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Let Domino Console Tell Version Quickr or with QPTool
Keith Brooks6783 - 21 2011 / (1)
: Open
Prior to 8.5 Quickr admins could find the version installed either by watching the console on startup or opening a browser and looking at the page source of the Quickr pages and would see a simple verison reference.
In 8.5 one must now open the page source and search for ...
Book Proposal: Troubleshooting Lotus Infrastructures
Keith Brooks6783 - 15 2010 / (1)
: Open
The problem is this could be a tome, but maybe it will be done in 8 parts.
1) Notes
2) iNotes
3) Domino
4) Quickr D/J
5) Sametime
6) Connections
7) Portal
edited after Bens comments to include:
8) LotusLive
Start with the obvious issues, move to more extensive ...
Follow-up items should have a color assigned
Keith Brooks6783 - 14 2010 / (2)
: Open
It would be nice to have items which are marked for follow-up to not just have a flag but have a selection of colors to choose from to see them in the inbox.
Client asked for this because the flags are not noticeable enough on screen when glancing at it....
DDM could benefit from addng Twitter or SMS to Notifications
Keith Brooks6783 - 18 2010 / (4)
: Open
It wuld be nice if there was a simple and easy way to enable DDM with Twitter.
Why? Because when mail routing fails an email being sent will not be efficient.
There is most likley a way to do this so if anyone has done it, let me know how.
Company Link in Top Action Bar should go to Company Website
Keith Brooks6783 - 22 2010 / (0)
: Open
The link which goes to the company name should be customizable so the admin can set either the internal or external webpage as that link. Yes, i understand this links back inside lotuslive and this would link it out, but it's a frame, why can't it be coded to stay ...
My Dashboard needs Extensions
Keith Brooks6783 - 22 2010 / (0)
: Open
It would be very helpful as the administrator to be able to add a few customizable entries to the Dashboard list so one could link to web based apps or websites, so travel company or HR for example.
Allow either a * or easier way to preset available times
Keith Brooks6783 - 15 2010 / (2)
: Open
For years since R3 i think or R4, the Notes client calendar availability has been set to default of 9-12 and 1-5 which is just not practical. Why can't it be set to either a default of 24 hours or * or something like 8am to 6pm?
Yes I know ...
Make iNotes mail Redirector Application Cluster Aware
Keith Brooks6783 - 14 2010 / (4)
: Open
This is something which could be done and should be done but hasn't.
Probably because big customers have the money for IP Sprayers/load balancers.
But if this is a thorn in your side as an admin or as a user vote for it.
In my session at The View conference ...
Policy for Return Receipt and Confirm Delivery Options
Keith Brooks6783 - 02 2010 / (0)
: Open
Basic problem is there is no permanenet setting to keep confirm delivery or return receipt on a client.
Legal clients want it for most of their work.
If we had this policy it would stop me from having multiple mail templates, one for those with this need, one for ...
Calendar profile Error for forwarded mail users MUST stop or be configurable
Keith Brooks6783 - 22 2010 / (4)
: Open
There is a technote, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21260359, which says Domino will recognize any user with a forwarding address as not using their calendar.
That's great, very nice.
However, in a mixed shop of Notes, Gmail, Exchange et al and when you are running DDm and monitoring notifications, every time the server starts up ...
Stop Traveler from even asking it to be the homepage
Keith Brooks6783 - 19 2010 / (1)
: Open
There is really no reason to ask for traveler to be set as a homepage and cause havoc on existing installations and destroy mailjump/dwa redirection.
I know the option shows up in the install, but given how few people read warnings, then have support calls because of it and the ...
Time bar to let you know when an ID and mail box file will be completed
Keith Brooks6783 - 19 2010 / (4)
: Open
After my recent venture to the twilight zone of bandwidth hell, if the admin client would provide a timeline to show how long till done creating an ID/mailbox I could have saved everyone a lot of time and money.
Sure, normally this is quick, but not if you are ...
Sidebar applications should have an option to alphabetize
Keith Brooks6783 - 13 2010 / (0)
: Open
It would be nice if the Sidebar apps, and I have 20+ in there now, could have a sort option by Alphabet, or most used as someone else asked about.
I recognize this is not a high priority issue, but from the person using it sometimes it might be.
Text to Columns Needed
Keith Brooks6783 - 27 2009 / (2)
: Open
Nothing I use more often when manipulating data but just don't see it in Symphony. Openoffice has it as a plugin or built-in.
If I have missedthe plugin or an option, let me know but if not, please add this.
Please include the version # on the download page of the device clients
Keith Brooks6783 - 22 2009 / (1)
: Open
After upgrading to 8.5.1 the download page still does not show what version is on the server for the various clients. Right now I manually edit the page with a version #.
Why doesn't this update appropriately like in Sametime where it shows the version available for downlaod?
Small thing ...
Multiple Activities Sites Abound, but only one entry in Client exists
Keith Brooks6783 - 22 2009 / (3)
: Open
While I understand IBM's perspective is one Activities server to a company, what if you have more than 1? what if you belong to Bleedyellow, greenhouse, IBM's, test domain, live domain, other live domain?
sure some follow you in the location doc switching but what if you don't switch? ...
Runtime for NSF's
Keith Brooks6783 - 09 2009 / (6)
: Open
In trying to create a demo for a client, which I will not be at and is NOT a Lotus shop, I wanted the intended customer to be shown the demo fo the db by the partner/sales team which brought me in.
One problem, they don't have a notes client ...
Better Notification of Unsent mail
Keith Brooks6783 - 07 2009 / (4)
: Open
I recently experienced irate users who were unaware that their mails had not been sent due to some ISP issues.
The users were workign remotely and replicated to send mail.
They were upset because Notes never tells the user in an obvious way that their mail has NOT been ...
Blogger Meetups
Keith Brooks6783 - 04 2008 / (3)
: Open
Since there is no official blogger's lounge so to speak, what should one do if you want to meet someone?
Aside fom the Blogger BoF and the BALD dinner saturday night, if you wanted to meet or find someone, what would you prefer?
Some people don't want to be too ...
Checklists for Completion of Installation
Keith Brooks6783 - 02 2008 / (3)
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One thing which frustrates me to no end when traiing new admins is the lack of a basic checklist for them to follow.
The Infocenter is way too much detail for newbies and a bit misleading for others. The Quickr one for instance goes in circles about LDAP vs. Directory, ...
The Jekyll and Hyde Administrator, 3 Sides to Every Story
Keith Brooks6783 - 26 2008 / (0)
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Gregg Eldred and Keith Brooks presenting
As an administrator or a developer, your job is to manage your users, their expectations, and their attitudes. Come experience all 3 sides of the story, the good, the bad and the users. On a daily basis you are asked some pointed and ...
LDAP, The choice of a New Generation
Keith Brooks6783 - 11 2008 / (1)
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Domino lover? Great! How do you feel about Quickr, Sametime and Connections? The Triple Crown running on top of Lotus Domino? Find out why this critical decision has pros and cons which need to be addressed, preferably, BEFORE you roll out the Triple Crown. Can you reverse the decision? How ...
Best Practices for New Admins
Keith Brooks6783 - 05 2008 / (8)
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Best Practices are fine and good, but what about the junior admins who never get training anymore? Or more importantly those developers that never quite understand mail routing, among other topics?
Updated 9/7 with a better description - We have all been there, done that, some of us for more years ...
Blogger's Lounge
Keith Brooks6783 - 05 2008 / (4)
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We want to see a Blogger's Lounge, as many other large shows have now.
Perhaps part of the press area, but it's a place for us, and for others to come, meet, learn(we can schedule mini sessions) train, do interviews and of coursse blog.
Sponsorship is possible, and ancillary items ...
Server Registration should be from the Server tab not configurations
Keith Brooks6783 - 23 2008 / (2)
: Open
As an Admin, I find it frustrating that I can clcik ont he People tab and then there is an option to register people in the right sidebar.
But click on Server and nothing.
I have to click on configurations to get server registration.
Please someone in Iris think ...
Traveler Interference
Keith Brooks6783 - 11 2008 / (1)
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Traveler, sometimes, causes my other email boxes on my phone to not synch properly. Perhaps my phone is just not a true multitasking phone(HTC 8125) but it seems since installing traveler that my deletions and synch with other mail boxes are not getting properly taken care of.
Traveler should synch, not overwrite on first install
Keith Brooks6783 - 11 2008 / (1)
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Traveler is great, it's cool, but it overwritesmy data and that's not cool.
