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Here's conservatorship wonder Britney Spears shopping in L.A. this week (left) -- and "Dog the Bounty Hunter" star Duane 'Dog' Chapman a little while back (right).
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Really Great Granolas?
- Jim Leff Oct 27, 2009 07:18 AM
I'm going to be holding a granola tasting (I'll post findings here afterward) and would like suggestions of brands. I plan on including all of the following. Are any of them lame? Any great brands missing? Also let me know if there's a clear flavor winner for any of these brands (e.g. I know a lot of people prefer Early Bird's "Aloha").
I'd like to only include particularly good granolas, not any "pretty good" ones!
Galaxy Granola
Bob's Red Mill Old Country Style Muesli
Udi's Granola
Heartland Granola Cereal
Bakery on Main gluten-free
Kashi Mountain Medley Granola Cereal
Breadshop's Organic Granola
Early bird granola
Bear Naked
Ola Granola
Oh, and suggestions for tiny regional brands are also welcome....I'll just mail order them.
Honey Oat and Cinnamon Pecan from "The Baker" (who does cardboardy breads, but, I hear, good granola)
re: Jim Leff
Yes, I was going to suggest you add "The Baker's" granola, until I saw your second post. :)
I don't know all those brands you listed. Of those I've had:
Bakers is best,
Galaxy pretty good,
Bear Naked average,
Breadshop subpar.
I wish I could find some good ones that didn't cost upwards of $5 a pound!
If I think of some others, I'll jump in again!
One thing that's a big issue with me is the level of toasting. If there isn't any nutty, toasty thing going on, granolas are too blah for me. And there has to be an interesting mix of grains, nuts, seeds, maybe a little fruit...
re: comestible
Thanks. I'll delete breadshop. I don't like Bear Naked at all, but so many people do that I felt obliged to include them.
For purposes of this tasting, "money is no object", though I agree that the pricing on some of these brands is outrageous....
re: Jim Leff
IMO the best Bear Naked is the fruit & nut. the other flavors are just not very good. But I would put that up there as a "great" granola.
I think the snacking granola from Whole Foods is also very good.
re: rockandroller1
I think fruit and nut is the one I never tried. So that'll be the one we taste!
Is the snacking granola under Whole Foods' own brand?
re: Jim Leff
the chocolate one is actually pretty tasty....
re: Jim Leff
Yes, it's their brand. I've tried several other snacking granolas but they are all lacking IMO.
re: Jim Leff
I love Bakers Granola, but have had a problem with rancid ingredients 3 times in the past year. I think their quality control is going downhill and I no longer think it is worth the 5 bucks a bag.
re: NE_Elaine
Rancidity is a huge problem all over, especially with natural foods containing no preservatives. And, worse, there's so much rancidity out there that consumers don't perceive mild rancidity as an "off" flavor; it's one they're used to.
re: NE_Elaine
That's really disappointing in a granola from a regional maker, where you'd think the manufacturing/distribution cycle is easy to control. Is that because of QC or is it that the stores are keeping the product on the shelf too long? (I've seen that problem at my local health food store.)
re: comestible
When I said "Rancidity is a huge problem all over", I meant all food products containing nuts, not just granola. Trader Joe's cereals with nuts are often a bit rancid, and I taste/smell rancidity all over. I think most consumers are actually well-acquainted with that aroma, but just don't identify it correctly (same with skunky beer....for many people, that's "the great imported taste" of Heineken, in those green bottles that let in the frequency of light that interacts badly with the hops).
Not sure what it is; I'd imagine different factors affect different products, but shelf life is surely one of them. We've shelf-stabilized so many different things, but nuts (at least ones that aren't vacuum packed, irradiated, etc) are just nuts....
re: Humbucker
ipsedixit, thanks, great, "crack-like" is what I'm looking for (I have a verifiable problem with Ola Granola). Can you recommend a stand-out flavor?
Humbucker, how much variation is there between Costco stores and regions? I'm in the NYC area.
re: Jim Leff
The basic old fashioned and maple pecan are the flavors I've tried. I'm tempted to try the pumpkin when my "stash" runs out.
re: Jim Leff
I'm in the San Francisco bay area, but I think I've also seen it in a Toronto area Costco, so the NYC stores might have it.
Here's a picture I found on Flickr:
The granola comes in a large plastic tub and can usually be found near the cakes and pies in the bakery dept.
re: Humbucker
Agree. I love that Costco granola and didn't realize they still made it. I also agree that it's probably intensely caloric but it's tasty.
A few Ch recs.
My vote: http://www.granolajo.com/
a toss up btwn the honey & the caramel apple.
re: Jim Leff
Granola recipe via Oui Chef
I like Kashi's Cocoa Beach also, though it only feels sorta like eating granola. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
And I hate being one of those people who responds to a thread asking for the best and responding 'homemade!', but, um, yeah, I guess I am that guy today. This is a solid starter recipe, though I substitute the maple syrup for honey to increase clumping, and add an extra cup of nuts (usually pecans) and a TBL of cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg, also, probably an extra 1/2-3/4 cup of dried fruit (I'm partial towards some combination of blueberries, cherries, cranberries and super-plump raisins)
I have been really enjoying the Cascadian Farms granola, specifically the maple brown sugar one. http://www.cascadianfarm.com/
It has a good texture and the maple brown sugar is not overpowering. Plus, if you have it with milk, the milk turns a nice and sweet nutty brown afterwards. Tasty...
