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Wedding Confetti Rose Petal Toss ~ 'INDIGO ROSE' Pink and Red Rose Petals, with seasonal blue petals ~ Biodegradable ~ BULK BUY
A very pretty, biodegradable confetti option. Bulk box containing 1/3 cup portions, equivalent to fill an A5 paper cone or small pouch.
Do you need CONFETTI CONES? Plain or personalised confetti cones available in various designs, find a style to best match your ceremony styling.
Please note I have a strict no returns policy, no cancellations policy
To see MORE COMBINATIONS OF LABELS AND CONFETTI COLOURS find @everlandfavours on instagram
STANDARD ORDER will ship as quickly as possible, if you need your confetti urgently please upgrade to express.
RUSH ORDER your confetti, please get in touch before selecting express shipping to ensure your preferences are available. Select 'EXPRESS' for shipping upon checkout.
PRE-ORDER your confetti for your upcoming nuptials! Please include your ceremony date in your order notes. Expect shipment 2 - 4 weeks before your supplied ceremony date.
REAL EVERLAND CONFETTI MOMENTS at https://www.everlandfavours.com/gallery
Premium petals and design @everlandfavours
SHIPPING POLICY expect shipment 2 - 4 weeks before your supplied ceremony date. For further detail please refer to my policy page.
1-3 business days
Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. I'm not responsible for delays due to customs.
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
You can place your order up to 12 months in advance. Please place your ceremony date into your order notes or into the personalisation field upon purchase. Your order will then be scheduled in for dispatch 2 - 4 weeks before your provided ceremony date. This is to ensure petals are in top condition for use. Please be assured I keep a close eye on the dispatch of all orders, and if there is ever any concern about timeframes I will upgrade your order to express if necessary.
Turn around time varies depending on what you are ordering. I can generally get your order to you within 4 business days, depending on your location. Express shipping is available and should arrive to Australia Post selected metro destinations within 2 days of ordering. Please get in touch before you order to ensure that your preferred items are available within that timeframe. Overnight service may be available, but please get in touch before you place an order.
Everland orders ship with Australia Post. All orders come with complimentary tracking and can be tracked at auspost.com/track
Most people cater to at least half their guests. Depending on the confetti shower effect you want, you may want to supply enough for every guest to take part in the fun! If you are considering bulk boxes, a single portion is 1-2 handfuls, depending on your handful size!
Shipment of your order depends entirely upon your preference. My standard service is prompt shipment unless you request 'Pre-order' upon checkout OR place your ceremony date into your order notes. If you are pre-ordering dispatch is around 2 - 4 weeks before your supplied ceremony date. Express orders are shipped as quickly as possible. Please get in touch before you place a rush order to ensure your preferences are readily available for shipment. Express International orders take longer, please keep in mind orders outside of Australia need a minimum of five business days to get through production and overseas. Please take this information as a guide, just get in touch if you have a specific question.
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Very happy with the beautiful, colourful box of rose confetti. Arrived on time and smells beautiful too. Thank you!
Jun 29, 2019
Great quality and scent. Really fast shipping!
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Companies in Austin That Offer Employee Stock Purchase Plan
List of Companies in Austin with Employee Stock Purchase Plan
30 Companies
Information Technology • Machine Learning
UiPath is the fastest growing enterprise software company in history. We deliver the most advanced Enterprise RPA Platform, built for business and IT. Our vision is one robot for every employee.
50Local Employees
Cloud • Healthtech
ClearDATA is the market leader for healthcare cloud computing and information security services for healthcare providers and software and service companies, and is 100% dedicated to the healthcare field.
125Local Employees
Retail • Software
BlackLocus is an innovation lab operating within the Home Depot, the top home improvement retailer in the world. To stay ahead of the curve, Home Depot is making a substantial investment in data science, innovation, technology, and design.
55Local Employees
Artificial Intelligence • Real Estate
REX is a digital platform and full-service real estate brokerage that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify buyers and sell homes outside of the MLS, charging a total fee of 2% compared to traditional agent commissions of 5-6%
50Local Employees
Marketing Tech • Software
Our purpose at Proof is to make the internet delightfully human. Our platform harnesses the power of social proof that you often see offline and helps bring it online. Over 15,000 websites trust our software to increase conversions.
12Local Employees
Enterprise Web • Information Technology
TrustRadius is the most-trusted platform for B2B customer voice and insights. We help technology buyers make confident decisions with in-depth reviews and ratings from real users. We also help vendors engage and convert buyers by putting their customer's voice to work, authentically and at scale.
60Local Employees
Information Technology • Marketing Tech
Main Street Hub is now part of GoDaddy! GoDaddy powers the world's largest cloud platform dedicated to small, independent ventures. With 18M customers worldwide and 77M domain names under management, GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers and manage their work.
630Local Employees
HR Tech • Software
YouEarnedIt & HighGround have officially rebranded as Kazoo. Kazoo brings your key people management tools - Recognition & Rewards, Performance Management, and Surveys - into one powerful, fun, and easy-to-use platform to help companies build a purpose-driven culture of high engagement and high performance.
100Local Employees
Smarter Sorting
Greentech • Hardware
Smarter Sorting is a purpose-driven company committed to increasing sustainable options for unsold or damaged products. Our cutting-edge machine learning technology enables cost-effective, compliant decisions for all unsold products, and our process advances our partners' zero-waste goals.
26Local Employees
eCommerce • Travel
Welcome to Vrbo, an Expedia Group brand and world leader in the vacation rental space. Connecting a global network of travelers and homeowners through more than two million unique spaces in 190 countries, Vrbo helps people everywhere travel better together. Because we believe planning a vacation should feel as effortless and enjoyable as being on.
1700Local Employees
Security • Software
With Rapid7 technology, services, and research, organizations around the globe can break down barriers, accelerate innovation, and securely advance.
150Local Employees
Cloud • Software
Medallia helps companies win through customer experience. The world's best-loved brands trust Medallia's Experience Cloud, which embeds the pulse of the customer in an organization and empowers employees with the real-time customer data, insights, and tools to make every experience great.
50Local Employees
Cloud • Security
SailPoint, the leader in enterprise identity governance, brings the Power of Identity to customers around the world. SailPoint's open identity platform gives organizations the power to enter new markets, scale their workforces, embrace new technologies, innovate faster and compete on a global basis.
650Local Employees
eCommerce • Food
We are investing heavily in our customers' digital experience, reinventing how they find inspiration from food, how they make food decisions, and how they ultimately get food into their homes.
400Local Employees
Big Data • Cloud
MongoDB unleashes the power of software and data for innovators everywhere. We're for the startups that want to be enterprises. The enterprises that want to be startups. The ones who don't accept limits, or constraints. The ones who dream big, and think ahead, to create the things we can't live without.
SmartBiz Loans
Fintech • Sales
There are many fintech companies. However, top talent gravitates toward those, like SmartBiz, that make the world a better place through teamwork and innovation. We support the little guys – entrepreneurs across America – and it's our privilege to help them reach their business dreams.
49Local Employees
Iris Telehealth
Healthtech • Other
We are a telepsychiatry company that provides mental health care to clinics and hospitals using video conferencing technology like Skype. The key to our growth is through building partnerships with medical systems and recruiting excellent clinicians to provide great mental health care.
20Local Employees
Machine Learning • On-Demand
Rev is an online marketplace for remote work consisting of a large network of 40,000+ freelancers (aka Revvers) that provide services to our 100,000+ customers around the world, including companies like Amazon, Google, Facebook, and more. Our mission is to create great work from home jobs powered by AI!
50Local Employees
npm, Inc.
npm's paid products and services offer teams and companies ways to organize, share, and secure code, integrate npm with testing and deployment tools, and bring code reuse into the enterprise. More than 150,000 companies, including BBC, Coinbase, eBay, Electronic Arts, Nvidia, and Slack rely on npm to reduce friction and build amazing things.
50Local Employees
Artificial Intelligence • Digital Media
When you join Adobe Life in Austin, you'll immerse yourself into a world of cutting-edge technology, exceptional colleagues and meaningful work that touches millions of people everywhere. You'll have the opportunity to build exciting new solutions for our Magento Commerce Cloud and turn every shoppable moment into an unforgettable experience.
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Book description
As an inherently volatile industry, shipping is characterised by a high risk-high return profile, making its rates and prices difficult to forecast, and as a consequence business projects less accurately budgeted. Thus, the identification and management of any such business risks is imperative. This can make the difference between success or failure when contending with the adverse price movements of the market, and the intense competition which exists in this global industry.
Freight rates and their fluctuation constitutes the most significant source of business risk. Its increasing recognition has brought with it a significant amount of derivative products, which have begun to offer more effective, flexible and cheaper ways to manage risk. This has become particularly pertinent following the global financial crisis. The book provides practical coverage of shipping freight rate derivatives, detailed by leading expert practitioners in the field, offering best practices from divergent and different points of view.
Chapters, among others, include:
. The Structure of the Freight Derivatives Markets
. Credit Risk and the Benefits of Clearing Services
. The Shipowner's and Charterer's View and Practice of Freight Derivatives
. The Bankers' Perspective of Freight Derivatives
. Accounting and Tax, perspectives
. Setting up a Freight Rate Risk Management Department
Book details
- Book 9781906348489 / EBook 9781908823335
- Publish date
- 1 Feb 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Size
- 155mm x 235mm
Table of contents
1. Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Shipping Freight Derivatives
Prof. Manolis Kavussanos, Athens University of Economics and Business
Dr. Ilias Visvikis, ALBA Graduate Business School
2. The Structure of the Freight Derivatives Market
Alex Gray and Janet Sykes, Clarksons Securities Limited
3. The Role of the Baltic Exchange in the Freight Derivatives Market
Jeremy Penn, the Baltic Exchange
4. Credit Risk and the Benefits of Clearing Services in Freight Derivatives
Isabella Kurek-Smith, LCH.Clearnet
5. The Shipowner's View of Shipping Freight Derivatives Trading
Demetris Nenes, OceanFreight Inc.
6. The Charterer's View of Freight Derivatives
Stefan Albertijn, Baltic Exchange Freight Market Information Users Group
7. Forward Freight Agreements – The Brokers Perspective
Duncan Dunn, SSY Futures Ltd.
8. The Banker's View in Freight Derivatives
Alex Orfanidis, ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
9. The use of Technical Analysis in FFA trading
Georgi Slavov, ICAP Plc.
10. Accounting and Tax Issues in Freight Derivatives
Vassos Vrachimis, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
11. Legal Framework of Freight Derivatives
Damian Honey and Andrew Johnston, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
12. Electronic Trading Software Needs
Michael Lolk Larsen, Triple Point Technology
13. Setting up a Freight Derivatives Desk
Stephanos Pissis, Statoil ASA
"Bulk ocean shipping is often characterized as commodity-like with similar pricing patterns and trading dynamics. It is a fragmented industry where the collective daily decisions and actions taken by thousand of owners, charterers, cargo suppliers, receivers and bankers cumulatively effect and create its volatile nature. Once again the authors advance the understanding of this dynamic, challenging and fascinating industry."
Michael E. McClure, Executive Vice President, Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.
"In the highly volatile shipping market, where freight derivatives are of paramount importance, Professor Kavussanos and Dr. Visvikis are, once again, breaking new ground. This book combines, in an ideal way, the theory and the educational approach with practical guidelines.
Not only does it captivate the essence of hedging, but it also offers to the reader the experience of leading expert practitioners.
It will, definitely, contribute greatly to the better understanding, administering and implementation of shipping freight derivatives."
George Skrimizeas, General Manager, ALLSEAS MARINE S.A
"With the shipping freight derivatives industry having experienced significant development and extreme volatility since the days of Biffex, education is still of paramount importance both in the academic area and the industry as a whole. This book stands out, having leading practitioners sharing their experience and providing valuable insight into the fundamentals applied in the field. A recommended read for anyone seeking deeper understanding of the practical application of shipping freight derivatives!"
Ola Strand Andersen, Managing Director, Imarex Asia Pte Ltd
Customer Reviews
Theory and Practice of Shipping Freight Derivatives Review
Written by Lee Knight, Marine Underwriter, Sompo Japan Insurance Company of Europe Ltd.


