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This past Sunday it was time for one of my favorite annual events (this time the 4th annual Buenos Aires Chili Cook Off. I've been all four years now, and been a judge now at the last three. The event supports the Send a Child to School organization and the proceeds specifically go towards putting together packs of school supplies for children in the area whose families cannot afford to purchase all their schoolroom needs. (Past writeups: 2011, 2012, 2013)
Overall a smaller event this year – fewer chilies, only a dozen; fewer judges, only eight of us, and only, I think, three or four of us who'd participated in judging in past years (I'm not totally sure, as the first time I did it we were all wandering about tasting at the chili cooks' stations, and last year there were so many of us we were split in two separate rooms, so I didn't meet everyone). Better organized and much smoother judging process. I was talking with one of the judges from last year and we both felt that although there were still obvious differences, highs and lows, the quality of the chilies entered this year were all quite good – there weren't any that we truly didn't like as there had been in previous years, nor were there any "non-chili" entries thrown in. There were two additional categories this year – locro, however there was only one entry in that category (a superb entry from Rodrigo Caumo, by the way, though since there was no competition we didn't taste it during the judging process), and brownies (eight of them, and I opted out of that part of the judging – too much sugary stuff for me).
Everyone, of course, has their own tastes, and my favorites didn't line up with the overall favorites in either the judges' or the other cooks' final rankings for first, second and third, but that's to be expected – I doubt any one judge or cook was in perfect agreement with the results. I admit upfront that although I grew up on ground beef style chili with lots of tomato, onions, beans and/or corn and softer spices, my palate many years on leans towards slow braised meat, with some smoked character, beans/corn optional, and a good amount of heat. My personal ranking of the competition, and it was really hard to decide because as I noted, the quality level was uniformly high this time around:
1st place:
Max Carnage from Tarquino, with a chili that brought together roast beef, osso buco, pork loin, bourbon, jalapeños, guajillos, cinnamon and clove into a beautifully spicy chili – it was also the spiciest one on offer.
Tied for 2nd place:
Evangelina Fuentes, who went whole hog on the smoked meats with smoked sirloin, rib steak, pork loin, bacon, chorizos, and just a little ground beef as well, dark beer and whiskey, habanero and piquin chilies, coffee, chocolate, oregano and smoked paprika.
Jon Wheeler, blended together roast beef and pork shoulder, kidney beans, a blend of a dozen or more dried chilies that he'd ground together and then cooked into a sofrito-like paste, cumin, allspice, cloves, fish sauce, and finished it off with some fresh chilies.
Tied for 3rd place:
Eric Boole, whose style was very reminiscent of what I grew up on – ground beef, onion, corn, tomato, cayenne and basil.
David Quevedo and Andres Vera from Che Taco who used ground beef, Mexican chorizos, bacon, guajillo chilies and achiote paste.
Jill Collins Farmer who mixed up lamb, beef, veal, and locally made bratwurst and a mix of spices that included curry and cinnamon, lime, cilantro, parsley, and hits of both pisco and cachaca.
Mario Recalde Pensotti, who used one of my favorite whiskeys, Hudson 4-Grain Bourbon, along with different cuts of beef and pork, chorizos, tomatoes, beans, chili powder, and cumin.
And the remainder tied for a very close 4th place:
Helena Mello, who pressure cooked her beef shoulder in wine, added in potatoes, herbs, red beans, onions, and curry.
Alba, another cook who went the heavy smoked route, with smoked pork, chorizo, beef, and bacon and cooked them down with whole dried jalapeños and smoked onions!
Nicole Florez Nickell, who went the delicious simplicity route using her grandmother's New Mexican recipe, with pork shoulder, garlic, New Mexican red chili powder, water and salt.
Justin Clouden and Tim Jackson slow cooked osso buco, and added in grilled roast beef, jalapeños, chipotles, chocolate and beer.
Anish Merchant, who blended together finely chopped different cuts of beef with vegetables, beer, jalapeños, and a mix of Indian spices.
Congratulations to all, everyone did a great job and made this year's judging a pleasure!


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2016: The year of competition?
The international futures and options markets have been characterised in recent decades by a handful of very large exchanges that periodically face and then drive out of business new entrants, only for the status quo to be resumed once again.
Famously there are only a small handful of examples where a new exchange has taken and, crucially, kept business from a larger incumbent.
This tendency to adhere to long-established market conventions is not unique to the derivatives market but it is tempting to say this industry has changed less in the past decade than any of the currency, government bond or equity markets.
The method of trading may have changed (electronic trading is now pre-eminent of course) but the mechanisms of futures trading, namely the exchanges, are the same firms that our Grandads traded in the 80s.
There are some early signs that this may begin to change next year however, and 2016 could be the year when real competition really takes off in the futures markets.
There are three key markets where 2016 promises greater competition: European rates; the energy market; and Singapore.
The European interest rates market:
The European interest rate futures markets has been dominated for decades by ICE Futures Europe, what used to be Liffe, and Frankfurt's Eurex.
Liffe has dominated the short end of the curve with its euribor and short sterling products and Eurex has covered the longer dated contracts with its Bund, Bobl, Schatz standards.
ICE has established a decent little business in longer-dated products also but Europe is largely split between the two markets.
This status quo was initially called into question in May 2013 when Nasdaq launched NLX, a new entrant trading both the short and long end of the curve and claiming hefty saving through portfolio margining.
The new trading platform saw volumes grow steadily through 2013 and up to the end of last year but critics were quick to point out this was largely down the generous rebates NLX was offering clients as incentives.
NLX finally bit the bullet in late 2014, scrapped the rebates and volumes tanked in a matter of months, falling from 1.6 million contracts in November to fewer than 10,000 a month six months later.
NLX's big problem was the new venue was reliant on its clearer provider LCH to deliver the portfolio margining that was supposed to make NLX a game-changer.
But the Nasdaq venue received a much-needed boost in March when LSE Group, the majority-owner of LCH, said the European clearing giant would finally support a portfolio-margining service from the first quarter of next year.
Portfolio margining is a technique whereby clearing houses calculate their clients' net exposure across a group of assets with similar attributes such as interest rate swaps and interest rate futures, potentially offering large derivatives banks decent margin savings.
LCH Swapclear is the world's dominant swaps clearing house so any futures exchange, like NLX, that clears its futures into LCH (assuming the clearing house supports portfolio margining) could be a viable alternative to the incumbent markets.
The LSE hinted in March that it could launch its own futures exchange to rival NLX and confirmed in October the worst kept secret in the City of London when it said it planned to launch CurveGlobal, backed by six banks and CBOE Holdings, in the second quarter of next year.
Curve, like NLX, hopes to draw futures trading away from ICE and Eurex by offering banks savings as they trade their rates futures on Curve and clear them in LCH where they can be offset against the swaps in Swapclear.
NLX and Curve then look set to present stiff competition to the incumbents Ice and Eurex -- NLX in the first quarter when the margining service, known as LCH Spider, goes live and Curve in the second quarter when it is set to launch.
Charlotte Crosswell, the chief executive of NLX, told FOW LCH Spider and the planned European introduction of mandatory swaps clearing in June next year are set to shake-up the market.
"We are optimistic because portfolio margining and European client clearing are around the corner. The leverage ratio is causing a huge issue for the banks and, because of that, we're seeing an uptick in bank teams looking for capital efficiencies whereas they had different priorities this time last time last year."
