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Good morning and welcome to the Business Breakfast live blog for Wednesday, March 14.
This blog brings you all the breaking business news from the North East, UK and beyond - basically anything and everything from the world of business.
I'm Coreena Ford and I'm running the blog this week and the top story concerns the continuing turnaround at Morrisons.
Despite costs rising the supermarket giant - the purveyor of the footlong sausage roll and a current popular hit with its Game of Thrones easter eggs - has posted rising sales and profits.
We also have news from Prudential, some interesting new additions to Britain's inflation basket and impressive results from Gateshead's quoted tech firm Petards.
As usual, I'll bring you reminders of stories you may have missed too.
And if you'd like to contribute, tweet at @jnlbusiness, drop me a line at firstname.lastname@example.com, tweet me at @Scoopford or call on 0191 2016331.
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All you need to know so far....and good luck Graham and Andrea Wylie!
That's all from the blog this morning - I'll be back tomorrow morning.
More stories will be online soon but, in the meantime, here's some extra reads to enjoy.
Have a great day, and if you're betting on the Cheltenham Festival wish a safe journey round the course and some winners for Sage founder and TSG owner Graham Wylie's horses. He and his wife Andrea have several runners this week - good luck!
Jobs worry in North East as employers get more cautious on hiring
Jobs created as Wallsend firm uses reinforced plastics to enter housebuilding market
Dow Jones latest
NEW YORK: the Dow Jones closed down 171.6 at 25007.0.
Zara owner Inditex to share out bonus pool worth £499m
Zara owner Inditex has posted a 7% rise in net profits to 3.37 billion euros (£3 billion) for 2017, saying global like-for-like sales grew 5%.
Inditex said it would share out a 562 million euro (£499 million) bonus pool among 88,000 staff worldwide, including a 42 million euro (£37.3 million) extra payout under its profit sharing plan.
Gateshead's Petards boosts order book to £18m
Gateshead tech firm Petards has posted a 30% leap in pre-tax profits following a strong year across all its markets.
The Team Valley business,which employs more than 100 people, develops, supplies and maintains security and surveillance technologies used by the rail, defence and emergency service sectors.
The company has now posted full year results for 2017, revealing an order book worth £18m, total revenues up 2% to £15.6m and pre-tax profit up 30% to £1,205,000.
With the addition of Stadler, Petards' customer list now includes six of the world's top ten train builders and exports have comprised over one third of revenues for a second consecutive year.
Raschid Abdullah, chairman, said:
The Group's order book at 31 December 2017 was over £18 million, of which £12 million is expected to be taken to revenue during 2018. We are also engaged in on-going discussions for new projects across all areas of our business, many of which our customers have themselves already been awarded. This coupled with a strong balance sheet provides the board with confidence for the Group's prospects in 2018 and beyond.
The Co-operative Bank narrows losses
The Co-Operative Bank has reported an adjusted pre-tax loss of £140.3m for full year 2017, compared to a loss of £477.1m a year earlier. It thanked a drop in operating costs for helping narrow its annual loss, which included lower spending on staff.
Chief executive Liam Coleman said: "We concluded 2017 demonstrating a resilient business performance in our priority markets of mortgages and savings, despite the uncertainties earlier in the year.
"The completion of the recapitalisation in September has transformed our capital position and provides a solid platform to deliver our future plans. "We are grateful to our investors for their continued support and to our customers for their loyalty during a challenging year for the Bank."
Mr Coleman added that the bank's priority now is to continue to reduce its losses and swing to a profit.
"Like all retail banks we are operating in a difficult marketplace and we expect increasing competition in the mortgage market moving forward.
"Our distinctive ethical brand, which we know is greatly valued by customers, continues to represent a clear point of difference for us and our access of the Bank of England's Term Funding Scheme (TFS) ahead of its closure together with our recent securitisation of the Optimum book means we have a strong funding position.
"We must focus on using that in the most effective way to support future growth as we implement our plan to build a successful, sustainable Co-operative Bank."
Popular Gibside Hotel in Gateshead is put up for sale with £2.9m price tag
A popular family-run hotel in Gateshead has been put up for sale with a £2.9m price tag.
The Gibside Hotel in Whickham has been run by the same family since it was built in the 1980s and is now run as a Best Western hotel.
The freehold of the 43-bed hotel has now been placed on the market, with Newcastle leisure specialists Christie & Co looking after the sale.
Marketing materials for the hotel detail its popularity within the commercial and tourist trade, providing a base for weddings, parties and functions.
Good food and beverage trade is cited through weddings and functions, in its large bar, the Bowes Suite function room, Ravensworth conference room and 150-cover restaurant.
A Christie & Co spokesman said: "The Gibside Hotel has been owned by our clients for over 30 years and in that time, has been operated as a family-run hotel which has provided our clients with an excellent standard of living."
Workwear Express creates more than 30 new jobs amid strategy to reach £50m turnover
A North East workwear maker is ploughing £3.5m into the business to drive forward major growth plans and create new jobs.
Workwear Express was first launched in 1990 by Andrew Ward and it has been manufacturing uniforms, personalised workwear and promotional clothing ever since, kitting out the staff of a host of big name firms.
Having started out with a single-headed embroidery machine on a kitchen table, the firm is now based at Belmont Industrial Estate in Durham and employs around 170 people.
Now Mr Ward plans to more than double the firm's turnover from £22m to over £50m by 2023, through a projected 30% year-on-year growth.
As part of the five-year plan, Workwear Express has bought an additional 40,000 sq ft building on the site, which will link with its existing 25,000 sq ft base, and house advanced new machinery and modern office space.
The expansion will support the creation of more than 30 jobs this year, aking headcount to more than 200.
Currently growing by 1,200 new customers every week, Workwear Express has more than 100,000 active customers across its three divisions – e-commerce, key accounts and international – across sectors including healthcare, industrial and hospitality.
