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Q&A with Junior Defender Alec Arsht
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Junior defender Alec Arsht is coming off a breakout season for the UC San Diego men's soccer team in 2011, starting all 18 games for the Tritons. While posting four goals and two assists, Arsht had a role in the team's four-game winning streak to finish out the season at 10-8 overall. With the 2012 season rapidly approaching, Arsht took some time to talk about his expectations for the Tritons' campaign.
Q- Talk about your training over the summer and getting ready to go into season this fall.
ARSHT- This summer I was lifting and running, or one of the two almost everyday.
Also, some of the guys, including myself who were living in San Diego, got together on several occasions each week and played for an hour or so.
Q- What would you say your role on the team is this year? As a junior do you find yourself becoming more of a leader?
ARSHT- On this year's team I believe that I need to be a leader. It's my third time around and I have a bit of experience, so I think it's time that I step up a bit in terms of leadership.
Q- What is the best thing about being a student-athlete at UC San Diego?
ARSHT- There are a lot of great things about being a student-athlete at UC San Diego, but I think the blend of being able to compete at a high level athletically and academically in a great place like La Jolla is my favorite aspect. As far as being on the men's soccer team goes, I wouldn't rather be on any other team with any other group of guys. We have a great group of guys and I enjoy being around them on and off the field.
Q- What role has your family played in your soccer career?
ARSHT- My family has constantly been extremely supportive of my soccer career, always my biggest fans and willing to make sacrifices in order for me to benefit. I can't thank them enough for all they've done.
Q- During the season, what sorts of things do you do off the field to take care of yourself so you stay in top shape on the field?
ARSHT- During season, life revolves around the season. Off the field, you have to pay a little more attention to what you eat, stay hydrated and keep an eye on your social life. I try to do all of those things.
Q- UCSD is a well-known university for its academic prowess as well as its success in the athletic arena. How do you balance the rigors of schoolwork and time on the field?
ARSHT- I actually find that I have more success in the classroom when going through the rigors of the season. I think that having soccer all of the time forces me to budget my time for schoolwork and not get lazy, which can easily happen once soccer slows down in the offseason.
Q- When not on the soccer field, what do you enjoy doing around San Diego?
ARSHT- When not playing soccer, I like to do what any other college kid does - hang out with friends and, since we're so close to the beach here in San Diego, I definitely find myself there a lot.
Q- Believe it or not, there's life after college. What do you think lies in the future for you?
ARSHT- I'm not sure what lies in my future, I don't think about it too much honestly. I'd love to be fortunate enough to continue playing soccer somewhere but maybe I'll travel a bit also, not really sure.
Q- Your team had no graduating seniors last season. What's it like knowing that the majority of your team will be on the field together again this season?
ARSHT- It's a great feeling. I think it will make our preseason move in a much swifter fashion. We all know each other already and have a good feeling for how each other play and act on the field. Last year we believed we were as good as anyone in the league and I expect us to feel that way and perform that way this year.
Q- What are three things you'd like to do or accomplish before you graduate from UCSD?
ARSHT- I want to win a CCAA championship and a national championship and maintain good grades in the classroom.
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Crystal Lake Sand Pine ScrubNatural Area Site, Admittance is free.
The site was purchased through the 1989 Environmentally Sensitive Lands Bond program, which was dedicated to preserving significant natural habitat. After acquisition, site restoration efforts were initiated, including large-scale trash removal, exotic plant eradication throughout, and placement of protective fencing to stop destructive entry. Thanks to these efforts, the site has been healing itself over time. A master plan for the site was approved by the Broward County Commission in February 2000 and construction began shortly thereafter; the site opened to the public on October 22, 2002.
24.2 acres.
The scrub habitat that characterizes this 24.2-acre site represents one of the rarest and most ecologically sensitive communities in South Florida. Urban development has left less than two percent of Broward County's original sand pine scrub community, making it a plant community that is difficult to recognize today.
Crystal Lake contains a variety of scrub plant species such as sand pine, several types of scrub oak, saw palmetto, and tallow-wood. Understory plants include rosemary, prickly pear cactus, gopher apple, scrub mint, and spike moss. Reindeer lichen, pawpaw, and staggerbush can be found in open areas.
Among the site's resident wildlife are the common gray fox, five-lined skink, six-lined racerunner, zebra swallowtail butterfly, and gopher tortoise (a protected species).
Site amenities include a covered shelter, informational kiosk, nearly 2,300 feet of paved and unpaved trail, seating areas, and interpretive signage. Wildlife observation is encouraged, although bicycles, inline skates, skateboards, and motorized vehicles are prohibited on the trails. As with all natural area sites, pets are not allowed.
EcoAction Days (October through May)
Volunteer workdays help keep our natural areas clear of garbage and invasive plants. They're held on the fourth Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon. Closed-toe shoes are required, and long pants and long sleeves are suggested. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own gloves, hats, sunscreen, insect repellent, and drinking water. Ages 13 to 17 must have a parent or guardian's signature on the registration form prior to participating. Volunteers under the age of 13 may participate, but only if accompanied by a parent of guardian. High school students can use the hours from these workdays toward their required community service hours. Check the volunteer Web page for the latest workday registration form. Preregister by calling Quiet Waters Park at 954-357-5100.
School Groups
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- Premier League
Oxlade-Chamberlain urges Van Persie to stay at Arsenal
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain fears Arsenal would not be able to fill the void left by Robin van Persie if the striker leaves the club this summer.
Van Persie has been in prolific form this season, scooping multiple awards after scoring 30 Premier League goals in 38 matches.
Having been linked with a move away from Emirates Stadium, the Netherlands international has been in talks with the club over a new deal, and Oxlade-Chamberlain remains hopeful the Dutchman can sign a new contract.
"It's clear how important he has been for us with the goals he's scored, he is one of the best strikers in the world," Oxlade-Chamberlain told the Sun.
"He's a massive part of the dressing room, helping all of us and speaking to the manager about what we're feeling, what we want and what we can do better. He even does the little things like arranging get-togethers with players' wives and barbecues and fun days and golf days."
And Oxlade-Chamberlain, who has linked up with the England squad in Manchester this week, admits Van Persie has been a great role model for him at Arsenal.
"He told me that when he first came to Arsenal it was quite similar to me how the boss dipped him in and dipped him out," he said. "He would score a goal then wouldn't play the next game or he might score two and he wouldn't get on in the next game or would play five minutes.
"He told me to keep working hard and bide my time and keep plugging away and my time will come. Before games he tells me to do this or that or go here on a corner. He's a big leader. It will be good if he stays, definitely. I don't know if he will but I hope he does."