Instead of the default being that it will write over everything on your phone it should synch the 2 or have the option what to do like Easysync does.
So I have to synch my contacts with ...
Workspace background should be editable
Keith Brooks6783 - 08 2008 / (1)
: Open
Why isn't the workspace configurable so if our company wants its logo on it we can do it?
It should be as simple as swapping a file, like it was in earlier versions.
Reminders should have the same increments as an appointment
Keith Brooks6783 - 08 2008 / (0)
: Open
To do's need to have reminders, but not only in days, but sometimes in hours or minutes.
Why is the drop down for to do 's different from all other reminders? It should be the same.
While I udnerstand to do's are in theory a project related item, many people, ...
Mail Rules should allow for Trash not Junk
Keith Brooks6783 - 08 2008 / (2)
: Open
Why when you click on block a domain in R8 the auto rule is not editable?
And why does it not go to trash and ONLY goes to junk?
Shouldn't this be a user option?
Viral Videos Presentation session
Keith Brooks6783 - 09 2008 / (1)
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IBM pays their agency a huge amount of money, and all we ever do is complain about it.Let us show you what we the people want to see shown so our execs or clients "get it" finally.
Not being an american idol watcher, and evidently in the minority, what ...
Policies for Replication Settings
Keith Brooks6783 - 06 2008 / (0)
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Right now there is NO way to use an API or exposed program method to write an agent which will check or uncheck the replication advanced options which would prevent design and form updates.
This is useful when doing a slow progressive migration or upgrade from r5 to r7 in ...
Email members from community
Keith Brooks6783 - 15 2007 / (2)
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Brought up many times, but a major item. I want to be able to email or rss everyone with updates or announcements within my community.
But can't because it is not int he program.
Why weren't the good things from quickplace(like email notifications) brought into Connections?
Show the Notes Client Connector Integration
Keith Brooks6783 - 15 2007 / (3)
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It works well, BUT WHERE THE HELL IS IT!
I just read the doc on Domino user because I felt too stupid not seeing the option to save files or attach links or anything in an easy and obvious fashion.
The Domino.Doc enabler at least came up in the save ...
Search places seems obvious, but you can not
Keith Brooks6783 - 15 2007 / (2)
: Open
I love Quickr, a million times better than Quickplace.
Just put up a Quickr server. As the admin I see all of the Quickplaces, 100's actually.
Now I created a demo one.
How am I supposed to get to it easily from the http://servername/quickplace opening page?
There is no ...
Grey Workspace, still after all these years?
Keith Brooks6783 - 08 2007 / (9)
: Open
I am tired of a grey background, or blue or whatever color my system uses that I can choose.
I want to have bmps, jpgs, animated ones even would be cool.
The younger generation wants easily customizable solutions.
Would it be so hard to just have a preference to change ...
Spam Relay, We love to hate you
Keith Brooks6783 - 07 2007 / (1)
: Open
Is it so hard to just have simple SMTP Relay configuration? Can it be written in better english? It is most confusing for people between what is internal control, external control and beyond control.
Granted Exchange has nothing on this, but at least it is simple to setup.
Digital Bulletin Board for Positons/Contracts
Keith Brooks6783 - 07 2007 / (7)
: Open
Not just from BPs and individuals but companies as well. If you need us, what better place to find us and interview us and solve your problems.
Partnerworld, can you do this or will this be part of the online Lotusphere registrants zone?
C is for Cookies that's needed by U and me!
Keith Brooks6783 - 04 2007 / (4)
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It would be nice to not have to always log in to this site and others everytime just because we use Domino as a web server. So please, help cookie monster and all of us find some cookies to work in Domino.
How about letting us park at the Swan/Dolphin for free?
Keith Brooks6783 - 01 2007 / (15)
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You know we already got a big bump in price this year, couldn't you include parking passes for attendees at least? Not all of us can stay at the Swan or Dolphin.
Ideas, anyone?
Keith Brooks6783 - 01 2007 / (5)
: Open
Post your thoughts on BoF, sessions or wanted to see/learn things at Lotusphere.
Thanks Bruce for adding this.
Connecting to multiple ST servers from a phone
Keith Brooks6783 - 01 2007 / (1)
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I support multiple companies, but can only log into one ST server at a time. I have to change server, login and password to swap around.
It would be nice to either be able to install ST multiple times or at least support multiple communities like the ST client ...
More information in the Map/Layout/View
Keith Brooks6783 - 01 2007 / (0)
: Open
It's nice to have a visual view of replication and connections. Now can you include useful items like:
I'm tired of always doing Visio updates ...
Make the Network and connection/routing Layout Maps printable
Keith Brooks6783 - 01 2007 / (0)
: Open
Why is this so hard? Word can embed a Visio chart in itself and edit it, why can't you do the same for this in the admin client?
I understand it is built on the fly, but can't you at least add a save to pdf or visio option?
Printing ...
Bring back the Gutter!
Keith Brooks6783 - 01 2007 / (3)
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Why did you take the gutter away in R8? Make me do more steps when it used to be so easy to check the mails to be deleted and delete.
It was there in R8 beta for the "home" view but gone ion the gold version.
Broadcasting in Sametime
Keith Brooks6783 - 01 2007 / (3)
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Yes, this is part of the administrator options, BUT if I can not login to the %^E$ing machine how can I broadcast something?
There should be a way from the Domino Admin client or from the server console to Broadcast to Sametime users as well as Domino users.
Better Sametime Logging Please
Keith Brooks6783 - 01 2007 / (1)
: Open
It would be nice to see Sametime logins by default show up in the Domino log without having to find the codes and restarting the server to do debugging.
How is a general admin supposed to know who is online for instance before they shut the server down?
Option of which Email address to use on Send
Keith Brooks6783 - 01 2007 / (8)
: Open
It would be nice to not need 5 or more location documents for all my emails.
While I can have one inbox, I can not have multiple outgoing email names/addresses from that one box, thus 5 different location docs/dbs, etc.
I can make personal stationery, but not personal email addresses?


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About the Authors: Jon Danilowicz is Political/Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy to Bangladesh, and Melissa Bentley is a Planning Officer in S/CRS.Recognition of the Value of a Whole-of-Government Approach to Strategic Planning
A year-long partnership between the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) and the U.S. Embassy to Bangladesh in Dhaka has resulted in the FY 2011 Bangladesh Mission Strategic Plan (MSP) being recognized by the U.S. Department of State as the "MSP of the Year." This award recognized the Embassy's embrace of the S/CRS-inspired whole-of-government approach to strategic planning. This significant accomplishment flowed from the Embassy's strong integration, unity of purpose, and strategic approach to planning. The award also highlighted the value of S/CRS' innovative assessment and planning process that united the Embassy around a common understanding of the local environment, an overarching U.S Government (USG) goal, and the strategy for achieving that goal.
At Ambassador James Moriarty's request, in January 2009 S/CRS deployed a team to facilitate a whole-of-government strategic planning process at the Embassy timed to coincide with Bangladesh's transition to democracy after a two-year caretaker government period. This process involved personnel from all Embassy sections, including the Departments of State, Defense, and Justice, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, and produced a USG Three-Year Strategic Plan for Bangladesh. This whole-of-government plan described the critical dynamics affecting stability in Bangladesh and articulated an overarching USG goal for the country, the strategic objectives necessary to achieve this goal, and the approaches required to promote stability within the country. This overarching three-year plan informed, and will continue to inform, the basis of several iterations of the Embassy's annual MSP.
In addition to serving as a guideline for the Embassy's MSP, this document provided a framework for monitoring progress towards achieving USG objectives and instituted a quarterly review process. Following an initial in-house review by the Country Team in June, the Ambassador requested that an S/CRS team return to Dhaka to facilitate a comprehensive review of the Strategic Plan. In October 2009, S/CRS deployed a three-person team to the Embassy to support the Ambassador's goal of making the Plan, and the planning process, a "living tool." Rather than placing the Plan on the shelf following its completion, the document had become a tool for monitoring progress and supporting decision-making and coordination across the Mission. Senior leadership at the Embassy participated in the review, noting that the process had become as important as the product given its ability to unite the Country Team around a common goal.