I recently discovered Lizi's Organic Granola in England which says it is blood sugar friendly and the glycemic load is 6g glucose equivalent per serving. It also won a great taste gold award this year. The ingredients are:- jumbo rolled oats, rapeseed oil, agave syrup, dessicated coconut, concentrated apple juice, pumpkin seed, black treacle, pistachio nuts, cashew nuts, flaked almonds, golden linseeds, sunflower seeds and hazelnuts. I love it and have it with skimmed milk in the morning. If you can find it there I think it's worth a try. The website is www.lizis.co.uk.
re: cathodetube
Thanks. Apparently this used to be available at Whole Foods and at Westerly Health Foods in Manhattan. I'll give a call Monday and see if it's still available.
I usually find granola to be one of the world's most overrated foodstuffs, but a while back the NY Times printed an article on, and recipe for, a slightly salty granola made with olive oil. I tried the recipe and WOW! Amazing stuff--I've been making a batch a week ever since. (How good is it? The one time the whole bunch of it got inexplicably stuck to the baking sheet I baked it on, my husband spent a good half hour scraping all of it off, so as not to waste a bit of it!)
Relevant for your purposes is the fact that the recipe is based on a commercially available product, as noted in the Times article; here's a link:
Looking forward to the results of your taste test!
re: Piglet
Thanks, but see my original posting....early bird is on the list!
Do you have a link to the Times recipe by any chance?
re: Jim Leff
Oops, my bad... should have read the original post more carefully! Here's a link to the Times recipe; have fun with it!
Okay, I'm a granola conniseur, and these are the two best in the entire world:
(1) The Four Seasons Mexico City: housemade and unavailable unless you're staying there.
(2) The granola sold at the tiny but sublime Busy Bee Bakery in Inverness, California. Can't find a website but phone is 415.663.9496. The granola's got a fantastic mix of oats and nuts and is super-toasted and -carmelized. They sell it by the bag so I bet you could get them to send some. We bring bags home every time we visit, and then apportion it strictly so it lasts as long as possible.
re: DC in DC
I've actually had the granola at the Four Seasons -- in fact, I was able to request for dinner on a couple of occasions.
It was indeed quite good, but I found it achingly sweet, almost like crumbled oatmeal cookies ... which is why I requested it for dinner ... it made for the perfect dessert with some of the in-house Champurrado!
re: ipsedixit
That's so interesting; sweet must be in the eye (mouth?) of the beholder. I myself can't stand most commercial granolas because they're so sickeningly sweet - and I found the Four Seasons' nuttiness a nice change. But to each her own...
re: DC in DC
DC in DC, I agree with you and all too often I find commercial granola stale. Even homemade granola has a window of freshness that is short. Which is why my family and I prefer small batches when purchased or made from scratch.
re: DC in DC
"unavailable unless you're staying there..."
I bet if you called and asked for the recipe, they'd give it to you. Or someone like the T&L Ombudsman could get it; do they still do that?
I second Udi's Granola. We LOVE their simply almond vanilla and miss it terrible -- its hard to find in Seattle. We used to score it in bulk at Central Market in Dallas. We haven't found a great replacement, especially at a reasonable price.
Worth looking at mail ordering Big Sky bakeries granola(Portland, ME)- totally delicious, best I've had in the vein of "traditional" granola- grains, nuts, lightly sweetened...they mail out after they make it on Thursdays...gave as gifts last year. Both crunchy and chewy, nice rich buttery flavor, big clumps. It keeps really well and is as good out of hand and as it is as a breakfast cereal with milk, yogurt, fruit...
If you want a truly great granola make it yourself. Use grape seed oil instead of butter to minimize the cholesterol and maple syrup instead of honey. I add flaxseeds (some like them crushed) and walnut or hazelnuts...A little nutmeg, a little cinnamon, It's all good. Trust me it tastes so much better than the store bought stuff and it makes your house smell delicious.


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Butler County corruption is sickening
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Please change highway name
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Now can we PLEASE get Mike Fox's name off the highway in Hamilton? The rest of the highway has been changed to Veterans Highway, but the City of Hamilton chooses to leave his name on the part that goes through Hamilton! Marilyn Armstrong Liberty Township
Fox deserves much credit for Liberty Way Interchange
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I read that the Liberty Way Interchange is nearing completion. I'm sure lots of people will be taking credit and bows for getting it done, but the truth is that it would not have happened if it had not been for the leadership provided by former state Rep. and County Commissioner Mike Fox. When the […]
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Address: Lake Road, , Kodaikanal
Location: City Center
Property Type: Resort
Kodaikanal nestles 7500 feet above the sea level and Kodaikanal to date is still an evergreen favourite for family vacations, honeymooners and corporates. The Carlton is the only 5-star hill resort spread over 3 ½ acres in this unspoilt paradise. The Hotel has been planned and constructed to aesthetically blend with the surroundings and within the property premises there are beautiful landscape gardens, with an eye catching selection of flowers, plants and shrubs. With its regal aura of exclusiveness, The Carlton is aptly called the Capital of Kodaikanal.
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Vulture posted some Gossip Nostalgia yesterday that pretty much explains everything about Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner. It's a video from 2003 featuring Kevin Smith and the cast of Daredevil. If you have time, you should watch the whole thing and – I think – you'll find yourself relating to Colin Farrell who does probably the least amount of talking (because Ben is ALWAYS talking and if it's not Ben it's Kevin) and at times looks pained having to listen to these Hollywood narcissists indulge themselves about themselves. Full Story
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Punishment is reserved for the serfs – if you lost your home Fannie Mae ensures you will not get another mortgage for up to 10 yrs. Ridiculous, insulting rule putting the blame on the victims of this financial tsunami that was rigged and, eventually, will be repeated.