Mr Ward said: "Workwear Express is set to become the biggest modern facility of its kind in the UK and this multi-million pound investment is a strategic decision to support our exciting growth plans. We recognised a need to expand our premises in order to increase capacity to meet the demand for our products and services, particularly as we expand our operations further overseas.
Prudential to split off UK and European business
Insurance giant Prudential has announced plans to split its UK and European unit from the rest of the business, as it thanked its Asian operations for helping drive a 6% rise in group profits for 2017.
The decision to separate M&G Prudential comes just a year after it was created through the combination of Prudential's life and asset management operations in the UK and Europe, and follows an in-depth review by the company.
The move will create two separately-listed companies, with the remaining Prudential business comprising its Asian, US and African operations and headed by the group's chief executive Mike Wells.
M&G, described by Prudential as one of the leading retirement and savings businesses in the UK and Europe, will be headquartered in the UK, led by its own chief executive John Foley .
Prudential said it would look at ways of "realising efficiencies" across the two businesses following the split, and had already agreed to sell a £12 billion book of UK annuities to Rothesay Life.
Globetrotting Sunderland children's business in running for parenting award
A creative company which takes children on an educational journey around the world has been shortlisted for an award by MadeforMums, the UK's fastest growing parenting community.
Geo Journey aims to inspire children to learn about the world throughly monthly parcels, starting with an initial explorer kit of a suitcase, travel journal, passport map and activities.
Through the Sunderland company's monthly subscription, youngsters are then sent monthly packages – addressed to them personally – from Geo Journey's characters Geo the owl and his best friend Atlas the puppy, who tell children about countries they are visiting.
The firm is the brainchild of Christina Armstrong, who initially developed the idea as a way to teach her seven-year-old daughter Willow and four-year-old son Roman.
Now the firm, based at the Business Innovation Centre in Sunderland, has been highlighted by MadeForMums, the largest parenting review website of its kind, which runs an annual competition to seek out the best products, brands and services for children and parents.
Even if Geo Journey doesn't win, making the shortlist is set to bring benefits, not least of all because the MadeForMums website attracts 12m page views a month which could lead to extra sales.
Last year's competition led to 596 entries and 120,000 votes, generating £130,000 worth of product purchases for those on the shortlist.
Pork pies scrapped from inflation basket
The humble pork pie has been ditched from Britain's inflation basket and women's exercise leggings have been added to the mix, underscoring the nation's appetite for keeping fit.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said action cameras - such as GoPros - and children's soft play areas have also been included in the goods and services basket in a sign that the population is spending more on keeping active.
However, digital camcorders have been stripped out due to the rise of smartphones, while the digital revolution has also caused TV receivers to be replaced by digital media players made by Apple, Google and Amazon.
ONS senior statistician Philip Gooding said:
"Every year we add new items to the basket to ensure that it reflects modern spending habits.
"We also update the weight each item has to ensure the overall inflation numbers reflect shoppers' experiences of inflation.
"However, while we add and remove a number of items each year, the overall change is actually quite small. This year we changed 36 items out of a total basket of 714."
Raspberries, quiche, ready-made mashed potato, body lotion and high chairs have also made their way into the basket, which is used to calculate the cost of living. However, pork pies have been removed as an individual item and will now be covered as a "meat-based snack" alongside sausage rolls and scotch eggs. Edam cheese, peaches and nectarines, leg waxing and ATM charges have been taken out of the basket.
Nightclub admissions and bottles of lager bought in nightclubs have also been given the boot to reflect the sharp fall in the number of nightclub venues across the country.
The list is used to calculate the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH), the ONS preferred measure of inflation. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rate of inflation was 3% in January, unchanged from December, while CPIH held steady in January at 2.7%.
FTSE 100 and pound latest
The FTSE-100 index at 8.15am was up 11.75 at 7150.53.
The pound at 8am was 1.3960 dollars compared to 1.3990 dollars at the previous close.
The euro at 8am was 0.8876 pounds compared to 0.8866 pounds at the previous close.
Morrisons' bounce back continues amid rising profits and sales
Directors at supermarket Morrisons are celebrating another strong year after ringing up a hike in annual sales and profits as its turnaround gathers pace.
The chain posted a 16.9% leap in bottom line profits to £380m for the year to February 4.
On an underlying and comparative 52-week basis, pre-tax profits rose 9.5% to £374m.
The profit leap comes after group like-for-like sales lifted 2.8% over the year, including a 2.3% rise online and in its supermarkets.
It marks the group's ninth quarter in a row of rising sales.
Chief executive David Potts said: "We have made good progress in our turnaround."
But he added the market remains "very competitive" and said the group would continue to prioritise offering customers "value for money".
The group also cheered investors with a 4p a share special dividend payout, seeing the total full year dividend nearly double to 10.09p a share.
Morrisons said it saw more transactions - up 2% in the fourth quarter - but with shoppers buying 3.7% fewer items.
Mr Potts said inflation, which had soared in 2017 due to the Brexit-hit pound, had "tapered" off and would continue to ease back in 2018.
But he said the group had held off hiking prices to remain competitive.
"The priority is becoming more competitive and looking through that (inflation) as we have to be more competitive to continue with the recovery of the firm," he said.
Supermarkets across the board have had to increase shop prices as costs have risen since the pound's collapse following the Brexit vote.


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Interstate 64 reopens after overnight crash
FLOYD COUNTY, Ind. —
Interstate 64 in southern Indiana is back open after an overnight tractor-trailer crash.
The truck hauling spools of aluminum crashed in Floyd County in the eastbound lanes at the 121 mile marker, closing the roadway for hours.
The tractor-trailer jackknifed, crashed into a guardrail and ruptured its fuel tanks, causing 400 gallons of fuel to spill across the interstate.
The truck driver was not injured.
The crash happened just before midnight and the road reopened around 3:30 a.m.