As part of the ongoing review process, the S/CRS team guided the Embassy in looking back over the previous nine months to critically assess progress towards previous objectives, assess changes in the local environment, and update the Strategic Plan based on these changes and evolving priorities. The review process included personnel from across the interagency and allowed participants the space to step back and assess the current situation in Bangladesh, review their strategy for promoting stability, and discuss their progress towards achieving the Embassy's goal. This process helped to re-invigorate the Embassy's whole-of-mission vision, provide a shared understanding of the environment, and reinforce the already strong integration that existed at Post. The S/CRS team worked alongside the Embassy's previously established working groups to review the strategic plan and recommended that these working groups subsequently form the core of Post's on-going assessment and planning processes. As a result, the working groups have been charged with undertaking periodic reviews of the environment and the Embassy's strategic objectives. Moreover, the Embassy will also use the Plan as a vehicle to link the Mission's strategic vision with existing planning and reporting requirements.
After departing Dhaka, the S/CRS team stopped at United States Pacific Command (PACOM) to brief on the whole-of-government planning process and the review of the Bangladesh Plan. In this respect, a whole-of-government plan can serve as a tool to inform military planning and highlight areas for increased collaboration. Further briefings have been planned for Washington stakeholders.
The planning process that informed Bangladesh's MSP presented an opportunity for S/CRS' planning process to unite the interagency around a shared story of what the USG aims to accomplish in Bangladesh and to provide the Embassy the opportunity to clearly organize its efforts around one common goal. Given the success of this pilot, S/CRS is considering offering similar planning support to select other Embassies facing reconstruction and stabilization challenges.


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About the Program
The Library of Congress collaborates with school districts, universities, libraries, and foundations to help teachers use the Library's vast collection of digitized primary sources to enrich their classroom instruction. These partnerships build on the success of the Library's previous outreach initiatives, particularly the American Memory Fellows and An Adventure of the American Mind programs, which reached more than 10,000 teachers.
The Library of Congress has two types of institutional partners: TPS Educational Consortium members and regional grantees.
Members of the TPS Educational Consortium assist in the design of the TPS program and offer TPS professional development on an ongoing basis, year round. There are currently 28 Consortium members in 17 states: California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. The professional development that these organizations offer includes workshops, online courses, graduate courses, and mentoring that meet the same goals as the professional development offered in Washington, DC at the Library of Congress.
The Library conducts periodic grant competitions to identify additional Consortium members. The timing, number and size of these grants are contingent upon programmatic needs and funding availability.
Regional grantees receive grants of up to $20,000 to incorporate TPS methods and materials into existing programs for teachers. Grantees have used these funds to undertake projects such as including a TPS focus in curriculum, creating TPS-based teaching materials, or conducting a TPS workshop or course, etc. For example, a Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) in New York State used a regional grant to offer TPS workshops as part of their professional development program for school media specialists and librarians. Some schools of education have used regional grants to pay faculty to update their teaching methods courses to include use of digitized collections from the Library of Congress and effective pedagogy for teaching with primary sources. Museums have combined Library of Congress digitized primary sources with those held in their collections to offer teachers greater context, depth and access as they create lesson plans.
To date, school districts, libraries, educational associations and cultural institutions in 43 states and the District of Columbia have used the TPS Regional program to strengthen their professional development for teachers. Three Regional Coordinators in the East, Midwest and West manage the grant program on behalf of the Library.


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WorldGolf.com has announced a list of the top 20 most challenging U.S. golf courses open for public play. Ranked #13 on the list is Crosswater at Sunriver Resort. The Central Oregon golf course features five tee placements for each hole, bent grass fairways and greens and is threaded by the gently flowing Deschutes and Little Deschutes Rivers. Bringning an extra sleeve of balls is always a good idea when playing Crosswater.
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M.S. FAIM students are highly motivated individuals with quantitative aptitude interested in pursuing a career in the financial industry.
Academic Preparation:
Applicants for admission to the M.S. program must hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent from an accredited college or university.
Applicants with an undergraduate major or minor in a quantitative major are not required to take the GMAT or GRE if their GPA is at least 2.8.
Applicants without a major/minor concentration in a quantitative major must take the GMAT or GRE.
Required Documentation:
- Online Graduate Application
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- Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
- Copies of all degrees, diplomas, certificates and professional qualifications
- A resume of relevant business experience
- Two letters of recommendation from individuals who can discuss the applicant's professional and academic experience
- Official GMAT or GRE Score (depending on GPA). The GMAT Code for the Master of Science in Financial Analysis & Investment Management is 3HX-9C-80. The GRE code is: 8798.
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Men in black suits are hastily tearing through an apartment, their hearts beating as fast as hummingbirds', worrying that they might be the next victim if they don't succeed. 14 stories below, at the base of the building lies a man, dead because he lost a phone.
A shipment of prototype iPhones was set to be sent to Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California from their manufacturer, Foxconn in China, but panic erupted all throughout the company when someone realized that the case was short 1 phone. Fast forward only days later and the man in charge of the shipment was found dead at the base of his apartment after being searched, interrogated, and allegedly tortured. …Read More →


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They say the way to a person's heart is through their stomach. And whether you're enjoying the fruits (or beans!) of the world's cocoa harvest through your favorite candy bar during your afternoon snack, or receiving a heart-shaped box of cream-filled goodness for Valentine's Day today, it's worth considering how the delectable confection came to be in the first place -- and how supporting the industry can lead to increased global food security.
You might think that's quite a jump. But cocoa in West Africa contributes considerably to farmer livelihoods and national economies. Collectively, this region's 2 million smallholder cocoa farmers produce approximately 70 percent of the world's supply. With a projected strong, long-term demand, cocoa has great potential to increase these farmers' incomes. To do so significantly requires improving productivity to make cocoa farming more economically attractive and environmentally sustainable.
The U.S. government is supporting precisely these efforts with Feed the Future, President Obama's global hunger and food security initiative. Through a partnership between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the World Cocoa Foundation and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), Feed the Future has embarked upon an alliance that will help alleviate poverty and increase farmer incomes in West Africa while strengthening government and regional institutions, advancing food security throughout the region.
Over its five-year lifespan, Feed the Future's Africa Cocoa Initiative (ACI) will leverage a total of $11 million in investments from its principal partners. It also includes private sector participation from key chocolate-producing companies, including ADM Cocoa, Barry Callebaut, Blommer Chocolate Company, Cargill, Continaf BV, Ferrero, Guittard Chocolate Company, The Hershey Company, Kraft Foods, Lindt & Sprungli, Nestle, Olam International Ltd., and Mars.
To create an environment where increased productivity is possible, the ACI is providing farmer productivity training, including disease and pest control, harvesting, drying, pruning and worker safety; introducing higher-yielding tree stock; and working with agro-dealer networks to improve access to fertilizer, inputs and extension support. The project also supports propagation of new clones and seed gardens adapted to West African soils. Ultimately, the ACI aims to double cocoa productivity and train 100,000 farmers.
So it's nice to keep in mind that, as you enjoy your chocolate treats today and all year long, there are long-term efforts in place to help those who made its production possible. And that's an idea we can all fall in love with.
Feed the Future is the U.S. government's global hunger and food security initiative. To learn more or to get involved, visit www.feedthefuture.gov.Editor's Note: This entry also appears on the USAID Impact Blog.
Rick L. in California writes:
After many years of governmental doublespeak it's sometimes difficult to believe the language we hear coming out of our officials. For instance, it is unfortunately easy to imagine a name like "Feed the Future" being a euphemism for subsidies designed to increase the profits of multinational corporations, with little of value actually going toward the projects and people one might assume they are intended to help.
Regardless, I am happy to hear this kind of thinking coming from my government. Taking a systems approach is, in my opinion (and that of many far more famous and astute than I) it is the best way to ensure a good chance of success, as it considers the long term effects and consequences of one's actions. Thank you for this account.
John P. in Greece writes:
I don't know if its chocolates, or flowers, or whatever...
Love is about Love!
You never want to wake up the next morning, feeling bad for your night choices…
Love is love!
Maureen in Massachusetts writes:
Happy Valentine's Day but...
A creative and informative post but it brought to mind the unfortunate subject of child trafficking in chocolate production.
It would be interesting to discuss this topic and whether production budgets set aside funds to combat trafficking?
Bernard R. in New York writes:
As I have experienced in Africa and here in the US, Hillary administration and Obama's government are strongly supporting France to recolonize and to terrorize the African Continents: currently Madagascar.


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Craig Remsburg column: Verlander not quite himself
Justin Verlander has not been horrible this season.