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Storage managers strive to protect data in a chaotic world
Storage managers compare their job of controlling data and storage to being a sheriff in the Wild West. They are trying to maintain order in an increasingly chaotic world of data, users, senior management, vendors and lawyers.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Storage managers compare their job of controlling data and storage to being a sheriff in the Wild West, and say they are trying to maintain order in a chaotic world of data, users, senior management and vendors.
"Actually, there are two kinds of data -- controlled and the Wild West," said Tory Skyers, senior systems engineer at real estate firm Prudential Fox and Roach, during a panel discussion at the Storage Decisions conference here. "There's unstructured data that you don't know what it is and structured data that we have control of. My job is knowing which is which."
Brian Greenberg, director of data protection services at a financial services firm in the Midwest that he is not allowed to publicly identify, also used the Wild West analogy. He said maintaining order over data isn't easy when dealing with data from users generating millions of dollars. "I had people who just made a million dollars for the company last week tell me they want to keep data," Greenberg said. "It's hard to say no. So I charged back for data to be backed up, and I gave business units bills every month for backups. They didn't like that, so we made groups give a business case for backing up data."
Skyers made his case financially to senior management. "I showed them how much money they were wasting by not doing it my way," he said. "We look at what's business data and what's not. You would have to present a business case to me to store something on my SAN."
Marcellus Tabor, who manages the data protection team at Yahoo, took a diplomatic approach. "We're less like the Wild West and more like the United Nations," he said. "My users are very diverse. We have the big groups and then groups that are smaller in stature but big revenue producers." He said his staff and business leaders hold weekly meetings to discuss backup policy. "We decide how much of a percentage of what we need to back up is backed up," he said.
The panelists agreed that they don't always get the tools they need from storage vendors, at least not without cajoling. Tabor and Greenberg said their companies use home-grown applications to supplement vendor software, while Skyers said he primarily uses off-the-shelf software but writes scripts to fill some holes.
Yahoo's Tabor leverages the best features of its vendors' products and builds applications to do the rest. "It's public knowledge we use a lot of NetApp," he said. "For backup, NetApp is good at giving up-to-the-minute performance statistics on backup failures that our home-grown tool can't do. But with home-grown stuff, we can plug in other features we want."
Skyers uses backup software from CommVault Systems Inc. and said he particularly likes the way it exports data in XML. But, he said, "With off-the-shelf software, there's always something missing." Having "a very adversarial relationship" with vendors sometimes helps him get what he needs, he added.
Compliance adds to the chaos
Compliance with legal regulation now plays a big role in data protection and brings lawyers into the decisions about what gets kept and what gets deleted. Skyers said his company had 300% data growth this year, putting a strain on his storage infrastructure. "Next year, our data growth [chart] will be a straight line up, and it's all due to regulations," he said. "We have to store every piece of data around a transaction. But the fact that I have to keep it around so long increases the chances that somebody's going to get it."
Greenberg said his financial services company has regulated data and nonregulated data, and treats them differently for compliance reasons. "Lawyers come in two varieties: Some say destroy everything now or keep everything forever," he said. His company keeps regulated data but has a quick trigger for much of the rest. "Our traders' system gets replicated in real time," he said. "HR, we replicate once a day." But nonregulated emails get deleted in a day.


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Steve Nash bruises leg, Lakers fall to 0-2 in loss to Blazers
"Showtime" looks more like a sloppy dress rehearsal.
The Los Angeles Lakers lost again Wednesday as the Portland Trail Blazers asserted themselves in a 116-106 home win. But as the Lakers became the first 0-2 team in the NBA this season, they were reminded of bigger worries for an aging lineup.
Lakers point guard Steve Nash was helped off the court near the end of the first half, clutching below his left knee after a collision with Blazers rookie Damian Lillard.
BOX SCORE:Trail Blazers 116, Lakers 106
Nash returned for the Lakers at the start of the second half with a yellow pad on his leg but quickly left the floor again, hobbling. He went to the locker room and didn't re-enter. The Lakers said Nash had a bruised leg, and Nash said he hopes to play Friday vs. the Los Angeles Clippers.
"I couldn't plant on it or push off or decelerate," Nash told the Los Angeles Times.
Lillard hurt the Lakers with the basketball, too. The No. 6 overall draft pick had 23 points and 11 assists in his NBA debut, while the Blazers were plus 16 with him on the court.
LAKER PAIN:Is coach Mike Brown already on hot seat?
Nash has two points and four assists in 16 minutes. He and Dwight Howard were the key additions to this year's team that helped make the Lakers a favorite to dethrone the Miami Heat.
Howard played his part. He had 33 points and 14 rebounds while even making 14 of his 19 free throws. Kobe Bryant added 30 points for the Lakers.
But they clearly missed Nash. The Lakers shot 50% from the field and out-rebounded the Blazers 45-30 but lost because of 24 turnovers and 29 fouls. Bryant had seven turnovers and five fouls.
WATCH:Dwight Howard gets dunked on in game
"We've got to learn how to play together," Howard said. "You've got to be good before you can be great.
"We didn't expect to just come together and be awesome. It's always a process. We've got to stick with it so that at the end of the year we can have a trophy."
The Lakers lost 99-91 Tuesday to the Dallas Mavericks in their season opener.
Contributing: The Associated Press


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Through the Eyes of a Child
Our annual celebration of children's artwork, comprised of myriad pieces of work involving clay, paint, pastels, recycled materials and more! Approximately 800 young artists, ranging from 5 to 17 years of age, create in our studios under the guidance of professional artists/instructors throughout the fall and winter each year.
These students come to us to from all areas of the city and beyond, to hone their artistic skills and nurture their creative spirits. Some come to public programs, others to programs sponsored by local school divisions. Some are awarded scholarships funded by the Volunteer Associates to the Winnipeg Art Gallery, and other generous donors, who want to ensure that children interested in art have the opportunity to study at the Gallery.
Through the Eyes of a Child offers a glimpse of the variety of projects they work on, displaying the dynamic energy that flourishes in our Studio Programs. Only a small portion of what is produced is showcased, but the magical effect of a large space animated by the energetic markings of youthful creativity can not help but immerse you in a sense of wonder, and bring a smile to your face.
Exhibition supported by Great-West Life, Winnipeg School Division, and the Volunteer Associates of the Winnipeg Art Gallery.


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Masini Hotel Forlì ★★★★
Located in the very centre of Forlì, its historical building was the last house of Counts Teodoldi.
The Hotel is a few steps away from many points of interest such as the beautiful square "Piazza Saffi", the Business Centre, the City Hall, the university, "San Domenico" museum and of the Courthouse. The Hotel has recently been modernized and provided with the ultimate comforts and quality services.
