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I wanted to share a special trip to wine country we took with the Kropf grandparents. We visited Castello di Amorosa in Napa Valley. This beautiful winery was pretty kid friendly since it had a little farm( no cows lived there). The kids loved checking out the animals and Mark Jacinto specially enjoyed taking pictures of the sheep with his camera watch( the one he got for his bday)
This trip was all about family connexion and embracing the time we had been given together. The grandparents live in Ohio, so coming together despite different work schedules and engagements, always makes us want to squeeze the most value out of our time.
One of the things that fascinates me about Mark Jacinto and Dominika, is that they are beauty seekers, always hungry and hunting for the beautiful things in life. I enjoyed observing my son snapping pictures of animals, flowers, insects and little details that captured his attention. Dominika loved being showered with kisses and lots of attention by her grandparents.
The castle itself was full of amazing and intricate details. They have kept the medieval theme and style very consistent throughout the entire winery. The owner's passion for medieval architecture shows; my favorite room above called the Great Hall.
We love family pictures whenever possible, so took a moment there to get a picture or two together with my man. The rest was taking it all in since we decided to do a self-guided tour.
We did the wine tasting, taking turns and teaming up with the grandparents. While we did the tasting, they had the kids coloring on the little kiddy table area they had available and then traded spots. Their store is full of wonderful books that make me want to live the simple farm life someday. Those italian homemade meals in a farm kitchen and the slow life full of simple things seem attractive to me but then again, I'm loving the urban lifestyle. The store also offers eclectic foods, kitchen ware and just all out beautiful things.
Ok, look at the bathroom, ha! The whole place was visually very appealing. Loved the armor below and the kids couldn't stop staring at it. Incredible to think that humans wore that sort of thing, specially for battle. How can you really move wearing that?
The whole scenery of Napa and the place we were at was just breathtaking, it felt like you were transported to a different time. Mark Walter aka Wally, took a photo of me in which I couldn't figure out what emotion I was in. I looked somewhat upset but then again, maybe I needed to use the medieval potty? I can't remember.
We went to Bottega for lunch and it was a very delicious experience. I ordered ravioli with an egg inside, just heavenly! If you go there, do order their cheese plate, its quality I'm telling you.
We almost stayed there for more activities, but it proved to be a wise choice to go home after that. By the time we got home, we had some Cream before dinner;-), did the littles night night routine and were able to smoothly pull it off. We have found it's much better to do a bit less but more quality than cram everything in one day(as we tend to when family/friends visit) and have the kids overtired.
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Since July 2008, we have added over two hundred new reference items (both print and online) to the Online Bibliography from sources such as the Brigham Young and Cornell University library catalogs. Additions coming from the BYU catalogue have been primarily music collection catalogs and record label discographies. Here are two recently-added items worth mentioning: Read more →

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- If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it. - Anonymous
- Scientists have proven that it's impossible to long-jump 30 feet, but I don't listen to that kind of talk. Thoughts like that have a way of sinking into your feet. ----Carl Lewis
- I'm not insensitive, I just don't care.
- Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. ----Robert A. Heinlein
- My Anger Management Class Pisses Me Off.
- The answer to this last question will determine whether you are drunk or not. Was Mickey Mouse a cat or dog?
- Me and my wife are inseparable. Sometimes, it takes three or four people to pull us apart.
- Chuck Norris is so tough that when he gets drunk he doesn't throw up, he throws down.
- I have a few multi-million dollar ideas that I can get started on right now. But I just don't feel like it.
- It was a woman who drove me to drink. I never had the courtesy to thank her. - W.C. Fields
- I've been in love with the same woman for forty-one years. If my wife finds out, she'll kill me! Henny Youngman
- It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try and pass them.
- Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the
hope of pulling out an eel.
Leonardo Di Vinci.
- Getting married is a lot like getting into a tub of hot water. After you get used to it, it ain't so hot.
Minnie Pearl
- Marriage isn't supposed to make you happy. it's supposed to make you married.
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- When a husband brings his wife flowers for no reason, there's a reason.
- Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare. —- Ed Asner
- Babies are such a nice way to start people. —- Don Herrold
- AnonymousJune 19, 2010 at 8:56 AM
I'm not insensitive, I just don't care.ReplyDelete
now, there's a saying I can relate to!
if you want breakfast in bed - sleep in the kitchen!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousMay 25, 2011 at 11:53 PM
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Correction: •A friend will help you move. A very good friend will help you move a dead body.ReplyDelete
"Why should i pay you? I'm more interesting than you!" You should be paying me! - Christopher Walken to his psychiatris.ReplyDelete
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I'd rather be tethered to a cows tail and scuttered to death - Irish sayingReplyDelete
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You are probably familiar with recipes that call for one cup of this, two tablespoons of that, or perhaps even a pinch of this, and so forth. You mix it up and pour it into a standard pot or pan and cook it. You may double or halve the recipe at some point, but the recipes are otherwise pretty standard.
What's the Difference Between Soap Making and Cooking?
However, in soap making, there are two things we do differently than in cooking.
The first major difference is that everything is weighed...even the water. This ensures that you're using the right amounts of every ingredient and that you're using the same measurement from batch to batch, recipe to recipe.
But let's say that you have a recipe that you like...and it says "6 oz. of this and 2 oz. of that." That's fine...until you want to change the recipe or modify it in some way. To really understand the recipe, to understand the qualities that the oils are going to give to your soap, you need to take things a step further and state your recipe in percentages as well as measurements - and this is the second way that soap making is different than cooking.
This doesn't mean that a standard recipe won't work...it's just that writing the recipes this way is useful for a couple of reasons:
- It allows you to easily adjust the recipe to any size mold
- It allows you to easily adjust the proportions of the various oils in your recipe to affect the quality of the soap.
For example, let's say you have a recipe that makes two pounds of soap. In it, you might have 1/2 cup of coconut oil. You try the recipe and the lather isn't as good as you'd like, so you'd like to increase the proportion of coconut oil. With measurements, this is hard, if you have percentages in addition to the measurements, it's easy.
Converting a Recipe from Measurements to Percentages
We'll start with a simple recipe (remember we're weighing everything, not using liquid measures.)
- 12 oz. Olive Oil
- 10 oz. Palm Oil
- 9 oz. Coconut Oil
- 8 oz. Canola Oil
- 2.5 oz. Castor Oil
- 2.5 oz. Cocoa Butter
This will make a 4 pound batch of soap. But what are the ratios of each oil? Is this a well-balanced recipe? And what if you want to make 7 pounds of soap?
Here's what we do:
Total up the total number of ounces of oils. In this case, it's 44. Divide each individual weight by 44 to get the percentage of that oil in the recipe.
12 oz. Olive Oil – divided by 44 = 27% (I'm rounding.)
10 oz. Palm Oil – divided by 44 = 23%
9 oz. Coconut Oil – divided by 44 = 20%
8 oz. Canola Oil – divided by 44 = 18%
2.5 oz. Castor Oil – divided by 44 = 6%
2.5 oz. Cocoa Butter – divided by 44 = 6%
So your recipe is:
27% Olive Oil
23% Palm Oil
20% Coconut Oil
18% Canola Oil
6% Castor Oil
6% Cocoa Butter
A pretty well-balanced recipe.
