Dodgers organization during the past year and it all became very clear to me. In fact, it actually started more than a year ago; it started when the Dodger franchise hit rock bottom during the McCourt divorce and bankruptcy disaster. As painful a time as this was, I knew that it would one day end and that when it did, the new owners would undoubtedly begin the difficult task of rebuilding the franchise and the wounds would slowly begin to heal. But like every other Dodger fan in the world, there is no way that I could have ever predicted what the Guggenheim Baseball Management (GBM) group has done since taking over on May 1, 2012.
As many of my friends will attest, I have been saying for the past two years that 2013 is going to be the year of the Dodgers. My primary reason for having said this is because I knew that there would be new ownership at the helm by then and because the core group of Dodger players would be hitting their prime – primarily Matt Kemp, Chad Billingsley and Clayton Kershaw. I knew that regardless of who the new owner(s) would be, they would undoubtedly build the team around these guys which, of course, is exactly what GBM has done. But here again, no one could have predicted that they would do so to the extent that they have. In reality it almost seems too good to be true, but having seen it all first hand, not only is it true but it has far exceeded even my wildest dreams and expectations.
My excitement and near uncontrollable anticipation is a result of the many significant moves that GBM has made during the past 10 months. Here are a few that have had me counting the days to Opening Day 2013 since that final out of the 2012 World Series:
- The signing of top Cuban prospect Yasiel Puig on June 28, 2012
- The acquisition of Hanley Ramirez at the July 25, 2012
- The acquisition of Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett on August 25, 2012
- The signing of free agent and former Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke on December 8, 2012
- The signing of left-handed Korean pitching sensation Hyun-jin Ryu on December 9, 2012
- The signing of veteran free agent left-handed reliever J.P. Howell January 4, 2013
- The signing of veteran free agent right-handed reliever Peter Moylan on January 16, 2013 (albeit to a minor league contract)
- Making more than $100 million in improvements at Dodger Stadium – including new state-of-the-art video boards
- Renewing the contract of of Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully – the best there has ever been
- Renewing the contract of Hall of Fame Spanish broadcaster Jaime Jarrín
- Signing a long-term television rights deal with Time Warner Cable worth between $7-$8 billion dollars
- Bringing back legendary Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax into the Dodger family – where he rightfully belongs
We've all heard it many times before (perhaps even more than "I'm in the best shape of my life" heading into spring training) that a World Series title isn't won on paper and that you still have to play the games, but if Dodger fans aren't excited about the things that Mark Walter, Stan Kasten and the rest of the GBM group have done, they are either dead or blind.
Oh, in case you were wondering, there are exactly 57 days remaining until Opening Day… and the anticipation is killing me!


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Higher Nature Cranberry
Cranberry capsules contain CranRich™ concentracted whole cranberry fruit, including the skin, seeds, fibre and juice, and guaranteed standardised fruit extract. One 500mg capsule provides the equivalent of 18g of fresh cranberries. CranRich™ is the perfect alternative to drinking cranberry juice, without the sour taste, added sugar or calories of juice. It's tooth-friendly too. Cranberries naturally contain anthocyanidins, proanthocyanidins and flavonoids. Indigenous American Indians ate cranberries as part of their diet. Not advisable if taking warfarin.
Directions for use for Higher Nature Cranberry
Take 1-2 capsules a day.
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Monday, Feb. 11: Chicken and dumplings, green beans, stewed bomatoes, butterscotch bars.
Tuesday, Feb. 12: Baked lemon pepper chicken breast, corn casserole, zucchini and tomatoes, garlic bread, chocolate pie.
Wednesday, Feb. 13: Vegetable beef soup, slaw, cornbread, fruit, cookie.
Thursday, Feb. 14: Pork roast, mashed potatoes, beets, wehat bread, apple cake.


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Answer: You can file a complaint right online! Or you can call the Housing Discrimination Hotline: 1-800-669-9777.
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A 1979 film directed by Mark Rydell and starring Bette Midler in her first film appearance as a vulnerable, self-destructive rock singer looking for love.
- Abusive Parents: One of whom is played by Doris Roberts.
- Award-Bait Song: The title tune, sung by Midler, is actually an aversion; because composer Amanda McBroom hadn't written the song specifically for the movie, it was ineligible for Academy Award consideration. (It did win Midler a Grammy Award, however, and became a massive hit.)
- Downer Ending
- Love Triangle: Several examples, but the main one is Rose's choice between Houston and her desire for fame.
- Never Accepted in His Hometown : Rose wants desperately to return to her hometown a success. It doesn't go well for her.
- No Celebrities Were Harmed: Rose is basically a thinly-veiled version of Janis Joplin.
- Oscar Bait: As Rose, Bette Midler sings, she gets strung out, and she dies. Midler was nominated for Best Actress but lost to Sally Field (Norma Rae).
- Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll: Lots of all three. During the first on-screen concert, it's even a "crowd chant".
- The '60s: The film is set in 1969...
- Present Day Past: ...although it looks more like The '70s.
- Slut-Shaming: Inverted when Rose tells Houston the football story, then played straight in the western bar.
- The Tragic Rose: Rose herself, of course, to the fullest use of the trope.


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A credit check is a standard part of an apartment contract application. A credit report will show any liens, evictions, wage garnishments and delinquencies. Get a copy of your credit report in advance to dispute any issues before you apply. It's estimated that 30-50% of all credit reports contain serious errors that many people have no idea exist. The three main credit reporting agencies, from which you can obtain reports, are:
Few people have spotless credit histories. Don't worry, many apartments will still lease to you. Making sure that you are current with all payments at the time of application and pay off as many small balances as you can before beginning your apartment hunting. Otherwise, a larger deposit or a co-signer may satisfy your potential landlord.