Crosswell believes the draconian supplementary leverage ratio being imposed on banks will force them to look even harder at solutions that allow them to cut cost, such as portfolio margining.
Michael Davie, the chairman of CurveGlobal, agreed, adding that several factors point to 2016 being the right time to launch: "Firstly, changes in regulation have increased the cost of regulatory capital to those trading derivatives. Secondly, it is increasingly important for customers that trade futures used to hedge over-the-counter interest rate derivatives sit alongside their relevant positions at the same clearing house."
Davie said Swapclear's 90+% swaps clearing market share makes LCH Spider attractive to firms looking "to maximise margin offsets and optimise their initial margin and default fund capital expenses".
He added: "Looking at the bigger picture, rate markets have undergone considerable change in recent years, and market participants are under ever-increasing cost pressures. There is an industry-wide belief that the interest rate futures markets would benefit from greater competition for both clearing and execution."
Cameron Goh, the head of clearing solutions, SwapClear and listed rates at LCH.Clearnet, said: "We believe competition is going to heat up next year and open access is going to be a big part of that. Exchanges have in the past tried to use their futures to attract over-the-counter flow, but LCH.Clearnet is now in a great position to use its multiple currencies, products and international pool of OTC liquidity to attract the futures market."
LCH Spider is the most interesting thing to have happened in the European rates market for years. More interesting will be the reactions to it by ICE and Eurex.
The US and European energy market:
Nasdaq's assault on the European rates market may only be set to take shape next year but the US exchange opened up on a different front in mid-2015 and could be set to shake up a different duopoly in 2016.
Nasdaq Futures (NFX) launched in late July, offering for trading most of the main energy contracts traded on Nymex, part of the CME Group and home of the US benchmark WTI contract, and ICE Futures Europe, the home of the European Brent standard.
NFX, which has said it will not charge trading fees for the first nine months, plans to attract volume from the incumbents with lower trading and clearing costs, offered with the Options Clearing Corporation.
The exchange also said in July that 16 brokers had signed up, naming 14: ABN AMRO Group, ADM Investor Services, Advantage Futures, Citigroup Global Markets, ED&F Man Capital Markets, Goldman Sachs, INTL FCStone, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Mizuho Securities USA, Phillip Capital, Rosenthal Collins Group, Societe Generale and Wedbush Futures.
Magnus Haglind, the chief executive of NFX, told FOW in July: "We are targeting a 10% market share in the first 18-24 months. I think this is achievable."
NFX volumes have been modest so far but they are showing solid growth, having doubled in September to reach almost two thirds of a million contracts in October.
This level is still dwarfed by the vast trading books of Nymex and ICE, which trade more than that in a single day, but it's a start.
Brokers were sceptical at the time of launch, arguing another exchange showing the same contracts as an established market but at a lower price is rarely sufficiently compelling to put a dent in the incumbent.
The lower fees are something, they argued, but the lower liquidity in the new venues often equates to additional cost which makes them less attractive than the incumbents.
NFX has a fight on its hands but with 16 of the world's largest brokers behind it, it had a decent chance of upsetting the apple cart.
Singapore has in recent years emerged as the platform for trading Asia and the world's top exchanges have wasted no time in piling into a market dominated by local favourite the Singapore Exchange.
The Intercontinental Exchange, normally the incumbent itself, took the plunge on November 17 and launched ICE Futures Singapore, its first Asian exchange and the first launched in Asia by a non-Asian firm.
ICE Futures unveiled a mix of contracts: a one kilo gold future; a mini Brent crude future; a mini offshore renminbi; a mini onshore renminbi; and a mini low sulphur gasoil product.
"With a range of contracts across energy, gold and FX, our Singapore exchange and clearing house provides market participants with effective tools for managing price risk locally," said Lucas Schmeddes, president & chief operating officer at ICE Futures Singapore and ICE Clear Singapore.
This combination raised some eyebrows among rivals who questions the demand for the gold and currency products but three weeks in and the energy contracts are progressing well, according to ICE data.
ICE's launch is potentially only the start however, as CME group has made Singapore its home and appointed in March Chris Fix, the former chief executive of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange, as its Asian head.
CME has not gone public on any plans to launch an exchange or clearing house in the region however, unlike Eurex which had initially planned to go live with its exchange and clearing hub at the end of the year but said in September it had decided to put back the launch by 18 months to the middle of 2017.
A source familiar with the matter said the decision to delay the launch had been taken to allow the exchange to focus on other "more-pressing development work," such as its clearing business, adding that the delay comes after and is linked to the organisation's new structure under chief exec Carsten Kengeter who assumed that role in early June.
Competition is Singapore can only increase next year as ICE ramps up its business and Eurex starts to flex its muscles in the region.

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The pound euro exchange rate is flat at 1.1844.
The pound to US dollar exchange rate is 0.4 pct lower at 1.5386.
The pound to Australian dollar exchange rate is 0.57 pct higher at 1.5400.
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10:52: Position for a pull-back in GBP-USD warn RBS
The pound sterling is tipped to retreat against the US dollar.
RBS analyst Paul Robson says:
"As a Top Theme and Trade for 2013 we recommended establishing a short GBP/USD position. We hit our initial 1.5050 within three months. We eventually closed the position on 11th April after spot retraced to hit our revised take-profit stop of 1.5390. The relatively poor structural position of the UK, particularly against the US has remained unchanged and hence the strategy remains compelling. We now believe that short-term risk/reward has once again shifted in favour of re-entering the position for another run down below 1.50."
9:20: Strong bounce against the Australian dollar
The pound to euro exchange rate is flat on last night's closing rate at 1.1840.
The pound to US dollar exchange rate is 0.11 pct lower at 1.5432.
The pound to Australian dollar exchange rate is 0.31 pct higher at 1.5359. Yesterday saw a strong rebound in the Australian dollar; today's correction is expected.
9:12: We see a stronger pound with a strengthening economy
Britain's recovery is gathering momentum on the back of a 'stunning' resurgence in manufacturing, economists said, as advertising spending – another economic bellwether – bounced back to levels not seen since the recession struck.
This is without doubt supportive of GBP for the remainder of 2013 in our opinion.
Peter Dixon of Commerzbank called yesterday's IP figures "stunning", saying they showed the UK "is getting back on its feet" following growth of 0.3% in the first quarter.
Nida Ali, economic adviser to the Ernst & Young ITEM Club, says: "There is a good chance that second-quarter growth could even be stronger than the first quarter."


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Jose Mourinho has made it clear he does not want to sign Rio Ferdinand.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has made it absolutely clear that he does not want to sign Rio Ferdinand, although he respects the Manchester United star's talents.
The Blues boss has an embarrassment of riches at centre half as he looks to steer his side to a remarkable Treble triumph in his first season in charge.
Chief executive Peter Kenyon, the man photographed having dinner with Ferdinand and agent Pini Zahavi, has also reiterated that there is no truth in the speculation linking the ex-Leeds United stopper with a move to West London.
"Rio is an amazing player," enthused Mourinho. "We cannot hide that.
"But John Terry, in this season, is the best central defender in England. I don't say he's better than Rio, people can have different opinions, but this season, he's the best.
"Ricardo Carvalho was the best in the Champions League last season and he's an amazing player.
"It's a pity William Gallas has to play left back because he's a fantastic central defender. Robert Huth is in the German national team - he's made in Chelsea and a player we want to keep.
"So it's completely impossible that we are interested in a central defender."
