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Frozen mania may be over but the excitement around Shopkins is just heating up. Some even say Shopkins is the Frozen of 2015.
In the words of Shopkins, "Once you shop…you can't stop!' Dishy Liquid, D'lish Donut, Chloe Flower, Nutty Butter, they are all at Walmart where you can find merchandise from all three series.
Bring imaginations to life with the Shopkins Season 3 12-Pack. Each character is cute and with some luck, kids will find some rare items included. The package includes 12 Shopkins, one shopping basket, four shopping bags and a collector's guide. Add them to some of the other sets so your little one can collect them all. With so many in the pack, kids can spend plenty of time engaged in creative play. The Shopkins characters from season 3 are designed for kids ages 5 and up.
Here is what my girls say about Shopkins:
Natalie (11): I really love Shopkins. As soon as I saw them I wanted to buy them because they are so cute! They are really fun to collect just like a souvenir! I'm really excited because we got an ultra rare Shopkin in one of these packages.
Elle (8): I think Shopkins are cute and adorable. Plus they're really fun to play with!
There really are so many fun sets and different characters to collect. The new season is just starting to come out too! The girls love to trade their duplicates with friends and use some as pencil toppers. So if you haven't finished Christmas shopping for the little girl in your life yet head to Walmart and check Shopkins out.
Toys were one of the top categories placed on layway that was available until Dec. 14. Walmart's layaway program helped parents put the perfect toys from their kids wish list under the tree with a quick and easy $10 (or 10% depending on value) down payment. There is also free in-store pick-up on thousands of items.


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This story appears in the July 2005 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Vital Stats: David Barton, 41, of David Barton Gym
Company: Fitness gyms
2005 Projected Sales: $17.5 million
No Pain, No Gain: David Barton had a degree in human development and family studies from Cornell University, but he decided to forgo graduate school to pursue his passion for personal training. Barton trained clients from 5:30 a.m. to midnight every day for four years to raise two-thirds of the $300,000 needed to start up his first gym in 1992; the rest was borrowed from friends and family. His dedication paid off--the New York City-based gym made $1 million in profits its first year.
Individual Attention: Feeling gyms were stuck in a time warp, Barton provided an alternative to what he calls "suburban commercial health clubs." His classes in strength training, cardio and yoga give clients tangible results via educated trainers handpicked and mentored by Barton. Some classes include AshtangaYoga, an Israeli martial arts "Fight Club," AsphaltAbs and AssBlast. To give each gym its own vibe, Barton used revered designers whom he "collaborated with obsessively." Says Barton, "Each one reflects the language and spirit of [its] neighborhood."
Reaching Out: With four gyms open, three being built and plans for a spa in Las Vegas, Barton has also created a sportswear line, a diet and lifestyle program, and an in-flight workout for Song Airlines. He helps fight obesity among children, working with Healthcorps and the New York City Board of Education, and he also mapped a fitness walk touring the museums of lower Manhattan so participants can work their brains and bodies. He says, "I feel this is my gift I have to [share with] people."

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What to Do If You Need Help
Getting in over your head is stressful. If you run into financial trouble, the first step is to address it immediately. Ignoring the problem will only make the situation worse. Getting organized and creating a budget is an excellent start. However, if a more immediate solution is called for you should:
- Contact the creditors whom you are having difficulty paying. Creditors are often the best source of short-term help and can help you avoid blemishes on your credit report.
- Pay cash.
- Set a monthly limit on charging, and keep a written record so you do not exceed that amount.
- Consider a lower interest debt-consolidation loan. If you qualify, combining your credit card debts into a single, lower-interest secured loan can make paying your debt down easier and free up money for living expenses. However, be careful. Consolidating your debt is only beneficial if the resulting loan terms are favorable and if you stop using additional credit.
- Contact a local certified credit counseling service if you continue to experience difficulties. The staff at Consumer Credit Counseling Service (800-388-2227), for example, can help you prioritize your needs, sort through your debts, and establish a more affordable payment plan with your creditors.
- Avoid scammers who promise to "fix" your credit. Getting back on your feet takes time. There is no "quick fix" and no one — payday lenders or loan sharks — can make your debts simply disappear.
- Know your rights as a debtor. Bill collectors must follow certain rules, which are enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
- Do not take bankruptcy lightly. Filing for bankruptcy has long-term consequences that you should carefully consider before proceeding. Bankruptcy is not a quick or casual solution for anyone.


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I have gotten some undesirable behavior with PGF/TikZ related to clipping and drawing paths with different color, say gray. So I tried with no success to exchange between
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the only way to do so is by using scopes:
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Unfortunately, this technique requires that all the scoped objects' lines should be switched to black. So is there a trickery way to achieve this without passing by scope environment?


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Steamy story: Fossil fuel plants near U
According to the Piedmont Environmental Council, in Virginia alone there are 33 new or proposed power plants representing 21,721 megawatts of proposed generation, enough to handle over 30 percent of the nation's expected growth in power demand by the year 2004.
And while a company called Entergy has abandoned its plans to fire up a power plant in Louisa, four other plants could be headed for the perimeter of Albemarle County, thanks to the deregulation of the power industry. While natural gas is the fuel of choice, most proposed plants have asked the state for the option to use fuel oil (a much dirtier form of combustion), although the State Corporation takes a dim view of that.
PERMITTED OLD DOMINION ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE 570 megawatts
Headed for farmland on the Albemarle County line in the Northeast corner of Louisa County.
PERMITTED TENASKA 885 megawatts
Ground broken September 21 in the woods of Fluvanna about seven miles west of Palmyra.
PROPOSED COMPETITIVE POWER VENTURES, INC. 530 megawatts
Proposed for the Cunningham Creek area in Fluvanna near Lake Monticello and the Albemarle border. Already approved by the Board of Supervisors, the SCC gave its nod to the project in early October, and ground-breaking is set for sometime this spring.
PROPOSED TENASKA, INC. 990 megawatts
Proposed for the New Canton area of Buckingham County by the James River, but the company has yet to make a formal application.


