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The nine-month saga of ACS's attempts to take over rival German construction firm Hochtief has come to an end, with officials announcing the Spanish group had upped its stake in Hochtief to above 50 percent.
Hochtief hopes to turn a first-quarter loss into profit this year
Spanish construction group ACS has secured a majority stake in Hochtief, completing a nine-month-long takeover bid that has angered executives at the German building firm, Hochtief officials said Friday.
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The Spanish firm announced the takeover bid last year to the ire of their German rivals.
Fearing that the Spaniards would sell off some of its units, Hochtief tried unsuccessfully to avoid the acquisition by issuing stock to Qatar Holding, thereby diluting ACS's share.
Florentino Perez, CEO of ACS and president of the Real Madrid soccer team, tried to assuage Hochtief's concerns, saying that ACS could help Hochtief become more profitable. ACS carries a heavy debt burden, while Hochtief's balance sheet is debt free.
Still, Hochtief posted losses of 169.5 million euros ($215 million) in the first quarter of 2011. It expects to report a profit of 288 million euros by the end of the year.
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Hochtief posts a quarterly loss and loses a handful of key executives as the German construction giant braces for changes under new Spanish ownership. But its share price continues to hold up. (16.05.2011)
Thought to be a done deal, ACS' takeover bid for Germany's Hochtief appears set for a new round of wrangling as hedge fund investors look for higher profits by letting the acquisition fail - at least for the time being. (14.01.2011)


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MA International Photojournalism
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The hardest-working man in security, John Honovich, reports from the SecuTech show, held in Taipei. (Although he's closer than most of us, being based in Hawaii.) Seven hundred booths, 20,000 people, maybe 350 video vendors - that's a substantial show by any measure. He also touches on one of the least-understood pieces of the industry: Who exactly makes what parts of which cameras, and how similar/unique are your average cameras and DVRs? Edit: As I think about it, John actually traveled West to get to the Far East, so my headline is more than a little East Coast-centric, but I'm going to leave it as is and wallow in my wrongness.
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Thanks, Sam. It's kind of a local show for me :)
The topic of who makes what equipment is definitely interesting. Being at SecuTech definitely opened up a lot of information that is 'downplayed' in the West. For those interested in more information, I just wrote up a few thoughts on that: http://ipvideomarket.info/report/does_your_manufacturer_make_their_own_p...


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Particularly amusing has been a minor debate taking place in the nether world of the internet as to whether Christians are actually sinners. Given that most would recognise that Christians are also regenerate and justified, it seems unlikely that any can deny seriously that Christians are nonetheless still liable to sin. If any do doubt it, they only need to observe the manner of debate on some blogs: there for all to see is this incontrovertible fact that Christians do indeed still sin.
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It reminds me of the old story of Charles Spurgeon – I trust not entirely apocryphal. When at a conference listening to man saying he had attained sinless perfection, the next morning Spurgeon is said to have poured a jug of milk over his head. And watched his sinless perfection evaporate before his (and everyone else's) eyes.
Of course that debate was different to this one. Then the debate was whether Christians could attain a state of sinless perfection through some higher experience, or an especially devoted yielding of themselves to God. Now the debate is as to the appropriate means towards holiness. It seems incontrovertible that the gospel encourages holiness (Romans 12.1: '… in view of God's mercy… offer your bodies as living sacrifices', meaning that considering the whole massive panoply of the gospel, – 'God's mercy'– we are to sacrifice ourselves for Jesus). It also seems incontrovertible that being called on to obey God is orthodox Christian teaching: much of the second half of Paul's letters is in the imperative mood, if not literally always in the imperative tense. Yet it is not now solely a matter of will power – by the Spirit, as born again Christians, we are enabled to follow Jesus so we strive to do so. Perhaps Philippians 2.12-13 is the text that we all need to make a renewed effort to memorise, for its wonderful balance: 'work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose'.
Or a refresher course on J.C. Ryle's Holiness. Or, if his language from that long ago is a stretch or the book is too long in our soundbite age, at least the excellent The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges. As J.I. Packer said of it, 'The work is pure gold: be sensible, and invest in it'. Anyone fancy doing a reprint of the Bridges classic? Or another of Ryle, perhaps a summary version?
Better still, write a new one. Take Philippians 2 as your text. Work out what God works in.
Josh Moody is the senior pastor of College Church, Wheaton, Illinois.
This article was first published in the July 2014 issue of Evangelicals Now. For more news, artciles or reviews, visit us online or subscribe to en for monthly updates.
Letter from America by Josh Moody: Meet the president!
Josh Moody interviews David S. Dockery, the newly appointed president of Trinity International University.
This university in Illinois, USA, includes Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where Don Carson is a professor.
JM: What do you love about Trinity?
DD: I love the mission of Trinity International University, which is to educate men and women to engage in God's redemptive work in the world by cultivating academic excellence, Christian faithfulness, and lifelong learning.
I love the stellar faculty members at Trinity who are committed to that mission. I genuinely admire their scholarship and their commitment to teaching, even as I love their dedication to students and to the work of the church. I love the staff at Trinity, the people who shape community, serve the students, and carry out the high calling of what I often call the hidden curriculum. I love the heart of the students at Trinity, both undergraduate and graduate students.
I am looking forward to getting to know all aspects of the university better. I love Trinity's intercultural and international commitments, expressed in the institution's investment in the life and work of the global church. The list of things and people that I love at Trinity is long, but I will stop there.
JM: What are the opportunities you envision for Trinity?
DD: Trinity's numerous opportunities are tied to the institutional strengths. There are key opportunities to help shape Trinity's expanding identity and influence in the world of Christian higher education. I think there are opportunities to help ensure Trinity's ongoing commitments to evangelical faithfulness, to cultural engagement and service to the church.