Kenyon told Sky Sports News that the matter should be closed as Ferdinand continues his contract negotiations with the Blues official's former club Manchester United.
"I thought we had put it to bed by the statement we made," he said.
"I spoke to David Gill [United's chief executive], whenever it happened and made it quite clear.
"Jose said it today, we've got some great centre halves and, as good as Rio is, we're not in the market for him.
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WAYNESBORO, Ga. - Mrs. Sarah Virginia Flournoy Hart "Mama Sarah" passed away on November 16, 2008 at the Burke Medical Center. Mrs. Hart received her Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education at the Georgia State College, Savannah, Ga. and worked for the Burke County Board of Education for forty years. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 1 p.m. at Thomas Grove Baptist Church, Waynesboro, Ga., with Elder Eddie Fryer officiating. Interment will be at William Grove Baptist Church. She leaves to cherish her memories: four children, LaFonne H. Hatch, Warner Robins, Ga., Tommy L. Hart, Hephzibah, Donald L. Mitchell, Atlanta, Ga., and Patricia (Louis) Mitchell, Hephzibah; a brother, Alvin Flournoy, Augusta; eight grandchildren; 11 great- grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Phinazee and Son Funeral Home, (706) 554-5500. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
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Tablet. Piracy. Thread. Stream. Wireless. Today, these words carry entirely different meanings compared to the past. As technology progresses, certain words get updated or even created! Also, isn't it fascinating that the word "click" may be endangered as we immerse ourselves deeper in the world of touchscreens?
Telecommunications company Lebara Mobile created this insightful infograph, looking at the past, present and future, and how tech changed the way we speak.
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'Print', I think, already begins to mean, 'create file'.
This is one of the worst infographs I've seen in a long time. While I understand the sentiment, it's ridiculously uninformed. Not a single one of the first 5 words are endangered or will be and all of the last 3 are ill conceived.
'Print: one day, we fully expect - and hope that "Print" refers solely to 3D printing.' because i really need a 3D printed whistle instead of a CV!
"Now people what they want and need from internet, web surfing is rarely done..." – ha-ha, not true. Previously internet was more expensive, so people were forced to visit only sites that they need. And nowadays, with all those hi-speed unlimited plans all most of people do is surfind the net. Tumblr-Pinterest-Random link-Tumblr-Tumblr-Facebook-Random link-Google +-VK-Random Link-Memebase-4chan-Random link-Tumblr...=)


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Afuega'l Pitu cheese
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One of the oldest and most widespread Asturian cheeses, both in terms of its considerable production and for its wide manufacturing area.
Its name comes from the "bable" Asturian dialect and means 'choking cake', reflecting its unusual texture as it hits the taster's palate and pharynx. It is a cheese made with full cow's milk, curdled with animal rennet at a temperature of between 20 and 25 degrees, for between 10 and 48 hours. Its shape may be cylindrical/conical, made in a mould and eaten fresh, or irregular and in a flattened pear shape, red or white in colour. The red is called Afuega'l Pitu or Rojo del Aramo, with a very strong, spicy flavour (it has paprika in it). The white has a soft, white, light, sticky rind which is usually mouldy. Inside, it is soft, or creamy for mould cheeses. Its flavour is milky, mild and not at all greasy. These cheeses may be salted during manufacturing or on their rinds and are eaten when slightly aired or once matured after several weeks in a fresh, damp, well-ventilated atmosphere. This is when mould appears on the rind. The red is always eaten matured. It is usually tasted as a "tapa" or dessert, generally accompanied by bread.
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- Rodzaj produktu: Others
- Sezon: Nowadays it can be eaten at any time of year.
- Pochodzenie: The area of manufacture lies in the western central part of Asturias, in Belmonte, Cudillero, Pravia, Grado and Yermes, among others.
- Polecany napój: Afuega'l Pitu cheese, eaten on its own or with bread, is excellent with Asturian cider.
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- Energy: Average
- Cholesterol: Average
- Uwagi: Rich in lipids and calcium.


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The film was well received by critics and audiences alike. Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker both won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role, respectively, and was nominated for three more awards, Best Adapted Screenplay for Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan, Best Director for Sheridan and the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington said that there was already evidence of "disquiet" on the streets and warned that the next two years are likely to prove "very difficult" for the police.
He said police officers needed to be "absolutely match fit" to deal with the threat posed by public disorder and rising crime, and must ensure local communities understand their work or they will face "problems".
The former Scotland Yard chief was speaking as he launched an independent review of policing, backed by the Labour Party, but which he hopes will result in cross-party talks on "radical" reforms. The 20-strong inquiry team includes former police chiefs from New York and the UK, academics from around the world, a judge and victims' representatives.
Official figures last month showed that youth unemployment had reached a record one million for the first time, with more than a fifth of 16 to 24 year-olds out of work.
Addressing a press conference at the Royal Festival Hall in London, Lord Stevens said he believed one of the main issues for the police would be "public disorder" over the next 18 months to two years.
"Looking ahead, you can see there is disquiet on the streets – really concerned about youth unemployment, unemployment generally; really concerned about signs of an increase in crime," he said.
"The police have got to be absolutely match fit to deal with these issues. They mustn't do it on their own; they must do it together with the community.
"My gut feeling is that it's going to be a very difficult 18 months to two years. I hope to God I am wrong, but I don't think I am."
Lord Stevens, who ended his term in charge of the Met in 2005, recalled how he cut crime and restored order after riots hit the north-east of England, where he served as chief constable of Northumbria Police.
He said it had been "absolutely essential" to give the youth "some hope for the future", especially as many were from families where three generations had been unemployed.
Last summer's urban riots showed that public order policing had failed to keep up with events and that his former colleagues had effectively "lost the streets", he said.
"I think the loss of control of the streets that took place in London was caused by a lack of response by the police at the time," Lord Stevens said.
"I think it is accepted by the police that they didn't have enough resources at the time. Someone described it to me as acting a day behind what was taking place. That was an extraordinary business."
Five or six years ago, properly trained public order officers were able to be deployed instantly, wherever they were needed. "What's happened in the mean time, I know not," he said.
Lord Stevens, who appeared alongside Labour's Shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, said his commission team was working for free and that he hoped to achieve "cross party agreement".
He insisted he was "apolitical" and had advised both Gordon Brown and David Cameron since he stepped down from the Metropolitan Police.
Ms Cooper said it would have been "better" if the government had commissioned the review. She said she wanted to reach a consensus on the future of policing with the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, and would seek talks once the review is completed in early 2013.


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Despite the strange name, the Wildkat is a winner of an instrument that not only
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As reported by a national daily, Neha Marda, lead of Doli Armaanon Ki has quit the Zee TV show.
Yes, the show all set to take a 20 year leap and Mohit Malik, the lead of the show asked to play Neha and Mohit's onsceen son on the show. Neha felt she wouldn't be able to justify the character of a 28 year old son and thus put down her paper. The actor parted ways amicably and is now looking out to step into a new project.
And we have information that Neha after bidding farewell to Doli, in most probability will be seen showing off her dance moves in the upcoming season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa on Colors.
Shared our source, "Neha was initially approached to participate as a wild card contestant as she was busy with her show. But the girl wanted to do Jhalak from the start, so hadn't given her nod then. But now that she has moved out of Doli, she is likely to join the dance reality show."
