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Students Participating in Finance Immersionby Jim Amidon • October 5, 2012 Share:
Rather than run home for the fall mid-semester break at Wabash College, one group of students are in Indianapolis for the inaugural Finance Immersion Program sponsored by the College's Business Leaders initiative.
The new program is modeled after the College's highly successful Business Immersion and Marketing Immersion programs, which are co-curricular opportunities for students to gain significant knowledge and hands-on experiences, while building a professional network of contacts. A Healthcare Immersion experience is planned for the spring semester.
The program's coordinators are Dr. Frank Howland of the Economics Department and Betsy Knott, who is Director of Business Immersion and Leadership Programs.
"Giving students a chance to hear from several practitioners about what they do in various subfields of finance and health will only further enforce what students are learning through their coursework," said Knott.
"Both of these new programs require students to apply and interview for a position. We want students to be able to articulate what they've learned in the classroom and how that knowledge applies to every day use. . Participants will also complete a project on valuing a company and give a presentation of their conclusions at the end of the program on Saturday morning."
Prior to their immersion in finance in Indianapolis, students have spent a good bit of time studying the finances of Eli Lilly and Company. A grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. is funding the programs.
Howland and Knott have scheduled lectures by five Wabash alumni who are involved in high-level positions in finance. The guest lecturers include Tom Hiatt '70, Managing Director of Centerfield Capital Partners; Dave Knott '69, Investment Broker with The Equitable; Tim Oliver '91, Senior Vice President of JPMorgan Chase Bank; David Lewis '81, Vice President of Global Taxes, Chief Tax Executive, and Assistant Treasurer at Eli Lilly & Company; and Brian Edelman '82, Vice President of Corporate Finance and Investment Banking.
"We're grateful to these alumni for sharing their vast experience with our students," added Knott. "So many of our students come to Wabash interested in a business career and for good reason: our alumni are very successful in all aspects of business. In this particular Finance Immersion, our students will come to understand how financial professions manage investments, value businesses, and deal with risk, which will better prepare them for internships and, ultimately, their careers after Wabash."
According to Dr. Howland, the goals of the Finance Immersion program are:
• To provide students with useful information on careers in finance. Students will learn about the most important types of jobs and firms in finance and what kinds of skills and specialized knowledge are required for success in the field.
• To give students an overview of main ideas in finance. Participants will be able to retain and deploy the specific knowledge they obtain in the classroom much more effectively in the work world because they will have a conceptual framework for thinking about the financial system.
• To give students the tools they need to learn more on their own about finance and careers in finance.
"We also hope that our students will have made a few contacts in the financial world directly from the program, and that they will have a good idea of whom they want to talk to next and how to obtain more information about finance," said Dr. Howland.
The program begins immediately after classes end for fall break on Wednesday and continues through the weekend.


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In case you missed it, we have a handful of local high school athletes who have qualified to participate in the commonwealth's biggest track and field stage, the State Championships on Saturday. And it's very check-outable for we folks in southeastern Massachusetts (still not a SouthCoast guy) as this year's state meet is at Bridgewater State University. (Pizza at Emma's.)
Our local qualifiers for this meet are Somerset Berkley Regional jumper and thrower Adam Couitt, Durfee thrower Demetris Barros-Bates, Case distance man Jay McMahon, and Bishop Stang distance runner Theresa Gallagher. Here's how they did last weekend at their respective Eastern Massachusetts divisional championships to qualify for all state. Couitt won the 100 meters (10.70) and took second in the high jump (6 feet, 6 inches). Barros-Bates was third in the javelin (172-09), McMahon (no relation to Vince) was third in the two-mile run (9:55.95), and Gallagher fourth in the two-mile run (11:33.10).
----- Brandon Gomes is bucking for a recall to the Tampa Rays. In his last four appearances for the Triple A Durham Bulls, the Durfee grad has thrown 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball while striking out 10. On June 1 against Lehigh Valley, he recorded all four outs by strikeout.
----- And how can we talk Brady Bunch without some thoughts on the great Ann B. Davis (Alice), who died recently? As a kid watching TBB on network TV, I wasn't the biggest Alice fan. Thought she was corny, and sometimes annoying. But revisiting TBB with the family recently has given me a new perspective, much like I had with Mr. Howell of Gilligan's Island fame. I've become a legit Alice fan. In one of the last episodes we watched before Davis' death, the Bradys were preparing for a trip on Mike's boss' boat, and Alice was worried about her sea sickness. One of the kids, Bobby, I think, told her there were pills to help with sea sickness. "I know," Alice said. "I take them when I start the washing machine."
The Brady Bunch run continues (is this a sports column?) ... We can't help but be amazed by the number of Carol Brady's same-day outfit changes. It's in contrast to Alice, who falls into TV's one-outfit club, putting her in some fabulous company – The Skipper, Gilligan, Archie Bunker, Ralph Kramden (and perhaps Fred Mertz).
----- The feedback continues on wrestling's best finishing holds/maneuvers. One emailer said Stan Hansen's lariat belonged on the WWE"s top 50 list. I agree.
Bill Mullay, lover of lists, said when he thinks of the claw hold (Kerry Von Erich's claw made top 50), it's all about Killer Kowalski. In contrast to Von Erich and Blackjack Mulligan (both of whom clawed the face), Kowalski was known and feared for his abdominal claw. And what wrestling fan age 60 or older can hear the name Kowalsi and not also think of Pepper Gomez, the man with the cast iron stomach? They remember that day on TV when Gomez challenged Kowalski to jump off the top turnbuckle onto his stomach. Kowalski, of course, ignored the cast iron stomach, and instead sailed off the turnbuckle and dropped his knee across Pepper's non-cast iron throat. Noooooooo!!!
Back to best finishing holds that were omitted from the WWE's top 50 list. What about Andre the Giant's kick to the face, a move referred to by Lees Market produce czar Matt Cummings as "the atomic boot." It was sad in those final years when the atomic boot went sub-nuclear as Andre couldn't get his foot above the foe's midsection.
And how about Ivan Koloff's knee off the top turnbuckle? That was the move that ended Bruno Sammartino's first reign as world champion.
----- No one can touch Netflix for mail turnaround speed. The other day, I dropped off the The Brady Bunch Season 2 Disc 3, and before I got home, Disc 4 had arrived (slight exaggeration). There must be a Netflix warehouse discreetly placed right behind the Somerset Post Office.
----- Give me ha-ha over LOL any day.
----- The Fall River Community Tennis Association (FRCTA) offers an awful lot at low and no cost – clinics, tournaments, etc. If you even own a racquet or can borrow one, check out the FRCTA at frcta.com. (And if you ever have a match with FRCTA director Jeff Chase, play to his backhand.)
----- Simply cannot put $2 into a vending machine for the $1.50 bottle of soda, even though I will put a $1 bill and two quarters in (reluctantly because I'm cheap). Yes, I know I will get change back from the $2. There's just something about sticking two singles in for a lousy bottle of soda. Mental.
----- Higgins!
If bored email Greg Sullivan at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him @GregSullivanHN. (Higgins! is a tribute to former Big East basketball ref Tim Higgins, long a favorite of the PC student-fans in the Civic Center days.)