So let's say you want to make a 7 pound (112 ounces) batch of soap. (Remember, that's just the measurement of your oils. Leave room for the lye and water.) Multiply the percentage by the desired amount.
27 % Olive Oil x 112 oz. = 30.2 oz.
23% Palm Oil x 112 oz. = 25.8 oz.
20% Coconut Oil x 112 = 22.4 oz
18% Canola Oil x 112 = 20.2 oz.
And so on.
Now before you panic at all of the math, or think you need to create an Excel spreadsheet to make soap, relax. Most online lye/soap recipe calculators scale your recipes easily as well as give you the recipe in both measurements and percentages.
Now, whether you're creating a recipe from scratch, or have found one online, you can both understand the proportions of the oils, and scale it to any size you like.


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Rules for Effective Communication
Communicating effectively is the keystone to any relationship. Use the tips in this list to make sure your message gets across – and to help you listen to what you're being told.
Be clear on the objective of the conversation: Before you open your mouth, make sure that you know why you're doing so. No communication is effective unless you know what you're hoping to achieve by it.
Choose your timing: Make sure that you're both as relaxed as possible, have plenty of time and can't be interrupted.
Stick to the matter in hand: Don't try to get everything of your chest at once. Keep focused on the issue you need to deal with.
Avoid starting sentences with 'You . . . ': Don't start out with an accusation – or by sounding as though you're making one.
Never say never or always: Categorical statements are provocative and unlikely to be true. Cut them out.
Watch your shoulds and shouldn'ts: Unless you honestly believe that you have the right to take the moral high ground and preach to your partner, don't do it
Don't interrupt: Even if you're 100 per cent sure that your partner's got nothing else worth saying, keep shtum and let him finish. If you want your partner to become a better talker, then first you must become a better listener.
Stay calm or postpone the conversation: When people get angry, reason tends to disappear. Relax or take a time out.
Avoid sarcasm, monologues or mind reading: Don't try to manipulate the situation to your advantage. If you speak to your partner or act in a way that you'd never dream of doing with your boss, then ask yourself why.
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Face Processing
Across the group, a major area of expertise concerns face processing. This includes the investigation of the cognitive and neural features of typical and atypical face processing. For example, Dr Davide Rivolta and Dr Friederike Zimmerman work with people with difficulties in recognising faces (prosopagnosics) and also with super-recognisers. With Dr Anita Potton, Dr Volker Thoma assesses the role of attentional load in perceiving faces (and also everyday objects) while Dr Melanie Vitkovitch is interested in how we retrieve the names for faces. Dr Anna Stone is exploring emotional reactions and attitudes of the general public to people with facial disfigurement. Professor Cynthia Fu and Dr Rivolta look at face processing in relation to psychiatric disorders, such as depression and schizophrenia.
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Individuals within the group also have particular strengths in other areas of cognition. These include synaesthesia (Dr Mary Spiller, Dr Clare Jonas), neuropsychopharmacology, and neurophysiology of psychosis (Dr Rivolta), thinking styles in relation to paranormal beliefs (Dr Stone), decision making (Dr Thoma), object name retrieval (Dr Vitkovitch), and phonological coding in visual word recognition (Dr Potton). Read all about our current projects.
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The 2016 Nissan LEAF SV is exactly like it's 2013 predecessor except for one cruciial thing: it has a 30 kWh battery pack instead of a 24 kWh battery pack, thus upping its range from 85 miles per charge to between 107 - 112. (And 119 on good days, as seen in photo)
Any "range anxiety" was only if I decided there was range anxiety,and I decided there wasn't.
With the 2013 LEAF SV, it was eleven charging stops between Seattle and Ashland, OR on the DC 440-volt fast charging network. No problem!
But I admit to being excited that now, with the increased 112 range on the 2016, that the same trip will be cut down to 7-8 charging stops.
Can't wait!
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- found: Space and time, 1968.
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On the third day of CES 2015, we saw surprises and shockers. The clever build-quality (and low pricing) in Dell's new XPS 13 dropped some jaws, as did ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih's critical words for Apple and Microsoft. Meanwhile, Mad Catz's design for new mice and keyboards was ... well, mad. And Philips added freakin' laser beams to TVs.
Here are the top 9 stories of CES Day 3.
Dell XPS 13: A 13-inch display crammed gracefully into an 11-inch frame
Available for purchase today, the new XPS 13 accomplished the engineering feat of fitting a 13-inch screen into what would otherwise be an 11-inch notebook. It weighs a svelte 2.6 pounds with a 1080p touch-screen display, or maxes the scales at 2.8 pounds with a WQHD, 2560 x 1440-pixel touch screen. Either way, you'll swoon at the machined aluminum and carbon-fiber chassis of this premium, portable system. Starting at $799.
MORE: Dell XPS 13 Boasts Thinnest Screen Bezel Ever (Laptop Magazine)
Exclusive Interview: ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih says the Chi has power
ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih isn't afraid to say that the 12.5-inch ASUS Transformer Book Chi T300 trumps not only the Microsoft Surface but also the Macbook Air. What else was up for discussion during our exclusive interview with the chairman? Android's dominance of gadgets that are 7 inches or smaller.
MORE: Exclusive: ASUS' Jonney Shih Says His Chi Beats Surface (Laptop Magazine)
New Line of Premium Gaming Mice and Keyboards from Rapoo
Gaming peripheral maker Rapoo has a new fleet of gaming mice and keyboards. Of the five products announced at CES 2015, the $70 V900 mouse with an adjustable laser sensor, a 1-millisecond response time and a lighting system that supports 16 million colors stands out.
MORE: Rapoo Launching VPro Gaming Mice, Keyboards This Spring (Tom's Hardware)
Mad Catz's All-New Gaming Peripherals Are Radical
Thanks to its detachable-friendly design, the L.Y.N.X 9 Mobile Hybrid Controller can dock with tablets and smartphones, pair with a snap-on keyboard for televisions and set-top boxes, or work as gaming controller for Amazon Fire TV and other gaming consoles. The R.A.T. PRO X gaming mouse is so adjustable even the scroll wheel is removable, and the TRITTON Swarm Mobile Headset pairs with multiple devices, so gamers can lead their Destiny raiding parties and answer smartphone calls at the same time.
MORE: Mad Catz Reveals Five New Gaming Peripherals (Tom's Hardware)
3Doodler 2.0 Lets You Sculpt 3D Objects Without a Printer
Skip the 3D printer. The 3Doodler 2.0 is a pen that extrudes fast-drying plastic so users can "draw" 3D objects. Sculptors can cast objects in different colors and materials. At the 3Doodler booth, we saw statues of baby Groot from the Guardians of the Galaxy film, models of the Notre Dame cathedral and even a lacy cocktail dress. What can you make?
MORE: 3Doodler 2.0 Draws Impressive 3D Sculptors (Tom's Guide)
Philips Smart Laser Backlight UHD TV: Color by Laser
Philips found a way to create more-vibrant colors than almost any other UHD TV. The key to their success: lasers. The Philips Smart Laser Backlight UHD TV employs a red laser to display 4K images. The result is bright, deep reds, and greens and blues that look much richer than on a standard 4K TV.
