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At Cormack Packaging we are celebrating 316 days and counting!
After surpassing the previous safety record of 315 days without a lost time injury, recognition was made of a site wide commitment to ensuring the health and safety of all employees.
316 Days and Counting (without a lost time injury) Safety Incentive Program has been implemented to track and communicate to all employees on a weekly basis the maintenance of this significant safety achievement. With a focus on prevention and co-operation across all levels of the organisation, all employees are now focusing on achieving the next milestone of 400 days without a lost time injury.
In celebrating the achievement with all team members at a special lunch function, Mathew Cormack, Managing Director acknowledged that it is every individual's right to return home safely from work each day, but that it is also their duty to both themselves as individuals and to their colleagues to ensure that they practice the discipline of good Occupational Health and Safety that Cormack Packaging have embedded into the organisation.
In his speech to staff, he also expressed the importance of Occupational Health and Safety practices in the success of the business and its ability to be productive and grow in the current environment.
David Mellows, Operations Manager echoed these comments adding that Occupational Health and Safety and Lost Time Injury was every person's responsibility from the office staff to manufacturing operators, and that all employees had a role in achieving this milestone for Cormack.
Where quality is a focus every day in every thing we do, Cormack Packaging are proud of this achievement and look forward to celebrating 400 days without a lost time injury...... 84 days and counting.


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2 Important items Individuals Do Not Recognize About LASIK Eye Medical SurgeryThe eye can be examined with relative ease as to both its function and its structure. A functional assessment includes the ability to move in the orbit and the reaction of the student to light and accommodation.
The function of the eye may be checked in several ways. The patient might be asked to identify illuminated letter or things of differing sizes on exactly what is referred to as the Snellen chart.
Conversely, the evaluation of the structural part of the eye might be made in numerous methods. Stress within the eyeball is determined by a "tonometer." In specific diseases, especially in glaucoma, the stress in the eyeball is increased considerably.
It ought to be well kept in mind that a patient with an eye problem might have other issues. Typically other physical conditions are main and affect the eye as a repercussion. The appearance of the eye can inform the client and the doctor to troubles in some disruptions of other parts of the body even prior to other symptoms provide themselves.
One's reliance on sight is emphasized when one faces a temporary or possible long-term loss of this vital sense. Hence, when corrective measures are sought, particular types of vision correction such as contact lenses or glasses are prescribed.
On the other hand, some people are troubled with that they have actually some framed lenses or contact lenses in front of their eyes.
For this factor, advanced surgical operations were established to motivate reduced utilization of contact lenses or glasses. One of which is the now popular LASIK eye surgical treatment.
Basically, LASIK eye surgery is the brief term for "Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis." Like its concrete equivalent, LASIK eye surgery is another kind of vision correction. The only difference is that with this type of surgical treatment, one's vision is remedied permanently.
With LASIK eye surgery, the refractive mistakes in the cornea are permanently changed. This can be done utilizing an "excimer laser."
The main function of this surgery is to create a threadlike, rounded "flap" in the cornea utilizing a blade known as "microkeratome." In a series of unfolding and laser processing, the cornea is lastly reformed, enabling much better the eye to direct more light into the retina.
Popularity vs. Disadvantages
In the middle of the growing appeal of LASIK eye surgery, there are still disadvantages that people must understand. Most likely, my latest blog post the main reason this type of eye surgical treatment has ended up being well accepted is due to the fact that most of its cases had actually succeeded.
In spite of its success, there are still some disadvantages. Here is the list:
1. It is an operation used to the most sensitive part of the eye
Because LASIK eye surgical treatment includes the operation of the retina, which is one of the most sensitive portions of the eye, the majority of people say that the operation can be very dangerous.
In other words, a simple mistake might see post almost trigger an individual's lifetime blindness. It is crucial to consider many factors prior to deciding whether LASIK eye surgery is the right restorative step one has to undergo.
2. It is not a ideal procedure
LASIK eye surgical treatment may correct your vision but it does not always imply that it can provide you a twenty-twenty. Even if statistical reports reveal that 70% of the patients may have 20/20 vision, this does not always suggest they have perfect vision too.
Given all these things, it can be deduced that, in spite of the popularity of the operation, LASIK may not constantly be the perfect eye surgery the way most people see it
Conversely, the examination of the structural part of the eye may be made in numerous methods. It should be well kept in mind that a patient with an eye issue may have other problems. Frequently other physical conditions are primary and affect the eye as a repercussion. The appearance of the eye can alert the client and the doctor to problems in some disruptions of why not check here other parts of the body even before other symptoms present themselves.
Like its tangible equivalent, LASIK eye surgery is another form of vision correction.

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Argentina striker Carlos Tevez claims he will not watch the World Cup if he is not part of coach Alejandro Sabella's plans for the summer.
Argentina have a host of top strikers to call upon, including Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Gonzalo Higuain, but the former Manchester City, Manchester United and West Ham United striker claims he will not be cheering his team-mates on if he is not involved.
"I have no problems with the group and I get on great with Messi. I don't lose sleep over the World Cup. I don't think I will watch it because it hurts me to see the national team, it's bad for me," he told Argentina's La Red radio station on Friday.
"If Sabella hasn't called me up, I'm not going to phone him to find out why he doesn't pick me.
"Sabella must not be asked to call me up... Let him work in peace because it's not easy for Sabella not to call me. I know there's a lot of pressure especially from fans."