A lot of pitchers would like to have the Detroit Tiger hurler's 8-5 record and 106 strikeouts to date.
But he hasn't been vintage Verlander, either, where he dominates opposition batters like he did in 2011 when he earned both the Cy Young and American League Most Valuable Player awards.
It's too much to expect Verlander, 30, to do that every year, of course, or maybe even once more in his career.
But he's considered to be one of baseball's best pitchers and just signed a $180 million contract extension worthy of that designation.
Verlander has been just "ordinary" to date, however. His earned run average is 3.72, he leads the Tigers in walks with 32 and has allowed seven home runs in 15 games.
The 6-foot-5, 225-pounder has yet to go eight innings this season after reaching that mark 29 times in the previous two.
"It's been a battle so far," he said after being touched for five runs and seven hits – two of them homers – over five innings in a 5-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.
He admitted he didn't have command of his fastball and hasn't been executing on the mound like Verlander of old.
All pitchers can have a bad game or two – or more – during an otherwise successful season.
In his previous start, he hurled seven shutout innings against Kansas City. So maybe the Orioles' game was a fluke.
But Verlander has set the bar so high it's unusual to see the Detroit ace struggle like he has.
Has his new megamillion contract had any effect on Verlander?
Is he pressing any more than usual to prove he deserved such a big salary?
That would be too easy an excuse. He's not a rookie suddenly beset with riches. He's earned a lot of money to this point.
Verlander does seem to be using his second, third and even fourth pitches more than his vaunted fastball that has terrorized – and shackled – a lot of batters over his career.
And when he does go to the heater, it's not in the 95-100 mph range. It's more like 90-93 mph that hitters are having an easier time catching up with.
He's getting older and has pitched 1,646 innings over eight-plus pro seasons. That has to have some effect on his arm over time.
Verlander could turn it all around in a hurry, maybe even today when he faces the Boston Red Sox.
He could go back to being the dominating hurler we've come to know and cheer.
That would be welcome and nice to see.
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Friendly Reminder: Foreign Aid to the PA Funds Terror
The role of money in perpetuating vile terrorism never seems to get enough attention.
On Monday in Washington, Victoria Nuland, the spokesperson for the United States Department of State, articulated in the clearest way where the U.S. administration stands on delivering gifts to the Mahmoud Abbas regime, the one that is in control of sections of the entity called by many the State of Palestine. She was addressing a daily press briefing:
[W]e think it's very, very important that they remain effective in supporting the needs of the Palestinian people… So we're continuing to work through this. I would simply say that the Secretary [of State, meaning John Kerry, in his second week in office] feels extremely strongly that it is time now to get this support to the Palestinian Authority." Ms Nuland was speaking about the U.S. giving funds to the P.A., the body which officially renamed itself "the State of Palestine" a few weeks ago.
She had spoken about the value of handing money to the Abbas regime just a few days earlier as well – on the previous Friday, February 8 in that day's press briefing:
We are working with Congress to ensure U.S. support for the Palestinians, including $495.7 million in F.Y. 2012 assistance that was notified in April 2012 and $200 million in F.Y. 2013 direct budget support that was notified last week. Our view remains that our assistance to the Palestinian people is an essential part of the U.S. commitment to a negotiated two-state solution for Palestinians and Israelis, promoting a comprehensive peace in the Middle East. It is in the interest not only of the Palestinians, but of Israel and the United States as well, to ensure these efforts continue as they help to build a more democratic, stable and secure region. We're not well placed to speak about what's good for the USA or for the Palestinians, though we don't lack opinions. We also refrain from criticizing the government of our own country in relation to its sending money to Mahmoud Abbas and his cronies. (Ask us and we'll explain why.)
The point of raising here, again, this issue of money being handed over to the Palestinian Arabs in their various configurations is to remind decent people of what is done with it in reality. It's a murky and very disturbing picture. The facts are out there, but you might be surprised at how little they are known, and how little attention the politicians pay to them.
It's a matter that has been on our minds for years. Look for instance at what we wrote in October 2006:
Don't be offended. But if you're a European who cares about what's being done with the taxes you pay to your government, the Palestinians are playing you for a fool. Not just you alone, but also your government, your politicians and your public-sector watchdogs. There are some startling revelations there that, in most cases, are even truer now, though now the evidence is easier to see – for those who want to see it.
Thanks to our friends at Palestinian Media Watch and Love of the Land for alerting us to a revealing video clip from official PA Television that aired last March. The on-camera presenter is interviewing a released Palestinian Arab former-prisoner who is proud to talk openly about the acts of terrorism he executed. He's open about this because he has money on his mind. Here's the transcript (the P.A. television video clip itself can be seen here):
Host: "With us is Iyad Abu Khaizaran. Good evening." [Iyad Abu Khaizaran was a member of Islamic Jihad when he was sentenced to a life term plus 25 years in 1991 for the murder by stabbing of a 76 year old Jewish man, Shlomo Yahya, in the Tel Aviv suburbs. He walked free in the Shalit Transaction in 2011, and recently married.] Iyad Abu Khaizaran: "Since the day we were released from prison, we have been given [only] half a salary… We killed Jews. I personally killed Jews. I killed settlers and I injured soldiers. My house was destroyed. I have 11 bullets in my body. I served 22 years in Israeli prisons." Host: "Did you, like the other [prisoners], receive salaries in the prisons?" Abu Khaizaran: "Yes. Since around the year 2000, [the salaries] became organized." Host: "In other words, from 2000, did all the organizations, without exception, whether it was Fatah or Hamas, supporters of Abbas or not supporters of Abbas, receive salaries or not? Tell the truth openly." Abu Khaizaran: "Yes, yes they did." He feels those salaries were too small to start with. He complained bitterly to a pro-terrorism website last year:
"His salary from the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority, he said, doesn't even cover the taxes levied on his family land in Tubas." He demonstrates that money is a significant dimension to the kill-elderly-Jews experience. More people should listen to him.Frimet and Arnold Roth
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"I'll check my seat first before I sit down. I don't want any more surprises. "
Preparing to ditch
"I must have been unconscious for two or three minutes," recalled Dean Mortimer, president of Ontario, Canada's Cloud Air charter service. "I woke up looking upside down at the bottom of the lake, yet inexplicably I released my seat belt and fell headfirst to the roof of the aircraft."
Mortimer was flying an amphibious Cessna Caravan that flipped during a water landing. "After I oriented myself, I was able to open the door and step onto the fuselage," he said. "A boat picked me up right away. I was very fortunate."
Michael Smith, a pilot for the U.S. Department of the Interior, had a similar experience. Smith had to ditch a Pilatus PC-12 as he approached Russia over the Sea of Okhotsk in July 2001, after the gearbox seized up, forcing him to shut down the engine. He and his passengers were uninjured but, he said, "You think, 'Damn, I'm out in the middle of nowhere and I hope this raft holds up and someone finds us.'"
Smith and his passengers had immersion suits to help retain body heat, but their low-cost life raft had only a single flotation tube on the sides, so waves kept coming over the top. They had to keep bailing it out for about 15 hours with a collapsible bucket. "When night fell, [we experienced] hypothermia within a few hours," he recalled.
A passing vessel discovered Smith and his companions in time to save them. "We were very, very lucky," he said. "If I'd been trained, I would have had a better life raft and more equipment, such as a satellite phone and GPS."
Two-day Course
Ditching incidents like Mortimer's and Smith's occur rarely, but when they do, training can spell the difference between life and death. So said Ken Burton, president of Stark Survival Training in Panama City, Fla., which offers a two-day course designed to test life-support equipment in the environment where it would be used in emergencies. The course is popular with pilots and crews, but few passengers sign up. "That's one of my frustrations," Burton said. "They think it's not for them, but this training is just as important for passengers as for pilots and crews."
The course covers day and night scenarios, raft management, signaling devices and use of the latest emergency equipment. It stresses the "three Ps" of ditching survival: planning, preparation and practice.
"If you know what you're doing, ditching is statistically safer than an off-airport landing attempt on the ground," said Burton, who has 45 years' experience, including 21 years in the Air Force, as an instructor in aviation physiology, hyperbaric therapy and water survival.
During the first morning of the course I recently attended, Burton covered water-survival techniques and equipment. He also explained the automated mutual-assistance vessel emergency rescue (AMVER) system, a U.S. Coast Guard-operated program that constantly tracks some 15,000 vessels worldwide. These vessels will respond to calls for rescue or assistance from other vessels or people in distress.