MORE: Philips Unconventional UHD TV Has Freaking Laser Beams (Tom's Guide)
CES 2015 Readers' Choice: Vote Now!
We've got plenty to be excited about at this year's CES, but what about you? So far, we've reported on a TV as slim as a smartphone, a mind-blowing virtual reality display, a smartwatch that bridges the divide between iOS and Android, and a gaming PC so powerful the Xbox One should be ashamed. Which one is your favorite?
MORE: CES 2015: Readers' Choice: Vote Now on Tom's Guide
CyberPowerPC Fang Trinity: The custom gaming PC you always wanted
If the CyberPowerPC Fang Trinity's design doesn't catch your eye, its specs array will stop you cold. Each blade of this conceptual gaming PC houses a powerhouse of specs: an Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M GPU and three SSDs in one compartment, another hard drive and an optical drive in the second compartment, and a 4-GHz Intel Core i7-4790K processor with a liquid-cooling system in the third. Out of this world.
MORE: CyberpowerPC Fang Trinity Gaming PC Will Blow Your Mind (Tom's Guide)
Where Smartwatch Meets Security
GoldKey's new Secure Communicator provides a fully functional Android device with a speaker, microphone, camera, and independent 3G connection for calls and data. Better still, the device comes preloaded with GoldKey's security software for access to encrypted storage, VoIP calls and secure transactions.
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Welcome the 2017 Cohort of ConnectHomeUSA
30 New Communities To Join ConnectHomeUSA Initiative
This is the first ConnectHomeUSA cohort, with the goal of expanding to more than 100 communities by 2020.
Washington, D.C., August 21, 2017 -- ConnectHomeUSA is proud to announce that it has selected its first new cohort of communities to join the innovative program. The 30 communities were selected after an open application process and review by EveryoneOn.
The communities include:
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA), OH
City of Phoenix Housing Department, AZ
ConnectHomeUSA - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Alliance, NC
Edinburg Housing Authority, TX
Elm City Communities dba New Haven Housing Authority, CT
Greensboro Housing Authority, NC
Home Forward (f.k.a. Housing Authority of Portland), OR
Housing Authority City of Pittsburgh (HACP) ; Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHAP) ; City of Pittsburgh, PA
Housing Authority County of San Joaquin (HACSJ), CA
Housing Authority of Salt Lake City, UT
Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville, TX
Housing Authority of the City of Goldsboro, NC
Housing Authority of the City of Wilson, NC
Louisville Metro Housing Authority, KY
Lumbee Tribe, NC
MOWA Choctaw Housing Authority, AL
North Little Rock Housing Authority, AR
Northern Ponca Housing Authority, NE
Pasco County Housing Authority, FL
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, WI
Renton Housing Authority, WA
Rhode Island Office of Innovation & Rhode Island Housing, RI
Sanford Housing Authority, NC
Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority, NV
St. Louis Housing Authority, the Housing Authority of St. Louis County, and Housing and Community Solutions, Inc., MO
The Housing Authority of the City of Prichard, AL
Tuskegee Housing Authority, AL
Westmoreland County Housing Authority, PA
Winnebago County Housing Authority, IL
"ConnectHome and now ConnectHomeUSA is a first of its kind, public-private partnership that is committed to ending the digital divide in public housing across the United States," said Chike Aguh, chief executive officer of EveryoneOn. "We are so excited to welcome this new cohort of communities who are committed to changing the life trajectory of some of the most in need in our country. These communities' commitment to ConnectHomeUSA shows that when you collaborate across public and private sectors, you can solve any problem."
In May 2017, EveryoneOn announced the expansion of the ConnectHome pilot initiative, which launched in 2015 in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and was created to bridge the digital divide in 28 pilot communities. Rebranded ConnectHomeUSA, the goal of the initiative is to expand to 100 communities and connect 350,000 people living in HUD-assisted housing by 2020.
As part of this expansion, new communities will have access to the following:
Access to stakeholder commitments;
Continued assistance with stakeholder negotiation by EveryoneOn as communities seek to add new partners to the initiative;
Monthly webinars with EveryoneOn for help with local efforts and best practices;
Access to a mentorship community to help guide progress; and,
Access to the Digital ConnectHome Platform, which will include resources and collateral created for ConnectHome and would serve as a space for communities to connect, ask questions, and collect data.
Over the course of the initiative, ConnectHomeUSA expects to welcome more than 100 communities into its ranks, including the 30 communities announced today. These communities will be diverse in both size and geography.
In addition, the current ConnectHome pilot communities will have the opportunity to serve as models and mentors for communities participating in ConnectHomeUSA. All communities, both pilot and new, will be involved in a community of practice, which will include mentorship meetings and a yearly ConnectHomeUSA summit.
ConnectHomeUSA will create a governing board composed of leaders from both the public and private sectors who are committed to the ConnectHome initiative and its mission.


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This has been an emotional day for Mormonism. As reported in national headlines, Kate Kelly of Ordain Women has been excommunicated from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for "conduct contrary to the laws and order of the Church". While I do not have a strong opinion for or against ordination of women to priesthood in the Church, I do strongly support open constructive discussion of the question. While I recognize the Church's concern appears not to have been the question itself, but rather how Kate Kelly has approached the question, I am alarmed by the sanctimonious manner in which some members of the Church have responded to news of the excommunication.
The value of religion depends, of course, on what you mean by "religion". If religion is merely euphemization of escapism or nihilism, as it so often manifests itself, then it probably has a net negative value -- "probably" only because I can imagine some poor unfortunate souls that are constituted in ways that are painfully incompatible with the world as presently or possibly configured. Too many of us use religion or are used by religion to stop caring about the world and each other, except to the extent it and we happen to be "good" already. Too many of us wait on God (or an analog) to solve our problems. Too many of us demand that others wait for God to solve our problems. Too many of us posit heaven (or an analog) far away in time or space -- or even as negation of time and space. Is it any surprise, then, that our world in practice reflects this escapism and nihilism?


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Volatility rules the day as the market tries to make up its mind about the government shutdown that went into effect Monday at midnight on the East Coast. The NASDAQ Composite Index spent the day today trading inside yesterday's range as it settled down somewhat after gapping up and breaking out to a 13-year high yesterday on lighter, but still above-average volume, as we can see on the daily chart below. The NASDAQ also managed to close near its peak for the day for the second day in a row today, but the action among leading stocks is not entirely rosy.
Yet if one takes an opportunistic view of things, looking to buy on weakness and particularly at areas of support such as the 20-day exponential moving average, what has become my "trusty moving average," you are okay. Buying strength is not advised, in my view, because risk still exists in this market. With the debt-ceiling debate yet to be fought as the White House and Congress wrangle over the current government shutdown, there is always the potential for getting trapped if one chases stocks by buying into strength, and I'll discuss some examples in a bit. For now, the NASDAQ is trying to hold a breakout to 13-year highs, and should it fail on heavy selling volume, then we might have more reason to be worried. For now it is still a matter of watching your stocks.