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KSU opens new
High Tunnel Complex
Kentucky State University in Frankfort today will host a ribbon cutting and open house for its new High Tunnel Complex. The open house will begin at 10:30 a.m. and the ribbon cutting at 11:30.
Shelby's farmers say that they typically plant near the end of April, so they're not too concerned about the spring crop season yet, but if the weather stays rainy and cool it could be a different story.
"It's not a big concern right now, but if it stays wet and cool for another two weeks, it will be," said Paul Hornback, who is planning to put in 2,400 acres of corn and soybeans and 100 acres of tobacco.
Grow Rural Education
grant deadline is Monday
The deadline is fast approaching for local school districts to compete for a grant of up to $25,000, through America's Farmers Grow Rural Education. Farmers can support their community and strengthen the school district's application by nominating their local school districts.
Nominations will be accepted until April 6, and school applications must be completed by Monday.
The bramble patch is usually cleaned up by now but the cold winter has set us back with a few of our garden chores. But it turns out that this may be a good thing after all. The University of Kentucky has sent out a "blackberry alert" urging gardeners to hold off on pruning blackberry and raspberry until new shoots begin to emerge. They are expecting more than usual die back due to our cold winter season.
USDA's announces sign-ups for
disaster assistance programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Administrator Juan M. Garcia announced this week that farmers and ranchers can sign-up for disaster assistance programs beginning Tuesday.
I was catching up on some magazine reading the other day and on two occasions I read the phrase "choose thin spears" and I got so frustrated.
These spring articles were about asparagus, and I would like to go on the record that when it comes to homegrown asparagus – and even the wild growing in the fencerows – fat is good! The fat spears have always been tender from the garden; so don't let anyone fool you on the fresh from the garden variety. They are particularly well suited for the charcoal grill.
I want to say spring has sprung, but it hasn't.
I have 160 Freedom Ranger chicks coming in the mail next week and lambs hitting the ground – don't worry, that's shepherd talk for lambs being born. I want warm not just for the new 2-legged and 4-legged arrivals but also for my potatoes, onions and kale. I need warm before I can even think of putting a tomato, bean or cucumber out in the garden.
USDA Sets Date for Soybean Request for Referendum
The U.S. Department of Agriculture offer soybean producers the opportunity to request a referendum on the Soybean Promotion and Research Order, as authorized under the Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act.
Did you know that azaleas and rhododendrons are essentially the same thing?
They are both members of the rhododendron genus; they have similar blooms and similar cultural requirements. Some say the primary difference between the two is the number of pollen-bearing stamens – rhododendron have 10 or more per flower and azaleas have only five.
Shelby County Farmers' Market seeking booth applications
The Shelby County Farmers' Market is accepting applications to participate in the 2014 market season.
The program, which opens April 26, runs every Saturday morning until October at the Shelby County Fairgrounds. It features fresh vegetables and homemade goods, such as soaps and candles and crafts.
Applications will be accepted through the end of March. To apply or for more information, contact Cindy Burket at 502-633-7484.
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The Sentinel-News is your source for local news, sports, events and information in Shelby County and Shelbyville, KY, and the surrounding area.