After lunch, everyone boarded a boat and was transported out into the Gulf of Mexico. We practiced survival techniques in daylight, then repeated them after dark. Getting into a life raft in a pitching sea during the day isn't too difficult, but in the dark, it's challenging and without training could be catastrophic.
On the boat, Burton had a box of FAA-approved flares. He began with the inexpensive brands. Twenty attempts failed to produce a single lit flare. "I don't sell these things, so I have no axe to grind," he said, "but when it comes to survival equipment, you don't want to buy cheap." The higher-end flares all performed as advertised.
Throughout the course, Burton stressed the importance of preparation and admonished us to wear long-sleeve shirts and long pants when we fly. "Once you're in the water, the object is to close airspace around your body," he said. "You can't do that effectively with exposed skin."
Burton handed us a large trash bag and told us to jump in the water fully clothed with a life vest on. He instructed us to get inside the trash bag, hold it closed around our necks and huddle together. In about a minute, it got surprisingly warm.
We also practiced throwing and activating the life rafts. "I only use Winslows," Burton said. "They've designed these rafts to fully deploy very easily and to be secure in the worst conditions. The user has to do very little to make them completely operational. It's the only thing between you and disaster, so this isn't an area where you want to cut financial corners."
Into the Pool
On the second day of the course, Burton gathered everyone into the hotel swimming pool, where he'd set up a dunker for underwater egress training. He helped us develop both the psychological and manual skills necessary to get out of a submerged aircraft. "The keys to survival are to maintain your orientation and have a plan," he said. He also showed us that with training it's possible to hold your breath far longer than you might think.
Does the training really pay off? Richard Bird of Whippany, N.J., thinks so. In a letter to Burton, Bird recounted a helicopter flight that ended up in New York City's East River in 1997. "The training I received from you...made all the difference in my getting out of the aircraft and to the surface in time to save my life," Bird wrote.
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Yuriorkis Gamboa is a Olympic gold medal winner from Cuba. He defected and is now 8-0. This guy will be a champion in a short period of time.
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On the Lennon Box Anthology, George Martin is credited with the orchestral arrangement on GROW OLD WITH ME (which, even if not credited, one could have heard a mile away-- and that is meant in a complimentary way).
There is also an uncredited bass in the background, and the style playing is very McCartney-like. Now, I had heard the remaining three (during Beatles Anthology) had worked on this song, but eventually scrapped it.
Is that or is that NOT Paul McCartney playing bass on the backing of GROW OLD WITH ME?
(The original version is on MILK & HONEY, and it's just John and piano, obviously a crudely recorded demo, with no other instrumentation).


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Surprise No. 10: Despite the advance in the U.S. stock market, high-beta stocks underperform. Though counterintuitive within the framework of a new bull-market leg, the market's lowfliers (low multiple, slower growth) become market highfliers, as their P/E ratios expand.
With the exception of Apple (AAPL) , the highfliers -- Priceline (PCLN) , Baidu (BIDU) , Google (GOOG) , Amazon (AMZN) and the like -- disappoint. Apple's share price rises above $550, however, based on continued above-consensus volume growth in the iPhone and iPad. Profit forecasts for 2012 rise to $45 a share (up 60%). In the second quarter, Apple pays a $20-a-share special cash dividend, introduces a regular $1.25-a-share quarterly dividend and splits its shares 10-1. Apple becomes the AT&T (T) of a previous investing generation, a stock now owned by this generation's widows and orphans.
-- Doug Kass, " 15 Surprises for 2012 "
Last year I wrote that Apple would be a positive surprise in 2012, though I turned negative on the company's fundamentals and share price in late September.
This year's surprise for Apple is distinctly negative -- that is, for the first six months of the year:
Apple's share price and earnings continue to disappoint in the first half of 2013 . A consistently low share price for Apple persists in the first half as earnings estimates are steadily reduced owing to lower production rates. Two important product releases lead to an improving share price for Apple in the second half.
Apple's earnings disappoint under the pressure of a more competitive landscape, lessening demand for iPads and iPhones and emerging margin pressures -- estimates are cut and full-year 2013 results fall short of $40 a share.
Microsoft's (NOK) Surface sales start off poorly but gain traction by the end of 2013. Google Nexus, Kindle, Surface and Samsung all sell at lower price points throughout the year, as price competition becomes rampant in the tablet market.
Apple's consensus 2014 profit estimates move toward an expected decline year over year. The stock spends most of 2013 below $550, but, in the last half of the year, two revolutionary product additions lift the share price to over $650 by year-end.


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Hawaiian Pork n' Greens
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more for seasoning
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, plus more for seasoning
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 (1-pound) pork tenderloins
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 red onion, roughly chopped
- 1/2 pineapple (or 3 cups cubed pineapple), cut into
- 1/2 -inch cubes
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 10 ounces spinach, washed and cut crosswise into
- 3 -inch pieces
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a small bowl, mix together 1 tablespoon of salt, sugar, oregano, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, white pepper, and cayenne. Rub the mixture over tenderloins to coat.
In a straight-sided oven-proof skillet large enough to fit the entire length of the loins, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium heat. When hot, add the pork loins and sear on all sides until just golden, about 2 to 3 minutes each side. (Depending on the size of the skillet, you may need to sear in batches.) Transfer to the oven and bake until the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the skillet from the oven and transfer the roasts to a cutting board. Loosely cover with aluminum foil and let rest 10 minutes.
Heat the skillet over medium heat, add the remaining oil, the onions, pineapple and garlic. Saute until the pineapple caramelizes slightly. Add the red pepper flakes and saute a few minutes more. Stir in the spinach and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add broth, cover and cook the spinach until it wilts. Slice the pork and arrange on a serving platter. Serve with the greens and pineapples.
Recipe courtesy of Sunny Anderson, 2009
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text: Kenya Airways in a Commercial Venture with United Bank for Africa (UBA) Nairobi, June 16, 2011 …Kenya Airways has entered into a partnership with one of the largest financial services institutions in Africa; United Bank for Africa Plc to promote trade and remittances across the continent. Formalized by Kenya Airways Chief Operating Officer Mr. Bram Stellar and Managing Director of UBA Kenya Mr. Muyiwa Akinyemi, this partnership will see the bank highlight trade opportunities and financial products through onboard cabin advertising. Leveraging on the leadership position of both institutions in their respective industries, the advertising deal which commences in July this year, will enable the bank to present an array of financial products including Africash, Afritrade and Africard through Kenya Airways in-flight communication and other channels to passengers on Kenya Airways flights across Kenya Airways network. Kenya Airways Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Bram Stellar noted, "This partnership offers opportunities for us to work with UBA in highlighting the growing opportunities for our customers across the continent while enabling us to continue to grow our ancillary revenues." He added that Kenya Airways is committed to strategic and sustainable development of Africa and will continue to seek partnerships with other organizations that will enable the fulfillment of the continent's economic development. The partnership will also see UBA advertise its products and services in Kenya Airways in-flight magazine Msafiri and on its In-flight Entertainment system (IFE) and on the aircraft seat covers. Previously, seat cover advertising has been solely reserved for Kenya Airways products. UBA is the first corporate organization to take up the opportunity for in-cabin advertising. Also speaking at the ceremony Mr. Akinyemi said "we are flagging off this partnership with the promotion of Africash; our proprietary money transfer service that facilitates instant local/cross border payments service for UBA or non UBA customers across our over 850 branches and numerous sub-agents across Africa". As a leading Pan-African Bank offering unique products and services to more than 8 million customer accounts in 19 African countries, the partnership with Kenya Airways on the whole provides the bank a good platform to share information on its banking products, innovative cross-border payments solutions and trade finance services, he maintained. Kenya Airways has identified various platforms through which the airline grows its ancillary revenue by offering value based opportunities for advertising services to various corporate entities. "Kenya Airways will continue to identify further opportunities for customer communication as we strive to provide even better services to our passengers who are also consumers of various other products," concludes Mr. Stellar. United Bank for Africa (UBA) is a leading Pan-African Bank with presence in 19 African countries, New York City (USA), London (United Kingdom) and Paris (France). Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, UBA provides universal banking services to over 8 million customers across Africa. Beyond traditional banking services, the Group leverages its African footprint, knowledge and capacity to provide innovative financial services including investment banking, wealth management, trusteeship, life insurance, pension custody, stock broking and share registration.


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DENVER — There were 55. Now there are only 11.