I am excited to think about opportunities to help the divinity school focus on its distinctive calling, even as we work to strengthen and expand the work of the undergraduate programme. We have many opportunities, I believe, in the world of graduate programmes, including ways to help the Trinity Law School mature and develop. I think that there are great opportunities associated with three of the centres at Trinity, the Bioethics Center, the Carl Henry Center and the Jonathan Edwards Center; I believe that all three of these have incredible promise.
We will trust the Lord to guide our steps as we prioritise our efforts.
JM: What are the challenges that you see for Trinity?
DD: Trinity faces some of the same challenges that almost every other private college or university is facing at this time. These are things like the need for enrolment stability, revenue enhancement, finding the best and wisest ways to use technology, and other similar challenges that we share with our friends in the world of private higher education.
Trinity certainly has not been exempt from the enrolment and revenue challenges over the past five or six years. Now, Trinity must prioritise enrolment management, student retention, services to students, and resource development. Likewise, Trinity must continue to address matters associated with faculty and staff development in order to help us pursue Christ-centred excellence in all that we do each and every day.
Moreover, Trinity faces some unique challenges that are associated with its distinctive structure, a structure that includes a large divinity school, a smaller undergraduate programme, and underdeveloped graduate programmes, including the law school. In addition, Trinity has the challenge of serving and resourcing extension sites in South Chicago, South Florida, and Southern California.
We certainly will need God's help, blessings and favour for the days ahead.
JM: How can others pray for Trinity?
DD: We need God's wisdom, help, grace, favour and blessings for the days to come.
Please pray that the Lord would grant to us a sense of coherence in our identity and work, a sense of collaboration across the campus that would result in a new synergy in our shared efforts, and a team of administrators, faculty and staff who are working together shoulder-to-shoulder to advance the wonderful mission of Trinity.
Please pray that the Lord would send us the right students, that he would expand our resources, and that he would grant us unexpected blessings for the calling that is ours. We must all come to a place of recognising anew our sense of total dependence on our good and great God for his provision for Trinity.
Please pray that we all would be found faithful in our leadership and our stewardship of the institution, working together to advance the gospel and a Christ-centred approach to higher education for the glory of God..
Josh Moody is the senior pastor of College Church, Wheaton, Illinois.
This article was first published in the May 2014 issue of Evangelicals Now. For more news, artciles or reviews, visit us online or subscribe to en for monthly updates.
Letter from America by Josh Moody: Death of a… communicator
Arthur Miller's famous play, Death of a Salesman, has come to mind recently in a somewhat facetious, but applicable way.
The first time I was aware of it was when a then-famous preacher asked me what my role was at College Church. This in itself was not particularly unusual. Titles for positions of church staff are sometimes opaque, and it makes sense to delve a little further.
Before I had a chance to reply though, he interjected, 'Are you "the communicator"?' I was caught off-guard, for while my main role is indeed preaching, I had never thought of myself as quote, unquote, the communicator. I mumbled a hesitant, 'Uh, yeah, I suppose so…' and the conversation continued along other lines that are not pertinent to the point of this article.
What we call preachers
Since then, that conversation has continued to ring in my mind as I have observed various labels related to preachers develop in popular Christian subculture in America. The most obvious is the category known as 'gifted communicator.'
I ask myself these days what that actually means. Obviously, I believe in there being different gifts given by God to edify the body and reach the world. Equally obviously, I do not think I need to look through the particular list of gifts in the NT (such as in 1 Corinthians and Ephesians) and specify a particular gift by name in order to include it in the pantheon of giftedness today. God's grace gifts are gracious, and I am sure there are more gifts than specifically mentioned in those lists, overlapping and exemplary as they probably are.
Paul, the gifted communicator?
The concern I have is not so much with the category of a gift which cannot itself be found in the gifts of the Spirit in the Bible; though that causes me to pause. I can comfort myself that different translations of different gifts could be expressed in various ways in the vernacular, and that there are surely more gifts present than are listed there.
No, my concern is that I am suspicious that the category of 'gifted communicator' actually falls more naturally, within the NT's descriptions, in a somewhat negative rather than positive light. After all, when you read through 1 Corinthians, you find that Paul – no doubt self-aware of being a gifted speaker, in some sense, and a gifted writer – was heavily criticised for his lack of spectacular gifting in these areas by the Corinthian church. In fact, as the category of 'gifted communicator' goes, he seems pretty determined to distance himself from that idea.
In retrospect, I probably should have answered the question 'Are you "the communicator"?' with: 'No, I am a preacher of God's Word by God's power, not human rhetoric'. It seems to me that that is closer to what Paul is saying in 1 Corinthians.
The relevant passage is worth quoting in full, for while you can no doubt find it in your own Bibles, I would especially like to draw attention to the way that Paul frames his understanding of his purpose as a preacher of God's Word in God's power. It is inescapably polarised against preaching with the rhetoric of the standard schools of rhetoric (read, 'communication theory') of his day:
'When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power' (1 Corinthians 2.1-5, NIV).
Dr Lloyd-Jones
In case you think this is an interpretation of this passage that suggests that preachers, therefore, should not attempt to communicate well, should not do their homework, should not try to structure their talks and writing in ways that are most likely to persuade, consider Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Surely he, of any of the 20th-century preachers, was at times given to preach with God's power, and had, most would say who heard him, an unusual communication ability. Yet he did not view preaching the same as having perfectly-crafted, gifted communication. Sentences were not always grammatically accurate; structure was not always perfect. He lived in a different time and had different issues against which to contrast his ministry, but the point I think is well taken in our context.