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A second look at Big East schedules ...
A few weeks back, we compared the nonconference schedules of the Big East schools, using last year's records and Sagarin ratings to evaluate the difficulty of each team's five non-league opponents.
That model showed that USF's I-A opponents had the best win-loss record of any Big East team's opponents, and we rated only West Virginia as having a tougher slate. So after seeing Sports Illustrated's power rankings of all 119 I-A teams on Wednesday, I thought it a good opportunity to run the same deal with a new set of numeric values for the opponents.
If you add up the SI rankings for the four I-A opponents for each school -- I allowed Pitt to drop its lowest-ranked opponent, since they have five against I-A teams -- then you find that USF has the fifth-toughest nonconference schedule out of eight teams, unimpressively right in the middle of the pack.
West Virginia still has the toughest (202 total points), then Pitt (211), Rutgers (234), Syracuse (238), USF (263), Connecticut (275), Louisville (305) and Cincinnati (325). Why a lower rating for USF's opponents? The magazine doesn't think much of Central Florida, rating them 68th, and Florida International is appropriately 118th. Cincinnati's total is especially impressive considering they have the highest-rated opponent on the list in No. 6 Oklahoma; that's more than offset by No. 114 Akron and No. 115 Marshall.


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Apothecary Theatre Presents how i learned to become a Superhero, Beginning 4/4
The Apothecary Theatre Company will present the World Premiere of the ensemble created play how i learned to become a Superhero, written by Dennis Flanagan, directed by Christopher Klinger.. ...Superhero will begin performances on Thursday, April 4 and will celebrate its opening on Sunday, April 7, 2013 (running through April 27) at The Gloria Maddox Theatre at T. Schreiber Studios (151 W. 26th St.). Tickets are $25 and are available on www.apothecarytheatrecompany.org.
how i learned to become a Superhero follows the stories of three people who have taken action against the losses they have suffered in their lives by turning themselves into real life "Superheroes". Whether the Manhattan transplant "Safety Pilot" and his sidekick, the Seattle native "Hope", or the Baltimore renegade "Guardian Angel", the heroes have to face the consequences of playing make believe in a world that is all too real, where consequences of the past are always present, and the future uncertain.
how i learned to become a Superhero is the result of a series of workshops by The Apothecary Theatre Company that began over a year ago. It explored the trend of "normal" citizens creating alter-identities and going above and beyond their civic duty in their communities.
Cast includes: Gwynneth Bensen as "Guardian Angel" (TV: "Law & Order: SVU," "Blue Bloods". Film: Burning Blue, Plastic Jesus), Sean Logan as "Hope" (Hamlet, As You Like It. Film: The Limbo Room ), Christopher Sears as "SafetyPilot" (Lord of the Flies (BSC), After the Circuit (NYC Fringe), the cast also features Curran Connor (The Man Under, Pidgeon, GBS), Mara Gannon (WAKE, The Contents of Her Purse, The Triumph of Love), Zack Griffiths (Regional includes: The Goat (Connecticut Critics Circle Award), Film: The Limbo Room), Robert Manning Jr. (Broadway: Magic/Bird, Film: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, TV:"NCIS," "Numbers,") Christina Norris ("Your Mother Wouldn't like It" People Like Us), and Carrie Watt (Stage: Bella and the Pool Boy. TV: "What Would You Do?," "River Ridge." Film: The Youth). Creative team includes: Libby Jensen (Lighting Design), Gina Scarnati (Costume Design) with Original music by Tim Giles.


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JERUSALEM (Aug. 3)
U.N. mediator Count Folke Bernadotte today reiterated here that both the Government of Israel and Arab League representatives have agreed to the demilitarization of Jerusalem in principle. He added that the negotiations for demilitarization would not be allowed to influence the future statue of the city.
Bernadotte estimated that some 2,500 U.N. personnel would be required to supervise the demilitarized area and admitted that it would not be practical for either Jewish or Arab fighting men to be withdraw until the international police force was on the scene. In response to correspondents' questions, Bernadotte also stated that "demilitarization actually means temporary partition of Jerusalem until the city's ultimate status is decided.
Among other problems which Bernadotte discussed with local Jewish leaders was the supplying of piped water from the coast, supply convoys and the numerous sniping incidents. Shooting was heard throughout the day as Bernadotte attended conferences and when he spoke with newsmen at the French consulate.
A five-member Israeli Cabinet committee which arrived here today from Tel Aviv began discussions with local Jewish leaders on such problems as the relationship between the municipality and the community council and what type of representation the local inhabitants will have on the military administration of the city.
Aaron Zisling, Minister of Agriculture, declared that the members of the committee would do everything possible to alleviate the suffering of the Jews of the city, but that discussions about Jerusalem's future status must wait until the same problem had been thrashed out on an international plane. Other members of the committee, which will remain here until Thursday, are: David Remez, Minister for Communications; Itzhak Gruenbaum, Interior; I.M. Lewin, Social Welfare; and Rabbi Judah L. Fishman, Religion.