text: Less Virtual, More Machine - Windows 7 and the magic of Boot to VHD May 21, '09 Comments [46] Posted in Tools | Win7 Sponsored By NOTE: This is some advanced stuff and you may lose a finger. No warranty express or implied. There's always workarounds somewhere on the 'tubes, but this stuff works only in Win7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Be afraid. I use a lot of Virtual Machines. I've used VMWare, VirtualBox, HyperV and Virtual PC. Recently, since all my machines have been updated to Windows 7 RC, I've downloaded Windows Virtual PC so I could use "Virtual XP." I've got a lot of VHD (Virtual Hard Drive Files) around now. You can see here where I've got a VM called "Dev10onVista" because I can use not just Windows XP, but also Vista. However, it's still a VM and it's slower than I'd like. Dan has a great post on the pros and cons of Virtualization vs. Dual Booting. He points out: Multiboot: Good performance (runs natively on the machine, no extra abstraction layers) Good hardware integration (everything that is built into or attached to the machine is visible to the running OS) Clunky setup (different boot loaders overwriting each other, partitions cannot easily be resized or moved around) Virtualisation Very flexible (only takes up as much hard disk space as the solution requires) Can run virtually any Operating System Non-Optimal performance (running piggyback off another Operating System, consuming resource in both) Marginal hardware integration (all major system components are virtual only; depending on the virtualisation solution, SOME components might be surfaced inside the virtual machine) This is right on. I'm always afraid to multi-boot, concerned that one OS will some how make one of the others angry, as they are all sharing disks. I'm just not willing to install VS2010 Beta 1 on bare hardware just now, as I know I'll want to put the Next Beta on a clean machine. I *could* sacrifice an extra machine, but I'd rather use the main machine I always use. I want less virtual, more machine. Mounting/Attaching VHDs like Hard Drives With Windows 7 I can mount VHD and use them like regular hard drives. Just type in "Disk Management" from your start menu. From the Action menu I can select "Create VHD" or "Attach VHD." Below I'd just attached a 7 GIG VHD file that thinks it's a 40 gig hard drive. Notice that the disk icon is blue. This is a really convenient way to just "pass a hard drive around as a file" as well as a nice way to get files on and off VMs that aren't running. The best part is that I can make one of these during Windows 7 setup (NOTE: This is advanced and may hurt you, your computer, or your cat.) and install Win7 directly to it. Install Windows 7 to a new, fresh VHD Assuming you already have a Windows 7 installation, you can boot off the Windows 7 DVD, and when it gets to "Install Now" click "Repair Your Computer." Don't select an installation, then select Command Prompt. (You can also press Shift-F10) to open a command prompt. From the Command Prompt, run "diskpart." Make a new VHD on an internal fixed disk: create vdisk file="C:\win7\win7.vhd" type=expandable maximum=50000 This will make an expandable VHD with a 50Gig max, for example. Now select it and attach/mount it: select vdisk file="c:\win7\win7.vhd"attach vdisk Type "exit" and go back to the setup window and install Win7. Make sure you select the correct disk - the new virtual one! Setting up your Windows Boot Menu to boot to an Existing VHD If you have an existing Win 7 VHD already, or perhaps you've taking your Windows 7 installation Disc and "syspreped" a VHD image. Now, from an Administrator Command Prompt, you need to tell the Windows Boot Manager that there's another option. You go: C:\>bcdedit /copy {current} /d "My New VHD Option" This will return a GUID. Select it using the Mark command by right-clicking in the Command Prompt and copy it to the clipboard. Now, using that {guid}, type these commands: C:\>bcdedit /set {guid} device vhd=[driveletter:]\<directory>\<vhd filename>C:\>bcdedit /set {guid} osdevice vhd=[driverletter:]\<directory>\<vhd filename>C:\>bcdedit /set {guid} detecthal on See the [driveletter:] stuff in brackets? It's NOT obvious, but you need to include those, so: bcdedit /set {guid} device vhd=[C:]\win7\win7.vhd You can confirm it's setup with bcdedit /v:. You'll see something like this. The interesting part is at the bottom. Windows Boot Manager--------------------identifier {9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}device partition=C:description Windows Boot Managerlocale en-USinherit {7ea2e1ac-2e61-4728-aaa3-896d9d0a9f0e}default {34433bb7-628f-11dc-a941-001a6bcd5d3a}resumeobject {34433bb8-628f-11dc-a941-001a6bcd5d3a}displayorder {34433bb7-628f-11dc-a941-001a6bcd5d3a} {280ffa1e-f8a9-11dd-b0a9-001c26fdc6b4}toolsdisplayorder {b2721d73-1db4-4c62-bf78-c548a880142d}timeout 30custom:45000001 1Windows Boot Loader-------------------identifier {34433bb7-628f-11dc-a941-001a6bcd5d3a}device partition=C:path \Windows\system32\winload.exedescription Windows 7locale en-USinherit {6efb52bf-1766-41db-a6b3-0ee5eff72bd7}recoverysequence {280ffa1b-f8a9-11dd-b0a9-001c26fdc6b4}recoveryenabled Yestestsigning Yesosdevice partition=C:systemroot \Windowsresumeobject {34433bb8-628f-11dc-a941-001a6bcd5d3a}nx OptIncustom:42000002 \system32\winload.execustom:45000001 2custom:47000005 301989892 3Windows Boot Loader-------------------identifier {280ffa1e-f8a9-11dd-b0a9-001c26fdc6b4}device vhd=[C:]\VMs\Win7\Win7.vhd,locate=custom:12000002path \Windows\system32\winload.exedescription Win 7 VHD - Dev10locale en-USinherit {6efb52bf-1766-41db-a6b3-0ee5eff72bd7}recoverysequence {280ffa1b-f8a9-11dd-b0a9-001c26fdc6b4}recoveryenabled Yestestsigning Yesosdevice vhd=[C:]\VMs\Win7\Win7.vhd,locate=custom:22000002systemroot \Windowsresumeobject {34433bb8-628f-11dc-a941-001a6bcd5d3a}nx OptIndetecthal Yescustom:42000002 \system32\winload.execustom:45000001 2custom:47000005 301989892 3 If it doesn't work, you can always run bcdedit /delete {guid} /cleanup and try again. Here's what my Boot Manager (pressing F8 when I start up my machine) looks like now: Now, I can boot up with my VHD mounted. Am I running a Virtual machine? No. I'm running Windows, on the hardware, with only the DISK Virtualized. I don't work for that team, but I'm guessing I'm losing 3-5% (that number came out of my butt) on the disk side - and nothing anywhere else. How do I know? Well, Windows Experience is smart enough to keep me from checking (although I could use another disk tester tool, but I'll leave that as an exercise to the Reader.). I notice that Disk Management still gives me access to my was-C: drive, even though the VHD is now my C. My hardware C: drive got moved down, and it's E: now. Nice than I can still see it! What does the Device Manager say? It says the Msft Virtual Disk SCSI Disk Drive is there! That's the only "virtual" thing going on here. Notice I've still got my actual Video Drivers (running multiple monitors across multiple display drivers). All my stuff is there, because I've got, forgive me, less virtual and more machine. Hey, are those my four processors and my 8 gigs or RAM? Ah, yes, they are. Love it. I'm going to use the hell out of it. A few caveats. One, I haven't figured out how boot off a VHD that is on USB or External Drive. I'm looking into it. It may be because there's no drive letter assigned yet, or that I'm an idiot. We'll see. Second, doing this makes your VHD less portable, because if you move it inside Virtual PC or to another machine, all the devices will freak out and try to reinstall (or maybe just not work) so be aware of that. That said, I'm running Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 without fear on my awesome hardware with hardware-speeds. Shiny. 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76ers get Sam Young from Grizzlies for rights to Ricky Sanchez
So the Sixers decided to do something about that and acquired guard/forward Sam Young from the Memphis Grizzlies today, the Daily News has learned. The Sixers have given up the rights to guard Ricky Sanchez, who was acquired in a 2007 trade with Denver. Sanchez was originally drafted in the second round by Portland in 2005. The Sixers acquired Sanchez's rights from Denver, along with Reggie Evans, in exchange for Steven Hunter and Bobby Jones.
HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: Bench help comes cheap.
The Philadelphia 76ers bolstered their second unit with today's acquisition of Sam Young. The guard/forward is a decent scorer, who will provide defensive help and size off the bench.
Best of all, the 76ers only had to give the Memphis Grizzlies the rights to a South American club player, Ricky Sanchez.
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Days before Afghan president Hamid Karzai is scheduled to meet with President Barack Obama, senior administration officials said the White House will not rule out removing all troops from Afghanistan later than 2014 – when the U.S. combat mission expires.
Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, told reporters on a conference call Tuesday that the administration would consider a "zero option" because "the U.S. does not have an inherent objective of X number of troops in Afghanistan."
President Obama has reportedly received several proposals for residual troop levels beyond 2014, but this was the White House's most explicit acknowledgement that it would consider leaving no U.S. troops in support roles in Afghanistan after the end of combat operations.
The White House has previously expressed a preference for a light operational footprint. Press secretary Jay Carney said on Nov. 26th that the post-2014 American presence would be "very limited in scope."
White House South Asia advisor Doug Lute said decisions on troop levels would be determined by the atmosphere on the ground, and how well-equipped Afghans are to defend themselves.
"If the Afghan capacity continues on positive glide path and we reach our goals in terms of the development of the army, the police, then you can imagine they require less support," he said.
The announcement comes on the heels of a scheduled meeting between President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Karzai's visit, which will include a bilateral meeting, working lunch and joint press conference, will not end with the pronouncement of a final troop level, although that will be among the issues the two leaders discuss, Rhodes said.
"The two leaders will be discussing any potential support for Afghanistan from the United States beyond 2014," he said, adding that a bilateral security agreement should be finalized by November 2013.


