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Judy Clark, SPHR, CPC, IPMA-CP, Owner and Founder of HR Answers, Inc., has over 40 years of human resources experience, more than 30 of which have been in consulting. Additionally, she serves as adjunct faculty to the School of Business at Portland State University and at the University of Washington, teaching Compensation and Rewards Systems at both the entry and advanced levels.
Judy is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the Human Resource Certification Institute, as a Certified Professional Consultant (CPC) through the International Guild of Professional Consultants, and as a Certified Professional in Public Sector HR Management (IPMA-CP) through the International Public Management Association – HR Division. She served for six years on the national Board of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and recently completed a six year term on the Board of the SHRM Foundation. She also served for five years on the national Board of Directors for SHRM's Consultants Forum, including a term as President of the Board. She has a busy national presentation and training schedule, giving more than 15 presentations each month, some of which are designed to assist other HR professionals to attain their professional certifications. She is often sought out for media commentary, and has served as an Expert Witness for court cases on numerous occasions, many of them in the area of Compensation. Judy has been a writer for the Portland Business Journal and Oregon Business Magazine, a manuscript reviewer for the national HR Magazine, and serves on a variety of community service boards and committees.
If you've been to our office, you've probably seen some of Judy's extensive artwork in our hallways and offices, but even more impressive is her 2,000+ collection of frogs (not on display at the office). Judy lives by the acronym FROG: Frequent Reacher of Goals. She is very proud of her two cool grandsons and enjoys reading and watching sports. And something you probably didn't know about Judy – she once danced with the Clan Macleay Bagpipe Band for four years!
Deborah Jeffries, PHR, CPC, Co- President, is certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) through the Human Resource Certification Institute and has 28 years' experience in the human resources field. Deborah is also a Certified Professional Consultant (CPC) through the International Guild of Professional Consultants.
She is the editor of HR Answers' monthly newsletter, Advantage, and as a consultant, she works with clients on their handbooks, policy manuals, employee relations, recruitment processes, employment, compliance, and most often their training needs. Deborah's past experience includes recruiting, training, education, sales, and marketing. She holds a BS in Psychology and a teaching certificate from Willamette University.
As a trainer, Deborah works with organizations on the employment process, recruitment, orientation, performance management, recognition and retention, discharge, customer service, harassment, diversity, improved communication styles, and most often Supervisory skills. Additionally, she has served as adjunct faculty to Marylhurst University and Portland State University, teaching business students key elements of human resources. Deborah is an active member of the Northwest Human Resource Management Association (NHRMA), and has served as Chapter President of her local human resources association. She is a past Board Member of both the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)'s Oregon State Council and SHRM Area V, which includes Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.
When Deborah isn't in front of a class room presenting, she loves her down time. She fills her time reading romance, mystery, and self-help books, and working on arts, crafts, and gardening. Deborah Likes growing her own food (BIG blueberries and strawberries among other fruit and vegetables). She has her own rain barrel and is working on wind and solar power for the house next. When she is not doing those things, she is a HUGE sports fan….GO Mariners and Seahawks!!! Her teenage son plays baseball and is pretty darn good, if she does say so herself. So in the Spring, Summer, or Fall you will find Deborah on the baseball field taking pictures and watching her son pitch! And if you are looking for a friend for life, just supply Deborah with M&M's and a Mocha Frappucino!
Laurie Grenya, SPHR, Co-President with over 15 years of human resources experience in the public sector. Laurie has extensive knowledge and understanding of compensation work and Human Resource management for all sizes of government agencies. Laurie's skills include salary surveys, classification and position description development, Human Resource system management, project planning, training, staffing and recruitment, organizational design, labor contract negotiations, interest arbitration and mediation. Laurie has extensive experience working with executive, management and staff in group settings and one-on-one meetings to explain and exchange information or facilitate discussions. Laurie has served as an expert witness in arbitration hearings and supported Attorneys in case development and settlement discussions. Laurie is truly an expert in public sector organization compensation and has literally worked on more than one hundred compensation projects. Laurie has a passion for effective management and has a keen eye for alternative solutions within best practice and acceptable risk.
Outside of work Laurie enjoys spending time with her husband of 20+ years and watching the success of their two adult children Rachelle and Brandon. A good deal of her time is spent in the kitchen baking under the watchful eyes of three pugs; Yoda, Princess Leah and Yaddle (and she isn't even a Star Wars fan). Oh, if you spy her without a Starbucks cup the world may have actually ended without your knowledge!
Gail Muller, MBA is our Recruiting and Staffing Director. Gail has 15 years of talent acquisition and placement experience within the private and non-profit sectors in the healthcare, manufacturing, educational institutions, and business services industries. Gail earned a Master of Arts in Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts in Management Organizational Leadership from George Fox University.
A member of SHRM and PHRMA since 2001 Gail recently served as an Oral Judge for the SHRM Student Case Competition West. Over the last decade, Gail has volunteered to assist the NW Youth Career Expo spring event and also to serve on college advisory and county workforce boards. Gail is a strong advocate of education and training mentoring youth as they establish their careers.
Gail is the proud parent of two sons and grandparent of three delightful grandsons who live in the greater Portland, OR Metropolitan area. Whenever Gail has the chance she enjoys kayaking in the beautiful Northwest estuaries or beach combing at the Oregon coast.
Paul Hutter, SPHR, is a Senior Consultant with over 20 years of management and organizational development experience in both the private and public sectors. Paul is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the Human Resources Certification institute. Paul has extensive knowledge and understanding of industry best practice in organizational and management development, and Human Resource management for all sizes of organizations.
In addition, Paul's skills include, Human Resource system managements, classification and compensation studies, project planning, training, staffing and recruitment, organizational design, labor contract negotiations, corporate level strategic planning and workforce/succession planning. Paul has extensive experience working with executive, management and staff in group settings and one-on-one meetings to explain and exchange information or facilitate discussions. Paul's expertise in this area has enabled him to provide this level of service to hundreds of clients. Paul has a passion for effective management and has a keen eye for alternative solutions within best practice and acceptable risk.
Mishelle Radtke is HRA's Executive Assistant with more than 20 years of specializing in Office Administration and Logistics. Mishelle has an extensive work history in office management in addition to accounting, event planning, website and social media updating, and all general office tasks. Her logistics background includes DOT compliance, hiring, training, and managing drivers. A proud Duck, Mishelle holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Oregon. In such a busy fast paced office, along with providing administrative and executive support to the Founder, Co-Presidents, and the consulting staff, Mishelle is also HRA's Corporate Secretary and the company's Human Resource Representative.
Mishelle and her husband of 20 years have an active young son, who they absolutely adore. Their family also includes two adopted kitties. They love to be outdoors and are often found out in their flourishing vegetable and flower gardens. Mishelle enjoys family trips to the beach, biking, cooking, crafting, reading, and writing. Mishelle also enjoys playing ultimate frisbee, a sport that she's played for 22 years and has been playing on the same team for 11 years.