Being able to speak for an hour without notes and make everyone laugh as you do so, all the while keeping within the bounds of conservative, reformed evangelicalism, does not necessarily equate to preaching with the power of God. In fact, perhaps, if we take Paul's writing above carefully, on its own it cannot.
Josh Moody is the senior pastor of College Church, Wheaton, Illinois.
This article was first published in the April 2014 issue of Evangelicals Now. For more news, artciles or reviews, visit us online or subscribe to EN for monthly updates.
Letter from America by Josh Moody: 'Preachers of L.A.'
From a British point of view it is scarcely believable.
But coming soon to American TV is a reality TV series based on the flamboyant lifestyles of preachers from Los Angeles. Called Preachers of L.A., it promises a behind-the-scenes look at how certain kinds of megachurch pastors really live. The concern that this announcement has generated has largely been about the evident 'prosperity gospel' emphasis of these 'Preachers of L.A.' (see October's column). I am reminded, though, a little of the old quip about Mary Baker Eddy's 'Christian Science' movement, that it is neither Christian nor Science. Similarly the ironic aspect of the prosperity gospel is that it is neither offering true prosperity nor the real gospel.
Christian subculture
I am mentioning Preachers of L.A not so much to comment on the prosperity gospel but to remark on the sheer cheese factor. It continues to amaze me because my background was so different but there really are people who grew up in an environment where most, if not all, of the cultural conversation revolved around church, Christian media outlets, and general subcultural Christian norms of a fundamentalistic type.
If part of the purpose of this 'Letter from America' is to explain American evangelicalism to its British counterpart, then it is important to stress this subcultural phenomenon. J.I. Packer nailed the issues related to it in his Fundamentalism and the Word of God. It is important to read that classic book, or at least understand its context, because otherwise a lot of the books published over here, the books that are read, the church models that are promoted will make little sense — or worse they will be adopted unthinkingly in a British context without realising that the target that they are aiming at exists in Tallahassee but not Sevenoaks.
Reacting to culture
Many American evangelical leaders who appear to be writing in a way that moves away from Christian orthodoxy are doing so because they are reacting to a culture in which they grew up where there was a hardline connecting 'do not drink' or 'do not go to the movies' with 'believe in substitutionary atonement'. I barely can conceive that such a thing can exist — and it is rarer now than it was — but, believe me, it has not gone away here.
Different context from Britain
It can be more subtle than that too. Some models of church growth, or church health, are really sending the message, 'we are not a bunch of ignorant fundamentalists but know the Bible and church history quite well'. That is all fine, I suppose, but it has little relevance to someone who is unlikely to think that the vicar from St. Peter's down the road is an ignorant fundamentalist. More likely to think that he is wet, or out of date, or a very nice man as long as he doesn't insist that everyone has to believe in Jesus and go to church.
Few then in the UK are likely to ape the more outlandish models of ministry soon to be broadcast in Preachers of L.A., but there are other preachers who do not appear in reality TV series, and who are not prosperity gospel preachers, whose models of ministry are nonetheless designed for their cultural context, a context that is remarkably different from other places in the world. Remember the Bible does not provide us with 16 ways to do church just like we do. God seems to have left more up to the creativity, maturity, and common sense of the leaders of his church (insisting on orthodoxy and orthopraxy, of course) than we might have done if we had been designing or writing a manual for church that was to last thousands of years. Of that we may be grateful, feel a little scared, and rather more free than preachers of L.A., San Francisco, D.C., New York, Dallas, or anywhere else that might spring to mind.
Josh Moody is the senior pastor of College Church, Wheaton, Illinois.
This article was first published in the November 2013 issue of Evangelicals Now. For more news, artciles or reviews, subscribe to EN or contact us for more information.
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It's no secret I'm a huge fan of Apple products. I'm usually an early adopter no matter what the product is. However with the Apple Watch, I actually held back longer than usual for a few reasons. For starters, I've never been a watch/jewelry guy. I've never liked the feel of wearing anything like that. I also had reservations about how the watch would look. Would it be too bulky? Uncomfortable? And would it really be worth spending that much on a watch? After a few months of letting the reviews filter in, and actually being able to try them out in a store, I ultimately decided that I did want one as the look and feel issues were addressed shortly after getting to try one on.
There are a plenty of Apple Watch reviews out there, most of them favorable, and plenty of ones saying it's not worth it. It really comes down to personal preference. And honestly, this is a premium piece of equipment. If you are not the kind of person that has some expendable income for fancy gadgets and such, then this is clearly not a device for you. There's also been way too many overblown expectations out of a 1st generation device. "Wahhh…the battery won't last a week." "Boooo….it won't blend my smoothies." "Pffttt….I can't teleport to work with it." Get a grip. It's amazing to me how out of touch some people can get when it comes to technology. This thing is a technical achievement plain and simple. It's remarkable what something this small can do.
The Apple Watch is not without it's short comings of course. The current Apps out there are not strong. There's only a handful of ones that truly work well on the watch. I would imagine over time this will improve as developers have more time to get the user experience right on a smaller device. Also, the Apple watch is heavily dependent on your iPhone currently. Word on the street is that the next version or software updates may improve this, but for now, you must have an iPhone, and you can't stray too far from it for the watch to optimally perform. Also, the learning curve is a bit steep to get to a point where you get the most out of the watch. Anyone with a lack of patience or some tech savviness may find themselves frustrated.
So with all that being said, here is my simple breakdown of 5 reasons why I think the Apple Watch works. While there are other reasons, these are definitely the ones that stand out the most.