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FSMA Produce Safety Training Safe Food Alliance is honored to partner with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, as their designated training provider to conduct the required Produce Safety training for growers at a discounted rate of $35 per attendee Who Should Attend Produce growers, buyers, and others interested in learning about: produce safety, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), and co-management of natural resources and food safety. The U.S. FDA's Produce Safety rule requires in § 112.22(c) that for each farm, "At least one supervisor or responsible party for your farm must have successfully completed food safety training at least equivalent to that received under standardized curriculum recognized as adequate by the Food and Drug Administration." The PSA Grower Training Course is one way to satisfy this requirement; it is the only course currently recognized by FDA. What to Expect at the PSA Grower Training Course The trainers will spend approximately seven hours of instruction time covering content contained in these seven modules: Introduction to Produce Safety Worker Health, Hygiene, and Training Soil Amendments Wildlife, Domesticated Animals, and Land Use Agricultural Water (Part I: Production Water; Part II: Postharvest Water) Postharvest Handling and Sanitation How to Develop a Farm Food Safety Plan Key parts of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirements are outlined within each module, in addition to learning about best practices in produce safety. There will be time for questions and discussion, so participants should come prepared to share their experiences and produce safety questions. Benefits of Attending the Course The course will provide a foundation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and co-management information, FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirements, and details on how to develop a farm food safety plan. After attending the entire course, participants will be eligible to receive a certificate from the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) that verifies they have completed the training course. To receive an AFDO certificate, a participant must be present for the entire training and submit the appropriate paperwork to their trainer at the end of the course. In addition to the standard curriculum, Safe Food Alliance will provide additional resources to attendees including: A decision tree and other materials to help determine how or if the regulation applies to your farm Templates for creating records required by the training A calculation tool to aid a small farm in determining if they receive a "qualified exemption" A list of allowable water treatment compounds provided by the Produce Safety Alliance Tools to assist in conducting water analysis calculations Registration Includes Course Materials Coffee and Lunch Certificate Additional Information For more information about scheduled PSA Grower Training Courses you can reach us at email@example.com. More FSMA resources are available at https://safefoodalliance.com/resources/food-safety-resources/what-is-fsma/.
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Shadow Creek
Shadow Creek
SHADOW CREEK shouldn't work, but it does. It takes the teen scream premise that has launched so many movies, turns it upside down, and shakes it up into something entirely different. This does not occur by accident. Credit goes to author Joy Fielding for taking the expected and giving it to the reader, but then transforming those expectations just a bit, combining the familiar and the not-so-familiar into a one-sit reading experience.
Tell me if this sounds plausible. Valerie is on the cusp of divorce from her husband Evan. They have a 16-year-old want-to-strangle daughter named Brianne. The plan is that Evan and his fiancée, Jennifer, will take Brianne with them to a resort in the Adirondacks while Valerie celebrates her birthday with Melissa and Steve, her offbeat friends. We're okay so far. What happens instead is that sans Evan, the five of them wind up in the Adirondacks sharing a suite. How could that happen? I'm not going to tell you how, but Fielding builds this totally implausible plot and makes the reader believe it.
"SHADOW CREEK shouldn't work, but it does. It takes the teen scream premise that has launched so many movies, turns it upside down, and shakes it up into something entirely different."
If things weren't tense enough (the zingers that Valerie directs toward the much younger Jennifer are worth the price of admission all by themselves), Brianne has some plans for the trip that will increase her excitement level one-hundred fold, and they don't include boating. Meanwhile, one of the guests at the resort goes missing. The absence is initially believed to be the result of a lover's quarrel, but readers know better since they are aware that the Charles Starkweather/Caril Ann Fugate type of couple is hanging around the area and have been very busy in a homicidal kind of way. You just know that the pair is going to encounter Valerie's group sooner or later.
Predictable? Sure. However, it's the journey that makes this book worth reading. Fielding likes to break and bend narrative rules, unspoken and otherwise, in subtle ways. She begins the novel with a sentence that, if conventional wisdom is being followed, should never be used in an introduction. One of the principal characters, a real mover and shaker of events behind the scenes, never makes an appearance. And while probably best classified as romantic suspense, SHADOW CREEK does not land squarely within that genre on all fours. Yes, there is a bit of romance here and there, but for the most part, the interplay between the sexes is not exactly what one would classify as "romance." Fielding is not so much concerned here with classifications as with telling a good story, one that is full of surprises and twists and turns that keep coming practically until the last page. You will see some of these curveballs coming, and there are others that you won't, but you will never be disappointed.
SHADOW CREEK is not all murder, betrayal and vicious repartee between the woman scorned and her somewhat embarrassed replacement. It has a subtle underlying theme concerning the relationships between parents and children at all stages in life, one that may cause you to pick up the phone and call that parent or child to whom you haven't spoken for a bit. This is a compelling book on several levels, one that is worthy of consideration and discussion.
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub on December 14, 2012
Shadow Creek
- Publication Date: September 10, 2013
- Genres: Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller
- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books


