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Ceres-ACCA Announce 19 Finalists for Sustainability Reporting Awards
Ceres and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) today announced the shortlist of candidate reports for the Ceres-ACCA North American Sustainability Reporting Awards for 2006. Of the 102 sustainability reports received, 19 were selected for further consideration by the judges' panel that meets next month. The final winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Toronto on April 12, 2007 and also at the Ceres Annual Conference at the Seaport Hotel in Boston on April 25, 2007.
Now in its sixth year, the purpose of the awards program is to acknowledge and publicize best practices in reporting on sustainability, environmental and social performance by corporations and organizations and to provide leadership to those companies that are publishing or intend to publish sustainability reports.
The awards are not intended to endorse or reward corporate sustainability performance, but rather to acknowledge exemplary disclosure that places performance in the broader context of sustainability challenges, risks and opportunities. The judging criteria address completeness, credibility and quality of communication. The panel of 14 judges includes North American leaders and experts representing a broad spectrum of backgrounds.
Short-Listed Reports
Baxter International
Bristol-Myers Squibb
General Electric
Green Mountain Coffee (1st time reporter)
Harwood Products (SME)
Mountain Equipment Cooperative (1st time reporter)
Shell Canada
Timberland (corporate report)
Timberland (Dominican Republic facility report)
Vancity Group
For 15 years, ACCA has held annual awards -- first in the UK and now in more than 20 countries to promote transparency in reporting the impact of business activities on sustainable development. Ceres launched the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which has become the internationally established standard for corporate reporting on the "triple bottom line" of economic, social and environmental performance. The Ceres-ACCA Awards Program was launched in 2001.
"The Ceres-ACCA Awards reward transparency by giving recognition to those organizations that report sustainability information in the most complete and credible way. We do not reward rhetoric," said Mindy S. Lubber, president of Ceres. "We are looking for organizations which document their key impacts and clearly explain changes in performance, positive or negative, and set a vision and targets for future progress. The Ceres-ACCA judging panel now has the difficult task of selecting the 2006 winners from this high quality shortlist."
"ACCA is encouraged to see a wide range of sectors make the shortlist this year, including mining, telecommunications, banking and retailing," said Rachel Jackson, Head of Social and Environmental Issues at ACCA. "These organizations have made the sensible business decision to be more accountable to their stakeholders by reporting publicly."
CorporateRegister.com, the world's largest online directory of corporate non-financial reports, is one of the communications partner for the awards program, along with Canadian Business magazine and the Canadian Environment Awards run by Canadian Geographic. For more information about the awards program, call 617-216-7215 or visit www.ceres.org orwww.accaglobal.com/sustainability.
About Ceres
Founded in 1989, Ceres is a leading network of investors, environmental groups and other public interest organizations working with companies to address sustainability challenges such as global climate change. Ceres also directs the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), comprised of more than 50 institutional investors who collectively manage nearly $4 trillion in assets. For more information, visit www.ceres.org.
About ACCA
ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the world's largest international accountancy body with 110,000 members and 250,000 students in 170 countries. ACCA's headquarters are in London, and it has an extensive network of nearly 80 offices and other centers around the world. ACCA has promoted transparency in reporting the impact of business activities on sustainable development since the early 1990s. ACCA is involved in reporting awards in more than 20 countries across the world and participates in a number of influential organizations, including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). In recognition of their UK social and environmental issues program, ACCA has been awarded a Queen's Award for Sustainable Development.
Ceres-ACCA 2006 Reporting Awards Judges Panel
Helena Barton
CEO, Corporate Context Inc.
Kathrin Bohr
Director, Member Development, Canadian Business for Social Responsibility
Barbara Bramble
Senior Program Advisor in International Affairs, National Wildlife Federation
John Chibuk
Senior Policy Analyst, Strategic Policy Branch, Industry Canada
Valerie Chort
Partner, Deloitte & Touche's Enterprise Risk Services
Elizabeth Everhardus
Director, Communications & Special Projects, Pollution Probe
Richard Ferlauto
Director, Pension and Benefit Policy, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Julie Fox Gorte
Vice President and Chief Social Investment Strategist, Calvert Group
David C. Greenall
Senior Research Associate, Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility, The Conference Board of Canada
Chris Jochnick
Director, Private Sector Engagement, Oxfam America
Chantal Line Carpentier
Head, Environment, Economy and Trade Program, Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Jennifer Nash
Director, Regulatory Public Policy Program, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Katharine Partridge
Managing Partner, Stakeholder Research Associates, Canada
Heidi Soumerai
Director of Social Research, Walden Asset Management
Brooke Barton, Ceres, 617-216-7215, email@example.com
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Compare this with the Palestinian Authority areas where local journalists have been subjected to physical attacks, intimidation and self-censorship to avoid clashing with the government or local militias. Foreign journalists, while a valuable tool for the PA
As lawlessness has become the norm in the Palestinian territories, foreign journalists have faced the threat of kidnap by various Palestinian factions. Now, BBC correspondent Alan Johnston has been kidnapped in Gaza by masked Palestinian gunmen. Only last summer, two Fox News employees were held for two weeks and forced to convert to Islam before being released, while in October 2006, AP photographer Emilio Morenatti was snatched before being set free some 15 hours later. The last foreigner to be kidnapped was Peruvian AFP photographer Jaime Razuri, abducted at gunpoint on 1 January 2007 and released a week later.