Indiana State Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

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There's a lot to digest in the new Medicaid "private option" deal, and we've looked at the fiscal and legal implications. But ultimately, the real question remains political. Will 75 percent of the Republican-controlled General Assembly give the go-ahead?
Early signs suggest that the tides have turned. No Republican has come out and endorsed it, but they are taking ownership of the idea and generally speaking (and tweeting) as if they are ready to move forward. Unsurprisingly, House Speaker Davy Carter and Senate President Pro Tem Michael Lamoureux have spoken quite favorably about the new plan. More strikingly, Sen. Jonathan Dismang — who had previously stated that there was no way he could support full expansion and has been a key driver of ideas to offer the expansion population private insurance instead of Medicaid — has signaled support. At the Senate Public Health committee meeting last Wednesday, he publicly thanked the same administration officials he had sparred with a month ago. He said "we're a at a different point today" because of their help "work[ing] through the ACA and try[ing] to build up a program that we feel would be best for Arkansas." He added, "we have the rules to play by...now we start moving forward. Hopefully we'll have some agreement and get a solution."
Even Sen. Jason Rapert, who was basically a preacher of the anti-Obamacare gospel, seems to have softened. He had previously attacked the federal-state partnership exchange, wanting to send it back to Washington. After the "private option" news, he suddenly seems to be in favor of a state-run exchange.
The D-G's Charlie Frago managed to track down (paywall) a couple of Republicans still expressing opposition. Rep. David Meeks dusted off the old classic: What happens to people that gain coverage if the state decides some time in the future that it can no longer afford the expansion? Like Sen. Cecile Bledsoe, he believes that it's better that low-income people never have health insurance than to get it and then possibly lose it in the great by and by. Rep. Nate Bell, meanwhile, said, "[m]y biggest heartburn about it at this point is that it's still an expansion of government."
Of course, in the hunt for 26 Republicans in the House, the far-right Bell was never going to be a target. Bell is correct about one thing: though the money would be shifted from a public program to private health insurance companies, we're still talking about government expenditures to offer folks health insurance.
In the end, even if this approach costs more, Arkansas Republicans just have a visceral dislike of the Medicaid program and are much more comfortable with funneling taxpayer money through private companies. It was amusing to hear Rep. John Burris crowing about "Medicaid contraction." This was in reaction to DHS outlining the populations transferring to the expansion pool, where they will get the better match rates, saving the state money. Of course, within the Medicaid program, these same transfers would have happened under the old Medicaid expansion plan. Republicans didn't believe DHS numbers about savings back then.
Here's Burris: "Draw the line, close the door, turn the page: We are moved past Medicaid expansion. We will not add a single person to the rolls of Medicaid in this session. If anything, we are going in the other direction." Fair enough. Whatever works.
Beebe called this Republican preference for a private approach "philosophical" and former Romney healthcare advisor Avik Roy does a great job articulating the conservative case for this kind of plan here (Roy acknowledges that costs go up). Arguably Republicans could have gotten a deal like this from the get-go if they'd been willing to bargain with Obama on healthcare reform.
But my suspicion is that it's also important that the "private option" can plausibly be sold as NOT OBAMACARE. Folks like me (and I would speculate moderate Republicans like Carter and Lamoureux too) have been searching for months for some avenue, some argument, that would allow Republicans to say yes to federal money to expand coverage without betraying their campaign pledges to fight Obamacare to the death from the state capitol.
Maybe Gov. Mike Beebe, with an assist from the feds, has found a way.
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Teenage Cancer Trust Jersey Appeal has been chosen as the latest charity to feature on the side of a new Jersey dustcart. The dustcart is now in circulation and will be used on the island for up to 10 years!
The Jersey dustcart application was submitted to the Parish of St Helier in competition with many other charities. The dustcart artwork is sponsored by Jack Butel Racing. The Teenage Cancer Trust Jersey Committee work tirelessly on the island to raise money and awareness and are delighted that the application was a success.
Liz Barlow, Chair of the Teenage Cancer Trust Jersey Committee, said "This is really fantastic news for the charity. We are very grateful to the Parish of St Helier for giving us the opportunity to create a moving billboard providing constant awareness of our charity to the islanders. It looks great!"
Regional Fundraiser Amanda Hetherington recently went to see the new cart and said "We are absolutely delighted to be able to continue increasing our profile on Jersey with this new dustcart. Raising awareness of the work we do to help young cancer patients is crucial as we still have so much that we want to achieve on the island. As well as funding our outreach services, we plan to ensure we approach every upper school and college in Jersey to help young people understand and recognise the signs and symptoms of cancer.
We would like to thank our amazing Jersey Committee, as well as Jack Butel Racing and the Parish of St Helier. This has been a real team effort and having our message on the new dustcart in Jersey is fantastic.
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In the Womb: Multiples
Esther and I watched a National Geographic television special yesterday titled In the Womb: Multiples. We already knew most of the information, but it was still definitely worth watching. It's especially interesting if you're not familiar with twins, triplets, and quads. Click the image below to watch the YouTube version (720p HD) in a pop-up window.
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Synopsis: National Geographic explores the extraordinary, never-before-seen world of twins, triplets and quadruplets as they develop in utero. Utilizing groundbreaking technology and amazing 4-D ultrasound images, watch quadruplets as they develop in utero and engage in their first interactions with each other. Can multiples hold hands? When one pushes, does the other push back? Does prenatal game-playing carry over into early childhood?
If you'd prefer to watch it full-screen or at a lower resolution click here to view the YouTube playlist page I put together. The YouTube version of this National Geographic program consists of 7 videos with a total running time of 1 hour 32 minutes.


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The more recently active group rated specific sites. On the one hand, the numbers indicate that these sites are helping people find mates.In fact, people over 50 are one of the fastest growing segments."It's a product of the growing normalcy of using social media apps," says Moira Weigel, author of "Labor of Love: The Invention of Online Dating" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2016).A whopping 44 percent of respondents who tried online dating said the experience led to a serious long-term relationship or marriage.That kind of connection rate would shatter Hall of Fame records, at least in baseball.