As the NASDAQ breaks out to new highs, the S&P 500 Index, shown below on a daily chart, continues to lag and diverge. It is, however, holding support at its 50-day moving average, so far, but volume support is nowhere to be seen given that volume has remained below average over the past two days. The question remains as to which side of the market wins out: the NASDAQ and the small-cap Russell 2000, both of which are making new highs, or the S&P 500 and the Dow, both of which have diverged to the downside.
To some extent the action in the "Four Horsemen" imitates that of the market, with movement back and forth as stocks try to sort out the government shutdown as well. Facebook (FB) continues to hold up well as it has pulled back over the past three days as selling volume dried up today. So far there is not much to think about here since the continuation pocket pivot of twelve days ago on the chart.
LinkedIn (LNKD) has been taking some selling volume lately as it tries to build what is so far a little less than a four-week base, as we can see on its daily chart below. The rally over the past two days has come on light volume as the stock stalled out a bit today at the upper end of its current price range. My view is that the stock will not go anywhere prior to earnings, and might retest the lows of last Monday.
A couple of things bother me with the stock, and the first is that I have to wonder about the pricing of their recent 5.38 million share secondary offering. With earnings coming up, why did they have to price that many shares down there? And since they likely have a good insider's idea of how earnings are going to turn out, why didn't they wait for earnings to come out before coming out with the secondary? If the earnings were stellar, why not wait for a potentially higher stock price?
Secondly, earnings are expected to come in at 54% above the same quarter last year, which is a sharp deceleration from the past four quarters of very healthy triple-digit earnings growth. Thirdly, and finally, 969 mutual funds now own 51 million shares of LNKD stock. Exactly two years ago, 202 funds owned 7.28 million shares of the stock. I'm not saying the stock is in imminent danger, but I know for certain that I won't be buying any shares going into earnings. I might be all wet, but in my view the risk isn't worth it.
Netflix (NFLX), which had been setting up again at its 10-day moving average, as I discussed in my report over the weekend, gapped up and launched higher yesterday on above-average volume, as we can see on the daily chart, below. NFLX built upon that move with more upside today on above-average volume. The last place one could have bought NFLX was along the 10-day line on Monday, being opportunistic on the pullback, I suppose, but for now there isn't much to think about here.
Tesla Motors (TSLA) is finally looking dicey here as it busts through its 10-day moving average on very heavy selling volume. The stock did get downgraded today to hold from buy by regional broker Robert W. Baird, and allegedly the infamous Citron Research group released a YouTube® video of an old TSLA roadster catching on fire, so I suppose there was an "excuse" for the selling. In any case, you might notice that the stock held the 20-day exponential moving average today, but I wouldn't expect the stock to instantly bounce back from today's sell-off given that this is the third pullback to the 20-day line in the past two months, as we can see on the daily chart, below. A breakdown below today's intra-day low would constitute a violation of the 10-day moving average, but my view is if TSLA can't hold the 20-day line it is likely headed for another test of the 10-week moving average, currently at 165.16.
Yelp (YELP) was a great scoop on Monday when it traded down towards the 65 price level, but it seems to me like little more than a nice trade off the lows as it reversed on just above-average volume today after breaking out to new highs earlier in the day. I wrote over the weekend, that a pullback in YELP to the trusty 20-day line would be buyable, and indeed it was. However, the stock hasn't flashed any bona fide buy signals and should only be bought on pullbacks to logical areas of support (such as the 20-day line and the lows of its current two-week range, for example), for now, pending the emergence of any new buy points/signals in the stock.
Trulia (TRLA) was another stock I considered buyable on its low-volume pullback to the 20-day moving average last week. This worked out well as the stock moved higher yesterday and today, as we see on the daily chart below. Today's move came on above-average volume, but did not qualify as a pocket pivot buy point since volume needed to exceed the downside volume bar that we see eight days ago on the chart. Again, using pullbacks in opportunistic fashion is the way to operate here.
YY, Inc. (YY) has acted very much like TRLA over the past couple of days. Over the weekend I also considered the pullback to the 20-day moving average and the lower reaches of its current three-week price range as buyable, and this worked well as the stock actually moved to an all-time closing high today on volume that was 34% above average.
Netqin Mobile (NQ) is holding support at the 20-day moving average after a heavy-volume spinout yesterday, as we can see on the daily chart below. The stock had a buyable gap-up move about three weeks ago, but is right back to the intra-day lows of the gap day here as it tests the 20-day line. Some volume came in today to provide some support at the line, but the breakout from an alleged "high, tight flag" hasn't shown as much power as some might advertise. As I wrote a couple of weeks ago, the flag formation that YELP formed along the low 50's in late August was a more constructive high, tight flag formation as I saw it. NQ, while still having some upside potential if it can hold this current pullback, is a smaller Chinese stock subject to greater volatility. If you like the stock, then this pullback is the lower-risk place to step in and buy shares with the idea that it should continue to hold the 20-day line on this pullback. If it can't, then all bets are off.
Alliance Fiber Optic (AFOP) is another small stock that so far has failed on its buyable gap-up move of about two weeks ago as we can see on its daily chart, below. Given the stock's innate volatility and thin trading volume, the pullback and failure after the buyable gap-up is probably not unexpected. The question of course is whether the stock can hold this current pullback to the 20-day moving average. As is the case with any of these stocks that pull into their 20-day lines, buying here is a lower-risk proposition if one operates on the principle that the stock must hold the 20-day line on any further pullback, perhaps allowing for a maximum of 2-3% more on the downside. We've seen this approach work with a number of other stocks in this market, and so I feel it is a viable way to try and buy leading stocks into weakness.
Finisar (FNSR), which I discussed in detail over the weekend as a close cousin stock to AFOP and the #2 member of the #1 ranked Telecom – Fiber Optic group, is also pulling back here and testing its 20-day moving average. As you can see on the daily chart, below, FNSR has also moved back to the top of its prior flag breakout, so it is pulling down to an area of logical support. Again, buying shares here represents a low-risk proposition, although there is of course no guarantee of success every time. However, I think it is a better way to buy leading stocks in this environment in contrast to moving with the herd and buying into strength.
InfoBlox (BLOX) continues to hold its 10-day moving average after flashing a pocket pivot buy point last Friday, as we see on its daily chart, below. Given the steepness of the prior pullback before last Friday's pocket pivot buy point, this pause to consolidate and catch its breath looks normal for BLOX. I would consider this buyable here with the idea that it should continue to hold above the 10-day line or, at the very least if one wants to give it more room, the 20-day line down at 40.43.
First Solar (FSLR) defied the odds of flashing a pocket pivot from a weak position at the 200-day moving average last week to follow through yesterday with a bottom-fishing pocket pivot coming up through its 50-day moving average, as we see on the daily chart below. Over the weekend I mused over the possibility that it could be shortable at the 50-day line given that it had stalled badly and on heavy volume both Thursday and Friday of last week, but the stock is obviously proving me wrong. The stock did pull back slightly on Monday, but it held the 200-day line on the pullback and proceeded to flash another bottom-fishing pocket pivot buy point on Tuesday.