- Convenience – I have an iPhone 6 Plus. It's a big phone. I haven't regretted it since getting it as I prefer the larger screen, but it is a bit wieldy when it comes to finding pocket space or having to dig it out sometimes. Having the Apple Watch drastically limits the need to pull my phone out when receiving any sort of message or notification. Most of the time these notifications are not urgent, so being able to quickly glance at them without having to pull my phone out is incredibly convenient and efficient. It may not seem like a big deal, but once you experience it, it's awesome.
- Notifications – The Apple Watch does a terrific job of managing your notifications. Through the app on your phone, you can easily select which ones you'd like the watch to notify you of, and how it does. The Taptic engine is really quite amazing. It makes being notified less obtrusive then your phone constantly going off.
- Health – This has been a game changer for me. It is incredibly eye opening to actually see how active you are vs. how you think you are. I know there are plenty of fitness wearables on the market these days, and have been for quite some time. I've never been motivated to buy or wear a fitness device as it only really serves one purpose. Not being a watch guy, it took a device that could do a variety of things to motivate me to actually get into the habit of wearing a watch every day. So I'm fairly certain there are plenty of other devices that do what the Apple Watch can from a health standpoint, but just like everything else they do, it's beautiful in it's execution. Incredibly easy to use, and an absolute motivator for me. I find myself constantly being more aware of my need to stand, move, exercise to a degree that meets my specific health goals that I set up initially. It's a fantastic entry point for those new to this sort of thing like myself, and I'm sure there are plenty of other additional apps that can do more for those more advanced. Seeing all of your health data add up over time on the phone app is also amazing to see and an additional motivator to keep it up on a daily basis.
- Apple Pay – While more and more stores start to take Apple Pay, we're finally getting to the point where the wallet can become obsolete. I always thought the play would be fingerprint, but the Apple Watch makes it even easier. One button, flash the watch, done. Paying for something has never been easier. The only real downside is having to wait for this to scale so that most stores have this as an option.
- Siri Integration – For whatever reason, I've never really uses voice recognition with my phone as much as I should. The Apple Watch takes a very important step in making it even easier to use. You simply talk to it. By raising the watch up and asking for Siri, you're in voice recognition mode. To me that makes all the difference in the world instead of having to trigger it with a button press. Obviously the small screen that comes as a watch makes it a no brainer to use your voice to navigate it, but the fact that it just requires your actual voice to use it makes it quicker, easier and more practical to me.
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Best known in more recent times as the home of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Cats", which ran for 19 years, the Winter Garden Theatre was once home to movies as well.
Originally built in 1896 by William Kissam Vanderbilt as the American Horse Exchange. It was leased to the Shubert Brothers who employed architect William Albert Swasey to convert it into a live musical theatre. It was given a Georgian style facade facing Broadway and the auditorium was decorated with an Atmospheric English garden theme, with a blue sky between the open roof trusses. On the 50th Street/Broadway corner of the building was a 3-story Winter Garden Roof Theatre, which over the years operated as the Palais de Danse, Montmartre and Singapore among other names.
The Winter Garden Theatre opened March 20, 1911 with "Bow Sing" and the Jerome Kern musical "La Belle Paree" which starred Al Jolson and launched his career. In 1922 the theatre was completely remodeled in an Adam style to the plans of architect Herbert J. Krapp. The theatre switched to film in 1928 when it was taken over by Warner Bros. opening with Al Jolson in "The Singing Fool". It went back to live theatre in September 1933. Although movies returned to the Winter Garden Theatre in 1945 when it was taken over by United Artists, the three year run would be the last time movies would be a staple of the program.
The Winter Garden Theatre was renovated in 1980 and opened "Cats" in 1982 and became the longest running show in Broadway history. "Cats" finally closed in September 2000 and the theatre closed for renovations. It reopened in 2001, renamed the Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre (due to Cadillac's winning naming rights), with the ABBA-inspired musical, "Mamma Mia!". The Cadillac name was removed at the end of 2006, and is once again going by its original name.
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Circa 1958 photo added courtesy of Stephen P Talaga.
1977 photo added of Beatlemania at the Winter Garden. Photo credit Herb Silverman.
"Live On Stage" on the banner is a pretty good clue. Any bookings or photos of such at any theatres, at any time on CT are relevant. Because they add to that given theatre's complete history, and going forward. Not limited only to it's "cinema history". Nowhere in the Community Guidelines does it say that that is a criteria. Some theatres converted back & forth from live events to film several times. Cinema Treasures = the theatre's buildings.
By your logic, no photos should ever be posted of any theatres that have since converted to live events only. Which would be most of them, if they survived at all. How many theatres opened as vaudeville houses, and then converted to film? Should all their early history be omitted as well, because it is not "cinema history"? Photos of specific bookings or events whether film or not, can sometimes jar the memories of members and encourage them to post again about that given theatre. Particularly when years pass in between comments. Also, some members like to see any alterations to the buildings that may have occurred over the years. I only comment when I add photos, because it sometimes helps keeps CT active. Usually in a positive manner…
I think my dad went to this theater years ago when he saw Cats…i was way too young to see it as it was kinda adult for a family musical. Seeing the commercials i thought the cats looked scary and the yellow eyes filling the screen gave me nightmares. Thankfully i saw the musical on video and enjoyed it. That recording is from a London show.
All Broadway theaters operated as movie theaters at one time. All the Broadway house have photo's of Broadway shows. If you look at the Palace it has more stage shows than movies. I think it's cool that a theater that once operated as a movie theater and is now a legit theater shows all photos. If it was in the CT guidelines they would be deleting thousands of pictures. Happy New Year all. Looking forward to another great year here on CT
Not ALL Broadway theatres showed movies.