Caroline Gregory, MBA, CFE, is a Senior Accountant and has over 15 years' experience in corporate finance. She has a bachelor's degree in International Business from Oregon State University, an MBA in Finance from Portland State University and has been a certified fraud examiner since 2013. Her business experience includes a wide range of corporate accounting responsibilities for Large Manufacturing Companies Headquartered in both Portland and San Francisco areas.
When Caroline isn't in the office she is most likely planning her next trip, she is an avid traveler, and if asked to pick a favorite location, she might pick Scotland, or Ireland… or Italy. It may take several more trips to decide.
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La Posada Resort – Santa Fe County, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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In 1882, Abraham Staab and his wife, Julie, built their home here; this original house is now part of the La Posada Resort. Julie gave birth to seven children during her lifetime, however, the last of these children died at birth. This tragedy devastated Julie and sent her into a downward spiral of depression and isolation. Julie took to her bed and stayed there until her death in 1896. Today, it is believed that the house is still occupied by Julie Staab's apparition.
In room 256, Julie's former bedroom, is where most of the activity occurs. Many guests who have stayed in this room have reported that sometime during the night, someone filled the bathtub with water. Julie's apparition was also spotted by a chimney cleaner while he was outside; he claimed that he looked over at the window and saw a woman in period clothing looking at him through the curtains. This worker recognized the woman from a painting that hangs in the drawing room.
Julie's apparition has also been seen gliding down the grand staircase, as well as, sitting quietly in the restaurant area. Many who have not seen this gentle spirit have claimed that they felt her presence or experienced fleeting, unexplainable cold spots.
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We love this recipe because it is so easy and delicious. It also keeps in the refrigerator for up to 5 days for easy reheating on a busy morning or anytime of the day! Eggs are an inexpensive and high quality protein to fuel your bariatric lifestyle and your breakfast. No "Egg-cuses!"
6 medium red tomatoes
6 large pasture-raised eggs
Sea salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
1 teaspoon flat leaf parsley, chopped (optional)
*Cut the top ¼ off the top of the tomato, including the stem. Using a spoon or a serrated grapefruit spoon, scrape out the inner membrane and seeds until you only have the hollow shell left. Repeat for the remaining tomatoes.
*Place each tomato cut-side up on a baking sheet or in a muffin pan.
*Crack one egg into each tomato cup. Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes (for a softer egg) or 25 minutes (for a hard egg).
*Let cool then sprinkle with salt, pepper, and the optional flatleaf parsley.
*For leftovers, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
3 servings, 2 tomatoes per serving
Calories: 160
Protein: 18 grams
Carbohydrate: 14 grams
Fat: 10 grams
Nutrition Facts estimated by Misti Gueron MS, RD


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Here's a lesson in items that should (and did) work together, but got hot fixed (pronounced hot-broken) inexplicably. Exchange EdgeSync service (which runs on your Edge server and connects to your CAS server for LDAPs information) relies on ports 50389 (internal to the box - it connects to itself) and 50636 (external, from EDGE to CAS). In a recent hotfix (KB951746) by micrsoft, DNS was also changed to reserve 2,500 random UDP ports on startup. It just so happens that the range of ports includes those of LDAP and LDAPs... you can see where this is going.
The symptoms of this problem are that
A) Your EdgeSync service will not start up, because your Exchange ADAM service will not start up.
B) You get an error in the application event log stating something to the effect of "An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions" from the Service Control Manager service (EventID 7023).
C) No incoming email.
The fixes for this on Server 2003/2008 are as follows:
1) Open Regedit on your EDGE server and drill down to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
2) Create a new MultiString Value named "ReservedPorts"
3) In the Value box, enter 50389-50389 on one line, and 50636-50636 on another line. You could also just add 50389-50636 if you are lazy (like me).
4) Restart the server.
Voila, problem fixed.
There is an alternative on 2008 servers as well... you can simply change the "DNS Server" Service to a "Delayed Start (Automatic)" status. EDGESync ADAM should grab its ports before the DNS server does, and all proceeds merrily. There's yet another fix you can do for 2008 R2, but I won't even bother as Microsoft does not even support Exchange 2007 on 2008 R2 as of this writing... so why would you do it? :P


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Pomona Arts Colony Keeps Growing and Growing and Growing...
5 new galleries opened their doors in the arts colony this weekend, most of them on the ever growing "West Side". AC Projects is the return of Gallery Curator Andi Campogne to the Arts Colony. Her new ultra slick gallery is located next door to Blue Core Gallery and sports the amazing work of many well know artists. Just accross the street, 2 new galleries have emerged in the newly built Edison Building. The Galleries brought an new crowd to the area including a pack of lowrider cars parked outside. On the other side of the colony, Faded and Blured opened it's doors in the Founder's Building hosting a photography exhibit from their group of over 100. Down Thomas Street, Kirk Pedersen has his first opening at his new gallery, Pedersen Projects, showing his paintings and photos of urban decay from the far east.
Besides the new spaces, some of the regulars also delivered with powerful shows bringing in the eager art walker. The dA Gallery brought it's yearly show "Hands Across Aztlan" with the work of many artists all showcasing their spin on Chicano Art. During the opening, a group of Aztec dancers and musicians demonstrated traditional dance and music in the gallery, bring a sense of tradition to the exhibit. Next door, dba256 was showing the work of Alex Brown with a number of colored textured paintings spread through out the gallery. Sakura Ichi was the host of painter, Davis S. Wade's, work being displayed within the restaurant. Bunny Gunner featured the work of local artist, Shari Wasson. Her work didn't stop to amaze and excite the viewer to ask questions and look further into her detailed drawings. Next door Ink'd Chronicles kept the party going with a dj playing dance music for the crowds walking by. At OBJCT Gallery, another dj and drumer provided music for the art walkers attending the exhibit "Experimental". This show was a mix of paintings, design, and furniture all with the taste of the new and innovative.
All in all, the colony has not stopped to bring new people exposure to such a rich variety of art and entertainment. With new galleries sprouting up every month, the colony seems to have no apparent end as it keeps growing and growing and growing...
Sunday, November 15, 2009
November Artwalk 2009
Posted by pomona's art colonists at 4:53 PM
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- November 15, 2009 at 7:01 PM
- Kate Thornton said...
Beautiful pics! And it was such a fun evening, too!
- November 15, 2009 at 7:02 PM
- Pride in Garfield Park said...
The chalk art was truly amazing. Such stunning creations!
- November 15, 2009 at 11:11 PM
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Cardiff City Football Club, or 'Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd' in their native Welsh tongue, were founded in 1899. Cardiff were admitted to the Football League in 1920 and the newcomers showed they were more than ready, winning promotion to the First Division in their first year. The Cardiff fans responded too, 25,000 turned up to watch their first league match at Ninian Park, with a season average gate of over 29,000. The team's early success continued and in 1923-24, they came within a missed penalty of the League Championship. In the end they were beaten on goal average by Huddersfield. In 1925 they reached the FA Cup final, losing 1-0 to Sheffield United. They returned to the final in 1927, this time to face Arsenal at Wembley Stadium. In the first FA Cup to be broadcast by the BBC, Cardiff became the first team to take the cup out of England. Since those heady days, Cardiff saw waning fortunes, eventually slipping to the lower divisions. In 2000 the club was bought by Sam Hammam and was recently taken over again by a consortium headed by Chairman Peter Ridsdale. This has led to a revival in the club's fortunes.