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Sunday Sweets: Summer Lovin'
While it's been well over three hundred degrees in the shade here in Florida since, well, the last Ice Age, I think we've finally reached a point on the calendar where we can *all* agree it is, in fact, Summer. So...
(Yes, really; they're cupcakes!)
Or how about this fun Tiki party?
Such a great grad cake.
Proper summertime attire is essential, of course:
Those flip-flops look pillowy soft - and delicious.
And what's summer without your favorite Hawaiian shirt?
Love the colors.
Of course, beachy summer cakes can be elegant, too. Just look at this gorgeous wedding cake:
By Betty's Sugar Dreams
(Even the netting is edible; it's made from flexible icing!)
Or this one:
Ack! Seahorses! I LOVE SEAHORSES. And these are gorgeous - so delicately done.
These cookies make me want to melt:
And also maybe have a piña colada. On the beach. In Grand Cayman. Mmmm. Yeah.
See the name spelled out in the open scallops? And the itty-bitty starfish? And the string of pearls? And the delicate flower petals? PERFECTION, I say.
And finally, my favorite:
Now, everyone raise your popsicles - and here's to a great summer!


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Features are accounted for at two different levels:
- Feature page promotion and distro coordination -- see Fedora Feature Process
- Package level (continue reading)
Once the Feature Freeze milestone is reached, all new features for the release should be:
- substantially complete and in a testable state
- enabled by default -- if so specified by the feature
In the Fedora development process, all new feature work is completed by Feature Freeze and tested during the test releases: Alpha and Beta.
Some Example Do's and Don't's
After Feature Freeze, Fedora has certain expectations about what will be happening with your feature. These expectations are based on needing to test your feature (package), test how other pieces of the distribution interact with your feature, and test the overall stability, look, and feel of the distribution.
This what we all expect post-Feature Freeze:
- Do: Have something testable
- Do: Have the the feature significantly complete
- Do: submit bugfixes
- Do not: Continue to add new enhancements
- Do not: Enable the feature by default (if not already default at Feature Freeze)
- Do not: Make changes that require other (dependent) software packages to make changes as well
Exception Process
If you believe you have a good reason to break Feature Freeze. file a ticket with FESCo. Breaking Feature Freeze means making changes to your package other than simple bug fixes.
Please include the following information:
- A description of what you want to change
- Rationale for why the change is important enough to be allowed in after the Feature Freeze.
- Impact of not accepting the the new package(s) at this point in the schedule.
- Information on what testing you've performed to mitigate risks introduced by replacing the existing package(s)
Exception Evaluation
FESCo will evaluate your request and provide feedback. This will generally be done in the ticket, and/or in a regular FESCo meeting.


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Typical Galician granary
Bottle of wine and vineyards
Contact details
Ente Gestor de la Ruta do Viño Rías Baixas
Paseo de la Calzada s/n
36630 Cambados, Pontevedra (Galicia)
Ente Gestor de la Ruta do Viño Rías Baixas
Tel.:+34 986526013
Tel.:+34 986521012
When you visit Galicia, in northern Spain, if you head for the Rías Baixas (low estuaries) region, then the wine you will find is Albariño. The extraordinary qualities of this wine, its crisp, young character, make it well worthy of the international prestige it has acquired. The Rías Baixas Wine Route is an invitation to discover everything that surrounds Albariño wine: the wineries and vineyards where it is produced, the people that make this possible, and the way of life of the region. Not forgetting , of course, the unique combination it produces on the table with Galician gastronomy.
Wineries on the route.
- >Concepción Boullosa Gastañaduy 000708302 E S.L.N.E.
- >Eulógio Pomares Zárate e Hijos, S.L.
- >Herederos de José María Daporta e Hijos
- >Centro Comarcal do Salnés "Expo Salnés"
- >Hermanos Vázquez Abal, C.B.
- >Dolores Fontán Limeres
- >Concello de Cambados
- >Concello de Cambados
- >Concello de Meaño
- >Granbazán Winery
What are the wines like?
Albariño wine is characterised by its crisp, smooth flavour, the perfect accompaniment to fish and shellfish dishes, and seafood in general. It has a bright, yellow/straw colour, with hints of gold and green; its floral, fruity bouquet is fine and distinguished, impressive and delightful on the nose. The Albariña grape is the most popular within the Rías Baixas Designation of Origin. Nevertheless, there are other varieties worthy of mention such as Loureira Blanca, Treixadura, Caiño Blanco, Torrontés and Godello.
What will I find?
Traditional gastronomy festivals, such as the Albariño Fiesta in Cambados and the Shellfish Fiesta in O Grove. Nature and birdlife in the Islas Atlánticas National Park. Beauty treatments at the spas and thermal centres of La Toja. Catamaran trips on the Arousa estuary and water sports on the beaches of Sanxenxo. Golf in the districts of Meis and O Grove, in stunning surroundings. The interesting heritage and monuments of towns and villages in the region, which go from Romanesque churches through to pazos (buildings typical of Galicia) such as those to be found in Cambados. If you need more information, enquire at any of the tourist offices.
How to get there
The Rías Baixas Wine Route is situated in the southwest of the Region of Galicia, in the province of Pontevedra. Vigo and Santiago de Compostela international airports are both less than an hour's drive from the region, providing access by air. If you prefer to travel by rail, there are daily services from the Spanish capital, Madrid. Road communications are also excellent: from Madrid, you can get to Vigo (592 kilometres) and Pontevedra (614 kilometres) on the A-6 (Northwest motorway), linking with the A-52 (Rías Baixas motorway) in the province of Zamora; meanwhile, from Portugal, access to Galicia is on the AP-9 motorway.
Wine towns
Sanxenxo, Cambados, O Grove and Vilagarcía de Arousa are just a few of the towns that appear on this route. You'll find these places also offer a number of other attractions: a rich cultural heritage, exceptional beaches, nature reserves, spa resorts… Don't miss the chance to come and enjoy them. Use the map on this page to see all the destinations on the Rías Baixas Wine Route.