A friend of the actress confirmed the developments and added, "She is contemplating the offer as she is really excited for Jhalak. If things work out, you will definitely see Neha presenting her dancing abilities to the world."
We tried reaching Neha, but she remained unavailable for a comment.
We have earlier reported about Dipika Samson and Nora Fatehi being signed. Also as per media reports others celebs who have been finalized are Sargun Mehta, Kavita Kaushik, Sanaya Irani, Puneet Issar, Radhika Madan, Faisal Khan and Parth Samthaan.
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Was there ever any doubt that Zlatan Ibrahimovic would make a big impact with his move to Manchester United? Goalkeeper David De Gea is already impressed after having just worked with the Swedish striker for less than a week.
The Spanish keeper is reportedly happy that the legendary striker has joined the Red Devils. How could he not be pleased after Ibrahimovic scored a stunning goal via an overhead scissor kick, just 190 seconds into his debut appearance for United? The striker made his presence felt in the United squad during an off-season friendly match against Turkish giants Galatasaray on Saturday. New Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho clapped his hands together and sat with a smug look on his face after his superstar signing hit the back of the net.
"That gives us more energy when you see players like them coming to Manchester, and now we have to train all together, trying to be fit as soon as possible. We're going to play the first game against Leicester City, with the Community Shield up for grabs," said De Gea, as he shared his thoughts to Manchester United TV. Apart from Ibrahimovic, he thinks that the team has made some good signings including Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Ibrahimovic appears to be adjusting and integrating into the team fairly quickly, even after missing the team's pre-season tour in China. The living legend already has 13 league titles under his belt, all gathered from across the continent. He has achieved league success in Italy, Spain, Holland and France during spells with teams like AC Milan, Inter Milan, Ajax Amsterdam, FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.
Ibrahimovic faces a new challenge in England, alongside the similarly successful manager Jose Mourinho. Before joining Manchester United, Mourinho has won titles with Chelsea in England, Inter Milan in Italy, Real Madrid in Spain, as well as with Porto in his native country, Portugal. with Mourinho's help, Ibrahimovic could be on his way to be the first player to ever win league titles in five different countries.


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Models have to endure all sorts of elements during a photo shoot. Fortunately some models are built to handle weather like that of early spring in Maine better than others. Some of the hardiest include the ladies at Conant Acres in Canton. Paraded out one at a time, several members of the registered Holstein herd were selected to pose for their portrait to be taken by professional cow photographer Jenny Thomas. Thomas made the trip to Maine recently, scheduling visits to four dairy farms to photograph their bovine beauties. Of course, when the photos are finished, the barren, frozen landscape (or in the case of the Conants, the paved dooryard in front of their barn) will be replaced by a lush, green summer pasture thanks to a little Photoshop magic. And while it may be more appealing than what was really present that day, everyone looking at the photos will be paying attention to the subject of the photo, not the background. These photos will be used by the farms to market their genetics to sell embryos or calves or young breeding stock. The photos will appear on the farm web site, in sale catalogs, in dairy publication ads, etc. Thomas is well-practiced at highlighting a cow's best features, which often includes a high, wide udder. Before the photo shoot, she helps to brighten the white of the cow and make the black shine, while also polishing the hooves and looking for any stray hairs. As she looks through her camera lens, she directs members of the Conant family to position the cow just so. "Move the left foot forward an inch, the right foot half an inch," she calls out. Dennis Conant was in charge of keeping the cow's attention facing forward by shaking a grain bucket and making strange noises and waving his arms. "Let her get a whiff of that grain," Thomas said. "Let her reach for it. Then pull it back." The difference between a dairy photo shoot and a fashion photo shoot is that there is no hustle and bustle when it comes to cows. Thomas and the Conant family move slowly and speak easily to keep the ladies calm. "Just let her settle here a second," Thomas says patiently. "Easy does it." From Ohio, Thomas grew up on a dairy farm, studied animal science in school, worked in the dairy industry and married into a dairy farm family. Both she and her husband judge cattle, and the family shows their cattle around the country. Eight years ago, she had the opportunity to train and work with Cybil Fisher of Green Bay, Wis., a well-known dairy photographer. Thomas continues to work for Fisher's business, taking photos from coast to coast. One might think photographing only cows would get boring. Not so, says Thomas. "Every cow is different," she says. "It's always a different challenge." And some can be more challenging than others, like the Conant's cow Randi who has to be reset for the fourth time because she refuses to place her feet on the block. "Those are the fun ones," Thomas says....Read More
As cool as a cow
If a cow could speak, a dairy farmer would probably ask her 20 questions a day, at least. How are you today? Feeling all right? Can I get you anything? Is the temperature right for you? Do you need me to turn up the fans? Can I get you anything? How's the food today? Have you been drinking enough water? Are you comfortable? Are the bedding and stalls to your liking? Can I get you anything? A cup of tea, perhaps? Well, that last one might be a bit overboard, but you get the idea. Because cows don't speak, not our language any way, dairy farmers rely on research, technology, the advice of veterinarians and cow nutritionists, and their own observations to determine what a cow likes or dislikes, what she needs for proper nutrition and for suitable housing, and if she's feeling all right at any give point. At no time are those things more important than at the peak of summer heat. And if you've ever been in dairy cow barn in summer, you'll know it's one of the coolest places to be (because of the temperature and because you get to hang out with cows). Cows prefer jeans-and-hoodie weather or even snow pants-and-parka weather to beach weather. And they are sensitive creatures whose health can be thrown out of whack if stress is introduced. Their milk production can drop or their complex digestive systems can go haywire, it can also add excessive stress to a pregnant cow. Fortunately, we have found ways to keep cows healthy and comfortable even when the heat and humidity start to rise. Large animal veterinarian Meghan Flanagan, DVM, of Annabessacook Veterinary said dairy farmers must plan ahead when they know hot weather is coming, to make sure the heat has as little impact on the cows as possible, checking that fans are running and shades are in place to block out sun if needed, water tanks are clean and in working order. "You want to encourage water intake," she said. Some dairy farms will offer salt licks for their animals, while most include trace minerals in the animals' feed. "There's some nutrition shifting that is seasonal," she added. Dairy farmers work with a nutritionist to adjust feed often, and much of it depends on the weather. A cow's nutritional needs in extreme cold to keep her healthy are different from those needs in milder weather. During hot weather, Betsy Bullard of Brigeen Farms in Turner says her family mixes electrolytes into their cows' feed with a mix that is provided by the grain company. "Airflow," is Betsy's main concern, she added. "Every fan is going." The cows are kept in open-sided free stall barns with sand for bedding. "The sand stays pretty cool for them also." At Brigeen Farms, the cows also wear collars that transmit information about their rumination (chewing their cud) and activity (how much they walk around, go to the water tanks) to a computer so that farmers can check in at any time and make sure everyone is all right. When a cow isn't feeling well, the earliest sign is that she isn't chewing her cud, or she's lying down too much. "We keep track of that all the time anyway, but when it's really hot and humid, we are that much more vigilant, so we can catch anything early." If a cow seems to be suffering heat stress, the first response is to give her fluids. Another indication that cows are stressed from the heat is a drop...Read More
Yankee ingenuity at work on Highland Farms