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THIS SALE IS FOR 2 CAN OF FARMER BROTHERS MEDIUM ROAST GROUND COFFEE 100% ARABICA EACH CAN IS 14 oz AND 1 BAG MED ROAST 1 LB
Smooth and medium-bodied. Farmer Brothers Original Blend, made from the smoothest coffees on earth - nutty, chocolaty and medium bodied.
There traditional coffees are the benchmark for great coffee, roasted and packed at the peak of freshness to deliver a complete sensory experience. From the rich aroma that says "good morning" to the balance of flavors that awaken the palate, our traditional coffees will satisfy your guests. see our store for large case quantits


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So last night I was given the opportunity to take photos of the Saskatoon Blades hockey team for fun (they are Saskatoon's WHL team) so I agreed because Ive never really shot sports before and wanted to see what all the hype was all about. They played the Medicine Hat Tigers and won with a score of 4-1.
It turns out sports photography is HARD! I never really thought about it before, but hockey photography is not easy. Im used to things staying relatively still and not moving too fast, this was a whole other realm. Ive never really pushed my camera to the capabilities of its focusing speed and tracking, but I did last night.
I was shooting with my Nikon D700 and a Nikon 70-200 F2.8 VR II. The combo worked great! Although I do wish I had the pro battery in my camera to get the 8 frames per second, that would've been handy. The light wasnt that great so I was shooting at ISO 4000 and wide open. It was getting me about 1/1600 shutter speed which seemed to be fast enough. The 70-200 was a little short to get the far end of the rink but when they were past half on my side it was perfect.
Never the less I got out there, shot, and I think got some decent shots. I will let you be the judge. Either way I had fun shooting and learned quite a bit in that one game.
Shout out to Steve Hiscock and Derek Mortensen for getting me into the game and letting me shoot, it was fun.
|Blades forward, Lukas Sutter, gets into it with Kale Kessy from the Tigers
|Start of the game
|Blades score!
|Blades goalie #35, Steven Stanford
|Blades #23, Lukas Sutter, gives a big hit on the boards
|Tiger chasing the puck down the ice
|Another from Sutter and Kessy fighting
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As from Wednesday 1st July 2009 Simon Chorley Art & Antiques will be known as Chorley's.
Chorley's are also delighted to announce the appointment of Mr John Harvey as a Senior Director to the firm.
As from Wednesday 1st July 2009 Simon Chorley Art & Antiques will be known as Chorley's.
Chorley's are also delighted to announce the appointment of Mr John Harvey as a Senior Director to the firm.
The sale at Prinknash Abbey on Thursday 25th June 2009 - 10.30 am, will include items being sold on behalf of the Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust – a charity the auctioneers are proud to be associated with – which helps safeguard our religious buildings for future generations. Particularly in light of the recent financial hardships suffered by many individuals, it is h
A fascinating array of unusual items is sure to be a crowd puller to Simon Chorley's Art & Antiques saleroom at Prinknash Abbey near Cheltenham Gloucestershire on THursday 30th April at 10.30 am.
The next sale at Simon Chorley Art & Antiques on Thursday 19th March 2009 has a spring in its steps that should have buyers flocking to Prinknash. The sale includes two collections of paintings akin to small studio sales in that they contain large bodies of work by the same artist.
Fixtures and fittings from The Shambles, a delightful museum of Victorian life, will be sold by Simon Chorley Art & Antiques on site at The Shambles, Church Street, Newent, Gloucestershire in a five-day sale from Monday 18th to Friday 22nd May 2009.
Results of 22nd January 2009 sale, Simon Chorley Art and Antiques.
Despite the current high street gloom, life continues apace at Prinknash with the first sale of the year on Thursday 22nd January. This sale has many lots that will interest collectors, dealers and those generally interested in antiques. All sections in the sale illustrate that, despite the current climate, quality items still create interest.
Was Cheltenham a barometer of the antiques trade today? Well clocks were certainly in demand and although a mixed result overall, there were a number of really good sales, at The Autumn Antiques and Fine Art Fair held in association with LAPADA at The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire on 27th-30th November 2008, including a £35,000 Lowry drawing from Neptune Fine Art to a new client from Derby.
The results of the Thursday, 20th November 2008 sale saw quality items making bumper prices at Simon Chorley Art & Antiques' Prinknash Abbey Park salerooms.
Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th November 2008 - The Autumn Antiques & Fine Art Fair in association with LAPADA. The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire, GL50 4SH.
The Autumn Antiques & Fine Art Fair is Cheltenham's most prestigious and elegant fine art and antiques fair and is now in its 5th year at The Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse.


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A lot has been said about the three-year-minimum-contract rule being implemented in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Some have argued against it, while others have argued in favour of it. Whereas the aim of the rule is to enhance contractual stability and welfare of players, there are those who feel that it ties players down to contracts which clubs often fail to implement. Strangely enough, among the antagonists of this rule is the Association of Professional Footballers of Nigeria (APFON), whose aim is the labour-unionist goal of protecting the interest of players. The Association argued in a recent petition, that the rule enslaves players and encourages the abuse of players' rights by clubs. Perhaps, the problem that antagonists have with the rule is the lack of proper understanding of what it entails and it is hoped that this piece will go some way to remedy that.
What is the three-year-minimum-contract rule?
The rule simply states that a contract between a club and a player shall not be for a period less than three years (or three seasons), subject to the stated exceptions. The rule is contained in section B, article 9.40 of the Framework and Rules of the NPFL, which provides as follows:
Subject to the exceptions set out below, a contract between a Club and a Player shall not be for any period less than 3 calendar years provided that its expiry date is at the end of any season. The exceptions to this Rule are:
contracts with Players who have played professional football for a total of 10 years or more, who may be contracted to play for not less than 3 months at a time;
contracts with Contract Players under the age of 18 years which must not be capable of lasting for more than 2 years
So, unless a player has been a professional for up to ten years (who can sign a minimum of a three-month contract), or is below 18 years (who can sign a maximum of a two-year contract) a player contract in the NPFL must be for a minimum of three years.
The rule does not apply to loan deals neither does it prevent players from being signed on loan. The league rules allow players to be signed on loan; however, an academy or a lower league club cannot release a player to an NPFL club on loan and a loan agreement cannot be for more than one year.
Must the player remain at the club for three years?
This is perhaps one point that critics of the three-year rule fail to completely appreciate. It is important to note that the rule does not prevent a player from getting transferred to another club before the expiration of the three-year contract. A player may be transferred to another club after the first year of the contract (article B9.41). However, as is the common practice around the world, the club intending to sign the player must first negotiate with the club to which the player is contracted (article B9.27).
In addition, with some clubs being guilty of irregular payment of players' salaries, the three-year rule does not tie a player down to a contract that is not adhered to by the club. The rule that permits a player to unilaterally terminate his contract for just cause is a global one and also applies in the NPFL. The league rules state that the terms of a contract must be strictly adhered to (article B9.45) and as has been the case in other leagues, where a player is not paid for up to three months, that is a ground for activating the 'just cause' rule.