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Scientists at McMaster University say the widespread use of medications that contain fever-reducing drugs could be leading to tens of thousands more influenza cases, and even more than 1,000 possible flu-related deaths, in North America each year.
The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, say fever reducers like ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and acetylsalicylic acid could actually make flu sufferers more contagious. The thinking is that a fever actually lowers the virus levels inside the body. If you suppress that mechanism, you become more of a reservoir for spreading the disease.
Beyond that, taking fever-easing drugs could suppress your symptoms enough so that you head back to school or work while you're still contagious.
"People often take—or give their kids—fever-reducing drugs so they can go to work or school," says lead study author David Earn, PhD, professor of mathematics at McMaster University. "They may think the risk of infecting others is lower because the fever is lower. In fact, the opposite may be true: The ill people may give off more virus because fever has been reduced."
Secrets of Natural Healing! The Doctors Book of Food Remedies
The Canadian researchers used flu data from human and animal studies and then crunched it in a mathematical model to see how the increase in the amount of virus given off by a single person taking fever-lowering drugs could increase the number of cases in a typical year. The bottom line? They say fever suppression increases the number of annual cases in North America by about 5 percent. That makes sense, since a fever is the body's natural response, a defense mechanism that protects others and us.
But hold the phone, says flu expert William Schaffner, MD, professor of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville.
"The study is basically a clever and provocative 'thought experiment,'" he says, noting the authors make some assumptions and use a rather elaborate mathematical model to come up with their conclusions.
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"They have no human data to show that the use of anti-fever medications, such as Tylenol, actually increase influenza virus shedding and transmission. I'm dubious about several of their assumptions, but even granting them their point—they may well, in the end, be correct—I do not think that fever-reducing meds contribute meaningfully to flu transmission," Dr. Schaffner says.
He points out two issues:
1. Flu is very readily transmitted already. It's hard to imagine that rate could be enhanced much more.
2. The study discounts transmission during the day before the person becomes ill. "The data clearly show that people are infectious for at least 24 hours before they become sick," he explains. "It is during this period that the flu virus is spread so readily."
Dr. Schaffner says doctors will continue to recommend fever-reducing meds, and patients will continue to take them because they make them feel better.
"The only way to reduce transmission risk is to stay home when you are sick, avoid getting close to others, and to take antiviral meds such as Tamiflu, which will reduce the duration and severity of the illness and reduce the production of new flu viruses," he says.
As always, people with underlying conditions that put them at an increased risk of flu complications like pneumonia, hospitalization, or death should contact their doctor as soon as they become ill. Antivirals are most effective when started early on. Older adults, weak people, those living with diabetes or heart or lung disease, or people who are immunocompromised, pregnant, or obese face a higher risk of flu complications.
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Sep 24, 2010
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Chris Wondolowski hops in the excavator and takes out a chunk of the FMC Factory Building. EARTHQUAKE VS Warehouse - Earthquake wins.
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In the wake of the recent PlayStation Network shutdown (see the latest here) I've been reading a lot of outrage across the web from gamers crying out for immediate reimbursement/compensation from Sony. This comes from not only the gamers who frequent website forums, but also from professional gaming journalists who have diligently written editorials for major commercial websites demanding Sony "make it up to them" over the PSN being down for a few days. I'm sorry, where did this obnoxious sense of entitlement come from?
Yes, the PSN being down when Portal 2, Mortal Kombat and SOCOM 4 release is unfortunate. But did you stop to think that Sony pulled this last-ditch effort to keep your personal, sensitive information out of the hands of the hackers that seem to have no trouble breaking through Sony's defenses? I'm not saying that we should be down on our hands and knees worshipping Sony over their bravery to pull such a drastic stunt, but Christ, we shouldn't be shouting for heads to roll either.
Firstly, for the majority of PSN users the service is free. You pay no monthly or annual cost and you get to enjoy everything the service offers, be it demos, videos, and, of course, online multiplayer when applicable. When the PSN goes down, whether for maintenance or in a case like this, it's no skin off your back. Yes, you miss out on playing Portal 2's fantastic co-op, but so what? You can find something else to do for a few days. Portal 2's multiplayer isn't going anywhere. This isn't a circus that's only in town for a few days where you might miss out on that chance to have the scary clown touch you inappropriately on the knee cap. You won't find more hardcore gamers than the guys that write about the industry here at Crave, yet we're not pulling out our mini Kevin Butler voodoo dolls (yes, we have those) and stabbing them over and over because we can't play Portal 2 online right now.
As for the PlayStation Plus subscribers, those folks are losing out in this scenario. They pay an annual premium for Sony's premiere treatment and, as of right now, they can't take advantage of it. That sucks, no doubt. However, let's be serious, Sony will make it up to you (as well as everyone else most likely) through a free game download or something. And that should be enough, as long as you're not an asshole. They're not going to fix the problem and then issue a general "Sorry guys." Sony will make every effort to keep you as a happy customer after all is said and done. They would be moronic not to. But again, that's not really the point.
The point is that somewhere along the line gamers, and gaming journalists apparently, got an entitlement complex and are already making demands for "answers" and compensation from Sony. Protecting your identity and credit card information is not enough justification for Sony to do what they did? People, get off your high horse. This kind of behavior is to be expected from forum users (not all of them of course), but I honestly did not expect it from my professional peers. I won't call out specific publications (you don't even have to look hard to find them), but these editorials being published are literally just there to exploit traffic from similarly-angry gamers by creating a lobby for everyone to "Rabble, Rabble, Rabble" in with their pitchforks and torches drawn. It's sad, really. As the saying goes, "Don't feed the trolls." So, thanks, for completely ignoring that one.
To reiterate, in the end Sony had few options: they could have left the PSN running at risk of more "external intrusions" so people could go about enjoying games like Portal 2 and Mortal Kombat over this long weekend unbeknownst to the security threat; or, they could shut down the PSN to completely iron out the problem, tell people in the simplest of terms what's happening, and unfortunately leave gamers with an online gaming inconvenience. They chose the latter, obviously, but it's clearly the more sensible option… for everyone.
And that's where I'll leave my soapbox rant. If you don't agree with anything I said here, sound off below. But keep the discussion healthy please!


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Dark Slayer (Hardcover)
Berkley Hardcover, 9780425229736, 416pp.
Publication Date: September 1, 2009
List Price: 25.95*
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Ivory Malinov has lived centuries without love. Then she picks up the scent of a man. Her salvation. Her lifemate. The curse of all Carpathian women. He is Razvan, a dragonseeker. In spirit, in flesh and in blood, in love and in war, Ivory and Razvan are made for each other. For as long as they dare to live.
About the Author
I live in the beautiful mountains of Lake County, California. I have always loved hiking, camping, rafting and being outdoors. I've also been involved in the martial arts for years--I hold a third degree black belt, instruct in a Korean karate system, and have taught self-defense. I am happily married to a romantic man who often inspires me with his thoughtfulness. We have a yours, mine, and ours family, claiming eleven children as our own. I have always written books, forcing my ten sisters to read every word, and now my daughters read and help me edit my manuscripts. It is fun to take all the research I have done on wild animals, raptors, vampires, weather, and volcanoes and put it together with romance.