Even if the guilty were prosecuted, look at the country club jails they have set aside for themselves. America has a cancer; separate laws and prisons depending upon one's net worth. No way the USA can "claim" DEMOCRACY.
I was relieved and pleased to see and hear the acceptance speech.I hope we are not treated like children,after we express ourselves,by the powers that we,as americans have empowered. I'm ready to walk away from all of that.
I have been asking myself,"why does the obama administration back away from serving justice?
I have three answers. One–He truly believes that the people who created the mess were the only ones who could undo the mess. Second–all political; he wants to pay homage to wall street as an iou.. Three–even if he is disgusted by the evidence of fraud, he sees that anything to hurt the stock market in the short run will have devastating effects on the economy. That is, pension mgrs are praying on a daily basis that we have sustained rally. If pensions go belly up, or if we fail to bolster the wealth effect which is completely tied to stock prices, then the consumer dies and the black hole becomes ever more deep. Our world is do inter-dependent that justice is taken hostage. We may want to be careful about what we wish for. Personally, I say, use the sobs to stabilize the market; make a transition to the point that the public is not a hostage and then go after them and erect monuments as a symbol to never again.
When does this stop? Is anyone ever going to be accountable for all this injustice?
Government backed loot will bring America to rubbles.
I'd like to see more politicians in jail personally. They were certainly the enablers and legislated the crisis into existence.
My opinion about why the Obama administration does not deal with the massive fraud is because he doesn't want to disturb the state of the economy which is in a fragile state. Its awkward and yet its not entirely wrong.
It is almost tragic to see average American people rushing to read the final report of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, making it a national best-seller, while nation's political leaders including Obama remain deadly silent. Read the Commission report: among many culprits, Greenspan, Bernanke, and Geithner appear most responsible as public official (Mr. Greenspan at least publicly acknowledged his fault). The loss of sense of justice is so pervasive in this country to the point that the public no longer even asks for justice as if it is not a sensible thing for the economy and the country. Obama's implicit message is that we should just move on in order to save the economy and keep the stock market booming; even as a pure economic theory for that matter, I have not seen much of reasoning advanced for that excuse. If it is not "prudent" to send them to jail in this broken capitalism, we should at least demand that they make a public apology and resign from their current government posts. Hiring Geithner as Treasury Secretary was one of the most shameful acts Obama did – although it was probably the smartest move for the people responsible for the crisis including Wall Street executives.
Americans are getting the government and the trauma they deserve. After all they voted for Bush. The fact that the people who made this mess are still in charge suggests that worse is yet to come.
Tell me these leaders didn't look the other way while people who worked for them goosed the bonuses for all by gaming the system! Remember when the ex-CEO of CIticorp made the comment about "dancing while the music played." I think that's what he meant.
Canwe get some details of the alleged illegal activity? Who should go to jail and why? Specific examples. This interview is garbage.
I was very pleased that he made those comments during his award acceptance. The REAL shocking thing is not only was no-one jailed for the pervasive financial fraud and the resultant national injury but the courtesans actually got BONUSES! To add insult to injury.
Yeah, that's where I get my financial and legal advice, from some out-of-touch Hollywood type.
Of course not, Denny. A sophisticated guy like you gets his subprime CDOs straight from Wall St. itself.
Wall stret is a scam and will always be one. The traders have the license to steal your money.
Suzy, your comment, "Americans are getting the government and trauma they deserve..they voted for Bush" Do some research on Prescot Bush – Grandaddy. The FIX has been in for some time in the US; it 's played out as planned. Don't need votes.
The whole system is corrupt………..why are the prisons ..only filled with poorly educated poor
when most people in any form of power are bent ..from the unions to the royals
every thing is rotten sour and in the end ………..laughable
The government is useless. Why these people got away easily? I have lost my trust in the Government & The Financial System.
If the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) stands for anything, it is that creditors must prominently inform borrowers
of the precise interest rate that applies to a loan before lending money at that rate.
First, (2005) they closed off bankruptcy as a meaningful escape but for the few will tear apart what little material wealth they may have craved from this plutocratic corporation.
Then, the Fed, a quasi-governmental institution owned by the banks, issued regulation Z, gutting the Truth-in-Lending Act.
Then they created heretofore unseen inflation by expanding the money supply, but only in the form of credit card debt. You'll note there was no measurable increase in wages.
They revised the mission of the Comptroller of the Currency: Instead of regulating banks and protecting consumers, the Comptroller's new mission would be to (un) regulate banks and consolidate it's power to do so absent States' Attorney General interference.
Then, they pounced . . .
People grew angry, and called attention to the lack of governance by the executive and legislative branches to the judiciary. After lower courts ruled unimaginatively, the Ninth Circuit ruled against unfair and blind obedience to plutocracy (aka TBTF Banks) (CHASE BANK USA, N.A., v. JAMES A. MCCOY) Then, the Supreme Court reversed. Thanks Sonia Sotomeyer. (Who did she have to blow to get that job?) Who did any of them?
Out of options folks. Overthrow the plutocracy or just get in line with the rest of us slaves on our way to debtor's prison.
The best part of the movie was starting at the S&L bailout- 30 years of deregulation, subsidized and unregulated risk- and it hasn't changed a bit. Now that everyone's retirement is dependent on the market's growth, there is no solution on the foreseeable horizon. In fact, everyone is drumming the beat of throwing the last defined benefit plans under the bus, along with putting Social Security in the market. We need single payer retirement as much as we need single payer health insurance. Turn them both into a pure social good. The stock market should only be for business, not consumers. Remember when that was the case?
