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新闻发布 () 2016 full-year results
Full-year performance backed by positive fourth quarter
- Surface Solutions Segment delivered good performance despite market headwinds
- Q4 2016 results confirmed bottom of trough reached in 2016 for manmade fibers business
- Repositioning of Drive Systems Segment led to improved operating profitability
- Group operating profitability with an EBITDA margin of 14.3 %
- Group net result of CHF 388 million
- Proposing dividend payout of CHF 0.30 per share as in previous year
- Executed first steps of Oerlikon's strategic roadmap
- Outlook 2017: sales and order intake to increase to around CHF 2.5 billion each, and operating profitability to be around prior-year level; however, given significant planned investment expenses in additive manufacturing, EBITDA margin expected to be around 13 %
Key figures of the Oerlikon Group as of December 31, 2016 (in CHF million)
|Order intake1
|2 413
|2 537
|-4,9 %
|10,6 %
|Order backlog1
|3.7 %
|3.7 %
|2 331
|2 671
|-12.7 %
|-6.7 %
|-1.2 %
|> 100 %
|EBITDA margin1
|14.3 %
|12.7 %
|15.8 %
|-2.2 %
|> 100 %
|> 100 %
|6.8 %
|-11.4 %
|8.6 %
|-81.2 %
|Result from continuing operations2
|> 100 %
|Net result2
|> 100%
|ROCE (rolling 12-month)
|5.7 %
|-19.8 %
|5.7 %
|-19.8 %
1 Continuing operations. 2 Reported annually and semi-annually only. 3 Includes restructuring and pension adjustments – FY 2016: CHF 19 million; Q4 2016: CHF 8 million. 4 Includes restructuring adjustments of CHF -112 million. 5 Includes restructuring, pension and impairment adjustments – FY 2016: CHF 18 million; Q4 2016: CHF 7 million. 6 Includes restructuring and impairment adjustments of CHF -588 million.
Pfäffikon Schwyz, Switzerland – February 28, 2017 – Dr. Roland Fischer, CEO of the Oerlikon Group: "In 2016, we delivered on the targets that we set. We performed well in the difficult market environment, boosted by the noticeable increase in sales and orders in the fourth quarter. This appears to signal a certain improvement in investment sentiments in several of our end markets. The Surface Solutions Segment's constant good performance in challenging markets confirmed the potential of this business and our strategy going forward. We see attractive opportunities in existing and new markets, in which we can extend our expertise. The decisive measures taken to mitigate the headwinds in the manmade fibers market resulted in positive operating profitability despite significantly lower sales, while the steps taken for drive systems led to an improved order intake and bottom line. Strategically, we executed the first initiatives of our strategy to become a global powerhouse in advanced materials and surface solutions, sharpened our market and customer focus, and increased our resilience and efficiency. Our first investments in additive manufacturing set us on the path to gaining a strong market position in the medium to long term. In 2017, we will continue executing our strategy, making investments in growth fields, including additive manufacturing, protecting our profitability and strengthening our technology position."
Stable Group performance
Market conditions remained difficult in 2016. Challenging macroeconomics and geopolitical events such as China's economic slowdown, uncertainties in the European Union and the US and commodity price volatilities led to a fragile market landscape, dampening investments in markets. Almost all of Oerlikon's end markets such as filaments equipment, energy, construction and agriculture continued to face weak demand.
In this demanding market environment, Oerlikon delivered results in line with expectations. Full-year Group order intake stood at CHF 2 413 million, including a positive currency impact of 1.2 % and sales came in at CHF 2 331 million, including a positive currency impact of 1.2 %.
In 2016, the Surface Solutions Segment was the main income and profit generator for the Group and generated 53.1 % of Group sales and 82.9 % of Group EBITDA. The Manmade Fibers Segment contributed 20.6 %, and the Drive Systems Segment 26.3 % to the Group's sales. Regionally, Europe continued to account for the largest proportion of Group sales with 41.7 % (CHF 973 million), reflecting a 5 % decrease compared to 2015. Asia followed with 32.2 % (CHF 751 million), a 25 % reduction versus 2015, and North America contributed 21.3 % (CHF 496 million), a decline of 5 % compared to 2015. Sales in other regions accounted for 4.8 % (CHF 111 million). The ratio of the service revenues to total Group sales increased to 36.6 % (2015: 33.6 %).
Strong operating profitability, net profit and balance sheet
Despite demanding market conditions, Oerlikon was able to achieve a resilient EBITDA margin for 2016 of 14.3 %, corresponding to an EBITDA of CHF 334 million (including restructuring and pension adjustments totaling CHF 19 million); EBIT was CHF 158 million (including restructuring, pension and impairment adjustments totaling CHF 18 million), yielding a margin of 6.8 %. The Group net result amounted to CHF 388 million in 2016, which reflects underlying earnings per share of CHF 1.14.
In 2016, Oerlikon sustained its strong financial position. As of December 31, 2016, the Group had equity (attributable to shareholders of the parent) of CHF 1 826 million, representing an equity ratio of 48 % (2015: 38 %). The company also improved its financial flexibility with a new, unsecured syndicated revolving credit facility amounting to CHF 600 million. The facility comprises a revolving credit facility and an ancillary credit facility with a five-year term and two optional one-year extensions, which will reduce Oerlikon's annual financing costs by around CHF 0.5 million. The solid financial base enables Oerlikon to continue executing its organic and inorganic growth strategy going forward. The net cash position at the end of the year amounted to CHF 401 million (2015: CHF 79 million) and cash flow from operating activities before changes in net current assets was CHF 269 million (2015: CHF 393 million). The Group's return on capital employed (ROCE) was 5.7 % (2015: -19.8 %).
Progressed in strategic way forward
In 2016, Oerlikon executed the first steps in its transformation to become a global powerhouse in surface solutions and advanced materials and to position the company in markets characterized by attractive structural growth. Organizationally, the Group headquarters and the Surface Solutions Segment were merged, making the company leaner, more market-oriented and more focused on its surface solutions business. It successfully closed the sale of the vacuum business to Atlas Copco for an enterprise value of CHF 525 million, increasing funds and resources for strategic growth areas. One such area is additive manufacturing. In 2016, Oerlikon acquired citim GmbH in Germany, a leader in additive production technology. In addition, the company is investing in a new materials production facility in Michigan, USA, where advanced materials will be produced for additive manufacturing and high-end coatings. There will be costs incurred initially with these investments, but these investments are essential for the start-up phase and for building up the new business, in order to benefit from returns in the medium term. In the metal-based additive manufacturing market, estimated to reach almost CHF 2 billion by 2021, the Group plans to invest a total of around CHF 300 million to develop this business and targets to achieve around CHF 300 million in sales per year within the five-year period.
The measures taken in the Manmade Fibers and Drive Systems Segments to lower the Segments' breakeven sales levels, make the businesses more resilient to market cycles and diversify the portfolio further into growth markets have started to bear fruit. The Manmade Fibers Segment expanded its staple fibers, texturing and bulked continuous filament (BCF – carpet yarn) businesses and significantly lowered its cost base through restructuring measures. The Drive Systems Segment made good progress in repositioning its business with its measures to streamline its product portfolio, increase its market reach in key markets, optimize its processes, and in restructuring.
Continued strong commitment to R&D
Oerlikon continued to strengthen its innovations and R&D. In 2016, the company filed 67 patents and invested 4 % (CHF 94 million) of its total sales in R&D, developing upgrades and innovations to meet customers' needs and demands. In doing so, Oerlikon aims to maintain its technology leadership position in its end markets to further support its strategic development.