The BBC's reporting has been a regular feature of HonestReporting UK's communiques. Alan Johnston is currently the only foreign reporter based in Gaza precisely due to the threats faced there. How much of the BBC's (and other media outlets) reporting is influenced by the risks involved and the need to keep various Palestinian groups or officials "on side"?
There can be no excuse for intimidating or kidnapping members of the foreign press. HonestReporting UK hopes that Alan Johnston will be freed, unharmed, as soon as possible. Only a free press is able to carry out its role effectively and to report on the realities of the region. We also hope that any role that the Hamas-led Palestinian government may play in negotiations for Johnston's release will not prejudice or colour future BBC reporting of the PA and Israel any more than is currently the case.
Mentioning that Israel is the only country in the Mideast to ever have had a newspaper ombudsman, the Guardian's readers' editor Ian Mayes explains this concept to a group of Jordanian journalists and presenters in Amman:
Independence is one basic requirement. Another is visibility: is the ombudsman visible to the reader? Is the reader told clearly enough how the ombudsman can be contacted?
A starting point for a newspaper, radio or television network considering the introduction of the system would be to ask another question: what kind of relationship do you want with your readership or audience? A willingness to consider complaints and to carry corrections should be a sign (not the only one) that the relationship desired is one of civilised interaction based on mutual respect. It should then help to provide a firmer base from which to resist and limit government control.
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Was in this area while in business a couple of years ago hard to believe this creek still has wild steelhead surviving in it being half an hour from LA or so. Thinking about this further I was in LA this february at Universal City which is probably 30-45 minutes from Malibu on business. The volume of people in this area is really unbelievable, when you see traffic jams on freeways at 1 AM. Unleashing LA anglers on these wild steelhead would surely place a tremendous strain on the fishery. I think the fishing for them has been stopped for the last 5 years below the dam, but even if they remove the dam and save the run, they must make it a highly controlled fishery no kill fly fishing only etc.. I can just imagine trying to enforce those rules in Southern Cal! Also how much public land is really left along this creek in Malibu, I doubt if the motion picture industry people have left much for the public. http://espn.go.com/outdoors/conserva...m_removal.html Last edited by pmflyfisher; 08-11-2002 at 07:49 PM. |
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Star Wars Wins Summer "Toy Wars''
Thursday October 31, 9:03 am ET
Holiday Season Looks Bright in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2002--Lucas Licensing Ltd. today announced that after a summer of fierce competition at the box office and on retail shelves, Star Wars toys have emerged as the top-selling licensed toys of the year according to NPD Funworld, the research organization recognized as the leading source of toy industry data. Through August, Star Wars holds the #1 license position, ahead of all other toy licenses, including formidable competitors such as Spiderman, Harry Potter and Power Rangers. Within their key product categories, Star Wars toys have sold more than double the volume of their next closest competitors.
Star Wars action figures and accessories from Hasbro account for the largest share, followed by building sets from LEGO. According to NPD Funworld, Star Wars also dominates all assortments/items introduced in 2002, holding four of the top five slots. Hasbro's Episode II basic action figure assortment captures the #1 spot and has outsold the nearest competitive items by a margin of over 2 to 1. Deluxe electronic lightsabers from Hasbro rank #2 on the list and are selling so well that total lightsaber sales this year will be more than double the volume of lightsabers sold in 1999, the year that Episode I was released. LEGO Star Wars sets also dominate the building-set category, capturing seven of the top-ten licensed bestseller spots for the year to date through August.
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The momentum will continue this fall with the much-anticipated release of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones in IMAX theatres on November 1st and on home video on November 12th.
In addition, several new and exciting Star Wars toys will be introduced for the holiday season. Hasbro brings R2-D2 to life for Star Wars fans of all ages with a 15-inch interactive toy. The new Artoo recognizes 40 phrases, plays five games, sings tunes and is packed with all the spunk and charm that makes this loveable droid so magical. A new, interactive Jedi Training Lightsaber lets Star Wars fans hone their lightsaber skills by following the guidance of Jedi Master Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn. This 36-inch lightsaber can be personalized with your own secret code, has an awesome light-up blade and cool battle sound effects. Fans can also now recreate the epic end-battle scene from Episode II with the Geonosian Battle Arena playset and the Republic Gunship. These new items are perfect gifts for any Star Wars fan!
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Google Glass, the specs that bring your virtual life into the real world (sort of) through augmented reality launched this year [1] and is becoming increasingly ubiquitous thanks to influencers like Vogue embracing the technology in photo shoots [2].
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Trendspotting: American Craft Beers
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American Craft Beers: 5 Beer Styles
1. Southern Way
Beer is challenging bourbon as a signature drink in the American South. Sean Lilly Wilson of Fullsteam brewery in Durham, North Carolina, uses regional ingredients like sweet potatoes and grits. His robust Hogwash, a hickory-smoked porter, is excellent with vinegary pulled pork.