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Department of Revenue News Release
March 26, 2009Revenue Dept. To Host Workshops in Eldon To Help People Renew License Plates Online
The Missouri Department of Revenue will host one-hour workshops Tuesday in Eldon to provide information about online renewal of their license plates/motor vehicle registrations. The sessions will be open to anyone who wishes to learn how to renew their plates online or through the mail, or who would like direct assistance with renewing their plates online.
The three workshops are being held in Eldon to help alleviate the inconvenience that followed the former license office agent's decision to close the office on March 20. The deadline to bid on the management of the Eldon office is March 31, and the department is hoping to choose a new office agent in the near future.
"The department decided to sponsor these workshops to directly assist people with renewing their license plates or to demonstrate to customers how to renew their plates online or through the mail," said Karen King Mitchell, director of the Department of Revenue. "Renewing certain license plates is all we will be able to do at these workshops, but our goal is to help minimize the inconvenience of the office's closing."
The state offers the MORE (Missouri Online Registration Exchange) online plate renewal system as a convenient way to renew license plates. It gives Missourians the option of not having to drive to a local license office or wait in line. At this time, the online system only processes current motor vehicle license plate renewals. It does not process other transactions, such as driver licenses, titles, applications for new license plates, renewals of personalized license plates (college, military, etc.) or license plate renewal applications that have expired.
Eldon customers will be able to choose between three, one-hour long sessions. The "MORE Online Plate Renewal System Workshops" will be offered at:
- Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009
- Times: 12:30-1:30 p.m., 3:00-4:00 p.m., and 6:00-7:00 p.m.
- Location: Eldon Career Center (Room 105-C) – 112 South Pine Street
Note: If you are interested in renewing your license plates during the workshop, please bring your renewal notice and other required documents listed on the renewal notice. These include property tax receipts for the vehicle, proof of auto insurance and a recent safety inspection (if applicable). An acceptable form of payment, such as a credit card, debit card or check will also be necessary for people wanting to renew their license plates at the workshops. Not all transactions can be done online, but the process for renewing by mail will also be discussed. Reservations are not necessary.
For more information about online license plate renewal and all other motor vehicle transactions, visit http://www.dor.mo.gov/mvdl/motorv/.
Eldon-area citizens are also able to conduct all motor vehicle/driver license transactions at local offices in Jefferson City, Versailles, California, Camdenton and Vienna. A complete listing of local offices, including directions and business hours, is available online at http://dor.mo.gov/mvdl/offloc/.


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I am applying to a Capital, a 4 tier law school. My LSAC reported GPA is 3.68. I have great letter of recommendations and fraternal leadership experience (President of a business fraternity). Additionally, I survived a gunshot wound to the head as a child (conveyed in personal atatement as an adversity). The problem is my LSAT score is a 140. 21 credit hours and a soon to be born baby made it difficult for me to study for the LSAT, which I made clear in an addendum. What are my chances of getting into Capital Law?


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Now that there are at least three members of the Just Bento forums who do their shopping in Dunedin (and how amazing is that?!) I figure I should share my food shopping discoveries.
Number one is UniMart at the Gardens, just over the road from the Gardens New World. It has a good selection of packaged and frozen food, and a few fresh Asian veges. It also has some useful food prep implements, including onigiri and sushi moulds, rice paddles etc. Food is arranged in aisles by country, I think the owners might be Korean, because the biggest selection is of Korean foods.
Number two is Happy Coins Mega, which is in George St between Frederick and Hanover Sts on the university side of the road. It looks like a tiny shop from the front, but is really big at the back. About 2/3 of the back part is standard $2 shop goods, but the other 1/3 is grocery items. They have a really good selection of convenience foods, e.g. frozen dumplings of all sorts, frozen prepared prawns, frozen stuff on skewers etc. Lots and lots of different packets of noodles. Mostly I think they cater to students, and I suspect they may be owned by the same people as own UniMart.
Both of these shops stock frozen packs of the very thinly sliced beef and pork belly that Maki says is so hard to find in Europe. They are also both within walking distance of the university where I work, so they are my main Asian food shops. I haven't been able to find the powdered nori for using on okonomiyaki in either of them, I get my sister-in-law to buy it for me in Auckland. I do love okonomiyaki.
In South Dunedin there is an Asian market in King Edward Road right down near the beach end. It's Chinese, been there for years, is a typical jam packed old style Asian food shop where you have to walk sideways to avoid knocking stuff off the shelves, and you have to be a bit careful about checking use-by dates. You can have a lot of fun poking around in it though, and I rarely leave without buying something I didn't go in there for.
In Stafford St there is a shop that caters mainly to restaurants, but is open to the public. Chinese, and has an eclectic selection of stuff. Lots of bulk packs.
There is also an excellent Indian food shop in St Andrew St between George St and Great King St. Just walking past it makes my mouth water, the smell of spices is so delicious. They also sell the best and cheapest dates.
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Thank you Bronwyn.
I have already visited the Unimart near the Gardens on your earlier recommendation. I had a wonderful time prowling around the shelves and pouncing on finds with glee. I have also been to the the one in Stafford Street where I bought a bamboo steamer to cook my shuumai. I also want to try making pork dumplings. The ones I bought at Sew Hoy's were great but it is a long trip home for frozen food.
I have been to the Happy Coins Mega in George Street but was focussed on '$2 treasures' for my grand-daughters so shall have to return in bento mode.
I shall visit the South Dunedin Asian Market next time I am in Dunedin.
During the 15 years I have lived in Central Otago there has been a gradual increase in Asian foods available in the local New World supermarkets. I can always buy sushi rice, nori, rice vinegar, mirin, wasabi, dried shiitaki, miso and occasionally dashi powder. They now stock inarizushi skins so I have had fun with sushi rice and 'eggs in treasure bags'. A local liquor store now stocks sake.
Queenstown has some good sources. The always wonderful Mediterranean Market has a good range and I buy my fueru wakame there. Apparently there is another shop in Queenstown which I have not yet visited but found when googling for kuzu in New Zealand.
When I returned to Wellington after living in Japan in 1980/81 there were very Japanese products available and my husband always had a shopping list when he went to Tokyo on business. Although many products became available in Wellington over time I suspect that Dunedin may offer more.
We have been travelling to Christchurch quite frequently -hence the shakeup we experienced recently- and I intend to explore Japanese ingredient availability there. We always travel the Mackenzie country route and have lunch at the Japanese restaurant in Tekapo. They have wonderful tempura. We buy fresh salmon near Twizel and rush it to our friends in Christchurch who are standing by with a sharp knife, wasabi, soy sauce and chopsticks for a sashimi feast.
Last night I fried poached 'tofu cutlets' for lunch today and am beginning to think about them when it is only mid-morning!
The Happy Coins Mega has only had its grocery section for a short while, the back part used to be all $2 shop stuff. They seem to be gradually increasing their food stocks, so it might be worth while to keep visiting.
Do post about Chch shops. I usually get up there once a year for motorbike racing at the end of February. I stop by DressMart on my way home, but rarely go anywhere else unless for a specific purpose.