From a New York Times review dated October 4, 1945:
In returning to the cinema fold last night after a span of thirteen years, the Winter Garden opened another chapter in its distinguished theatrical history on a gay and frivolous note, for in film form Noel Coward's amusing spoof on spiritualism, "Blithe Spirit," comes through as a generally delightful divertissement…
In one of the docs about early cinema on you tube there is pretty spectacular film footage of Noah's Ark opening night outside this theater(I could swear it was the Winter Garden though I couldn't see the name.) Even in black and white you can tell these marquees and billboards with dazzling moving neon effects were wondrous to behold.
A bit sad though to see a very old Dolores Costello reminiscing. You want these people to be able to hold on to some vestige of their great beauty. Instead they turn into everyone else if they live long enough.
I heard that "Cats" will become a feature film soon, this was old news from awhile ago…should be pretty interesting. They should have the US premiere here.
1946 picture posted in Photos section. The Winter Garden is in the background, not sure about theatre in front. Rivoli maybe?
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Seven ingredients, plus about fifteen minutes is all it takes (if that long) to put this delicious Low Carb "Polenta" with Cheese and Pork Rinds home made/ "Fat Bacon" together (no actual cornmeal or corn involved or any other grain). Of course you'll need more time to grind the mozzarella if is not already grounded or to prepare whatever else you want to serve it with. Asparagus and a fork perhaps?
Last night I made a new low carb recipe from the internet and I might have done something different or so because I ended up with this "polenta" looking dish that is awesome.
The original recipe is nothing like this. Any way, this has the same taste, and looks like the Romanian "Mamaliga cu Crema Focsani, Smantana si Slanina", which would be translated something like : "Polenta with Buttery Cheese, Sour Cream and Pork Rinds (fat bacon)
but, like I said, there is no polenta from cornmeal or other grain.
This just looks like polenta, but tastes better, and it is better for your health.
This is the raw"Fat Bacon" that I'm talking about, and after is cooked is more Pork Rind type of thing, then bacon (see images below). But this is absolutely essential for the recipe to work, a salty, well smoked (romanian style) one for sure :
above image from : https://paleoleap.com/homemade-pork-rinds/
Ingredients for "Polenta" with no grains :
- Mozzarella - grounded : 3 cups ~ 380 g
- Mascarpone / Cream Cheese - 2 oz ~ 50 g
- Almond Flour : 1 + 1/4 cups ~ 135 g
- Eggs - 3 large
- Baking powder - 3 x 10 g
Other Ingredients to add over the "polenta" :
- Soft Salty Cheese of your choice
- Pork Rinds / "Fat Bacon"
- Sour Creme - optional
- Green Onion - optional
- Sour Creme - optional
- Green Onion - optional
- Omelette - optional
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Directions :
Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl, put the mix into a ceramic pan then bake at ~200 C / 390 F for 20 minutes or so. That is about as simple as it gets. But don't let the simpleness of it to fool you. It's sneaky satisfying. You'll see. I promise.
After is done (see picture above) make layers using :
- "polenta" as base,
- add your favorite soft salty cheese (branza de Burduf /branza de Focsani),
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Serve with fried/ roasted "fat bacon" (slanina) and more sour cream if you like.
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Girl, Have You Met… Alexandra Warren?
Alexandra Warren is a twenty-something year old Nebraska girl who enjoys teaching, blogging, traveling, and of course, writing. Contemporary Romance novellas are her absolute favorite to write as well as to read. With fourteen books under her belt, and more on the way, she is excited to see what 2017 will bring!
Register HERE to meet me at the Girl, Have You Met… event in Houston, and read more about me below!
Have you always known you wanted to be a writer?
I had absolutely no idea I wanted to be a writer! I had written a few things as a child; stories about my friends just for fun and things of that nature. But I never knew writing was something I'd end up doing full-time until I took an experimental stab at self-publishing my first book while working as a teacher.
Where does the inspiration for your stories come from?
I draw inspiration from just about anything! Whether it's things I see out in public, on social media, watching TV. It doesn't take much for me to latch onto an idea.
What would readers be surprised to know about you?
Readers might be surprised to know how nervous I still get about every new release even though I'm thirteen books in. There's truly nothing like getting those first couple of reviews to take the weight off of my shoulders.
What are your hobbies outside of writing?
When I'm not writing, I enjoy connecting with my readers and fellow authors, binge-watching shows on Netflix, and traveling.
Why is Black Romance important to you?
Black Romance is… everything to me. It's what I've grown up seeing. It's what I experience myself on a daily. It's the driving force to each and every one of my stories. Black Romance is a such a beautiful thing to see in real life, and read about, and even watch on TV. And it's real! It exists! And I'm incredibly grateful that I get to use my craft to share more of it with the world.
What advice would you give aspiring authors?
Write the book! The task can be daunting, at times discouraging, and sometimes it may seem like you'll never make it to the end. But there's someone out there who will appreciate the story you have to tell more than you will ever know.
- Favorite black romance book of all time?
I don't know if I can choose a "favorite", but the first one that comes to mind is the House of Kings series from Adrianne Byrd.
- Favorite author of all time?
Eh… trick question. Lol. My author-sisters are my favorites.
- . Favorite book turned movie?
Holes lol. Seriously though…loved me some Louis Sachar back in the day.
- Favorite genre to read?
Contemporary Black Romance
- Favorite genre to write?
Contemporary Black Romance
- What is your go-to writing playlist?
- What snack/drink must you have while you're writing? If any?
Lots and lots of water, something crunchy, and gum.
- How do you celebrate a release day?
With lots of panicking and refreshing of Amazon LoL. But really…that and then I usually go out for a drink. 🙂
- What's your favorite part about being an author?