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Ban the automobile, they're scaring the horses and the exhaust emits a deadly gas. The tank holds enough explosive to level a city block and every corner in a city will hold thousands of gallons of the explosive to blow up the entire city. Can you imagine what would happen if an automobile had a collision with another automobile?
Now, to fracking. A gas does come out of some faucets and it came out years before fracking. Ask an old timer that lived in the area before fracking. As for muddying the water, the fracking material is 95 percent water and sand and less than 5 percent lubricant for the drill bit.
It's insulting to one's intelligence to say we have been studying fracking for 60 years by several states, the federal government and several universities. Thousands of wells drilled without a major accident, and then to say we have to study some more. I would respect the governor and others if they said "I counted the number of votes held by the anti-frackers and anti-frackers win." I would respect the anti-frackers if they said, "Cut it out or cut me in," rather than the argument weaker than the argument of the "Flat Landers" group.
And now the benefits of natural gas: Low unemployment, like the 3 percent in North Dakota. Low or no property tax, income or sales tax, like North Dakota. Auto fuel at half the cost and half the pollution. House heating and cooling at half the cost. Far less money to Saudi Arabia.
The peripheral benefits are tremendous, like the company that recently announced the construction of a fertilizer plant in North Dakota because the major ingredient in fertilizer is natural gas. Incidentally, North Dakota was No. 1 in Corvette sales last year.
Solar power and wind power will be great just as soon as we learn to store electrical energy and prevent roof fires from the solar panels. Atomic energy plants are almost cost effective, but no state will permit the shipment of spent fuel rods to be shipped through their state to safe storage facility we built in the Rocky Mountains. In the meantime, spent rods are piling up at nuclear plants and if that isn't a hazard, I don't know a hazard.
If the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico happened on land, the leak would have been fixed in hours, but tree-huggers said you can't use a few acres in a national park to drill, leaving a footprint of a 4-foot-high vertical pipe among thousands of acres. How many people have visited a national park versus how many are suffering with the price of gasoline, heating fuel and food, and the money saved and not shipped to Saudi Arabia could help those people and invest in research of breeder reactors that would eliminate the spent rods.
There have been thousands of wells drilled without a major accident and each well is drilled in a few months and leaves the surrounding area intact, except for a 4-foot-high pipe called a Christmas tree, two miles apart, thanks to horizontal drilling.
Finally, if you think the Marcellus Shale runs down both sides of the Delaware River on the New York and Pennsylvania border, and stops abruptly at the New Jersey border, I have a little land east of Miami I would like to sell you.
P.S. I still have a residence in New Jersey, and I go back to the Sussex Independent days, and the address, "Need a few good milkers...."
George Gregory
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November Publications
Supt. John Lambert and his sergeant, Bert Hook, are enjoying a round of golf when an errant ball lands in a ditch containing the body of drug dealer Kate Warton in Death on the Eleventh Hole, the latest solid police procedural by J.M. Gregson (An Unsuitable Death). Did Kate's desire to get out of the drug game contribute to the young woman's premature demise? (Severn, $25.99 224p ISBN 0-7278-5814-9)
Accused of doping race horses, series heroine Claudia Seferius retreats to the island haven of her patrician friend, Leo, in Marilyn Todd's (Dream Boat) eighth diverting Roman historical, Dark Horse. Instead of peace, however, Claudia finds a pirate warship anchored in the bay, arson and murder. (Severn, $26.99 288p ISBN 0-7278-5861-0)
In Joan Lock's gripping Victorian mystery, Dead Born, the sequel to Dead Image, Detective Sergeant Best goes undercover to try to collar the fiend who's been leaving the bodies of dead babies around Islington. His quest takes him aboard the Thames pleasure steamer Princess Alice, which sinks in one of Britain's worst real-life disasters. (Hale [Trafalgar Square, dist.], $29.95 192p ISBN 0-7090-7016-0)
Edinburgh cop Bob Skinner undergoes the worst ordeal of his career—identifying the bodies of his wife's parents, strangled to death in their upstate New York cabin—in Head Shot, an uncompromisingly tough police procedural by Quentin Jardine, author of On Honeymoon with Death (Forecasts, Apr. 15) and other titles in this Scottish writer's Oz Blackstone mystery series. (Headline [Trafalgar Square, dist.], $29.95 310p ISBN 0-7472-7447-9)
When Chris "O.B." O'Brien, PI and former psychiatric nurse, investigates drug dealing and then murder at his local club, his West Indian assistant, Kelp, winds up with broken bones and a heroin overdose in Christian Thompson's lively debut mystery, That Which Doesn't Kill You. To find the bad guys, O.B. enlists the aid of Kelp's lovely sister, Debra, a vegan who shares his taste for good food. (Allison & Busby, $24.95 paper 254p ISBN 0-7490-0553-X)
October Publication
Deborah Turrell Atkinson smoothly blends contemporary crime and native Hawaiian legend in her second novel, Primitive Secrets. When Storm Kayama discovers her beloved adoptive attorney uncle, Miles Hamasaki, dead at his desk, her search for his killer takes her on a journey into her own painful past that illuminates the larger conflicts in the 50th state's diverse culture. (Poisoned Pen, $24.95 333p ISBN 1-59058-017-6)