At just a 25 minute car journey from Mirabilandia Park and 60 kms from Expos and airports of Bologna and Rimini, Hotel Masini is the right place for both business and pleasure trips.
Its 51 air-conditioned rooms are ample, silent and elegantly furnished, they are equipped with telephone, minibar, SKY, Tv Sat LCD, free WIFI access and wide desk/worktop.
In the attic our luxury Junior Suites have whirlpool baths and thanks to their ample terraces, they offer our guests a wonderful view of the old town centre.
The refined breakfast room offers every morning a hearty American breakfast with cakes, croissants, yogurts, cereals, marmalades, honey, fruit juices, fresh orange juice, fresh fruit, cold cuts and cheese.
The Hotel has a naturally lighted meeting room with up to 25 seats, wireless telephone, free WIFI connection, projector, screen and a flip board.
Other services: answering service, welcome desk, internet point and wake up calls.
Since the Hotel is inside a restricted area, guests can use our permit (with a little fee) of free circulation and parking.
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LCC Transportation Options
Main Campus (Downtown) Bus Service Options
CATA has 13 fixed-route buses that serve LCC. This service is available Monday through Friday, starting at 6:40AM and operating until as 10:40PM. Buses serve LCC at several bus stops and shelters located on Shiawassee, Grand and Capitol.
West Campus Bus Service Options from Main Campus
CATA's Route 12 is your Star Line to LCC West Monday-Friday and to Main Campus seven days a week. The downtown drop-off is on Capitol Avenue at Shiawassee and the pick-up is at the bus shelter on Grand Avenue and Shiawassee. The bus stop at West campus is conveniently located just outside the main entrance.
Students registered for at least one class at LCC West can buy a CATA Student 2nd Semester Bus pass for a discounted rate of $40 at the Payments office located in the Gannon Building StarZone.
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LCC East Bus Service Options from Main Campus
From LCC's Main Campus, board CATA's Route 1 bus at the shelter on Shiawassee, just west of Grand Avenue. The bus will continue to the CATA Transportation Center. Stay on the bus and continue to ride to the East Lansing bus stop on Grand River Avenue and Bogue (in front of the 7-11 Store). Get off the bus at 7-11, cross Bogue and go to the bus stop in front of MSU's Abbott Hall to catch CATA's Route 22. The #22 bus will travel to the shelters on Shaw Lane across from MSU's Planetarium. Stay on the bus as it will continue as Route 23 which will get you closest to the East Campus facility. Ride Route 23 to the bus stop on Service Road between the Clinical Center and Hagadorn Road. Get off the bus and walk across Hagadorn. Turn right and head south to Eyde Parkway. Follow this road back (east) for several blocks to the East Campus building.
Students who work or live in Meridian Township can get curb-to-curb service within the township, which includes LCC's East Campus. To make arrangements, call CATA's Meridian Redi-Ride service at 517-394-2282 at least 4 hours in advance of your trip time. Redi-Ride does not serve MSU campus.
- $1.25 for regular fare
- $0.60 discounted fare for students, Medicare cardholders, seniors and persons with disabilities.
- Discounted bus passes are available for purchase at the Payments office in the Gannon Building StarZone.
Zone 2 fares (when boarding Route 3 in Delta Township)
- $2.50 for regular fare
- $1.25 for discounted fare.
Visit CATA's website for individual route schedules. Printed schedules are also available at the following Main Campus locations:
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Sweeter Kisses? Hershey Commits to Fair Trade, Responsible Cocoa, Uses Innovative Technology
(HN, 2/7/2012) -- Last week The Hershey Company announced it was expanding its programs to improve living standards and supply chain efficiencies for cocoa producing communities in West Africa by investing $10 million over the next five years. By 2017, the Company says its public and private partnerships will directly benefit 750,000 African cocoa farmers and over two million people in cocoa communities across the region by focusing on two important groups – cocoa farmers and those they say who `love Hershey's products'.
HUMNEWS spoke with Andy McCormick, VP of Public Affairs for The Hershey Company about the investment and what it would mean to Hershey's farmers. McCormick, who grew up in Pennsylvania and now leads Communications, PR and Corporate Social Responsibility efforts for the Company has also worked in Ghana as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer and knows West Africa well. He calls his tenure at Hershey's a `happy coincidence'. McCormick also serves on the boards of the World Cocoa Foundation and the International Cocoa Initiative – both global bodies designed to regulate and offer solutions in cocoa production.
Hershey's announcement comes 10 years since major international chocolate companies, including Hershey, committed to ending child labor, forced labor and trafficking in their cocoa supply chain by signing the Harkin-Engel Protocol, commonly known as the Cocoa Protocol in September 2001. A decade later, although both Hershey and its public and private partners have invested in developing new agricultural practices that are helping West African farmers double the yield on their cocoa farms, which in turn increases their family's income - hundreds of thousands of children continue to labor in hazardous conditions in West Africa, particularly in the Ivory Coast and Ghana.
The US Department of Labor has also noted five West African nations which may still be producing cocoa tainted by forced and/or child labor. To address the problem they've created a partnership which includes Hershey as well as other partners include USAID, USDA, Cote d'Ivoire Cocoa Committee, numerous local and global NGOs, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, called the Framework of Action to significantly reduce the worst forms of child labor in Ghana and the Ivory Coast by 2020.
By making its pledge last week, Hershey is following on other initiatives in recent years that it and other major cocoa producers have committed to in order to clean up the cocoa industry. UNICEF estimates 600,000 children work on cocoa farms in Ivory Coast and that 35,000 are victims of trafficking; children carrying machetes or pesticide equipment used in cocoa work has been widely reported on.
McCormick acknowledges that, "We are a growing global business and we have had criticism in the past. But, we try to listen constructively and are working to strike a balance between our business strategy and our values, and we keep learning." He goes on to say, "At Hershey we've already been working to address child labor issues in West Africa, and we all recognize that more needs to be done."
The Company has formed partnerships with the Rainforest Alliance, UTZ Certified, and Fair Trade Certified and commits to production of `certified cocoa', which Eric Servat of the Rainforest Alliance's cocoa program says, "Is almost doubling every year".
"Certified cocoa is currently under 2% of the market," says Andy McCormick, "But it's growing by a large margin and we believe that by 2020 that will increase to about 15-20% of market share".
All of the certification partners require farmers to comply with International Labor Organization standards, which includes a ban on child labor.
In fact, chocolate is big business and accounts for an annual $83 billion in global sales. Certified cocoa is actually worth more and growers can make $0.10 more per kilogram for certified cocoa, but it's just a start for poor farmers who often don't have enough money to even send their children to school.