Q4: a strong finish in 2016
For Q4 2016, the Oerlikon Group reported an increase in order intake year-on-year to CHF 660 million (Q4 2015: CHF 597 million). Sales came in at CHF 613 million (Q4 2015: CHF 657 million). The increase in order intake was seen in both the Manmade Fibers and Drive Systems Segments, but primarily attributed to a large order for filaments equipment, signaling the end of the down cycle. The lower year-on-year sales were mainly due to the market weakness in the agriculture and oil & gas sectors, and did not yet reflect the positive order trend in filaments equipment. Despite lower sales, the quarter saw strong operating profitability compared to the previous year, thanks to restructuring measures. EBITDA was at CHF 97 million (including restructuring and pension adjustments, totaling CHF 8 million), corresponding to a margin of 15.8 %. Q4 2015 EBITDA was CHF -15 million (including restructuring adjustments of CHF -112 million) and the margin was -2.2 %. Q4 2016 EBIT was CHF 53 million (including restructuring, pension and impairment adjustments, totaling CHF 7 million). Q4 2015 EBIT was CHF -534 million (including restructuring and impairment adjustments, totaling CHF -588 million).
Returning value and capital to shareholders through annual dividend payments is important to Oerlikon. Accordingly, the Board of Directors will be recommending to shareholders a payout of CHF 0.30 per share at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM), taking place on April 11, 2017, in Lucerne.
Outlook for 2017
Oerlikon's markets are fundamentally supported by medium- and long-term drivers such as globalization, mobility, energy and urbanization. However, weak global economic growth and unpredictable political and economic uncertainties could undermine end markets' development. Thus, the Group anticipates that 2017 will remain challenging. In 2017, Oerlikon will continue to invest in its strategic transformation. With the objective to continue protecting the company's operating profitability, Oerlikon expects to increase order intake and sales for the full year 2017 to around CHF 2.5 billion each, and to deliver an operating profitability around the same level as in 2016. However, given the substantial planned investment expenses for the additive manufacturing business, the EBITDA margin is expected to be around 13 %.
Segment overview
Surface Solutions Segment
Key figures of the Surface Solutions Segment as of December 31, 2016 (in CHF million)
|Order intake
|1 236
|1 233
|0.2 %
|0 %
|Order backlog
|-1.2 %
|-1.2 %
|Sales (to third parties)
|1 238
|1 229
|0.7 %
|-0.3 %
|4,9 %
|-1.4 %
|EBITDA margin
|22.2 %
|21.4 %
|21.6 %
|21.8 %
1 Includes restructuring and pension adjustments of CHF 9 million. 2 Includes restructuring adjustment of CHF -2 million.
In 2016, the Surface Solutions Segment delivered constant results while facing difficult market conditions. This confirms the potential of this business and Oerlikon's strategy built on surface solutions and advanced materials. The Segment slightly grew its orders and sales compared to the previous year, with consistent demand in its end markets – automotive, aviation and power generation – and saw a positive development in general industries and tooling, where it outperformed peers and gained market share. Full-year order intake stood at CHF 1 236 million, including a positive currency impact of 1.3 % and sales came in at CHF 1 238 million, including a positive currency impact of 1.4 %.
The Segment also improved its operating profitability. Full-year EBITDA came in at CHF 277 million (including restructuring and pension adjustments totaling CHF 9 million), and the corresponding EBITDA margin was 22.2 % (2015: 21.4 %). By comparison, 2015 EBITDA was CHF 264 million (including restructuring adjustments of CHF -2 million). The Q4 2016 EBITDA margin of 21.6 % marks the ninth consecutive quarter in which the Segment achieved an EBITDA margin of over 20 %. EBIT was CHF 161 million for 2016 (including restructuring, pension and impairment adjustments totaling CHF 8 million), and the EBIT margin was 13.0 %. In 2015, EBIT was CHF 157 million (including restructuring adjustments of CHF -2 million) and the EBIT margin was 12.7 %.
The Segment addresses attractive markets with solid structural growth drivers. The technologies offered serve the growing demand from industrial customers for lighter and more durable materials with new or better properties that are able to deliver increased performance. Leveraging its leading technologies, strong market position and unique competencies in surface solutions and advanced materials, Oerlikon is well-placed to take advantage of a wide scope of growth opportunities. In addition, the Group has strong relationships with many key manufacturers in the aerospace, energy, automotive and tooling industries.
In 2016, the Segment continued to invest in new technologies and customer services, while building up new business opportunities such as additive manufacturing. To strengthen its technology and market position in the French coating market, it acquired DMX SAS (Dépots métalliques sous vide), Cluses, France, a specialist in physical vapor deposition (PVD) coatings for forming tools and precision medical implants and components. It opened new sites in South Korea and expanded an automotive competence center in India. To expand its offering and expertise in additive manufacturing, it acquired citim GmbH, a leader in additive manufacturing design and production of metal components based in Magdeburg, Germany. The Segment has also invested in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Plymouth Township, Michigan, USA, to produce advanced materials for additive manufacturing and high-end surface coatings. Furthermore, in 2016, it entered strategic partnerships with America Makes and the Shanghai Additive Manufacturing Association to establish business opportunities and develop an AM network in the USA and China. In 2016, new coating technologies of the key product families BALINIT® and BALITHERM® were launched and new alloyed additive manufacturing materials customized for specific applications were introduced to the market.
Manmade Fibers Segment
Key figures of the Manmade Fibers Segment as of December 31, 2016 (in CHF million)
|Order intake
|-21.3 %
|29.1 %
|Order backlog
|13.9 %
|13.9 %
|Sales (to third parties)
|-39.4 %
|-27.7 %
|-81.2 %
|> 100 %
|EBITDA margin
|3.3 %
|10.6 %
|6.0 %
|-9.4 %
1 Includes restructuring adjustments of CHF 3 million. 2 Includes restructuring adjustments of CHF -43 million. 3 Includes restructuring adjustments of CHF 2 million. 4 Includes restructuring adjustments of CHF -42 million.
In 2016, the Manmade Fibers Segment continued to be impacted by the prevailing overcapacity in the filaments equipment market. China's 13th five-year plan (2016-2020) depicted a two-year consolidation period, and the Segment is currently in the middle of this period. The oversupply and resulting negative investment trend strongly affected the Segment's performance in 2016. The order intake stood at CHF 577 million, including a positive currency impact of 0.9 %, and sales came in at CHF 481 million, including a positive currency impact of 0.7 %.
Considering the significantly lower top lines, the Segment managed to deliver positive operating profitability as it reduced its cost base through restructuring. EBITDA was CHF 16 million (including restructuring adjustments of CHF 3 million), or 3.3 % of sales. In 2015, EBITDA was CHF 85 million (including restructuring adjustments of CHF -43 million) and the margin was 10.6 %. EBIT in 2016 was CHF -3 million (including restructuring adjustments of CHF 3 million), or -0.6 % of sales. In 2015, EBIT was CHF 67 million (including restructuring adjustments of CHF -43 million), at a margin of 8.4 %.
The Segment saw an increase in order intake and order backlog toward the end of 2016. This was due, on the one hand, to the Segment's measures taken to mitigate the negative impacts from the down cycle and to diversify its focus on other areas outside of the China-led filaments equipment market. On the other hand, first signs of positive momentum were noted in investments in filaments equipment, confirming that the market reached the bottom of its cycle in 2016. However, at the moment, the overall market for filaments equipment remains challenging with limited projects and is highly price competitive. This will impact the profitability of the Segment in 2017, and the margins are only expected to see an improvement over the medium term. The Segment will use the gradual market recovery to build and protect its market share, increase its installed customer base and increase share of recurring business.
In 2016, the Segment further developed its business in texturing, BCF, polymer processing and staple fibers, as well as in regional markets outside of China such as the USA, India and Turkey. In the Indian textile market, the Segment saw a first round of investments in 2016 and was able to secure approximately 80 % of all orders for filament spinning lines. To strengthen its staple fibers business, the Segment acquired the staple fibers technology portfolio from Trützschler, making it a leader in the synthetic staple fibers market. The Segment's joint venture Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering recorded its first sale of a polycondensation system that will produce 60 000 tons of polyester every year. In 2016, the Segment introduced its new Plant Operation Center (POC) 4.0 for manmade fibers spinning and texturing systems, as well as 12 new manmade fiber spinning solutions at ITMA Asia, including the new eAFK HQ, the world's most productive automatic texturing machine with space-saving construction.