In 1953, Jennifer Kimball and Johanna Chapman's great-grandfather Robert Pike thought, "There has got to be a better way to milk cows." The process involved bending over to clean and prep the cow's udder before attaching a milking unit to each cow as she stood in her stanchions, only able to milk a few cows at a time before bending over to take the milking unit off and starting the whole process over on another cow. And with Jerseys being much shorter than other breeds, the bending required is much deeper. So, Robert Pike started digging. He dug down with a shovel, creating a pit so that the cows were above him, and Highland Farms in Cornish became the first dairy farm in Maine to install a milking parlor. The farm also had the first registered herd of Jerseys in the nation when it was started in 1886 by David Pike and his sons Wyer and Fred. Apparently that Yankee ingenuity, do-it-yourself spirit is genetic. Jennifer and Johanna, 29 (they're twins if you couldn't tell from the photo), are looking to leave their mark on the farm. Both earned degrees in applied animal science from University of New Hampshire in 2006 and came home with knowledge that was useful for the farm. "They have their ideas about what they want to do, and they are putting it to work," said their mother Libby who manages the farm with other members of the fifth generation – her brother Daniel Palmer and cousins Lorie and David Pike. One of the biggest changes Johanna and Jennifer are looking to make is the calf housing. Currently, calves are raised in hutches during the warmer months and then moved into individual stalls in the main barn for the winter. Many dairy farms are now moving towards raising calves together in open pens, sometimes even keeping those groups together for the first 2 or 3 years before moving them in with the rest of the milking herd to reduce stress as the older, larger cows can be pushy with the younger ones. Highland Farms will group house their calves and use automatic feeders, so calves can drink when they want rather than being individually bottle fed twice a day. Libby's generation also made changes when they came back to farm to live and work, always looking to improve efficiency and cow comfort. The barn built in 1903 had two stories, the lower being a bedded pack area for the milk cows. They wanted to improve ventilation and air quality and removed the top floor, creating an open, airy freestall barn. Five family members work full-time on the farm and three split their time between the three family businesses – Highland Farms Dairy, Highland Farms Trucking and Highland Farms Logging. The farm owns 1200 acres on Towles Road in Cornish. It actually owns the whole road. There used to be four or five other farms on the road, Libby said, but as they sold out because the owners had no next generation to take over, her grandfather bought the farms so they would remain in agriculture. The houses and barns were not torn down, and as the family grew, they moved into those homes. About 160 acres are planted for corn silage and another 150 acres is cut for hay and silage (100 acres are rented), while the remaining 1,000 acres is woodland. Judging from the views, the land would make prime real estate for a housing development, but it doesn't look like that will happen. Upon returning from college, Johanna and Jennifer took over their grandparents John and Allaire Palmer's duties, specifically raising the calves, making a science of it as they experimented with milk and feed and...Read More
Farmers use FitBit-style technology to monitor cow health
Long before FitBits were all the rage among those looking to get and stay fit, dairy farmers were relying on similar technology to keep them abreast of their cows' health. And Lilley Farms waaaay up in the County, between Canada and Baxter State Park in Smyrna, was one of the first to start using it. It is now common place on dairy farms and makes it easier for farmers to monitor the health of each individual cow. A collar around the cow's neck transmits data to computers on the farm through various readers (like one over the watering tank). A farmer can see how many times a cow chews her cud, if her milk production stays at the same rate, and how much she is moving around. These are all health indicators and can help farmers to be much more proactive in dealing with any possible health issues. If a cow's numbers are off from the normal range, the dairy farmer is alerted. Chewing her cud is one of the most important parts of a cow's daily life. She is a ruminant, which means she has a fascinating and complex digestive system that allows her to eat almost anything and turn it into energy and milk. In order to do that, she must swallow and then regurgitate her food, chewing it over and over so that it is broken down enough to be digested. If a cow is not chewing her cud, it's a red flag that something is wrong and she's not feeling well. People have spent a lot of time (and money) researching dairy cows, and dairy farmers use that information to make sure their cows are as healthy and happy as possible. Someone even took the time to count how many times a cow chews on her cud – about 30,000 times a day. Research has also shown how much a cow should move around on a daily basis. If she's not moving enough it might mean she is sick or has a sore hoof and should be checked. If she's really active and moving around, she's probably in heat and ready to be bred. Before this technology, farmers had to rely on their own observations and a lot of guess work. Now, they can catch a problem much earlier. If a cow is showing signs that she's sick, catching it earlier means she can be taken care of before a problem gets more serious or fatal. Often, less drugs and antibiotics are needed. Farmers and veterinarians can use the data to tell if a cow is responding to treatment sooner rather than waiting to see if one thing works before trying another and then another. Similar technology is also used with calves and robotic feeders. Many dairy farms, like Lilley Farms, use group-housing for their calves. Making sure each calf gets enough to eat and not too much would be difficult (or impossible) to do without the feeders. The calves aren't fed twice a day on a schedule, they can choose to drink milk when they want, but they can't have as much as they always want. Too much milk can cause them to have scours (diarrhea). A button on their ear tells the computer that runs the feeder which calves can have more milk and which ones have had their fill for the day. As calves get older, the amount of milk they drink every day will be cut back as they are weaned and their diet consists more of hay and grain. All this technology might seem a far cry from the bucolic,...Read More
Making dinner for 200 … cows that is
While we all know that milk is an important part of our nutritional health, you might not be aware of all the work and science that goes into ensuring dairy cows have the proper nutrition to produce that delicious, healthy milk. I have had several opportunities, through my job with the Maine Dairy & Nutrition Council and Maine Dairy Promotion Board, to talk to the public about dairy farming in Maine. I like to throw out interesting facts such as Maine's dairy farmers protect 700,000 acres of open farmland and small woodlands. Or Maine's dairy farms range in size from 8 cows to 3,400 cows. And that a dairy cow can produce upwards of 100 pounds of milk per day (the average is 70 pounds). This then leads to the fact that a dairy cow can eat 100 pounds of feed a day. At this point, peoples' eyes go wide, and you can see them thinking about all the resources that go into feeding that cow. However, many people are unaware that much of a dairy cow's diet is made up of byproducts – byproducts of human consumption. Those that are not byproducts, like grass in all its forms of hay, haylage, balage, silage, can't be digested by humans, and Maine is pretty good at growing grass. When corn is chopped on the farm for cows, the ENTIRE plant is chopped – they don't just eat the kernels of corn. Other byproducts that Maine dairy farmers rely on include the following: Brewer's grains from the growing craft beer in Maine. Distiller's grains, usually corn-based, is a byproduct of ethanol or alcohol. Soybean meal is a byproduct when soybean oil is extracted to use in products like margarine, mayonnaise and salad dressings. Okara – a byproduct of tofu. Canola meal – a byproduct of canola oil. Wheat middlings and red dog, both of which are byproducts of wheat flour, are used to make pelleted feeds for dairy cows. "That's the beautiful thing about agriculture," said dairy cow nutritionist Emilee Robertson. "Nothing goes to waste." Emilee is a dairy specialist for Gold Star feed and grain. She allowed me to tag along with her when she made one of her weekly visits to Mark Sawyer's farm in Newport recently. My head was spinning with so much information by the end of the visit. So many factors are considered when planning dinner for a dairy cow: Weather – how cold is it? How much energy will the cows expend to keep warm? What life stage are the cows at – calf, puberty, heifer, dry cow (during the vacation period just before she has her calf), pregnant, fresh (just had her calf), nearing the dry off period? How much milk is she producing? What is the farmer's goal for his cows to be producing (pounds of milk per day)? What forages grown on the farm does the farmer have available? What is the quality of those forages? What is the cost of grain at this time? Soy? Corn? The farm separates cows into groups depending on age/life stage and how much milk they produce, and then each group receives its own special diet that is determined through Emilee's observation and computer analysis. On this particular visit, which was coming on the tail end of the coldest stretch of winter, Emilee was concerned about the level of energy in the cows' diet. On her last visit, she said, the cows seemed "almost lackadaisical" as she walked through the barn. "I really cranked up the energy," she said. On this visit, she walked through the herd and...Read More