It looks like America as I knew it as a child, is out of business, bankrupt! I don't see how we can ever escape the corruption in Washington, Wall Street, and the Universities. It is all a big con game in the end. We may try to acheive the "Dream" but most will never be allowed as it system is rigged. Something has got to change. This is why people are fed up with both parties. We need integrity and truth in our system. Until then, we are doomed. HOW DO ALL THOSE MEN SLEEP AT NIGHT!!!! THEY ARE WORSE THAN MADEOFF!!!
President Obama the slave of Wall Street. Why?
Put simply bad debts where sold as triple A investments when people who sold them knew they were bad debts. They insured themselves against any loss. Paid by the borrower, and they pocketed all the money paid out by the insurance companies for the subsequent losses.
This is the biggest scam in the history of the world.
No one has been brought to Justice for this their punishment was to be rewarded with tax payers money and massive bonuses.
An estimate is that these Bankers spent over 10% of their considerable incomes on vice including drugs and prostitution and this was all paid for by their companies on company credit cards and I think if the serious crime squads worldwide seek the truth we can still get some justice from these crooks remember it was tax evasion that brought down Al Capone.
President Obama came to power promising to bring these villains to justice so far he has just reappointed the people who were in financial power under Bush and it is just more of the same.
President Obama has become the slave of Wall Street. Why?
The situation in India is more horrible.In India,it is the Cabinet Ministers who are absolutely corrupt behind the
guise of Namaste and so called DEMOCRACY.During elections voters are allured with cash or kind.How can one expect clean and transparent government or society? A documentary movie in this Line will be an eye opener to the whole world.
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Museu da Cidade - Lisboa, Portugal
in Murals
A small but very nice mural in Lisbon.
posted by: RuiJSDuarte
location: Lisboa, Portugal
date approved: 3/5/2014
last visited: never
Parc Montmorency - Laval, QC
Murals representing two summer sports
posted by: Laval K-9
location: Quebec, Canada
last visited: 10/20/2014
Post Office Mural - Valley, WA
Valley is a tiny town that was never much bigger than it is at present. Along Highway 231 between Chewelah and Loon Lake, it is well off the beaten path.
posted by: BK-Hunters
location: Washington
date approved: 3/4/2014
last visited: 8/1/2014
Enjoy Salida - Salida, CO
Mural on side of historic Twitchell Building
posted by: abrownnavsys
location: Colorado
last visited: 4/30/2014
Miradouro das Portas do Sol e de Santa Luzia - Lisbon, Portugal
A mural in a public terrace in Old Lisbon
posted by: Torgut
date approved: 3/3/2014
Baronie -Alphen aan den Rijn (NL)
Mural on former chocolate factory.
posted by: Axel-F
location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
date approved: 3/2/2014
last visited: 3/24/2014
Gen. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle and Tokyo Raid bombers- Lancaster, California
Gen. Doolittle's portrait in his dress uniform. And two images of his famous WW2 aircraft carrier take-off Tokyo bombers, B-17s.
posted by: calgriz
location: California
last visited: 3/3/2014
Test Pilot Chuck Yeager and his X-1- Lancaster, California
Brigadier General Charles (Chuck) E. Yaeger portrait and the jet he broke the Sound Barrier, X-1 "Glamorous Glennis". WW2 Ace and US Test pilot stationed at Muroc (later renamed- Edwards AF Base) Lake Aircraft Test Center.
last visited: 2/3/2014
The West Rush Historic Mural - Harrison AR
"The West Rush Historic Mural, is located on the bend in W. Rush one block from the square. It depicts historic events and known characters
from Harrison's past." It stretches 280' along Rush Street, and curves around the bend onto Spring Street.
posted by: Where's George
location: Arkansas
date approved: 3/1/2014
Leaf Car - Sunnyvale, CA
A mural of a leaf car in Sunnyvale, CA.
posted by: saopaulo1
date approved: 2/27/2014
Estravagario - Ethnic Mural (Marinha Grande, Portugal)
EN: Ethnic and colorful paintings on the facade of a coffee shop.
PT: A fachada de um café decorada com pinturas étnicas e coloridas.
posted by: Lusitana Paixão
location: Leiria, Portugal
date approved: 2/24/2014
Oregon Trail Mural - Homedale, ID
A mural on the side of the clinic.
posted by: Phydux
location: Idaho
last visited: 5/10/2014
Parc de la rivière des 1000 iles - Québec, Canada
A beautiful mural! une très belle murale!
posted by: gemeloj
date approved: 2/22/2014
last visited: 7/30/2014
Ancien hôtel Janeville - Vanier, Ottawa, Canada
The mural of 1887 - formerly Janeville Hotel is located on Ste. Anne Ave near Montreal Road in Vanier, Ontario.
posted by: lindeye
location: Ontario, Canada
date approved: 2/21/2014
last visited: 3/9/2014
29294 Ellensburg Mural - Gold Beach, Oregon
Mural at 29294 Ellensburg Ave in Gold Beach, OR.
posted by: Volcanoguy
location: Oregon
last visited: 9/25/2013
Les marchés Marie Simon - Laval, QC
A nice mural on a fruits and vegetables kiosk
last visited: 10/16/2014
St. George Reef Light mural - Crescent City, California
St. George Reef Light mural at 369 G Street in Crescent City, CA.
last visited: 9/24/2013
Tsunami! mural - Crescent City, California
Tsunami! mural at 240 I Street in Crescent City, CA.