Drive Systems Segment
Key figures of the Drive Systems Segment as of December 31, 2016 (in CHF million)
|Order intake
|5.1 %
|15.0 %
|Order backlog
|-14.2 %
|-14.2 %
|Sales (to third parties)
|-5.6 %
|8.0 %
|> 100 %
|> 100%
|8.4 %
|-3.0 %
|13.6 %
|-51.3 %
1 Includes restructuring adjustments of CHF 5 million. 2 Includes restructuring adjustments of CHF -68 million. 3 Includes restructuring adjustments of CHF 4 million.
In 2016, all of the Drive Systems Segment's end markets continued to be under pressure. Ongoing volatility in commodity prices and sluggish economic development resulted in equipment investments being kept on hold. The agriculture, construction, energy and mining sectors remained weak, although there are first indications that the trough in the oil & gas sector has been reached and the start of a slow recovery could be expected. Due to market developments, the Segment recorded lower sales in 2016. However, the Segment's strategic reshaping of its product portfolio has led to initial positive results. The Segment managed to increase its order intake year-on-year by winning customers and projects in several markets, such as in the US and European construction and transportation sectors, in the public transportation sector in China and in the agriculture market in India. Order intake stood at CHF 600 million, including a positive currency impact of 1.4 % and sales came in at CHF 612 million, including a positive currency impact of 1.4 %.
Thanks to the consistent execution of restructuring and process optimization measures, the Segment succeeded in delivering a significantly improved EBITDA, amounting to CHF 51 million (including restructuring adjustments of CHF 5 million), or 8.4 % of sales. In 2015, the EBITDA was CHF -19 million (including restructuring adjustments of CHF -68 million), and the margin was -3.0 %. In 2016, EBIT stood at CHF 12 million (including restructuring adjustments of CHF 5 million), or 2.0 % of sales. In 2015, EBIT was CHF -534 million (including restructuring and impairment adjustments, totaling CHF -544 million) and the margin was -82.3 %. Oerlikon will continue in its efforts and invest to establish a robust business foundation for the Drive Systems Segment in order to reposition the Segment for future opportunities.
To support customers in agriculture and construction, the Segment appointed new distribution partners in France, Brazil and the Gulf Region. To strengthen its position as a provider of solution/engineered products, it acquired the remaining shares of its UK-based Vocis subsidiary, an engineering firm providing transmission controls technology and developing new driveline controls. To extend the reach of key products to adjacent industries, the Segment introduced its fuel-consumption-saving hybrid electric technologies for off-highway vehicles. It also entered some targeted strategic partnerships and joint ventures, including for the Chinese mass transportation market and with customers in the areas of e-axles, e-drives and electronically controlled differentials. Together with Ashwoods Electric Motors, it developed an ultra-compact electric drive system for construction, with an integrated electric motor design that is up to 70 % smaller and lighter and yet 20 % more efficient than traditional solutions.
Additional information
Oerlikon will present its results at a media roundtable today, starting at 09.00 hrs CET at the Four Points by Sheraton, Sihlcity, Zurich, and at an investors' and analysts' conference beginning at 11.00 hrs CET also at the Four Points by Sheraton, Sihlcity, Zurich. The analysts' conference will be broadcast live via webcast over the Group's website (www.oerlikon.com).
The Annual Report 2016 can be downloaded at www.oerlikon.com/annualreport-2016
and the media release, including a full set of tables, can be found at www.oerlikon.com/en/investor-relations and www.oerlikon.com/ir.
About Oerlikon
Oerlikon (SIX: OERL) is a leading global technology Group, with a clear strategy to become a global powerhouse in surface solutions, advanced materials and materials processing. Backed by the key ability to intelligently engineer and process surface solutions and advanced materials, the Group is committed to invest in value-bringing technologies that provide customers with lighter, more durable, more efficient and environmentally sustainable products. A Swiss company with over 100 years of tradition, Oerlikon has a global footprint of over 13 500 employees at more than 180 locations in 37 countries and sales of CHF 2.3 billion in 2016. The company invested CHF 94 million in R&D in 2016 and has over 1 000 specialists developing innovative and customer-oriented products and services.
For further information, please contact:
Nicolas Weidmann
Head of Group Communications
Andreas Schwarzwälder
Head of Investor Relations
OC Oerlikon Corporation AG, Pfäffikon together with its affiliates, hereinafter referred to as "Oerlikon", has made great efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information in this document. However, Oerlikon makes no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information provided in this document. Neither Oerlikon nor any of its directors, officers, employees or advisors, nor any other person connected or otherwise associated with Oerlikon, shall have any liability whatsoever for loss howsoever arising, directly or indirectly, from any use of this document.
The contents of this document, including all statements made therein, are based on estimates, assumptions and other information currently available to the management of Oerlikon. This document contains certain statements related to the future business and financial performance or future events involving Oerlikon that may constitute forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein could be substantially impacted by risks, influences and other factors, many of which are not foreseeable at present and/or are beyond Oerlikon's control, so that the actual results, including Oerlikon's financial results and operational results, may vary materially from and differ from those, expressly or implicitly, provided in the forward-looking statements, be they anticipated, expected or projected. Oerlikon does not give any assurance, representation or warranty, expressed or implied, that such forward-looking statements will be realized. Oerlikon is under no obligation to, and explicitly disclaims any obligation to, update or otherwise review its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
This document, including any and all information contained therein, is not intended as, and may not be construed as, an offer or solicitation by Oerlikon for the purchase or disposal of, trading or any transaction in any Oerlikon securities. Investors must not rely on this information for investment decisions and are solely responsible for forming their own investment decisions.


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Heather Morris Talks Glee, The Future, And Staying Fit
Glee star Heather Morris graces the cover of Women's Health Magazine just in time for the Glee Season 2 finale. Morris talked a little bit about her work on Glee admitting that she's very much like her character.
"I'm exactly like Brittany – I love to dance, I like to have fun. I want to make everybody laugh." Morris revealed, "I don't want to be famous; I'm doing this because I want to perform."
In regards to her future? She sees herself continuing in the industry and playing a character completely different than Brittany. "In ten years I see myself married and I want to do a film; maybe play a completely different character than I play on Glee. I really hope I have a future in comedy; it's the most fun."
How does she stay so in-shape on the series? Morris has some interesting advise. "The secret behind my fabulous legs? Eat a lot of goldfish! Do whatever you like to do, eat how you want to eat but just make sure you stay [active]. I take a lot of exercise cardio classes; I do tons of squats."
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Hard to wash stains? Here's how to get them out!
Posted by Appliance Zone on Jun 5th 2017
Hard set-stubborn stains are very difficult to remove. They can ruin your favorite clothes and if you don't treat them the right way, they can become permanent.
Why Pretreatment?
Different kinds of stains require different kind of treatment methods. The best thing you can do is pretreat them and properly at that. If you do not pretreat them, that quick washer and dryer trip could make that stain set in for good!
Listed below are the some of the most common and hard stains with their pretreatment methods:
Protein Stains:
Protein stains are organic in nature and include dairy products, ice-cream, blood, vomit and mud stains. They need to be treated with alkaline stain removal solutions. They can harden when exposed to hard water. Enzyme presoak products break down proteins. Before washing, soak protein stains in cold water for half hour.
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Food with strong colors like berries, fruit juices, coffee, mustard and grass cause dye stains. Direct transfer from leather or fabric also creates dye stains like the blue shade of your new jacket on your white tee. These need to be pretreated by direct application of detergent to the stained area and then has to be washed with the hottest water suitable for the type of fabric.