2. Sour Ales
Belgians have been making tart, dry beers like gueuze for centuries; US brewers are now playing with wild yeast strains and lactic acids to produce funky, earthy bottles like New Belgium's La Folie.
3. Farm-to Barrel
Liquid locavorism: Damian Fagan of San Francisco's Almanac Beer Co. buys local fruit for seasonal brews like Almanac Summer 2010, made with four kinds of Sonoma blackberries.
4. Black IPA
An alluring new style that mixes the intense hop hit of an India Pale Ale with the toasty malt-rich taste (and color) of a Guinness. Try Deschutes's Hop in the Dark.
5. Farmhouse Ale
Also called a saison, this light ale was originally brewed from leftover grains for field workers in the French-speaking parts of Belgium. US brewers have fallen in love with the adaptable style, adding everything from lavender to black pepper.
American Craft Beers: Serious Drinking Food
Grain & Gristle; Portland, OR Beers are hyper-seasonal and food is super-hearty, from the pork cracklings to the house-made pastrami.
The Farmers' Cabinet, Philadelphia Reminiscent of a Victorian saloon, this lounge serves offbeat European beers and goat leg for two. It's building a nanobrewery, too.
Alewife, Baltimore This new gastropub in a renovated old bank has 40 taps and perfect beer food, like duck-fat fries and a smoky bacon-and-Gruyère burger.
Cooking with Beer
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Dark stouts and rich desserts are a classic pairing; Chicago's Truffle Truffle combines them. The company's newest creation: a chocolate-covered, beer-infused marshmallow topped with beer-and-pretzel brittle. $10 for four; truffletruffle.com.
American Craft Beers: Drinking in Style
Great Beer Glasses
For a BBQ It looks like ordinary tailgate-ready plastic, but this "Beer Cup" is actually made of thin glass. $20; abchome.com.
Nature-Inspired A bug in your beer is a bad thing, but Ted Muehling's butterfly tumbler for Lobmeyr is just the opposite. $570; tableartonline.com.
Aroma Amplifier Dansk's tulip-shaped glass concentrates a beer's scent, so it's good for aromatic pours like Belgian tripels. $15; dansk.com.
Ripple Effect The ridges on this "Senbiki" glass make it more stylish than the average pub pint; it's a chic all-purpose glass. $23; dandelionsf.com.
Hand-Cut Crystal Ted Muehling makes this etched, mouth-blown crystal glass with a delicate fluted edge. $430; cooperhewittshop.org.
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Photos © Hector Sanchez.
American Craft Beers: Top Destinations
For his forthcoming book, The Great American Ale Trail, Christian DeBenedetti tasted his way around the USA. Here, his top beer destinations.
On a farm deep in Cajun country, Bayou Teche brewery is turning an old train car into a tap room to pour its Belgian-style ales. bayoutechebrewing.com.
The Birch, a new chartreuse-painted beer hall in Norfolk, has a chalkboard menu focused on super-rare Belgiansall available to go in growlers.
New York
NYC's sprawling Eataly just debuted a rooftop beer garden with food by Mario Batali and beer from Dogfish Head and two Italian brewers.
American Craft Beers: Lighter Beers for Easy Drinking
Craft beer importer Dan Shelton makes a case for lower-alcohol brews.
My brother Will and I are regulars at the Moan and Dove in Amherst, Massachusetts, and our loyalty has earned us a great perk: lots of free pours. But too many free pours can be a problem when the choice is limited to typical beer-geek fare: Imperial stouts or double IPAs, hovering between 8 and 15 percent alcohol. More than a few nights at the Moan have ended with Will deciding to sleep in his car rather than drive home.
One such night inspired Will, a brewer himself, to make a pale, dry beer with 4.5 percent alcohol. He called it, provocatively, Beer of the Gods, and gave some to the Moan as an alternative to its "big" beers.
Then something happened: Customers loved the beer, too. It was delicious on its own or with food, unlike "extreme" beers, which often short-circuit the palate with alcohol and sweetness. But the beer snobs detested it. Upon learning the alcohol level was less than 10 percent, many of them wouldn't even taste it.
Here's what the geeks don't know: Their own beer gods, like Russian River Brewing Co.'s Vinnie Cilurzo (who created the first double IPA), actually drink low-alcohol brews at home and at the pub. So I make this plea: Ignore the geeks and try a low-alcohol beer.
The Sheltons import more than 300 beers from around the world. Find out more at sheltonbrothers.com.
Lighter Beer Picks
Photos (l to r) courtesy of: High & Mighty Beer Co.; Shelton Brothers; Notch Brewing
American Craft Beers: Brew Speak
- Gypsy BrewersTiny producers often can't afford their own equipment, so they roam around, renting facilities from friends. Look for the Pretty Things or Mikkeller labels.
- Bed and BeerA beer-centric take on the B&B; rooms at Rogue's farm in Independence, Oregon, have views of its hop fields.
- NanobreweryGrassroots operations like Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro Bend, Vermont, might produce only a few barrels per batch.