This, however, comes from a stronger position above the 50-day moving average, so was more buyable then the prior bottom-fishing pocket pivot coming up through the 200-day moving average. Solar stocks have remained on fire lately, with stocks I've discussed in previous reports, Sunpower (SPWR) and Canadian Solar (CSIQ), both not shown, both moving up to or beyond 52-week highs today. Remember that SPWR's move began with a bottom-fishing pocket pivot along the 50-day moving average a couple of weeks ago at around (see September 18th report)
U.S. Silica Holdings (SLCA) continues to work its way up higher as it flashed another pocket pivot buy point yesterday as it came up and off of its 10-day moving average. Believe it or not, the stock has now worked its way up to the top of its seven-month base and today closed at 26.22, a mere 31 cents below its all-time daily closing high of 26.53. The pattern on the weekly chart, shown below the daily chart, also below, is starting to look like a big cup and the stock is now in position to form a handle here, although one could consider the sideways movement just under the 24 price area as a possible "handle." In any case, operating on the basis of the pocket pivots in the pattern, of which there have been several over the past few weeks, is much more efficient than trying to label the base and its components with respect to where the handle is or isn't.
Another interesting example of a stock holding the "trusty" 20-day exponential moving average on a pullback is Five Below (FIVE), which got nailed after announcing a 7.1 million share secondary offering. This ended up sending the stock into a violation of its buyable gap-up move of early September as it blew below the intra-day low of that day, but the stock found support at (where else?), its 20-day line, as we can see on the daily chart below. The action along the 20-day line is somewhat instructive in that we can see the selling volume dry up sharply on the retest of the 20-day line on Monday of this week. The stock followed through with a two-day rally off of the 20-day line yesterday and today, with today's move coming on volume that was 47% above average. The stock is now back above the 46.01 intra-day low of the September 10th buyable gap-up day. FIVE has yet to price its 7.1 million share secondary offering, and I would prefer to see how this extra supply is handled by the market before making any commitments in the stock.
Most leading stocks continue to act okay. With the exception of some, such as TSLA, we are seeing some decent action as well as rebounds from areas of logical support in a number of stocks I've discussed recently. All of the bio-techs I've discussed in recent reports, from Acadia Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN), and everything in-between, the group remains one of the mainstays of the NASDAQ Composite, and has played a strong role in that index's outperformance.
Meanwhile, I think it makes sense to remain in an opportunistic mode here, looking to buy pullbacks in leading stocks down to logical areas of resistance, and we have seen how this plays out well in a number of stocks I've discussed recently. Whether the NASDAQ's strength eventually drags up the S&P 500, or whether the breakout yesterday to a 13-year high turns out to be a bull trap, remains to be seen. Otherwise, operating in an opportunistic manner, as opposing to buying into strength, remains the low-risk way to operate in this current uncertain environment.
Gil Morales
CEO and Principal, Gil Morales & Company, LLC
Managing Director and Principal, MoKa Investors, LLC
Managing Director and Principal, Virtue of Selfish Investing, LLC


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The Swede netted the second from the penalty spot in the 36th minute after Thiago Silva had put the hosts ahead following a 10th-minute corner that was parried into his path.
Ibrahimovic initiated the move that led to a third by Thiago Motta six minutes after the break, set up Edinson Cavani for the fourth and wrapped it up himself on 64 minutes to bring his season's league tally to 17 goals.
PSG top the table on 50 points from 21 games, five ahead of Monaco who won 2-0 at mid-table Toulouse thanks to a first-half goal Layvin Kurzawa and a splendid overhead kick by substitute Lucas Ocampos two minutes from time.
The French champions, who have scored 15 goals in their last four matches in all competitions, were never threatened by Nantes and captain Thiago Silva said they would get their chance on the European stage if they produce the same kind of performances.
"The boys have made a lot a great things tonight. We have to continue the same way and hopefully we'll play like that in the Champions League," he told French channel Canal Plus.
In Toulouse, it was not that easy for Monaco but goals from their youngsters helped them return to winning ways after a defeat and a draw in their last two league games.
"We have not played well after the winter break so I'm very happy with this victory. I hope that we're back on track," Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri told broadcaster beIN Sport.
Monaco still have issues to solve, including striker Radamel Falcao's two-month long goal drought. The Colombia international came close to scoring when he skipped past goalkeeper Ali Ahamada, only to see midfielder Abel Aguilar clear his effort off the goalline.
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Parkminster Evolving
Dear Friends,
The following report and associated presentation is the result of a journey started in May 2012 when the Congregation of Parkminster tasked a group of interested members – the Congregational Development Team (CD Team) – to develop an action plan to guide our church into the future, ensuring long term health and sustainability.
The decision to stop and evaluate 'what God is calling us to be and do' was bold. This was not a broken church that needed to be fixed, but a vibrant community of faith engaged in a process of renewal. In fact, the list of activities presently taking place is wondrous.
Jesus' life, death and resurrection informed a movement of spiritual pilgrims that continues to this day through gatherings we call congregations. But our calling is not to "be like Jesus" mimicking what he did 2000 year ago. We're not here to copy. We're here to co-create. We need to recapture the sense of being a movement, not a static church that exists to perpetuate structures and beliefs that may have served us well in the past. (Bruce Sanguin, The Emerging Church).
Between May 2012 and March 2013, the CD Team spent numerous hours reading and meeting with a variety of people inside and outside the church. This helped us to better understand and create an action plan to help enable this creative emergence that Bruce Sanguin and others are speaking and writing about.
The report is a story of this journey over the last ten months. A journey that is told through the following sections:
- Why (Background page 3)
- What has been done (Activities To Date page 3)
- What was learned (Significant Learnings Identified page 4),
- What does this information mean (Recommended Action Plan page 7)
The presentation was delivered at the Annual Congregational Meeting March 3, 2013 and reflects key recommendations found in the report. The motions detailed in the presentation were approved unanimously. These included the Action Plan, and the development of a Ministry of Possibilities Committee to further the work of the Action Plan. A Communications Committee was also approved. Work is being done to get these Committees started as soon as possible.
We hope you read the report in its entirety. We do not apologize for its length. These findings and the resulting recommendations will be used as guidance for the next several years. This information also provides you with the rationale for these recommendations.
The Congregational Development Team would like to express our appreciation for the trust and support that we have received. It has been an honour and an amazing experience. The possibilities are endless, ready for Parkminster to embrace and that is truly exciting!
Respectfully Submitted,
The Congregational Development Team
CD Team Report to the Congregation
CD Team Annual Meeting Presentation


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Jupter High School junior Patrick Wallace rolled a perfect 300 Oct. 28 during U&Me Kid League competition at Jupiter Lanes.
The perfect game was Wallace's first. "I was so nervous when I got to the 10th frame," he said. "All I could think was that I needed to maintain my composure. It felt so good to finally get that 300."


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Good morning!
I haven't been updating this nearly as often as I should or would like to, but to be perfectly honest, I've just been a bit too busy. In the past few months I've been trucking back and forth from Houston, to Maine, to Chicago, Miami, the Gulf coast, and a tiny bit here in good ol' St. Augustine.
A super abbreviated highlight reel below.