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Black Canary #5
Story: Brenden Fletcher
Art: Pia Guerra, Sandy Jarrell, & Lee Loughridge
As Black Canary (both the character and the band that she gave her superhero name to) gets near the end of their tour, the plot threads of the first arc of the most rock n' roll comic on the stands start to pull together. Dinah has begun to put the pieces together, and now wonders exactly how the record company happened to put both her and Ditto, both with mysterious powers and ties to the shadow government, on the same band, and realizes that probably isn't a coincidence. But Dinah doesn't have time to really sort this out, as the last stop on the tour is the hometown of original band members Lord Byron and Paloma Terrific. And at a signing at the local record store, we get to see a little more about Byron and Paloma's past, and it explains a lot about their personalities. Byron's mom, Judith, and sister, Shelley, show up decked out in Lord Byron fan club t-shirts and are clearly her number one fans, while Paloma's family doesn't even appear, and she doesn't seem to expect them to. No wonder Paloma is so sour and distrusting. But it wouldn't be an appearance by Black Canary if something wild didn't happen, and after a speaker flies through the record store window, the band finds a group of disgruntled bands waiting outside, ready to challenge them to a battle of the bands. And Heathcliff, road manager and former Gotham Academy student, tells Dinah, who's already itching for a different sort of battle, that this is something they have to do. Naturally, with the way things have been going for her, Dinah has already had a battle that issue, with the mysterious white clad ninja who has ben following the band, who stole a vial of Dinah's blood for still more mysterious purposes. Aside from all this, we continue to see Kurt Lance, Dinah,s ex-husband who had his memories erased so he doesn't remember their life together, continuing to try to reach out to Dinah while travelling with the band, and continuing to be more interesting in three issues here than he's been in the entire post-Flashpoint DCU to this point, more a character than a plot point. Arriving at the battle of the bands, the generally bad feeling about the whole thing prove prescient, as another band is playing in the battle: Bo M, the new band of Bo Maeve, former member of Dinah's band and her sworn enemy (at least in Maeve's mind). Dinah gets to se Maeve begin her performance, and seeing the way Maeve dances on stage opens Dinah's mind to something about her own performance in a nice character moment before Maeve opens up with her new powers, and it looks like a big fight is on for next issue. While I miss Annie Wu's kinetic art style on this book, I'm excited to see Pia Guerra on this (and last) issue. I haven't seen much from her since the end of Y: The Last Man, but her style works well here; it's not as loose and wild as Wu's, but it has excellent flow in the fight scene, and her Ditto is too adorable for words. Black Canary has been one of the strongest new titles out of DC in its newest wave, and it's ramping up for an exciting finale to its inaugural arc.
Clean Room #1
Story: Gail Simone
Art: Jon Davis-Hunt
Gail Simon is known for being a writer who does strong characterization, strong female characters, and zany plots. But it's often forgotten just how dark her work can be. For instance, Secret Six, for all its very funny and heartfelt moments, is a book about truly broken people often doing terrible things. And those darker inclinations are the source for hew new Vertigo title, Clean Room. I'm not anywhere near sure exactly what is going on in the background of this new horror/thriller comic, but one of the great things about horror is that sense of being off-kilter. The issue starts with a family walking to church, a scene that quickly devolves into terror as a disgruntled truck driver hits the young girl in the family, and then backs over her to make sure he got her. Somehow the girl survives, but something is different. The action then moves to a woman preparing to commit suicide. This woman, Chloe Pierce, is our point of view character for most of the issue a reporter who lost her fiancée, and after being saved from suicide, now wants to find out why and what the writings of new age/self help guru Astrid Mueller had to do with the suicide. After tracking down Mikey, another man who was exposed to Astrid's cult/organization that seems to straddle the line between any self help cult and Scientology who is an addict who now wants to use but just can't bring himself to, Chloe arrives at the shining palace that is Astrid's headquarters. Meeting with an Amazonian official, Chloe strong arms her way to a meeting with Astrid, and the reveal of who Astrid is makes the beginning of the issue and the end connect. Oh, and did I mention that throughout the issue there are these truly disturbing images of monsters and horrors? The tuck bearing down on the little girl, Chloe's dead fiancé with his face half blown off visiting her in the hospital, and a demon hanging from the shoulders of the woman Chloe meets before Astrid. Jon Davis-Hunt is a new name to me, and I'm hoping I'll be seeing a lot more of his work. His people are striking, but those monsters? Brrrr... The detail work throughout the issue is stunning and perfect for what Simone is doing. Vertigo is trying to get back to the forefront of edgy, dark comics, and I've been happy with what I've read this month from their new offerings, but Clean Room jumps out at me as the flagship of their new titles: creepy, deep, and already capturing the darker parts of the imagination.