Hershey, a 100 year old company and one of the world's leading chocolate companies, has worked with farmers and development organizations for more than 50 years and Andy McCormick says, "Because cocoa farms are family farms where on average 5 family members work and live, improving farming methods to be more modern, sustainable and safe will increase West African cocoa output by 50%; increasing family income. In turn, doing so will increase school attendance and improve community health".
Addressing the needs of cocoa farmers and the chocolate producing supply chain is becoming not just a humanitarian issue but also is necessary action due to the impact of climate change on growers. Global cocoa production is primarily done by the 10 member countries of COPAL (The Cocoa Producers Alliance) - namely Brazil, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Dominican Republic, Gabon, Ghana, Malaysia, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe and Togo who account for approximately 75% of total world cocoa production; almost 70% in West Africa alone grown on 2 million small family farms. The crop is labor-intensive and only grows in equatorial climates.
Hershey's Andy McCormick says that, "Climate change has been causing desertification in parts of West Africa where cocoa is grown, and as the desert squeezes out fertile lands – in Ghana in particular – that's starting to have an impact on harvests. We are talking with the farmers about this and about varieties of cocoa which grow more efficiently by instituting new programs". He adds, "Weekly rainfall moves the cocoa market right now".
Cocoa prices have risen since the start of the year by almost 15% with some of the highest prices seen since 1977, as the annual weather phenomenon called the `Harmattan' - which brings a dry, dusty and cold trade wind in West Africa from the Sahara desert to the Gulf of Guinea from the end of November to the middle of March - has been most severe this year. Though, meteorological forecasts show that the Harmattan will dissipate shortly and the rainy season will begin.
One such innovative program aimed at addressing farmer's growth needs is CocoaLink. Started in 2011 in Ghana by Hershey, the World Cocoa Foundation, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), Dream Oval and World Education, CocoaLink leverages Ghana's mobile phone infrastructure (almost 80% saturation) to connect more than 8,000 cocoa farmers and community members in 15 villages with practical agricultural and social information that will help them increase their incomes and improve their livelihoods. The program has the potential to reach more than 100,000 by 2014.
Farmers and community leaders receive, at no charge, voice and SMS text messages that include information on improving farming practices, farm safety, child labor, health, crop disease prevention, post-harvest production and crop marketing. Farmers can also share their own information and receive answers to specific cocoa-farming questions from peers and experts.
In October of last year Hershey said it would enhance CocoaLink to include information about disease prevention and would provide cell phones and solar chargers for women farmers in rural villages by partnering with the nonprofit organization Malaria No More to leverage CocoaLink to help save lives and decrease malaria deaths in Africa by 2015. The Company instituted an internal smart phone recycling program, collecting more than 500 smart phones no longer being used by Hershey's U.S. employees and redeployed them to women across Ghanaian cocoa communities. Ghana accounts for about 20% of world cocoa production, making it the country's single largest non-oil foreign exchange earner beside oil.
Last week in making its announcement Hershey said it would expand the CocoaLink program to farmers in the Ivory Coast to further grow crop yields, provide education and support to farmers, their families and communities. The Ivory Coast is the source of more than 1/3 of the world's cocoa supply and has approximately 600,000 cocoa farmers; industry data indicates that about half are already using mobile phones. Cocoa makes up 15% of Ivory Coast's GDP and 40% of its export revenues. Hershey's initiative adds to the eight-month-old government's plan to overhaul the cocoa industry in the country and is a condition for debt relief from the International Monetary Fund.
In its latest output report on the sector, Marex Spectron a London based analyst group said that world 2011-2012 cocoa output will be short 94,000 tons, which is a change from its November estimate of a small global surplus. Not all of this impact is due to climate change however, though Marex noted weather conditions in December and January in Ivory Coast and Ghana were dry compared to a much wetter 2010-2011 season which saw a record cocoa surplus of 417,000 tons. Much higher cocoa demand globally is also driving production needs – and inevitably will increase costs for chocolate products. Hershey has said its own costs should remain higher in 2012 and recently raised prices on its candies.
The International Cocoa Organization estimates that Asian demand for chocolate would grow 10% in 2012, with strong growth in China, Indonesia and India; with Europe remaining the world's largest cocoa buyer.
This is why in making its announcement last week, Hershey also established the `Hershey Learn to Grow' farm program along with its partner Source Trust. Launching in Ghana the initiative will provide local farmers with information on best practices in sustainable cocoa farming as growth in demand intensifies, and consumers call for more responsible growing standards. For example by supplying farmers with technologies such as high-yield seedlings, better planting and pruning practices, organic fertilization and biocontrol of insect pests, farmers can increase output and therefore, income – even while climate change takes hold.
Additionally, the effort will create a farmer and family development center in the heart of Ghana's central cocoa region where during the day the schoolchildren will use the computer lab for learning and in the evening the farmers will use the lab for cocoa learning. Hershey is also working with technology partner Cisco to use `telepresence' for distance education purposes.
The initiative will involve more than 5,000 cocoa community members, more than 1,000 farm families, establish 25 community-based farmer organizations and will build technology centers that will be used to teach improved agricultural, environmental, social and business practices; provide access to planting materials as well as finance for farm inputs; and support GPS mapping of farm acreage so that farmers will use the right amount of fertilizers and pesticides for maximum yield and sustainability - with the goal to double productivity yield and farm income over four years.
By doing this Hershey hopes to assist the Government of Ghana to meet the goals of Ghana's 2009-2015 National Plan of Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor (WFCL), associated with achieving the international Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
"Creating sustainability throughout our supply chain is our goal," says Andy McCormick. "Milton Hershey was a master of building business and we know that you're only as successful as the communities you're in. Our future is intimately connected to the growing regions and people we work with. Our scientists and farmers are excited to be working on the ground together to make things better."
Further says McCormick, "The issue of rural youth and their job prospects-we think our interaction with farmers, school systems and young people to `skill build' can really make a long term positive contribution to kids' lives and we're very excited about playing a constructive role".
Consumers win too as Hershey will address their demands to bring to market for the first time, 100% Rainforest Alliance certified chocolate products later this year. The first sweet treats will be the Hershey's Bliss® chocolate bar available in the United States; and later Latin America and Africa where the Company is working with the Rainforest Alliance to source cocoa from certified farms for Hershey's premium brand, Dagoba®.
Rainforest Alliance Certified farms have met comprehensive sustainability standards that protect the environment and ensure the safety and well-being of workers, their families and communities. Additionally, Rainforest Alliance inspectors will monitor and audit practices on farms supplying certified beans to Hershey, to include instances of unsafe or illegal child labor and use training programs to increase school attendance. These programs will be coordinated with industry and government initiatives.