Combination Stains:
The stains that are caused by hot sauce, ketchup, barbeque sauce, makeup (eye shadow, foundation and lipstick) as well as crayons. They are the combination of the other type of stains. The excess stain needs to be cleared with cold water first. Then gently rub detergent into the stain and rinse it out. Use a stain stick and then wash the garment.
The earlier you catch the stain better for you. If you are somewhere out, get a hold of some stain stick or if it isn't available, you can use an ice cube to wet the spot as it keeps the stain from setting completely. Remember that you are not supposed to rub the stains into the fibers of your clothes. Just dab and as soon as you get home, wash the item.
Tannin Stains:
Tannin is something that gives you a permanent stain. Red wine, tea, soft drinks, coffee, fruit juices and fruits commonly create tannin stains. After pretreating them by soaking them for some time in cold water, wash the soiled item in the hottest temperature appropriate for washing the particular garment.
When you follow the pretreatment tips before trying to get out a certain kind of stain, it becomes easier for you to remove the stubborn stain. And remember to always check the stained item after washing, see your wet laundry before you throw it in the dryer to ensure that the stain is gone.


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New Canaan boys lacrosse edges Wilton on Griffiths' late goal
NEW CANAAN — Talking about the key to the New Canaan boys lacrosse team's 9-8 victory over the Wilton Warriors Tuesday night in a Top-10 showdown at Dunning Field, Quintin O'Connell offered one word in particular. It was a word well worth repeating.
"Team, team, team," O'Connell said. "I think every single guy on the roster, people on the field and even off the field, played a huge role in this win. That team mentality and composure really came through at the end."
In a game which seesawed throughout the evening, No. 3 New Canaan came out on top when Liam Griffiths took a pass inside from Drew Guida and scored with 1:03 remaining, and the Ram defense held off a final shot by Wilton in the closing seconds.
The win was New Canaan's first of the season after a pair of losses road losses against Summitt, NJ, and St. Anthony's, NY, and it came against the Rams' oldest lacrosse rival.
"Both teams played great and it was a fun game to watch," New Canaan head coach Chip Buzzeo said. "There's a lot of great teams in this conference and in the state of Connecticut and it's going to be a fun year in lacrosse."
"It was awesome — a great team win," Rams' senior co-captain and defenseman George Dumbauld said. "You look at Chris Canet, a sophomore, was ripping his shots, and Timmy (Norton) at the faceoff X, they were battling it out. It was a close game and a good opponent, and in the end, it was all about team and we had our backs.
While the Rams improved to 1-2, the Warriors — ranked 8th in the GameTimeCT poll — suffered their third straight loss and dropped to 1-3. All three losses have been by one goal and the last two were both 7-6 in overtime to John Jay, NY, and Greenwich.
"I knew going into the season with the schedule that we set up, it was going to be a gauntlet," Wilton head coach Steve Pearsall said. "We have four more tough ones in a row, but hopefully, they'll prepare us for the second half of the season and the playoffs. I feel good about the effort. I think we grew as a team today, we've got a lot of young players out there and some guys who haven't had a ton of experience stepped up and showed they can play at this level."
The score was tied at the end of the first three quarters — 3-3 after one, 5-5 at halftime, and 7-7 after three. The biggest lead was two when New Canaan led 5-3 in the second quarter, but the Warriors raced back to take a one-goal lead twice in the third.
The winning goal came at the end of a sustained possession for the Rams, with O'Connell battling Wilton defenseman Ryan Schriber to try and get in position for a shot. With nothing open, O'Connell was able to get a pass off to Guida on the far side, and Guida fed it back in front to Griffiths for the goal,
"Ryan Schriber is one of the best defensemen in the country," O'Connell said. "It was tight. They were sliding early and I was just trying to get the ball out of my stick and then Guida found the one more inside to Griffiths. Griffiths is as good a finisher as you'll find so once the ball's in his stick, we were confident."
Still, the Warriors had possession in the final minute, but were unable to get a clean look at the goal. A final shot by Reilly Sullivan was clipped by New Canaan long pole Jack Finnigan as the clock ran out.
"We're trying to focus more on team defense this year than individual match-ups, so we weren't trying to prevent one person from scoring the goal," Buzzeo said. "We just wanted to make sure that we were helping one another and not being extended too far. We tried to stay as tight as possible and hopefully force a bad angle shot or a turnover."
"We were looking for our No. 1 attackman, (Dean) DiNanno, to come off a pick," Pearsall said. "He didn't have it, so we were going to try and get a step down from one of our big middies. He took the shot, just got blocked in front, they picked it up and that was it."
Norton provided one of the keys to the game for the Rams, as he was brilliant at the faceoff X during the fourth quarter.
"It was kind of stressful, but the pole really did his job and I was really confident with my wings," Norton said. "So if anything happened, I wasn't too worried about the ball being on the floor because they've always got my back. The whole faceoff was a team effort.
"Timmy Norton was unbelievable," Buzzeo said. "He's probably one of the fastest guys on our team and the way he carries the ball, he has a lot of confidence in himself. He works extremely hard to get ready ready for this season. He was our most valuable player tonight. He was going against an All-American at the faceoff in Schriber. It was an unbelievable match-up there one on one and he pulled through."
Both goalies were on point as well, as Wilton's Andrew Calabrese made 20 saves, and New Canaan's Carl Mazabras had 15 stops.
Canet, the sophomore, led the Rams' scoring with a hat trick, Griffiths scored twice, and Will Rechtermann had a goal and two assists. Norton, Teddy Manges and Callum Wood also scored.
DiNanno had three goals and one assist for Wilton, with Jack Savarese adding two goals, and Sullivan, Andrew Luciano and Ryan Kauffman each scoring once.
"That was a great opponent — nothing but respect for them," O''Connell said. "But we're proud of each other and we're confident in each other and that's all you can ask for in a team.
Tim Norton, New Canaan. The Rams have depth at the faceoff X and that was on display Tuesday night with Norton coming up huge down the stretch. Norton scored a goal early in the game, and put New Canaan in position to win it late.
"This brings the brotherhood together even more than after the first two games. Now, we realize we can do what we want to do against a great team, and it's uplifting for everyone." — New Canaan senior Tim Norton
Wilton: Dean DiNanno 3g, 1a; Jack Savarese 2g; Reilly Sullivan 1g; Andrew Luciano 1g; Ryan Kauffman 1g New Canaan: Chris Canet 3g; Will Rechtermann 1g, 2a; Liam Griffiths 2g; Tim Norton 1g; Teddy Manges 1g; Callum Wood 1g; Drew Guida 1a Goalies: W - Andrew Calabrese 20 saves; NC - Carl Mazabras 15 saves Records: Wilton (0-3); New Canaan (1-2)


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This, is really quite something. We know the Guardian has lost just about all journalistic standards, but this one really takes the cake, especially from somebody who should know better. See the screen cap below.
"The atmosphere right now is half-full of carbon dioxide".
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2014/jan/22/eu-2030-climate-change-energy-emissions-targets
Erm, riiiggght.
Let see, Mauna Loa/ Scripps says:
Maybe Damian doesn't understand that whole "parts per million" thing, if he did, he's certainly know that 398.58 is nowhere close to "half full". The value of 500,000 parts per million is what would be considered "half-full". He's only off be a couple orders of magnitude.
If indeed CO2 in Earth's atmosphere was 500,000 parts per million, we'd have a big problem: we'd all be dead.
Maybe he was thinking in terms of saturation of the CO2 effect in the atmosphere on temperature? In that case, we are closer to 90%, and additional CO2 won't make much difference.
This graph showing CO2′s temperature response to supplement the one Doug Hoffman cites from IPCC AR4. here we see that we are indeed pretty close to saturation of the response.
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New Delhi: At the ongoing e-auction of the gifts presented to the Prime Minister during his official visits to various parts of the country in the last six months, a photo stand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sold for Rs 1 crore, on Monday.