Princeless: Raven- The Pirate Princess #4
Story: Jeremy Whitley
Art: Rosy Higgins & Ted Brandt
A pirate's life for Raven and her crew is at hand, as long as they can get past those pesky villagers with pitchforks and torches. Having recruited her crew last issue, Raven, the daughter of the pirate king who is on a quest to reclaim her birthright from her usurping brothers, arrives back at the inn owned by her friend Cookie and his daughter to find it besieged by townsfolk who believe Jayla, Cookie's daughter, is a witch and want to burn her alive. It's some quick thinking from Ximena, Raven's former best friend and the freshly recruited navigator of her ship, that saves Jayla in a scene comically reminiscent of Carrie, which is a sentence I didn't think it was possible to write. With the guards and the mob driven off, Raven finds Jayla, angry a her father's protective nature, ready to head off on Raven's all female pirate ship. Left alone with Raven, Cookie makes a speech that is beautiful, asking Raven to take care of his daughter and make sure she never comes back to the one horse town they live in, because Jayla's too good for it and deserves better. Cookie is a fascinating counterpoint to all the other fathers in the Princeless universe: Raven's own father was taken in by his sons and locked Raven away. King Ash, father of main Princeless series heroine Adrienne, did something like that to all his daughters, and is at best condescending if not a full on misogynist. And Adrienne's best friend Bedelia's father is a drunkard whose work Bedelia had to do to keep the two of them afloat (although the cause if his alcoholism remains unknown, so there might be more story there). Cookie not only unabashedly loves his daughter, but is willing to let her go so she can have a better life because she's smart. Not only that, but as Raven prepares to set off, Cookie gives her some sage advice about the life of a pirate. Let's be frank: Cookie is a father figure up there with Alfred and Uncle Ben in the pantheon of great comic book pseudo-dads. We also do get to spend some more time with the core of Raven's crew, Katie, her first mate, and Sunshine, who Raven befriended at Cookie's, and he final page of the issue has the two of them, along with Ximena, Jayla, and Raven (the core cast of the series) standing on board of Raven's ship preparing for the adventures to come. The mix of action, comedy, and character has been one of the hallmarks of Raven- The Pirate Princess, and with the whole cast now gathered, I'm looking forward to getting to know each of these very fun and different characters and how they relate to each other as they sail the high seas.
Dan Grote checks out the first issue of Warren Ellis's new Marvel series, Karnak...
Karnak #1
Story by Warren Ellis
Art by Gerardo Zaffino and Dan Brown
Of course Karnak, the member of the Inhuman royal family who sees the flaw in everything, is a good fit for Warren Ellis – he's an aloof jerk with hand-to-hand combat skills.
That's right, from the guy who brought you Pete Wisdom, Spider Jerusalem, and Moon Knight, it's Karnak.
But Dan, don't you have some kind of thing about the Inhumans that you mention every time you review an issue of Ms. Marvel?
Oh sure, but Karnak isn't so much about Marvel's new-favorite race as it is about how Karnak thinks he's better than everyone and can generally back it up, the sort of arrogant-jerk fantasy shared by perhaps one too many comics readers.
These days, Karnak has broken ties with the Inhuman royals and lives as the hermetic philosopher-king of the Tower of Wisdom. He occasionally comes out of hiding to run extralegal missions for SHIELD, in exchange for more money for the tower and the ability to mess with people.
Guest starring in this issue are screen-to-page SHIELD transplants Phil Coulson and Gemma Simmons, who enlist special K's aid retrieving a fellow Inhuman from an AIM splinter cell that has infiltrated SHIELD (and Captain America just finished scrubbing the place of Hydra).
"Is there anyone left at SHIELD who actually only works for SHIELD?" K (and the reader) asks Coulson (and Marvel editorial).
In exchange for his services, Karnak tells Coulson and the parents of the missing Inhuman boy that the boy must become a disciple at the Tower of Wisdom, to be released back into society at a time of Karnak's choosing. The parents also must give him "the single thing that allows you to believe that the universe is a kind and beautiful place," because, per Karnak, "humans are no more important than objects, and both humans and objects are meaningless." Oh, and $1 million. He also gets that.
Finally, let's peep the art. David Aja covers are always welcome, especially in this post-Hawkguy era. Dan Brown's muted green color palette also has me missing a previous Aja joint, the Immortal Iron Fist. A panel drawn by Gerardo Zaffino in which K chops a bullet in half has me just as misty.
Oh, and apropos of nothing, Karnak has a Zack Morris-style cellphone. There, I think I just sold you this book.


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MONMOUTH, Ore. -- Kellen Walker will be the interim head coach of the Western Oregon baseball team during the 2013 season.
"What he has helped build here at Western Oregon over the past six years is one of the best baseball programs in all of Division II. I have no doubt that under his leadership the program will continue its tradition of excellence."
This season he helped three Wolves infielders earn All-West Region honors. He also assisted in guiding Western Oregon to the school's best-ever fielding percentage (.973).


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All of the food in the Cat House is vegan. Most of the recipes here are low in fat, if not fat free, as well as whole foods based. We are trying to limit the amount of refined sugar and flour, as well as, processed foods.
Recipes for my recipes or recipes I have adapted from cookbooks and food bloggers.
Recipe Reviews for my feedback on recipes other food bloggers posted.
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PARIS - Firecrackers and exploding light bulbs and heaters triggered scenes of panic in Paris on Sunday, as rumours of fresh shootings sent people diving for cover and calling for police.
"We were just singing along with a group of young people when everyone started to run, so we ran too," said a 23-year-old who gave her name only as Laurine.
Along with hundreds of others, she had come to the Place de la Republique in central Paris to lay flowers and candles in memory of the 129 people killed in the neighbourhood in Friday's attacks.
Another young man said he heard a sound like an explosion and started to run.
But police told AFP the reason for the panic was firecrackers.
A few blocks away there were similar scenes when a heater or a light bulb exploded on a terrace, sowing panic as passers-by warned friends on social media of a new attack.
At one cafe targeted by gunmen on Friday, "Le Carillon", people shouted and ran.
A few hundred metres (yards) away, a few people jumped into the cold waters of the Ourcq canal, a security agent told AFP.
The mayor of the area, Christophe Girard, who was at Note-Dame cathedral attending a mass in memory of the 129 people who died in the attacks, said he received a text message saying there was "gunfire near the town hall".
He left the cathedral to "reassure and calm local residents", he told AFP.
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Hot on the heels of the successful Mallory Knox show at the Cresset in November, Steve Jason at The Met Lounge is bringing highly rated British rock outfit Young Guns to Peterborough on June 1 as part of their headline British tour to promote their new album Ones and Zeros that is being released a week later.