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Chicken is a staple in any home, whether it's a holiday, Shabbat, or even a regular weeknight. It's the protein that everybody loves, is easy to cook, and tastes great with almost any flavoring. And for the kosher consumer, kosher chicken it's one of the easiest things to find in any local supermarket. As for how to prepare it, you can find thousands of kosher chicken recipes in cookbooks and on the internet. Unfortunately, sometimes too much choice can make it difficult to differentiate between all the recipes, and make a decision as to what to actually make for supper. As a result, many people (myself included) end up making the same old chicken recipes over and over again. (Anyone else guilty of throwing apricot jam on the chicken and calling it a "glaze" every other Shabbat?)
This week, I wanted to try branching out a bit within the world of kosher chicken recipes, and explore one of the best culinary combinations known to mankind: chicken and wine. A bottle of red or a bottle of white – it all depends upon your appetite. Here are some tips for cooking kosher chicken with wine:
1. Don't cook with wine you wouldn't drink. That doesn't mean you have to buy an expensive bottle, but try staying away from "cooking wines" – they are usually pretty salty, and have other additives in them.
2. Use the right amount. Wine generally works to intensify and enhance the flavor of your dish, but too much can mask it. Use a small quantity, (just follow the recipe!) and you'll be fine.
3. Don't add wine too late. If wine is added to the chicken recipe too late in the cooking process, it will end up tasting harsh rather than harmonious with the dish.
4. Keep it to one dish. When cooking with wine, don't use it in more than one dish per meal. It can get monotonous.
5. Red vs. White: In general, use red wines for meat dishes, red sauces, and soups with root vegetables. Use white for fish, creamy and light sauces, and sweet desserts. Both are great for kosher chicken recipes!
Here are a couple of great chicken and wine recipes for you to try:
1. My Favorite Breaded Chicken with Marsala wine
2. Artichoke Chicken with Shitake Mushrooms
3. Chicken Francese
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Healthy Vegan Raspberry Mini Muffins
Last night when my sugar tooth kicked in HARD, I spontaneously whipped up a couple batches of vegan raspberry mini muffins with coconut whipped cream. Since it was past supper time, and I am trying to keep my wobbly bits somewhat in check, I decided to make them über healthy (I'm talkin' whole wheat, refined sugar-free, and low-fat). They turned out to be scrumdiddlyumptious—even my hubs and baby boo went to town on these! 🙂
Vegan Raspberry Mini Muffins with Coconut Whipped Cream
What you'll need:
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup fresh or thawed frozen raspberries
- 1/4 cup maple syrup (or agave)
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 can organic coconut milk
Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly oil mini-muffin pan or use paper liners.
Place the strawberries in a blender and process until they are puréed. Add the maple syrup, almond milk, vanilla extract, and set aside.
In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add the strawberry purée, and then mix everything together. Fill mini muffin cups until they are 3/4 full. Bake for 10 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
makes 12 mini muffins
Coconut Whipped Cream
Either refrigerate a can of organic coconut milk or place it in the freezer for an hour. This step is crucial (otherwise, your whipped cream will be runny and gross).
After taking your chilled can of coconut milk out of the fridge, turn the can upside down (so all the coconut liquid is at the top), and open it with a can opener. Drain the water at the top of the can until you're left with straight up thick, creamy, coconutty goodness. Plop that ish in a blender, add a teeny bit of stevia (to taste), vanilla extract (to taste), and some berries (for a bit of color, if you wish), and process until fluffy and whipped. Easy peasy! Place a dollop of coconut whipped cream on each mini muffin, garnish with berries, and the EAT 'EM UP! xoxo
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Oooooh girl! These sound sinful! And so easy!! I actually have all of the ingredients RIGHT NOW. Definitely making these tonight