Tevez was part of the Argentina teams that reached the quarter-finals of the last two World Cups in Germany in 2006 and South Africa in 2010, but last played for the side in the 2011 Copa America quarter-final defeat to Uruguay.
Sabella's men have been placed in Group F with Bosnia & Herzegovina, Iran and Nigeria at next year's finals in Brazil, which begins on June 12.
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Mother's Day weekend flights to Samoa are all full
If you have not purchased an airline ticket for inter Samoa flights for today and tomorrow, your only chance is to standby at the airport and hope that a confirmed passenger is late or doesn't show up for the flight. It may also be good to pray for a miracle.
Polynesian Airlines, Inter Island Airways and Samoa Air are all reporting full flights — and this is usually the case heading into the Mother's Day weekend. Many local residents are traveling today and tomorrow, because Samoa is a day ahead.
"Traffic to Samoa is one of the busiest air travel times for inter Samoa flights and Polynesian Airlines remains committed to ensure that we continue to serve the traveling public," Polynesian's local station manager Toe Loia told Samoa News yesterday.
The Samoa government owned airline has scheduled six flights each for today and tomorrow with all flights fully booked. Saturday's flights, ( which arrive on Sunday in Apia) are still doing well with passenger loads.
For locally-based Inter Island Airways, an airline official said they have three flights each for today and tomorrow. The official also says the airline is monitoring passenger demand before making any decision on whether or not to add any extra flights.
Inter Island is also operating flights on Saturday, although with light passenger loads. The airline reported full flights yesterday and tomorrow for Fitiuta Airport in Manu'a.
Samoa Air's local agent, David Prescott said there are four flights today to Samoa — three to Fagali'i Airport on Upolu and one to Maota Airport on Savai'i island.
For tomorrow, it's three flights to Fagali'i airport and one to Faleolo International Airport. Prescott said the carrier is also taking a lot of cargo on the flights as Samoa Air is offering rates that are "very affordable for our residents" heading into Mother's Day. (See yesterday's Samoa News edition for the airline's special fares.)
All three airlines say that they are also prepared to bring these passengers back, which will start on our Sunday, which is Monday in Samoa.
As of yesterday, there were still available seats on today's sail of the MV Lady Naomi, according to the local agent, Polynesian Shipping, which also says the total amount of cargo taken on the outbound sail won't be known until later this morning. The Samoa government- owned vessel arrives this morning and departs later this afternoon.


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HANCOCK -- The Hancock Volunteer Fire Co. wants to have a bow-shooting operation on land it owns in town, Hancock Town Council members said Wednesday night.
Mayor Daniel Murphy said he believes the fire department wants to have bow shooting as part of a fundraising plan.
But town laws do not allow such an operation, Murphy said.
Murphy said the town will have to reject the request, after which the fire department can appeal the decision.
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New Mid-Market businesses boost foot traffic
Looking back on it, a high-end French restaurant was probably not a good fit for Sixth Street.
The Passion Cafe opened with high hopes and a menu that ran from croque monsieur to beef bourguignon. Sadly, the choices may have been a little upscale for the neighborhood. The cafe was hit with the usual Sixth Street tsunami of problems - robberies, crazy street people, and even an assault on owner Steve Barton.
Discouraged, Barton closed the place; despite the sensational remodel he'd done on what had been a pawnshop and liquor store.
Now we have Sixth and Market streets makeover 2.0. While it is always risky to predict that things are turning around - how many stories like that have we done? - there is one critical factor that has been missing until now: customers.
It's not just Dottie's True Blue Cafe, which is packing them in with breakfast specialties and house-made pastries at the Passion's old place. (Barton is the landlord.) It's also the quality hamburger joint, Pearl's, up Sixth. Between them, they've formed a kind of comfort food corner, for the new, young foodies.
Unlike the gritty dynamic at Sixth Street's Tu Lan Vietnamese restaurant, which was famously recommended by food guru Julia Child, this is a warmer, friendlier notion.
"They used to call it the gourmet ghetto," said Pearl's owner Sylvia Yi. "But I think comfort corner sounds much nicer."
And just around the corner, Huckleberry Bicycles, which opened three months ago, is emblematic of the new model - fit the business to the neighborhood. A bicycle shop at Mid-Market might seem like a stretch until you look out the front door and see hundreds of bike commuters rolling past.
"Market may be the busiest bike street in the country," said co-founder Brian Smith. "To us it was a no-brainer."
The real key is that the new owners know what they're getting into. Yi, who named Pearl's after her grandmother, lived in the Tenderloin for part of her childhood. Her mother ran Korean/Chinese restaurants up and down Jones Street when she was in elementary school. She says she and her sister used to play the Tenderloin version of soapbox derby.
"We used to go to the Spic and Span Laundry," Yi said. "They would indulge us and let us ride around in the laundry baskets."
Both Dottie's and Pearl's have owners who are Tenderloin veterans. Dottie's moved to Sixth from a location on Jones and Yi opened a Pearl's at Post and Jones in 2006.
"I have to say we got some mixed comments before we opened," she said. "People said you're going to put condiments out on the table? Are you crazy? People will run in and steal them."
But today that spot is her biggest grosser, ahead of locations in Noe Valley and Alameda. And after just four months, the new one at Sixth is a close second.
I stopped in at Dottie's twice to try to talk to owner Kurt Abney, but he was so busy slinging breakfast scrambles he didn't have a second. Dottie's just opened Jan. 20, but there was a line of diners waiting Friday at 11:30, and the weekend brunch crowd has routinely spilled out the door and down the alley.