- Collaboration BeerBeers co-created by pros from two or more breweries are often strikingly original. One to try: Marrón Acidifié, co-produced by Tampa's Cigar City and Orange County's The Bruery, is a dark, sour ale aged for over a year in wood barrels.
American Craft Beers: Homebrew How-To
William Bostwick and Jessi Rymill, authors of the easy-to-follow Beer Craft, demystify the esoteric process of homebrewing for DIY-ers who want to do things like sparge their own wort. Bonus: interviews with top US beermakers on complex styles and tips on label design.


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This week's University Beat on WUSF-TV takes a closer look at USF Health's new initiative "Bringing Science Home" through the eyes of the people who formed it and the patients who will both be served by the project and help direct it.
USF Health has a very ambitious plan: transforming the way people with chronic illness live their lives, and they've received a very ambitious gift of almost six million dollars to help make that dream a reality. This week's University Beat on WUSF 89.7 FM takes you to the formal launch of "Bringing Science Home," a program that will not only teach patients how to live happier lives, but educate their families and healthcare providers too.
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Nicole Johnson, Executive Director of USF Health's "Bringing Science Home," along with students Robert Colon and Liz Giles, speak about the project's first stage, a youth advisory panel that will help young people with Type 1 diabetes with some of the transitions in their lives.
Nicole Johnson, who's lived with Type 1 diabetes for 17 years, talks about how "Bringing Science Home" will help not only patients, but their families and the medical professionals who treat them.
USF Health CEO Dr. Stephen Klasko, Nicole Johnson and USF President Dr. Judy Genshaft talk about the education aspect of "Bringing Science Home."
Debra Jacobs, President/CEO of the Patterson Foundation, talks about the Foundation and why it gave a 5.66 million dollar gift to USF Health for "Bringing Science Home."
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Many government bodies relate to each other through contracts: government departments and agencies; government departments and the Treasury; National Health Service (NHS) purchasers and NHS Trusts. These 'internal contracts' are not, in general, regulated or enforced by the law. This book explores the practical problems encountered by the parties to internal contracts, drawing on evidence from an empirical case study of NHS contracts. It uncovers difficulties in defining the parties' roles; in maintaining good working relationships; and in securing compliance with contractual terms. It then ex ... More
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At SXSW this year, Kelis dished up tasty meals from her own food truck. This week, fans can savor her new album. (photo via)
Kelis knows the way to your heart is through your stomach, and she should. The singer and certified chef's packs her new album, Food, with some serious soul, as well as themes of empowerment, love, and plenty of snark.
Food (which came out April 22nd) is the sixth album for the 34-year-old mother, musician, sauce-maker, cooking show host, and fashion designer. For a lot of people that would seem like an exhaustive list of titles, but to me, it seems an unsurprising list for a talented, working black woman. Like Kelis, we all have more than we bargained for, but that doesn't mean we devote any less time, energy, or heart to our many obligations. From running to a booth at Food & Wine shows to promote her Feast line of sauces, to raising a kid and touring—what's making another album anyway? Opportunism is key, and Kelis does it very well: At this years' SXSW she not only delivered a stellar performance, she served ribs and duck confit sliders from her own food truck. Her new album straddles what it feels like to be a woman and mother and all the shit that comes with it, without apologizing for the euphoria she experiences when taking the world head-on.
Food resonates like a fun summer-spring album should. Breathy ooo's, ah's, and an impressive Sharon Jones-esque horn section in the opening songs had me making an audible, "Get it, girl!" After listening to "Cobbler," which opens with audio from an all-girls hang out session, I was brought back to another empowering, life-changing song that opens the same way, Ms. Lauryn Hill's Doo Wop (That Thing). The sanguine sound of their voices—busting a gut over who knows what—combined with the feature melodies and easy going riffs sound like a daydream on how easy it is to just let go and be loved.
Kelis' ability to contort through different textures and arguably genres speaks both to her strength and to her nonconformist ability to wear many masks. When I say that no two songs on the new album are alike, I really mean no two songs are alike. To fully explore her musical dynamism, I suggest listening to "Jerk Ribs," "Dreamer," and "Bless the Phone," and in that order. Not only will those songs take you on a serious trip through Kelis' range, but they'll demonstrate her versatility and chameleon-like songwriting abilities. "Jerk Ribs" sounds like a Solange or a Blood Orange (Dev Hynes) production. "Dreamer" takes us into a breathy James Bond lullaby while "Bless the Phone" plays like a familiar acoustic ballad fleshed out with some seriously lusty verses about waiting, loving, and those squirmy vulnerable things we're all too afraid to profess.
The album's track titles are seemingly simple, but probably have more to do with what she was cooking that day than the lyrics themselves. Innuendo or not, songs like "Jerk Ribs," "Biscuits n Gravy," and "Friday Fish Fry" make the album no less savory. Altogether, the songs' many moods create an emotional rollercoaster that's all-too familiar for us brown girls. As shares feelings of being loved, forgotten, hopeful, and resentful on the album, Mama Kelis reminds us be serious about self-love: she also allows herself to indulge on the album but doesn't get lost in it.