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Justin Bieber Tantalizes Crowd with Shirtless Skateboarding Exhibition
Justin Bieber Tantalizes Crowd with Shirtless Skateboarding Exhibition
A crowd of Justin Bieber fans was thrilled to see their hero skateboarding outside his recording studio in Miami last night -- then he took off his shirt and they went BALLISTIC.
Bieber was at the Hit Factory and a crowd of about 60 fans gathered outside. According to one witness, the group waited about five hours for a glimpse of the Biebs, when he finally obliged and came out to skateboard for a few minutes.
The most disturbing part ... after he took off his shirt and the screaming subsided, one girl BEGGED for Justin to give her his shirt, promising, "Please, we'll share it!"
Kids today.
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Cauliflower is one of many vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea, in the Brassicaceae family which also includes cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale, broccoli and collard greens. Cauliflower is highly nutritious and can be enjoyed cooked, raw or even pickled.
How to Buy: There are certain qualities to look for when choosing cauliflower at the grocery store. First, try to pick those with compact, off-white curds that have bright green, firmly attached leaves. Stay away from those with brown spots or loose sections that are more spread out. If you are planning on buying purple, green, or orange cauliflower, they should appear uniform in color. If the cauliflower has a strong smell then it will most likely have an unpleasant taste as well.
Handling and Storage: When you buy cauliflower at the store it usually comes in tightly wrapped cellophane (that helps to trap moisture), which can, in turn, make the cauliflower go bad at a faster rate. After you get home from the grocery store, it is helpful to unwrap it and transfer it to a sealed plastic bag; add a paper towel to absorb excess moisture. It is also important to store stem side down to prevent any access moisture from collecting in the florets, which could cause the head to spoil faster as well. Cauliflower should be stored in the refrigerator between 4-7 days. If you are already buying precut florets, then they should be stored for no more than 4 days. Directly before use, it is important to rinse the cut up pieces of cauliflower in a colander to remove any of the excess dirt. You can use a paper towel or clean kitchen towel to pat them dry before cooking. It's important to not overcook Cauliflower; cook it just until tender to preserve the flavor and texture.
Nutritional Value: There is plenty of nutrients present in this vegetable! The first one is Vitamin C. This vitamin is important because it promotes skin and brain health; it is also powerful because it helps prevent us from becoming sick. It is necessary for the growth and repair of tissues in all parts of the body. Lastly, this vitamin helps in keeping your bones and teeth healthy, as well as increases the absorption of iron.
Cauliflower is also high in folate. This vitamin works closely with the vitamin B12 to help make new red cells, as well as increases the efficiency of iron essential in keeping us strong! It is also necessary for proper brain function and plays an important role in both mental and emotional health. Which in turn will help your kids learn better and stay more focused in school. Cauliflower also contains Vitamin K. This vitamin is also important for bone health and helpful in allowing your child heal quickly from those cuts and scrapes they get from playing outside. Lastly, cauliflower is also high in potassium. Potassium is essential because it aids in normal body functions including regular heart beats and keeping our bodies hydrated, as well as helping our blood pressure stay at healthy levels.
How to Enjoy: Cauliflower can be used in a variety of ways when cooking. It can be served raw when cutting into florets and used for dipping or steamed and added to a salad with a light lemon vinaigrette. Cauliflower can also be used as a replacement for mashed potatoes. All you need to do is steam the cauliflower until tender then cut into pieces and blend with low/reduced fat milk, yogurt, or sour cream. After everything is well whipped together, pour into a baking dish and bake until bubbly. These are just a few different ways to enjoy this incredible vegetable, for more nutrition food tips and recipes, follow us online and visit us on the web at www.whitsons.com.
Contributor: Katherine Ancona, R.D.
About Katherine Ancona:
Katherine Ancona is a Registered Dietitian for Whitsons Culinary Group. She received her Master's Degree in Food, Nutrition, and Culinary Science from Clemson University in 2013. While attending Clemson University, she led a team of undergraduate students in modifying recipes to be healthier. She is most interested in wellness, pediatric, and culinary nutrition, and she also serves as a volunteer for the Kids Eat Right Campaign. Katherine completed her dietetic internship at Oklahoma State University in 2014, and began working for Whitson's Culinary Group as a Registered Dietitian in August of 2016.
Disclaimer:The opinions expressed in this blog are strictly those of the author and should not be construed as the opinions of Whitsons Culinary Group or any of its affiliates. All content and material contained in this blog is provided for informational purposes only, and no representation is made as to the accuracy or completeness of this information. It is general information that may not apply to you as an individual. It is not medical advice and should not be treated as such. You should not rely on the information in this blog as a substitute for your own doctor's medical care or advice. If you have any specific questions about any medical matter you should consult your doctor or other professional healthcare provider.


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The rabbit on the face of the moon: mythology in the mesoamerican tradition
University of Utah Press, 1996 - History - 157 pages
The Rabbit on the Face of the Moon is a collection of articles on mythology in the Mesoamerican tradition by Alfredo Lopez Austin, one of the foremost scholars of ancient Mesoamerican thought. Their span is diverse: myths and names, eclipses, stars, left and right, Mexica origins, Aztec incantations, animals, and the incorporation of Christian elements into the living mythologies of Mexico.
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The objective of any business firm is to maximize the difference between total revenue and total cost. This requires among other conditions that the firm purchases and combines factors inputs in such a way that the total cost of producing any particular level of output is the lowest possible figure, given existing technological and institutional conditions. The word production means manufacturing.
Production in the wide sense includes other activities that do not imply manufacturing of physical commodities. This is because the manufacturing of such commodities will be useless until they get to the consumers who need them for their satisfaction. This includes the process of getting goods manufactured to the final consumer such activities includes transportation, distribution and marketing. In addition , services which does not involve the "creating" of physical goods but which goes into adding to the satisfaction or utility of human beings are included in production and all these lead to the satisfaction of consumers and therefore, they are all part of production. A production process is the set of all activities that are required to convert a set of inputs (human resources, raw materials) into desired output such as finished products and services. Production therefore is the conversion or transformation of input into desire output.
There are major key aspects or let me say types of production namely: job production, batch production and flow production. It is possible that these keys speech of production are utilized in a factory at different stages of the production of a product. JOB PRODUCTION: is the manufacture of a single complete unit of a product by an operative or a group of operatives and a number of such products can be worked upon simultaneously by different groups of workers. Each group of workers will complete work on the unit before taking up another.
BATCH PRODUCTION: batch production requires that the work on any product is divided into parts or operations. And that each operation is completed through the individual units making up the batch before the next operation is under taken.
FLOW PRODUCTION: is the processing of the materials continuously and progressive. Thus, their is no idle time as in batch processing since work is complete on a unit at a stage of production, it is moved on to the next stage without waiting for the other Items in the batch. It is necessary each operation or manufacturing stage is of equal length, and there is no moment off the production line; inspection is located within the flow production line and the inspection function does not occupy more than the unit operation time, all stages are balance, the correct material, plant and equipment is provided on time and maintenance is by anticipation not default.
The goods in production can be classified in various ways, such classification includes: capital goods, consumer goods, durable goods and non-durable goods.
CAPITAL GOODS: these are goods needed for the production of some other goods such as machines, equipments.
CONSUMER GOODS: are those goods that are needed for the satisfaction of immediate wants, such as food stuffs.
DURABLE GOODS: these are goods that can last for a long period of time and can therefore be used as many time as possible such as furniture, electronics.
NON – DURABLE GOODS: these are goods which have shot life spam and can therefore be used probably only once or a few number of time such as raw materials generally.
Supposing the maximum amount of any production that a firm can produce with any given collection of factor input is determined by prevailing institutional circumstances and by the existing state of technical knowledge. The relationship between the inputs and the outputs is expressed symbolically by a production function of the general form Q=F(V1 V2 Vn) where the variables V1 V2. Vn represent quantities of various factor input and the variable Q represent the maximum output that the firm can produce with a giving set of the input variables. It is assumed that the effect of an increase in any of the input variable is at least up to some limit to increase output. It is also assumed that the proportions in which various factor inputs can be combined to produce a given quantity of output are normally variable. Cases of fixed proportions (at least among ingredients) are found in certain chemical processes; but otherwise, experience indicates that input proportions can be varied significantly with output at a constant level.
The essence of successful new product introduction of simplification may lie in the appropriate timing of the action. The characteristics of a generalizing product life cycle. The product life cycle is an important tool for analysis and planning of the market activity, it shows the trends in sales and profitability of a particular product over its life cycle. This life spam further has clearly separate stages just like the life of an individual human being.
There are four major stages in the production life cycle these are: introduction stage, growth stage, maturity stage and decline stage.
INTRODUCTION STAGE: this stage will be dominated by the need to establish the product in the market by building buyers and distributors' awareness of the product and its benefit, consumer advertising and trade promotions will be important in this initial communication process.
GROWTH STAGE: once successfully established, the new product may begin to enjoy rapid sales growth which along with the lack of competition may make this the most profitable stage of the life cycle of the product. The growth stage should be managed so that a full demand base is built in market; there is selective building of customer demand at the expense of existing or substitute product types marketed by competitors.
MATURITY STAGE: it is essential to company profitability and cash flow that , the stage be prolonged for as long as possible for well established products and brands this should be a time for consolation in the market place is mainly concerned with market share, so critical marketing activities need to be managed. To maintain product distribution and customer access to the product, to maintain customer loyalty to the brand or product and hence the race of re- purchase.
DECLINE STAGE: ether for reasons of technical obsolescence, changes in customer or Trade attitudes towards the product over familiarity with it or the emergence of a better product elsewhere in the market; a stage may be reached when sales and profitability start a consistence and perhaps irreversible decline. Once management has recognized and accepted the inevitable, he should withdraw all expenditure on the product above its variables cost of production, and perhaps raising its price.
Production factors are the agents, inputs or resources used in the process of production. Without such factors, productions may not be possible. However, it is not production factors themselves that are of much importance but the services that such factors could render in production. These production factors includes: land, capital, entrepreneur and labour.
LAND: is the earth and all the natural resources found in and on it. Such resources includes: forest, rivers, minerals and even it includes such thing as sunlight. Land is the final source of all materials because any commodity can be ultimately traced back to the land. The reward of land is rent. The term land is used in the widest sense to include all kinds of natural (as distinct from man-made) resources.
CAPITAL: could be as all forms of wealth that are set aside for the production of further wealth. Thus, capital represents the collection of wealth that are not needed for immediate consumption. Capital is also described as a derived factor because capital has to be produced before being used to produce commodities.
ENTREPRENEUR: is a person who initiates, organizes, control and directs the process of production and bears the resulting risk in the production process. An entrepreneur is the business organizer and the one who combines other factors of production for maximum output. The shapes of the curves in this figure are based on a normal distribution. The actual shape of the curve and the length of duration of the four constituent stages will of course, varies for each production or brand.