"What it takes is getting to know the community," said General Manager Carlos Rivas. "We know a lot of people here by name, and we're getting to know more every day. As far as what people were telling us when we opened, it hasn't been a problem here at all."
Now let's not get carried away. We may call it comfort corner, but there's still plenty of crazy. I asked Smith if they'd had any bizarre experiences since they opened Huckleberry Bicycles.
"We have a bizarre experience here every day," he said cheerfully.
It's part of the charm.
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Westerville is situated in the midst of 6,000 acres of parkland, which includes city parks, metro parks and a Columbus Reservoir. Whatever outdoor activities you enjoy, you'll find them in one of our beautiful nature areas.
Westerville Parks & Recreation
Westerville Parks and Recreation Department
Carrie Swineheart
350 N. Cleveland Ave.
Westerville, OH 43082
Phone: (614) 901-6500
Email: email@example.com
Quality facilities, programs and services and preserving/developing natural areas.
Alum Creek Park North
221 W. Main St.
Westerville, OH 43081
Alum Creek Park North is the City's first park, dedicated in 1936. It includes an amphitheater, shelter house, cabin for the Boy Scouts, basketball courts, sand volleyball and a playground.
Boyer Nature Preserve
452 E. Park St.
Westerville, OH 43081
Boyer is a unique site that has so much to explore in its diverse and natural habitat. It is rare to find wetlands in the middle of a suburban neighborhood.
Community Center
350 N. Cleveland Ave.
Westerville, OH 43082
Phone: (614) 901-6500
For four years straight the Westerville Community Center has been voted "Best Recreation Center" from Columbus Parent Best of Columbus and offers fitness equipment, indoor track, zero-depth pool, lap pool and lazy river as well as a climbing wall, indoor playground and meeting space.
Highlands Park Aquatic Center
245 S. Spring Road
Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: (614) 901-POOL
Stay cool by the pool in Westerville. The aquatic center is open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend and features a slide tower with both a speed slide and body slide, a zero entry toddler and leisure pool with a children's slide, a spray playground, lazy river, and an eight-lane 25-meter pool with a diving well.
Legacy Train Depot
115 E. Park St.
Westerville, OH 43081
The Westerville Legacy Train Depot. The Train Depot is located at Hanby Park in the Uptown Historic District behind the Westerville Library and Anti-Saloon League Museum and is adjacent to the 325-mile continuous on- and off-road Ohio to Erie Trail that connects Cleveland to Cincinnati. Resembling a typical train station from years gone by, it serves trail users with trail head parking, year round family restrooms and a fireplace.
Millstone Creek Park
745 N. Spring Rd.
Westerville, OH 43082
This inclusive park offers a nature play area, sports fields, a shelter with family restrooms, access to the Westerville Bike & Walkway and a boundless playground that accommodates different physical limitations.
Ohio to Erie Trail
The Ohio to Erie trail is approximately 330 miles, spanning from Cincinnati to Cleveland and runs through fourteen counties using local trails. Currently, two hundred sixty miles are on trails while seventy miles are on road. By the end of summer 2016, the on road mileage will decrease to forty five with the addition of twenty five trail miles.
Otterbein Lake
Along Alum Creek leisure path near Main St. and Collegeview
Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: (614) 794-0401
Waterfowl and many species of turtles are just some of the wildlife you might see as you follow the bike path until it crosses Alum Creek via an historic iron truss bridge.
Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks in the Westerville Area
Sharon Woods Metro Park
6911 Cleveland Ave.
Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: (614) 891-0700
With 761 acres of forests and open fields, Sharon Woods is a place of quiet beauty on Westerville's western border. Families will enjoy the playground areas and picnic shelters. Bicyclists and joggers will enjoy the park's four miles of paved trails. Those seeking a quieter walk can explore the 320-acre Edward S. Thomas State Nature Preserve or loop around the 11-acre Schrock Lake on nearly 3 miles of gravel nature trails. Numerous seasonal pools associated with the swamp forest communities are present and provide critical spring breeding habitat for amphibians and other wildlife.
Inniswood Metro Gardens
940 S. Hempstead Rd.
Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: (614) 895-6216
Inniswood Metro Gardens was once the 37-acre estate of sisters Grace and Mary Innis. Today, Inniswood is a 121-acre scenic botanical garden and nature preserve that is a continual source of inspiration for central Ohioans of all ages. Streams and woodlands filled with wildflowers and wildlife provide a majestic backdrop to the beautifully landscaped gardens and lawns. Inniswood Metro Gardens is free and open daily throughout the year from 7am to dark. Visitors will enjoy the seasonal beauty of the gardens and natural areas as they stroll along the trails and paved pathways.
Hoover Reservoir and Nature Preserve
Operated by the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department and Columbus Watershed Division
Hoover Reservoir Park
Columbus Recreation and Parks
1111 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43205
Phone: (614) 645-3300
Hoover Reservoir Park offers over 4,700 acres of peaceful and serene landscape on the eastern edge of Westerville. The park and lake provide guests with a range of recreational activities including picnicking, hiking, boating and fishing. For the bird watching enthusiasts, the park offers a wide variety of bird types ranging from common to rare. This includes frequent sightings throughout the year of the American Bald Eagle. The park also features the 27-hole Brent Hambrick memorial Disk Golf Course.