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Dog Mascot Character
12 Expressions dog mascot character, High quality vector character mascot illustration. Fully customizable in AI and EPS, Also available in JPG and PNG (High Res).
Character Expressions available:
- Coach dog
- Detective dog
- Doctor dog
- Dog builder with dog house
- Dog holding a sign
- Dog holding a trophy cup
- Dog in a jogging suit running
- Dog in a suit holding briefcase
- Dog thinking about bone
- Dog wears towel and shower cap
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what are the components of balanced diet at different life stages?
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When we say balance diet, it pertains to a variety of food types to be eaten that must belong to all food groups of nutrients such as carbohydrates, protein, fats, vitamins and minerals; but it also considers a balanced calorie intake that is recommended according to age, weight and height of a person. We are considering a food eaten in a daily basis.
The composition of the diet a person eats will vary according to age, body composition if more of fatty tissue or very muscular in built. It also varies when an individual has food restrictions due to food intolerance, food allergies, or a special health conditions such as a presence of diabetes.
Let's start in children; in this stage children still need to eat all of the complete nutrients daily, but protein must be in bulk in content in the food we feed them, as well as food rich in calcium. Hence protein as the body building food and the calcium for bone remodelling, then milk is an important food product that must be included daily aside from other food types to be served to ensure high nutrients required within this stage, because growth hormone is quite active in secreting in the body system, that at this point all necessary nutrients must be available in food the children must eat while actively growing.
As we become adult and in an old age, diet composition will be modified and much food type restricted. Most foods to be restricted are the sugary, fatty and salty foods. It cause a lot of ailment such as hypertension and diabetes that will affects body functioning specially the kidney and heart. Calorie must be well calculated in order not to lead in obesity. Food components will be more of fruits and vegetables, whole grains and fish are highly recommended, and drinking at least 8 glasses of water.
Remember, it is vital in the maintenance of all food nutrients present in food a person eats daily in all stages; but in terms of calorie, it must be strictly regulated in later age. Whatever too much can also poison the system.


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Prandelli rules Totti and Toni out
Francesco Totti and Luca Toni are both set to miss out on the World Cup after Italy coach Cesare Prandelli said he will be picking from a group of 42 players he called up for fitness tests on Monday and Tuesday.
Neither Totti nor Toni were invited along and, barring an unlikely chain of events that would deprive Prandelli of his current first-choice strikers, they will not be considered for the World Cup this summer.
"I have great respect for them and they deserve greater consideration, but they would only be in the frame in case of emergency," Prandelli said at a news conference.
Prandelli has repeatedly emphasised how important his players' physical condition will be if they are to go all the way to the final this summer. Totti, 37, and Toni, 36, are therefore not deemed suitable to cope with what Prandelli expects to be a gruelling tournament.
"The character of the players is at the top, but now we need to be at the top physically too," added the Italy coach. "We will be preparing ourselves to get through the group, but we will be structuring things to get to the final eventually. We won't make the same mistake we did at the Euros when we just took things game by game."
While Totti and Toni may miss out, Fiorentina striker Giuseppe Rossi has every chance of making it, despite not having played since damaging knee ligaments in January, while the inclusion of Parma forward Antonio Cassano makes competition tough.
"I've seen Antonio with a smile on his face and with the desire to make my choice difficult," Prandelli said. "I've not spoken to anybody one-to-one, I have just reminded all of them that, up to the end of the season, they will all have a chance to be part of the 23 who go to Brazil.
"All that matters is they do not break our ethical code, which continues to be in force in this final month. Whoever makes a mistake will stay at home. I'm not going to call up players who are suspended for bad behaviour, and I don't need the league's disciplinary panel to determine these things either."
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WASHINGTON, DCIn a landmark 8-1 decision Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that local diner Phyllis Montague simply must try the cheesecake at the D.C.-area eatery Afternoon Delight.
Writing the majority opinion in the case, Justice Antonin Scalia noted: "In light of the cheesecake's flavorful ingredients, the three scrumptious fruit toppings offered, and Afternoon Delight's strict 'made fresh daily' policy, the court finds it wholly inappropriate for Phyllis Montague to refuse this phenomenal cheesecake. She simply must try a piece."
On Oct. 11, 1997, the 34-year-old Montague dined at Afternoon Delight with a friend. Despite the friend's repeated urgings, Montague refused to sample the delectable cheesecake, citing extreme fullness, as well as "weight-watching" considerations.
Legal expert James J. Hall of Yale University is not surprised by the court's verdict. "As per the precedent set in Hutchinson v. Triple-Fudge Brownie Sundae (1993), when a dessert item achieves a certain level of sinfulness, a diner loses his or her legal right to refuse," Hall said. "The court found that this particular cheesecake is clearly sumptuous and must be tried regardless of a particular diner's satiety or 'on a diet' status. As someone who has tasted this cheesecake, I must say that I fully agree."
If Montague persists in her refusal to sample the dessert, the nation's highest court reserves the right to hold a forkful of the cake in her face, exhorting her to "come on, just try one bite."