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SOURCE: USDA's Bob Ellison
A USDA economist says Americans will be paying more at the grocery store in 2013.
"Inflation's going to pick up in 2013 over what we have seen in 2012. So we are looking ahead at a year of above normal food price inflation," says economist Ricky Volpe of USDA's Economic Research Service.
Volpe says to expect food price inflation of 3% to 4% in 2013. He says the drought affecting two-thirds of the nation is partly to blame.
"The major impact of the drought in the Midwest, higher corn prices leads to higher feed prices, leads to higher animal prices, and higher prices for all animal products," Volpe says.
He adds that consumers will see especially higher prices for beef.
"We are still faced with historically low inventory for cattle in the U.S.," Volpe says. "So we still have supply that's low relative to demand. We have strong inflation; that's not going anywhere, and the drought is only exacerbating that."
Egg and dairy prices will also be higher as drought drives up feed costs.
"So we have these higher feed prices translating into higher milk prices, which especially in the coming months and the first quarter of 2013 we expect to see this translate into a hike in overall dairy prices," Volpe says. "As the impacts of higher corn prices and higher feed prices translate throughout much of the year, we're looking at egg prices to go up another 3% to 4% in 2013."
Fresh produce prices, which stayed low in 2012, are also expected to rise in 2013.
Details of Fiscal Cliff Agreement Approved by Senate
House Today to Consider Temporary Dairy Program Extension


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- Pressure cook potato for 10 min and mash it well.
- Steam cook the other vegetables.
- In a kadai add 1 tsp of oil.Saute the onion well.
- Now add veg and potato.
- Add turmeric , garam masala , chilli powder and salt.
- Bring it to a dry mixture.
- In the end add lemon juice.
Making Puffs
Roll out the dough into a rectangle.Cut the dough into squares or
rectangles.Keep 1 tblsp of veg mix inside each of the square.
Join the ends with water.Brush the top of the puff with egg.
Bake the puffs in the preheated oven at 400 C for 30 - 40 min.
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Tecala Group Delivers First EMC VSPEX on Cisco and VMware in Australia to Seventh Day Adventist Church
As Cisco heads to EMC Forum 2012 in Sydney tomorrow, we're excited to announce that the Seventh Day Adventist Church employed Tecala's VSPEX offering with Cisco and VMware to eliminate the planning, sizing and configuration burden when the organisation moved from a physical to a virtual server environment.
The shift to a virtualised IT environment can be an intimidatingly complex and difficult task for any business. Not so anymore with the first Australian EMC VSPEX solution on Cisco and VMware delivered by Tecala Group with the Seventh Day Adventist Church (see press release here).
The Church's move to virtualisation saw it add more virtual machines per server, growing from 80 to 110. Storage has at least doubled. Ultimately, VSPEX was able to bring 2,500 users and 20 sites throughout Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands online in a fraction of the time it took before.
Tecalca is now offering a pre-packaged, virtualised IT environment, based on the renowned EMC VSPEX core infrastructure with VMware and the Cisco Unified Computing System. The collaboration of these premier brands is making virtualisation a less daunting prospect and a more promising improvement to cost and time efficiency.
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State exchanges hit data snags
Even in states where Obamacare enrollment is booming, insurance companies are running into significant behind-the-scenes technical glitches that could threaten Jan. 1 health coverage.
Many of these 14 states and the District of Columbia have been eager to tout the success of their own exchanges compared with the bungled federal portal, but they now appear to be worrying about back-end problems similar to those afflicting HealthCare.gov.
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It's a new twist in the unfolding saga of so-called 834 forms — industry jargon for the application files that insurers receive when someone signs up for coverage through an exchange.
( Understanding Obamacare: POLITICO's guide to the ACA)
Insurers in Kentucky and New York, for example, say they've received flawed 834 enrollment forms from their local exchanges, though the extent of the errors is unclear. Washington state has already had to correct thousands of 834s with faulty information about federal tax credits.
Several state exchanges waited until late last month to even start sending application data to insurers, meaning potential errors haven't had much time to surface.
At the least, these issues run counter to the popular storyline: that states' enrollment systems have vastly outperformed the Obama administration's effort. At the worst, they could endanger coverage for thousands of people who think they're already enrolled for the start of 2014.
"While there is significant variation from state to state, health plans in many state-based exchanges are seeing similar problems with enrollment files," Robert Zirkelbach, spokesman for America's Health Insurance Plans, said Thursday.
( PHOTOS: House hearing on Obamacare website)
It's uncertain how deep the problems go, in part, because the states themselves aren't sure — and are reluctant to divulge much about their technical challenges.
"We don't have a clear picture of how things are out in the states," said Caroline Pearson of Avalere Health.
Until now, concerns about state-run exchanges focused mostly on the places with very public breakdowns in just getting people into their system. Oregon, for one, only recently claimed its first enrollees, while Colorado has faced major bottlenecks in its system. Hawaii recently replaced its exchange director following a series of tech woes, and Vermont is reportedly withholding funds from its lead contractor, CGI, which also built the biggest chunk of HealthCare.gov.
As for California, its program has yet to process as many as 35,000 applications that were submitted by fax, Fox Business Network revealed Thursday afternoon.
( Also on POLITICO: Full health care policy coverage)
Yet problems with the back end of these 15 exchanges have received little attention. Not even the programs considered to be the nation's best — including Kentucky's Kynect and New York State of Health — seem immune.
"In general, the situation is the same for the state-run exchanges as it is for the federally facilitated exchanges," said Tony Felts, a spokesman for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, one of Kentucky's major insurers. "As far as the quality of the data that's coming in, I can't say that everything has been completely accurate. Nor has everything been completely inaccurate." It's too early, he added, to know if the problems have been solved.
The office of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, an ardent Obamacare opponent, has been asking insurers if they're getting the information they need to enroll people. "We have been told that although a Kentuckian may believe they've enrolled in a plan on the exchange, this information is not necessarily being reported to the insurer in a way that guarantees coverage," said McConnell spokesman Donald Stewart.
Although a Kynect spokeswoman said the exchange has dealt with only "minor issues" since it started sending enrollment files to insurers a month ago, she didn't indicate whether those issues had resulted in flawed forms or if they'd been resolved.
The concerns cut to the heart of an otherwise sterling narrative in the Bluegrass State. Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear talked up his state's effort during a visit to Capitol Hill on Thursday and challenged critics of the health law to visit Kentucky's exchange operation. "I want to publicly invite our entire federal delegation to come back to Kentucky … and come over to our center, our nerve center where we're running this program, and see for yourself what is going on," Beshear said. "When you see that, I think you'll quit saying, 'This will not work,' and 'Kentuckians don't want it.'"
As with HealthCare.gov, the problems stem from an obscure insurance industry process known as an 834 transmission. When a person signs up for insurance online through either a state- or federal-run exchange, the system is supposed to generate an 834 form and submit it to the selected insurer, which then processes the form and places the individual in coverage.