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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Does the Flu ever hit Soaps?
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Haven't seen the show yet, but don't know if I want to if they have Liz apologizing to Sam for anything....
- November 18, 2009 at 4:21 PM
actually, remember when spinelli had the flu, and lulu or maxie brought over soup.
- November 18, 2009 at 4:36 PM
- J said...
So I REALLY REALLY love Lucky and Liz together talking about old times. So wish Niz wasn't going to ruin this. *sigh*
I also love Jolivia and wish they could just be together. They are lovely!
Is Rebecca an idiot? Nikolas says he wanted revenge and she asks why? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Isn't there enough dum dums on this show?
- November 18, 2009 at 4:47 PM
WUB in the Afternoon :)
- November 18, 2009 at 5:11 PM
I thought it was funny when Anthony called Sonny Mr Dimples.I love Anthony of course I loved him on Hill Street Blues.
Johnny is pitiful I wish he wasn't in the mob.
- November 18, 2009 at 5:27 PM
the mr dimples was me I hit the wrong button go figure
- November 18, 2009 at 5:28 PM
The Edge of Wub ... (Watched Edge of Night in junior high, back when they had junior highs. Sky & Raven were only surpassed by GH's Robert & Holly for my favorite couple back then.)
So L&L2's last scene today was him wandering off from the picnic to see if there was a for-sale sign off in the distance? Wow. I mean, save some of that seat-edge excitement for Fridays, Guza!
Also your Chris Berman homage on the spoiler page regarding Maxie and Franco made me smile.
- November 18, 2009 at 5:57 PM
- kdmask said...
skeebob!! Thanks for the Chris catch, I wondered if anyone would get it!!
Also...The Edge of WUB.
LOVES it!
- November 18, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Robert had the flu -- or a bad cold -- leading up to Robin's Nutcracker recital/Sean and Elsie Mae's wedding. Shocked that I'd use a Robert reference, right, Karen? ;-)
- November 18, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Iduring L7L's picnic I kept thinking Lucky was going to stmble upon Claudia's grave....looks like the couple who were just complaining about having no money might buy a piece of land instead?
Didn't Lucy's duck (Sigmund?) have the flu once?
- November 19, 2009 at 7:41 AM
LOVE the cold references: Sigmund! Sean and Tiff's wedding! Priceless GH writing! Some of us have been watching a LOOOOOONG time! hahahahaha...sigh...those were the days!
- November 19, 2009 at 9:08 AM
Wow. Jason remembers he has a son. Well actually, Sam brought Jake up first. I wonder with this Lucky/Liz marriage reference if they are going to start pursuing Jason stepping up as Jake's father. I think Sam can keep her nose out of it though. I think it was bad enough that Liz apologized to her...
Rest of the show wasn't noteworthy.
- November 19, 2009 at 9:17 AM
How about "One Life to Wub".
Okay did anyone notice that when Lucky questioned either Maxie or Jason (I'm not sure now) but he asked where they were on the night of November 5th? Thought Claudia's death night was October 29th???
Even the writers can't get the timeline right and they right the stuff.
Karen - Argh - I thought the same thing when Johnny suddenly had a camera that Claudia gave him. These writers always backtrack on their ideas. I didn't buy it for a second.
- November 19, 2009 at 10:30 AM
WTF would Liz apologize to Sam? Are you fricking kidding me? Maybe she is just understanding how sluts feel lately since she is bedding (or couching/closeting) Nik. Next thing you know she'll apologize to maxie, too. This is Guza writing for sure to have that apology happen. Why the heck would L&L buy land when Jason paid her house off in full when he broke things off after Jake was kidnapped and "saved" be scammer Sam. This is right back where we started scratch that, where we were.
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Apple's biggest reason for acquiring Beats won't be for music, over-hyped accessories, or even its share of Android users. While speculation over the company's rumored purchase is still iron-hot, Steve Jobs biographer, Walter Isaacson, decided to chime in with his two cents. Apple's alleged purchase, according to Isaacson, is actually for video—more specifically Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine, who is described as an instrumental figure in Apple's history.
"Isaacson thinks the Apple-Beats deal is not about headphones or streaming music but rather is about video," said Billboard, who spoke to Isaacson directly. "He speculates that Cook wants Iovine to run Apple's content business and help Apple launch the TV product that analysts have been gossiping about for years."
Aside from Apple's entry into health, the Cupertino company has been repeatedly linked to a new TV experience, with many expecting it to be offered through the company's Apple TV set-top box. We've heard plenty of rumors surrounding a revamped Apple TV—we even thought it might come out in March—but that new initiative seemingly isn't ready because Apple has been unable to get content owners on board. Isaacson believes Iovine can help Apple secure those deals.
As Billboard notes, Iovine was instrumental in helping Apple ink agreements with the five top music labels for iTunes. Meanwhile, Iovine was also involved in Apple's agreeement with U2 when it created Apple's special U2 edition iPod. As an aside, Isaacson also noted that Jobs once said Iovine encouraged him to purchase Universal, though that obviously never came to fruition. Iovine has been connected to Apple longer than most people realize, and his immense influence is apparently something Apple wants—even if it doesn't necessarily have to do with Beats or music streaming.
Previous rumors have claimed Apple is waiting to announce the deal at WWDC in June, where Iovine and even Dr. Dre will be announced as Apple executives. Hearing that may freak out some of the Apple faithful, but it could benefit the company greatly in the long run. With Iovine so instrumental in some of Apple's biggest moves, his biggest role with the company, it seems, has yet to come.