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The Maple Grove boys' swim and dive team placed 10th at last week's state meet, with an individual state champion, a runner up, and new two school records set in the process.
Six Crimson swimmers advanced to state in nine individual events. The team also qualified three relays for the meet. Seniors Mike Rouleau and Dan Ebert, and junior Brenner Hohenstein each competed in two individual events. Seniors Aaron Dabson, Matt Strauss, and Alex Robb qualified in one individual event each, and senior Andrew Wong qualified as a relay swimmer for the meet.
Hohenstein led the Crimson in points. He broke his own school record in the 100 breaststroke in prelims, and followed with an even faster time as he won the state championship in the event the next night. His time of 57.08 is an All-American Consideration time. (See related article). Hohenstein also placed ninth in the 200 individual medley with a personal best time.
Rouleau was Maple Grove's second highest point scorer. He was the runner up in the 100 backstroke with an All-American Consideration time of 51.29. Rouleau's time also broke a school record that has stood since 2001.
"That was a great swim," said Maple Grove coach Ron Jacobsen. "Mike went out and raced very well."
Rouleau wasn't all disappointed in his runner-up status. He said, "I'm very happy with that race. My goal was to swim a 51 and I did. Sam (Hansen) and I knew it could be either of ours on any given day. To lose by seven-hundredths of second doesn't mean a lot in the long run. I beat him in prelims, he won in finals. This won't be the last time we race."
Rouleau also placed 10th in the 200 freestyle with a personal best time.
Ebert swam best times in both the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke. In the 200IM, he placed 12th and in the 100 breaststroke, broke the one-minute barrier to place seventh with a time of 59.06.
After the meet, Ebert reflected on being a part of the Crimson Swim and Dive family. Ebert said, "I am extremely thankful for everything the team has done for me. Ron and the team have been incredibly supportive, and I'm very proud to have had the privilege of being a part of it."
Dabson contributed to Maple Grove's point total by placing 15th in the 100 butterfly in a very fast field. Robb placed 16th in the 100 breaststroke, and Strauss took 20th place in the 500 freestyle.
Maple Grove's relays contributed important points to the team's effort. The 200 medley relay of Rouleau, Hohenstein, Dabson and Wong qualified for finals with their fastest time of the season, and turned around the next night and swam even faster. The foursome took sixth place.
The 400 freestyle relay of Rouleau, Ebert, Hohenstein, and Dabson placed 15th; in prelims they swam 3:15.78, their fastest time of the season. The 200 freestyle relay of Wong, Ebert, Robb, and Dabson placed 20th.
"Relays are where you really see the team come together. People think swimming is only an individual sport, but it's not," said Rouleau. "Relays are the most fun. You're in it together, pulling for your team, and doing your best because your swim truly impacts everyone else's success."
Ebert concurred. "Being able to swim on relays with these guys was great. We were definitely in it together, for the team," he said.
"We swam very well," Jacobsen said of his team's effort. "To finish with a state champion, a runner up, 10th place as a team, and a lot of best times was a great finish to the season. I'm very proud of them."