The neo-soul, girl group harmonies throughout the album certainly don't hurt either, as well as the late-60s/early-70s pop aesthetic she's been sporting these days. I felt inspired after a straight listen through.
In my mind, what makes this a mother's album—rather than a chef's album or a clothing designer's album or anything else Kelis might identify as—was the opening track, "Breakfast." The song is symbolic in both its lyrics and sound, beginning and ends with the staccato ooh's and ah's of a young child (most likely her son) who commences the album with a, "Hey, guys. Are you hungry? My mom made food." What's clear to me is the song—and Kelis' life—clearly revolves around her son, making everything else in between just music. Regardless, her and do-it-all attitude isn't just in the lyrics or in the music. It's in the audacity to cut from your husband, label, and step out as your own woman, and embody the many hats we must all wear. Chef, musician, mother, singer—it doesn't matter. She's Kelis.
Related Reading: Chilean Rapper Ana Tijoux's New Album Hits on Identity and Politics with Expert Flow.
Mali D. Collins is a black feminist writer from Minneapolis and co-founder and editor of The New Minnesota Project. Follow her on Twitter at @ovaryeasy.


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General managers put most of their roster pieces in place by the time pitchers and catchers report, but the majority of major-league teams still show up at spring training with a position or two where their plans aren't set in stone. What their depth charts will look like on Opening Day depends in part on what transpires over the next two months. Who'll show up in better shape? Who'll convince the manager that he wants it more? And yes, who'll have a couple weeks of hot hitting, even if history has shown that spring training performance isn't predictive of regular-season success? The following five National League contenders have questions about the division of labor at one or more positions that need to be answered by the time they break camp. Here's how those positions should shake out. (We covered the American League on Monday.) Arizona Diamondbacks, Shortstop Atlanta Braves, Third Base Cincinnati Reds, Catcher Los Angeles Dodgers, Fifth Starter Thanks to Jason Martinez for research assistance. A version of this story originally appeared on ESPN Insider .
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The Hunger Games came out in 2012 with high expectations. Many thought it was going to be a good movie and do very well, especially for a spring time release. Instead, it broke records, including best mid-night screening for a non-sequel, biggest March weekend, biggest weekend for a non-sequel, etc. And thanks to its high quality, it had better than expected legs. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire came out last fall and earned even more money at the box office. Is it as good as its predecessor? Or can it be even better?
Catching Fire begins shortly after The Hunger Games ends. For those that don't remember, at the end of first film, Katniss and Peeta won, because the rules were changed so that if two people from the same district remained, they would both win, rather than the usual rules where there could be only one winner. However, that rule was changed at the last minute, but instead of attacking each other, they threatened to kill each other. The Gamemaker, Crane, backed down, but this meant Katniss and Peeta had made powerful enemies. (It also cost Crane his life.)
Katniss tries to spend time with Gale, her boyfriend before the games. However, she's having problems with PTSD, understandably so. She also can't spend a lot of time with her boyfriend, because she has to keep up the act with Peeta. Her defiance of the rules in the Hunger Games made her enemies and things will be worse if the people think they were not standing up for love but instead were standing up to the Capitol, they will kill her family, perhaps even destroy all of District 12. This is such a serious threat that President Snow came to District 12 to deliver it in person.
Katniss doesn't have a lot of time to ruminate over that threat, as it is time for the Victory Tour. She and Peeta have to go through all 12 Disctricts to show off and to make sure the Districts want to celebrate and not rebel. They also have to sell everyone on their love, which is a bit of a problem, as they are not even friends. Peeta suggests they should at least become friends, partially to sell the romance better, but also because it is nice to have someone to talk to. The first stop along the way is District 11, which is where Rue and Thresh came from. Their first visit goes well, sort of. Peeta and Katniss both give very heartfelt emotional speeches, but the result is the people of District 11 giving Katniss the Mocking Jay salute, which results in the man who started it getting executed right there. Knowing that the stakes are much higher, Katniss decides she and Peeta should get married.
The tour ends with an opulent party at the president's mansion --
Before I continue, a vomitorium isn't a room where Romans used to vomit so they could continue eating. It's the name of the big arched passageways in stadiums and amphitheaters where people could spew forth into the streets. Spew forth, hence the name vomitorium. Obviously it isn't a room to puke so you could keep eating. I have puked far more times than I can remember, but I've never puked and felt like eating right away. The most I would want to do is suck on a Tums to get rid of the acidic taste in my mouth. Moving on...
At the party, Katniss meets Plutarch Heavensbee, the new Gamemaker. Later we see Plutarch talking to President Snow. The Rebellions are getting worse and Katniss is the symbol of hope. President Snow thinks she must be killed, but Plutarch suggestion another option. Kill her image. Make the people of the Districts think she's just another member of the Capitol, not one of them, while at the same time making them more afraid of reprisals. Destroy their black-markets so they have even less, while increasing the numbers of beatings and executions.
Once back home, Katniss meets with Gale. She desperately wants to run away, like they had planned in the first movie. However, when Gale learns of the uprisings in the other Districts, he's determined to stay so he can fight with the cause. He gets a chance sooner than he thought he would. A new peacekeeper, Commander Thread, shows up to implement Plutarch's ideas, but Gale steps up to defend an old woman being beaten, so he is beaten in her place. Katniss tries to step in and stop it, as does Haymitch, and then Peeta.