117 W Franklin Triptych - Clinton, Mo.
This paint on brick triptych is composed on the western wall of 117 W Franklin in Clinton, Mo.
posted by: iconions
location: Missouri
123 W Franklin Mural Triptych - Clinton, Mo.
This series of three murals are on the eastern wall of 123 W Franklin in Clinton, Mo.
date approved: 2/20/2014
Hillary's Project - Ottawa, Canada
Hillary's Project: a mural by KeepSix Collective in Old Ottawa South on Cameron Avenue near Bank Street
date approved: 2/19/2014
last visited: 9/19/2014
U Trí králu - Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
Fasáda domu c.p. 603 na Havlíckove námestí v Kutné Hore
posted by: puczmeloun
location: Stredocesky kraj, Czech Republic
date approved: 2/18/2014
Veteran's Memorial Area - Vancouver, WA
A series of murals provides a backdrop to the Veteran's Memorial Plaza.
posted by: dkestrel
last visited: 8/16/2014
Pioneers Memorial Mural - Stevens County Courthouse - Colville, WA
To the north of the main entrance to the Stevens County Courthouse in Colville, WA, one will find a large tile mural.
date approved: 2/17/2014
last visited: 5/26/2014
The Indians - Olhão, Portugal
Another great mural in Olhão, a Southern town well known for its street artists
location: Faro, Portugal
date approved: 2/13/2014
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The Silver Stars
Last week, we hosted a Master Artist Workshop with co-instructors Nicholas and Jerrod Galanin. Five emerging or mid-career artists were selected to participate in the workshop learning how to engrave silver. Above are photographs of the Silver Stars.
Contemporary artists have sought new and innovative ways to tell stories through visual means. Internationally acclaimed Tlingit/Aleut artist, Nicholas Galanin from Sitka, Alaska is the Master Artist instructing five emerging artists in a silverjewelry-making workshop.
Instructor, Nicholas Galanin, has struck an intriguing balance between his origins and the course of his practice. He was trained extensively in 'traditional' as well as 'contemporary' approaches to art; he pursues them both in parallel paths. His stunning bodies of work simultaneously preserve his culture and explore new perceptual territory. Galanin received a Bachelors of Fine Arts with honors in Jewelry Design and Silversmithing at the London Guildhall University in England. He attended Massey University in New Zealand earning a Master's degree there in Indigenous Visual Arts. Galanin's empowering and sought after work has been exhibited around the world.


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UK networks come together to accelerate 4G rollout
18th Oct 2012 | 09:32
Joint company formed to speed up 4G delivery
EE, O2, Three and Vodafone have joined forces to form a joint company focused on accelerating the 4G network rollout on the frequency freed up by the analogue TV switch off.
The company is called Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited and is responsible for ensuring Freeview customers continue to receive clear TV signal, while the 4G network is rolled out on the 800MHz spectrum – which is scheduled to start in spring next year.
The creation of this joint venture means 4G services can be accelerated, with the UK's competitive 4G network becoming available as soon as possible in 2013.
Ofcom and Government
This has all come about after Ofcom and the Government met with mobile operators to discuss how the UK's 4G network rollout could be accelerated – allowing all carriers to get in on the super-fast network, after EE was allowed to launch its service early.
There's still the small matter of the spectrum auction for the networks to fight over, but apparently everything is now in place to allow it to be processed as quickly as possible.
There's still no exact date for when the likes of O2, Three and Vodafone will be able to join EE in offering 4G to customers, but it could now be in the first half of next year with this major stumbling block out of the way.


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Other Items Related to Form 1120-ND
Form 1120, U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return
Use this form to report the income, gains, losses, deductions, credits, and to figure the income tax liability of a corporation.
Form 1120-W, Estimated Tax for Corporations
Corporations use this worksheet to assist in determining their tax liability and required installment payments.
Form 2220, Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Corporations
Corporations, tax-exempt organizations subject to the unrelated business income tax, and private foundations use this form to determine whether they are subject to the penalty for underpayment of estimated tax and, if so, the amount of the underpayment penalty for the period that applies.
Form 4466, Corporation Application for Quick Refund of Overpayment of Estimated Tax
Any corporation that overpaid its estimated tax for the tax year may apply for a quick refund if the overpayment is at least 10% of the expected tax liability and at least $500.
Form 7004, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File Certain Business Income Tax, Information, and Other Returns
Use this form to request an automatic extension of time to file certain business income tax, information, and other returns.
Form 8822-B, Change of Address - Business
Use this form to notify the Internal Revenue Service if you changed your business mailing address, your business location, or the identity of your responsible party.
Form 8949, Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets
Use this form to reconcile amounts that were reported to you and the IRS on Form 1099-B or 1099-S (or substitute statement) with the amounts you report on your return.
Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Use this form apply for an employer identification number (EIN). An EIN is a nine-digit number (for example, 12-3456789) assigned to sole proprietors, corporations, partnerships, estates, trusts, and other entities for tax filing and reporting purposes.
Publication 542, Corporations
This publication discusses the general tax laws that apply to ordinary domestic corporations.
Publication 947, Practice Before the IRS and Power of Attorney
This publication discusses who can represent a taxpayer before the IRS and what forms or documents are used to authorize a representative. Usually, attorneys, CPAs, enrolled agents, and enrolled actuaries can represent taxpayers before IRS.