A good cow starts with a good foundation
If you hadn't noticed, cows are big. An average full-grown Holstein dairy cow is 1,500lbs! All that weight puts a great deal of pressure on their hooves, and it puts a great deal of pressure on the farmer to make sure those hooves are healthy and the cows don't become lame. Update 12/14/2015 – since this story was first published in February 2015, Keene Dairy has started trimming their cows' hooves three times a year. Travis Keene (far right) watches while Brandon Beavers trims a Keene Dairy cow's hooves. Like most dairy farmers, Travis Keene of Belfast has his "hoof guy" come to the farm every 6 months. "Every six months, every cow gets a pedicure," Travis said. "It's pretty important. You can tell when it's time." Hoof care is so important that February is actually International Hoof Care Month. Travis said there are six or seven people who trim cow hooves in the state of Maine, and when the farm's former hoof guy got out of the business, everyone else was already booked. He was put in touch with Brandon Beavers of Beavers Hoof Care Service in Kentucky. "He said 'I always wanted to trim cows in Maine,'" Travis recalled. Keene Dairy belongs to the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA co-op), meaning their milk is shipped to various processors. The family also bottles raw milk on-farm to be sold locally. Travis is the fourth generation working on the farm (you can follow his Facebook page). He and his father Jeff run the operation, and the rest of the family also pitches in with Travis' mother doing the books, his uncle doing general farm work, and his wife, who also has an off-the-farm job, lending a hand whenever needed. Travis' great-grandfather farmed with all Guernsey cows, but now the farm relies on Holsteins. When Keene Dairy had a hoof trimmer who lived closer, they would do 25 cows every couple of months. Now that Brandon is coming up from Kentucky, they do all 100 milkers and a few heifers in one day. He averages 20 cows an hour. "My goal is to get them done and get them back eating as quickly as possible," Brandon said. Milk cows can produce 100 or more pounds of milk per day, but to do that and keep up her own energy requirements and feed a calf growing inside her, especially in the cold of winter, she needs to spend a large amount of her day eating. She's kind of like an elite athlete – she needs to replace all the energy she expends to keep her in tip-top shape. The other challenge is that cows can stress easily. Ruminants (animals with four stomach chambers, e.g. cows, goats, sheep) are often ruled by their digestive system. If they are healthy and content, their digestion is fine, but stress her out, and she can literally tie herself in knots. When a ruminant is eating regularly and chewing her cud, you know things are in working order. Cows do not get their hooves trimmed like horses. They will not stand there complacently, resting their head on the farrier's back, and lifting each hoof as asked (and yes, I know all horses don't behave this well, but it's the goal). To trim a cow's hooves without causing her too much stress, you need to do it quickly and ask as little of her as possible. So, bovine hoof care specialists use a chute. The cow enters, is locked in and then turned on her side (the whole chute turns). Her legs are restrained at each...Read More


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The ease and splendor of the uncomplicated yet vibrant way of life in Corolla saturates the entire area from the ocean to the sound. A Corolla vacation rental on the Outer Banks will transport you to a place that celebrates the unique history, stunning landscape, extraordinary wildlife, and the easy-going joyful lifestyle of the people who live there.
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In the mid 1800's, several small communities dotted the northern Outer Banks where present-day Corolla is located. The earliest residents were fishermen and hunters who tended gardens and raised livestock that ran wild along with the Spanish Mustangs that can still be found roaming the beaches today. Early Corolla inhabitants would travel by boat to the mainland, where most people preferred to settle, to sell goods they would grow, catch or find washed up from the many shipwrecks off the coast.
They would also make a living guiding and helping wealthy sportsmen traveling in from the north to hunt and fish along the Currituck Sound. This is why the famous couple, The Knights, came to build the magnificent home we know today as Whalehead in historic Corolla - as a place to stay while hunting and fishing the magnificent area.
With the inclusion of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, which was built in 1873, Corolla Village's turn-of-the-century restored private homes, schoolhouse and chapel, come together in present day to provide an authentic peek into what life was like on the island as it slowly developed. Twiddy's Corolla rentals are scattered among these historical landmarks, offering visitors the opportunity of exploration amidst sunny beach days, shopping excursions, delicious meals and peaceful starry nights.
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Twiddy and Company's 455 Corolla vacation rentals on the OBX lend access to this tranquil, yet spirited coastal community in the Northern Outer Banks and make for an ideal vacation destination, only 40 minutes from Kitty Hawk by car and just minutes away from the famous 4x4 Beaches. Corolla NC rentals offer visitors wide, soft-sand beaches, an impressive variety of quaint shops, acclaimed restaurants, a renowned golf course, luxurious spa, recreational activities and Outer Banks historic area attractions - all within 5 - 10 minutes of Twiddy's fine Corolla vacation rental homes. Ranging from 3 - 12 bedrooms and available in all price ranges, our Outer Banks vacation rentals are an optimal choice, whether you're seeking a classic oceanfront getaway or an elaborate oceanfront mansion situated in a vibrant resort community. No matter what, if it's a comfortable, relaxed atmosphere immersed in history and teeming with beautiful landscapes and excitement around every turn, Corolla is the vacation destination you're looking for.
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Rethinking the Case Study in International Business and Management Research
Edited by Rebecca Piekkari and Catherine Welch
Chapter 12: Mixed-method Case Studies in International Business Research
Leila Hurmerinta and Niina Nummela
Leila Hurmerinta and Niina Nummela INTRODUCTION International business (IB) is a multifaceted field of research, crossing national, cultural and organizational boundaries, and inspiring quite complicated research questions. Lately, the nature of research questions has evolved; it seems that simple research problems have already been solved, and now the more complex ones remain. Additionally, as a relatively new field of research, IB still offers numerous avenues for exploration for which traditional research methods are inadequate, and researchers may need to apply several methods in order to stay on firm ground and to arrive safely at their destination. We assume that this will also gradually lead to combinations of diverse methods and thereby to more complex research designs. However, to date the IB field has been clearly dominated by singlemethod studies (for reviews of the field see, for example, Clark et al. 1999; Peterson 2004; Hurmerinta-Peltomäki and Nummela 2006), although some exceptions do exist (for example, Brannen 1996). This is quite surprising, given that mixed-method research designs represent one of the fastest-growing areas in research methodology today (Bergman 2008). Another area attracting greater interest is the case study, as this book indicates. Yet so far, the two streams of methodological literature – on case studies, on the one hand, and mixed methods, on the other – seem to have remained largely disconnected. In this chapter, we therefore seek to redress the neglect of mixed-method case studies in IB by looking specifically at how mixed methods can and have been used in the course...
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ExxonMobil Announces 2004 Reserves Replacement
ExxonMobil reports that additions to its worldwide proved oil and gas reserves totaled 1.8 billion oil-equivalent barrels in 2004, excluding the effects of using single-day, year-end pricing. The Corporation replaced 112 percent of production including property sales, and 125 percent excluding property sales.