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One of the first things about the iPad that caught people's attention was the touch screen, and it goes without saying that some of the first apps to start taking advantage of that touch screen were handwriting/note taking apps. Apps that let you write, draw, sketch—-and sometimes type–notes on your iPad. Something that combined technology with the age-old practice of scribbling notes on paper.
Since there are so many apps to choose from, and I've tried virtually all of them over the past couple years, I thought I'd give you a jump start on switching to virtual paper with my top 5 favourite note taking apps.
Full Text: The Best iPad Note Apps [Best Of] | Cult of Mac.


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Well, the Green Lantern trailer is finally here, and fan reaction is... mixed at best.
Opinion is split on everything to do with this Green Lantern movie - whether Ryan Reynolds is right to play Hal Jordan, if Blake Lively can act (I say yes), whether the movie looks too cartoonish and not "dark" enough, etc. However, one hot topic of debate currently raging is whether Green Lantern's CGI costume looks good...or just plain silly.
Rather than force you to play the Green Lantern trailer over and over as you drum on your mouse for that shot-by-shot effect, we here at Screen Rant thought that we might make things easier by actually giving you a shot-by-shot, hi-resolution image sequence of Hal Jordan (Reynolds) powering up his ring and "putting on" his Green Lantern uniform.
First check out the trailer in its entirety, then we'll stack the images of Reynolds transforming into Green Lantern below, so you can check them out:
I have to admit that I think the CGI costume effects are pretty well done... right up until I get to that final image of the finished costume.
It should be understood that at this point the CGI effects are not finalized and are going to be polished in the coming months - so they'll likely look much better when the finished product hits theaters. (Remember the unfinished effects in that Iron Man superbowl TV spot fans were once up in arms about?)
But, as loyal fans we should - nay, must - help the filmmakers find their way. So it's in that helpful spirit that I'd like to present three things about the Green Lantern movie costume that I think could use some improvement:
1. The Color Tones
The colors are way too light in tone. Not every superhero outfit has to be "dark," but when you think about it, it would make more sense for GL's costume to be darker, with the green aura of the ring bearer's will providing the light. If a Green Lantern dies, and their light fades, it would look more fitting if their uniform had a darker tone to it (the absence of light). But that's just me.
2. The Texture
The actual "skin" of the outfit makes me feel like they might has well have gone with some cheap plastic/latex costume and skipped the CGI altogether. The color tones and "feel" of the outfit (especially around Reynolds' wrist and hands) reminds me of the Hal Jordan action figure I used to play with when I was a kid.
3. The Mask
I know in my heart and soul that there was never going to be an easy way to pull off a mask like the one Hal Jordan wears (whether it was CGI, makeup, or costume piece). However, the mask they've gone with strips Reynolds of virtually any chance he has of NOT looking silly. I will admit that in a previous magazine cover image, the GL mask actually played (thank you, airbrushing); in this trailer image, not so much. You can call me a blasphemer, but personally, I think the filmmakers would've been better off going with the "armor mask" worn by Green Lantern Kyle Rayner. But again, that's just me.
Enough of my opinion - how do you guys feel after taking a closer look at Ryan Reynolds in the Green Lantern costume? Did the closer analysis sway your opinion, or do you feel the same way as before?
Green Lantern will try and shine in theaters on June 17, 2011.


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Pan-Seared Thick-Cut Strip Steaks
Published May 2007
Why This Recipe Works
The key to our ideal pan-seared steak recipe was to start the steaks in a cool oven and then to sear them. And by searing the steaks quickly, we kept the meat directly under the crust from turning gray. Cooked this way, the steaks developed a beautiful brown crust in less than four minutes, while the rest of the meat stayed pink, juicy, and tender.