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The Government needs to step up its response to Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and develop a truly cross-party response, East Worthing and Shoreham's MP has urged.
Tim Loughton set up the Government's CSE action plan back in November 2011 as minister for children and young people, and made the comments during a House of Commons debate about older teenagers at risk of sexual abuse and exploitation.
He was one of several MPs to speak during the debate on Thursday December 17, which heard calls for action to tackle the huge number of sexual offences against 16-and-17-year-olds that go unreported and unpunished every year.
Mr Loughton said: "The Government have a good record in starting to approach this issue. The Child Sexual Exploitation action plan, which I launched back in November 2011, has produced many practical results.
"The Home Office produced a CSE report earlier this year. Since last year, there have been new sentencing guidelines for courts, enabling courts to give individuals more severe sentences in cases where the victims were particularly vulnerable, such as 16 or 17-year-olds.
"Much has happened, but much more needs to happen. The Government need to step up their response to this huge problem with a truly cross-Government strategy. In this debate, we have rightly raised serious concerns about 16 or 17-year-olds, but that is only part of a much bigger issue that we are only just beginning to get on top of.
"It is a subject I am deeply concerned about, which is why I so determined when Minister for Children and Young People to establish an inquiry into historic acts of child abuse."
The debate was supported by national charity The Children's Society, which provides a range of services to help young people cope with the trauma of sexual exploitation and to protect those at risk before they become victims.
The charity's Seriously Awkward campaign is highlighting how 16-and-17-year-olds do not get the same protection or help as younger children, despite being at high risk of abuse or harm and are in many cases extremely vulnerable.
Teenage girls aged either 16 and 17 are more likely to be a victim of a sexual offence than any other age group, with almost one in ten surveyed saying they experienced a sexual offence in the last year.
But research by The Children's Society shows that police take no action against suspects in more than three quarters of reported sexual crimes against teenagers in this age group. Only a very small proportion of cases result in successful prosecutions.
The Children's Society is calling for the law to be strengthened to provide better protection for vulnerable 16-and-17-year-olds, and for police to be given greater powers to intervene when a 16 or 17-year-old is being targeted and groomed for exploitation.
For more information visit www.childrenssociety.org.uk
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The Only Way is Essex star Mario Falcone has ditched girlfriend Lucy Mecklenburgh after she finally admitted to sleeping with
Mark Wright.
After months of denying the affair, Lucy finally caves in and comes clean on tomorrow's instalment of TOWIE.
She tells Mario: 'I've never been completely honest about that night. I think you know that.'
However, unimpressed by Lucy's sudden honesty, and despite her claims that he already suspects the truth, Mario berates his girlfriend.
'You lied for the last two months not just to me, to my whole family. What sort of person does that make you? How can you say anything? There is nothing more to say,' he states.
When Mark originally clashed with Mario in a nightclub, telling the Italian that he and Lucy had spent the night together, she suspiciously clammed up, causing her boyfriend to suspect that she had indeed been unfaithful.
However, the 20-year-old later managed to win her beau back around, with Mario claiming to buy her shaky story that his love rival was making the whole thing up.
This is not the first relationship that the union of Mark and Lucy has destroyed.
The pair were rumoured to have slept together during a trip to Marbella, with pictures showing the brunette on Mark's balcony one morning.
This proved too much for the lothario's long-suffering finance Lauren Goodger and the couple broke off their engagement.


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Easy Mexican recipes, including tacos, enchiladas and quesadillas, use ingredients such as tortillas, cheese, chicken, oregano and onion. The Food Network, Real Simple and Sunset websites offer recipes for these items.
For the Food Network's chicken quesadillas recipe, the cook sautees chicken and seasonings, then empties the pan and sautees vegetables such as peppers and onions. The cook then combines these fillings with cheese and assembles the quesadillas. The quesadillas are then cooked in butter until the tortillas are golden and the cheese is melted. These can be served with a homemade pico de gallo. The website offers an instructional video to demonstrate the techniques.
Real Simple's chipotle beef tacos recipe combines beef chuck with seasonings in a slow-cooker for between three and eight hours. The recipe suggests draining the prepared beef, then serving it in tortillas and topping the tacos with cabbage slaw, sour cream, hot sauce and lime.
Sunset Magazine's enchiladas suizas recipe on MyRecipes provides instructions on making a green sauce from tomatillos, white wine, heavy cream and spices. It directs the cook to wrap warm tortillas around chicken and queso fresco, then drizzle the sauce over top. It recommends sprinkling the dish with queso Oaxaca and baking until the cheese melts.


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Breaking its silence on the developments concerning Bhatt, the Gujarat IPS Officers Association passed a resolution backing him in his "fight for truth" and supporting his family at an impromptu meeting held on Saturday.
This is for the first time that the association has gone vocal in support of the suspended IPS officer even though some officials like Rahul Sharma, R B Srikumar and Kuldeep Sharma had expressed their anguish against Modi government over a period of time.
Bhatt, who has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court accusing Chief Minister Narendra Modi of complicity in the 2002 post-Godhra riots, was arrested on September 30 following a complaint by a police constable.
He is currently in judicial custody. According to sources, three IPS officers, including Atul Karwal, V M Parghi and Praveen Kumar Singh on Saturday went to Bhatt's residence to convey the resolution passed by the association to his wife Shewta and family members.