Eleven is the number of Colorado sheriffs remaining as plaintiffs in a lawsuit against two new Colorado gun-control laws. The 11 remain in the case not as sheriffs, but as individual citizens, based on the fact that they leave office in January, when their terms expire.
A judge Thursday threw off the lawsuit 44 other sheriffs who also had been plaintiffs. They and other sets of plaintiffs, seek to overturn, as unconstitutional, the laws that took effect July 1.
One of the laws bans firearms magazines, acquired after July 1, of more than 15 rounds. The law exempts law enforcement officers.
The other new law imposes fees and requires individuals to undergo background checks to transfer guns from one person to another. Chief U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger ruled Thursday that the 44 sheriffs had not sufficiently shown by specific examples they would be affected by that law.
Krieger ruled the 44 aren't entitled to sue, known by the term of "having standing," as long as they remain in office as sheriffs. The judge said sheriffs don't have standing because they are not likely to be prosecuted if they break those laws and they are not likely to lose any constitutional rights as a result of the two laws.
Other plaintiffs who remain are groups, such as the Colorado Farm Bureau and Colorado State Shooting Association; businesses, such as gun dealers and Magpul Industries, a manufacturer of magazines; and several individuals, including a disabled person.
Eighteen sheriffs from Southern Colorado had been among the 55. After Krieger's ruling, the only persons currently sheriffs in Southern Colorado who remain as plaintiffs, solely as individual citizens, are: James Faull of Prowers County, Fred Jobe of Custer County and Dave Stong of Alamosa County.
Krieger set March 31 as the starting date for a 10-day trial for her to decide whether the two laws violate the Second Amendment.
The judge said she knew that having current sheriffs as plaintiffs "attracted attention" to the case, but said "Lady Justice blindfolded" symbolizes that justice is to be served regardless of who the litigants are. Similarly, she said, the lawsuit is to be decided in a court of law based on evidence and the rule of law, "instead of in the court of public opinion."
Dave Kopel, attorney for the sheriffs, said six of the 44 sheriffs are potential witnesses in the trial as individual gun owners.


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Bills Add Four To Roster [2:30 PM]
Buffalo Bills.com reports: 'The Bills today announced that the team has signed four free agents cornerback Ronald Hardge, tight end Ryan Neufeld, running back De�Mond Parker and linebacker Josh Stamer.'
AFC Championship: Bills 51, Raiders 3 (Video) [10:04 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: The Bills scored 41 first half points on their way to a 51-3 victory over the LA Raiders in the 1990 AFC Championship Game at Rich Stadium.
Bills add three to coaching staff [9:08 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'The Bills still are interested in bringing recently fired Bengals coach Dick LeBeau on board in some capacity. The team is waiting to see if he wants to coach this year. A decision is expected some time this week.'
Rob's job choice brings Super opportunity [9:07 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '"No, I enjoyed Buffalo," he said. "Until we went through the cap problems, we had a good team. We had a chance, with some breaks, to be in the Super Bowl. It's unfortunate we went through the cap problems and a lot of guys had to go. I was one of them. I still talk to a lot of people up there. It's an unfortunate thing. I wish things could have worked out."'
Driver's in, Favre's out of Pro Bowl game [7:31 AM]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports: 'Pat Ruel, the Packers' assistant offensive line coach for the past two seasons, was hired late Monday as No. 1 offensive line coach for the Buffalo Bills. The team fired Ronnie Vinklarek after the season. "I'm looking forward to it tremendously," Ruel said. "Across the league the Buffalo Bills are certainly viewed as a team on the rise. The offensive line in particular has a strong nucleus."'
Wilson hints that Williams will get extension [5:17 AM]
D and C reports: 'The Buffalo Bills are considering a contract extension for head coach Gregg Williams, who has a year remaining on a three-year deal. �We don�t think he�ll be a lame duck,� owner Ralph Wilson said late Tuesday.'
Alexander remains with Bengals [5:16 AM]
D and C reports: '�Obviously the amount of experience that these three individuals bring to our staff is the thing that may be most impressive,� Williams said. �Our team will benefit from their expertise tremendously and immediately. The goal each off-season is to improve every phase of your organization and we feel we�ve done that with the addition of these three coaches.�'
what about rob? [5:15 AM]
Toronto Sun reports: '"A lot of the times we weren't even competitive. There were games when I even told my mother not to watch."'
Bills sign three new coaches [7:41 PM]
AP reports: 'The Buffalo Bills announced Tuesday they have agreed to terms with Don Blackmon as linebackers coach, Pat Ruel as offensive line coach and Les Steckel as running backs coach.'
Bills Add Three Assistant Coaches [4:17 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: The Bills today announced that the team has agreed to terms on contracts with DON BLACKMON as linebackers coach, PAT RUEL as offensive line coach, and LES STECKEL as running backs coach.
Garish Yellow Sportcoat Update [3:44 PM]
ESPN reports: 'One political problem facing the selectors is the ever-worsening Buffalo Bills dilemma.'
Rams hire fairchild as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach [1:27 PM]
StLouisRams.com reports: 'Fairchild joins the Rams from the Buffalo Bills, where he spent the past two seasons (2001-02) as running backs coach.'
Fairchild given title of QBs coach/offensive coordinator [1:26 PM]
ESPN reports: 'St. Louis Rams coach Mike Martz continued the revamping of his staff in the wake of a disappointing season, hiring Buffalo Bills running backs coach Steve Fairchild as the team's new quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator.'
Bills & Tops Friendly Markets Combine On Sack Donation To Western NY Food Bank [1:00 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Ruben Brown will join representatives of Tops Friendly Markets to cap the "Sack Back" program. Tops agreed to donate 40 sacks of groceries for every sack recorded by the Bills defense during the 2002 season. The Bills sacked the quarterback 30 times, resulting in a donation of 1,200 bags of groceries to the Food Bank of WNY. The value of the donation is $12,000.
Playoff Flashback: Bills 51, Los Angeles Raiders 3 [11:45 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: The Bills won their first AFC Championship with one of the most dominating performances ever displayed in a title game. Buffalo set the tone for the day by driving 75 yards after the opening KO and scored the initial TD when QB Jim Kelly picked up a bad shotgun snap and scrambled to find WR James Lofton for a 13-yard pass.
Important dates in Buffalo Bills history (Jan. 20-26) [11:32 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: January 26, 1988 - SHANE CONLAN NAMED 1987 ROOKIE OF YEAR Bills' LB Shane Conlan was named 1987 defensive "Rookie of the Year" by the Pro Football Writers of America.
5th Down: Questions from the Mailbox [10:14 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: What area of the team needs the most help through free agency or the draft? What are the chances of keeping Peerless Price? So how does the Bills' salary cap outlook shape up for next year and beyond?
Legendary Cleveland running back wants to tell all in biography [1:31 PM]
Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports: 'For all of Gilchrist's attributes, he grated on Buffalo Coach Lou Saban. With the Bills riding an eight-game winning streak in 1964, Gilchrist maintains that Saban threw a game in a fit of petulance aimed at him. Gilchrist got the ball only 11 times while quarterbacks Kemp and Daryle Lamonica filled the air with more than 50 passes. To protest Saban's strategy, Gilchrist benched himself.'
Encroachment: Blue with Envy [12:12 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Now the two-time Pro Bowler has made such an impact on the league and his franchise that he is the only animal allowed inside his NFL stadium. This policy appears to be in sharp contrast to Oakland's Network Associates Coliseum, where animals are encouraged to break out reflective black and silver costumes to torture opponents from the Black Hole.
Martz will have former QB help run Rams attack [9:51 AM]
St. Louis Post Dispatch reports: 'As things turned out, Martz had to offer the offensive coordinator's title to wrest Fairchild from the Bills. "They weren't amenable to having him come here as a position coach - that would have been a lateral move," Martz said.'
Bills' three candidates have Hall of Fame credentials [9:27 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'The Buffalo Bills' three candidates - Ralph Wilson, Joe DeLamielleure and James Lofton - are extraordinarily deserving of induction. Here's why...'.
Bills RB Coach Declines Extension [9:44 PM]
Empire reports: Bills have interviewed Green Bay assistant offensive line coach Pat Ruel for their vacant ofeensive line position. Ruel has only three years NFL coaching experience, but has been an offensive line coach for 28 years. He has spent the past two years in his current capacity with the Packers following a one-year stint guiding the Detroit Lions offensive line.