I had a great time on my recent trip to Christchurch visiting a lot of Asian food shops. Most of them offer mainly Chinese and Korean foods but also include some Japanese goods. I found two areas where there is a small group of Asian shops, one large Asian warehouse and one shop specialising in Japanese foods. There are probably many more Asian food shops in Christchurch but I was concentrating on the city centre and the southern suburbs. Perhaps a Christchuch bentoist can add to this report.
The first set is at Church Corner Mall on Riccarton Road. A new mall has been built close by and the old mall is now mainly Asian food shops and restaurants. There are three shuffle-sideways-down-the-aisle type grocery shops with the usual wide range of noodles, soy sauces, tinned fruit and vegetables and a bewildering selection of spicy pastes and condiments. One had a good range of frozen dumplings and fish balls and also had frozen lotus root and edame beans. The refrigerated section had tofu, dumpling and gyoza skins. The largest shop, China Town Market, is accessed from the carpark and has a small range of crockery and cooking utensils as well as an in-shop bakery making dumplings, breads, buns and those heavenly little custard pies one gets at Chinese restaurants –only $1 each! What cruel temptation! All of the grocery shops have fresh fruit and vegetable sections with basic vegetables as well Asian specialities and a range of brassica stir fry type greens. There is also a stand alone bakery and a Chinese greengrocer. Although the goods are mainly Chinese I made a few useful purchases and had fun looking around. Well worth a visit Bronwyn, and not too far from DressSmart.
The second small enclave of shops is on Blenheim Road. There is a large Kosco Asian Supermarket, 227 Blenheim Road, with an Asian greengrocer next door and another Asian store in the same carpark area. The Kosco Supermarket gave me a calendar (perhaps a thankyou for extravagant spending ☺) that listed their other stores at Gloucester Street, Ilam, Papanui, and Shirley in Christchurch, the Asian Mart in Queenstown and the Unimart in Dunedin, which Bronwyn recommended. I didn't visit the other stores but the Blenheim Road one is bigger than the Dunedin Unimart and includes a small bakery and lunch food counter. Once again one can pick out some useful Japanese cuisine or obento items from amongst the mainly Chinese products. I bought a great little 5 compartment sushi press for the type of sushi that is usually hand-formed and has a prawn, fish slice or tamagoyaki omlette on top. A cheat perhaps but it works brilliantly. Kosco also has a small range of crockery and cooking utensils and also some ongiri moulds.
One has to travel into the centre of town to reach the next shop. It is the Asian Food Warehouse at 300 Manchester Street. It is hiding behind the National Library and was not easy to find but well worth it when one does. It has a carpark at the back, which makes life a bit easier. This is, as it says, mainly a warehouse to supply the restaurant trade but allows retail sales. It includes a fresh produce section and a large frozen food selection including a wide range of dumplings, steam pork buns and fish balls as well as various Asian vegetables. The ceiling is high and the aisles are wide, which makes it less oppressive than many Asian grocery shops. Amongst all the Chinese and Korean foods there is a good range of Japanese foods. I bought soba noodles, two types of seaweed, some furikake, and a toasted sesame seed dressing, which I am enjoying on carrots and spinach. This shop also has a website for online purchases: http://www.asianfoodwarehouse.co.nz/
I saved the best until last!! Oh Joy! Kobe-ya at 172 Hereford Street is truly a Japanese grocery store with charming Japanese staff, who are patient and helpful when asked idiot gaijin questions. I bought a pack of mini bags of shaved bonito flakes, which will work well for my limited uses. I also succumbed to other purchases too numerous to mention. I will definitely return to this shop. I am guessing that each time I visit Christchurch from now on I shall have a Kobe-ya shopping list. Unfortunately this shop is near the city centre and is right on the edge of the worst earthquake damage zone where damaged buildings are being demolished. In fact the safety fencing has a small kink to allow access to Kobe-ya, and their window is currently boarded up as a safety measure. Parking of course is awful. But this is a must-visit for bentoists. Sorry, Bronwyn, but I think you need to venture into the depths of Christchurch to visit this shop.
I think I need to go to go to Kobe-ya too. I'll put it on my list of things to do after the next Sound of Thunder in February. Hopefully they may have fixed things up a bit by then - you didn't notice if it's open on Saturdays did you? With any luck I can get dropped off and picked up!
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Thursday's Drought Monitor had little good news for many states in the western half of the United States. Despite some improvement seen in the northern Corn Belt, much of the nation's heartland reported worsening drought conditions.
Searing heat exacerbated the already dry conditions in Kansas and the southern Plains. In Kansas, one ag specialist told "NBC Nightly News" this year's wheat crop is the worst he has seen in his 52 years.
Currently 53 percent of Kansas, 49 percent of Oklahoma, and 46 percent of Texas are in extreme or worse drought. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey explained that devastatingly dry, dusty and windy conditions in April have fueled concerns in these areas of a "New Dust Bowl."
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In Texas, drought has forced Wichita Falls officials to turn to toilets for tap water on fears the city will run out of water within two years.
Further to the west, farmers and residents in California are also facing severe water woes of their own. Currently more than 76 percent of California is in extreme or exceptional drought.
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Brian Boitano Speaks Out On His Decision To Come Out As Gay
Olympic gold medal winning figure skater Brian Boitano speaks with Today's Matt Lauer on his decision to publicly come out and his upcoming role as a member of the U.S. Olympic delegation in Sochi, Russia. Watch!
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"When the president named the delegation, and I read in the news what his message was of tolerance and diversity, I thought, I have to take this opportunity,'' Boitano told Matt Lauer on TODAY Thursday. "I think the message is so strong. I've always wanted to represent my country as best I could, and I knew that I had to go past my comfort zone and reveal a private side of my life that I've never done before because I felt that the message is so strong."
Boitano believes just being part of the delegation speaks volumes when it comes to Russia's anti-gay law.
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I strongly believe countries should have banned Russia for their anti-human rights law that passed in total agreement (no vote against). Not attending the games in their territory could be a step to protest against atrocities done to gay people there, which are encouraged by that hateful law. Are we in 2014 or what?!??!!!
I'm sorry to read Heather's misinformed view of the situation. This is not a religious viewpoint that's being criticized here but a law which forbids people from expressing who they are and by acknowledging their sexuality Russians are open to ridicule,beatings and murder. Heather while the church in Russia would like homosexuality to be unlawful, it was the Russian Government that brought this about as it's population is in decline. This worries Putin with neighbours such as China and further India succeeding in World markets! It's hard to be tolerant when you see the beatings many Gay People are enduring not because of their choice Heather but because of who they are!
It is unseemly to hear Brian speak about tolerance and diversity when he fails to embody these traits himself. Russia is a culture different from ours which holds traditional and conservative values tried and tested through hundreds of years and linked to their Orthodox faith history. They believe children should be sheltered from the gay rights agenda. There is nothing wrong with that. Brian should embrace the Russian view as equally valid to his if he values diversity and tolerance. So should the media. It is regrettable that the media has been wholly one sided in its discussion of gay marriage and similar issues when tens of millions of Americans hold other, equally valid and well thought out views. Trying to label everyone who disagrees with you as a "bigot" or "hater" or "homophobe", as the media does, really is an indication that "propaganda" and "intimidation" is what is going on, not an intelligent, balanced, fair discussion of fact and opinion. The media should give equal space, equal consideration, and equal respect to the opinions of those whose views are based on traditional and religious values as they have to those who seek to advance the gay agenda.