Schedule D (Form 1120), Capital Gains and Losses
Use this schedule to report sales and exchanges of capital assets and gains on distributions to shareholders of appreciated capital assets.


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If Bulgaria wants to be a partner in the EU, itv has to stop these unbelieable treatments at once!
- Petitioning John DALLI
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Bulgaria: Start sterilization campaigns in Sofia and all Bulgarian municipalities immediately !
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This petition is a joint action of Occupy for Animals , Ärzte für Tiere, ETN Europäischer Tier- und Naturschutz, and Million Actions for Animal Rights. The petition has been started on September 11, 2012 and Occupy for Animals has submitted this petition to the European Parliament for official registration at the same date.
For further information on this petition, please visit: http://www.occupyforanimals.org/sofia--corruption-and-shady-practices-hinder-the-management-of-stray-animals-population.html
During her past partial term in office between 2007 and 2011, Sofia's Mayor, Jordanka Fandakova, just did little to nothing to curb the local stray dog population. In recent months, she reiterated repeatedly her intentions to "reduce the street dog population mainly through opening extra animal shelters, and registering owned dogs".
Following an incident in March, in which a man had been attacked by stray dogs in the Malinova Dolina District and later succumbed to his injuries, mayor Fandakova came under huge pressure and critics from the citizens of Sofia. In an attempt to correct what she had failed to do over the last years - to get the stray dog population under control in Sofia - mayor Fandakova had given order to hunt and kill all stray dogs who happen to inhabit the district in which the old professor had been mauled.
Fortunately, this crazy plan could be stopped with international pressure and the help from animal rights activists and animal lovers from all around the world who had signed petitions calling on Mayor Fandakova to solve the problem in a more human and reasonable way.
Sadly, a second, fatal attack happened, bringing it to two fatal attacks in a period of just eleven weeks. "The municipality will open new shelters for animals in three months, 4,000 stray dogs will be collected for one year. Parliament should approve the euthanasia of stray dogs," said Mayor Fandakova to the media immediately after the death of the second victim. Later she confirmed plans to increase the number of dog-catcher-teams to up "at least 10". To calm and ease off the citizens and satisfy the masses, the Minister of Agriculture and Foods, ex director of "Ecoravnovesie" (municipal society responsible of the control of stray dogs in Sofia), Miroslav Naidenov, affirmed the decision to take serious measures to solve the problem of strays, such increasing of the controls and creating a stray dog registry.
The Minister also announced modifications to the national law of animal protection, considering the law in force not helpful and resolving. However, local NGOs affirm that the problem isn't the national law but rather the absence of controls and punishments of owners who abandon their un-neutered pets daily, letting them free to copulate and thus increasing the stray population.
The modifications to Regulation 41, proposed by the Minister of Agriculture, permit to keep up to 15 dogs in only 45 square meters (3 m2 per dog). This overcrowded condition will lead to constant fights and diffusion of illness that degenerate into death. On 17 April this Regulation has been officially adopted.
On 14th May, the European Parliament's Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Mr Boyko Metodiev Borisov, to express concerns about the planned amendments to the Bulgarian Animal Welfare Law, which could legitimize a massacre of strays.
At the present, there are four dog pounds working officially (gross capacity 1000 dogs), and six dog catcher teams in Sofia. A new dog pound that will house more than a thousand animals is currently under construction. It is planned, that starting from November 2012, dog catchers can begin to collect dogs to fill up this pound, and if mayor Fandakoya's recent plans and actions might dazzle many - namely the potential voters for the next mayoral elections - and when this might look like a serious and honest intention to solve the stray dogs issue in Sofia to some, local and international NGOs can not be fooled so easily.
As a matter of fact, Bulgaria is the most corrupt country in the European Union and it should be no surprise that a document entitled "A Strategic Report on Animal Shelter Operations in Bulgaria" issued by the Bulgarian Animal Programs Foundation (BAPF) and sent to Prime Minister Bojko Borisov, revealed a bleak business with stray dogs in Sofia.
If there ever was a real and honest intention to curb the stray animals population in Sofia (or anywhere else in Bulgaria for that matter), how comes that the Sofia municipality has never even done one step towards imposing measures to prevent the further growth of the pet population? Why does the Sofia municipality solely focus on treating the effect - by supposedly neutering and releasing the unwanted animals - instead of treating the cause of the problem by introducing compulsory sterilization of pet animals and by outlawing breeding and puppy mills?
The answer is simple: no more dogs, no more related business!
By intentionally not taking the necessary measures to reduce the stray animals population, the Bulgarian government supports the prosperity of a dirty industry in which many people profit from :
- the collecting of dogs
- the construction of unnecessary shelters (including research and design)
- the housing of animals, including supposedly feeding and caring of the animals
- the incineration of the deceased animals
When Bulgaria ratified the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals on July 20, 2004, it seemed as if Bulgaria had serious intentions to take the necessary measures to ensure that pet animals - with and without owner - would be given some kind of protection, and that the stray animals issue would be tackled seriously.
The next eight years, however, have been wasted from the point of view of animal welfarists, given that the stray animals population has not declined and that animal abuse in Bulgaria is still more than a phenomenon - it is a daily fact of life.
The construction of the new so called 'shelter' also gives reason to serious concerns. It is expected that the new shelter will just be another Seslavtci-shelter, a horrible place with no light, no food, no care, no love. A place where the animals will be left to starve to death, or left to die as a result of diseases and injuries that are not being treated.
Bulgaria's shelters are nothing less than dog-concentration-camps where the animals rarely walk out again, once they have entered one of these hell holes. Especially the puppies stand no chance at all to survive.