When President Snow sees what they did, he tells Plutarch she needs to die, as do all of the Victors who think they are above reprisal from the Capitol. As such, Plutarch plans something special. Because it is the 75th Hunger Games, the third Quarter Quell, the only people who can be chosen as tribute are the still living winners from previous Hunger Games. Since there is only one surviving Female Tribute from District 12, Katniss is sure to be chosen. After understandably freaking out, she goes to Haymitch and makes him promise to save Peeta. Both Katniss and Haymitch are damaged, for lack of a better term. Even if either of them were to survive the Games, they have done things that they can't forgive themselves for. Peeta is a good person and deserves a chance at a good life. Haymitch agrees and if Peeta's name is called, he will volunteer. It's a good plan, except when Haymitch is called, Peeta volunteers in his place.
The 75th Hunger Games will be a lot more dangerous than the previous year. Not only will Katniss and Peeta have to face past winners, many of them skilled killers, but they will likely know that Katniss is the real reason they are being brought back into the games and she will be the biggest target as a result. They will need to find an advantage if either of them are to survive, but what that advantage could be a spoiler.
Having a chance to review both The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire presents some problems. Because they are sequels, and not just sequels but part of a book trilogy that is telling one larger story, there are obviously many more similarities than there are differences. This is great news for people who loved the first movie, as it means there's more of what you liked in the first movie, but it doesn't give me a lot to talk about. What am I supposed to do? Link to the previous review and say, "It's like that, only a bit better." I should probably give more details than that.
First of all, Catching Fire feels bigger in scope; it feels like it is building up to something more than what we get. Obviously it is, because there is a third book yet to be adapted, but the film does an excellent job making us anticipate the next two installments, not just fill the time before the action really starts. The acting is even better this time around, which is really impressive considering the caliber of acting the first movie had. Philip Seymour Hoffman was amazing in what was one of his final performances before his death. The action scenes felt more somber than last time around with many of the deaths taking place off camera. This is fitting, as audiences shouldn't be entertained by the tributes dying. It runs counter to the message of the movie.
There are some flaws in the movie, one of which I already hinted at. There's not a lot differences between the two movies, for obvious reasons. We learned about the dystopian world in the first movie, so we don't learn a whole lot more in the second. We see the Reaping, which is only a little different this time around, same with the training and the pageantry. Because there's so much that is repeated, the film drags a bit in the middle and the scenes in the Capitol are where the movie hits its lowest point. Additionally, the romance in the movie is again the weakest part of the movie.
Overall, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is the best $200 million hit from last year that I've seen and I've seen eight of the thirteen films that reached that milestone. (I'm still hoping Gravity will arrive and Frozen should get here in a week, so that might change.) Although, if the worst thing you can say is it is the third best big-budget release of the year, that's high praise.
If you just look at the back of the DVD or Blu-ray cover, there doesn't seem to be a lot of extras. The DVD only has an audio commentary, some deleted scenes, and a preview for Divergent. That's not up to par for a first-run release. The Blu-ray only has one exclusive extra, a making of documentary. ... A nine-part, two-and-a-half-hour long making of documentary. That's awesome. That more than makes up for the limited extras on the DVD.
As for the technical presentation, the film looks and sounds amazing. The Hunger Games portion of the movie was shot using IMAX cameras, so the movie switches from 2.40:1 ratio to a 1:1.78 ration just over halfway through the movie. Regardless of the ratio, the level of details is stunning, as are the colors. I don't think the movie is quite as colorful as the first film, but that's an aesthetic choice, not a problem with the transfer. It is also a darker film, but you don't have to worry about shadows swallowing details. The audio is just as strong as the video. It's a 7.1 surround sound track and the mix takes full advantage of all of the speakers. It is damn near reference level quality and the only reason it is not is because for much of the film it is dialogue-heavy, so it is not as showy as some other movies.
The Blu-ray costs just $20, which is $4 or 25% more than the DVD. Even if the Blu-ray didn't have exclusive extras, it would be worth the upgrade. With the feature-length making of documentary, it's a bargain.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is clearly Pick of the Week material. It is an improvement over the first film and the first film was amazing. The DVD doesn't have a lot of extras, while the Blu-ray Combo Pack is loaded and the much better deal.
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Chicken Potpies with Country Ham and Leeks Recipe by Paula Deen
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- 1 3 1/2-pound chicken, cut up as for frying
- 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water, or chilled chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 medium onions, trimmed, split lengthwise, and peeled
- 3 large ribs celery, 2 thickly sliced, 1 trimmed, strung, and diced
- 2 large carrots, peeled, 1 thickly sliced and 1 diced small
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 thick slice dry-cured country ham, diced
- 1 medium leek, washed, trimmed, and thinly sliced
- 1 1 tablespoon chopped fresh, or 1 teaspoon crumbled dried sage
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh, or 1 teaspoon crumbled dried thyme
- 2 rounded tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cream or half and half
- 1 recipe chicken pie pastry, Recipe Follows
- 1 large egg white, beaten with 1 tablespoon of water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon level dried ground sage
- 2 tablespoons chilled lard or shortening, cut into bits
- 8 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into bits
For the chicken and filling:
Wipe the chicken pieces dry. Put the butter in a wide 5 quart Dutch oven and turn on the heat to medium. When it is melted and hot, add the chicken and brown it well on all sides, turning occasionally, about 5-10 minutes. Remove but reserve the fat.