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Life is good for newly minted celebrity Banana Joe, the 5-year-old affenpinscher from Attleboro that was crowned top dog at the 137th Westminster Kennel Club's dog show at Madison Square Garden. And the affable affie is already a paparazzi fave.
"He's a comical little guy and fun to be around," co-owner Zoila Truesdale told the Boston Herald from the Big Apple where she, her hubby, Seekonk vet William Truesdale, and co-owner Mieke Cooijmans made up Joey's entourage as the prized pooch limo'ed between photo ops, TV appearances and a stop at "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," where he copped a cameo Wednesday night.
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Water park? Dredge force stresses rowing, not dredging
A task force created to help save the shrinking Rivanna Reservoir has finalized a 24-page report but decided–- ironically, its critics contend–- that no major dredging should occur anytime soon. The news came on the eve of a key meeting, about a month after the group missed its own self-imposed deadline.
"It would be funny if it weren't so outrageous," says Betty Mooney, a citizen activist who has been urging dredging for about a year.
One of Mooney's fellow activists alleged in June, upon the 13-member task force's creation, that the advisory group was stacked with people trying to preserve a water plan rife with hidden environmental and financial costs. The group voted 11-2 to accept the report on Monday, January 26.
According to the approximately 11,000-word document, no dredging study should be undertaken until separate studies have been undertaken on emerging wetlands and recreational uses, and only after determining whether UVA should foot a bill for its use of the reservoir as a boating area for its competitive rowers.
"It's funny almost," says Mooney. "It doesn't accomplish the goal that was put before this task force: to get the dredging surveys done."
The Piedmont Group of the Sierra Club expressed similar frustration two weeks earlier when a draft report was circulated. Blasting the idea that the the reservoir, created in 1966 for water storage, should be treated merely as a "water park" or "cultural asset, the Sierra Club, in its January 12 release, insisted that a dredging feasibility study was the appropriate outcome.
The Hook reported last May that local officials relied on a single engineering firm eager to portray dredging the Rivanna as more expensive–- it turned out–- than a recent contract to dredge the Pacific side of the Panama Canal.
"Possibly excessive estimates of the cost of dredging," said the Sierra Club's statement, "may have led to the mistaken rejection of dredging of the Rivanna Reservoir as the primary means of providing long term water supply."
However, the leader of the task force, Albemarle County Supervisor Sally Thomas, contends that the water supply lay outside the group's purview.
Formerly a key dredging proponent, Thomas has recently turned her efforts to preserving a plan pushed by the Virginia chapter of the Nature Conservancy to place a new, potentially siltless reservoir around Interstate 64 in the Ragged Mountain Natural Area.
Asked whether the activists have a point in their claims that $100 million might be saved with dredging and other measures, Thomas responded, "They certainly have not put this down in any way that people can compare apples to apples."
Reminded that the activists not only submitted an alternate scenario back in May but also that the Hook had unsuccessfully contacted her at least twice for comment on same, Thomas contends that infrastructure costs may be omitted in such plans.
"Anybody can make any sort of claim," says Thomas. "We've got an adopted plan. It's a sustainable, intelligent plan that many communities would be celebrating."
–updated 3:19pm Tuesday, January 27
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The public should take the time to listen to the podcast of the Task Force meetings and then read the report. It is outrageous to see how the report is so disjointed from the actual meetings.
The Rate Payers are not being considered. The South Fork Rivanna River Reservoir is being written off as an asset and the replacement will cost hundreds of millions of rate payers' dollars.
Look at the list of Task Force Members. The vast majority do not pay water bills, hook-up fees or sewer bills. Yet they are the ones in charge. And The Nature Conservancy is in the county and wants a demonstration water park to prove out their experiment that this plan will actually work.
From the Citizens for a Sustainable Water Plan January 26, 2009
The Rivanna Reservoir Task Force report is a carefully constructed but thinly disguised attempt to prevent the public and our governing officials from learning that the true cost of dredging the Reservoir to near its original capacity would be far less, possibly $100 million less, than the original estimates on which decisions were made. Since those decisions, estimates by dredging professionals have suggested that dredging the Reservoir is likely the least expensive, the fastest, and the least environmentally destructive method of significantly expanding our water supply storage capacity.
We are in total agreement with the statement made by the Sierra Club and overwhelmingly supported at the public hearing and in the surveys that the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir should first and foremost be maintained for water supply and not primarily as a cultural asset.
Water supply planning decisions should be based on facts. The recommended technical surveys of the Reservoir should be implemented without further delay, as has been recommended by resolutions of both our City Council and Board of Supervisors.
The following task force members voted in favor of the recommendation for dredging below: Holly Edwards(City Council), Wren Olivier( Sierra Club), Dede Smith(Citizens for a Sustainable Water Plan). The remaining Task Force members voted to not allow it to be included in the final report. Citizens for A Sustainable Water Plan and the Sierra Club voted against the final report. A minority report will be issued
The recommendation that was voted down:
Proceed with a Comprehensive Professional Study of Dredging the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir
1. Get a baseline evaluation of the reservoir condition with defining physical and geophysical information.
a. Bathymetric measurements to determine capacity
b. Side scan of reservoir bed to determine conditions (obstacles)
c. Geotechnical samples to determine composition of sediment
2. Identify potential dewatering and disposal sites
3. Identify potential commercial uses for sediment
4. Work with the community and the Army Corps of Engineers to establish an integrated resource management plan for the reservoir
a. Analysis of new sandbar/wetlands and potential for removal
b. Assess the impact of dredging on the control of hydrilla
c. Prevention of future sedimentation: i.e. forebays and other sediment entrapment methods
5. Cost estimates for a menu of dredging options
6. Evaluate Permitting conditions
RWSA has identified $300,000 in the Watershed Management Fund that can be used to fund a dredging study
just old time southern politics as usual...
This whole situation should be an embarrassment to the this entire area.
Betty, who are the Task Force members that voted against the recommendation?
Kudos to Edwards, Smith, and Olivier for doing the right thing. The SFRR reservoir is just that: a RESERVOIR. Over the years it has been used in strictly secondary capacity for rowing and fishing. It's primary use is not recreational. I find it ludicrous that the Task Force is allowed to get away with using recreational uses and wetlands studies as a red herring.
I really really want to know the answer to this question: WHY is the Task Force so opposed to getting a real estimate on dredging costs for our existing reservoir, and doing it sooner rather than later? What's up with the delays?
Ms Edwards, Ms Smith, and Ms Olivier, you're three strong women. I ask you to look into this and find out what's going on. The public deserves to know.
The complete list of Task Force member is at the end of this article
I think we need to conduct a study of this task force to make sure all the people meet the criteria of the Association of People Who. This study will be costly and time consuming but based on past experience we need to be sure we are sure before we can be sure about what we are approving.
Perhaps we may even need to study clouds to be sure they do in fact produce rain!
Stay tuned!
Did anybody in the city or county notice their water consumption magically double on the December billing cycle for no reason? Mine did. My brother's comsumption magically doubled. My next door neighbors did too. And a friend up he street, his water consumption doubled too. None of us had changed our water consumption habits at all, and none of us see any way imaginable that we used twice as much water as we had in the November billing cycle. mOST OF US ACTUALLY FIGURED WE HAD USED LESS WATER!! Did the city and county rape everybody, or just a random selection of homes hoping people wouldn't notice? I know they are hard up for money, but is this how they are finding much needed "funds" now? I called city hall. They said the concumption doubling was indeed unusual. They sent a workman out to check for leaks between my home and the street. He said there were no leaks and that some magical red thing on the water meter confimed this. There are no continuous drips or leaks anywhere in my home. And of course the only explanation city hall could then give me was a sarcastic, "Well sir, the meter says you used the water, you have no choice but to pay for it!" They beat me out of $50 this month.
So you call a painter to give you an estimate to paint your house. The painter comes back 6 months later and says, think you'd better get an estimate before you paint your house. Isn't this what the Task Force accomplished after meeting for 6 months and countless hours. Haven't they just asked for more studies to study whether the dredging surveys should be done?
ââ?¬Å?Anybody can make any sort of claim," says Thomas
Let's see today on WINA's morning show you said dredging will only give us 31% of the water for our 50 year plan. How do you know this given we've had no surveys done? And you said dredging was more expensive. How do you know this given that there are no accurate cost estimates for the dam, pipeline , or dredging ? Isn't that why the Council voted not to proceed before inaccurate cost estimates are backed up with solid facts ?
Guess you're right about one thing anybody can make any sort of claim
Citizen, Thank you for pointing out the facts. I'm afraid Thomas is not looking well in this situation.
Ridge Schuyler has admitted that if the South Fork is dredged the dam would have to be only 30' higher instead of 45' and the consultant from Gannett Fleming says the main problem with dredging is that he was unable to find someone willing to dispose of it, which is no longer true. Of course, no one wants to defend the estimated amount of water usuage we will need AFTER fifty years have passed.
Sally Thomas says "Thomas said she has always considered three goals when developing a community water supply plan: keep drinking water supply in watershed, have an adequate supply, and to maintain a healthy watershed as a byproduct of the plan.
ââ?¬Å?For a long time it seemed that it wasn't going to be possible to have a reasonably priced plan that met all three of those goals," Thomas said. " Well, now it does if the over-estimated population consumption figures for 50 years down the road are examined. I am becoming convinced that these anti-growth characters, Liz Palmer, John Martin, Sally Thomas, and Ridge Schuyler believe that making the cost of water and the cost of living will only allow the "right" people to move here.
Liz Palmer, John Martin, Sally Thomas, and Ridge Schuyler believe that making the cost of water and the cost of living will only allow the ââ?¬Å?right" people to move here.
CvilleEye, could you explain abit more of what you mean? thanks
ââ?¬Å?Anybody can make any sort of claim," says Thomas
I guess the Nature Conservancy is making some claims of their own
this is at CvilleWeekly
The Nature Conservancy's Director of Conservation Programs Bill Kittrell replies: The Nature Conservancy believes the loss of treesââ?¬â?even on a designated reservoir siteââ?¬â?should concern us all. That's why we protected 602 acres of forests adjacent to the Ragged Mountain reservoir. It's why we support RWSA's plan to plant 200 acres of additional forest upstream of the South Fork reservoir.
Regarding costs, even with dredging, we will need to replace the brittle, 81-year-old pipeline that fills the Ragged Mountain reservoir. The proposed replacement pipeline will be 30 percent shorter than the existing one and won't drain sensitive headwater streams.
Finally, spending $30 million to dredge will create just 21 percent of the water storage we will need in times of drought and will allow us to reduce the proposed dam height by only 5'.
The Conservancy will continue Ridge's constructive efforts to seek solutions that balance the economic constraints and water needs of our community with our sensitive environmental conditions.
So here's my claim
If we use Gannett Fleming's own numbers for how much water will be gained by dredging, and combine that with the Greg Harper approach to conservation, then dredging the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir will give us the 50 years of water that the consultants say we need. Now it's up to dredging experts to confirm all these claims. We need to get the surveys done ASAP so we have the apples to apples comparison of the competing claims. Our elected officials owe it to the community to get this information.
If you want to be accurate, only about %40 of respondents to the RWSA survey indicated that dredging should be a part of the water supply plan. That is far from an "overwhelming" majority. Also, many that indicated they were in favor of dredging, indicated they were in favor it specifically FOR recreational uses.
Are we absolutely SURE all of the RSWA "on line" surveys are accounted for? I have no idea really, but I made a copy of mine "just in case" someone chooses to find this out.
This whole thing has become a sad lampoon of the political process. The "leadership" in our area is non-existent. Citizens who want to know (of which there are too few) are forced to become detectives and decryption specialists. It is a simple fact that the SFR was not properly maintained by those charged with that duty; nor was the Ragged Mtn. Reervoir Dam, obviously. It is also a fact that the demands of increasing population have caused development which has been allowed without thought to infrastructure/water needs. Building a water system that requires the uphill pumping from the old, unmaintained, reservoir to fill an older renovated and questionably located one is just stupid. And now we are in a state of politicized egoism and butt-covering. It is all completely ridiculous.
Numbers: Just because people surveyed said that they want the reservoir dredged for recreation purposes doesn't indicate that recreation should be its primary, sole, or best use.
ead: Bravo. You hit that nail square on the head.
Well, i listened to the podcast of this meeting, and it's quite revealing. The resulting report is a very fair outcome, in terms of what the task force was charged with considering. The group was not given direction by the 4 boards to review dredging as it relates to the existing and adopted water supply plan. It was charged with analyzing the reasons for dredging, but was specifically told NOT to reconsider the existing adopted plan.
At the end of the meeting, Ridge Schuyler gives a pretty convincing description of why dredging is NOT the panacea for this community's future water needs.
To listen, go here:
Is Ridge Schuyler qualified to make such a declaration?
Remember what Ms. Thomas said:
ââ?¬Å?Anybody can make any sort of claim," says Thomas
Enough with the amateurs bring on the dredging experts !
His "claim" is based on numerous studies conducted by experts. I don't think Mr. Perriello would hire someone who ran around making wild claims based on mere speculation. He's obviously operating with a set of expert studies and hard science in mind.
OK, Let's talk about "the experts".
Numbers, What kind of statistical method are you using? Are you combining all answers regardless of the question?
In response to the question, ââ?¬Å?What are your expectations or desires for the future of the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir?"
Of 251 responses: 85% indicate they want SFRR preserved, maintained, restored, or enlarged; 70% of those use the word dredge.
In the report -- of the thirty lines dedicated to describing (and dismissing) the public input, 3 were devoted to the results, as follows:
"A large number of the questionnaire respondents expressed interest in dredging the Reservoir, to save money, to provide capacity, and from a feeling of ethical obligation."
Half of the 30 lines were devoted to saying that the public input was useless,
". The survey was not a scientific or statistically valid survey, as noted in the following statement contained at the top of the questionnaire:
This questionnaire has been created to gather public information on the community's expectations for the reservoir. It is not intended to be a scientific or statistically valid survey but rather was developed as a way to solicit feedback from as many people as possible. The results of the questionnaire cannot be used to draw any specific conclusions or assumptions about the general community's preferences, but will be helpful in providing the ideas and perspectives of those who chose to participate.
Accordingly, the Task Force was able to gain perspective and to appreciate the many suggestions and opinions expressed, but cannot use the questionnaire to draw conclusions."
Why did they bother to ask if they weren't going to listen???
Perhaps this disclaimer should be made at every public meeting, if this is how public input is regarded among our representatives.