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Forget what you know about the real world ...
For a humorous trip into the world of the impossible, consider Jim Sisti for your next special occasion. Whether it's intimate close-up magic for a small gathering or a full stage presentation for much larger groups, magician Jim Sisti can create the memorable event you desire.
Jim ...
Jim Sisti has been performing magic for over 25 years. A prolific writer and inventor, his books on magic and magic effects are marketed all over the world.
As a performer, his quick, skillful hands, witty repartee and personable manner make Jim one of the most popular magicians in the Northeast. Jim's unique brand of comedy magic and mindreading has taken him from local nightspots and comedy clubs to the Off-Broadway stage.
Besides keeping a very busy performance schedule, Jim has written two best-selling books on magic and has appeared in several instructional DVDs on magic and mindreading. He also served as an advisor to Criss Angel's Mindfreak series on A&E.
His ability at doing miracles in an intimate close-up setting, such as cocktail parties, restaurants and hospitality suites, is matched only by the ease at which he can entertain hundreds at a time. This is why his client list includes every venue imaginable ... from country fairs to black-tie affairs and everything in between.
Clients include ...
Ernst & Young • Melissa & Doug • Avaya • Pfizer
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Aroha Te Pareake Mead has been elected Chair of IUCN's Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) for the next 4-year period. Aroha succeeds Taghi Farvar, who completed his term as Chair this year.
CEESP is one of IUCN's six commissions, which unite over 11,000 volunteer professionals from a range of disciplines to provide expert advice on conservation and sustainable development issues. CEESP helps to improve national policies and local practices on access, equity, participation and benefit sharing of natural resources. The Commission currently focuses on four key themes: Governance of natural resources; Economics, markets, trade and investment; Sustainable Livelihoods and Pro-poor Conservation; and Culture and Conservation. Under these themes CEESP addresses a wide range of issues ranging from genetically modified organisms through mining and biodiversity to indigenous rights, biodiversity governance and community-based conservation areas.
"The appointment of Aroha Mead as Chair of CEESP presents a fresh opportunity for increased involvement of Oceania members in the work of IUCN," says IUCN Oceania Regional Director, Taholo Kami. "Aroha's dedication and commitment to indigenous and cultural issues in the conservation arena are well-recognised and I am confident that under her leadership, CEESP will see new innovations and direction."
Aroha has a long-standing record in environment and development issues, particularly in relation to indigenous and local community rights. Prior to being elected she was an IUCN Councillor with special responsibilities for indigenous issues, the Co-Chair of CEESP's Theme on Culture & Conservation (TCC), a member of the Theme on Indigenous and Local Communities Equity and Protected Areas (TILCEPA) and a member of the Executive Committee of CEESP.
In her current role at the Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, she focuses on Maori and indigenous intellectual property issues and business development.
Aroha's vision for CEESP in the short term is for increased membership in CEESP and, in particular, from the Oceania region, which is currently under-represented in the Commission.


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I decided to do a quick check and see if I had some old screenshots on my Photobucket account to participate in this, and I had the perfect set of photos for this.
To start off, here is Kaleri in her first 25 Man raiding guild, < Forever or Never >.
|Kaleri ~ 2007
Here she is now in her current 25 Man guild, < Apotheosis >.
|Kaleri 2012
Some differences here; Kal is now a human and has been one since the Firelands was introduced. Since then I've enjoyed having Every Man for Himself and the free reputation from Diplomacy. I am no longer shadow spec'd, and haven't been actively shadow since just before Ulduar. What is similar is the background - I LOVE the Netherstorm sky - and interestingly the shoulders. Shadow Kal is wearing the Mantle of Nimble Thought, and Disc Kal has her shoulders transmogged to the same model. Also, look at the titles. At the time, Shadow Kal had only the Champion of the Naaru title available and I've proudly displayed the Hand of A'dal title since I achieved it in 2008.
I thought it would be interesting to check my old raiding UI and compare that with my current UI. This is one of my very first forays into a raid with < Forever or Never >.
|Look at those buffs! Superior Wizard Oil?!
Currently, Kal's UI looks like this;
|Screw you, Ultraxion trash.
Much better. I'm not really sure what the Omen meter is doing over there on the right, normally it's next to my Recount. Since my first Black Temple trash run, I've cleaned up my UI quite a bit. I properly configured Grid to suit my needs, installed and took to Clique like a bird to flying, got rid of the hideous-looking Xperl and overall made my UI much cleaner and much more conducive to raiding.
I'm much more 'serious' about the way I play WoW, I play to raid and have left a guild where they decided to stop raiding six months (SIX WHOLE MONTHS) before Cataclysm. I've learned a lot of things since 2007.
I still like to tell the story of how I applied to my first serious 25 raiding guild. I was in Forever of Never as an officer and stayed until the guild dissolved. I was looking at the WoW Forums for Bronzebeard and saw that Resurgence was recruiting. Since FoN was effectively dead, I sent the recruiter (a holy priest from Australia named Heavenley) an in-game mail inquiring about the recruitment process.
I was fortunate enough that he sent me a tell later that day asking to meet up in Ironforge to look at my gear and that he wanted to speak with me on the Resurgence Ventrilo server. He asked about my raiding experience compared to where Resurgence was progressing (they were going for Archimonde that evening) and I told him that I'd only ever been as far as the trash in Black Temple and Hyjal. They must have been pretty desperate for shadow priests because they took me on that day.
The great thing about Resurgence is I met my current boyfriend and some great people there who are now also in Apotheosis.
I am very much looking forward to the next WoW expansion, and I can't wait to see the changes it brings.


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Despite their many differences, John McCain and Barack Obama may be looking for running mates with at least one thing in common: a big-time résumé.
Senator McCain, who is 71, could blunt questions about his age by picking someone younger but with the clear qualifications to take his place, analysts say. For Senator Obama, a first-term senator who is closing in on the Democratic nomination, the choice of a seasoned statesman could mute criticism that he lacks the experience to be president.
"On Obama's side, you have a problem somewhat similar to what President Bush had seven years ago – trying to reassure people that you'll be surrounded by formidable resumes and formidable experience in government," says Joel Goldstein, a professor at St. Louis University School of Law and an expert on the vice presidency. "On McCain's side, you have the need for a plausible successor." Vice presidential picks are typically announced close to the national party conventions in late summer. But with the primary season now winding down, talk of the No. 2 slot is heating up in both parties.
McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee, barbecued for three candidates at his Sedona, Ariz., ranch over the Memorial Day weekend: former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.
Last Thursday, word broke that Obama had tapped Jim Johnson, the former Fannie Mae CEO, to lead a team vetting a long list of candidates. The choice itself is telling: Mr. Johnson is a consummate Washington insider who played a similar role for Sen. John Kerry in 2004 and Walter Mondale in 1984.
Names mentioned for the Obama ticket range from Sen. Joseph Biden Jr. and former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn – both foreign-policy sages – to governors like Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, Janet Napolitano of Arizona, and Tim Kaine of Virginia. Also on some lists are Sen. James Webb of Virginia, a Marine and former Republican and Navy secretary, and Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, an early Obama backer from a key swing state.
Some party leaders – including, reportedly, Bill Clinton – are pressing for a so-called "dream ticket" with Hillary Rodham Clinton to unify the party. But several analysts say they see an Obama-Clinton pairing as unlikely, both because of the acrimony of the long nomination fight and because of the awkwardness of having an ex-president as the vice president's spouse.
"How would you tell a former president of the United States to shut up and toe the party line," says Dr. Goldstein. "It would be hard to take the microphone away from him."
McCain has said he wants a vice president who could "immediately take my place.
"The sole criteria I'm looking at … is who can best take my place and carry on the agenda and the vision that I have outlined and will continue to outline during this campaign," he said on Fox News Sunday last month.
Obama has been more reticent, mostly because he is still about 50 delegates away from formally sealing the Democratic nomination. But in response to an audience question in Boca Raton, Fla., last week, Obama signaled that he saw the Abraham Lincoln White House, which was stocked with political rivals, as a model and said he wouldn't rule out a Republican No. 2.
"My goal is to have the best possible government, and that means me winning," he said. "So, I am very practical-minded."
Analysts say he is almost certain to pick a veteran political figure, probably with a foreign affairs portfolio. "He really needs somebody with gray hair," says Michael Nelson, a political scientist at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., and author of "A Heartbeat Away," about the vice presidency. "Not only gray hair, but somebody with long and deep and visible credentials in foreign policy. That almost dictates a Washington choice."
McCain's deliberations are likely to be more complicated. He will want an experienced leader seen as ready to step into his shoes, but someone new enough to generate excitement. If McCain chooses another older white man also seen as a Washington fixture, it could hurt GOP chances in a year when voters of every stripe are calling for change.
Analysts view Mr. Romney as a favorite. He is a former governor and private-sector executive whose domestic policy and business background complement McCain's record as a legislator and foreign policymaker. He is also a social conservative, which could draw in right-wing Republicans wary of McCain's ideological bona fides.
Finally, Romney is a prodigious fundraiser in a year in which Democratic candidates have vastly outraised Republican ones.
McCain associates have said the invitations to his Arizona ranch this past weekend were "purely social." But more likely, analysts say, McCain and his aides were judging the candidates on an oft-overlooked aspect of vice presidential searches: personal compatibility.
"It's four guys sitting around shooting the bull," Timothy Walch, a historian who edited "At the President's Side: The Vice Presidency in the Twentieth Century," says of McCain, Romney, Crist, and Jindal.
"How candid can they be with one another? Do they have a good sense of humor. Do they communicate well. Do they listen well?"