The necessity of the rule
In the LMC's response to criticism of the rule, the league organizers highlighted the situation that led to the implementation of the rule. Previously, it was common for players to be signed on one-year contracts and at the end of every season there would be a mass exodus of players. Players would automatically become jobless and were often only paid for the duration of the league season rather than throughout the calendar year. With clubs recruiting new sets of players every season, there was no focus on the development of players and this certainly has an adverse effect on club/player identity as well as branding.
The implementation of the three-year-minimum-contract rule thus serves the purpose of stabilizing the contract regime and giving players some level of job security. Also, the clubs would benefit from focusing on player development, which will not only provide a steady pool of players but also a source of revenue where players are transferred before the expiration of their contracts.
The current problems associated with player transfers and the disputes over player ownership are not as a result of the implementation of the three-year rule, rather they are as a result of non-compliance with standard procedure for transfer of players. Where a player desires to leave a club as a result of non-payment of salaries or some other dispute, it is not proper to simply switch camps and arm-twist the club into releasing him. If the club that intends to sign the player is not going to first negotiate with the player's club and obtain prior written consent as required under the rules, the player must first take the steps to have his contract terminated.
Given the instability of player contracts and the lack of job security, the ever-changing squads and lack of club identity, the three-year-minimum-contract rule is certainly a step in the right direction. Interestingly, those that have criticized the rule have not proffered any alternative solution to the problems the rule was created to tackle.


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"My contention is that creativity now is as important in
education as literacy, and we should treat it
with the same status."
Ken Robinson
Helping kids develop as creative beings takes a wonderful mix of courage, curiosity, diverse thinking, emotional resilience and a willingness to try different things and make mistakes. Coaching empowers kids to do develop both all of these, but putting coaching into a format that children can access is crucial. Discovery Parties and the tools and processes we use, are perfect for children at both primary and secondary level.
If you want to introduce a culture of coaching in your school or children's community group, why not treat them to a Discovery Party. Kids love parties and its the ideal way to learn and develop in a low pressure way!
Here's what some of the children have to say:
- I found about other people's wishes and dreams and I feel like I am the same as them.
- Everyone had different answers and that helped me
- I felt all the questions were in my mind I had loads of ideas and I wanted to say them all!
Year 2 (yes we can do this with kids from 7 to 18!) Yatton School, North Somerset


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Live Earth Farm (Com)Post
Harvest Week, Winter Season 5
December 6th - December 12th, 2010
in this issue
What's in the box this week
Impressions from a Field Walk
Winter CSA Delivery Schedule
Pick-up Site Etiquette Refresher
Web Store a big hit!
Notes from Debbie's Kitchen [Recipes!]
2010 Calendar
Everything that grows holds perfection but a little moment.
- William Shakespeare
What's in the box this week
Content differences between Family and Small shares are
in red
; items with a "+" in one size share are more in quantity than in the other. For any items not from our farm, we will identify the source in parentheses.
Occasionally content will differ from this list (typically we make a substitution), but we do our best to give you an accurate projection.
Winter Family Share
Apples (Gala/Fuji)
Green cabbage
Romanesco cauliflower
Collard greens
Red Russian kale
Lettuce +
Mystery item (farmer's choice!)
Red onions (Pinnacle Farm) +
Parsnips (Lakeside)
Sweet potatoes (Mariquita Farm) +
Winter squash (Butternut and Kabocha)
Jar of spicy tomato juice (Happy Girl Kitchen/LEF tomatoes)
- the jar will be packed
inside your box
! Support the bag when you take it out of the box.
Small Share
Apples (Gala/Fuji)
Green cabbage
Collard greens
Red Russian kale
Mystery item (farmer's choice!)
Red onions (Pinnacle Farm)
Parsnips (Lakeside)
Sweet potatoes (Mariquita Farm)
Winter squash (Butternut)
Jar of spicy tomato juice (Happy Girl Kitchen/LEF tomatoes)
- the jar will be packed
inside your box
! Support the bag when you take it out of the box.
Preserves Option
1 jar dilly beans
1 jar apricot jam
Bread Option
This week's bread will be sesame whole wheat
Impressions from a Field Walk
On Sunday morning, in anticipation of a forecasted storm, I went on my usual walk with shovel in hand, accompanied by Cella our young Maremma. Before any storm anticipated to bring more than an inch of rain, I like to check on all the drainage ditches to make sure water moves where it's supposed to in order to avoid erosion and unnecessary soil loss. No matter how many times I walk a path or field, I am always filled with a sense of anticipation as conditions are never the same from one moment to the next. The colors of the apricot orchard are more intense as a result of the recent frosty nights, and make a nice contrast against the darker greens and browns of the surrounding landscape. After this storm the trees most likely will have dropped their fall dresses to stand bare and dormant through the winter months to come. With winter storms on the way, understanding the surface hydrology of the farm is important in order to implement practices and landscape features that improve water conservation and water quality. Farm road drainage improvements, native grass plantings that act as surface water filters, establishing hedgerows with native plants along field edges, early cover-cropping in more erosion prone fields, and fallowing steep slopes by planting perennial pastures are some important steps we are taking to reduce the impact of surface water runoff. I like to understand and decipher the patterns of water movement on the landscape; it guides how we farm and ultimately helps us build a more resilient farm organism.
Walking past the Romanesco cauliflower field I checked whether it was ready to harvest for this week's shares. The cold days during the Thanksgiving holidays delayed their growth, but with the more recent warmer weather they are now sized up enough to put into some of the shares. Few vegetable crops are as stunningly beautiful. Take a closer look before you start cooking the head of the plant; it has a pattern that is known as a fractal. It's visually striking: each bud is composed of a series of smaller buds. It demands photographing as much as cooking, and I can pretty much guarantee that it is the only vegetable you'll ever eat that is a fractal. I wonder why a plant would come up with such a pattern. I'm sure there is a whole elaborate and interesting explanation behind these natural patterns, but for now I am content just to admire their beauty and enjoy their unique flavor.
- Tom
Winter CSA Delivery Schedule
I'm going to keep this in the newsletter so folks have it for reference ;-)
Week 1 - December 2nd
Week 2 - December 9th
Week 3 - December 16th
<3 week break over Christmas/New Year's - happy holidays everyone!>
Week 4 - January 13th 2011
Week 5 - January 20th
Week 6 - January 27th
Week 7 - February 3rd
Week 8 - February 10th
Week 9 - February 17th
Week 10 - February 24th
- last winter CSA!
<no deliveries the entire month of March>
The 2011 Regular Season then begins Weds/Thurs April 6th/7th
Pick-up Site Etiquette Refresher
I hope everyone was happy with their first week's delivery! We had a few snafus but nothing we couldn't ultimately set straight. We did, however, have a few situations which made me think it was high time for a refresher on proper pick-up site etiquette. A complete listing of our
pick-up protocol
can be found on our website, but these four are the biggest. Number 1 is new - I will have to add it to our protocol. I thought it was obvious, but apparently to someone it was not...
rummage through the share boxes - this is a BIG no-no.