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NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Making the game safer is making NFL players unsure what's a legal hit.
Players on both Super Bowl teams say they are confused about which hits are considered clean and which ones could lead to a fine. And it's not just the guys on defense who are wondering about the future of pro football.
"I think the rules will change a lot," San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis said Tuesday. "There's already no helmet to helmet. Might be flag football, maybe."
Baltimore Ravens safety Bernard Pollard, one of the league's hardest hitters, warned against trying to take collisions out of the game, as long as they are clean.
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Reed admits he can't be sure what's a true tackle these days and what crosses the line.
"A lot needs to be done with it. I don't think every fine is right," he said. "You have to go back and really look at how guys play the game before you judge them, is what I'm trying to say."
While still recognizing the importance of keeping games as safe as possible, defensive players have complained for years about the league's crackdown on hits. The 49ers and Ravens have two of the most physical defenses in the NFL, and they are proud of their violent nature.
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Meantime, as offenses make scoreboards spin with record numbers of points, defenses try to figure out exactly what they are allowed to do.
"We are guys who are supposed to hit," said 49ers safety Donte Whitner, who is known for his bone-crunching tackles. "We have to bring the element of fear when they come over the middle. We want receivers to think do you really want to keep coming over the middle time and time again.
"We need to make sure they don't want to, but we need to do it the right way. But we need to figure out the right way."
Online: http://pro32.ap.org/poll and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL


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Picoult has always been one of my favourite authors, I've almost read all she's ever written. Her popularity has grown steadily and her books are translated into many languages. I just heard her speak in London at the BBC and she packed a large auditorium with fans. She spoke very well and obviously loves what she does.
As always, Picoult did her research well on the three issues of this book: wolf behaviour, organ donation, and end of life issues. However, as a novel I found this one fell a bit flat and seemed formulaic. All of her books include multiple narrators, tricky family relationships, a tragedy, a few twists and turns, some medicine and a court case. There is usually the hope of a miracle involved and some questions which are left unanswered until the very end. All of this usually makes for an enjoyable read, especially because she weaves a provocative topic into this formula and that makes each book a little different. 'Lone Wolf' for me was a bit cliché and not nearly as creative as some of her earlier novels, despite the interesting insight into wolf behaviour.
I am really looking forward to her latest novel which has just come out called 'Between the Lines' which is a young adult novel and was co-authored with her daughter Samantha Van Leer.


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MIAMI – An American Airlines pilot told Local 10 what's behind the travel problems at the carrier.
Since the weekend, a high number of pilots reporting sick and maintenance issues have led to hundreds of flight cancellations and delays.
"Rather than going the extra mile, maybe we probably won't go the extra mile now," said an American Airlines pilot.
The pilots' union lost their fight over pay and benefits when a bankruptcy court allowed the airline to void their contract this month.
A pre-flight inspection given to Local 10 details what pilots check for before every flight, including inspecting the fuselage, nose gear, wings, engines, brakes, and prepping cockpit. The Federal Aviation Administration mandates reporting of any discrepancies.
"Maybe being a little more cognizant or aware of things, be more vigilant of things that may be wrong and putting them into the logbook as necessary," said the pilot.
"But why would you be more vigilant now than you might have been two months ago?" asked Local 10's Glenna Milberg.
"With the state of the airline where it is right now, with our negotiations. The means by which the company has run the business here," said the pilot.
Problems on Thursday ranged from heating panels to hydraulics. Ron Surratt missed two flights to San Francisco as a result.
"I'm on my third try to get to San Francisco today," said Surratt.
Pilots said older planes need more maintenance, but that they are safe. One said he wouldn't hesitate to put his child on any one of them.
American's fleet averages 15 years old. It is buying more than 400 new planes to be delivered over the next five years.
Officials with American Airlines and American Eagle say they will need to cancel 300 flights this week to cope with a high number of pilots reporting sick and maintenance issues. By Wednesday afternoon, 249 flights were canceled.
American Airlines will be cutting its schedule through the end of October.
The carrier released a statement late Thursday. Click here to read it.