By signing this petition, the message that you can read under the tab 'Petition Letter' will be sent instantly to the following addressees:
The President of the European Council
EU-Commissioner, John Dalli
Chair of the Committee of Petitions at the European Parliament, Mrs Erminia Mazzoni
Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Boyko Metodiev Borisov
Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water, Nona Ivanova Karadjova
General Director of the Bulgarian National Veterinary Service, Yordan Voynov
Director of the Bulgarian Veterinary Inspection, Damyan Iliev
Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Miroslav Naydenov
Mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova,
John DALLI, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy
Yordanka Fandakova, Mayor of Sofia
European Parliament, Chair of the Committee on Petitions at the European Parliament
Boyko Metodiev Borisov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
General Director of the Bulgarian National Veterinary Service, Yordan Voynov,
Director of the veterinary inspection, Damyan Iliev
Nona Ivanova Karadjova, Minister of Environment and Water
Council of Europe, President
Miroslav Naydenov, Minister of Agriculture and Food
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Start sterilization campaigns in Sofia and all Bulgarian municipalities immediately!
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Bulgarian citizens and local NGOs inform us again and again about serious welfare problems of stray animals in Bulgaria, in particular in the city Sofia, and in the so called 'shelters' run by the Sofia municipality.
Among the reported abuses in the city of Sofia are poisoning of stray animals and deliberate killings of animals, left without prosecution by the authorities. We also receive reports, backed by picture evidence, of animals left to starve or to die as a result of inflicted injuries during catching, or as a result of diseases left without treatment in the so called shelters, especially in the Seslavtci dog pound. All of these being clear violations of Article 13 of the Treaty of Lisbon, the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals as well as of WD 0026/2011.
In addition to the abundant animal cruelty in Bulgaria, and in particular in the city of Sofia and their so called shelters, it should also be noted that the Sofia municipality seems not interested in solving the stray animals issue once and for all. Although pointed out and suggested again and again by local NGOs and even by the European Parliament's Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals, the Sofia municipality has not even taken one step towards imposing measures to prevent the further growth of the pet population by educating their citizens about the importance of spay and neuter, by providing low-cost or free sterilization of pet animals and by outlawing breeding and puppy mills. Instead, taxpayer's money is being wasted for the construction of unnecessary shelters where the animals are left to vegetate.
On 14th May, the European Parliament's Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Mr Boyko Metodiev Borisov, to express concerns about the planned amendments to the Bulgarian Animal Welfare Law, which could legitimize a massacre of strays, and reminded Bulgaria about the importance of, and the excellent results that can be achieve with "Catch, Neuter & Return' programs. "Building temporary shelters will not solve the problem without a primary reduction of the number of stray dogs through mass neutering. The overall strategy on the management of stray dog over-populations is highlighted in Chapter VII of the Bulgarian Animal Protection Law. It is proven to be effective and we would strongly recommend its enforcement", stated the Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals
Since Bulgaria has ratified the European Council's Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals, the Sofia municipality (like all other municipalities in Bulgaria) has a binding obligation to take measures in this field, and Bulgaria being a member state whose MEPs have signed Declaration 0026/2011 in promoting humane treatment of animals including their population control, is therefore legally bound also by these statutes.
But - as a matter of fact - Bulgaria is the most corrupt country in the European Union and it should be no surprise that a document entitled "A Strategic Report on Animal Shelter Operations in Bulgaria" issued by the Bulgarian Animal Programs Foundation (BAPF) and sent to Prime Minister Bojko Borisov, revealed a bleak business with stray dogs in Sofia, which might explain their unwillingness to take appropriate, effective measures.
By intentionally not taking the necessary measures to reduce the stray animals population, the Sofia municipality (and the Bulgarian government) supports the prosperity of a dirty industry in which many people profit from:
- the collecting of dogs
- the construction of unnecessary shelters (including research and design)
- the housing of animals, including supposedly feeding and caring of the animals
- the incineration of the deceased animals
That said, we would like to know if the European Union gives money for the purpose animal welfare to Bulgaria and the exact amount; if that proves to be the case then an independent commission should be assigned to do a complete investigation as to the appropriation of these monies.
What could perhaps be happening is that money slated for animal welfare could very well be used for purposes other than it was intended, maybe even for the personal gains of those people who fail to take the right decisions regarding stray animal population control. Misappropriation of money and falsification of documents to cover up such misappropriation is nothing new and has been uncovered already in countries of the Eastern Block.
However, Bulgaria being a member state of the European Union since 2007, and a signatory of the European Council's Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals since 2004, Bulgaria MUST respect the signed treaties and conventions, and we are calling on the EU and the Council of Europe to send a strong and clear message to Bulgaria reminding them about their obligations in terms of animal welfare and stray animal population control, and to start a Catch-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return program immediately in Sofia and all other Bulgarian municipalities.