There are a little over 1000 shots from that evening, that I won't force anyone to check out (...yet). Crazy nice folk, a private island resort on the Gulf, delicious food, and atmosphere for days. I'd say I couldn't ask for more, but we also scored some chest-high waves in Cape Haze, that is a severe rarity to say the least.
Above photo: My first wedding shot in or near Miami. Fantastically fun times. A smaller gathering with waterfalls, family from all over the country, specialty home crafted beers, accidental wedding party crashers, and I even shot some expired film to mix it up a bit. More coming soon.
Above photos. Another smaller gathering at Castle Otttis in St. Augustine/Vilano. Always a superb venue, again a perfect match for the couple I believe. The lighting and textures available - insane. Fun fact, I think technically the castle and I are the same age.
Too much to elaborate on for the last 3 posted at the moment. Another future. But in the mean time for the Old Crow Medicine Show fans out there - when we were setting up (I mean, no, that was a totally natural moment) the farm shot I couldn't help but think to myself "Even though you're wearing those uptown high heels.. I can tell from your giant step you've been walking through the cotton (in this case potato) fields.".
Anywho, thank you to all involved!


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US Republicans meet in midst of identity crisis to search for a star
Romney, Palin and Bush to address three-day gathering for some soul-searching
Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland yesterday. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
US Republicans have gathered in Maryland for the Conservative Political Action Conference. The party is using the three-day conclave to search its soul for a new identity and party ranks for a future presidential star following last year's humbling election defeat at the hands of Democratic president Barack Obama.
The who's who of conservative politics has an unusual line- up as it draws on the past by hosting speakers Mitt Romney, last year's losing Republican candidate, and Sarah Palin, John McCain's 2008 running mate, but is reluctant to embrace the future by inviting popular GOP figures.
Neither New Jersey governorChris Christie nor Virginia 's Bob McDonnell were invited to the conservative love-in at National Harbour, Maryland, although potential Republican nominees in the 2016 presidential race – Florida senator Marco Rubio, Mr Romney's running mate congressman Paul Ryan and Kentucky senator Rand Paul, a favourite of the far-right Tea Party – are all featuring prominently.
Al Cardenas, the conference chairman, responded to criticism of Mr Christie's omission, arguing that he had not "earned his wings" this year by agreeing to the expansion of Medicaid, the federal healthcare plan for the poor, and by standing with the president on a $60 billion (€44 billion) bill for Hurricane Sandy relief.
This 40th conference of 8,000 conservative leaders and activists, the largest gathering of conservatives in the US, offers an important platform to would- be presidential nominees looking to speak directly to the key conservative voters
This gathering, just south of Washington DC, is more relevant than ever as Republicans seek to regroup and broaden their appeal among voters following last year's election defeat.
"The current disarray is actually pretty healthy," former house speaker and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, a speaker on the third day, said.
Other speakers include former Florida governor Jeb Bush, brother of the former president George W Bush, Louisiana governor Bobby Jindall and property tycoon-turned-reality TV star Donald Trump.
There was surprise at Mr Bush's omission from a list of 23 names on a straw poll of GOP presidential nominees. Mr Bush, who will speak tomorrow, asked not to be included.


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A vegetarian cuisine week is taking place from August 19 to 26 at Dam Sen Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City.
The event is organized on the occasion of the annual Buddhist Vu Lan Festival on the 15th of the seventh lunar month (August 25 on the Gregorian calendar this year) that honors parents and ancestors. People eat vegetarian food during the festival to pray for the best for their parents and ancestors, making it the largest vegetarian time of the year.
With the theme "Lotus Flower Season" (as the lotus is the flower symbol of Buddhism), the week offers more than 300 vegetarian dishes such as brown rice, oat porridge, "bun rieu chay" (vegetable noodle soup), and "banh xeo gac" (spiny bitter gourd pancake), and 50 types of drinks.
Nearly 80 restaurants, food stalls, pagodas and vegetarian mini-marts in the city are participating in the week.
Visitors can learn about vegetarian cuisine and its health benefits as well as Buddhist rituals at the stalls of pagodas from the city and other neighboring areas.
A series of cultural activities will be held, such as an "ao dai" (Vietnam's traditional dress) fashion show with lotus designs, music performances, and a vegetarian food fair, with gifts, Buddhist ritual objects, and local specialities also on offer.
Tickets to the festival are VND150,000 ($6.5).
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After Hikebikerun I pretty much fell off the wagon, didn't train and kicked back, let's say more than a little!! London2Brighton come around and I'd only ran a 10K and a bumbling half marathon over the Seven Sisters in the months leading up to it.. But I felt good, I'd a place to stay close to the start, so had no excuses not to crack on with it really!
I woke at 4am to get my train to Richmond (I'm a get there early Nazi, awkwardly so too!) it's raining, I sighed to my self but knew these conditions favored me so the walk just the few minutes to the station saw me soaked! "Well that's one thing I don't have to be worried about!" Bloody train closures and a bus replacement, great, a wait and possible only being a hour early! THE STRESS! At last the bus arrived and dropped me and another fellow competitor off right outside RESULT!
We all huddled together all us runners like scared of the rain or stupidly trying to stay just that tiny bit drier, I watched the first group head out at 6.45, SIGH then it's our turn to be utterly annoyed by the warm up team (just what I need before running 100KM, a warm up and calorie burn!) lining up I always look around to see who's got new or old shoes on and based on that figure out who I'll be quicker than!
We're off people go shooting off along the soaking grass playing field as if trying to prove something, or wanting to get away from the rain! I set off from the back, and plodded, negative splits all the way for me!
Tea stop (VERY IMPORTANT!)
Took me 10K to get into things and my the first 12k stop came I'd got 1.10 on my watch, considering in going slow as possible I was over the moon with my pace, we all took tea and snacks on whilst hiding from the rain once again.
We soon left the lovely paths and hit muddy puddle filled off road paths where those who shot off were slowly without trying, being reeled in. Mud, wet and off road is my terrain I seem to thrive in the worst of conditions. Mile after mile got eaten up, I remember now why I always had the desire, not a thought or idea but a feeling to want to be able to run all day. 30K in and I'm settled and in my stride, for those of you who may have gotten to that special place, I was there, no thoughts as if my mind emptied out, it's a euphoric place where you are totally at one with the surroundings and the environment breathing is calm and steady but your in that zone its not even like I am doing the work I'm in total flow mind/body and soul are in line and working as one.
I hit the wall around 33K but now know what to expect and as soon as the wave hits me I begin to fuel up and up the pace, I know if knuckle down this wave will soon pass, the other end is not far away it normally lasts a few miles! It did drive me a little mad and I let myself have some photo fun along the way… another lesson for next time!
Time seems to become relevant, I am sharing places with a team of two who seem in great shape the pace is quickening with each field and road crossing. Before long there it is 40K! when did that happen, I felt amazing, utterly fresh as a daisy.
I pass through the magical 42.6K or Marathon distance a full 50 minutes short of my previous best. I'm euphoric, the rains stopped I pull in for a cuppa and a bit of cake (aahh come on I'm northern! I'd have eaten gravy if they'd have had it!) I set off in a focused mood thinking maybe I can finish in sub Eleven hours, maybe just maybe I've got this in me…… Time to knuckle down and get to work.