Exxon Mobil Corporation Chairman Lee Raymond said, "This represents the eleventh consecutive year of greater than 100% reserve replacement, demonstrating the outstanding capability of our Upstream organization and the Corporation's commitment to long-term growth. The annual reporting of proved reserves is the product of our long-standing processes within the Corporation, which ensure consistency and management accountability with respect to all reserve bookings. Proved reserve additions and revisions follow a rigorous and structured management review process stewarded by a team of experienced reserve experts with global responsibilities."
Consistent with our significant commitment and growing participation with Qatar Petroleum in the development of liquefied natural gas from Qatar's North Field, proved reserve additions in Qatar totaled 1.7 billion oil-equivalent barrels. ExxonMobil's commitment of capital to this growing LNG business, which is underpinned by our confidence in the demand for gas and the liquidity of our targeted gas markets, has been the subject of several press announcements during 2004. Proved additions were also made in West Africa from developments in Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Angola and from new developments and established operations in Europe and the Caspian region. These proved reserve additions reflect developments with substantial funding commitments as well as revisions to existing fields following additional drilling, reservoir performance data and evaluation, or study activities. Asset sales reduced proved reserves by 0.2 billion oil-equivalent barrels.
Production totaled 1.6 billion oil-equivalent barrels in 2004. Liquids production was 935 million barrels, and gas production totaled 3.9 trillion cubic feet.
With 22.2 billion barrels of proved oil and gas reserves at year-end 2004, ExxonMobil's reserve life at current production rates is approximately 14 years. Approximately 63 percent of our proved reserves are already developed.
Effect of Single-Day, Year-End Pricing Calculation
Based on SEC guidance, ExxonMobil is also stating for the first time its results to reflect impacts to the proved reserve base utilizing Dec. 31 liquids and natural gas prices. However, the use of prices from a single date is not relevant to the investment decisions made by the Corporation, and annual variations in reserves based on such year-end prices are not of consequence in how the business is actually managed. The overall impact of using single-day, year-end prices on 2004 results was to reduce proved oil and gas reserves by 0.5 billion oil-equivalent barrels. The use of the single-day, year-end pricing methodology resulted in a total proved reserve addition of 1.3 billion oil-equivalent barrels in 2004. On this basis, the Corporation's reserve replacement ratio, including the effects of year-end prices and property sales, was 83 percent.
The most significant single impact of employing Dec. 31 prices occurred for the Cold Lake field (heavy oil-bitumen steam project in Canada), where approximately 0.5 billion barrels were removed from the proved category while still remaining part of our total resource base. Prices for Cold Lake were strong for most of 2004. However, on the day of Dec. 31, 2004, prices were unusually low due to seasonally depressed asphalt sales and industry upgrader problems in Western Canada. Prices quickly rebounded from Dec. 31, and through January 2005, returned to levels that have restored the reserves to the proved category.
Resource Additions Total 2.9 Billion Barrels
For total resources, ExxonMobil added 2.9 billion net oil-equivalent barrels from new fields in 2004 to the industry's largest resource base. Additions to the resource base were characterized by geographically diverse and high quality discoveries from drilling and acquisition of discovered-but-undeveloped resources. The Corporation's total oil and gas resource base of nearly 73 billion oil-equivalent barrels includes proved reserves and other discovered resources that will likely be developed. These estimates assume the company's long term oil and gas pricing outlook.
Key 2004 resource-base additions were associated with successful exploration drilling campaigns in Angola, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Canada and the United States as well as significant resource increases underpinning new liquefied natural gas developments in Qatar.
CAUTIONARY NOTE: The terms "resources" and "resource base"
includes quantities of discovered oil and gas that are not yet
classified as proved reserves but that we believe will likely be
developed in the future. The term "reserves," as used in this release,
includes proved reserves from Syncrude tar sands operations in Canada
which are treated as mining operations in our SEC reports. The proved
reserves in this release are the combined total from both consolidated
subsidiaries and equity companies. The Corporation operates its
business with the same views of equity company reserves as it has for
reserves from consolidated subsidiaries.
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Ok so my boyfriend and I have been dating for over a year, which in my opinion is a pretty decent amount of time. We've met each other's parents and all that jazz, but we don't really get "physical" I guess. Anyways that's not the point but at the last school dance, or the most recent one anyways, something weird happened. We were about to dance together when this girl who is a grade ahead of us, pretty, way more dressed up and makup-upped than me, asked my boyfriend if he wanted to dance. Of course, he said no thanks, and then we danced. About halfway through the song he said he felt bad for rejecting her, which I kind of doubt bc he's rejected girls in the past, and then the song was over. But wait there's more! So I went to go grab a snack, when about a minute later, he comes up and asks me if its ok for him to dance the next dance with her so he doesn't feel bad. 😑 He asked me if I was comfortable with this, and of course I wasn't, but I said sure so I didn't seem rude. So that's when I felt like I was going to puke. I was texting my friend about it the entire time.(she wasn't there) and yeah. Then I heard the next slow song come on and I ran into the bathroom. I mean did he expect me to WATCH them dance or something? I don't know. So then him and my cousin who's also a dude we're trying to find me, but I kept ignoring their calls and crap, bc at that point I didn't feel like talking to people. So a few songs later, I finally come out and yeah I act like nothing happened, assuming he danced with the girl and etc . etc . So later after the dance at my grandmas house with my cuz i asked my cuz about him dancing with another girl. He said he never danced with the girl who asked him, but instead, he danced with his COUSIN because he couldn't find the girl. And then he really wanted to dance with me for that song, but he couldn't find me either, so he danced with his cousin. He and the girl never danced, but still should this bother me? Or am I being a jerk?
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|Sivakumar J T Gowder*
|College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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|Sivakumar J T Gowder
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Qassim University, Buraydah 51452
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|Received December 18, 2013; Accepted December 19, 2013; Published December 23, 2013
|Citation: Gowder SJT (2013) Food Additives - Risk Factors for Renal Failure. J Socialomics 3:e122. doi:10.4172/2167-0358.1000e122
|Copyright: © 2013 Gowder SJT. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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|The kidney is an organ of excretion, transport and metabolism. It is a complicated organ, comprising several different cell types and having a sophisticated three dimensional organization [1]. Due to structural complexity, the intact kidney is difficult to employ for adequate study of many biochemical, pharmacological and physiological processes. Cell cultures, either primary cells or established cell lines [2], have provided useful model systems for the study of renal cell functions. Primary cultures of proximal tubule cells have been considered as an appropriate model for the study of proximal tubule cell function or renal intact function [3]. Kidneys are target organs for toxicity and also many diseases and hence initiate systemic pathophysiological processes through their complex functions. Thus, kidney damage and function has been considered as a major public health hazard [4]. In developed countries, lifestyle diseases like diabetes and hypertension are the important causes of renal failure. In developing countries, kidney diseases result from even infectious conditions like cholera, malaria, schistosomiasis and hepatitis B [5,6]. Drugs and toxins are injurious to kidney and increase the risk of progression of renal failure [7]. Smoking, obesity, red meats, sodium, and sugar-sweetened beverages and food additives also cause renal failure [8].