At one site, a member arrived to find several boxes standing open and their contents had clearly been pawed through. This is very disrespectful of your fellow members. You should only open and take from your share box.
Do not take preserves or bread or eggs or anything else unless it is specifically listed beside your name in the checklist.
Do NOT go by what you remember from the newsletter. The preserves you see listed as part of your Family or Small share in the newsletter are generally packed inside your box. If we don't pack it inside the box, we will list it next to your name on the list.
Always always
go by the list.
The big
boxes are the Family Shares; the
boxes are the Small Shares. Be sure to take your share from the correct size box.
We've tried signs in the past, but they are hard to keep in place because each pick-up site is different. They get rained on, or blow away.
If your name
on the checklist but there are no more shares in your size, DO still take a share,
even if it is not the correct size.
Do not leave empty-handed.
This is the hardest one for most people new to the CSA. Sometimes someone else messes up and takes a wrong size share by accident. It happens, we all make mistakes. This particular mistake is often compounded by the fact that not everyone remembers to check off their name when they pick up. So say you are last to pick up, and normally get a Small share, but there is only a Family share left -- you might think that you shouldn't take that Family share because there's another name on the list that hasn't been checked. It is understandable that you don't want to take something that belongs to someone else, but in this particular case, we always deliver the correct number of boxes, which means one was delivered for you if your name is on the list. So you are only shorting yourself if you don't take that share. ;-) If you end up with a Small and normally get a Family, DO let me know, so we can offer you something the following week to make up for the shortfall.
Our pick-up sites are on the honor system, so in order for everyone to get their rightful shares, options, and web store items, it is extremely important that we all are mindful of the shared nature of these pick-up sites. Bottom line is: courtesy and respect. Courtesy to your fellow CSA members, respect for the property of the hosts.
Web Store a big hit!
We had an exciting first week of the 'expanded' webstore... we sold out of several items the first day and Taylor is busy organizing all the orders for delivery this Thursday. Those of you who ordered, keep an eye out for an email from her with instructions.
Meanwhile, if you went to the webstore and were disappointed because things were already sold out, take heart -- we're going to have more of just about everything for you in the next week! There will be more of all of Companion Bakers goodies -- the granola, the crackers, the cereal -- more of Amy's heirloom beans (and possibly beans from another local young farmer as well), more jam, more apples (we're going to have pippins!), the AgroEco Coffee, and of course the gift certificates. If I left anything out, Taylor will tell you about it when she sends out her Friday email.
Notes from Debbie's Kitchen
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Everybody is going to love Happy Girl Kitchen's spicy tomato juice! You'll all be getting a jar inside your box this week. Mmmm, I can taste it already just thinking about it! So yummy to get summer tomato goodies in winter. And sweet potatoes... yay! I periodically ask Tom to grow them for the shares, but he says they need hotter weather than our coastal climate zone provides. But Mariquita Farm has land out in Hollister, east of Gilroy, so they have the right temperatures, and I am thrilled that Tom was able to wangle some sweet potatoes for our boxes. And then there's the beautiful Romanesco cauliflower in the Family shares, and the weird but wonderful kohlrabi in the Small shares. If you see a veggie that looks like it is from another planet -- a bulbous thing with stalks growing out from the sides and big floppy leaves on top (I call it 'the sputnik veggie') -- that would be the
! Oh, and the "Mystery Item"... it could be anything, but a little bird told me it might be a mix of mustard greens. Don't hold me to it though!
Okay, time for some recipes!
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First off, member Robin Horn sent me some great variations on my standby cooked kale with lemon and olive oil:
Kale (or other greens) with balsamic and hot oil
This is good not only for kale, but also collard greens and kohlrabi greens and chard. The base step is still boiling or simmering the greens in salted water, draining and squeezing out the water, then chopping. But instead of topping with lemon and olive oil and salt, she'll top it with balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and a touch of hot oil, plus salt and pepper. I tried this, and didn't have hot oil, but I had some left-over hot chili sauce and used that and it was delish!
Collards (or other greens) with Asian flavors
Boil them in salted water, drain well -- squeeze out extra water -- chop, and top with rice vinegar, sesame oil, salt, pepper, and a sprinkling of sesame seeds. A little Asian flair, yum!
We're all getting green cabbage again, so last week's San Jose Mercury News had a well-timed recipe from Mark Bittman.
Lamb- and Rice- Stuffed Cabbage with Spicy Tomato Sauce
Mark says, "Rolling cabbage leaves with lamb and rice is a lovely idea; the meat and rice steam, protected by the leaves, so the result is tender yet dense." Rather than copy and paste the recipe into the newsletter I thought it would be easier and better to just
click here
to go to the article and recipe, so you can read his accompanying story as well. This is a nice variation on the more typical brown sugar-catsup-sauce type cabbage rolls. And note that although his recipe calls for using savoy cabbage, don't be put off - you can most definitely substitute plain ol' green cabbage leaves! The only difference would be in how to prepare the leaves:
The way you do it with a regular head of cabbage is you drop the whole head into a big pot of boiling water, and then using tongs, pull off one leaf at a time, as they soften and loosen. Try it, it's easy... you'll see!
Here's a very simple but nourishing winter soup made with kohlrabi:
Creamy Kohlrabi Soup
Serves 4
2 tbsp. butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1 pound kohlrabi bulbs, peeled and chopped [save the green tops!]
2 1/2 C vegetable stock
2 1/2 C milk
1 bay leaf
Salt and black pepper
1. Melt butter in a large pan with a lid. Add onions and cook gently until soft, about 10 minutes. Add kohlrabi and cook 2 minutes.
2. Add vegetable stock, milk and bay leaf to pan, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 25 minutes or until kohlrabi is tender. Let cool a few minutes and remove bay leaf.
3. Using an immersion blender or conventional blender or food processor, puree soup until smooth. You may want to strain the soup through a fine sieve if the kohlrabi is especially fibrous. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve in heated bowls with hearty bread of choice.
Note: Kohlrabi greens are edible - don't chuck them! Wash as needed, then strip the leaves off the tough center stem and cook like you would kale or collards.
Here's a new parsnip recipe:
Pan-Fried Parsnips with Sour Cream and Onions
modified slightly from a Bon Appetit clipping
serves 2
3 tbsp. olive oil, divided
2 large parsnips (8 or 9 oz) [or use more smaller ones ;-)], sliced on the diagonal into 1/8th inch thick ovals
2 tbsp. chopped fresh Italian parsley
2 tsp thinly sliced green onion tops [we don't have green onions this week, but you could shave some thin slices of red onion and cut those into segments - they'd be pretty with the parsley!]
Sour cream
Heat 1 1/2 tbsp. oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Arrange half the parsnip slices in a single layer in the skillet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook until bottoms are golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn parsnips over; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook until tender and slightly crisp, another 2 to 3 minutes longer. Transfer to a plate, mound in center. Repeat with remaining olive oil and parsnip slices. Top with parsley, onions, and sour cream.