I pass through 30 miles with no niggles, plenty of grub with me, hydrated cool and relaxed. I'm on this and organised then my head starts……
"Russ, you've ran 30 miles that's half way, can you do that again? this is unknown running now"
aahhhh the voice of reason, I think back to how empty I left myself after Hikebikerun, and with a busy second half of the year I didn't want to totally ruin myself and on this occasion I wasn't willing to find out what else I had in me or if I could go sub 12 or even 11 hours. This angered me, I've not trained, I've not given myself the best chance of doing well I wasn't prepared for what this could throw at me, and most of all I wasn't mentally ready for the fact that my body seemed able to comply with my dreams.
Being fairly positive (which in this case might not have been the best thing in this instance) I managed to see the wood for the tree's and tell myself
"Maybe its best you stop at the next point, you've still got a marathon PB and ran further than you've ever ran before."
I mulled this over whilst plodding along not quiet so motivated as before by now and managed to agree with my head & heart that I would come in at the 57K mark. Yes I would be failing, and maybe I am scared at what I could have done and scared to give something my utter all and be happy to fail a broken hero, or not as the case might have been. A decision has been made, I sucked it up and that was that, the next stop I'm calling it a day. Without a single niggle blister or ache or pain. no seriously!
I came in at 57K told the marshals I was finishing here, they looked at me rather strange as I was clearly in no discomfort or pain. They crossed me off, gave me my shorter distance medal and a T shirt and I collected my bag.
I sat down in the food tent and scoffed down my protein shakes and any other grub I could find trying to be focused on recovery as I was still expecting this run to at some point bite me in the ass. I stopped to look around at all the broken people lying on the floor, I tried to tell myself what I've done is right but I felt guilty, people here broken and injured i'm sat here not a single issue other than mental. Still that's my race over I made a choice its done. The next day I woke up tentatively and inch by inch slowly edged off the bed to see what joys my body would present me with. NOTHING, NOT A THING. I quickly sat back down, I clearly made the wrong choice. I logged on and checked my stats for 57K. 6:11, I had about another marathon to run and even at a walk could have still finished in under 15 hours for sure..
But again, still I had the knowledge I have a new Marathon PB and I can be sure I can cover the distance required if I only push myself.
I'd given up on something when I'd no reason to but looking back I only stoked the endurance running fire even more than before. It's hard to make calls or decisions right at that very time without being able to stand back and process it all. But knowing I have so much to now take forward into other races and faith that I can trust myself to make a good call when I need to, and find the good in all choices available.
What I have reminded myself of is that I always perform better when quitting isn't an option, when all the lovely fluffiness of races are not around and that mini bus to the station doesn't exist and the fuel stop, after fuel stop won't be there. I still have that Itch, in fact its now bigger, all I want to do is run all day for no reason other than I want to and it feels good. I've found a way to scratch the itch for the short term, and the end of year will see me test if my desire to do something "Just because" will out weigh the pain and day after day struggle of running all day……
If you have to give up on something, find the positives, make your choice on how and why and suck it and move on. You can always learn from the situation you put yourself in be it good or bad.
One of my favorite sayings above, I've wanted to live by this, have it as a mantle for life. If I'd of carried on maybe I would have finished but become injured, that could have meant never running again, I could be too risk adverse and not living enough in the moment and looking ahead to much. Either way in 2015 I've promised myself to do adventures that push things a little more and make me live by that saying, in 2015 I need to force my comfort zone again, I have no excuses to not to be the best version of me possible…..


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Each month we let you know about events being planned by our partner organizations that we are aware of. Here's what's happening in March.
Forum der Kulturen
Global Brunch
Sunday the 4th of March from 11:00 – 15:00
This month's focus will be on food and music from Spain, Tunisia and Peru
The Children's English Library
17th March (Sat) – St. Patrick's Day Workshop (3-8)
31st March (Sat) – Easter Craft Workshop (5 & up)
Full schedule
Cafe Merlin
Throughout the month – 20th Annual Stuttgart Cabaret Festival
St. Catherine's English Church
17th & 18th of March – Lenten Lectures
Full schedule
Partner organizations are other area groups that also serve the international community in Stuttgart and who have agreed to promote IWCS events to their membership. This listing is for information purposes only and opinions expressed at partner organization events do not necessarily reflect those of the IWCS Steering Committee.
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A new plant-based antioxidant with five times the power of similar natural remedies is set to cause a major stir in the health and beauty sector, according to Brazilian plant scientists.
The new wonder-extract is Juçara, collected from the berries of a palm that grows only in Brazil's Atlantic coastal rainforest. It is known to have five times the concentration of anti-oxidants found in Açaí, Brazil's best-known and increasingly-fashionable "super-food," that comes from a palm growing in the Amazon forest. The two palms are related, but not identical.
Juçara, (Euterpe edulis) produces a purple-colored extract that is very high in anthocyanins. When used in skin creams and lotions, anthocyanins have a strong antioxidant action, and help to prevent aging effects.
Anthocyanins are believed to be the driving force behind the free-radical and age-fighting powers of some fruits. They are common in fruits with rich red and purple colors, like grapes and berries, but fruits of tropical palms have far more than any other foods. For example, the ORAC level (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) of Açaí is over 3,500, which is hundreds of times higher than fruits like apples and bananas. Açaí itself has over twice the antioxidant power of blueberries. Today, charts of ORAC values don't show Juçara on the list.
Anthocyanins are also increasingly used as the active ingredient in healthy food, beverages and energy drinks. The new Juçara extract will likely be used in sports and cereal bars, yogurts, ice creams, and jams.
Brazilian law now has strict guidelines for the collection and processing of use of all forest-based plant extracts. Juçara fruit can only be collected from the rainforest on a sustainable basis by companies receiving authorization from CGEN (Brazilian Board for the Management of Genetic Heritage). As well as helping protect the forest, companies must share benefits with local communities.
Until a few years ago, Brazilian farmers would hack down these trees to extract the heart of palm they contain. At one stage, the palm almost became extinct, press reports show. Now they are seen as a precious renewable resource.
Community groups and NGOs have rallied around Juçara as a means of economic support and have been successful in raising sponsorship from the national oil company Petrobras, as this local website shows. Funding from the US, via the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998, also supports "debt for nature" swaps in forest where the palm grows.
The only business so far to receive authorization to develop remedies based on the Juçara berry is Atina Natural Assets, a Brazilian company with a factory based in Minas Gerais state that specializes in making organic plant extracts and essential oils for the health and beauty industry. Atina has received international certificates for international sustainability and organic status.
Atina's representatives are in Europe showing the new "turbo-açaí" antioxidant to buyers at cosmetics shows and health and beauty trade fairs this spring.
"Atina is bringing an exciting range of extracts, essences, oils and active ingredients to Europe," said commercial director Cristina Saiani, who is touring the Cosmoprof fair in Bologna, Italy and Beauty Trade Fair in Dusseldorf, Germany.
"Our 2013 range includes tropical forest novelties that are unique to Brazil, such as Juçara and Açai, and high quality products that will be more familiar to European buyers such as raspberry, strawberry and spice extracts, as well as oils from passion fruit, macadamia nuts, coffee and cloves," said Saiani. "We have a great story to tell, and are delighted to help our European partners put the true essence of our country in a bottle."