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Besides doing overviews of WTA fashion, off-season is the perfect time to add to our series dedicated to photos of tennis players as kids. Here's a childhood photos feature of one of the brightest WTA newcomers of the season.
It's not hard to recognize the little cutie, as even today she's only 20 years old – it's Heather Watson, British No.1 in both singles and doubles. The 2012 season was especially significant for the young star. She participated in the London Olympics and won Osaka, giving her country the first WTA title in 24 years (the last time a Brit won a WTA title was in 1988, four years before Watson was born!).
Watson is from Guernsey, the Channel Islands, and in pursue of a big dream and realization of her potential, the current world No.49 left home at the age of 12 to train at Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida, USA. Her family is no stranger to relocation, though. Heather's mother Michelle is from Papua New Guinea where she met Heather's father, Manchester-born Englishman Ian, who was there for work in the capital Port Moresby. The couple moved to the Channel Islands, where Ian worked for the Guernsey Electricity Board.
Thanks to Marine of Tennis Notebook I learned about the below video, where you can see footage of 12-year-old Watson, just in time when she was leaving home to go to the States. You can see her parents talking about their decision to send her overseas and the leaving party.
Heather started playing tennis at the age of seven. In 2009 she won the US Open title as a junior, in 2010 she turned pro, 2011 was her first Top 100 season, while this has been her breakthrough year. Heather's islanders are embracing her success and in October she was welcomed in a special reception hosted by Bailiff Richard Collas. In addition, red carpet events are going to be there more and more – over the weekend the promising WTA star put on a little black dress and attended a music awards ceremony in Liverpool. (source: Daily Mail)


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Yahoo has redesigned its image search preview page with a handful of new tools for sifting through similar images while viewing a single result. The move is not a revolution in image search, but rather a welcome evolution that makes Yahoo's image search more useful.
As you can see in the screenshot above, the focus of this redesign is solely on the preview page, displayed when you click through to an image result to view the site it came from. Previously, Yahoo displayed a thumbnail of the image in a frame at the top of its page. Now that area is split between a photo thumbnail and basic metadata (dimensions, file size, copyright notice) on the left, and a More Results area on the right, which is really the focus of Yahoo's improvements to image search.
On the right of Yahoo's new image preview frame, which features a dark gray aesthetic to better separate it from the actual page being previewed, are two rows: one for "More Results" and another that displays thumbnails for related searches. The More Results row is quite useful, as it allows users to scroll through more images from the previous results page without having to navigate back. Click a thumbnail and the new page loads below, and the preview area on the left of the frame also updates.
The related-searches row below More Results displays one thumbnail for each related term. For instance, we searched for "Italy," so related searches include France, Rome, Spain, and Paris. Clicking one of these related search thumbnails displays a new search results page, and the cycle can begin anew.
The image preview page also features a Yahoo search box with "search assistance," Yahoo's version of suggestions, to help you figure out the term or phrase you're looking for. Not much else is new in the rest of Yahoo's image search product, according to the company's official blog post on the improvements. However, we have noticed what appear to be new filters available below the search box on the image results page. An expandable area reveals filtering options like image sizes (which have been available in the past in other forms), color (black-and-white photos versus color), and the option to restrict photos from Flickr.
Altogether, the improvements are designed to make you more efficient when searching for images, though Yahoo is not the first major player to try and improve its image search product to steal search share away from Google. Microsoft's Live Search has provided a similar row of results thumbnails down the left side of image preview pages, though Yahoo's approach arguably has a better style and UI. Google, meanwhile, has yet to improve much on its image search product.
By providing more tools on the image preview page that cut down on back-and-forth navigational clicking, Yahoo has injected some subtle (but successful) innovation into the otherwise bland image search market.


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Fonterra to close Australia plant following efficiency review
Production at the Cororooke site, which manufactures soft cheese and cream products, will be closed down in a phased process over the next year, with the loss of around 130 jobs.
The decision to close the plant followed a complete review by Fonterra Australia of its manufacturing operations in south-west Victoria.
Alongside the Cororooke plant closure, the firm is beginning a three-year program of investment and upgrades at its remaining manufacturing sites in the region.
Maintain market position
"To maintain our leading market positions, compete efficiently on the world stage and continue to deliver a strong milk price to our farmers, we must ensure our manufacturing sites are efficient and capable of handling the growth we anticipate in the future," said Fonterra Ingredients Australia managing director, Simon Bromell.
"With that in mind, we have reconfirmed plans to invest $20m in site upgrades at Codben and Dennington over the next three years, but we have also had to make the extremely difficult decision to close one site, at Cororooke."
Including the planned $20m ($16.5m, €12.7m) investment, Fonterra has spent more than $100m ($82.4m, €63.3m) on its manufacturing facilities in Victoria over the last three years.
Bromell added that to keep the 100 year-old Cororooke plant open and operational, major upgrades to meet changing environmental and production standards would be required.
"While our first preference is always to upgrade and maintain our sites, the challenges we face and the barriers to modernising this particular plant mean the most responsible thing to do it close it," Bromell added.
No farmer impact
Fonterra will continue to operate its remaining nine manufacturing sites in the country, which currently process around 1.7bn litres of milk per year.
The statement from the New Zealand-based dairy co-operative added that there would be no impact on its farmers in the region and that all milk would continue to be collected as normal but would be delivered in future to the firm's nearby Cobden and Dennington sites for processing.