The band are currently playing as very special guests' to headliners Don Broco on the 2015 Kerrang Tour and have just released the debut single from the new album to critical acclaim across the UK – 'Speaking In Tongue' gained the distinction of being Radio 1's Zane Lowes 'Hottest record in the world' on the day of its release.
Promoter Steve said: " We asked a lot of people who came to the Mallory Knox show what other bands they would like us to try and bring to Peterborough and Young Guns were in the Top 3 on nearly everyone's list. Like Mallory, they're a young British band on the rise and appeal to the sort of people who attend festivals such as Download, Reading and Leeds etc."
Tickets for the show are on sale - £12.50 in advance from The Cresset Box office or from The Met Lounge. You can book online on www.seetickets.com or www.cresset.co.uk.


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Note: This page is a review which forms part of the post Windows 10 System Apps Review
What's this app for?
Well, another app that does exactly what its name says, although if we were being pedantic it should be called "Films, TV & Videos" because although this app is primarily for downloading and watching films/TV that you've purchased via the Store App, it also serves as a player for any videos you might have on your computer.
Note: In some countries, like USA, this app is called Movies & TV.
Does it do the job it was primarily designed for?
Well, this isn't going to be easy to determine because I've yet to purchase anything from the Store to watch. Some films and TV are reasonably priced but I've various other legal outlets to go to watch such things which I'm already paying for, so I'm only rarely going to purchase from the Store. As soon as I do, I'll update this review, but for now I'm left to concentrate on the only free part of this app, video.
I think, from memory, that by default the app will look at your videos folder. Thus anything you have under that folder will appear under the video tab of the app like shown below:
As you can see above along the bottom line of the window there are six "buttons"; cast to device, change aspect ratio (seems to toggle between just two), play/pause, volume control, fill screen and 'toggle repeat' (which if suppressed will simply repeat the video once it reaches the end).
This is all rather limited and basic when you compare it to sophisticated 3rd party video players but at the very least suffices the basics of video playing, minus perhaps subtitles, which I feel should be there somewhere too.
This is all rather limited and basic when you compare it to sophisticated 3rd party video players but at the very least suffices the basics of video playing, minus perhaps subtitles, which I feel should be there somewhere too.
What's the alternative?
Praise be, Windows Media Player is still available within Windows 10 and will undoubtedly be the first option for most after they've played with the Films & TV app. Personally, I'm drawn to the free VLC Player software, of which there is also an app in the store but it's a dumbed down version of the actual windows version.
Hit, Miss, or Maybe?
Maybe; bypassing the fact that I'm not able to review the actual purchasing, downloading and playing of Microsoft Store Films or TV, for a video player this app does what it needs to do. With a few more customisation settings, like renaming filenames, editing a file's metadata and subtitles availability whilst playing, the app could be even more respectable. It's unlikely though it'll become much more sophisticated than it is now.


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NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez met with top New York Yankees officials Tuesday and apologized to the team as he prepares to report to spring training following his season-long suspension for violations of baseball's drug agreement and labor contract.
A joint statement from the Yankees and Rodriguez said the 39-year-old met at Yankee Stadium with owner Hal Steinbrenner, team president Randy Levine, general manager Brian Cashman and assistant general manager Jean Afterman.
Rodriguez was accompanied by lawyer Jim Sharp.
"Alex initiated the meeting and apologized to the organization for his actions over the past several years," the statement said. "There was an honest and frank discussion on all of the issues. As far as the Yankees are concerned, the next step is to play baseball in spring training."
A person familiar with the meeting, speaking on condition of anonymity because the release of additional details was not authorized, said the meeting lasted about 90 minutes.
The person said the Yankees said they accepted the apology but maintained that doesn't mean the team has forgotten about Rodriguez's actions over recent years. Team officials also said Rodriguez has to make up many things to many people.
New York opens spring training on Feb. 20 at Tampa, Fla., and Rodriguez is due to report with position players and start workouts on Feb. 26. Yankees officials told him he will be treated like any other player at spring training.
The Yankees also said their preference was that Rodriguez meet with media before the team opens spring training.
In addition, New York told Rodriguez the team does not feel obligated to give him any of up to $30 million potentially due for historic achievements, part of a marketing deal reached at the time of his $275 million, 10-year contract in December 2007. The marketing agreement calls for $6 million payments for up to five milestone accomplishments designated by the Yankees. Each payment is due within 15 days of designation and is in exchange for rights such as using Rodriguez's name and image in selling licensed goods.
At the time of the marketing agreement, those accomplishments were contemplated to be tying the home run totals of Willie Mays (660), Babe Ruth (714), Hank Aaron (755) and Barry Bonds (762), and breaking Bonds' major league record. Rodriguez has 654 home runs.
A failure to declare a milestone and make a payment likely would trigger a grievance on Rodriguez's behalf by the Major League Baseball Players Association.
A three-time AL MVP who turns 40 in July, Rodriguez faces an uncertain future with the Yankees, who have said they plan to shift him from third base to designated hitter. He has not played a full season since 2007 because of leg injuries, operations on both hips and the suspension. Still, he is owed $61 million for the final three seasons of his contract.
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This week I'm sharing a rustic inspired card for Crazy Card Party. Love this challenge Regan!
And what is more rustic than burlap?
Some twine and a wood inspired embossed background also contribute to the rustic feel.
And I finally broke into a new stamp set to create the leaves!
Pop over to Crazy Card Party to see all the other rustic inspired cards.
Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies used - Cardstock - Papertrey Ink; Dies - Papertrey Ink; Stamps - Papertrey Ink; Twine - Papertrey Ink; Ink - Stampin' Up; Embossing folder - Sizzix; Burlap paper - DCWV; Enamel Dots - Studio Calico


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The Textbook Title: Human Resource Development...