My favorite part about being an author is getting people reactions to my stories, whether through a review or comment/message on Facebook, I love knowing that someone was as entertained by my writing as I always am.
- Where can people find you and your books?
Amazon Author Page: http://amzn.to/2jRFVL2
Website: www.actuallyitsalexandra.com
Instagram: @actuallyitsalexandra
Twitter : @__actuallyalex
Facebook: www.facebook.com/authoralexandraw


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A slightly citrus, blue and gold collection with a little edge and flavor.
All my images are created and edited at the beach within minutes of being taken, to capture the moment.
All these prints are high quality signed, limited edition giglee prints – printed to gallery standards using the highest quality pigment inks and are available here as 11″x14″ approx prints (11″x11″ if square), with a white card matt sized at 17″ x 20″ (or 17″ x 17″).
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This is sort of my version of the classic curried chicken salad. I used to love those when I ate meat – if there was a curried chicken salad sandwich at a deli I would get it every time. So good. But what's better than chicken? CHICKPEAS! My favorite food! I could just pour those little golden legumes right from the can into my mouth. I do sometimes. No shame.
Having said that, if you do eat meat, you could totally add or sub in grilled chicken and this would still be really good!
This recipe uses thinned-down hummus instead of mayo or vegan mayo. I always HATED mayo so the dairy-free substitute doesn't really appeal to me either. Plus, it's more expensive and less useable on other things than hummus. I saw a salad recipe that used thinned out hummus once a couple years back, can't remember where, but I've used that in place of mayo ever since when making something like this!
Not the prettiest to photograph, true, but so tasty 😉
2 15oz cans of chickpeas, or two cups
2 apples
1/2 a red bell pepper
Handful of walnuts
1 tablespoon good curry powder
~ 1/2 cup plain hummus
Black pepper
Rinse the chickpeas and place in medium-sized mixing bowl. Chop up the apple and dice the red pepper and add those to the bowl. Throw in a handful of walnuts.
Put 1/2 cup hummus in a small bowl and thin it down – add little bits of water until it's a creamy, mayo-like consistency. Add into the chickpea/apple mix along with the curry powder and a bit of black pepper. Mix it well. Taste and adjust – this sort of depends on the curry powder you use – if it's too strong curry flavor add more hummus and/or a drizzle of agave – if it's bland add more curry powder or some fresh basil maybe, or salt and pepper to taste.
Makes enough to last for a few days of lunches. This is one that is good to make ahead – it's better the next day! Switch it up and eat in a wrap or over greens in a salad.
- You could also use (cooked) potatoes instead of chickpeas, or grapes instead of apples, or cashews instead of walnuts!


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I am in desperate need of a proper wallet. I can't even tell you what I have at the moment, but I think its original purpose was to house business cards. It will be a big purchase, so I'm holding out for the perfect find. It has to be functional, practical, resilient, and stylish.
This absolutely perfect specimen of a wallet does not meet any of the main three criteria, but it sure as hell nails the stylish aspect. I got to play with it at Barney's the other day and it was glorious. The soft rosy-nude leather was to die for; the perfect hue, but oh so frageelay. Just as it could easily be taken into sweet territory, the gold hardware adds a sexy edge. And with a dimension of 4×8 it could also double as a small clutch. Two-for-one!
Alexander Wang, Prisma Long Compact Wallet, $370
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Molecular scalpel hope for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
A 'molecular scalpel' shows promise in patients with a deadly muscle wasting condition, according to researchers.
The gene for the protein dystrophin is damaged in people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
A drug trial on 19 children, published in the Lancet, used the 'scalpel' to remove the damage and restore dystrophin production.
The charity Muscular Dystrophy Campaign said there was "real hope for the future".
Duchenne muscular dystrophy affects one in every 3,500 newborn boys.
Throughout life the muscle wastes away and children can need a wheelchair by the age of 10. The condition can become life-threatening before the age of 30, when it affects the muscles needed to breathe and pump blood around the body.
New approach
The instructions for making a protein are in the genetic code, but this can be disrupted by mutations or deletions in the code.
Stem cell and gene therapy research has tried to find ways of introducing a functional dystrophin gene.
This study tried to do the best it could with the damaged code.
The researchers at the Institute of Child Health at University College London injected tailored pieces of antisense RNA - the scalpel.
This removed a piece of the genetic code allowing it to be matched up either side of the mutation.
The result is a shorter, but still functional, dystrophin.
In the trial, seven out of the 19 children had some degree of dystrophin production restored - all of them were receiving the highest doses.
Professor Francesco Muntoni, lead researcher, told the BBC: "The best result was 20% of normal dystrophin levels. That is quite remarkable considering the study was for 12 weeks.
"I've worked with patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy for many years and this is the first time we can say with confidence that we've made a significant breakthrough towards finding a targeted treatment."
However, he said that as the scalpel was tailored to a specific mutation it could not benefit everyone, in this case around 13% of patients.
"The second most common mutation affects 11% - which needs another scalpel."
Dr Marita Pohlschmidt, director of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, said the study was "quite a big deal".
"If we can change severe symptoms in Duchenne into something milder, that would be fantastic.
"We have fought to find a treatment for this devastating condition for the past 50 years. Today we can say with real confidence that we're going to win that battle. Parents of these boys can have real hope for the future."


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Life-long Learning: Why I Value Professional Development
As an elementary school music teacher by day, I am often asked by my students "do you still practice?" And my young musicians are shocked to hear my answer… "YES!" Of course I have to practice. When we stop practicing, not only do we fall out of technical habit, but we lose part of the emotional connection to our art.