"Three IPS officers had come to our house and have told that the association will totally back Bhatt in his fight for truth," Shweta, wife of Bhatt, told PTI.
Shweta thanked the association for its support. Sources said some officers spoke about the "shabby treatment" meted out to Bhatt and how he was denied home cooked food in jail.
The officers also expressed concern at the manner in which raids were conducted at Bhatt's home after his arrest. When asked whether all IPS officers supported Bhatt, DGP Chittaranjan Singh told reporters in Gandhinagar that "the IPS officers' association has passed a resolution in this regard."
Elaborating, Singh said "we would support the family members of Bhatt if they want or need anything".
"...whatever action police has taken it is in the courts. If the police has done any wrong courts will obviously punish us," he said
Bhatt was arrested on the basis of an FIR filed by police
constable K D Pant, who accused the IPS officer of allegedly threatening him and making him sign false affidavits regarding a meeting called by Modi on February 27, 2002, hours after the Godhra train attack.
The FIR was filed in June this year. Meanwhile, Bhatt's bail plea is pending in the sessions court here and is likely to come up for hearing on Monday.
The IPS officers association also passed another resolution saying that a permanent DGP needed to be appointed in place of in-charge DGP in the state. "The association has passed a resolution for filling up the post of DGP instead of in-charge DGP," sources said.
Chittaranjan Singh is the in-charge DGP of the state at present whereas the post of DGP is lying vacant. The association also appointed Deepak Swaroop as its new president.


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1 MT 9013 Human Resource Development Marketing Research for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Managers by David J. Snepenger, Montana State University College of Business In a previous MontGuide, "Basics of Marketing for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs" (MT 9012 HR) four key steps for successful marketing are identified: 1) understanding the customer, 2) making value for your customer, 3) communicating your value to your target market, and 4) making it easy for the customer to buy. Together these four steps comprise what is called the marketing concept, the most accepted way for small and large businesses to market successfully. In order to implement this marketing concept, firms need specific information that helps determine which marketing activities are both customer driven as well as profitable for the organization. Marketing research can provide that information to the manager. Studies indicate that small businesses are less likely than large businesses to use marketing research in their decision making. Reasons cited include monetary and time expenses, skepticism about potential benefits of marketing research, and the owner/manager's self-perceived inability to carry out the study. Many small businesses avoid marketing research because they misunderstand what it is and what it can accomplish. Following are sev eral questions commonly asked by small business managers and entrepreneurs about marketing research. A basic answer is provided after each question. After you read these questions and answers, you should have the necessary information to begin conducting marketing research as part of your own marketing activities. What is marketing research? Business owners and entrepreneurs acquire information through marketing research that helps identify and Page 1 of 8
2 define marketing opportunities and problems; generate, refine and evaluate marketing actions; monitor marketing performance; and improve the understanding of marketing as a process. What is the purpose of marketing research? One of the difficulties companies face with marketing occurs when the owner/manager thinks he or she knows what the customer wants, how they want it, where they want it and when they want it. Not enough customers, insufficient revenues and excessive inventories indicate that the customer's needs are not being met. Marketing research can help find the problem and identify a solution. It helps managers to look outside of themselves for solutions. What are some common misconceptions about marketing research? First, many think that a small business should only initiate marketing research when it is making a profit. However, the need for information about customers or competitors is often greatest when the business is not profitable. Research can provide the information necessary for the firm to redirect its marketing efforts so as to become profitable. Sometimes managers believe that unless research provides a complete description of a situation it is of no value. On the contrary, a little or some information can often help direct the firm to the appropriate course of action. In addition, if the manager seeks perfect information, by the time the information is acquired it may be irrelevant because the situation has changed. The "big decision" myth also limits the use of marketing research. Marketing research can help with both big and small decisions. Businesses often rely on surveys too much. There are many other ways to acquire information, such as census data or observation of customers. The misconception that market ing research requires big bucks often stymies research. Marketing research can be done at many different levels both big and small. Many research projects can and are being completed for $1000 or less. Another misconception is that you can not do research unless you are a sophisticated researcher. You don't need a Ph.D. in marketing or statistics to do marketing research. It is mostly just hard work. Consult a good marketing research text and/or bring in a consultant for advice and then just dig in and do it. Is marketing research worth the expense? A survey of small business managers in Texas revealed that 84 percent of those who conducted formal marketing research projects in the past three years felt that the information obtained was worth the money spent. Overall, 58 percent said that they were able to incorporate the research findings into their decisionmaking process. Only six percent reported that they were not able to implement the results. Consequently, when small businesses do engage in marketing research the benefits usually exceed the costs. Page 2 of 8
3 How large should your research budget be? Many companies have marketing research budgets that range anywhere from.02 to 1 percent of company sales. It is not unusual to spend 50 percent or more of the marketing research budget buying research from consulting firms. What topics are addressed through marketing research studies? Marketing research can help small businesses answer the following ten crucial questions: 1. What should you market goods, services or both? 2. Should your marketing feature some sort of price advantage? 3. Should you emphasize your self, your quality offerings, your selection, your service or merely the existence of your business? 4. Should you take on your competition or ignore all competitors? 5. Exactly who are your competitors? 6. What are your best prospects? 7. What income groups do they represent? 8. What motivates them to buy? 9. Where do they live? 10. What do they read or watch or listen to in the way of media? What are the two basic types of marketing research? The two basic types of marketing research are quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative research answers questions that start with "how many" or "how much." Qualitative research addresses issues that deal with "why" or "how." Quantitative research usually involves surveys, while qualitative studies rely on observation or unstructured conversations with customers. What is the process for quantitative studies? The marketing research process consists of the planned, systematic gathering of market information to assist in managerial decision making. The information gathering should not be approached haphazardly, but should follow these steps. Step 1. Define the Purpose and Objectives of the Research Page 3 of 8