Cut 1 onion into quarters and add it to the chicken with the thick-sliced carrot and celery. Add the broth and bring it to a simmer. Reduce the heat to a slow simmer, loosely cover, and cook until the chicken is tender, about 30-45 minutes. Remove the chicken, let it cool, then skin, bone, and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Strain and reserve the broth, discarding the solids, and wipe out the pot.
Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Put 3 tablespoons of the reserved fat and the ham in the pot where the chicken was cooked. Saute, stirring often, until it loses its raw red color, then add the diced onion, celery, and carrot. Saute, stirring, until softened and beginning to color, about 5 minutes. Add the leek, sage, and thyme and saute until the leek is wilted but not colored, about 2 minutes.
Sprinkle in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly and smooth. Slowly stir in 3 cups broth and simmer until thick, about 4 minutes. Stir in the cream and bring it back to a simmer, seasoning with salt (if needed), pepper and a fresh grating of nutmeg.
Bring to a simmer and simmer until thickened, then add the diced chicken. Bring it back to a simmer and turn off the heat. Taste and adjust the seasonings and transfer to a 3-quart casserole, or 4 individual potpie dishes or 10-ounce ramekins.
Put the dough on a lightly floured work surface and roll it out 1/8-inch thick. Cut the dough into a round or rounds a little larger than the casserole or dishes that you are using, then cut out vent holes with a knife or small decorative cookie cutter and put the pastry over the filling. Excess pastry can be cut into decorative shapes for ornament; brush the bottoms brushed with water before placing them. Brush the pastry with the beaten egg white and water. Bake in the center of the oven until the pastry is risen and golden and the filling hot through, about 30 minutes.
For the pastry:
Makes enough to make 2 9-inch pie shells, 1 double crust pie, or to cover 4 individual potpies.
Sift or whisk together the flour, salt, and sage. Cut in the shortening and butter with a pastry blender until the flour resembles coarse meal with random lumps of fat no larger than small peas. Stir in 1/4 cup of ice water and work it in. For a more distinctive chicken flavor, use cold broth rather than ice water. Continue adding water/broth by spoonfuls as needed until the dough is holding together but not wet.
Gather pastry into two balls, press each one into a 1-inch thick flat disk, and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes or for up to 2 days. Let come to room temperature before rolling out.


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--How much does an engineer make in the U.S.?
Hello all,
I need some help determing for a good friend of mine, the salary of an engineer in the U.S.?
- Engineer in Electronics, option Informatics and Communication Technology.
- worked in Sales (halftime domestic, halftime overseas).
- 6 year experience
So basically, her job is
- to find new prospects in overseas markets
- sell them a high tech piece of machinery
- get all the paperwork finished (customs, transport, billing)
- oversee contacts with third parties in case the machinery has to be build into a production line
- supervise testruns at the customer
- supervise the build-up and dry run of a newcomplete production line where the machine has been build into
- first line technical support for technical customer questions.
So with the above information, can anyone make a realistic guess what her salary would be?
And how it gets broken-down? Mostly I read about 5-figure or 6-figure salaries in the U.S., but is this netto or bruto? How much are the taxes? Does it include extra-legal salary (end-of-year bonus, etc...).
The salary policy in Belgium is complete different from the U.S., so I can't compare a Belgian salary to an U.S. salary.
Thank you in advance,
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11/18/2012 2:10pm, #22
There are many variables involved. Does she have a graduate (masters or doctorate) degree and any specializations? Is her degree in electrical engineering, electronics or marketing? The market here also dictates salary; where is just as important as what.
A first year electronics specialist working for public utilities can bring down anywhere between $30 to $80 per hour (60k to 160k annually), depending on location and the company.
Maybe goodlun can add some insight; I left the field in 1990 to travel and see the world.
This may help.
11/18/2012 2:36pm, #3
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--Her official title is: Industrial Engineer in Electronics with a specialisation in ICT.
The "Industrial Engineer" could be described as a "Master of Arts in Engineering"
The job would be selling and supervising the transport and installation of an American product to Mainland China companies.
The product would be a fully automated and computer controlled industrial machine, like a food sorting unit that scans vegetables on a conveyor with a camera and than thriugh an algoritme sorts them on size and quality (so quit a specialized market).Originally Posted by Jiujitsu77Originally Posted by HumanzeeOriginally Posted by jk55299 on Keysi Fighting Method
11/18/2012 2:44pm, #4
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1Enterance level is about $50K then anyting extra is down to experience, level of eductaion etc.
Also the requirements for professional acreditation are different in the US to Europe & would be worth checking out before applying for jobs in the US.