And a new cauliflower recipe:
Penne and Cauliflower with Mustard Bread Crumbs
from another Bon Appetit clipping (some modifications here too)
serves 4
8 oz. penne rigate
5 C small cauliflower florets
2 tbsp. butter
1 1/2 tbsp. Dijon mustard
1 1/2 C fresh bread crumbs [see instructions for this, below]
3/4 C (packed) freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus additional (for serving)
1/2 C heavy whipping cream [avoid the ultra-pasteurized stuff! Yuck!]
2 tsp. finely grated lemon peel
[To make bread crumbs, tear fresh bread -- BA says country-style, and to remove the crusts, but I say use any fresh bread, and heck, leave the crust on -- into even-ish chunks and grind in a food processor "until they resemble very coarse sand" sez Bon Appetit... I like them a little chunkier, but that's just my preference.]
Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cauliflower. Cook until cauliflower is tender and pasta is tender but firm to bite, stirring occasionally, about 6 more minutes. Drain pasta and cauliflower, reserving 1/2 C of the cooking liquid. Return pasta and cauliflower to pot.
Meanwhile, melt 2 tbsp. butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Whisk in Dijon mustard. Add bread crumbs. Cook until breadcrumbs are golden and crisp, stirring to break up clumps, 7 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl.
Add grated Parmesan, cream, lemon peel and the reserved cooking liquid to pasta and cauliflower mixture in the pot. Toss over medium heat until sauce simmers and coats pasta, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Transfer pasta to a wide shallow bowl. Sprinkle with the mustardy bread crumbs. Serve, passing additional Parmesan cheese alongside.
This last one's kinda long, but it sounds delicious!!
Pumpkin and Sage Lasagna
by Diane Morgan, from "The New Thanksgiving Table" (from an old un-dated Mercury News clipping), modified slightly
Serves 8 - 10, and can be assembled a day ahead
1 bay leaf
6 black peppercorns
2 sprigs fresh thyme2 sprigs fresh parsley
3 C whole milk
Kosher or sea salt
1 lb. or 19 sheets dried lasagna noodles
3/4 C canola oil
1/2 C fresh sage leaves
2 lbs. winter squash [butternut or kabocha or kuri or whatever you have], peeled, seeded, and thinly sliced
1/4 tsp cayenne
Fresh ground pepper
1 lb. ricotta
1/2 C minced parsley
3 tbsp. butter
1 large clove garlic, minced
1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
3 tbsp. flour
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 C grated fresh Parmesan
1. Place bay leaf, peppercorns, thyme and parsley in a small square of cheese cloth and tie into a pouch. Over medium-low heat, heat the milk and bag of spices until hot. Simmer for 2 minutes, then remove from heat and let steep.
2. Bring a stockpot of water to a boil. Stir in 1 tbsp. salt, then add lasagna noodles and cook al dente, about 10 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain again.
3. In a heavy saute pan, heat the oil until it is hot, but not smoking (about 365 degrees). Line a baking sheet with a double-thickness of paper towels [I hate this part - anybody have any bright ideas on how to drain oily things without burning through so many paper towels?]. Working quickly, fry a third of the sage leaves for about 5 seconds. Use a slotted spoon to transfer them to the paper towels. Repeat with remaining sage. Set the pan aside, reserving oil. Generously salt the sage leaves.
4. Heat 3 tbsp. of the sage-flavored oil over medium high heat. Without crowding, add slices of pumpkin and saute until just beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Flip and brown the other side. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with paper towels to drain. Repeat, adding more oil as needed. Sprinkle with cayenne and black pepper to taste.
5. In a medium bowl, mix the ricotta and minced parsley.
6. Make a white sauce by melting butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and saute, stirring constantly, until just beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Add the flour to the pan and cook, stirring constantly, until the flour is blended and cooked through, about a minute longer. Remove the spice bag from the milk. Slowly whisk the infused milk into the flour mixture, about 1 cup at a time. Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook, whisking, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes. Add a teaspoon of salt and the nutmeg. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
7. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Lay 3 strips of lasagna noodles lengthwise across the bottom of the pan. Spread half the white sauce evenly over the pasta, then top with 3 more strips. Add half the pumpkin slices. Crumble the fried sage leaves and sprinkle half over the pumpkin. Place 3 more strips of pasta on top, Spread the ricotta over this layer, then add 3 more pasta strips. Place the remaining pumpkin slices on top; sprinkle with remaining sage. Add 3 more strips of pasta, then spread the remaining white sauce evenly over the top. For the final layer, add 4 strips of pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake until bubbly hot and nicely browned, about 1 hour. Let rest 10 minutes before cutting into squares and serving.
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Live Earth Farm Discovery Program for WEE ONES
3rd Tuesday of every month, 10:30am - Noon
(free for children 0 - 3 yrs; $10 - $15 per adult)
Mothers, fathers, grandparents, caretakers of any kind... bring the babe in your arms to experience the diversity of our beautiful organic farm here in Watsonville. We will use our five senses to get to know the natural world around us. The farm is home to over 50 different fruits and vegetables, chicks, chickens, goats, piglets, and the many wild members of the Pajaro watershed.
For more information, contact Jessica at the LEFDP office: (831) 728-2032 or email her at
Happy Girl Kitchen Workshops at LEF
(all workshops are from 10am to 3pm and include an organic lunch, as well as take-home items from what is made that day!)
No more workshops this year, but visit their website for the most current info!
Community Farm Days and Events
All done for 2011. We'll update you as soon as we have a new schedule for 2011!
Medicinal Herb Walks/classes on the farm
Hidden in amongst the veges, lurking below the fruit trees, at home in the oak woodlands, and planted in the hedgerows, Live Earth Farm is chock-full of medicinal plants. With literally hundreds of plants useful for treating common maladies and maintaining vital health, Live Earth Farm is an incredible place to go for an herbal adventure. Consider joining herbalist Darren Huckle L.Ac for a monthly series of fun, informative, herb walks and classes in spring 2011 where you will learn how to identify, taste and safely and effectively use medicinal plants common in Northern California.
For more info, contact Darren Huckle at
or 831.334.5177
Contact Information
farm phone: (831) 763-2448
education programs/school field trips: (831) 728-2032
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Is Sleep More Important than Food?
Let's say you decide to go on a fast, and so you effectively starve yourself for a week. At the end of seven days, how would you be feeling? You'd probably be hungry, perhaps a little weak, and almost certainly somewhat thinner. But basically you'd be fine.
Now let's say you deprive yourself of sleep for a week. Not so good. After several days, you'd be almost completely unable to function.
Anyone who has experienced the desire to sleep knows that not even hunger and thirst are comparable with it. So why is sleep one of the first things we're willing to sacrifice as the demands in our lives keep rising? We continue to live by a myth: sleeping one hour less will give us one more hour of productivity. In reality this suggests that even small amounts of sleep deprivation take a significant toll on our health, our mood, our cognitive capacity and our productivity.
Many of the effects we suffer are invisible. Insufficient sleep, for example, deeply impairs our ability to consolidate and stabilize learning that occurs during the waking day. In other words, it wreaks havoc on our memory.
So how much sleep do you need? When researchers put subjects in environments without clocks or windows and ask them to sleep any time they feel tired, 95 percent sleep between seven and eight hours out of every 24. Another 2.5 percent sleep more than eight hours. That means just 2.5 percent of us require less than 7 hours of sleep a night to feel fully rested. That's 1 out of every 40 people. We've literally lost touch with what it feels like to be fully awake.