Heather is falling back on the old argument that if one wants to be tolerated they should tolerate. Sorry Heather - that argument wore out years ago and your using it shows that you've come up with nothing better.
Bottom line is that anything that affects basic human rights should not be tolerated. The laws of Russia are doing just that. Further, those who have been marginalized should not be satisfied with tolerance until it becomes acceptance
Also Heather, I believe it was Edward R. Murrow who said, "Sometimes there's only one side to a story." The "against" side in the Marriage Equality movement is just hateful, un-informed, anti-American, bigotry, pure & simple.
Gay & Lesbian people getting married does NOTHING to straight couples. It has zero affect on children. It doesn't do any of the ludicrous things those who believe they should keep special rights and privileges, because of the gender of those they love, to themselves. I has nothing to do with bestiality, nor has it anything to do with paedophilia, because it's about relationships between consenting adults.
Russia has enacted hateful, monstrous laws which punish people for existing. They are encouraging people to turn in their children, their siblings, & friends. This isn't just a different perspective, it's a genocidal move. If you think what they're doing sounds reasonable, you're, at the very least, a bigot.
Thank you for taking the time to respond to my comments. It sounds like your concern is that children of gay/lesbian parents may be taken away from them by the Russian government. If that is the case, you will get farther in making a change to Russian law by recognizing cultural differences and by accepting that, generally speaking, children's minds and hearts should be sheltered from the gay rights controversy. Then you can make a limited (targeted) argument to specifically address the rare situation of gay/lesbian parents. Your argument can be that the innate right of a parent to love and be with their own child trumps other considerations. If your true motive is concern for the welfare of children and not self-promotion, I think you will find this advice helpful.
Oh Please Heather... Its not a "gay agenda" it's a basic human rights issue. No one should be demonized, ridiculed, or sheltered from a basic fact.... THEIR ARE GAY PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD!! THERE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN THERE ALWAYS WILL BE! Education sets us and our children free, not sheltering, bigotry, and ignorance. If we really want to talk about tradition ... Many Native and indigenous peoples of the world valued and honored the entire spectrum of sexuality... Long before the spread of orthodox and traditional religions which, mind you, missionized the world and enforced their beliefs onto everyone!! EDUCATE YOURSELF AND STOP BEING A BIGOT!
This is all very interesting, Heather, but sadly, a heap of absolute nonsense. Every country is a culture different from others. Traditional and conservative values may be found in every country and in every ethnicity. In fact, Russia has had a communist and atheist system imposed upon it for most of the 20th century, so speaking of Russia as being particularly traditional and conservative displays an enormous amount of ignorance. As for the "gay agenda": It doesn't exist, Heather, but feel free to believe it does, like million of other ignorants all over the world.
You have to wonder if a certain young British diver with a good deal of pluck and the likability and charm of the kid next door admitting he's dating a man hasn't had an impact on others such as Brian Boitano and Robin Roberts.
In the case of Brian Boitano, I don't recall his running away from gay rumors though I'm sure there were some at the time he was more visibly in the public eye. Actually I don't recall any rumors about him period. He didn't seem to have temperament problems, anger issues, addictions, etc. He opened up in a classy way and one that did not draw undue attention. The only thing I resent is that he's about my age and he looks a lot better. I will also have to say I agree with the poster who said he should leave the hat at home.
I hope he leaves that hat at home...
Aside from that, I really don't get the 'private lives should stay private' argument: it boils down to a world wide 'don't ask, don't tell' policy. Our sexuality is nothing to be ashamed of, but that's what it looks like if we hide it. We'd never have made it this far if it weren't for those loud, proud voices that first broke the silence.
Coming out takes courage, no matter who you are. It provides comfort and encouragement to those still in the closet, and it helps break down the walls of homophobia by showing the world just what a big, diverse group we are.


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Anyway, to kick the blues away and to participate in the MacAttack for this month. As the theme is Holiday Macaron, I just have to make myself feel better and imagine myself back on my tropical island home. Let me introduce you the exotic kick in macaron - Pomegranate, Kaffir Lime and Coconut Ganache. In case you have never heard of kaffir lime, it is variety of lime usually found and used in south and south east asia. It has rough and bumpy skin, the flavour is somehow sublime - a less acid taste than green lime with a light bitter note at the end.
The blend of the flavour is just lovely, the acid kick from the kaffir lime and pomegranate is soften up with the flavour of the coconut and the creamy texture of the ganache. Needlessness to say, it wasn't long until the plate was empty
Some photos down the memory lane, can't wait to get back again...
The Ferringhi Beach, Penang, Malaysia
Georgetown, UNESCO Heritage area, Penang, Malaysia
Air Itam, market near where my parents' home
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion (aka the Blue Mansion), Penang
Best noodle for breakfast in town, Air Itam, Penang
Exotic fruits in the market
For the shell (about 24 shells of 3 cm)
- 1 egg whites (40g) - Room temperature
- 30g castor sugar
- 50g icing sugar
- 25g almond meal
- 5g dried coconut flakes, more to sprinkle
- 1/4 teaspoon of white powder food colouring
- some marigold flower petal (optional)
1. Mix almond meal, coconut flakes, food colouring and icing sugar together and blend it up in the blender. Sift then set aside.
2. Using electric beater, beat egg white until foamy, then add in half of the castor sugar, continue until the egg white reaches soft peak then add in the rest and beat until stiff peak.
3. Add the dry ingredient to the meringue. Start folding each batter in each bowl until a smooth shiny batter is obtain. The batter should flow down smoothly and formed a ribbon when it's ready.
4. For details and FAQ on folding please refer to this post http://macaron-fetish.blogspot.fr/2010/02/basic-macaron-recipe.html
5. Prepare your piping bag and block the tip. Fill it up. Start piping the batter. Sprinkle some coconut flakes or flower petals over the shells if you like.
7. Match up the shells by size and get ready to prepare the filling.
- 1/2 pomergrante (de pulp just keep the fruit in grains)
- juice of 1 kaffir lime
- 1 tablespoon of coconut flakes
- 50g good quality white chocolate (valrhona)- chopped
- 25g fresh cream / soya cream
1. In a pot, fill it up with some water and place white chocolate in a heat proof bowl. Bring the water to boil and place the bowl of chocolate on top to melt it.
2. Mean while, heat up the cream in another pot so that it is warm.
3. When the chocolate is melted, pour the warm cream over, stir to mix well.
4. Add in kaffir lime juice and coconut flakes. Stir until a smooth consistence ganache is obtained.
5. Fill one of the macaron shell with chocolate ganache, place 3-4 pomegranate grains over, place a tiny drop of chocolate on another shell so that the shell is able to stick to the pomegranate grains.