[Re-posting from the internal Teachers College online system for my cohort, for whatever it's worth:]
This was a good chapter-trio, since chapters 11 and 12 talk about adult learners' characteristics, needs, learning styles and motivations and chapter 13, "Reflective Practice," speaks directly to us as practitioners, reminding us that being reflective of what we do in our practice is essential, just as encouraging the learners to be reflective is key to an optimal learning experience.
Perhaps I've said this in other adult learning courses, but as a learner myself, I've found that the incidental learning I've done (referred to on p. 202 as the unintentional part of Informal Learning) always has felt the most profound and memorable to me compared with the planned curriculum. As an adult educator, it could demoralize me if I thought that that was generally true, that the learning I designed was less effective than the learning they did by accident while enrolled in one of my interventions...however, chapter 13 (p. 241) redeems my mood:
If I design reflection into my interventions, then the learners might feel like it's incidental learning, but really, I know they'd not necessarily have had that learning if I hadn't set the stage for it.
On p. 240 of chapter 13, Wilson writes, "Most of the time, most practitioners do not question what they do." It's true that I was ready to barrel along and design a 60-minute Social Learning Enablement Workshop by pure intuition...well, and a theory based on historical observation of the learners, but had not really thought too hard about honing the learning objectives, creating a needs analysis and assessment, nor per se about the Learning Combination Lock model's elements on p. 207.
Now, since I'm conscious of the need to do all of that, thanks to the reading, I'm reflecting *pre*-action that I need to be aware of how adults will resist learning anything that threatens their identity (p. 211). Also, they will struggle, even if motivated to learn, if they feel it's beyond them -- of all things, a technophobia example was cited in that context (p. 213); I will try to counter the struggle and encourage the motivation through a Humanist approach of "...warmth, care and understanding (p. 213)
Now, too, I recognize that I'm facilitating their gain of domain-specific skills, including Cognitive and Psychomotors skills from Bloom's taxonony...and I know from having done a Honey-Mumford-produced self-assessment at work several years ago, my natural learning-style bias will be toward Activist-Theorist (p. 216), so I'll need to see if I can stretch and design elements that will also appeal to learners with Pragmatist and Reflector styles.


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Distinguished Innovator Operators Award (DINO)
The DINO Award is AMUG's most prestigious honor. It is bestowed upon those with the highest levels of additive manufacturing expertise and a willingness to share that knowledge through contributions to AMUG, its members and the industry it represents.
DINO selection
The additive manufacturing industry is filled with innovative, dedicated and passionate individuals that contribute not only to the additive manufacturing industry but to the Users Group.
Each year, the DINO Committee (AMUG Board members that have received a DINO) review the list of conference registrants and selects no more than 10 individuals. The committee considers contributions to AMUG (speaker, volunteer, etc.); contributions to the AM industry; years of hands-on work with an AM technology; willingness to share and assist; skill level; and other subjective factors.
Welcome new DINOs
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group welcomed eight new DINOs at the 2018 AMUG Conference.
The new DINOs have been advocates and early adopters of additive manufacturing in the medical, aerospace, motorsports and defense industries, amongst others. Their efforts behind the scenes and from the public stage have advanced the technology and the applications that leverage its capabilities. Through direct contributions and corporate support, all have had a hand in making the AMUG Conference a positive experience for those seeking insights and information.
Paul Bates, AMUG president, said, "The impact of these individuals on the additive manufacturing industry and on the success of the users group is awe-inspiring. It was my honor to share the stage with this incredible group of individuals that have worked towards a common cause—success with additive manufacturing."
Over its 30-year history, AMUG has awarded only 149 DINOs. Although there are many deserving of the recognition as a DINO, AMUG limits this prestigious award to no more than ten individuals each year.


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It stars Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Ehle, Mark Strong, Kyle Chandler, and Édgar Ramírez. The film had its premiere in Los Angeles, California on December 18, 2012 and had its wide release on January 11, 2013.
Zero Dark Thirty was released to wide critical acclaim and was nominated for five Academy Awards at the 85th Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actress (Jessica Chastain) and Best Original Screenplay. Zero Dark Thirty also earned four Golden Globe Award nominations including Best Picture – Drama, Best Director, and Best Actress – Drama for Chastain, which she won. It has also attracted controversy and strong criticism for its allegedly pro-torture stance and for allegedly obtaining improper access to classified materials.
In 2003, Maya is a CIA officer who has spent her entire brief career focusing solely on intelligence related to al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. She has just been reassigned to work with fellow officer Dan at the U.S. embassy in Pakistan. During the first months of her assignment, she often accompanies Dan to a black site for his ongoing interrogation of Ammar, a detainee with links to several Saudi terrorists. Dan subjects him to torture and humiliation, and he and Maya eventually trick Ammar into divulging that an old acquaintance using the alias 'Abu Ahmed' is working as a personal courier for bin Laden. Other detainees corroborate this, but with some claiming he delivers messages between bin Laden and Abu Faraj al-Libbi. In mid-2005, Abu Faraj is apprehended by the CIA and local police in Pakistan. Maya interrogates Abu Faraj and has him tortured, but he continues to deny knowing a courier with such a name. (Maya interprets this as Abu Faraj trying to conceal the true importance of Abu Ahmed.)