11/18/2012 2:48pm, #51
How much does an engineer make in the U.S.?
Is she a design engineer or a sales engineer? Engineers are picky about their titles so narrowing this down could help you get a more accurate figure.
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--From the link that slamdunc gave, I would say that her job experience of the last 6 years would be "Sales Engineer".
Here in Belgium we have "Industrial Engineers" (4 years of College), "Civil Engineers" (5 years of University) and "Business Engineers" (two programs: 4 years of College or 5 years of University).
She's an Industrial Engineer, which would be a "Design Engineer", but she has worked all her professional career as a "Sales Engineer".Originally Posted by Jiujitsu77Originally Posted by HumanzeeOriginally Posted by jk55299 on Keysi Fighting Method
11/18/2012 3:05pm, #73
How much does an engineer make in the U.S.?
Got this from bureau of labour stats http://www.bls.gov/ooh/sales/mobile/sales-engineers.htm being on my mobile I can't give it a proper look but I hope it's relevant for your friends situation. It doesn't look to far off what a design engineer could expect.
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11/18/2012 4:13pm, #83
It is really hard to say, a lot of factors come into play.
The best bet is for him to find the specific job he is applying for and look up on indeed.com and salary.com to find the closest matching title and job description and enter in the zip code.
Engineering Saleris run from as low as 52K a year (this is on the really low end but in this economy), I would suspect with his experience and degree he is probably looking at between 65-75k if he can get an offer as this is typical Engineer 1 range. However its not so much what he can make as an Engineer 1, once he has some real experience than 6 figures on up is very possible.


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It had been mere hours since Chris Brown had kissed Rihanna at the VMAs, and already the chatter was dying down. The ploy for attention had worked for a moment, but after so much drama in that relationship, it seemed like the media was less susceptible to their ups and downs. Rihanna had to do something to earn back the attention before her core started destabilizing. (Oh, I should've mentioned — Rihanna is an extremely human-like android with a robotic core that runs on the attention and adoration of strangers. Or just attention, in case she can't get adoration.) She didn't have long before she started to deactivate, so she turned to one of her fail-safe attention-getting schemes: a new tattoo.
She already has at least sixteen as of March 2012, but getting tattoos is part of Rihanna's daily breakfast, so she's gotta keep it up. When combined with a regular regimen of showing your nipples on Instagram, speaking lovingly about your abusive ex-boyfriend, and occasionally releasing new music or videos, two in ten doctors recommend self-tattooing as a means of keeping the public's attention. We don't yet know what the tattoo is of, because anticipation is a major part of the unveiling, but she came out of the London tattoo parlor with a bandage on her ribcage, so it's safe to say it's somewhere in that region.
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AEG exec discusses Jackson interactions, emails
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Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr. Conrad Murray, who a criminal jury convicted of involuntary manslaughter for Jackson's June 2009 death. AEG's attorney says the case is about personal choice, namely Jackson's decision to have Murray serve as his doctor and give him doses of a powerful anesthetic as a sleep aid. Millions, possibly billions, of dollars are at stake.
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James PatonChevron Corp., the second-largest U.S. energy company, agreed to pay as much as $349 million to join Beach Energy Ltd. in an Australian natural gas exploration campaign in its first shale investment in the country.
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Drillsearch advanced 4.2 percent to A$1.375, and Senex Energy Ltd., another shale explorer in the Cooper Basin, gained 7.5 percent to 64.5 cents, the most in more than six months.
"For someone with the world to look at and opportunities everywhere to recognize the potential of the Cooper is a huge vote of confidence in the future of the basin," Beach Managing Director Reginald Nelson said today in a phone interview. "Ultimately it will allow us to move more quickly to accelerate appraisal and development" and will help the company get the drilling services and equipment it needs, he said.
The U.S. company first approached Beach in early 2012, according to Nelson.
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Robert Rodriguez's El Rey is still a fledgling network, but because it's so young it's still exactly what he wants it to be. At the 2014 summer TV press tour, Rodriguez revealed that the network is going to be bulking up its programming with the new series "Matador" and a larger arsenal of movies.
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As for the films, Rodriguez talks about having El Rey show lesser known movies that are curated by the network's team and guest filmmakers. One such filmmaker who Rodriguez mentions is his close friend Quentin Tarantino, who seems to have inspired the shift.
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Tarantino commented in March that he could see his film "Django Unchained" being told as a cable miniseries, and Rodriguez admits that he reached out to Tarantino after hearing those statements to let him know a "Django" show would have a home on El Rey. "I did write him and say, 'Hey, if you ever want to do that, El Rey would want to throw it's hat in the ring to at least try for that.' He said, 'Keep that in mind,'" Rodriguez recalls.
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- 200 g refined flour
- 200 g potatoes, boiled and grated
- 2 chopped green chilies
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 50 g fresh coriander leaves, chopped
- salt, to taste
- oil, for frying
- Knead together the flour, potato, salt, turmeric powder, cumin seeds, green chillies and coriander leaves with enough water to make a smooth dough.
- Divide dough into marble sized balls and roll out into small, 1 cm thick discs with a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface.
- Deep-fry in hot oil until golden brown.
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