6. It is best eating the same evening or next day as the moisture from fresh pomegranate might soften the shells.


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text: Media, Sport and Entertainment Intelligence - October 2016 Media, Sport and Entertainment Intelligence Share this 12 OCT 2016 A cura di: Nick Fitzpatrick Peter C. White Frank W. Ryan Patrick Mitchell Jamie Ryder Prof Dr Stefan Engels Richard van Schaik Robynne Sanders Scott Thiel Diego Ramos It's been a busy Summer of sport, and as we move towards the tail end of the year we are seeing a surge in Bills being reviewed and consultations announced. We have highlighted some of the major announcements in this alert. Sport Last week we were delighted to host Kate Richardson-Walsh, captain of the GB Women's hockey team that took gold in Rio, as the keynote speaker at the Inaugural Women in Sport event in London, please keep an eye out for similar events being launched in a handful of countries around the world, including the US and Australia. We are also preparing for the Sportel conference taking place in Monaco at the end of month. Our Global Co-CEO, Simon Levine, and Senior Counsel David Pahl, former GC at ESPN, will be on panels discussing the opportunities digital brings to sports, looking at the latest developments in copyright and digital technology. We're hosting a webinar ahead of the event to discuss these topics and more information can be found here. Publishing The European Commission unveiled plans to present a new European Copyright Reform and in particular to introduce a new neighbouring right for news publishers. They shall also be given the right to receive levies for the use of excerpts of their articles by internet platforms such as Google News. Yet, it is planned to expand this neighboring right to all internet companies, particularly social networks such as Facebook and YouTube as well as news services and to enhance the protection period to 20 years - instead of eg only one year for news publishers in Germany, which is considered not to be very effective. Online ticket resale market As required by the Consumer Rights Act 2015, an independent review of consumer protection measures in the online ticket resale market has been conducted and the findings were published in May 2016. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has now published its response to the independent review and stated that it will be taking part in discussions with representatives of the live events industry about how unfair terms law applies to ticketing terms and conditions, how pricing information is displayed and how to prevent the use of automated software (bots) to purchase large numbers of tickets. The CMA is currently holding a compliance review of undertakings provided by the four main secondary ticket platforms, including an agreement to give improved information to buyers about the tickets listed on their sites, and also their legal requirements. The CMA plans to provide a further update on this work by the end of 2016. Digital Economy Bill A reminder regarding the Digital Economy Bill that was introduced in House of Commons in the UK in July. The public committee is currently consulting on the bill and responses have been requested by the 27 October. Measures include: access to digital services, including a broadband Universal Service Obligation so that everyone has the legal right to request connection to fast broadband digital infrastructure, including reforms to the Electronic Communications Code protections for children online including age verification checks for access to all websites and "apps" containing pornographic material reforms to intellectual property including bringing criminal penalties for online and physical copyright infringement into line, creating a new online design registration system, repealing out-dated copyright provisions in relation to cable television better public services and sharing information through better use of data whilst safeguarding citizens' privacy regulation of the digital economy including extending Ofcom's powers to regulate the activities of the BBC and reduce the number of unwanted direct marketing calls and spam emails. Media, sport and entertainment blog The most popular MSE blog posts this month were: Think before you link – CJEU confirms that linking to freely available but unauthorised content can infringe copyright Digital Content Distribution: the EU Commission Inquiry


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NY woman due in court over accusation she bought guns used in firefighter killings
HENRIETTA, N.Y. – An upstate New York woman charged in connection with two guns used in a former neighbor's deadly Christmas Eve ambush of firefighters is due before a judge Tuesday.
Dawn Nguyen, 24, of the Rochester suburb of Greece will plead not guilty in Henrietta Town Court to a state charge of filing a falsified business record, her attorney, John Parrinello, said.
She appeared on a similar federal charge in U.S. District Court last month and was released pending a return appearance.
Prosecutors said Nguyen indicated on a form that a 12-gauge shotgun and AR-15 semiautomatic rifle she bought at a Gander Mountain store in Henrietta in 2010 were for her, but they were really for neighbor William Spengler Jr., an ex-convict who wasn't allowed to have them. Spengler accompanied Nguyen to the store and picked out the weapons.
Spengler set his Webster house on fire on Christmas Eve and shot four volunteer firefighters, killing two, as they arrived on the scene. Two other firefighters and a police officer were wounded. Spengler, 62, who had served 17 years in prison for killing his grandmother with a hammer, then killed himself.
The blaze destroyed seven homes on the narrow stretch of land on Lake Ontario.
"She's very sorry that this individual chose to use the guns 2½ years later in this way and really shocked about what happened," Parrinello said Monday.
Nguyen's family for a time lived next door to Spengler, and she knew him as "Uncle Billy," the lawyer said.
"I hope for her benefit that everybody understands how tangential, if at all, any role she had and how it is totally unrelated to what this maniac did on Christmas Eve," Parrinello said.


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South Dakota is one of 20 states selected as a Lead State Partner in the development of the Next Generation Science Standards, or NGSS.
Clean Diesel grants help to fund bus upgrades, purchases
A 4th round of funding through the South Dakota Clean Diesel Grant Program is now available. Funds may be used to purchase new school buses to replace older, high-emitting diesel models, and to equip in-use diesel buses with exhaust control retrofit devices.
Funding allows for continued education efforts in Indian Country
American Indian, underrepresented, and economically disadvantaged students from across South Dakota will continue to benefit in future years from more than $30 million in federal matching grants.
U.S. Ed recognizes National Blue Ribbon Schools
Three South Dakota schools Avon Elementary, Hamlin Junior High and Sharon F. Delzer Elementary in Estelline are among the 304 schools nationwide named as 2011 Blue Ribbon Schools.


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James W. Tibbetts, chairman of the Sagebrush Coalition's board of directors, which oppose the proposed monument, was quoted as saying, "2 trillion tons of low sulfur coal was taken off the market when President Bill Clinton declared the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument." Two trillion tons is a big number and I became curious about its accuracy.
A few seconds, literally a few seconds, with my search engine of choice pointed me to a report by the Utah Geologic Survey on the energy resources of the Grand Staircase area. That report put the total coal resources on federal, state, and private land in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument at 62.3 billion tons, of which 11.4 billon tons was recoverable. Mr. Tibbetts's number of 2 trillion tons was off by a factor of about 200 (11.4 billion instead of 2 trillion). Perhaps the giddy excitement and fumes of Jeep Safari had addled him.
There are two conclusions a fact-friendly reader can draw. One, Mr. Tibbetts apparently pulled a number out of the air, or somewhere, and wouldn't recognize a fact if it bit him on the ankle, or somewhere. Second, The Times-Independent presented Mr. Tibbetts nonsense as fact without doing any basic checking of its own.
A newspaper should do more than report "what he said." A newspaper should report "what he said" and then do some checking and, if warranted, add "and he was wrong." If all the T-I does is serve as stenographers, what value do you add?
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American Top Team-Beaumont ready for Houstonians at Cage Combat 9
Five fighters from American Top Team-Beaumont will travel to Humble on Friday to compete in Cage Combat 9 Mixed Martial Arts at the Humble Civic Center. The first of 14 amateur fights are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Just a few tickets remain, and they can be purchased online at garciapromotions.com. For those who cannot make the trip, the fights will be streamed live online, and free of charge, on the Facebook page of The Cagesiders.