Interestingly, the memento, which also carried a message from PM Modi in Gujarati, had a base price of only Rs 500, The Indian Express reported.
A silver Kalash with a coconut on top that was gifted to the Prime Minister by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani also fetched Rs 1 crore at the e-auction. It carried a base price of Rs 18,000.
Among the gifts that sold for fairly higher amounts included a metallic sculpture of a cow feeding a calf. It received a winning bid of Rs 51 lakh against a base price of Rs 1,500.
The e-auction began on September 14 and will continue till October 3.
Daggers, pagris, paintings, shawls, and no less than a thousand portraits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi by various artists, which adorn the walls of National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi are among the 2,772 objects that are being auctioned.
The base price of the objects ranges from Rs 200 to Rs 2.5 lakh — that of a portrait of PM Modi on silk and gifted to him by couturier and owner of Seematti textiles, Beena Kannan.
Another portrait of the PM, done in the pichhwai style, has a base price of Rs 2 lakh. The auction is being held on an online portal designed by National Informatics Centre and is open to all.
An NGMA official said that the bids last time were many times their reserve price, but did not disclose the total amount raised. An official said a wooden replica of BMW was the most expensive memento to be sold at the e-auction, fetching Rs 5 lakh.


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We're all guilty of it - that moment when we open the fridge to see something that's going off. Without a second thought, we throw it into the bin. Here's a simple three-step process to help you make the most of your food.
The problem is that we overestimate both how much food we need and how long the food we buy lasts. It's hard to predict just how much food the family needs for the upcoming month, but we do have a solution for extending your food's lifetime and not letting it go to waste.
Preserve your food to extend its shelf life
Preserving has become a popular food trend in Aussie kitchen's with 61 per cent of those already preserving their food doing it to avoid seeing their produce go to waste.
Foods preserved at the peak of their ripeness can last for up to a year with Jarden Branded Consumables easy three-step process and Ball® brand preserving products:
1. Fill your jars with prepared food
Make sure to leave head space between the food and the rim – the opening where the lid is screwed onto the jar – as this allows for food expansion. Remove any air bubbles by sliding a spatula inside the filled jar and pressing the food against the opposite side of the jar. Screw the lid on fingertip tight – as tightly as your fingers can get it, without having to exert any extra force, as air still needs to escape in the next step.
2. Preserve the food by boiling jars
If you are preserving acidic foods like fruit or tomatoes, use the water bath preserving method.
Lower jars on a rack into a pot of simmering water and ensure they are covered by about 2.5cm of water. Cover the lid and heat the water to a steady boil. The exact boiling time will depend on the food you've preserved. For beginners, it's best to follow a preserving recipe, which will offer an exact boiling time. For strawberry jams, about 10 minutes of boiling is sufficient, while tomato sauce requires as much as 35 minutes.
If you're preserving alkaline foods like vegetables, seafood, poultry and meat, use the pressure preserving method.
Lower your jars into a pressure canner with simmering water, then cover the lid and boil for the recommended time given in your recipe. Once the jar has been boiled for long enough, turn off the heat and let it stand in water for about 5 minutes. Then remove jars from the water and let it stand to cool on a wire rack or a towel for about 12 hours.
3. Store
After the jar has cooled down, press on the centre of the lid. If the jar is correctly filled, it will not flex up or down. If the lid does flex, you may need to re-process the jar.
Whole Preserved Tomatoes
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1 Tbsp bottled lemon juice (per jar)
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1. Prepare waterbath preserving pot. Wash jars, lids and bands in hot soapy water. Heat jars in simmering water until ready to use. Do not boil. Set lids and bands aside.
2. Wash tomatoes. Dip in boiling water for 30 to 60 seconds. Immediately dip in cold water. Slip off skins. Trim away any green areas and cut out core. Leave tomatoes whole or cut into halves or quarters
3. Add 1 Tbsp (20 ml) to each hot jar.
4. Pack tomatoes in hot jars until space between tomatoes fills with juice leaving 1/2 inch (13 mm) head space. Add 1/2 teaspoon (2-1/2 ml) to each jar, if desired. Remove air bubbles. Wipe rim. Centre hot lid on jar. Apply band and adjust until fit is fingertip tight.
5. Process filled jars in boiling water for 1 hour and 25 minutes. Remove jars and cool. Check lids for seal after 24 hours. Lid should not flex up and down when centre is pressed.


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Bill Meierling is Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of External Relations and Strategic Partnerships for the American Legislative Exchange Council. He provides campaign strategy and oversight and serves as a senior counselor on Public Affairs issues for ALEC leadership, staff, policy experts and members. Bill has devoted his career to public-private partnerships that create opportunity absent government involvement. From ALEC to United Way Worldwide, Bill has worked at the intersection of the nonprofit community and entrepreneurs who come together with a focus on shared value creation.
Bill came to ALEC from United Way Worldwide, where he served as the Director of Public Relations for the 41-country nonprofit network. His commitment to the world's largest privately funded nonprofit and to ALEC are one-and-the-same: The free market and the private sector working together with nonprofits can do anything and everything better than the government working alone.
Prior to United Way, Bill worked on multicultural engagement issues for Edelman clients including Walmart Stores, Inc., the American Petroleum Institute and Consumer Healthcare Products Association. A veteran political campaigner, Bill has worked on political campaigns across the United States, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Bill is a lecturer on state government affairs, crisis and issue management, and multicultural engagement at the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management in Washington, D.C.
When not advancing free markets, Bill spends time in his victory garden where he grows 11 types of tomatoes, cucumbers for pickling and any number of other herbs and vegetables. He is also often found next to his Weber Bullet smoking pork shoulder or house-cured bacon.
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In my 18 years in journalism, I always believed that the media's role is to inform, entertain and educate. These days, the education part seems to be missing in many cases, and one area where that's quite evident is air travel. With the airline system being so complex and frustrating, should the media be more helpful in guiding travelers through the maze?
I asked myself that question as I was preparing for an interview about my book, "Decoding Air Travel," on NPR's Weekend Edition last week. The overwhelming positive response to the interview and the sales numbers — more than 500 books sold in two days — show that the public badly needs help in navigating the airline universe.
But does the media have a responsibility to provide such help? When it reported recently that a frequent flier had flown 10 million miles on United Airlines, should it have used the opportunity — or news peg, as we call it — to tell readers or viewers how they can achieve elite status and accumulate a lot of miles? When it covers various problems passengers experience during a trip, should it offer advice on how to avoid those problems?
That was exactly my intention when I began writing my "On the Fly" Column in the Washington Times three years ago. The newspaper format required me to cover news at times — and not quite "news you can use" — but I did my best to produce columns that educated travelers, based mostly on my own experience and the extensive knowledge I'd acquired while flying around the world for a decade.
I also started paying more attention to other travel writers, which I hadn't done before because my primary job was covering diplomacy and foreign affairs. I was astonished how little many writers knew about the airline system — and even more astonished that they didn't realize it.
I later learned that the main reason for that is their limited experience as normal travelers — people like you and me who travel for work or leisure. Those writers get lots of free trips from the industry, and many call in favors during personal travel as well. Most of them have never had top-tier elite status, haven't had to strategize how to get upgrades or figure out how airfares work.
I keep reading stories that don't make a difference between nonstop and direct flights, as well as statements that a certain airline will begin to fly to a new destination when it has simply signed a code-sharing agreement with another carrier to put its own number on already existing flights.
The airline system is dysfunctional enough for the media to be adding to the confusion and just entertain the public instead of educating it.
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So I pride myself on being pretty on it with what my kids (and the hubby) can and can't eat. But as we all know pride comes before a few bruises – to my ego! So here are the ways I have glutened my darling children!
Yep, that's right any fool knows a sandwich is made up of two bits of bread and mostly those bits of bread when bought in a ready-made package aren't gluten free!!! And still, I actually fed my kids an egg sandwich from a supermarket and it still wasn't until I was congratulating myself on them polishing it off that I had an "oh shit" moment.