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|Fugaku Uchiha
Fugaku UchihaうちはフガクUchiha Fugaku
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|Seiyū (Japanese)
|Voice actor(s) (English)
|Highest rank
August 16
40 (deceased)
175.3 cm
63.1 kg
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Fugaku Uchiha (うちはフガク, Uchiha Fugaku) was the leader of the Konoha Police Force, the father of Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha, and leader of the Uchiha clan.
Personality and Abilities
As leader of the Uchiha, Fugaku was focused on the clan's interest and welfare, often making him seen as a stern and uncaring man to his son, Sasuke (though his wife revealed he cared deeply for his youngest child) while he was seen as a father to the rest of the clan. As Itachi was his successor as head of the clan, Fugaku spent much of his time focusing on the development of his eldest while leaving little focus on Sasuke, earning his resentment. Like many of the Uchiha, Fugaku was a highly skilled shinobi as well as a user of their bloodline trait, the Sharingan.
According to Madara Uchiha, when Nine-Tailed Demon Fox incident occurred, the village accused the Uchiha clan of orchestrating the attack. This belief caused a rift between the village and the Uchiha clan. Fugaku, out of spite, conspired a Coup D'etat, that would establish the Uchiha as leader of Konohagakure. Eventually, Fugaku placed Itachi as a spy in the ANBU to pass information back to the clan. However, Itachi, secretly betrayed the Uchiha and took the role of a double agent, leaking information right back to the village. As Itachi was the oldest of his children, Fugaku focused most of his attention on him, even defending Itachi when he was suspected of killing Shisui Uchiha. However the two had a falling out when Itachi lost hope in the clan. Fugaku later showed Sasuke how to perform the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, but when he couldn't do it, just left his son alone, telling him it was possibly too soon for him to learn that jutsu.
Because of Fugaku's focus on Itachi, Sasuke questioned if his father ever loved him, but his mother ensured him that he focused on Itachi mainly because he was the first born, he had to lead the clan, telling him when the two were alone he talked a lot about Sasuke. Sasuke continued to try the Great Fireball jutsu in an attempt to impress his father and be recognized as an adult. After Sasuke finally mastered the Great Fireball Technique a week after his first attempt, Fugaku advised him not to follow in Itachi's footsteps, and instead to find his own path. Fugaku was later found next to his wife, dead, killed by Itachi after he gained the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Note: In the Viz Media translation of Volume 25, in the character introduction, instead of the katakana for "Fugaku," they show the characters for "Sasuke's Father."
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Are you a biker?
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McGinn reviewed the Packers season in Sunday's journal/sentinel. I'd link to the article but for some reason, it costs money to link to it online. There were a few themes he mentioned: Favre, Bob Sanders, the zone blocking scheme and Ryan Grant – and I disagree with him on each one.
The most problematic was his take on Favre. He was clearly very upset with how Favre played in the second half of the Giants game and talked about how badly Favre has played in his last six playoff games (presumably excluding the Seattle game). He then went on to talk about whether or not the Packers should have Favre come back next year pointing out Rodgers is ready and implying that he and some in the Packers organization believe it's time to move on. I will admit, I have started to question Favre's mental toughness myself over the last few years. We have all seen that face he makes from time to time (fortunately not too often this past year) on the sideline when the team starts losing – you can almost tell from his non-verbals that he doesn't seem to have faith in a comeback. And, I too have noted that he's struggled to rise up in some big games (Dallas, Chicago, Giants) like we expect our veteran HOFer to do. And, it might be pointed out that some of Favre's poorer games happened at the end of the season, when I would argue that he may have been mentally fatigued (at his age especially).
However, I think when McGinn goes so far as to wonder if the PACKERS should have Favre back, it is almost a case of journalistic sensationalism – just trying to spark a controversy in the wake of brutal loss. While I can appreciate his disappointment in the loss, I think it's ridiculous to go on and suggest Favre should be gone. Favre is probably THE major reason the Packers got to the NFL Championship game in the first place. He had near MVP numbers (might have been MVP without Brady's historic NFL season), he was a positive leader of a very young group and I think he also had a role in developing McCarthy. Sure, Favre's final pass of the season was a bad and yes, he wasn't able to push his team into the Super Bowl – but he had an amazing season that shouldn't be tossed aside because of one mediocre game. McGinn also tries to trumpet the rise of Aaron Rodgers, who has only played extensively in one NFL game and though he played well, he was injured immediately afterward in practice. I just can't get excited about a player who is so injury-prone and who gets tossed around like Phillip Epps. The irony is that McGinn gave the Packers passing offense an "A" this season and Favre and "A-" – interesting how he can go from that sort of grade (which he rarely gives out) to suggesting Favre step aside.
But McGinn also took on the Packers defense implying that perhaps Sanders should be cast aside in favor or Gregg Williams. Williams may have a decent mind, but I think Sanders did a decent job this year (except for deciding Poppinga should start). The defense is young and should continue to grow more comfortable with Sanders' system – don't see the need for much change there. McGinn also wondered about ditching the zone blocking scheme. I also disagree with this. I wouldn't ditch it just yet because once the O-Line woke-up and Grant emerged, this system was working very effectively. The only possible tweaks I see for the run game/zone blocking might be drafting or otherwise bringing in a few new O-Linemen to replace Colledge and maybe Spitz too.
Then McGinn took a shot at Ryan Grant, again implying that because Grant didn't have a big playoff game against the Giants, he may not be the long-term answer. (He also gave Grant a season grade of "B" – which makes no sense when a player leads the NFL in rushing in the 12 games he started – no sense whatsoever). Again, reading his stuff, I just get the sense that he is intentionally being harsh and or questioning things just to create controversy.
Stay tuned for Packergeeks final season grades as well as Super Bowl analysis.


text: Show Hide image Politics 29 January 2013 Pun-soaked platitudes? You just got muted Why is the general standard of commentary so underwhelming? Sign-up In the early Noughties when broadcasters still bothered to find new uses for the interactive red button, the Beeb began offering viewers of live football three audio options – the TV commentary, the Radio 5 Live commentary or the sound of the crowd. Public service broadcasting at its best and, naturally, I chose the crowd. Now that there's no such choice, I press mute instead. Anything to escape the reverse alchemy that invariably results when middle- aged men with lip mics share commentating duties. Tell me I'm not alone. It's certainly not this column's role to do anyone out of a job – especially in these recessionary times – but surely football-watching would remain undiminished if we did away with the odd commentator or co-commentator, sometimes laughably referred to as the "expert summariser". Where we crave insight and analysis, we get platitudes and pre-prepared, pun-soaked soliloquies to fill the dead air. (Really, what's wrong with dead air?) The latter is one of the commentator's many sins. Another is the inclination to base every comment about player or club on a preconceived notion, many of which survive for years despite all the evidence to the contrary. There's one Sky Sports commentator –more fanboy, in truth – who covers every Barcelona or Real Madrid game in this way. If, say, Lionel Messi is having a stinker, rather than simply describing what's going on – or better still allowing the pictures to do the work – he'll say, "Remember the date. Messi just misplaced a pass." Great player but if he plays badly then call it as such. We used to get the same breathlessness every time the Brazilian Roberto Carlos lined up a free kick, even when the weight of evidence of so many kicks missed was overwhelming. And when commentators do say something vaguely controversial – as ESPN's Jon Champion did in relation to Luis Suárez's tendency to fall over in the penalty area – they are censured by their employer. Suárez has since admitted that he dived to win a penalty earlier this season, so the ESPN lawyers can stand down. Sky's reputation is partly restored by the quality of its pundits, notably Gary Neville and Graeme Souness – both ex-players (Souness an ex-manager too) with tribal pasts who have proved unfailingly fairminded on telly and happy to take on conventional thinking. Take a bow, sons, as one of their predecessors might say. There are exceptions on the BBC too but the general quality – on both TV and radio – is underwhelming. Take the reaction on the day that Southampton sacked Nigel Adkins and replaced him with the Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, previously manager of Espanyol. Adkins was unlucky to lose his job (consecutive promotions, two defeats in the last 12 games etc) but to disregard the new manager out of hand – as Radio 5 Live pundits appeared inclined to do –was a display of ignorance. For the record, Pochettino took over at Espanyol four years ago, halfway through the season, keeping the club in Spain's top division when relegation looked more likely. For the next three years Espanyol – one of the financially weakest teams in the division – finished mid-table. Only this season has he failed. Pochettino's record compares to Roy Hodgson's at Fulham, Harry Redknapp's at Portsmouth and Tony Pulis's at Stoke City. Pretty good, in other words. What 5 Live offered was an uninformed (or under-informed) instant reaction. Fine in the pub, at work or on the same network during the interminable 606 phone-in. But from expert summarisers and established commentators? On the "home of live sport"? No thanks. Jon Bernstein, former deputy editor of New Statesman, is a digital strategist and editor. He tweets @Jon_Bernstein. Subscribe For more great writing from our award-winning journalists subscribe for just £1 per month! This article first appeared in the 28 January 2013 issue of the New Statesman, After Chavez SUBSCRIBE More


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