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Chris Ulrich To Ride For Valvoline EMGO Suzuki
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Chris Ulrich has signed a two-year contract with Team Hammer, Inc., racing as Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki, to ride in the AMA 750cc Supersport and AMA Formula Xtreme Series. Ulrich will also make appearances in the AMA 600cc Supersport and AMA Superbike Series during the term of the contract.
Ulrich, now 21, has been around road racing his entire life and started competing himself at age 13, on a YSR50. He progressed to racing a Moriwaki MH80R, followed by a Yamaha TZ125 and a Honda RS125, a Yamaha TZ250 and a Suzuki GSX-R750 and GSX-R1000.
After three years in the AMA 250cc Grand Prix Series on a TZ250—-with three podium appearances and a best season finish of third in 1999—-Ulrich made the big step up to racing a GSX-R750 at the end of the 2000 season.
At the beginning of the 2001 AMA season, Ulrich struggled on the Roadracingworld.com GSX-R750, crashing at Daytona but finally starting to find his stride at Sears Point, where he finished a close fourth. He ran as high as second at Road Atlanta but finished a close fifth in a dogfight, then took third after charging from eighth to lead at Road America. He crashed at Loudon but won at Laguna Seca and finished second at Mid-Ohio. Ulrich again came from eighth to second at Brainerd before jumping a curb and bending both his racebike's wheels in the run to the white flag and limping home 17th. At Pikes Peak Ulrich finished third, and he crashed at Virginia International after being run off the track by a sideways competitor. He finished the year 5th in AMA 750cc Supersport points.
In between AMA races, Ulrich competed on a Vesrah Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 in the WERA National Endurance Series, co-riding to four overall wins and the WERA National Endurance Championship, becoming the first 2nd-generation endurance champion in the 26-year history of the WERA series. He also rode a Roadracingworld.com GSX-R1000 to victory in the GSX-R1000 Suzuki Cup Final at Road Atlanta, and won the CCS GTO Championship on his GSX-R750 during the CCS Race of Champions at Daytona.
"Chris has come a long way in a very short time and we're proud of the job he did," said Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki Crew Chief and General Manager Keith Perry. "When you've known somebody since they were a little kid hanging out in the pits with their father's race team, it's easy to take them for granted and not expect much out of them. And of course some people will say he got the ride because his father owns the team; he's had to take that type of criticism since he started racing. But if you look at his results and compare his record to other young riders this team has signed in recent years, he actually is the most qualified, dedicated and proven youngster we've decided to work with at this stage of his career. His riding has done his talking."
"I drove 45,000 miles by myself going to races in 2001, hauling my own racebikes around," said Chris Ulrich, "and that's been the story since I was 16. But it was worth it. It felt great to win my first AMA National at Laguna Seca. It was a real honor to win the WERA National Endurance Championship that my dad won in 1983 and 1984, and now it is an honor to ride for the team he started with Bruce Hammer way back in 1980. I learned a lot this season and I'm going to do my best in 2002 and 2003. I worked very hard to get this ride and I'm going to continue working hard to try to win championships for Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki."
"For years this team has helped launch other peoples' kids into professional racing careers. Now it's Chris' turn, and his performance this year shows that he deserves it," said team owner John Ulrich.
Chris Ulrich's Road Racing Career To Date:
1993: Ran CMRRA Series on a YSR50.
1994: Won CMRRA 80cc Amateur Championship, on Moriwaki MH80R.
1995: Raced Yamaha TZ125 in WSMC and WERA Sportsman Series, worked pit board for Team Suzuki Endurance in WERA National Endurance Series.
1996: Won WERA Sportsman 125cc Grand Prix Championship, finished 2nd in WERA National Challenge Series 125cc Grand Prix Championship, Honda RS125
1997: Finished 2nd in WERA National Challenge Series 125cc Grand Prix Championship (injured, missed one race), Honda RS125
1998: Competed in AMA 250cc Grand Prix Series (injured, missed four races), Yamaha TZ250, Kids: Don't Smoke! Racing
1999: Finished 3rd in AMA 250cc Grand Prix Series, Yamaha TZ250, two podium finishes, Kids: Don't Smoke! Racing.
2000: Finished 5th in AMA 250cc Grand Prix Series, Yamaha TZ250, one podium finish, World Sports Racing. Won WERA National Endurance Series 24-hour West on Vesrah Suzuki GSX-R750, becoming first 2nd-generation WERA endurance race overall winner.
2001: Won WERA National Endurance Championship on Vesrah Suzuki GSX-R1000, becoming first 2nd-generation WERA National Endurance Champion. Won GSX-R1000 Suzuki Cup Final. Finished 5th in AMA 750cc Supersport Championship, winning at Laguna Seca and finishing on the podium 4 times on a Roadracingworld.com Suzuki GSX-R750. Won CCS GTO Championship.
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Yard waste pick-up resumes
As the weather warms and spring yard work begins, Perham residents can once again take advantage of the city's yard waste pick-up program and compost site.
Now through the end of October, residents may have their grass clippings and leaves picked up once a month. Brush, bundled and cut to 4 feet or shorter, will be accepted on the last Wednesday of every month.
Yard waste for pickup should be left in a container on the curb early Wednesday morning. If using a bag to hold leaves, city officials ask that a rock or other heavy object be left nearby to prevent the bag from blowing away once emptied.
Another option Perham residents have for disposing of plant matter is the city compost site, which is located south of town on Minnesota Street. Directions are on the city's website.
Grass clippings, leaves and branches may be dropped off at the compost site on Tuesdays from 8 a.m. until dusk and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to dusk. No stumps are accepted for composting and branches should be kept apart from leaves and lawn clippings.
Perham's Public Works Director, Merle Meece, said trash will not be accepted at the compost drop-off. If garbage becomes a problem, he said, the composting program could be discontinued.
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PICTURES; The Aurora shooting victims
In response, relatives of most of the people killed in the massacre are calling the invitation a "disgusting offer."
The parents, grandparents, cousins and widow of nine of the 12 people killed released a letter sent to the theater's owner, Cinemark, in which they criticized the Plano, Texas-based company
for not reaching out to the families of victims to offer their condolences. They also said the company refused to meet with them one-on-one without lawyers present.
The families said they were asked to attend the scheduled reopening Jan. 17 in invitations sent two days after Christmas.
"Thanks for making what is a very difficult holiday season that much more difficult. Timing is everything and yours is awful," they wrote.
The company had no immediate comment.
Cinemark has been renovating the Aurora theater, a move the city's mayor said had widespread support in the community. Gov. John Hickenlooper is among those planning to attend the reopening.
The families of some victims have sued Cinemark. The father of the youngest person killed in the shooting, 6-year-old Veronica Moser-Sullivan, is among them. He didn't sign the letter but the girl's grandparents did.
Also Wednesday, prosecutors and defense lawyers said they're ready for a crucial hearing next week in which prosecutors will outline their case against James Holmes, who is charged with
the assault during a midnight showing of the Batman movie "The Dark Night Rises" on July 20.
Holmes is charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder and hasn't been asked to enter a plea yet. His lawyers have said he suffers from mental illness.
Next week's preliminary hearing will give the public its first officially sanctioned look at much of the evidence against Holmes.
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The Syrian government has moved their political offices to schools and universities to seek safe haven in case of a military attack by the West, Al Arabiya reported the country's opposition as saying on Friday.
President Bashar al-Assad's armed forces have also moved their scud missiles and launchers from a military base in northern to Damascus to unidentified regions, the opposition added.
The opposition Local Coordination Committees [2](LCC) said that the Assad regime has also cut off power supply in Mount Qasioun and the People's Palace military units located in the capital.
On Thursday, residents and a source from the opposition Free Syrian Army in Damascus said headquarters belonging to Syria's command forces and the country's Air Force, which are close to security complexes in western Kafrsousa, were partially evacuated.
A "large number" of military defectors have also been reported by the opposition.
Syrian National Coalition [3] spokesman Khaled Saleh said that his main opposition group "has evidence that a large number of officers have defected last night, wore civilian clothes and left the country."
Saleh's statement comes contrary to statements made by a Syrian officer in an interview with The Guardian newspaper. [4]The officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Syrian army's morale is high and that at least 8,000 suicide "martyrs" are ready to foil U.S. warplanes hand-in-hand with two Syrian allies, Hezbollah and Iran.
While the West is still tiptoeing towards making a decision on a military strike insisting it will not seek regime change, [5]the head of the Syrian National Coalition, Ahmad al-Jarba, said any military intervention by the West against Assad will eventually overthrow his regime.
[1] http://www.syndigate.info
[2] http://www.lccsyria.org/en/
[3] http://www.etilaf.org/en/
[4] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/28/syrian-army-kamikaze-against-west-assad
[5] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/27/syria-crisis-experts-western-intervention
[6] http://www.alarabiya.net/english


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The Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies Program (CAFS) at California State University, Bakersfield offers a major leading to a Bachelor of Arts Degree. The CAFS program provides students with an undergraduate level of knowledge within Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies. This program highlights diverse theories, milestones across developmental domains, family systems, ethics, and developmental research methods.
The CAFS major focuses on the biological, cognitive, psychological, and sociological foundations of child behavior and development. Students will acquire knowledge and gain understanding through exposure to relevant literature, current research topics, selected service, fieldwork, and development of their own research. Students will gain an intensive and global understanding of the developmental needs, behavioral patterns, and problems of children and their families. Through a variety of courses, students obtain knowledge and refine skills in observing, assessing, interpreting, and implementing programs for children and families; working with and supervising child-centered programs; participating in supportive structures for children and adolescents; and understanding families from diverse backgrounds.
Within the CAFS major, there are 3 tracks from which students may choose to complete their requirements for graduation. Each student is strongly encouraged to meet with an advisor to more thoroughly discuss each track. Students majoring in our program must also complete all CAFS coursework with a grade of "C-"or higher. The Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies program has a strong online component. Students will leave this major competent on the computer. Most of our major
courses are also taught online at least once every other year. All the CAFS tracks are available for students interested in teaching in the elementary schools.
The first track in the CAFS program is our FAST Track, Future Academic Studies for Teachers, for future elementary school teachers. Students following this track will complete their BA and all of the coursework for the multiple subjects credential in 4 years (rather than the usual 5 years). This track is designed for students who want to be elementary school teachers, are interested in completing our general track, and can maintain a GPA of 2.67 or higher for their first 3 years and a GPA of 3.0 in their final year. Please speak to an advisor in order to follow this track.
The second track in the CAFS program is our general track. The students who choose this track typically want to work with children and families in a variety of ways, including the following: preschool teachers, administrators, social workers, counselors, advocates, readiness coordinators, etc. There is also a growing number of students who want to work as elementary school teachers who are choosing this track. The reason that future elementary school teachers may choose this track is because there is not currently a waiver to enter teaching credential programs. The third CAFS track offers a set of courses specifically designed to assist students in preparing to pass the CSET. However, students do not have to choose that track. Students may choose this general track, study on their own, and take (and pass) the CSET so that they may enter the multiple subjects teaching credential program. Students are strongly advised to meet with an advisor when choosing this track.
The third CAFS track is our Elementary Education teacher preparation track. In the CAFS major the students take a significant amount of coursework preparing them specifically to work with children in developmentally appropriate ways. This degree track has been approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) as a program that prepares students for passage of the subject matter examination that candidates must pass to receive the multiple subjects credential required for multiple subjects instruction in the public schools. This track does change as state requirements are changed; students are strongly encouraged to meet each quarter with their advisor so that they may be notified of modifications to the program.