Hiccup had been taken into hospital as he wasn't going to the toilet. To get him to have a wee, we were forcing as much liquid inside him as is humanly possible and Hiccup does love squash. Of course several vats of Juice and Barley later not only was he is now actually weeing, but he was also throwing himself around the hospital room smacking his head on any solid surface and trying to bite me like something from the Walking Dead.
This was one I hadn't actually known as an enemy of the gluten-free world. I was serving up stir fry after stir fry wondering why the kids' behaviour wasn't improving until I happened upon an article about gluten-free baddies, and this one's top of the list!
So sneak peek into my culinary skills here, but quite often I will whip up and pan of pasta and throw in cheese spread and ham slivers. On the odd occasion I have been known to accidentally throw in some breaded ham – because, in my non-ham-eating world, it looks nicer. Thank goodness now many supermarket hams are with gluten-free breadcrumbs.
I could never figure out why everyone was so unwell and quite frankly, shitty, every time we had been out for food. Then it dawned on us that every time we ate out, we went to Nandos assuming it was safe as houses. Upon talking to the staff, it turned out that the chips and plain chicken strips we were ordering were all cooked in the same oil as the breaded chicken. The moral of this story is always ask the server at a restaurant and don't assume just because the base ingredients are safe that you are home and dry.


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Producers, mark your calendar for January 10-12, 2018 for what will be the most important conference to attend in 2018 if you want to increase your yields and cut your costs. "This conference has the reputation as being the number one place where all producers can learn the latest production methods and techniques being utilized by the leading ag producers, researchers and the ag industry in the United States," said John LaRose, Chairman of Conference Steering Committee.
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"Does PS3 play Blu-ray? Can PS3 play Blu-ray? I just got a newly released Blu-ray disc and would like to play Blu-ray on PS3."
Yes, PS3 can play Blu-Ray discs. Sony Play Station 3, better known as PS3, is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is also a media player that could play back HD movies in high quality. It has the ability to receive games and other audio-video content over the Internet. In fact, all the games that come on PS3 are on Blu-Ray format. The Playstation 3 was the first Blu-Ray player commercially available on the market. It can also play DVDs and CDs as well.
Part 1: Direct Way to Play Blu-ray Movie on PS3 without Converting Blu-ray
Step 1: Insert Blu-ray disc into PS3's Blu-ray drive. Playing Blu-ray disc movie works exactly the same way as entering a game, except you need to head into the Video Tab in your PS3's home menu, rather than the Game Tab. Highlight the Blu-Ray and press X to start it immediately.
Step 2: Now the Blu-ray disc will load like a traditional DVD. Use your controller to access the menu, and use the D-Pad to select your option and press X to enter. When the media is playing, you can press triangle to open a mini-menu that will give you access to options such as subtitles, audio channels and volume. You can also access the main menu, using the arrow keys to navigate. Press triangle again to close this menu.
Tips: The L1 and R1 buttons on controller allow you to quickly skip back and forward between chapters, while the L2 and R2 buttons allow you to fast forward and rewind at varying speeds. Press the buttons multiple times to cycle faster and press Start to return to normal speed. You can twirl the right analogue stick in a circular motion to fast forward or rewind at more precise speeds. Finally, press the circle button to quit back to the PS3's home screen.
Part 2: Indirect Way to Play Blu-ray Movie on PS3 by Converting Blu-ray
Although PS3 can play Blu-ray disc directly, there are some who would like to convert Blu-ray to PS3 fridenlier video formats like MP4 for various reasons. Some want to well protect the Blu-ray drive of PS3 while some don't want to see their precious Blu-ray disc get scratched. Therefore, they are looking for a good solution to convert Blu-ray to PS3. In order to convert Blu-ray to PS3, a third-party Blu-ray converter is needed.
Leawo Blu-ray Ripper is an easy-to-use Blu-ray to PS3 converting tool to help you rip and convert Blu-ray file to PS3 videos in only a few simple clicks. The below step-by-step guide would tell you the details on how to rip and convert Blu-ray to PS3 videos with Leawo Blu-ray to PS3 Converter.
Guide on how to convert Blu-ray to PS3 videos:
Step 1: Download and install Leawo Blu-ray to PS3 Converter, and then launch it.
Step 2: Get source Blu-ray movies ready. Insert Blu-ray disc to the Blu-ray drive, or get source Blu-ray folders ready for loading and converting.
Step 3: Load Blu-ray sources
Click "Add Blu-ray/DVD" button on the program interface. This Blu-ray to PS3 converter would then guide you to browse source Blu-ray movies for loading.
Note: After loading source Blu-ray movies, you could select subtitles and audio tracks, play source Blu-ray movies, edit Blu-ray movies, snap screenshots, etc.
Step 4: Do output settings
Next to the "Add Blu-ray/DVD" button, click the dropdown box and select "Change". You will then arrive at the Profile setting panel to select output format from "Format" group or "Device" group. Select "MP4" from "Format" or directly choose "PS3" from "Device > Sony".
Optional settings: After you've set the output format, click the same dorp-down box and click "Edit" option and then you could adjust video and audio parameters of selected profile, including: video codec, audio codec, bit rate, aspect ratio, frame rate, channel, etc.
Step 5: Start converting Blu-ray to PS3
Back to the main program interface, click the green "Convert" button. You could then set an output directory on the right popup sidebar. After setting output dirctory, click the below convert button to let this Blu-ray to PS3 Ripper instantly start converting Blu-ray to PS3 videos.
Note: Internet connection is required during the whole conversion.
After you convert Blu-ray to PS3 friendlier videos, you can transfer the videos to PS3 and then start to play Blu-ray on PS3 in a indirect way. For details, you can read the extension part.
Extension: Transfer Converted Blu-ray Movie to PS3
Guide on how to transfer converted Blu-ray movie to PS3 for playing Blu-ray on PS3:
After the conversion is completed, now we should transfer Blu-ray movie in PS3 friendlier video format to PS3 for playing Blu-ray on PS3. Follow the steps below to do so.
Here is a simple step-by-step guide for transferring to or watching video files on your PS3 using a USB flash drive or an external hard drive.
Step 1: Plug a USB flash drive or an external hard drive into your computer and copy over the converted video files that you want to watch on your PS3.
Step 2: After the copying process is done, pull out the USB flash drive or the external hard drive from your computer and then plug it into one of the USB ports on the PS3.
Step 3: Navigate to "Video" on the PS3 XMB menu and find your device, hit triangle to view all contents and select the file you want and either copy it to the PS3 hard drive or just play it directly from the connected device.
By following the guidance above, you can achieve your goal of more safely and conveniently playing Blu-ray on PS3 or watching Blu-ray on PS3 for protecting either PS3 Blu-ray drive or your precious Blu-ray discs from being scratched.


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OK, so Jill Soloway's new book, She Wants It, which I blurbed, opens the doors to the backstory of how a BDS campaign influenced Transparent, ie US corporate television, for the first time. And while Jill and I have completely different lenses and focuses and details, we agree on the key facts: Transparent was profoundly affected by the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement due to Jill's willingness to talk, listen, and rethink.
So since they address these events in their book, here are the bare bones facts as I understand them: At some point Jill decided that Season Four would be shot in Israel. Despite objections from some people inside the Transparent apparatus, they planned on bringing the actors and crew to Israel to film, and I believe that Amazon higher ups had approved this plan, that in fact the location scouting had begun.
The problem was that there is a Boycott of Israel, called in 2005 by the Palestine Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), a nonviolent strategy to face down Israeli violence with international boycotts of everything having to do with the Israeli State. What made the specter of Transparent violating the boycott such a crisis, was that it had the extra special problem of Pinkwashing – legitimzing the Israeli status quo through queer images. The nightmare of all of the Pinkwashing that would accompany Transparent in Israel was really scary. It would have been used to display Israel falsely as a seat of tolerance, while Palestinians are murdered daily, and apartheid laws escalate with regularity. It would have associated trans people with apartheid, and set us all back.