With sufficient sleep I feel better, I work with more focus, and I manage my emotions better, which is good for everyone around me. I dislike having even a single day where I haven't gotten enough sleep, because the impact is immediate and unavoidable. On the rare days that I don't get enough, I try hard to get at least a 20-30 minute nap in the afternoon. That's a big help.
Here are three other tips to improve the quantity and quality of your sleep:
- Go to bed earlier — and at a set time. Sounds obvious right? The problem is there's no alternative. You're already waking up at the latest possible time you think is acceptable. If you don't ritualize a specific bedtime, you'll end up finding ways to stay up later, just the way you do now.
- Start winding down at least 45 minutes before you turn out the light. You won't fall asleep if you're all wound up from answering email, or doing other work. Create a ritual around drinking a cup of herbal tea, or listening to music that helps you relax, or reading a dull book.
- Write down what's on your mind — especially unfinished to-do's and unresolved issues — just before you go to bed. If you leave items in your working memory, they'll make it harder to fall asleep, and you'll end up ruminating about them if you should wake up during the night.
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Collaboration with Marvel Entertainment seeks to raise awareness for voice communication technology
WHAT: "A Cause for Alarm"
Every year during Fire Prevention Week, Siemens tries to increase public awareness about fire / life safety, help affect positive change in fire codes, and support first responders. This year, the company decided to take a creative yet informative approach, highlighting one particular technology – voice communication systems. To do that, Siemens worked with Marvel Entertainment to create a comic poster, titled "A Cause for Alarm," that depicts how emergency voice communication systems can help building occupants evacuate structures quickly and efficiently.
Occupants in buildings with emergency voice are three times more likely to evacuate immediately. Voice communication can be used to deliver every day and emergency life safety messages that are not just about fire, but also dangerous weather conditions, active shooters, or other scenarios that require immediate action be taken.
Emergency voice communication systems are now available to all building sizes – from large to small. However, small to mid-size buildings such as retail, dormitories, movie theaters, and religious assembly buildings are not as likely to have installed them. In fact, hotels and mid-rise office buildings that may be as high as five stories are not yet required by code to have emergency voice. However, IBC 2012 does now require K-12 schools to include the technology in their fire alarm systems.
National Fire Prevention Week: October 9 – 15, 2016
Read what Siemens Building Technologies, North America's president, Dave Hopping, has to say about the project and the underlying importance of fire safety in his blog.
Help increase awareness about fire and life safety during this very important week.
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The question most people have is what exactly is the difference between a dentist and a orthodontist? Well, glad you asked because much like your family doctor where you go to for general check-ups, that is what your dentist is. You will go to your family dentist to get general services done like teeth cleaning or get cavities filled. A great orthodontist is a specialist in the field of dentistry, where that person has had additional education and training on the straightening of teeth, jaw surgery or a combination of both. The end goal is to have an orthodontist perform the evaluation of your teeth and provide a recommended treatment option that's best for you.
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Investors earned average return of about 1.88 per cent last week as the Nigerian stock market rode on the back of substantial gains by several stocks to push average year-to-date return beyond the 40 per cent mark.
In spite of intermittent declines due to profit-taking and yuletide transactions, equities sustained a positive overall market situation. The All Share Index (ASI), the benchmark index that doubles as the common index for equities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and country index for Nigeria, ended the week with a gain of 1.88 per cent to close at 39,562.75 points as against its index-on-board of 38,831.59 points for the week.
The uptrend added N234 billion in new capital gains to the market capitalization of quoted equities. Aggregate market value of all equities on the NSE increased from N12.427 trillion to N12.661 trillion.
With 43 gainers to 34 losers, the spread and number of advancers indicated widespread bullish sentiments amidst bargain hunting for low-priced stocks.
Six out of the eight sectoral indices at the NSE appreciated, underlining the bullish trend across the main sectors. The NSE 30 Index, NSE Consumer Goods Index, NSE Banking Index, NSE Oil and Gas Index, NSE Lotus Islamic Index and NSE Industrial Goods Index appreciated by 1.43 per cent, 0.42 per cent, 1.35 per cent, 0.51 per cent, 1.99 per cent and 2.97 per cent respectively. However, the NSE Insurance Index slipped by 0.98 per cent while the NSE ASeM Index remained unchanged.
Major stocks that impacted largely on the overall market situation included Dangote Cement and Nestle Nigeria, which share price rose by 5.81 per cent and 5.50 per cent to close at N1,185.10 and N211 respectively. Dangote Cement is Nigeria's most capitalized stock while Nestle Nigeria holds the lead as the highest-priced stock and third most capitalized stock.
Market turnover continued to indicate major asset rebalancing trend towards low-priced stocks. Aggregate turnover stood at 2.73 billion shares worth N18.78 billion in 22,228 deals last week. With investors scrambling for shares of FCMB Group and Unity Bank, the financial services sector accounted for 81 per cent of total turnover with the exchange of 2.21 billion shares valued at N11.72 billion in 11,483 deals.
The trio of FCMB Group, Unity Bank and Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp) contributed 1.54 billion shares worth N3.64 billion in 2,655 deals, representing 56.44 per cent of aggregate turnover volume.
At the over-the-counter (OTC) market, where Federal Government's sovereign bonds are traded, turnover increased marginally to 99.97 million units valued at N107.56 billion in 570 deals last week as against 91.53 million units valued at N96.48 billion traded in 436 deals in the previous week.


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Offshore Drilling
Offshore Drilling
Between all the pros and cons, in the end I believe that offshore drilling would benefit in more ways than harm America. Although, like everything, there are cons. The biggest problem with offshore drilling would be that it could potentially destroy the wildlife and their habitats. This does sound bad, but the pros outweigh the cons by far. Offshore drilling would not only help us economically, but also environmentally, and aid the government.
First and foremost, offshore drilling helps America's economy in more ways than one. It provides jobs for many Americans, whether it's primary, secondary, or tertiary jobs. The primary jobs would include those who work on the drill itself, like technicians, cooks, doctors, or laborers. Secondary jobs would include those that support the drill, like distributors who would ship in food and supplies. And tertiary jobs would include those who transport the oil to other refining stations. Offshore drilling would also stimulate the economy and lower gas prices which could help many Americans save on money and help them financially.
Secondly, offshore drilling would help America environmentally. The rigs are gigantic massive pieces of equipment that would attract a variety of marine life. If there were no accidents on the rig, than all of the marine life that was attracted would stay there and make it their home. The rig would act as an artificial reef that would help all the life flourish. Also, ocean floors naturally seep more oil into the ocean than oil drilling and oil tanker spills combined. Research has shown that drilling actually reduces natural seepage as it relieves the pressure in the ocean floors that would push all of the oil and gas up.
Lastly, offshore drilling would help aid the government. If we drill, than oil production would boom for the country. This would reduce our reliance and dependency of importing oil from other countries and would cut money that we...