Açaí is described as the Amazon forest's most important non-wood export crop and annual production is estimated to be around 500,000 tonnes. Its conversion into plant-based health remedies has spawned a global industry. In 2009, for instance, sales in the US alone topped US$100 million after an item on Oprah Winfrey's TV show promoted the food supplement. Much of the positioning of Açaí as the "number one" anti-oxidant is based upon the known concentration of Omega 3, 6, and 9 essential fatty acids.
If it turns out to be true that the highly-popular Açaí palm from Amazonia has indeed had its ORAC score trumped by Juçara, its southern cousin from Brazil's Atlantic rainforest, the race could be on to develop commercial applications for the new "super antioxidant."


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Jack Schafer has put together a great article on Slate detailing one more reason that newspapers aren't doing so well in the transition from print to digital. News is primarily social currency, social currency (of this type) needs to be relevant, timely and recognized as important by one's network. Schafer argues that social networks do all of these things better than news (paper or online).
So what happens when we apply this same argument to books? For this, I'm going to start with the use cases Ben Vershbow, formerly of the Institute for the Future of the Book, laid out in a presentation I saw earlier this year.
On his model, book has value in three fundamental ways:
- Convenient container for reference materials
- Durable, portable, ergonomic device for sustained narrative
- Fetish object
You might be able to make a case for newspapers fulfilling number one (though it would really depend on how you defined 'reference') but two and three don't really work. Am I the only one who first started reading the Guardian Weekly just because it was so much easier to hold?
Now, as above, I realize that we need add Social Currency as an important fourth use case for books.
Is social currency contained in the third case, i.e. possessing a fetish object? No. A desired object fulfills a need that may or may not be based on wanting others to perceive you in a certain way because of that possession. That certainly overlaps with social currency but it doesn't exhaust it.
Currency allows you to build and nourish relationships with others because of shared information or experience that is valuable to both parties. Newspapers can only do this by providing snapshots. If that snapshot can be captured more quickly and richly somewhere else, the value of a newspaper sinks.
Books provide a deeper and less time-sensitive entry point into this exchange. It doesn't matter when you immersed yourself into Wuthering Heights—you can still discuss the lives of Heathcliff and Catherine with someone 10 years from now. Same for the latest federal political scandal? Not so much.
Can social networks do this better than books? Nope. Not yet. It's a difference experience that isn't yet threatened. Whew.


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How to make a relevant album in 2008:
1. Take the most culturally aware sophisticate you know. BlackPlastic will refer to this gentleman as 'Ian'.
2. Force said gentleman to form band and make album in one week with no food, but plenty of cigarettes.
3. Threaten to cut off a finger whenever 'Ian' uses familiar song structures or dares to make sounds that could induce chin stroking in the listener.
4. In order to induce a further sense of urgency steal the masters on day six at 6pm, forcing 'Ian' to start again.
The resulting album would sound something like Mega Breakfast. It's diverse and chaotic. It's reminiscent of Clor and Data Rock but with added smarts and, by George, if you know what genre it should be in let BlackPlastic know.
But most importantly it has enough pop hooks to drag you in and enough ideas to make sure you don't leave.
It sounds like sarcastic commentary on what it is like to be in an up-and-coming band, It's unmistably London, 2008, but don't hold that against it as 'Proper Rock' will soundtrack BlackPlastic's election campaign when we run, if only for the "Proper songs about girls and clubbing" refrain, and 'Uss Wus' is an electronic gospal track for those moments when you feel defeated by your own ambition.
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Aveda tackles tensions between sourcing and sustainability
Aveda tackles tensions between sourcing and sustainability
In a world of climate change and finite resources, any company that revolves its business strategy around sourcing natural ingredients is at risk.
With the tradition of using plant extracts in personal hair and skin care products, Aveda is no different.
The company -- which targets both the consumer and an even larger business-to-business market through a network of 8,000 third-party salons and spas worldwide -- continues to focus on sourcing from communities around the world such as the Yawanawá tribe of Brazil.
Aveda's approach to doing business with an eye on sustainability was put in place by founder Horst Rechelbacher when he launched the company in 1978. But over 30 years later, it has had to adapt its approach in response to a heightened sense of urgency about the environment and the indigenous communities that live off their native habitats.
It has also had to adapt to a new business environment as a subsidiary of a huge multinational. In 1997, Aveda was purchased by the Estée Lauder company, the owner of over two dozen well-known brands that for the most part don't share Aveda's laser focus on plant-based sourcing.
How, then, can the company navigate its need for a steady supply of natural ingredients, yet operate on a sustainable path? In a report that has yet to be released, Aveda shared with GreenBiz that it makes mention of learning how to do more with less, and is "cutting down on the number of new product initiatives, focusing on innovation and promoting better stewardship for the benefit of shareholders and stakeholders."
"I don't fully understand it, but there is a sweet spot where you can do the right thing strategically and also do what we all like to do to help make the planet more sustainable," Aveda CEO and President Dominique Conseil said at Thursday's GreenBiz Forum in San Francisco while in conversation with GreenBiz Chairman Joel Makower.
In his early years with the company, Conseil said, he remembered when Aveda launched 36 marketing initiatives in one year. "The organization thought that to survive, you need to feed the beast," he said.
But he realized that the strategy was a forced innovation: "At the end of the day, consumers don't need these things."
Now, Aveda runs between 12 to 13 initiatives a year. The turning point came when the company realized it could gain greater market share with fewer offerings due to success with its thinning hair and hair repair product lines.
"We are winning market share aggressively with the approach," Conseil said.
Photo of Aveda CEO Dominique Conseil speaking at GreenBiz Forum San Francisco 2013 by Goodwin Ogbuehi/GreenBiz Group
Conseil readily admitted to Makower that the growing threats to the environment and natural resources -- via climate change, reduced biodiversity and species loss -- are risks to Aveda's business operations.
"It's not just what you want to do but a question of self-conservation. If we don't worry about it, we will have to change the kind of business we do," he said. "We've tried to limit risk for years by having several sources in different hemispheres."
Conseil said that Aveda has an environmental policy which focuses on doing business in a way that keeps in mind several domains, including climate change, toxics, biodiversity, loss of habitat, waste and pollution.
Yet for some plant extracts, such as essential oil from the Bavarian rose, it may be too late, according to Conseil. "There are not many substitutes," he said.
And ironically, the company's supply chain was threatened for months when guar gum -- a natural substance used in several Aveda products as well as in toothpaste and ice cream -- was out of stock due to its use in the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) boom. Made from beans mostly found in India, guar gum's thickening properties enable fracking fluid to blast through shale for oil and natural gas extractions.
To address risks, Aveda's research and development arm is "constantly finding better ways to be responsible" through reformulation, Conseil said.
But Conseil doesn't feel the tension within Aveda's founding vision of using natural products in sustainable ways is a bad thing.
"Sometimes if you focus on being sustainable, a cradle-to-cradle approach might lead you to a synthetic [approach]. When I look at this, the conjunction of opposites is what makes great things happen," he said.