4 The old saying, "it's more important to do the right thing than to do things right" applies to marketing research. Exploring the wrong issue or asking the wrong questions, no matter how efficiently, will result in useless information. To avoid studying the wrong thing, state the purpose of the research in written form and refer to it during each stage of the research process. For example, "The purpose of this study is to identify why local residents prefer to shop in another community rather than in their home community." The purpose of a marketing study relates to the specific problem, decision or question that necessitated the research. In addition, declare specific objectives for the study and use them in the study design. A general public study might have the following objectives: Identify where potential customers go to purchase the goods or service in question. Why do they choose to go there? What is the size of the market? How much of it can the business capture? How does the business compare with competitors'? What impact does the business's promotion have on customers? What types of products or services do potential customers desire? Step 2. Determine Data Sources Generally, data sources include secondary or published sources and primary sources (those requiring original research such as surveys, experiments and observation). Secondary sources can provide a wide range of information and should be consulted first. If they do not provide the information necessary to address the research problem then primary data needs to be collected. Many useful sources are listed at the end of this guide. Step 3. Develop the Data Collection Instrument If you need to collect primary data, you must construct a data collection instrument. In most cases this consists of a questionnaire. Again, quality questionnaire construction requires reference to the purpose and objectives of the study. Usually a questionnaire consists of three sections. The first is generally a request for cooperation. This can take a "help the sponsor" or a "help us serve you better" approach, or offer a small monetary or nonmonetary incentive. Next comes the main body of questions. This constitutes the major portion of the questionnaire. Keep to the objective of the study. The final section of the questionnaire usually contains classification questions. These questions ascertain information on the characteristics of the respondent, such as age, sex, income, education, marital status and any other information that may be of interest to the small business. Classification questions should offer specific response categories rather than asking respondents to supply specific information. Respondents usually are more willing to check a category such as or $25,000-$35,000 than to report exact age or Page 4 of 8
5 income. Consider the following criteria when developing a questionnaire: 1. Relevancy: Does the question relate to the topic? Each question and each word in each question should be viewed by the researcher and respondent as relevant. 2. Brevity: Questions should be 20 words or less excluding answer categories. 3. Objectivity: Questions should not suggest a particular answer by leading the respondent. 4. Nonambiguity: Is the question expressed clearly? Avoid unfamiliar words and words with unfamiliar meanings as well as words such as near, much, most, few, often and occasionally. Also avoid should, could and might. 5. Specificity: Can potential study participants answer the question? Does the question demand knowledge and information that the respondent does not have? Respondents sometimes provide answers to questions regardless of knowledge so that they do not appear ignorant. 6. Vocabulary: Can potential study participants understand the question? Select words that the least educated respondent can understand. The language should be natural and familiar. 7. Question type: Should the information be gathered using an open or closed question? Open-end questions are imperative when a researcher wants to assess top-of-the-mind awareness of a product or brand through unaided recall. Open-end questions should be used when a researcher wants to take special care not to influence question answers. Closed-end questions will be aided by definition, since possible answers are provided. The possible answers are known prior to data gathering. Only the frequency with which answers are given is unknown. Potential limitations of closed-end questions include: position bias--the order of the responses can influence choice. This is particularly important for nonfactual, e.g., "reasons why" questions. response categories need to be mutually exclusive (no overlapping categories) and collectively exhaustive (all possible categories). The only way to know if your data collection instrument is ready to use is to have several people try it. This is known as pretesting. Pretest your data collection instrument on people who are as similar as possible to the research population with respect to age, education, knowledge of the market and other factors that could influence the quality and quantity of data collected. When pretesting, ask your testers to fill out the instrument in the same manner in which you anticipate collecting the data, i.e., if you plan a telephone survey, personal interviews or mail survey, then pretest over the telephone, in an interview setting or have people fill out the questionnaire without assistance. After the test group has completed the instrument, ask if there were any questions they did not understand. In an effort to avoid looking stupid, respondents may fill out a question even if they do not understand it. Also check to see if the response categories are appro priate. Sometimes you will need to add another category or revise the wording of possible responses. Page 5 of 8