I am a relative newcomer to floral design, so of course I am drinking in every single tip, word of advice, and brilliant idea I come across. I'm constantly developing my "chops" (as we call it in music!) and so naturally, professional development is a major focus right now.
So, it never fails to puzzle me when I hear long-time florists comment as though they have nothing left to learn. Granted, I'm blessed to be a part of some top-notch, learning-ready groups, but there is always that one person who knows everything and can't possibly need to learning anything new. It reminds me of the instances in my classroom, which usually go like this: "But Miss! You already KNOW how to play the violin!" Yes, I do. But there is always, ALWAYS something to improve. Practice makes progress.
I have had the pleasure of taking in some wonderful professional development recently. The Fleur Society webinar series this winter was absolutely fantastic, because it focused on an area that really scares me: the business side of things! Now, I have my eyes set on the upcoming Team Flower intensive workshops this summer.
I first heard of Team Flower a few years ago, back when flowers were just a hobby. Through design Kelly Perry's (FREE!) online resources, I picked up tips and tricks that I've been incorporating into my arrangements since. I love her garden style of arranging, and I am particularly drawn to how she creates lines and movement in her designs. Team Flower is the educational extension of Kelly's floral design business (Philosophy Flowers), and I love the way she shares her knowledge and skills with other designers!
At the intensive workshops, I hope to hone not only my artistic skills, but also to make new connections within the floral design world, and to draw on the collective expertise of the participants. One thing that I am loving about this community is how open and helpful most other designers are! (Maybe because I find a similar vibe within my teaching colleagues?) Running a successful floral design business isn't just about creating beautiful arrangements: a business will flop without a solid strategy, long and short-term plan, and pricing structure.These are some of the areas that I KNOW I need to work on.
Another huge draw of the Team Flower workshops is Kelly's commitment to sourcing locally-grown flowers. This is something that I feel is critical to the floral industry: we have reached an environmental breaking point, and our industry, which can be so hard on the Earth, needs to step up. I am getting more and more requests from my clients to use ethically-sourced and locally-grown flowers, and I love being able to support our local economy AND do my part for the environment. As I grow and develop Flourish & Knot, I want to keep eco-consciousness at the heart of my business practices.
Life-long learning is something I value immensely. As winter finally turns to spring here in Quebec, I find myself itching for new learning opportunities, and inspired to try new design ideas. Onward!


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All Health Care is Local: Service Delivery in an Emerging Market
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The capacity for developing and purchasing medications and medical services has outpaced the mechanisms of distribution. That challenge is particularly vexing in economies in which transport and communication infrastructures are weak, distribution is costly, and human resources are insufficient. Simply giving the products away can be ineffective or, worse, counterproductive if it undermines the ability of commercial sellers to distribute the product. Numerous public–private sector models are being tried to strengthen healthcare delivery in under-resourced countries. Such a project is being undertaken by the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, the U-M Medical School, and a small hospital in Fort Portal, Uganda,[1] funded by the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.
Virika Hospital, a private not-for-profit hospital, is located about four hours west of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. Private not-for-profit hospitals account for about 33 percent of the health care work force in Uganda. Virika is one of three hospitals in Fort Portal (population 40,000). Last year, about 26,000 patients were treated at Virika, which offers 135 inpatient beds plus an outpatient department (OPD).
Virika's mission to serve the poor in its rural location poses a significant challenge, due in part to unreliable external funding. The initial collaboration with Virika Hospital in Uganda builds on three principles developed in work with Aravind Eye Care System in India and other institutions in emerging markets: cross-subsidization, focused care, and a collaborative approach.
Financial sustainability through cross-subsidization requires focusing on revenue generation from a subset of customers able to pay a higher price, developing a package of services for which that customer group will be willing to pay, and generating sufficient revenues from this group to supplement the loss incurred from the rest of the customer base. Since 1976, Aravind Eye Care System has pursued a mission "to eradicate needless blindness" by offering both free and paying services. This cross-subsidization generates a surplus that is used to finance growth.
Within Fort Portal some individuals and institutions are able to pay a higher price for services, but this has not been a focus of the Virika Hospital staff or leadership. Instead, when asked about the hospital's inability to cover costs, Virika staff will point to inefficiencies and productivity losses. While those are important, our research suggests that greater benefits can come from emphasizing revenue generation. Virika's staff estimates that 7 percent of patients are private-ward (high-price) patients. If true, increasing that percentage to 8.5 percent would have the same impact as reducing the operating costs by $55,000. Increasing the percentage of private-ward patients to 30 percent, a number closer to that achieved at Aravind, would require increasing the revenue generated per paying patient by about $32 per year, about one-quarter of what would be required at the current rate.
Once identified, the higher-income customer group must be offered a package of services for which they are willing to pay a higher price. From Aravind, we know that services can be structured such that customers will self-select either a free or paying service (even where the actual clinical quality is the same for both). Virika is now developing packages that include appointments and more comprehensive services for this subset of customers.
Finally, the revenues generated from the high-priced customers must be sufficient to subsidize the costs of lower-priced clients. Much of the challenge with respect to the high-priced customers is changing the priorities of a mission-driven organization. At Virika, some patients who asked to be placed in the private ward have been sent to the general ward by mistake because paying patients were not a priority for the staff. In other instances, patients who received private-ward services were not charged for them by the cashier. Even the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB), the umbrella organization that oversees one-third of the private not-for-profit hospitals in Uganda, tracks revenues per services and commends hospitals that lower this number (lower charges mean increased utilization, which is considered a surrogate for meeting the hospital's mission). The UCMB leadership understands that an increase in revenues per patient can improve long-term access by increasing the hospital's ability to cover costs—and thus survive. Nonetheless, the fact that UCMB tracks and reports this number without any adjustments reinforces a certain disregard for the paying population.