|Egyptian records of 5000 years ago describe the brewing of beer from barley. This must be the first recorded use of an additive, yeast, which was soon to be followed by other additives for it was an early practice to put in flavor principles, as hops are put in today [9]. The statutory definition of the term 'food additive' in the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act exempts any substance "generally recognized, among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate its safety, as having been adequately shown through scientific procedures to be safe under the conditions of its intended use" [10]. The Codex Alimentarius Commission, acommission which was established to develop a set of food standards to govern international trade, says: 'food additive' means any substance not normally consumed as food by itself and not normally used as a typical ingredient of the food, whether or not it has nutritive value, the addition of which to food for a technological (including organoleptic) purpose in the manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packing, packaging, expected to result (directly or indirectly) in it or its by-products becoming a component of or otherwise affecting the characteristics of such foods. The term does not include 'contaminants' or substances added to food for maintaining or improving nutritional qualities [11]. In 1938, Congress passed the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), power to remove from foods any chemicals found to be unsafe for human consumption. The Food Additives Amendment of 1958 further broadened that control by requiring the food industry to demonstrate the safety of any new food additives. These ended on a GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) list. The FDA is in the process of reevaluating all the additives on this list, to determine whether they are indeed safe [12].
|Food additives have been categorized into preservatives, antioxidants, colorants, antioxidants, emulsifiers, flavors, filters and colorants [13]. Toxicological studies on food additives should be made according to necessity and adequacy. If substances belong to a well studied and unexceptionally safe group, carrying a strong initial presumption of safety, toxicological data on each specific substance are generally not needed. But if a substance is consumed at high levels and there is no previous experience with its use or it does not occur naturally in food, more direct toxicological data are essential [10]. The interpretation of toxicological tests requires the determination of a dosage level at which no adverse effects are observed. The limitationssurrounding precise estimation of the no-adverse-effect level have been discussed in an earlier report [14].
|Though there are many food additives that exhibit toxicity, this article has been focused on certain widely used additives that have nephrotoxic potential. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is quite often used in Chinese food items. Recent studies reveal involvement of MSG in distortion of renal cytoarchitecture – that is, cellular proliferation of mesangial cells and infiltration of inflammatory cells [15]. Use of melamine (an additive in milk), results in acute renal failure in thousands of Chinese infants [16]. Potassium bromate (KBrO3), a food additive and also a water disinfection by-product results in kidney damage accompanied by changes in many brush border enzymes [17]. Several studies conclude nephrotoxic potential of common food additives such as cyodax, aluminium chloride, beta-myrcene, tartrazine, borax, Aloe, Sodium nitrite, Aspartame, Diazoaminobenzene, sodium metabisulphite, Methyleugenol, N-nitrosodimethylamine, sodium-o-phenylphenate, d-limonene, thiabendazole, and butylatedhydroxytoluene [18-33].
|Due to inadequate data on the nephrotoxicity of the food additive (flavor) cinnamaldehyde, we have designed our study to evaluate the effect of cinnamaldehyde on kidney. The occurrence of cinnamaldehyde is widely noticed in most of the food, medicinal and cosmetic products. Thus, cinnamaldehyde has a high potential for human consumption in the world. Cinnamaldehyde treated rats equivalent to the WHO suggested ADI level (73.5 mg/kg body weight/ day) showed many histopathological changes of kidney accompanied by an increased activity of marker enzymes and an imbalance in the antioxidant status [34,35]. We have concluded that cinnamaldehyde induced renal damage, is due to the reactive oxygen species that formed whilein the free radical scavenging reactions [36]. Thus, the toxic food additives may induce oxidative stress and thereby result in renal damage or failure. Antioxidants (vitamins) play a significant role to ameliorate toxicity. Thus, fruits and vegetables in routine diet might protect human health from toxic hazards at certain extent [37].


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text: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/21406795/detail.html ATLANTA -- A UPS Manager is accused of stealing a package filled with marijuana and selling the contents inside, Acting United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said.Anna Wright, 33, of Atlanta, was arrested on charges of making false statements to federal agents.Authorities said they alerted Wright that a certain mail box in her store might receive a package containing contraband. Investigators said Wright agreed to contact the United States Postal Inspectors if that were the case. But rather than calling Postal Inspectors when the mail box received a package, authorities said Wright stole the parcel, which contained several pounds of marijuana, and sold most of the drugs for profit."Not only did this defendant abuse her position as a UPS Store manager by stealing a package, she then distributed marijuana found in the package and lied to the federal agents," said Yates.Wright made an initial court appearance Friday before United States Magistrate Judge E. Clayton Scofield, III."The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is responsible for keeping the U.S. mail safe from all illegal contraband. We often rely on the public for information during our investigations. It's a betrayal of trust when they lie to Postal Inspectors. This is unacceptable," said Martin D. Phanco, Postal Inspector in Charge of the Atlanta Division.Each of the charges carry a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.


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I was never really into audiobooks until I started a new job with a long commute. Podcasts can only get you so far, and I am frequently in the car long enough that NPR stories start to repeat themselves. (And seriously, why is Lynne Rossetto Kasper pushing Birchbox on "The Splendid Table"? So odd…) Sometimes there are misses – names that are hard to keep straight and annoying voices from narrators. But sometimes I get so wrapped up in the stories that I can't put them down. Or hit pause. Or maybe even get out of the car. You know what I mean, right? Those are the days that I love to cook more elaborate recipes. The ones with multiple steps, drawing me to the kitchen to listen to yet another chapter or three.
Now that I'm blogging and recipe testing, I'm starting to associate specific recipes with specific books. "Yes, Chef" by Marcus Samuelsson was during my Dark Chocolate Cherry Pecan cookie recipe testing. "Without You, There is No Us" by Suki Kim was during my Extra Veggie Tortilla Soup recipe testing. I wish I could say something thoughtful about how these books inspired recipes, but they were all satisfying in different ways. I think I should have created a recipe with rose petals, when I re-read "Like Water for Chocolate." My current book/recipe combinations make no sense at all, but they always inspired ideas for future recipes. But my newest recipe, farro salad with roasted cauliflower was tested while listening "The Boston Girl" by Anita Diamant" which left me feeling warm as happy, and I hope this dish does the same for you.
As much as I have wanted to start eating more varied grains, I haven't been very successful. I still don't like quinoa (I really hope that I will try a recipe that changes my mind,) and nobody in my house was willing to eat freekah and spelt… Spelt in particular was an epic failure. Farro, however, has been a huge success. I don't have a lot of options for farro, so I use whatever is available, pearled or not. Just follow the directions on the package- trust me. I share my shame for the greater good: I burned farro my first try. Directions are provided for a reason. The cooked farro absorbs some of the dressing when it is hot, and somehow it makes this dish hold up really well in the fridge for days. It is terrific warm, at room temperature or even cold, making it perfect to pack in your lunch.
I have accepted that my cauliflower florets will never be beautiful, and that takes the pressure off, making this is an easy recipe to prep. And because our oven is a non-stop veggie roasting machine, I usually roast the cauliflower alongside other veggies needed during the week. Simple, right?
|Cauliflower and Farro Salad
- 1 cup of uncooked farro, cooked to the instructions on the package
- ½ cup chopped parsley
- 1 clove garlic, pressed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- lots of freshly ground black pepper
- ⅓ cup of olive oil
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- parmesan to garnish
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Toss or spray cauliflower with oil.
- Roast on a cookie sheet for about a half an hour, or until the cauliflower is cooked and slightly brown.
- Prepare the farro per the instructions on the package. This should take just about as long as the cauliflower.
- While the farro is cooking and cauliflower is roasting, mix the remaining ingredients in the base of a large bowl.
- Toss the cooked farro and cauliflower in the dressing while they are still hot.
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