Of the five Beaumont fighters, one will fight for the last time as an amateur and one will make his cage debut. The 20-year-old Ryan Spann (3-1) will headline the Cage Combat 9 card and fight Jared Perez (4-1) for the 170-pound Cage Combat title. This will also be Spann's final amateur fight as he prepares to make his pro debut on July 7 in IXFA at Delta Downs.
"Ryan's last two wins were really quick, so we were hoping to get him one good test before he turns pro," said American Top Team-Beaumont head trainer Mike Berryhill. "His skill set has gone up, and this will be his first fight at 170 pounds. He's super talented, so it's time to test the waters."
Making his fighting debut will be Greg Diaz, who is a partner and director of MRI at Radiology Associates. Diaz, 43, will fight someone who is 22 years younger and has an experience edge in Laville Simpson (4-3).
"I envy this guy," said Berryhill about Diaz. "This is something he's always wanted to do in his life. He's put a ton of effort into training camp and even did extra one-on-one work. He's very confident and has a competitive experience that many fighters lack."
Diaz began wrestling at the age of 8 and carried the love of the sport into high school where he won a state title in freestyle wrestling and was named to the all-state team. He then attended Grand Valley State and competed for the wrestling team until it was disbanded after Title IX was implemented.
"First and foremost, my wife Kim has been very supportive," said Diaz. "She was my high school sweetheart, but without her permission, I wouldn't have begun this process to fight. She's been a trooper. I did have some questions to ask myself before I dedicated myself to the fight. Was I too old? Would my body handle training camp? Can I find a good sponsor? Could I pass a physical and all the tests the state commission requires? And what promoter would take a 43-year-old guy and give him a fight? All those were answered and kudos to Eric Garcia of Garcia Promotions for giving me a chance."
Diaz went on to mention his weight cut to 155 pounds hasn't been tough. "When I was younger, it was last minute," he said. "I have been on a very strict diet and had two months or so to prepare for it. It's been a little tough to juggle business with my gym practices, but it all worked out."
Diaz said he wasn't concerned about stepping into the cage for the first time despite being untested in MMA. "I've been in high level stress scenarios," said Diaz. "It's a disadvantage for my opponent because he doesn't know what I am going to do. I've seen several fight videos on him, so I know his tendencies."
Josh Cooper, 32, will step back into the cage after nearly a year layoff with 1-1 record to fight Mike Dunn (0-1) at 135 pounds. "It's good to see Josh back training hard and focused," said Berryhill. "He's been through a lot lately. Josh is a strong fighter who has explosive strength."
Martin Walker looks to snap a two-fight losing streak and will take on undefeated Kody Williams (2-0), who is also a wrestling coach, at 145 pounds.
"This is Martin's third opponent for this card because the first two guys pulled out," said Berryhill. "Martin got into some trouble in his last fight, and he knows he's his own worst enemy. If he just keeps it simple, good things will happen."
Also fighting will be Tony Stolfa (1-0), who faces Edgar Juarez (2-1) at 145 pounds. "Tony has come along way," added Berryhill. "He's a very technical fighter with great kicks."
Berryhill noted his American Top Team-Beaumont fighters will be competing against five different schools from Houston including 4 oz, Gracie Barra – The Woodlands, Paradigm, Twin Wolves and American Revolution.
"It's us against them," he said. "We want our guys to use their training and give it their best, and we hope to return to Beaumont 5-0 and bring back another championship belt."


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The fact that Android is doing well shouldn't be a surprise to anyone; lots of figures already prove that. New figures from research firms Gartner and IDC from the second quarter of 2010 show that not only is Android doing well in the United States - it's doing well in Foreign as well. Worldwide, Android has soared past iOS, and is closing in on Research In Motion's BlackBerry - just one percentage point left. Symbian is still the undisputed king of smartphone land, with more installations sold than RIM and Android combined.
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Tonight! Wolves, jazz, Saltine Ramblers, Fame
• Filmmaker Elke Duerr will give a presentation on Mexican Gray Wolves at The Kosmos (1715 Fifth NW) at 8 p.m. Also a live jazz performance and live auction. Read more about it in Reel World.
• CD release party and concert for local band The Saltine Ramblers. They perform with The Porter Draw and Big Sad Guy at Low Spirits Club, 2823 Second Street NW, $5, 21-and-over. Read about them here.
• Opening night of Fame at the Albuquerque Little Theatre (224 San Pasquale SW). Runs through Aug. 8. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m., Sunday performances are at 2 p.m. I wanna learn how to fly.


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WASHINGTON - The government unlocked office doors, carried away barriers and lifted entrance gates at parks across the country Thursday after a battle-weary Congress approved a bipartisan deal to end 16 days of partial shutdown and guarantee that the United States would pay its debts, at least for this year.
In hopes of averting another standoff early next year when the temporary measure runs out, Congress' four top budget writers met over breakfast Thursday to begin two months of budget talks. It's a tough project, and they offered no promises.
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said the group's goals were "to get this debt under control, to do smart deficit reduction, and to do things that we think will grow the economy and get people back to work."
"We believe there is common ground," Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray, D-Wash., said afterward.
The House and Senate voted late Wednesday night to end the showdown that began when Republicans tried unsuccessfully to use must-pass funding legislation to derail the president's landmark health care law.
Early Thursday, President Barack Obama signed the measure and directed all agencies to reopen promptly.
The relief felt by furloughed federal employees was tempered by worry that the truce might not last much past the holidays. Congress approved government funding only through mid-January. And the nation's borrowing limit will need another increase shortly after that. In the meantime, lawmakers will try to find agreement on how to replace this year's across-the-board spending cuts with more orderly deficit reduction.
"I hope this is the end of this," said Vice President Joe Biden, who greeted workers returning to the Environmental Protection Agency with hugs, handshakes and muffins. But Biden acknowledged, "There's no guarantees of anything."
The impasse furloughed about 800,000 workers at its peak, before civilian Defense Department employees were called back. It closed down most of NASA, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Interior Department and halted work not considered critical at other agencies.
"We're back from the #shutdown!" the Smithsonian Institution crowed on Twitter, announcing that museums would reopen Thursday. The U.S. Capitol's visitor center planned to resume tours. "Closed" signs started coming down at national parks and offices across the nation, hours after the deal was sealed in Washington.
Congress agreed to pay federal workers for the missed time. No such luck for contractors and all sorts of other workers whose livelihoods were disrupted.
"More business. More money," cab driver Osman Naimyar said happily, noting the growing crowds of commuters on Washington streets. He lost about a fifth of his normal fares while federal workers stayed home and tourists disappeared from the National Mall.
Standard & Poor's estimated the shutdown has taken $24 billion out of the economy, and the Fitch credit rating agency warned Tuesday that it was reviewing its AAA rating on U.S. government debt for a possible downgrade.
Obama and his Democratic allies on Capitol Hill were the decisive winners in the fight, which was sparked by tea party Republicans like Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. They prevailed upon skeptical GOP leaders to use a normally routine short-term funding bill in an attempt to "defund" the 2010 health care law known as "Obamacare."