Potentially, revenues from low-priced customers may also be increased, thereby decreasing the burden placed on high-priced customers. The World Resources Institute reports that the average household expenditures on health care for the population in the base of the pyramid in Uganda was about $48 per year[2]—a substantial sum for a hospital whose average revenue per patient was less than $16 per year in 2006. Further support for the ability of the low-priced population to pay can be found in a detailed study of Virika's "Debtor's book," which shows that, contrary to Virika's expectations, only one percent of the patients fail to pay.
Focused Care
The provision of health care is largely a fixed-cost business. Aravind shows that a single service can cover those costs, paving the way for the provision of other health care services that can be tacked on at a relatively limited incremental cost. Indeed, Aravind's success arguably stems, in part, from its focus on a single service: eye care. This focus improves both productivity and the ability to generate revenue. Aravind is as much as 10 times as productive as other eye hospitals. Part of this is because of the productivity edge over other hospitals that may have other goals, but an important part of their success is the motivation of employees to pursue their mission of "eliminating needless blindness." In a 2003 survey, Aravind doctors listed the mission of the hospital as the single most important motivating factor. From a revenue perspective, a focus on specific services increases the ability to charge a higher price to those customers who can afford it, as required if cross-subsidization is to work. The fact that a customer group can afford to pay a higher price means that it also has choices. A focused service that allows the hospital to develop expertise that others cannot match is essential to a financially sustainable model.
While not focused on a single service, Virika's leadership has identified three clinical areas of focus: surgery, maternity, and outpatient services. Maternity is at the heart of Virika's mission, and Virika has a comparative advantage in surgery since it is among the few hospitals with a trained surgeon. Uganda, a country of 28 million people, has only 75 general surgeons nationwide, though all medical officers (i.e., physicians) have some limited surgical training and provide basic surgical support.
It is too early to determine whether Virika will be able to move closer to financial sustainability. However, a number of tangible steps have been taken, including increased focus on staff ideas and input, increased attention to the needs of paying customers, and a specific target date for financial sustainability.
Collaborative Approach
The last principle may be the single most important: this project is a collaborative effort of the U-M Medical School, the Ross School of Business, and Virika Hospital. The ideas come from all three entities, and each learns from the others, but ultimately the solutions must come from the local institution. The Medical School and the Ross School play a supporting role, taking on projects and providing input as requested by the local institution.
U-M Business School graduate students (left to right) Sahana Shetty, Vikram Vaishya, Brooke Reilly and David Erbstein with Virika Staff, Sisters Theresa and Agnes, at Virika Hospital in summer 2007. VIKRAM VAISHYA
This project differs from many others in that it begins at the hospital level instead of a national, or worldwide, health policy level. The experiences with individual hospitals will, it is hoped, lead to principles that can be generalized to others, while not losing sight of the unique challenges of each institution. For example, although much of the discussion above focuses on revenue generation, it is understood that revenue generation is not an independent goal for a mission hospital. Instead, revenue generation, where possible and appropriate, is one means of promoting access and quality of care. Whether or not the collaboration succeeds in furthering such goals will be determined by the answers to two questions: Is Virika able to become financially self-sustaining while continuing to serve its mission, and how effectively can the lessons learned be transferred to health care delivery elsewhere in Uganda and in other emerging markets?
Paul S. Clyde is Adjunct Professor at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Academic Director of the Evening MBA Program, and a Research Fellow at the William Davidson Institute. He is currently working on a WDI-funded project with the U-M Medical School and Virika Hospital in Uganda.
William E. Chavey, MD, is Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the U-M Medical School, and is Co-Investigator of a grant from WDI on Health Care Development in Emerging Markets.
An important component of our approach, not discussed here, is the collaboration with a local business school.
World Resources Institute and the International Finance Corporation The Next Four Billion 2007, estimate that the average BOP household in Uganda spends $192 annually (PPP) on healthcare. Using WHO's conversion rate for 2000, this translates into about $48 per year in Uganda (www.who.int/choice/costs/ppp/en/index.html). Using the same conversion rate, the WRI publication defines the people at the base of the pyramid in Uganda as those living on an income of about $750 per year or less.


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Well my friends, We here at the farm have been a little silent. So sorry. We have had a few things going on here at the Farm. Let me tell you about the past few months:
1) Our blueberries were hit with Japanese Beetles… they have become the bane of my existence. We have been working hard to keep them away and to save the plants — using sustainable good for the land, good for the people ways to control them… which means lots of WORK.
2) Little Farmer Girl's favorite Chicken died when we got a heat wave earlier this month, she just keeled over from old age. Then about a week later the Easter chicks were attacked by a raccoon and *every* single one that had a name met its maker. We buried them all and so it has been very sad around the farm for her. We went from 24 birds to 2 overnight. So heartbreaking.
3) We started working our local Farmers Market on Wednesdays and most Saturdays and it has made for a hectic summer, but we have loved getting to know new customers and creating some fun new products to sell! In a few months we should have some new things to add to our Etsy store.
4) The Garden is in and growing. So far we have harvested a bunch of potatoes and onions and the herbs are growing like crazy. Looking forward to the harvest and to canning a few things. We have had these crazy HUGE green beetles that buzz like the beehives – I need to figure out what they are. If you know post a comment.
5) Beeswax from last years harvest is finally getting rendered and will be ready to make some creations soon!
I'll keep you posted on the fun projects we have had going on, but we need to get the camera fixed first. Which is why I haven't been blogging as much. It isn't much fun to just read text… those pictures sure add some punch.
From the Farm,
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