6 Step 4. Design the Sample "The more, the better" is not true of sample size. Quality is more important than size. The goal of sampling is to obtain responses from representatives of the entire population of interest. Simply interviewing friends or those who only shop on Saturdays will probably not result in reliable data. Those not interviewed may differ from those interviewed. Consult a marketing research text for more information on sampling designs. Step 5. Data Collection Data collection typically involves supervising those collecting the data. The first concern is to make sure that interviewers adhere to the sampling design. Interviewers may be tempted for convenience's sake to include individuals who do not meet the sample design requirements. Or they may not understand who they should contact. In either case, the sample may not represent the population of interest. Secondly, the manager needs to control for problems that may occur during the actual interview or data collection activity, such as interviewers asking questions incorrectly or in any way that may elicit biased, incorrect or incomplete responses. Step 6. Data Analysis The first step in data analysis is to record the answers for each question for every respondent. This can be done by coding the information into a computer and then getting frequency distributions or tabulations, or it can be done by hand. Determining the most frequent response or the average response may provide additional insight. These summary calculations provide the small business manager with an overview of the survey information. Data analysis should not end with summary information. It should also include some cross tabulation of the responses. Cross tabulation consists of analyzing the responses to one question separately for each category of another question. For example, do responses of frequency of purchase vary between men and women, or between younger and older respondents? These cross tabulations can provide valuable insights into the subject of interest. In some cases data analysis may include more than descriptive information and cross tabulation. It may also include statistical tests for differences in the answers given by different types of respondents. The proper use of simple statistical tests such as the Chi-square test (for differences in frequency distributions), the t-test (for differences in two means), and analysis of variance (for differences in more than two means) can be found in a basic marketing research text. A good marketing research text is listed at the end of this MontGuide. Step 7. The Final Report After completing the data analysis, a final report should summarize the results of the research project. In some cases, a small business manager may not want to take the time to prepare an extensive report. However, he or she should require the report if the research was conducted by someone outside of the firm. Reports should summarize all the steps in the project and completely summarize the findings. Most importantly, the report should specify the strategic implications of the findings. Step 8. Take Action Page 6 of 8
7 After gaining an understanding of the research findings, establish a definite plan of action based on the implications of the findings. The ultimate purpose of the marketing research project is to improve the quality of managerial decision making and thereby improve business performance. Where can I get help with marketing research? Consulting services for marketing research are offered by private marketing research firms and advertising agencies. Another useful source is to use marketing professors at a nearby university. Your local library will often have a wealth of information for little or no cost to you. Not only is the use of reference librarians inexpensive, but they can also direct you toward information you may never have considered. Specific sources that you should consider using include: The Statistical Abstract of the United States, a U.S. government publication containing information about consumer markets, price levels, etc. American Demographics magazine has several articles in each issue that identify social and economic trends in our economy. County and City Data Book and other government documents could provide useful information about your market. Also, libraries often have indexes that offer information on specific topics. For company and industry information consult: American Almanac of Jobs and Salaries, Encyclopedia of Associations, Moody's Complete Corporation Index, Standard and Poor's Register of Corporations, Telephone directories, and Ward's Business Directory. There are also several good marketing research texts that can offer more detailed explanations of material covered here. Consult your librarian for marketing research books or purchase a marketing research book. One recommended text is: Marketing Research in a Marketing Environment by Dillon, Madden and Firtle, Times Mirror/ Mosby College Publishing, St. Louis, This book is more advanced and requires a basic understanding of statistics. The Internet can also be a useful source of market research information. Some helpful sites include: The American Demographics Web site Page 7 of 8
8 marketingtools.com Excerpts from the Statistical Abstract of the United States census/census_s.htm An index of U.S. Government sites maintained by the U.S. Government Printing Office su_docs/dpos/pathbrws.html U.S. Census Bureau Home Page / Copyright 1997 MSU Extension Service We encourage the use of this document for non-profit educational purposes. This document may be reprinted if no endorsement of a commercial product, service or company is stated or implied, and if appropriate credit is given to the author and the MSU Extension Service (or Experiment Station). To use these documents in electronic formats, permission must be sought from the Ag/Extension Communications Coordinator, Communications Services, 416 Culbertson Hall, Montana State University-Bozeman, Bozeman, MT 59717; (406) ; - The programs of the MSU Extension Service are available to all people regardless of race, creed, color, sex, disability or national origin. Issued in furtherance of cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Charles Rust, Interim Dean and Director, Extension Service, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT File under: Community Development E-12 (Economic Development) Revised April 1997 ( ST) Page 8 of 8
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Another name for Tishrei is Yerech Ha'eitanim, the "Month of the Mighty." It's our opportunity to access the vast spiritual reserves available only during the special holidays of this month. Now that we're at the end of the month, we bring closure to this special time by remembering that the power of these holy days penetrate into the coming year in accordance with how we feel and what we want.
The Baal Shem Tov taught that wherever your thoughts are, that's where you really are. Although the holidays have passed, they are never truly gone. In Breslov we say that the holidays don't pass by, they go in. The more we focus on living the message of each holiday, the more we will feel their influence throughout the coming days and months.
Please help me to stay connected to the beautiful light of these holy days!
The deeper works reveal that the days from now all the way until Chanukah, are exceedingly elevated due to their proximity to the festivals of Tishrei. How close we stay depends only on how much we keep them in our minds.


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Taste the Garden State on Sept. 8
Hello my fellow New Jerseyians, New Jerseyites, New Jersey gangstas, Slow Food Northern NJ and Buy Fresh Buy Local, along with The Foodshed Alliance, NOFA NJ, and Whole Foods, are organizing the 2nd Annual Farm and Food Open House on Sept. 8. (Don't forget to zip on over the mighty Hudson to New York City the next day for Farm Aid 2007.)
The event will involve a day of tours and tastings at 13 local Northwest NJ farms, culminating in a cook-out dinner—at Donaldson Farms in Hackettstown, an hour from the Holland Tunnel—highlighting food grown and raised by local farmers.
Farm-tour tickets are $10 for an adult and $5 for a child under 13, while cookout-dinner tickets are $25 for an adult and $10 for a child under 13. All tickets are available via Brown Paper Tickets. Visit Slow Food Northern NJ's Web site for details. ::Slow Food NNJ