Hershey made their investment announcement just days before a planned protest group which included the The International Labor Rights Forum and was started last year by Change.org called the `Raise the Bar, Hershey! Campaign' which was to run a high profile commercial challenging Hershey's labor practices during the US Super Bowl Game after collecting over 100,000 petition signatures.
In a statement, the group said, `This commitment is a welcome first step for Hershey to improve its supply chain accountability. This commitment also demonstrates that The Hershey Company acknowledges the severity of the labor abuses that taint the West African cocoa sector and the members of the Raise the Bar, Hershey! Campaign congratulate Hershey on this first step to achieve greater supply chain accountability and hope that it will be the beginning of comprehensive supply chain traceability and certified child-labor free Hershey chocolate products.'
In making the commitment to better global cocoa standards Hershey Company President and CEO, J.P. Bilbrey, said, "Hershey is extending our commitment with new programs to drive long-term change in cocoa villages where families will benefit from our investments in education, health and economic opportunities. Our global consumers want The Hershey Company to be a leader in responsible business practices and in finding smart ways to benefit cocoa communities. We are excited and humbled by this opportunity to create positive change in West Africa".
Hershey says it will regularly update its progress on these programs through its Corporate Social Responsibility public reporting.
Will all of this mean sweeter `Kisses'? Stay tuned…..
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If there are any angles I missed please just ask and I will try my best with mobile phone.
According to my research I belive this watch started it service life with navy, as a navigators flight watch. Some time later it got reassigned for submarine use.
The second watch is a mystery to me. It was a wreck when I found it. Missing its crown and at some point it had the dreaded water ingress. I shipped it off to Mr Senior with the hope he could do a little magic.
White dialed HS9 have been seen in the hundreds I'd guess I only found a hand full of the HS9A reference. I have not been able to find much in support of this watch other than a single line in Def Stan. Other examples can be seen buried in the archived on mwr.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The VCU Men's & Women's Track & Field program started off 2012 with a bang at the Father Diamond Invitational hosted by the George Mason University on Saturday.
The Rams had three athletes garner first-place finishes, including one that qualified for IC4A Indoor Championships, not to mention a relay squad that shattered a school record.
"I am proud of both men's and women's team for coming back in shape after the long holiday break," said VCU Head Coach Jon Riley. "This group has been dedicated from day one and I have a good feeling we will see some remarkable things this year."
The women's 4x800 relay made up of freshman Niema Eaves, freshman Jazmine Wright, senior Heather DelaCruz and senior Nicole Walters shattered a school record in the event as the crossed the finish line in 9:34.38. The time earned them a third place finish overall, plus broke the program record set in 2009. DelaCruz and Walters were both part of that relay team, that finished in 9:48.13.
"Coach Cook and I believe this is a group that has the chance to break the record every time they run this race this season," added Riley.
VCU junior Frank Afriyie (pictured, right) won the men's weight throw with a toss of 16.88 meters. That toss earned Afriyie a spot at the IC4A Indoor Championships in March, as it cleared the qualifying mark of 16.80 meters.
"We expect big things from Frank, and he did not let us down tonight," added Riley. "He got us started with the first win of the day. Coach Tussing said that it took him a little while to get comfortable for us in the circle, but when he did, he began to unleash the weight, like he did tonight."
Redshirt sophomore Chaneka Perry finished in first place in the women's high jump, clearing 1.62 meters. Freshman Sarah Fulgham also participated in the event and cleared 1.52 meters, good enough for sixth place.
Perry showed her versatility at the meet, also competing in the 60-meter hurdles and earning herself a third place overall, but tops among collegiate competition. Perry crossed the line in 9.05 seconds; she was joined in the finals by teammates Rachel Montague (eighth – 9.27 seconds) and Nneka Ogwu (ninth – 9.32 seconds).
Senior Jazlynn Finney won the women's long jump with a leap of 5.59 meters. Finney was joined in the top 10 in the long jump by teammates Niaimani Aduma (fourth – 5.40 meters) and Fulgham (ninth – 4.98 meters).
Senior Brandy Preston grabbed a second place finish in the women's weight throw, as her heave landed 15.54 meters past the starting line. Redshirt sophomore Jaleesa Williams came in fourth place in the same event, with her toss landing 13.85 meters.
Sophomore Justine Dutton (pictured, left) set a new personal record in the women's pole vault with a cleared distance of 3.45 meters. Redshirt-senior Stephanie Newing followed one spot behind with a vault of 3.30 meters.
For the VCU men, freshman sprinter Darius Vaughn turned in a pair of impressive performances in the 200 meter and 400 meter dash. The Chesapeake, Va., native came in fifth in the 200 meters in a time of 22.82 seconds and ninth in the 400 with a time of 51.54 seconds.
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Martinez was shot and killed following a high-speed vehicle pursuit that started in North Vallejo and ended about five miles away in the Mi Pueblo Food Center parking lot on Solano Avenue. Police said two officers opened fire on Martinez after he collided with their patrol cars and became locked under the bumper of one of them.
As Martinez tried to speed away, police said he spun around in such an erratic fashion that he risked hitting a civilian vehicle which contained a father and his children. After Martinez failed to obey the officers" commands to stop, police said the officers used deadly force.
Martinez has multiple addresses in Alameda County with no known local contacts in Solano County, Vallejo police Lt. Sid DeJesus said. He had an outstanding warrant for reckless driving out of San Benito County and a history of traffic-related violations dating back to 2002.
Martinez was never issued a driver license, DeJesus said.
The vehicle Martinez was driving was registered to someone in Hayward who police believe may be related to Martinez.
Events began unfolding around 3 p.m. Wednesday when patrol officers pulled a gold sport utility vehicle over on Sonoma Boulevard near Meadows Drive because its registration had expired. After one of the officers got out and approached, the driver — Martinez — sped away, police said.
A high-speed chase ensued on eastbound Highway 37 during which the driver exceeded 90 miles per hour and at times drove in the shoulder. The officers lost sight of the SUV and terminated the pursuit, putting out a description of the suspect"s vehicle.
Moments later, two other patrol officers picked up the vehicle on westbound Interstate 80. DeJesus said Martinez — who was the lone occupant — was driving erratically and was hitting call boxes.
The officers got behind the vehicle and tried to pull it over, but it failed to yield. The suspect eventually left the freeway and turned into the parking lot of the Mi Pueblo Food Center. He continued driving erratically, hitting cars in the parking lot, police said.
At some point, Martinez turned the vehicle around and came at the officers, ramming both patrol cars numerous times.