"We fought the good fight. We just didn't win," House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, conceded in a radio interview. He was given positive reviews from Republicans for his handling of the crisis, though it again exposed the tenuous grasp he holds over the fractious House GOP conference.
Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona said the American people disapproved of how Republicans, and also Democrats and the president, handled the budget gridlock.
"Hopefully, the lesson is to stop this foolish childishness," McCain said on CNN.
The shutdown sent approval of the GOP plummeting in opinion polls and exasperated veteran lawmakers who saw it as folly.
"After two long weeks, it is time to end this government shutdown. It's time to take the threat of default off the table," House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers, R-Ky., said before the vote. "It's time to restore some sanity to this place."
The agreement was brokered by the Senate's top Democrat, Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, and its Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. They stepped in after the House was unable to coalesce around a Republican-only approach.
McConnell is up for re-election next year, and the tea party opponent he faces in the Republican primary issued a statement blasting him for making the deal.
"When the stakes are highest, Mitch McConnell can always be counted on to sell out conservatives," Matt Bevin said.
In the House, conservatives praised Boehner for being tenacious.
The Senate approved the legislation by an 81-18 vote. The House followed suit by a tally of 285-144, with 87 Republicans in favor and 144 against, breaking an informal policy that a majority of the controlling party should carry legislation. Democrats unanimously supported the bill, even though it locks in funding at levels required by across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration that they oppose.
The legislation would fund the government through Jan. 15 and permit it to borrow normally through Feb. 7. After that, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew retains the capacity to employ accounting maneuvers to create wiggle room on the debt limit into mid-March or so.
Most House Republicans opposed the compromise bill for failing to do anything about deficits and debt.
"All this does is delay this fight four months," Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., said. "We need to get to the underlying cause of the problem, which is our out-of-control spending and deficits, and fix it before it's too late and we go down the toilet to bankruptcy because that's where America is headed."
It's the second time this year that Congress has passed legislation to increase the government's borrowing cap with few if any conditions on the president, reversing a 2011 precedent in which the threat of default was used to extract $2.1 trillion in spending cuts from a politically wounded Obama.


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LTC's Mercer County advances to 2A title game
Stark County's dreams of a Class 1A state football title were dashed Saturday afternoon in Stockton.
The Blackhawks unleashed a relentless running attack and thumped the Rebels 51-14 in the semifinal matchup. Stark County finishes the season 10-3.
The Lincoln Trail Conference will be represented in Champaign Friday as Mercer County defeated Clifton Central 26-7. The Golden Eagles will play Belleville Althoff in the 2A title game.
The Big Rivers' string of state titles was snapped at three as defending champion Aurora Christian eliminated Sterling Newman 41-7 in the Class 3A semifinals.
For more on Stark County's semifinal loss at Stockton, pick up Tuesday's Star Courier.


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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heads back to Israel and the West Bank on Thursday for more talks on restarting peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. When he was there last month, he walked away with at least one agreement — to improve the West Bank economy. Here's how he put it as he left Israel:
"We agreed among us — President Abbas, Prime Minister Netanyahu and ourselves — that we are going to engage in new efforts, very specific efforts, to promote economic development and to remove some of the bottlenecks and barriers that exist with respect to commerce in the West Bank, to move very rapidly toward increased business expansion and private sector investment in the West Bank."
This wasn't designed to replace the political track, Kerry emphasized, but to complement it.
No more details have been publicized. But if Kerry really can succeed in removing "bottlenecks and barriers," some businesspeople in the West Bank say that might go further than cash.
Take stonecutting. So-called Jerusalem stone is famous around the world. Both Israeli and Palestinian companies extract and export it. But West Bank quarries are in an area where Israel, as agreed to in the Oslo Accords, controls permits for any activity on the land.
Ahmed Thwabta, who owns a stone factory in Beit Fajjar, by Bethlehem, says sometimes Israeli soldiers confiscate his workers' tools. Sometimes they deny access to the mine.
"We work according to the Israeli mood," he says. "If the political situation is good, then we are OK. If the political situation is bad, then they come and pick on us and fine us."
That unpredictability hampers all kinds of businesses. Farmers wanting to sell their produce in Jerusalem can't always be sure a crossing will be open in time to keep strawberries, for example, from spoiling. Shoemakers can't guarantee shipments. Even the small-but-growing IT sector faces obstacles.
"For example, Palestine cannot have 3G or 4G because the Israeli authorities are preventing them from accessing these frequencies," says Saed Nashef, a Palestinian-American venture capitalist running a fund with nearly $30 million to invest in Palestinian tech companies.
He also says Israel could make it much easier for people from abroad to come work here.
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Israel says any obstacles it puts in place are for security.
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COGAT oversees a lot — including mining permits, commercial crossings and travel permits for Palestinian workers seeking employment in Israel or in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Yakubovich repeats two points frequently: First, that Israel puts security first. He mentions a 2004 attack on an Israeli port after two suicide bombers hid in a commercial container to leave the West Bank. Second, that COGAT is working to support the Palestinian Authority. Yakubovich says Israel can't find takers to fill all of the permits allowed for Palestinians to work in Israel.
Given logistical obstacles, high unemployment and no clear light at the end of the political tunnel, the International Monetary Fund is predicting that growth in Palestinian areas will drop by half over the next three years. The head of the IMF office here, Udo Kock, says another major problem is that the Palestinian Authority depends on international donors for a quarter of its budget. Recently, those contributions have been inconsistent, which means the Palestinian Authority can't pay its bills.
"There are three main elements that are needed to get the private sector going," Kock says. "One is a relaxation of restrictions — broad-based, all sectors. This is very important. Second is for donors to continue to provide assistance, and to do it in a predictable way. And there is a responsibility on the Palestinian side, of course. The PA has to start working on reforms."
Businessman Rami El-Zogheir says all he needs are assurances that the political situation will at least stay the same, if not improve. His company makes high-end shoes by hand, and business has been booming; during the past three years of relative calm here, Golf & Horse Footwear has tripled the number of pairs it makes.
"I would like to invest more money," Zogheir says. "And I have a good chance to expand into other Arab markets. But I can't guarantee the situation here."
Secretary of State John Kerry is back in the Middle East. Tomorrow, he meets separately with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, hoping to reignite long-stalled peace negotiations. When he was in the region last month, Kerry said he's working on plans to attract major investments to the Israeli-occupied West Bank. He hopes that will help political discussions move along. But as NPR's Emily Harris has learned, the West Bank economy is all tied up in politics.
EMILY HARRIS, BYLINE: Under open sheds on the outskirts of a Palestinian village in the West Bank, dozens of men chisel stone slabs by hand. Extracting the white rock known around the world as Jerusalem stone is an important business here. This family company employs 60 people and brings in revenue of around $2 million dollars a year, says owner Ahmed Thwabta. But because his quarry is in a West Bank area where Israel controls industrial permits, business is unpredictable.
AHMED THWABTA: (Through translator) We work according to the Israeli mood. If the political situation is good, then we are OK. If the political situation is bad, then they come and pick on us and fine us.