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Joe Flacco looked downright impressive in the first half. Are we seeing sustained eliteness? I certainly hope not. Flacco is much more entertaining as a mediocrity who demands to be thought of as elite than an actually good quarterback. Nevertheless, he connected deep with Torrey Smith on the first play then with Anquan Boldin for a score in the second quarter, along with several other rather nice throws. Almost as noteworthy as Ray Lewis riding a bike in the off-season to lose weight, which has only been mentioned every other snap at this point.
The scab refs jobbed A.J. Green out of a catch, but Marvin Lewis deserves just as much grief for not challenging what the play. Despite Gruden repeatedly describing Cincy's defense as being gashed, often more than once a play, the Bengals are very much in it, thanks to a rather ballsy playcall by Lewis to run it in with Law Firm in the waning seconds of the half.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NeoStem, Inc. (Nasdaq:NBS) ("NeoStem" or the "Company"), a leader in the emerging cellular therapy market, announced today the appointment of Robert Dickey IV as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Dickey, an industry veteran as well as former investment banker, is joining the Company effective today. Larry May, the Company's long-time CFO, is assuming the newly-created position of Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, and will assist Mr. Dickey in the transition as well as focus on the Company's various strategic activities. "I'm excited to join the superb team at NeoStem which now includes the significant recent additions of Dr. Doug Losordo as Chief Medical Officer and Mr. Stephen Potter as Executive Vice President," said Mr. Dickey. "In addition to overseeing the financial function at the Company, I look forward to joining Dr. Smith, the Company's dynamic Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in working to expand the Company's visibility in the marketplace with a focus on institutional investors and evaluate, structure and assimilate new opportunities in this rapidly growing industry that can further drive shareholder value. I am thrilled to play a part in NeoStem's dedication to strategic growth and its commitment to positively impact the world as cell therapy heralds a new era in medical treatment." "Rob has a truly impressive track record in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries and is the ideal candidate to help the Company grow and add shareholder value," said Dr. Robin L. Smith, Chairman and CEO of NeoStem. "In his prior roles, Rob has proven himself a key member of leadership teams –driving finance, M&A, strategic deal making and business development. His extensive, on-point experience will provide critical support for the advancement of our development pipeline." "I'm honored to have served the Company as CFO for many years and excited to continue to serve in my new role," said Mr. May. "NeoStem's strategic activities offer many opportunities and challenges and I hope my years of experience with the Company and the pharmaceutical industry will continue to support their execution. I look forward to collaborating with Robert as he takes on the CFO role to help ensure a smooth transition for the Company."
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We live in the country and use well water, it is softened but all the sink drains have a smell coming from them. I have tried drain cleaners but nothing seems to help.
Try this.
get some course salt - ( it will look like the salt you put on the walkway for slippage) - some baking soda and vinegar.
I put some course salt, a bit of baking soda then about a 1/2 cup of vinegar in to the drain and watch it work. The corse salt acts as an abrasive to clean the pipes and the baking soda/vinegar reaction causes it to scrub.
I do this a couple of times a year but you may want to do it more often to keep the pipes fresh.
if the problem isn't solve, i advice you try check through those pipes inside, there might be some rotten leftovers stuck inside. clean them up and it should be fine.
Hi Janice
I'm a country dweller also, & I'm used to the smells. Is it a smell of copper or eggs? 1 means iron in the water, the other is sulpher-sometimes softeners don't get everything. If you have low water pressure it may be things are slow to drain, causing build-up in the traps. There should be a union trap under every sink- one you can take out if need be, or there should be a clean-out on the bottom of the trap- I find it better to remove the whole trap and see whats in there- you'd be surprised. This should work for you- if not, you may want to think about an Ultraviolet water system. Hope this helps a little- good luck.
I took the pipe under my kitchen sink apart once because it was smelling and cleaned out all the gunk that had accumulated inside it with a metal coathanger. I'd tried the vinegar combination and drain cleaners too before that but it didn't help.
It was foul but worth doing. That's what happens when you have kids that just throw plates in the sink, scraps and all! Don't try it yourself though unless you're 100% sure you can put it back together properly. Best to call a professional if you're not sure.
It sounds to me that none of the pipes are vented. if you have a crawl space them there is a vent that can be installed called a cheater. If it is not a crawl space then run the water slow and if the smell disappears then you might need to vent all pipes. Is a bungalow then it is not that hard if it is a two level or three you might need to have all the pipes redone.
sometimes the "pee trap" doesn't keep enough water in it and sewer gasses get through. option... get a plumber in to see if he can fix it, your water may be draining to fast.
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