One officer fired through his own windshield at Martinez. Witnesses reported hearing several shots, but police have not confirmed how many rounds were fired or how many hit Martinez.
Martinez was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The officers weren"t injured.
Police said they are still investigating the incident. They haven"t commented on whether Martinez was armed. It"s unclear if he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, DeJesus said, because toxicology tests are still pending.
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The Mt Washington Valley Ice Fest will be here before you know it. Make your plans now!
Oh yeah, and one more thing- talk to anyone that has worked for them. From what I've resoundingly heard, they treat their employees like shit.
Ok, try to respond point by point here;Not aware of the directors salary, wouldnt mind a link or something but even if it is true, it is a huge organization and I would expect a director with that kind of responsibility to be compensated, at-least as much as your least favorite pro-sports athlete... First, I don't have a favorite athlete. And what responsibility? Not buying it.RE: Highland Center Hummers & BMWs = total exaggeration BS. I park there at least 20 weeks a year, cant remember the last Hummer I saw there but I did see an RV take up way to much space last week... Regardless of what cars you've seen in the parking lot (BTW, I drove back and forth for 7 years, 5 days a week, past the Highland Center- I know what I saw), that doesn't address the clubs not for profit tax status.RE: PNVC equipping people for Tucks... sorry the folks there are constantly trying to educate the morons showing up and absolutely reduce the amount of incidents and rescues with their advice at the front desk. I have often over heard them talking tourons out of doing something stupid. People will come to Mt. Washington with or without PNVC, but at least some might listen to the staff recommendations regarding gear, current conditions, etc. If the Pinkham Base wasn't there/never at all, would there be more or less incidents? Kinda to late now I suppose as the cat's outta the proverbial bag.RE: Competing with your friend Rick Wilcox... really? IMCS has quite a history partnering with AMC to help run their more technical rock & ice programs. As far as I know Rick isnt really interested in giving nature walks around Lost Pond, so I dont really see that as competition...IMCS is the climbing school. I know it is not very profitable for Rick as a whole. As a matter of fact, my close friend Maury McKinney was the first director of the climbing school to actually turn any profit. Can't say where things are today but I don't think it's turned into a profit center. I was speaking of IME. Retail. Seems kinda unfair that the AMC can offer similiar products with tax free status. RE: Stopping all logging. No, I was not aware of that, and would side with you that WMNF is a Land of Many Uses, and responsible logging is absolutely acceptable. I would not have rallied for the AMC on that argument. And yet they got their horde of pro-bono lawyers to expand "their" playground. RE: Helicopter drops... many times. Never bothered me.... cool, look a helicopter... there it is... now its gone... carrying on with my hike.... I do remember one day hiking on Willey that it was making multiple trips and I guess that could get annoying... one day out of hundreds enjoyed in that area... guess I can handle that... We agree to disagree on this one.I have been here long enough to know that no AMC = more uneducated buffoons without the great mentors you grew up with to introduce you to the mountains... I never had a mentor. Quite honestly, I read alot, and taught myself how to climb.Do you have any comment on their political power rallying people to stop Northern Pass? Or their watershed protection efforts?
Well, who knows... but atleast they tried.My last thought, AMC Volunteers & Paid employees give more time to S&R in the Whites than any one I know, and many pulled out had zero affiliation to the Club... just sayin... lots of good folks in the AMC
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Reading 2: Impressions of Weir's Farm
"Here shall we rest and call content our home."¹
Perhaps the painter closest to Weir was his half-brother, John Ferguson Weir, a member of the Hudson River School and the first Dean of Fine Arts at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. John was a frequent visitor to the farm and also drew inspiration from the gentle landscape. The brothers exchanged thoughts and criticism about their work for their entire lives, always drawing support and encouragement from the other's opinions. They also shared a deep love of the Connecticut landscape. In a letter to J. Alden dated 1883, John informed his brother of his relaxing trip to the farm:
We often speak of you as we sit on the pleasant porch in the evening twilight. I imagine you and Anna [Weir's first wife], seated in your two armchairs, sitting in these twilights in the future summers. I advise you to hang on to this place, old boy, a "lonesome lodge" which is a pleasant place of retreat in storm and drought is no bad thing to have--for an artist--keep it trim and untrammelled, and you will find it a haven of refuge. The air is fine and healthy--and I see no drawbacks....²
Like John, J. Alden agreed that only good could come from time in the country. In fact, he provided the benefits of his farm to his friends and acquaintances, and invited many to come relax and recover at his retreat. A Weir family legend tells of the great John Singer Sargent visiting the farm for the first time, running around the backyard trying to catch fireflies which he had never seen before.
A third famous artist to visit Weir Farm was Albert Pinkham Ryder. Even today, art historians have difficulty categorizing Ryder. Reared in the city, he was an urban recluse, prone to illness and insomnia. Ryder was persuaded, however, to join the Weir family in the country on several occasions. Ryder used the visit to recover his health, coming and going undisturbed from the main house through a door Weir had cut into the guest room for this sole purpose. Ryder completed several paintings of Weir's landscape, and later thanked Weir for the pleasure of his visit:
I have never seen the beauty of spring before; which is something to have lived and suffered for. The landscape and the air are full of promise. That eloquent little fruit tree that we looked at together, like a spirit among the more earthy colors, is already losing its fairy blossoms. Showing the lesson of life; how alert we must be if we would have its gifts and lessons.³
Questions for Reading 2
1. How did Weir's student experiences in Europe influence his life at Weir Farm?
2. Why do you think John Weir thought his brother should hang onto the "lonesome lodge"?
3. Compare the descriptions of the three visits to the farm. How would you describe the effect life in the country had on these grown men? Is there a place that makes you feel this way?
Reading 2 was compiled from the Dorothy Weir Young Scrapbooks and other sources at the Weir Farm National Historic Site.
¹Letter from John Ferguson Weir to J. Alden Weir dated August 2, 1883. Dorothy Weir Young Scrapbooks: 1882 to December 1883, Weir Farm National Historic Site.


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As a media and entertainment reporter for the past 15 years, Mr. Barnes has chronicled sweeping change in the television and movie businesses, handled breaking stories like the 2014 cyberattack on Sony Pictures and weighed in on celebrity escapades big and small.
He joined The Times in 2007 as a business reporter focused primarily on the Walt Disney Company and its many parts, a specialty that remains a big part of his job. Mr. Barnes previously spent seven years as a staff writer for The Wall Street Journal. One of his first jobs in journalism was as a cub reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer covering suburban schools, the police and courts.
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Former Democratic U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon of Illinois has died.