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8:0 in favor of Surazh
12 May 2017
The match Proletariy – Glinishchevo finished with score 8:0. In spite of cold weather and the rain which was before the fans came to the stadium "Iput" (Surazh) to support football club "Proletariy" , the were presented a good game.
The favourite became Artur Garaev scored 4 balls to the gate of football club "Glinishchevo". Vyacheslav Andryushchenko scored two goals. Andrei Panchuk and Andrei Zyk scored with one goal.
Under the results of two last games football club "Proletariy" is the leader of tour table. Surazh players scored 12 balls.
We congratulate football club "Proletariy" with such beginning of football season. We wish you more victories!


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Household textile waste could generate millions, says WRAP
The report reveals that consumers are throwing out almost one million tonnes of textiles, mainly clothes, shoes and linens like bedding and curtains, every year. But these unwanted items, which currently end up in landfill, could be re-used or recycled – and generate millions of pounds.
"In 2010, we threw out an estimated £238m-worth of textiles for waste collection and sent to landfill, yet all of this could have been re-used, recycled or sent for energy recovery," said WRAP director Marcus Gover.
"If we were to recover just 10% of that household textile waste, we could potentially unlock revenues of around £24m. If we were to increase this figure to match what has already been achieved in recycling and re-use of other household waste materials, this amount could be even higher.
"It's true that we do recycle and re-use a lot more of our unwanted textile items now than in the past, but this mainly comprises clothing, and our latest research shows how much more there is still to be done.
"We know that there's both infrastructure and reprocessing capacity out there, so there's a challenge here to make sure people are aware, not only of the implications of sending textiles to landfill, but also of the different collection opportunities available for all unwanted textiles - and not just clothes."
Textiles flow and market development opportunities in the UK is a comprehensive study of textiles flows in the UK. As well as highlighting the potential value in household textile waste, it also emphasises the opportunities to increase mattress recovery, and rag and fibre recycling from discarded carpets, and examines both new recycling and potential market opportunities.
"Carpet recycling is growing fast from a very low starting point, and there are already a number of innovative methods and end markets for the recycled material, but further development of these is needed to ensure recycling is commercially viable," said Marcus.
"Mattress recovery is more difficult, but with the market price of steel steadily rising, it's an area of growing interest and value – some mattresses contain as much as 50% steel. In 2010, an estimated 84,500 tonnes of steel alone could have been recovered."
WRAP is also launching three other related reports as part of its work on textiles. These cover commercial sources of clothing for re-use and recycling, as well as household.
The Branded Workwear Report reveals that only 10% of no-longer-required work clothing is currently recycled or re-used and suggests the steps that could be taken to reduce waste and encourage re-use.
Impact of Textile Feedstock Source on Value assesses the impact that differing sources of recovered textiles has on the quality, and the subsequent value, of those textiles within the UK re-use and recycling markets. The results from the WRAP trials will help the textile recycling sector identify which sources generate the highest value returns in existing and new markets.
The third report investigates the economic and environmental impacts of washing and drying contaminated textiles for re-use and recycling markets.
At the same time, WRAP is launching new guidance to help local authorities and textiles collectors increase re-use and recycling, and reduce the amount of textiles being disposed of in residual waste. It provides practical advice and examples of existing good practice for kerbside textile collection services, bring banks (where members of the public can bring item for re-use and recycling), and community re-use initiatives.
It also offers advice on how to communicate textile re-use and recycling services to the public.
"If you consider the findings of this latest research into textiles and factor in the results of our Valuing our Clothes report which we issued in July, it's clear that the whole area of textiles re-use and recycling offers enormous potential," said Marcus.
"What our research demonstrates is that there are real opportunities here for organisations and individuals to reduce our carbon footprint by diverting textiles from landfill and extracting the maximum financial end economic benefits available from smarter re-use and recycling.
"WRAP's role isn't just about providing the sound research that spotlights the best areas for focus. It's also about taking steps to help organisations tap into this potential. The new guidance we're launching is just part of that work."
WRAP is now planning to look in detail at the types of recycling technologies that exist, and their commercial viability.
"We'll also be researching the global rag and fibre market with a view to identifying ways of growing existing and developing new markets for all the materials identified in our textiles flow report," added Marcus.


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Demand for Hosiery in the U.S. Expects a Colorful AscendKnitted and Crocheted Apparel December 20, 2015
The hosiery market of today abounds in numerous types of this accessory: textured, footless, printed, opaque, and leggings just to name a few. A current fashion trend is shape and structure perfection.
As in other industries, technology has been playing an essential role in the tights business. Mechanical knitting machinery has been replaced by more compact and sophisticated electronic machines capable of more production volumes in a shorter period of time.
In the U.S., vendors are using laser and ultrasonic technology to enhance the accuracy of fabric cutting. The laser technology also reduces the time for changing the cutting heads in different fabrics, thus boosting productivity. Ultrasonic technology helps in cutting all fabrics with sealed edges to prevent their fraying. With advances in technology, wastage is reduced, allowing for sustainable utilization of resources and improved profit margins for vendors.
Changing lifestyles have also greatly influenced the tights industry. The rapidly expanding teen and young adult market is now filled with a plethora of brand-new looks and an incredibly wide array of colors every season.
In order to win their market share, tights manufacturers are betting on competitive pricing policies, including multipack promotions for throwaway prices. New collections never fail to sate customers' yearning for variety, ranging from natural and classic styles to more bold glitzy and animal print looks.
High-fashion trends give the manufacturers freedom to experiment with designs and fabrics, fomented by the customers that are willing to try out new unconventional patterns and quirky designs. It makes sense, then, for companies to avoid holding onto a trend for too long, and, instead, simply try to keep up with volatile tastes and the rapid shift of consumer demand.
At present, leggings are all the rage, especially opaque colorful ones. Leggings are generally more long-lasting than tights and are now considered more convenient and practical. Tights are being readily used for dance, exercise or as a ready-to-wear fashion accessory. Color is a key determinant in the sales of solid alternative legwear, especially for tights. Opaque leggings in rainbow patterns are dominant in high-fashion brands and accessories.
Despite the fact that low labor costs and production expenditures keep most of the manufacturing of tights and leggings overseas, it is still too early to completely write off the U.S. domestic hosiery manufacturing industry. Walmart, for instance, recently announced that it is expanding its "Made in the USA" program by investing $28 million in existing production facilities to produce No Nonsense leggings, tights and socks. Also in 2014, Renfro Corporation invested $14 million in U.S. based production capacity for sock manufacturing.
China was the main supplier of hosiery and socks into the U.S., increasing its share from 28% in 2007 to 54% in 2014 of total U.S. imports. The fastest growing suppliers were El Salvador (+23.8% per year) and China (+16.9% per year) in total imports from 2007 to 2014.
In 2014, the main destinations of U.S. hosiery and sock exports were Canada (20.1%), El Salvador (16.6%) and Viet Nam (16.3%). The share exported to Viet Nam increased (+17 percentage points), while the share sent to Mexico illustrated negative dynamics (-1 percentage points). The shares of the other countries remained relatively stable throughout the analyzed period.
Source: U.S. Hosiery And Sock Market. Analysis And Forecast to 2020


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