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Wayne County, Mich.'s former deputy CIO pleaded guilty to bribery this week.
Wayne County, Mich.'s former deputy CIO, David Edwards, pleaded guilty this week of accepting $13,000 from an unnamed company through payment in two installments, local media reported.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Edwards and three other top county officials have been charged with public corruption related to what appear to be at least three separate dealings. Edwards entered a plea and agreed to cooperate with investigators in return for a sentence recommendation of between one and one and a half years in prison.
Edwards served as the county's deputy CIO until he resigned on Thursday, April 5.
Last week, an IT contractor, Keith Griffin, pleaded guilty to fraud and has agreed to cooperate with investigators. Prosecutors claim the scheme Griffin was involved in, according to the Free Press, "bilked another county contractor, and a county health insurance program for working people, out of more than $1 million."
As part of the investigation, former county CIO Tahir Kazmi and Zayd Allebban, the county's former director of enterprise applications, were charged in February with extortion, theft and obstruction of justice related to perks allegedly sought from an IT vendor.
Read more about the probe in a story from the Detroit Free Press.


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Largest-Ever Alzheimer's Drug Trial Begins
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ It's tragedy enough that Pat Williams' mother has Alzheimer's disease. But Williams is also terrified because her chances of inheriting the disease are much better than average. So Williams eagerly enrolled her 90-year-old mother last year in a massive, 1,600-patient, 18-month clinical trial testing an experimental drug made by the biotechnology company Myriad Genetics Inc.
The drug, called Flurizan, slowed the mind-robbing disease in some of the 128 patients with mild Alzheimer's participating in a smaller test.
Based on those results, the company has gambled millions of research dollars on the largest-ever Alzheimer's drug trial. It aims to win an intense, international race among several biotech companies to find the first effective treatment to at least slow the disease's progression in the 4.5 million Americans who suffer from it.
Analysts predict the market for such a drug could reach $4 billion annually by 2013 and success for Myriad would lift the company's fortunes considerably. The Salt Lake City company is now best known for drilling deep into the Mormon community's detailed genetic history to develop a popular breast cancer test.
Myriad's Alzheimer's drug wasn't effective for patients with moderate forms of the disease, so the company is targeting patients who have just been diagnosed. Scientists are also using the latest in brain imaging and genetic technology to develop tests to find people like Williams who have above-average chances of coming down the disease.
``I'm hoping they will have a miracle pill so that I won't contract it,'' said Williams, who lives in Boston.
At least two other companies are hot on Myriad's tail.
Neurochem Inc., a Quebec company, has enrolled about 1,000 patients in its late-stage human test in Canada and the United States. It's also recruiting a similar number for a European trial. Neurochem hopes to complete the trial by January 2007, perhaps a few months ahead of Myriad.
``If everything goes well, we could have approval in 2008,'' said Neurochem spokeswoman Lise Hebert. Myriad hopes to have approval in 2008 as well.
Further behind is the Ireland-based Elan Pharmaceuticals, which is testing its drug in about 180 patients.
``I want somebody to win this,'' said Dr. Bill Thies, scientific director of the nonprofit Alzheimer's Association. ``I don't particularly care if it's Myriad or one of its competitors.''
All three are attempting to block production of the plaque-causing protein beta-amyloid. While the exact cause of Alzheimer's remains a mystery, most researchers think a buildup of the protein in the brain is what leads to the disease.
Thies said results of the companies' smaller human trials essentially showed they were safe and weren't enough to make firm predictions about how effective they will be. But he said Myriad's Flurizan has ``some elements that look really positive.''
What is known is that the immune system of a healthy person gets rid of most of the amyloid. But something happens in Alzheimer's patients that leads to a deadly amyloid buildup that coats and then kills brain cells.
Myriad is using an old class of anti-inflammatory drugs that includes the painkiller ibuprofen to prevent the buildup.
The company initially purchased commercial rights to Flurizan from its creators at Loma Linda University, near San Bernardino, because of its promise for fighting cancer. But it soon became clear in experiments with mice that the drug was also effective for Alzheimer's as Myriad scientists made key tweaks to the drugs. The company continues to research Flurizan's use in fighting prostate cancer.
``There is a feeling within the Alzheimer's field that if you limit amyloid accumulation you will change the course of the disease,'' Thies said.
The three drugs now approved in the United States for the disease temporarily alleviate Alzheimer's symptoms, rather than treating them.
Doctors are hopeful that experimental drugs like Flurizan can slow the march of Alzheimer's, which is expected to claim a staggering 14 million in the United States by 2050 if no advances are made, according to Thies.
Myriad hustled Flurizan, which is a modified arthritis drug that is more than 20 years old, into final testing last year after the positive results of the smaller test.
If it succeeds, it will most likely spark interest in other anti-inflammatory drugs, including controversial painkillers like Merck's Vioxx, which was pulled from the market in 2004 after it appeared likely to increase the risk of heart disease.
``These drugs are interesting and are real harbingers of a new class of Alzheimer's medication,'' said Dr. Robert C. Green, associate director of Boston University School of Medicine's Alzheimer's Disease Center.
Green is treating Williams' mother and leading Myriad's trial. Data from the trial will probably be released sometime next year and the drug could be on the market by 2009, Myriad said.
Alzheimer's is a considerable drain on the health care system because of the round-the-clock care the millions of patients require. Some estimates of the disease's cost rise to $100 billion annually when caretaker costs and time are considered.
Williams' mother, for instance, pays about $500 a month to attend an adult day center while Williams works as a legal secretary. If her disease progresses any more, she may have to go live in a nursing home.
Because of the typical design of such drug trials, Williams, and her mother Rose Turner, don't know whether they're receiving Myriad's Flurizan or a dummy pill. Williams said it would be nice if her mother was receiving the drug, but they're still proud to be in the study even if they're receiving the placebo. That's because Williams and millions of others are desperate for even a modicum of relief.
``If it's going to help people with Alzheimer's, then we've accomplished something special,'' Williams, 53, said. ``My mom right now is my new child.''