His son Jeffrey Dixon said the 86-year-old died Sunday at his home in Fairview Heights. He had recently been hospitalized for heart problems, but his condition had improved and he had returned home.
"My father cared deeply about people and was committed to public service for more than four decades," said Dixon's son, Jeff Dixon. "He was known and respected for his ability to work together with people of varied ideologies and political affiliations. He believed in the spirit of cooperation and compromise."
Dixon served in the U.S. Senate from 1981 to 1993. He also had a long career in state politics, serving in the Illinois House, Illinois Senate and as the state's treasurer and secretary of state.
He lost the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat in 1992 to Carol Moseley Braun. She was the first African-American woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
"Alan Dixon was one of a kind. A great leader and representative who always put the public's interests first," Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said in a statement Sunday. "He was a great friend."
The Belleville-born Dixon was an attorney.
His memoir titled "The Gentleman from Illinois" was published in 2013.
"From his days as a Police Magistrate in Belleville to his leadership position in the United States Senate, Alan Dixon was known for his honesty, his hard work and his commitment to the state he loved," U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said in a statement. "I lost a pal today and Illinois lost a man who brought honor to public service."
"Alan Dixon had a patriot's determination to do what was best for his state and nation," Gov. Pat Quinn said in a statement. "He was a statesman, but he was also a warm and friendly soul who never met a stranger."
Dixon is survived by his wife Jody and their three children -- Stephanie, Jeffrey and Elizabeth. He also had eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements at Lindenwood University in Belleville are not yet complete.
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Lawyer: Other suspect in DEA killing may go free
MEXICO CITY -- Defense attorneys believe freedom is imminent for a second member of the trio of Mexican drug kingpins responsible for the 1985 slaying of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, one of the capo's attorneys said Saturday. In the U.S., outrage grew over this week's surprise decision to overturn Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero's conviction in the notorious killing.
Caro Quintero walked free Friday after a federal court overturned his 40-year sentence in agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena's kidnapping, torture and murder. The three-judge appeals court in the western state of Jalisco ordered Caro Quintero's immediate release on procedural grounds after 28 years behind bars, saying he should have originally been prosecuted in state instead of federal court.
Also imprisoned in the Camarena case are Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo and Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo, two of the founding fathers of modern Mexican drug trafficking, whose cartel based in the northwestern state of Sinaloa later split into some of Mexico's largest drug organizations.
Fonseca Carrillo's attorney, Jose Luis Guizar, said his team had filed an appeal based on the same procedural grounds used by Caro Quintero, and expected him to be freed within 15 days by a different court in Jalisco.
"The appeal is about to be resolved. We believe that the judges will stick to the law," Guizar said. "Fonseca Carrillo should already be on the street. He should be at home. At its base, the issue is the same as Rafael's. "
He said he had not spoken to Felix Gallardo's attorneys about their expectations for that case. Mexican officials did not respond to calls seeking comment Saturday.
Camarena's murder escalated tensions between Mexico and the U.S. to perhaps their highest level in recent decades, with the Reagan administration nearly closing the border to exert pressure on a government with deep ties to the drug lords whose cartel operated with near impunity throughout Mexico.
The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday that it found the Mexican court's decision to free Caro Quintero "deeply troubling," but former DEA agents said they were pessimistic that the Obama administration would bring similar pressure to bear.
Nearly 20 years after the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S.-Mexico trade exceeds $1 billion a day. The two countries have worked closely against drug cartels over the last seven years, with the U.S. sending billions in equipment and training in exchange for wide access to Mexican law-enforcement agencies and intelligence.
The U.S. said little last year after Mexican federal police opened fire on a U.S. embassy vehicle, wounding two CIA officers in one of the most serious attacks on U.S. personnel since the Camarena slaying. Twelve police officers were detained in the case but there is no public evidence that the U.S. or Mexico pursued suspicions that the shooting was a deliberate attack by corrupt police working on behalf of organized crime.
"I'm sure there's going to be a lot of complaints about it but do we have a Department of Justice that's going to stand up for this right now? I don't think so," said Edward Heath, who ran the DEA's Mexico office during the Camarena killing. "Everybody's happy, businesswise. Trade is fine, everybody is content."
President Enrique Pena Nieto, who took office in December, has been restricting U.S. access as part of a broader shift in Mexican law-enforcement strategy from taking down cartel chiefs to reducing daily violence, particularly extortion, kidnapping and homicide. That shift has raised doubts in Washington about Mexico's ongoing commitment to fighting drug trafficking, doubts that grew stronger Saturday after Caro Quintero marked his second full day as a free man, with no public sign of his whereabouts.
The U.S. alleged as recently as June that Caro Quintero continued to run an extensive drug ring from behind bars, working with the Sinaloa cartel to move drugs and launder the proceeds through a string of front businesses.
Congressman Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat who closely follows Mexican politics, said Pena Nieto's government appeared to have been caught off guard by the decision to free Caro Quintero, but the capo's liberation was nonetheless a blow to relations with Washington.
"We've been asking Mexico to follow the rule of law and I don't know if this exactly the rule of law that they're following," he said. "There should have been some sort of heads up notice that this was going to happen.
"I hope this is not a foreshadowing of what might be coming in from this administration," Cuellar said. "I don't think so but the appearance doesn't look very good right now for U.S.-Mexico relations."
Alejandro Hope, a security analyst and former member of Mexico's domestic intelligence service, said he had met Friday with members of the Mexico's Interior Department, which oversees most law-enforcement issues.
"They claimed to have been surprised, to have been blindsided by the judicial decision," he said.
Either way, Caro Quintero's release pales in importance next to the detention last month of Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, head of the ruthless Zetas cartel, Hope said. The arrest of the man known as Z-40 was publicly praised by President Barack Obama as a sign of Mexico's seriousness about fighting drug cartels.
"Caro Quintero is the past," Hope said. "Z-40 was the clear and present danger."
The Wednesday ruling for Caro Quintero remained secret for two days, the Department of Justice said, with the U.S. learning about it Friday morning about the same time as the news media, hours after Caro Quintero left prison.
"The retired agents that I have spoken to are extremely upset," said Joe Gutensohn, president of the U.S. Association of Former Federal Narcotics Agents. "They consider this just another slap in the face for our efforts to stem the drug trade in Mexico."
Mexico's attorney-general said the Jalisco court had "completely ignored" Supreme Court precedent in dismissing the case instead of referring it back to the state courts. Attorney-General Jesus Murillo Karam said he would get involved in the case but offered no specifics.