I received an email alerting me to this situation, and I immediately went to Jewish Voice for Peace, where I sit on the Advisory Board. I wrote to Jill and asked them for a conversation, spoke to people inside Transparent who did not want the show to film in Israel, and had been bringing in information internally. For the next 3 months a campaign of conversation was organized.
Now, as someone who does this kind of thing regularly, usually the people we are trying to talk to are very, very hostile. They usually claim that they are being assaulted or abused by us wanting to talk about Israeli apartheid- you know, the perpetrator acting like a victim. Usually they refuse to talk at all, or maybe have a perfunctory conversation in which they are actually not listening.
Not Jill. They not only agreed to talk, they reached out to other BDS supporters for conversations. IN fact, Jill had conversations with a range of Jewish Voice for Peace activists, as well as Palestinians in America, and they even had contact with Omar Barghouti, of PACBI in Palestine.
And not only were they open to these conversations, they actually listened and started to internalize the issues. But, I think the real turning point was when Jill received a private letter from 23 trans activists, sent by Dean Spade, supporting Palestinian human rights and asking her to not film in Israel.
As a result – despite all their original plans- Jill was not rigidly fixed, and dramatically changed the conditions for Transparent Season Four. Instead of filming in Israel, they shot the whole season in LA, finding LA landscapes that looked like Israel/Palestine. Not a single actor was sent to Israel. As far as I understand, they built a fake Wailing Wall on a lot at Paramount. Unfortunately, from my point of view, they did film location and cut-away shots in Israel, without any actors. I had suggested using archival footage instead, and I wish they had been fully consistent in honoring the Palestinian call. However, shooting all the live scenes in LA was a significant action, and a real recognition.
When I watched Season Four, I saw a lot of representation that I had never seen before on corporate television. They showed story and character that included Queer Palestinians, they showed Black/Palestinian solidarity, they showed the insanity of checkpoints.
When I ran into Jill almost a year later, I said "Thank you for changing your mind." And my impression is that the 30-35 people who I know of directly, who were involved in this campaign, felt that it was a positive outcome.
If more people with real power were willing to listen and talk and go through a process towards change, we would be getting a lot farther, a lot faster. And as my own experience of this movement showed me, Palestinian and Palestine solidarity activists are always available to talk.
Editor's Note: This post was originally published on Sarah Schulman's Facebook page on October 18, 2018. A preview of parts of the relevant sections of She Wants It can be viewed here and the book can be purchased here.


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The Executive Governor of Kogi state, Mr. Yahaya Bello has apparently challenged the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose to a "Stupidity" contest.
He made this challenge at the All Progressives Congress (APC) mega rally in Ekiti State while campaigning on behalf of the party candidate, Kayode Fayemi.
While addressing the crowd, he regretted not being around when it was reported that the Governor of Ekiti state had allegedly disrupted a peace parley organised by INEC in the state earlier in the week.
He assured the crowd that they will not be intimidated by Ayodele Fayose because "Nobody has a monopoly of stupidity, we shall tame him" which could literally be interpreted as having a substantial share of stupidity.
"I want to talk, I want to yarn. There are two categories of people I want to address here today. First, the Nigerian youth, secondly, the Kogi citizens that are living in Ekiti state. Yesterday, we entered into a covenant with Nigerian youth in Ekiti state. When we were coming yesterday from Kogi state, we decided to come by road to address my people.
He continued his address further by tracing kogi ancestry and how they had settled in Ekiti state a long time ago which confirms that they are also stakeholders in the state and he was there on a legitimate mission.
"Our grandfather, great grandfathers, fathers and mothers for over 100 years lived in Ekiti state. And as such, more than 75% of the farm centres are occupied by the people of Kogi state. In fact, it means, wherever we voted, it is surely victory. Exactly the way we did it in Ondo state, we are going to repeat it here in Ekiti state"
On the issue of the disrupted stakeholders meeting, the kogi state governor said referring explicitly to the Ekiti State Governor,
"We heard that there was stakeholders meeting and there is someone called Fayose, and he disrupted it. Wallahi, he is lucky that I was not there. Anyway, that one is by-gone. Saturday, we will send him packing from governance. I will be here with you. Nobody will intimidate you.
He continued further addressing the APC governorship candidate, Kayode Fayemi,
"Your Excellency, I have already entered into covenant with them and they have promised me that they will not be intimidated, that somebody does not have monopoly of stupidity. We shall tame him on Saturday."
The Ekiti State gubernatorial election is scheduled for July 14.


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Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Cryer Malt supplies for more than two and a half decades the fast growing craft beer industry in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands (Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu) with malt and brewing aids and additives.
There are no changes in Cryer Malt's operations or staffing planned, as Noel Johnson, General Manager of BBM said. "Cryer Malt have built up a strong customer-focused culture that is about supporting brewers and that is why we wanted to strengthen our partnership with them," Johnson said.
Cryer Malt was established in 1991 in Auckland New Zealand, when founder David Cryer recognised the limited selection of malts available in New Zealand at the time. With the growth of the craft beer industry, Cryer Malt has grown to an important player in the brewing industry. Cryer supplies in New Zealand malt form Malteurop NZ and in Australia from BBM. The company also imports specialty malts from Germany (Weyermann), UK (Bairds, Thomas Fawcett) and Belgium (Mouterij Dingemans). In addition Cryer supplies the local brewing industry with brewing aids and additives for yeast flocculation, fermentation enhancement, clarity, foam stabilisation, colour, flavour stability and water treatment.
GrainCorp already owns similar companies in markets, where the company has own maltings.
In the United States and Canada the company owns two companies, which supply the homebrew and the craft beer market:
In 2010 Brewcraft USA, GrainCorp's mainstay in the homebrewing industry throughout North America , became a subsidiary of Great Western Malting, the US malting division of GrainCorp. The Vancouver, WA based company supplies a wide variety of local, imported, and specialty ingredients and equipment for the production of beer, wine, cheese, and spirits. Brewcraft announced three weeks ago the opening of their fifth distribution center (Vancouver, WA; Dallas, TX; Asheville, NC; Champlain, NY and now Chicago, IL).
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There comes a time in every girl's life when she learns that her role in society is marked by her bodily expression of femininity. Around age 12 or 13, we all learn that we're trapped by our own sexuality, and we get judo-kicked to the face by the societal implications of that entrapment. Every woman deals with this differently. But at some point, most of us discover Capital F Feminism, and face a simultaneous wall of confusion and warm fuzzy feeling now that someone is finally telling our story after approximately two millennia.
But then there's that slimy element of Feminism that makes you want to burn all your Bikini Kill records, or at least feel guilty and confused for liking anything remotely connected with "girl power." The high-horse attitude towards men is revolting, mostly because men are awesome. It's machismo that's a problem, and no genre of music has come under attack for machismo more than hip-hop, and though much of this criticism may be warranted, sometimes it's just outrageously missing the point.
For the sake of Feminism itself then, I give you a Feminist critique of Kendrick Lamar's "Backseat Freestyle." I'm not an expert on feminism, merely a woman who's lingered at the fringes of their camps for several years now. I'm not an expert on hip-hop either, merely a self-proclaimed n00b to the immense history and rich culture of the genre. But when I heard a guy rapping about how he wishes his dick was as big as the Eiffel Tower, all I could think about was how much a woman needed to say something about it. So, here you go:
An Academic Celebration of Kendrick Lamar's Song About His Dick, With Feminist Sidenotes
Martin had a dream, Martin had a dream/ Kendrick have a dream.