Maya quickly evolves from a freshman to a veteran officer, but displaying the zeal and frustrations of a focused 'single-tasker'; she fixates on finding Abu Ahmed, determined to use him to find bin Laden. Along a span of five years: she survives the 2008 Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing as well as an attack on her life by armed men; Dan, departing on re-assignment, warns Maya about a possible change in politics, alluding that the new administration may move to prosecute those officers involved in torture; Maya's fellow officer and friend Jessica is killed in the 2009 Camp Chapman attack. Now a detainee claims that the man previously identified as Abu Ahmed from photography is a man he personally buried in 2001; this leads several CIA officers— Maya's seniors —to conclude that the target who could be Abu Ahmed is long dead and they have searched a false trail for nine years. A fellow analyst researching Moroccan intelligence archives comes to Maya and suggests that Abu Ahmed is actually 'Ibrahim Sayeed'. Maya agrees and contacts Dan, who is now working at the CIA's headquarters. Maya theorizes that the CIA's supposed photograph of Abu Ahmed was actually of Ibrahim Sayeed's brother Habib, who was indeed killed in Afghanistan and bore a striking resemblance to Ibrahim. Dan uses CIA funds to purchase a Lamborghini for a Kuwaiti in exchange for the telephone number of Sayeed's mother. Calls to the mother are now traced, and one caller's persistent use of tradecraft to avoid detection leads Maya to conclude the caller is Abu Ahmed. Now, at Maya's behest, numerous CIA operatives are deployed to search for and identify Abu Ahmed; they locate him in his vehicle and eventually track him to a large suburban compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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By Tensiha Waldo
The Post and Courier
Sunday, February 24, 2008
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Fifty-two students in partnership with the Charleston Youth Leadership Council were treated to lunch at the Charleston Grill at Charleston Place Hotel on Saturday. They were coached on dining etiquette by Cindy Grosso from the Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette. The students were served multiple courses and took instruction on the details of fine dinning.
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Fifty-two area high school students were told Saturday that knowledge is not power.
You have to implement what you know, clarified Cindy Grosso, founder of the Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette. "What good is learning something if you never use it?" she told the young people.
Grosso instructed a special, one-time course on etiquette and table manners at the Charleston Grill as part of the Charleston Youth Leadership Council's nine-month "rites of passage" program.
Mentors help young black males transition from boyhood to manhood, and Gabriel Magwood, president of the nonprofit group, said the program can make all the difference.
The teens come from various backgrounds; some are at-risk kids from broken homes.
"They've learned to be comfortable in shirts and ties and to communicate effectively, and after this event they will also be equipped with the tools needed to present themselves with confidence," Magwood said.
Hundreds of youths have participated in the program, and scholarships are awarded each year.
The teens graduate from the program today and will make their debut in society as men at the council's 18th annual Beaux Affair Ball next month. The ball is similar to the traditional Southern debut but centered on the guys. It will feature dining, dancing and a full-fledged show put on by the teens.
Saturday, the 26 teens from this year's class and their dates were treated to an elegant lunch while Grosso showed them step-by-step the proper way to dine. The lessons they learned would help them succeed in the business world and when they need to make a good first impression as debonair gentlemen.
"You'll be building relationships over food," said Grosso, who has been featured in numerous magazines and made appearances on daytime television series such as "Dr. Phil" and Oprah Winfrey's show.
Lunch lasted for a couple of hours, but here's a taste of what they learned:
Lesson No. 1: Don't end up on the floor.
Grosso demonstrated the appropriate way for the guys to seat their female escorts. Approach the chair's right side, your left side, with the woman always on your right, she told the youths. Gently slide the chair out at an angle.
Don't just plop down, but bend your knees with your back straight and sit on the edge of the chair, Grosso showed the ladies.
She cautioned them to make sure they felt the front of the chair with the back of their legs. "Don't miss this step. I don't want you to be on the floor," she said, laughing.
The students followed. Several of the young men quickly sat down right after their dates, but Grosso stopped some in mid-sit to tell them to be sure to sit properly, with backs straight.
Lesson No. 2: 'Know who you are.'
Mickey Bakst, general manager of the Charleston Grill, told the teens that they'd need the lessons about proper etiquette to impress prospective employers. He said he pays attention to dress, diction and attitude when someone applies for a job. The small things make a difference, Bakst said, such as firm handshakes and maintaining good eye contact.
"I'm telling you, it matters," Bakst said.
The restaurant is offering a summer job to one of the students from the group, whose identity will be announced at the Beaux Affair Ball in March.
Grosso stressed that the teens have to first know and respect themselves, and then they'd know how to respectfully interact with others. "But you have to know who you are," she added.
Lesson No. 3: Mind your napkin. And stay put.
A napkin shouldn't be opened above the table, Grosso said, so don't shake it out before putting it in your lap.
"I was about to do that, too," Kenneth Lee, 17, of downtown Charleston, mumbled.
Grosso told them they should only leave their seats for an emergency.
But if you must get up, leave your napkin in your seat, away from view, she said. "People don't want to look at a dirty napkin while they're eating," Grosso said. "It's not appetizing."
Lesson No. 4: Don't dip. Scoop.
Grosso showed them how to lean forward and sip their soup with tact.
Alonzo Linnen, 18, of West Ashley noticed Lee wasn't doing it correctly. "From the side, like this," he said as he demonstrated. "Don't go down in it. Meet it halfway. See, you're going to put your whole head in it."
Lee's date, Missy deSaussure of West Ashley, 17, giggled.
"What?" Lee asked. "I did something wrong?"
Asked if it were OK to use bread to scoop soup, Grosso said, "If I was in a restaurant like this. I might not do it."
But if one was determined, he or she could drop some bread in his or her soup and use a spoon to eat. But don't dip bread in and out of your bowl, Grosso said.
Grosso noticed most of her pupils hadn't touched their glasses. "I want you to know you can drink," she assured.
Given the go-ahead, just about all of the youngsters reached for their tea or water.
Lesson No. 5: Be confident.
Arlene Green of Mount Pleasant joined her 18-year-old son, Kristopher Green, for the lunch. He is the youngest of her four sons, and she said he plans to major in business administration and marketing when he goes to college.
"This will definitely help him," she said, adding that she hopes the etiquette training will help him feel comfortable in whatever setting he encounters in the future.
"Looking at his body language, he just seems so relaxed," she said.
Sixteen-year-old Heyward Mack wants to be a dentist, and he said his polished manners will help him one day get his dream job.
The Johns Island teen said he didn't know what to expect when he showed up at the Charleston Grill in his dark suit and silk blue tie. "I didn't expect to learn this much," he said.
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