Mark Stevenson, Adriana Gomez Licon and Olga R. Rodriguez contributed.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Five people will each win the chance to bet $15,000 of Marylou Whitney and John Hendrickson's money this August at Saratoga Race Course. The couple, who are putting up the $75,000, are the honorary co-chairs of the committee organizing celebrations to mark the 150th year of thoroughbred racing in Saratoga Springs. "We wanted to commemorate Saratoga's biggest celebration in a fun way," Hendrickson said. "I love Saratoga," added Whitney, a well-known Saratoga philanthropist, horse owner and breeder. "I hope this promotion helps people from all over the world fall in love with our city and racecourse." One person will be selected at random for the chance to place a $15,000 win bet on the Whitney Handicap on Aug. 3, the date of the first thoroughbred race in Saratoga 150 years ago. The same will happen for the major races the following four Saturdays: The Fourstardave Handicap on Aug. 10; the Alabama Stakes on Aug. 17; the Travers Stakes of Aug. 24; and the Woodward Stakes on Aug. 31. Registration for the $15,000 fan-wager drawing can be made on the sesquicentennial website,www.Saratoga150.com/contest/rules
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Whitney and Hendrickson based the promotion on one which Churchill Downs runs for the Kentucky Derby. "We thought we should sponsor a free betting opportunity on every Saturday, starting with the track's birthday, Whitney Day," Hendrickson said. The couple will also continue to support projects which improve the quality of life for backstretch workers, including the backstretch banquet and entertainment programs they began at their personal expense in 2007. They provide more than 1,000 meals on Sundays during the six-week racing season. The Whitney family has been key to Saratoga society and racing since the sport began in the Spa City. Marylou Whitney is the owner of Marylou Whitney Stables and the C.V. Whitney Farm in Lexington, Ky., and is an Eclipse Award of Merit winner and Jockey Club member. Hendrickson, her husband, is Gov. Andrew Cuomo's adviser on the New York Racing Association board of trustees and is CEO of Marylou Whitney Stables. In addition to getting to select a horse for the $15,000 bet, the weekly contest winner and a guest will receive VIP Clubhouse amenities, including admission, lunch and programs from the New York Racing Association, which operates Saratoga Race Course as well as Belmont Park and Aqueduct Race Track. "The whole Saratoga 150 group has done a marvelous job in presenting an incredible schedule of events. I can hardly wait for summer," Whitney said.


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Plus, I've been feeling the need to write about more than just food, especially since becoming a mom, so that's what I'm doing at my new place: a little bit of everything. I hope you'll follow me there, but if just the food is your thing, I totally understand!
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And for my new blog….you can find it here, on Blogger, under it's title of Mommy, Wait! (get the play on words?)
I've also got a facebook page for the new blog, so if FB is your thing, find me here!
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Does anybody still look at this? I reference it all the time, but haven't added anything in awhile, so I thought I'd share some new favorites I've found. My friend, Chelsea, started a food blog as a place to store and organize all her recipes. She is trying new stuff all the time and if it makes it to her blog, you know it's good. Here are some of my favorites that I've tried. I've been trying to make more ethnic food lately to change things up so that's why they are all Eastern dishes.
Chicken Tikka Masala - If you like Indian food, this is a must. I left out the jalepeno and cayenne pepper so my kids would eat it. I made naan using this recipe to go with it. Super easy and so delicious.
Asian Chicken Strips - Quick, easy, crowd pleaser. Made this last night and my kids loved it. This is a simple meal that can be dressed up with vegetables and/or a salad.
This one isn't on her blog, but was given to me by the same friend. I was complaining about having bought fish oil for a new recipe (that was not a winner) and not knowing what else to do with it, so she gave me this recipe. It uses a few strange ingredients (fish oil, oyster sauce, rice noodles), but you can find them all in the asian section and they aren't terribly expensive. I actually didn't bother with the chili vinegar and it was still amazing.
Thai-Style Stir-Fried Noodles
Chili Vinegar
- 1/3 C white vinegar
- 1 serrano chile, stemmed and sliced into thin rings
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut against the grain into 1/4 in thick slices
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 8 oz 1/4 in wide rice noodles
- 1/4 C veggie oil
- 1/4 C oyster sauce
- 1 Tbsp plus 2 tsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp packed dark brown sugar (or just regular brown sugar works fine too)
- 1 Tbsp white vinegar
- 1 tsp molasses
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 3 garlic cloves, sliced thin
- 3 large eggs
- 10 oz broccolini, florets cut into one inch pieces stalks in 1/2 in pieces (or way more and different variety of veggies - I used carrots, bean sprouts, red peppers, regular broccoli)
2. Combine chicken with 2 Tbsp water and baking soda in bowl. Let sit at room temp for 15 mins. Rinse chicken in cold water and drain well.
3. Bring 6 C water to boil. Place noodles in large bowl. Pour boiling water over noodles, Stir, then soak until noodles are almost tender, about 8 mins, stirring once halfway through soak. Drain and rinse with cold water. Drain well and toss with 2 tsp oil.
4. Whisk oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, molasses, and fish sauce together in bowl.
5. Heat 2 tsp oil and garlic in 12-in nonstick skillet over hight heat, stirring occasionally until, until garlic is deep golden brown 1-2 mins. Add chicken and 2 tbsp sauce mixture, toss to coat, and spread chicken into even layer. Cook, without stirring, until chicken begins to brown, 1 to 1 1/2 mins. Push chicken to 1 side of skillet. Add 2 tsp oil to cleared side of skillet. Add eggs to clearing. Using rubber spatula, stir eggs gently and cook until set but still wet. Stir eggs into chicken and continue to cook, breaking up large pieces of egg, until eggs are fully cooked, 30-60 seconds. Transfer chicken mixture to bowl.
6. Heat 2 tsp oil in a now-empty skillet until smoking. Add broccolini and 2 Tbsp sauce and toss to coat. (Here is where you can throw in other veggies either veggies that take the same amount of time to cook or you may want to start with veggies that take longest and add in other in order of what takes longest to shortest time to soften) Cover skillet and cook for 2 mins, stirring once halfway through cooking. Remove lid and continue to cook until broccolini is crisp and very brown in spots, 2-3 mins, stirring once halfway through cooking. Transfer broccolini to bowl with chicken mixture.
7. Heat 2 tsp oil in now-empty skillet until smoking. Add half noodles and 2 Tbsp sauce and toss to coat. Cook until noodles are starting to brown in spots, about 2 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking. Transfer noodles to bowl with chicken mixture. Repeat with remaining 2 tsp oil, noodles and sauce. When second batch of noodles is cooked, add contents of bowl back to skillet and toss to combine. cook, without stirring until everything is warmed through, 1-1 1/2 minutes. Transfer to platter and serve, passing chile vinegar separately.


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