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Elke Niegl BOCHUM, GERMANY
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Sandra Reese NORTORF, GERMANY
- about 2 years ago
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The suffering of the animals has finally come to an end. We must not deal with living things on earth. The animals have a right to life as any of us. The tortures and killings must stop.REPORT THIS COMMENT:
Elvira Herrmann EDENKOBEN, GERMANY
- about 2 years ago
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Its inhuman and cruelty! Stop the tortur for animals and start sterilization campains immediately!!!!REPORT THIS COMMENT:
julia schips LEINFELDEN-ECHTERDINGEN, GERMANY
- about 2 years ago
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respect about pets is in germany is normaly!!!!REPORT THIS COMMENT:
Neli Yankova PLOVDIV, MS
- about 2 years ago
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Това е безсрамие на правителството на България ,което в 21 век в Европа в столицата си София прилага геноцид към бездомните животни.С тяхна благословия ги убиват,тровят и унищожават.Съд за това правителство.REPORT THIS COMMENT:
Sabrina Aziz ALISO VIEJO, CA
- 8 days ago
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My heart is breaking for these innocent dogs that don't have a voice! This is totally barbaric and inhumane to do such Evil Acts!! They have a heart and a brain just like us, why don't people realize they are suffering in the hands of Evil Humans!! Stop this now!REPORT THIS COMMENT:
Martina Tsenkova София, BULGARIA
- 5 months ago
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Сеславци е ад! Това е ''приюта'' на Йорданка Фандъкова -кметица на София.Сеславци е една пералня за пари и всеки, който дръзне да се изправи срещу тези зверства бива съден и осъждан! В Сеславци убиват всички животни по особено жесток начин.Корупцията е в невероятни размери.
Krum Cvetkov София, BULGARIA
- 7 months ago
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FU Oresharski!REPORT THIS COMMENT:
Rehana VN SELCOURT, SOUTH AFRICA
- 7 months ago
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Sterilization is the way to go! DO IT!REPORT THIS COMMENT:
Anita Kanitz STUTTGART, GERMANY
- 10 months ago
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Care for all the animals they need our help
Care for all the children stop thinking of ourselves.
And if we work together to try for harmony
Someday we will live in peace
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October 19, 2014 22:26 (IST)
Tax incentives are key to the success of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs), a senior Securities and Exchange Board of India official has said.
October 13, 2014 23:47 (IST)
IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd said here on Monday that it has received a contract worth Rs 1,232 crore from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to four-lane the Patna-Gaya-Dobhi section of NH-83 in Bihar.
October 09, 2014 21:42 (IST)
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected allegations that Aditya Birla group firm UltraTech Cement indulged in unfair business practices in the market of wholesaling of cement.
September 30, 2014 19:31 (IST)
The output expanded 2.7 percent year-on-year in July.
New Delhi | September 24, 2014 15:58 (IST)
The launch of the 44.4-metre, 316-tonne PSLV-C25 which was rocketed into orbit using S139 motor casings including the IRS Type mechanisms for deployment of satellite solar panels were manufactured at L&T's Aerospace Shop at Powai, the company said.
September 16, 2014 23:22 (IST)
Travelling by train, hungry and net connection out of reach? Now, rail commuters can order food by just sending a message.
September 14, 2014 11:15 (IST)
As many as 14 Special Economic Zone (SEZ) developers, including GP Realtors and Navi Mumbai SEZ, have sought more time from the government for implementing their projects.
September 12, 2014 23:36 (IST)
Seeking to push infrastructure development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked his ministers to electronically monitor the progress of projects and directed the Railways to submit a comprehensive plan for encouraging FDI.
September 12, 2014 23:03 (IST)
Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls scheduled for October 15, the Rs 23,136-crore Colaba-Seepz Metro project, which is the single largest infra investment in the megapolis to date, got off to a flying start with nine out of the 14 bidders clearing the eligibility criteria.
New Delhi | September 12, 2014 12:02 (IST)
India plans to launch Rs 2 lakh crores worth of infrastructure projects this year, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday.
September 09, 2014 19:35 (IST)
Lanco will sell 3,000 megawatts of generating capacity assets, V. Sreenivas, chief operating officer at Lanco Group, said in a statement. The company will use the proceeds to reduce its debts of 150 billion rupees, Sreenivas said.
Mumbai | September 09, 2014 17:35 (IST)
Construction and engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today said it has acquired Denmark-based Ramboll's 50 per cent stake in L&T-Ramboll Consulting Engineers to strengthen its design base in the infrastructure space.
Hyderabad | September 08, 2014 18:18 (IST)
According to the latest annual report of the infra major, the group, which had a workforce of 5,700 by the end of March 2013, cut down its workforce to 4,000 by the end of March this year. By the end of FY12, it had nearly 8,000 employees, the report said.
September 01, 2014 21:59 (IST)
IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited (IRB) on Monday said it has achieved financial closure for its Rs 1,492-crore highways project in Maharashtra.
August 27, 2014 17:12 (IST)
The government on Wednesday notified liberalised foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for the Railways, permitting 100 per cent FDI through automatic route in several areas, including high speed trains.
August 25, 2014 17:14 (IST)
Hinduja Group is willing to invest $10 billion (Rs 60,000 crore at 1 dollar = 60 rupees) in unfinished power plants and infrastructure projects in India that have been languishing as non-performing assets (NPAs) with banks, to help bring back economy on high growth path.
August 21, 2014 14:25 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the performance of key infrastructure sectors, including coal and power, in achieving targets at a meeting early next month, an official close to the development said.
August 13, 2014 23:09 (IST)
The government has imposed certain restrictions on FDI in railways for projects in "sensitive areas" by stipulating that proposals seeking overseas investments beyond 49 per cent will be cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security.
August 10, 2014 18:48 (IST)
Infrastructure investment trusts need to be listed on stock exchanges besides being subject to stringent disclosure norms including detailed provisions for related party transactions and valuation of assets.
August 10, 2014 16:21 (IST)
New norms for setting up of real estate and infrastructure investment trusts will help attract more foreign investors to these key sectors and facilitate inflows worth $15-20 billion from domestic and overseas sources, according to industry experts and officials.