First, let's address the issue that Mr. Lamar commences his freestyle with an allusion to the late great Martin Luther King Jr. Feminism is renowned for its stake in claims made by other marginalized groups and as far as America fuckups go, slavery/racism/reconstruction is probably the biggest clusterfuck of them all, so feminists are obviously pissed about it and totally in to win it with the MLK reference.
In case you've forgotten, King basically wanted a country in which no one race was subjected to a certain doomed and disillusioned existence based on past fucked-up racist ideals and economic systems. There are probably few things that would please MLK more than the idea that a kid from Compton could rise to prominence through the use of the spoken word, superior elocution and artistic skills, to tell his story. History shows that MLK would be totally down, not only with Kendrick's freedom to rap about something as seemingly trivial as his dick, but furthermore, his use of it. MLK was certainly a card carrying member of the Philanderers Club, so if anyone wants to get offended right now they can just think about how many times Martin probably fucked some girl right after one of his elegant speeches. Sorry to ruin your bright shiny MLK dream but it's true. Feminists should be all good at this point too because if there's anything that feminism fucks with, it's equality for all repressed groups and subversion of strait- laced, antiquated moral rules governing society that disallow discussion of sexuality.
All my life I want money and power/ Respect my mind or die from lead showers.
Umm so this actually sounds kind of like it could've come from a feminist manual maybe? "Money and power" sounds a bit blasé but if there's anything that a woman who is fighting against the concept that she's stuck in a society that will ultimately try to exclude her, it is getting money and power—financial stability and position. Establishing a voice gains these for her and ensures people will have to listen to what she says. It's traveling from the margins where said culture tries to keep her, so far into the heart and spotlight that she achieves wealth, both fiscal and physical, and power. Power means people listen to you, power means the opposite of enslavement or imprisonment. Power means freedom and a platform to speak. Kendrick wanted power and through his art, he begins to get some.
Not only this, but Lamar demands we respect his mind. Or die. He isn't here asking us to respect his current money and power, because—especially in the context of the song where he's literally freestyling in his friend's backseat—he hasn't earned those yet. Instead, he wants us to respect the mind he possesses, the vehicle that will eventually lead to his success. Respect for minds over the objectification of bodies or possessions or appearance is so completely a feminist principle that I don't think I even have to go into it for you. Though he does address body parts later (read: his dick), let's keep in mind that when he does it's within the context of a hyperbole-laden metaphor, whereas this demand for respect of his mind is couched in a much simpler and almost embarrassingly transparent statement of his desires.
I pray my dick get big as the Eiffel Tower/ So I can fuck the world for 72 hours.
So yeah, this is the big one. There will be at least two schools of thought within feminist ideas on this section. First, there's what we call "Actually-Still-Pissed-Off-Feminists" who are convinced that anything having to do with a penis is certain to hinder their ability to fully express their femininity and any lyric propagating the use of the word "penis," or even worse "dick," somehow engenders a doomsday-like state upon said work of art and anyone who enjoys it. Then, we have other kinds of feminists who will still probably split into smaller and smaller branches of hyper-local-hyper-aware schools of thought into infinity, but the vast majority of which feel pretty okay about dudes, their dicks, art that maybe includes them and possible combinations of ladies with these three things.
The way he communicates this line though, with what might be a backhanded nod to 'Ye and Jay's "Niggas in Paris," and in prayer form as if to mock the misguided dreams of adolescent boys unwaveringly focused on the size of their penis as the answer to everything, is nothing short of monumental. I first took up this thread of argument because I loved listening to this song but felt uncomfortable about how badly I wanted to sing this hook. It certainly isn't an unrelatable thought though, like there isn't a girl-equivalent to wanting to be really good at sex and/or really sexy. Really, we're discussing sex as metaphor—here, sexual prowess stands for the larger dream of succeeding at life so majorly and subverting the impossible odds stacked against people who grew up in Compton (Kendrick), or women who are still borderline commanded by culture to be sex symbols or moms. While on the subject of subversion, what could possibly be more ironic juxtaposition for Kendrick to use than the European-power-symbol of the most haughty culture and the taboo topic of his Compton bred boner? How could anyone, man or woman, who purports to believe in the equality of all races and genders not support a statement so blatantly designed to rebel against the bourgeois, meaningless display of cultural dominance that the Eiffel Tower is?
As far as the desire to have a big dick, I think feminists would divide back into two major camps on this one. The former being all up in men's face about this as a stand-in for insecurity etc. and the latter having some mixed feelings that go in the order of (a) there are more important things/men are silly, (b) I can get pretty down with the idea of a big dick and (c) offshoots of thought about the female equivalency to this desire, possibly concerning boobs or thinness. Is it actually offensive for women to hear a guy rapping about wanting to have a dick as large as a French monument though? I don't think so really, in fact, I'm pretty sure I heard a girl use that comparison at a brunch in 2011 before Kendrick even thought of it.
This by no means proves that the rest of the song doesn't contain some sexist stuff, I think, since I've listened to it approximately 208 times, that it probably does. "And the rest of the genre of rap for sure does shouldn't we get mad and boycott it?" ask a lot of (hypothetical) feminists. I can't answer for everyone, but I think it kind of gives us more power if we can find ways to take it back for ourselves maybe? Kind of like this essay tried to do? Can a woman take a song about a dick and turn it into her own personal jam? I think I just did.


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The LMVL hit a milestone in October by logging its 1,000th visitor for the year 2011. Over 100 of these visitors were from businesses and government agencies that are interested in the research being performed at the University and at MSI. We have also been visited by government officials, notably U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-MN) in February and U.S. Representative Erik Paulsen (R-MN) in September. Many of the visitors saw 3D virtual-reality visualizations prepared by researchers at the Medical Devices Center, who are working on new ways of testing such devices as artificial heart valves. Even the University's new president, Eric Kaler, visited the LMVL to see the MDC's work during his tour of the College of Science and Engineering prior to his inauguration.
In addition to business and government visitors, over 400 students have also toured the lab this year. These have included: elementary-, middle-, and high-school students participating in various camps and programs; prospective University students; and undergraduate and graduate students from the University and other local colleges and universities. Other groups touring the lab and seeing visualization demos included various organizations at the University and visitors from other colleges, universities, and professional organizations.
Faculty in such fields as astronomy, mechanical engineering, earth sciences, biomedical engineering, computer science, writing studies, and anthropology have used the LMVL to create visualizations that support and extend their research, and several MSI PIs use the lab to present visualizations to visitors to their departments. Finally, four classes taught by MSI PIs during 2011 have used the LMVL for class sessions.


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Imagine you have been asked to assist with the formation of a new e-business company. It is an educational site focused on children in grades 9-12. The business model is to provide online tutoring in several subjects in support of the federal No Child Left Behind law. The company has not chosen a name yet.
* Discuss some of the issues faced in choosing a name.
* Which do you believe is a better approach: a made-up name or a functional one?
* Defend your choice, pick a name, and explain why you chose it.
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Many issues are worth mentioning in regards to choosing a name. For example, everyone has to agree on it, especially if it a team of people strategizing on how, when, and where to market their products and services to those they are seeking to help on a regular basis, such as computers. Another area worth considering is if it is something that no one else has used, and whether or not people have complied to the copyright and patent laws. This could bring about legal issues if it is not addressed immediately.
Some other issues to consider are those that entail preference. Each person is unique, so when choosing one, they may want something longer than two words, while others ...
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This solution discussed some of the issues faced in choosing a name, which is better a made-up name or a functional name, and reasons for choosing it.


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HBO Exec Says Garry Shandling Showed Artists the Way
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Washington Life's annual "Power List" issue is on newsstands now. And though the mag's list of Washington power players contains many of the usual suspects, FishbowlDC paid special attention to the NextGen media category. This year's list includes "cutting edge personalities who are transforming the news business" such as Erica America blogger Erica Anderson, HuffPo's Dan Froomkin, Facebook's Tim Sparapani and TBD's Erik Wemple.
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