HARRIS: The more modern end of the Palestinian economic spectrum also depends on Israel. Saed Nashef runs a venture capital firm with almost $30 million to invest in information technology in Palestinian areas. He says IT companies in the West Bank have more flexibility than traditional businesses. They don't need mining permits, for example. But, he said, there are obstacles.
SAED NASHEF: For example, Palestine cannot have 3G and cannot have 4G, because the Israeli authorities are preventing them from accessing these frequencies.
HARRIS: Some big multinationals have money in the IT sector here. Cisco's Israel office, for example, outsources work to 40 Palestinian engineers. But for face-to-face meetings, permits to leave the West Bank can take a week or longer. Palestinian goods manufactured in the West Bank have to be transferred to Israeli trucks to leave the occupied area.
COL. GRISHA YAKUBOVICH: I know that the crossing points are an obstacle.
HARRIS: Colonel Grisha Yakubovich heads the Israeli office that oversees all non-military activities in the West Bank. He says these obstacles help security. He recalls an attack in Israel nine years ago after two suicide bombers left the West Bank hidden in a commercial container.
YAKUBOVICH: Terrorists that killed 11 people at Ashdod Port using those civilian platform of economy, of trucks, of open gates. So there are those security measures that we were forced, we were forced to build.
HARRIS: Economic challenges in the West Bank aren't only due to Israeli rules. Twenty-five percent of the operating budget of the government - the Palestinian Authority - is covered by other countries, international donors. Udo Kock heads the International Monetary Fund office here. He says in the past couple of years, donations have become unpredictable. That means the Palestinian Authority has had trouble paying salaries, and bills.
UDO KOCK: And it's come to a point where now the private sector, some of them, are reluctant to provide services to the PA, because they're not getting paid. Then this private sector, of course, is reluctant to pay taxes that are due to the Palestinian Authority, and you get into a circle that's very harmful for the economy.
HARRIS: Right now, the IMF predicts growth will drop by half here in the next three years. But Rami El-Zogheir says he could grow his business: high-quality, hand-made shoes.
His factory in Hebron has tripled output over the past three years, and he's ready to expand into other Arab markets. The problem, Zogheir says, isn't money. It's politics.
RAMI EL-ZOHEIR: I would like to invest more money. But I can't guarantee the situation here. I'm afraid for tomorrow.
HARRIS: Afraid violence might flare up again, and afraid any promised new outside investment - if it materializes - could not overcome existing obstacles. Emily Harris, NPR News.
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There seems to be one topic that beer drinkers are frequently asking over and over again. The question on many people's mind seems to be: "How many calories are there in my favorite beer?"
It's amazing how often I see people looking for this information and somehow landing on this beer blog of mine. I rarely mention the amount of calories, yet I realize this subject is on a lot of people's minds.
This is a common question. Beer is known for having a fair amount of calories and contributing to the size of our ever growing beer bellies. But just how many calories does a typical beer have?
I took some time to search the internet to see approximately how many calories does the average beer have. It didn't take long to find a few good references out there. While there isn't (yet) a database that lists every beer and how many calories each bottle contains, there is a fair amount of information listed about the average beer.
Here are some little known facts about beer and calories:
* The average "light" beer has just over 103 calories in a 12 oz bottle or can. These beers are typically lighter in color and are lower alcohol beers. The range of calories in light beers vary between 65 and 120 calories. The ABV of these beers range from 3.2% up to 5%.
* The average microbrew or full strength craft beer has about 156 calories per 12 oz bottle. These beers tend to use a bit more grains than macro beers. They vary in color and tend to be higher in alcohol, sometimes up to 12% ABV.
* It takes approximately 3500 calories to account for 1 pound of weight added. So using the above data, it would take roughly 34 light beers worth of calories to put on 1 pound of weight (after you flushed away the waste fluids). But it takes just 22.5 regular beers to account for 1 pound of caloric weight.
* The majority of the calories in a beer come from the level of alcohol content. Carbs account for some of the beer calories but not nearly as many as alcohol. The higher the alcohol content, the more calories you can expect to take in.
* If you drink only light beer will you gain less weight? Put it this way, if one man drinks 1 light beer a day for a whole year and compares his calorie intake to a man who drinks one regular craft beer a day for a year, the man who drank a regular craft beer would have taken in over 28000 more calories in a year on average than the light beer drinker. Given the weight equivalent of calories, that accounts for about 8 extra pounds of weight per year!
Specific Examples of Calories in Beer
Let's compare two popular beers: Bud Light and Sam Adams Boston Lager. The first is a standard light macro brew and the other is a typical craft beer. How do these two beers compare? Let's look at the numbers.
Bud Light - 110 calories per 12 oz bottle.
Sam Adams - 180 calories per 12 oz bottle.
The Sam Adams beer has over 63% more calories per bottle than the Bud Light. If you're a quantity vs quality type drinker, this could add up quite a bit over the course of a year or even a lifetime.
Many drinkers consume beer in pints (16 oz) rather than 12 oz bottles. What's the typical difference here?
A 12 oz light beer may have 110 calories but that jumps to 149 calories in a pint. A 12oz craft beer has 180 calories but leaps to 243 calories in a pint.
And let's not forget that beer also comes in 22oz bombers. I'll let you do the math on that size bottle.
Is drinking smaller size beers better for your waistline?
That depends on your metabolism, but the stats show that you're probably better off with smaller bottles. One of the biggest and highest calorie beers in the world weighs in at over 300 calories. Compare that to one of the lowest calorie beers that comes in at just over 50 calories.
The size, shape and ABV of your beer may decide the size and shape of your body.
How much exercise do you need to do to burn off the typical beer?
Again, this depends on several factors but lets look at an average person. (Your results may vary). On average, it would take 29 minutes of walking or 12 minutes of running to burn off the calories consumed in a regular craft beer.
A light beer, on the other hand, would take on average 15 minutes of walking or 6 minutes of running to burn it's calories off.
The sad truth.
If you're looking to lose weight but still allow yourself the pleasure of drinking a beer or two a day you'll need to have a plan to burn off those extra calories. On average, it'll take roughly 9.2 hours of walking to burn off 3500 calories (or 1 pound of caloric weight) or 4.6 hours of running to burn the same amount. While some of you can lose a pound just sitting outside on a hot day, your not burning fat, you're simply losing water.
So Internet readers, stop looking for specifics on calories for each beer and just know what the averages are telling you. Your favorite beverage comes with a caloric price. It's up to you and your metabolism to help burn those extra beer calories off and maintain your weight. Regular diet and exercise will help. Be sure to consult your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. Doctors can tell you what's right for your body.
You can switch to light beers and save yourself some exercise later on but consider this - How much taste will you also be giving up?
Lighter beers tend to be lighter in flavor and more watery. It's a trade off. Many craft beer drinkers simply refuse to give up that richer beer taste. That's fine - just know your numbers, realize the effort it will take to burn off those calories and act accordingly.
So don't fret too much over how many calories a particular beer has. As long as you stay active, eat right, get enough sleep, exercise often and don't drink to excess you'll probably be fine. Consult with your doctor first about any exercise and regular alcohol consumption.
Related articles:
- The Great American Beer Diet Challenge
- Beer reviews by style.
- Dark beer season returns.
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