Mike Doser: STs coach Smith coming back for more [9:42 PM]
Shout! reports: Special teams coach Danny Smith will return for at least another year, despite his units' overall performance drop-off, in which punt and kickoff return yardage declined and opponent kickoff return yardage increased.
Chris Brown: Bills Re-Sign Seven Assistants, Fairchild Declines [9:38 PM]
WGR reports: The Buffalo Bills announced Friday that five assistant coaches have re-signed contracts. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed. Running backs coach, Steve Fairchild was offered a contract, but elected to pursue other opportunities. That leaves the coaching staff with another position to fill.
Buffalo coach will join Rams, sources say [6:33 PM]
St. Louis Post Dispatch reports: 'Buffalo running backs coach Steve Fairchild is in line to join the Rams' coaching staff, sources in Buffalo and St. Louis have told the Post-Dispatch.'
Bills re-up with seven assistant coaches [9:18 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Terms were not disclosed, but a league source said each received a two-year renewal, not just a one-year contract.'
Ex-Bill Parker enters broadcasting arena with AFL games [9:17 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Parker, who had a radio call-in show during his Bills years, and former Dallas star Michael Irvin will be the studio analysts alongside host Al Trautwig for NBC's coverage of the Arena Football League.'
Seven assistants re-sign with Bills [6:18 AM]
D and C reports: 'Buffalo still has coaching vacancies at offensive line, linebacking and running back.'
Bills Announce 2003 Ticket Price Structure [6:42 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Season and individual game tickets in several sections will increase by $3.00 per game. Those sections include lower level sideline seats, upper deck seats, and 200 level seats in the tunnel end zone. The price for tickets in the Tops Family Section will remain the same and over 500 new seats have been added. That brings the total number of seats in the Tops Family Section to nearly 1,400.
Bills resign five assistants [4:31 PM]
AP reports: 'Danny Smith (special teams), Fred Graves (receivers), Steve Jackson (safties/third down specialist) Dan Neal (tight end) and Pat Thomas (defensive backs/cornerbacks) all resigned contracts.'
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MAYA+Cristina Pato, gaita (Galician bagpipe) perform MUSIC of SPAIN 4.28 8pmPosted by s21concerts in Concert Announcement, tags: gaita, Hadfield, Harp, Kibbey, MAYA, Moughalian, Pato
MAYA, the trio of John Hadfield, percussion; Bridget Kibbey, harp; Sato Moughalian flute; with guest artist Cristina Pato, gaita (Galician bagpipe) will be presented by Perspectives Ensemble at the Judson Memorial Church, located at 55 Washington Square South, New York, in a program of traditional Sephardic, Galician and Andalusian music, and new works, featuring three world-premiere performances, on Wednesday, April 28, at 8 PM. Admission is free.
MAYA performs a program that features Spanish music both traditional and new. Modern Spain comprises 17 autonomous regions or communities, which are discrete entities, characterized by distinctive cultural traditions. In Galicia, in the north, there are traditions that are shared with the Celts, among them the Galician bagpipe, or gaita, ubiquitous in the area as a folk instrument. Cristina Pato is internationally acclaimed as a gaita master and is bringing the traditional music of Galicia all over the world with her passionate and virtuosic playing. Andalusia is represented both in a bulería, a traditional flamenco form, performed by John Hadfield as conceived for solo cajon, and in two new works by Eneko Vadillo, a composer from Málaga who is building bridges between avant-garde music and its historical roots. Vadillo's new works were commissioned for MAYA by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. Catalonia offers the beloved Song of the Birds (El Cant dels Ocells), and a new work by Joan Valent, a Mallorcan composer (from the Balearic Islands, where the Catalan language is spoken). This work was commissioned by Foundation for Iberian Music, The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Both composers will be in attendance. The trio also performs Puncha, puncha la rosa huela, the popular 14th century Sephardic song, and ASKLEPIOS by the Basque composer Gabriel Erkoreka, winner of the Premio Reina Sofia 2007, Spain's highest honor for composers. ASKLEPIOS was also commissioned for MAYA by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
The concert is a presentation of Perspectives Ensemble, and is generously supported by the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation in memory of Danièle Doctorow, with additional support from the Foundation for Iberian Music, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Antoni Piza, Director, and the Institut Ramon Llull. Generous support for the commissions came from the Spanish Ministry of Culture and the Foundation for Iberian Music.


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Estimates that the Marcellus Shale held 350 trillion cubic feet of natural gas set off a gas leasing frenzy.conduct a nationwide study to assess the environmental damage caused by hydro fracturing. The EPA's larger conclusion — that the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on human health, the environment, water supply, water quality, wastewater treatment, air quality, and management of radioactive materials, "warrant further scientific and regulatory analysis" — was not one the industry wanted to hear.
New York City had thrown a wrench into a fully stoked industrial machine.source water quality, risk to long-term watershed health... risk of damaging critical infrastructure, and the risk of exposing watershed residents and potentially NYC residents to chronic low levels of toxic chemicals." The city's report said that while a single well may be environmentally benign, the risks become unacceptable "when evaluated in the context of hundreds or thousands of other wells."
Landowners in job-scarce rural counties imagined their leases bringing Beverly Hillbillies payoffs.off the Gulf Coast: A motor attached to the drill bit allows it, once it reaches its final vertical depth, to be turned 90 degrees and to bore horizontally. A few of these horizontal wells, each sometimes running as much as a mile from the vertical well bore, allows fracking to extend far into the surrounding rock. While each well might now require millions — instead of thousands — of gallons of fracking fluid, this combination of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling made drilling into dense shales like the Marcellus eminently doable and profitable. What also made it irresistible was the fact that the price for a thousand cubic feet of natural gas had risen to more than ten dollars.
The fracking process requires, at minimum, several millions of gallons of water per well.safely stored on site, and then trucked from the well site to an industrial wastewater treatment plant. New York State has only two treatment plants capable of handling the wastewater, and neither is anywhere near the Delaware River watershed. The nearest, according to the Delaware River Basin Commission, is outside of Philadelphia, some 200 miles away.
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This report describes an evaluation performed by Black & Veatch of an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) implementation throughout the Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) service territory. In conducting this evaluation, Black & Veatch worked closely with the ComEd AMI project team and business managers over a five-month period (January 2011 – May 2011) to refine the scope of the AMI investment, gather AMI Pilot results, develop operational data and projections, identify and resolve key business case formation questions, and construct an independent view of the AMI business case.
The overall results of the evaluation are positive. On the cost side, ComEd will incur new costs for AMI meters, the wireless or Radio Frequency (RF) communications network, IT systems, implementation services, and on-going operational expenses. Over the 20-year evaluation period, assuming a five-year meter deployment scenario, ComEd would expect to invest $996 million in new capital and incur $665 million of operational costs to run the system.
Cumulative benefits over the 20-year evaluation period, however, significantly exceed cumulative costs by a factor of almost three. Benefits result from improved operational efficiencies ($1,625 million), reduced power purchase costs ($707 million), reduction in bad debt expenses ($791 million), new energy revenues ($1,051 million), and new delivery service revenues ($564 million). A large majority of these benefits are driven by reductions in theft and tamper conditions and reductions in consumption on inactive accounts.
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FAIRMONT – At first glance, the garden surrounding the patio at Bean Town Grill in Fairmont looks like a flower bed – yellow, pink and purple flowers, surrounded by green foliage.
But closer inspection reveals the flowers are interspersed with vegetables and herbs that supply the chef with fresh produce for use in daily specials and drinks.
This year, squash, rhubarb, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, pumpkins, mint, parsley, basil and more serve as the kitchen garden, which began as an afterthought and has become a regular food source for the restaurant.
Co-owner Steve Jette said that when he and co-owner Paul Baldus decided to put in a patio, they opted for natural fencing to separate it from the roadway, and installed a berm that would be planted with flowers.
"When we were at the nursery, we were looking at ground cover," Jette said. "We started thinking of planting strawberries."
Then their thinking expanded to other produce. Since the restaurant planned to use a lot of fresh vegetables and herbs in its menu, maybe they could plant some.
Jette said last summer the plants did well, and except for a prolific acorn squash plant, the restaurant was able to incorporate everything into its service.
"We had more acorn squash than you would believe," he said. "This year, we only planted one acorn squash."
Herbs still growing when the garden was winterized were frozen and used throughout the winter.
Jette said each year they grow food in the garden, it will change depending on what they feel like planting.
"We are still learning," he said. "Last year wasn't as carefully planned. This year we thought it through a little bit more."
The produce is mainly used in daily specials chosen when the chef sees what is ready. The garden tending and picking is typically done in the morning as staff prepares for the day.
With the cold wet spring, things weren't looking great early this year, but like gardens all over town the plants have sprung back, even if a little later than usual.
"Our mint is almost ready for mojitos," Jette said.
Tomatoes and peppers are starting to appear now.
Customers don't always say much about the garden, but as the weather warmed, Jette began to see more and more people looking at it while enjoying the patio.
"We are starting to see people milling around out there looking at the garden," he said.
Like all gardeners, he has to keep an eye on hungry animals, as one of the pepper plants in mysteriously missing leaves.
"We don't have too much trouble with animals," he said.
Jette said the restaurant has a regular menu and a seasonal menu, in addition to daily specials.
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To help attain these goals, AYSO relies on sponsors drawn from the community. To keep the registration fee as low as possible, these sponsorships help with the following per team expenses:
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AYSO sponsorships are tax deductible (see your tax consultant for details).
This year we are continuing our visibility on the Region 88 website as an option.
See Sponsorship Levels ("World Cup" Gold, Silver and Bronze) below for the benefits for each level.
Note that the base Bronze sponsorship fee for Under-5 teams is only $150.
AYSO background: All of our Regional board members, coaches, referees and many others donate their time and services without being paid. AYSO is an organization run by volunteers.
Children are registered based on their interest and enthusiasm for the game, rather than on their ability as soccer players. Our region is comprised of boys and girls from ages 4 through 18. The teams consist of 10-18 players depending on the age group. Younger divisions have smaller teams to promote more participation. We have supportive family participation throughout the entire program; not only as spectators and supporters, but also in getting players to practice, providing refreshments and tending to the myriad of administrative and maintenance tasks required to keeps the organization running well.
We know your involvement in this positive character building experience for the youth of our community will be very heartwarming.
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CD and Record Shows
Spring Carrboro CD and Record Show: Sunday, April 3, 2016- Noon-6 - Carrboro Century Center, Carrboro, NC 27510, Free admission.
Sorry, there will not be a Fall Record Show in 2016.
Musical Roots is a full service musical events production business located in Columbia, SC. Services include overall festival management, contracting with performers, marketing and onsite logistics. Gerry Williams has been in the music business for over 25 years.
Gerry can plan and run musical events from a evening event with one band to a festival with hundreds of bands. He was a founder and festival coordinator of the Carrboro Music Festival in Carrboro, NC, which has 25 venues and over 180 bands. He also has many years of experience as a vinyl record dealer with stores in Washington DC (Orpheus Records) and Roots CDs & Vinyl in Carrboro, NC.
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Although, Roots closed its doors in 2000, Gerry stills sells vinyl records and CDs through Amazon. Click here for Gerry's Amazon storefront. He runs two CD and record shows annually in Carrboro, NC. More info.
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Gerry's wife, Janet Place, is a professional musician with an equal number of years in the music business. She handles event publicity and graphic design.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (1561 votes).
In short: SPOILT BY THE WEATHER!!In full: FAR TOO HOT BE BE RUNNING ANY REAL DISTANCE AT A GOOD PACE BUT THAT'S NOT THE ORGANISERS FAULT. REALLY NEED TO SORT OUT SOMETHING BETTER FOR AFTER THE RACE THOUGH. FAR TOO CRAMPED TRYING TO FIND YOUR FAMILY/SUPPORTERS IN SUCH A SMALL AREA. NOT SURE IF THEY COULD MAYBE USE MORE OF THE RACECOURSE TO EASE THE CONGESTION. OTHERWISE IT'S AFANTASTIC COURSE FOR A PB AND I'LL DEFINITELY BE BACK.Date of review: July 6, 2010
In short: Very hot!In full: The start was well organised but everything was too far apart at the finish.More of the city centre would be nice.Date of review: July 4, 2010
In short: Lacks organisationDate of review: June 30, 2010
In short: The race route was pretty dull when you think of the potential of Edinburgh. we were directed out of the city as fast as possible. We might as well have been running in sheerness or somethingIn full: It was clear they needed to tag on a few hundred meters here and there and rather than use imagination the make you run up a little hill for 400 meters then straight back down to then continue along the coast. There also seemed to be a huge gap in fuel stations at around the 17 to 20 mile mark, right when people need it.Locals were the only saviour in the heat with the kids shooting welcome water pistols and hoses at you which was great fun for all, nothing there of note from the officials to cool you down. There was a shower of some kind but only had a tiny dribble of water going through.Plenty of cheering at the end which was a nice experience but after crossing the finish line the race was a complete disaster. The 'beer tent' (15 min walk) was a small caravan with a queue of 60+ people, better to not have anything at all rather than tease people with the prospect of a nice cool one.The transportation was diabolical back to the city. A 25 min walk to get to the bus, then a 30 min queue to get on the bus, which then sat in traffic for 30 mins plus! I think this, above all tainted the race for many people.Oh and don't bother with hiring a GPS tracker for your sponsors to keep a track of you, it didn't work. To be fair I was refunded but disappointed.Date of review: June 25, 2010
In short: Excellent race, quick, would have been quicker if it wasn't so hot. Only down side was walking 25 mins to the bus to take us back to the city- stupidDate of review: June 15, 2010
In short: Disappointing.Date of review: June 15, 2010
In short: Nice way to fritter away a few hours.In full: Nice run. Personally loved the heat, though I understand the agony of others. Other runners were mostly good about being in an appropriate start pen, and mostly good about not stopping dead right in front of me in the narrow bits. (A pep talk on etiquette might be appropriate.) Location of baggage and subsequent buses back to town was a little rough. Water and lucozade were handled well this year. Volunteers were great! All in all, a good event.Date of review: June 13, 2010
In short: Bad-luck but not great organizationIn full: For the second year in a row, Edinburgh was cursed with a horribly hot day. A change from last year is that they did have enough water, but it was really far apart. Also, there are relatively few sponsors which meant that there was ONLY water and a bit of lucozade on the course. When I ran paris, there were loads of bananas, oranges and sugar cubes which I realized were a nice addition. The course is flat, but the heat made it really unbearable and given how gorgeous Edinburgh is, the race really isn't anything to write home about. Also, at the end of the race it was about a 15 min walk to get to the field where they had bags and things - and then there was a massive line to get through the gate. After a marathon - not want you want to be facing. Wouldn't do this race again.Date of review: June 12, 2010
In short: Scenery nice spectators fab...but left a little dissapointed..won't run it againDate of review: June 11, 2010
In short: Great experience - a must for a first timer or PB seeker.Date of review: June 8, 2010
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In 209 B.C., the Roman legions conquered the city of Quart Hadas (now Cartagena, Spain), presumably to acquire a strategic outpost in the Mediterranean. Once they got settled in, they discovered an exotic liquor flavored with local herbs and citrus fruit. The image of this liquor was a bit too exotic, however, and the Romans soon banned its production.
Like most attempts to suppress the creation of alcohol, the ban was ineffective. The tradition of making this particular spirit was entrenched among the locals, and they continued to produce it in secret. We all know there are few better ways to create demand than telling people that they can't have something, and in this case it worked. The potion became extremely popular among the upper echelons of Roman society, where it was referred to as Licor Mirabilis ("Marvelous Liquor"), and it became a hot commodity in the farthest reaches of the Roman Empire.
Today that potion is known as Licor 43, or Cuaranta Y Tres. The recipe is a secret, but we can gather that it's still made with a variety of citrus fruits (highly prized in the Roman era, but more commonplace today) flavored with vanilla and various spices. The trademark is owned by Diego Zamora, a Spanish producer of wines and spirits, and the headquarters are still in Cartagena.
The nose of Licor 43 ($26; 62 proof/32% ABV) can only be described as sensual: Aromas of vanilla, bitter oranges and wildflowers waft up from the glass. In the mouth, the texture is rich and viscous on entry, giving way in the mid palate to a fascinating interplay between sweetness and spice. The flavors layer your tongue and expand gently onto a surprisingly long finish. Because it is a liqueur, Licor 43 has a very wide range of cocktail recipes, and the blend of citrus and vanilla gives it a sweet-sour note that presents some interesting possibilities; try substituting it in drinks that call for Triple Sec or Cointreau.


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